Avi Arad

Biography

Avi Arad (Hebrew: אבי ארד; born August 1, 1948) is an Israeli-American studio executive and producer of film, television and animation. He became the CEO of Toy Biz in the 1990s, was the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment and is the founder, former chairman and former CEO of the latter's successor, Marvel Studios. Since then, he has produced and sometimes written a wide array of live-action, animated, and television comic book adaptations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Avi Arad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Avi Arad has 122 screen credits in a career dating back to 1992. Their work spans 15 cinematic universes — most prominently Spider Man with 7 titles. Signature works include Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Avengers. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Production
Gender: male
Known Credits: 122
Birth Date: 1948-08-01 00:00:00
Birth Place: Givatayim, Israel

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 15 universes

Spider Man (7 titles)
MCU (6 titles)
Spider-Man (MCU) Collection (4 titles)
X-MEN (4 titles)
Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Collection (3 titles)
The Amazing Spider-Man Collection (2 titles)
Ghost Rider Films (2 titles)
Fantastic Four (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Tobey Maguire (3 collaborations)
J.K. Simmons (3 collaborations)
Stan Lee (3 collaborations)
Tom Holland (2 collaborations)
Zendaya (2 collaborations)
Jacob Batalon (2 collaborations)
Mark Ruffalo (2 collaborations)
Marisa Tomei (2 collaborations)
Marvin Jones III (2 collaborations)
Pat Kiernan (2 collaborations)

Credits

production (67 credits)
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- The Legend of Zelda
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- Untitled Venom Animated Film
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Naruto
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Metal Gear Solid
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Hell Divers
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Kraven the Hunter
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Venom: The Last Dance
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Borderlands
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- X-Men '97
  
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  - Survival of the Fittest (2026) ... consulting producer production
  
  - The Dead Man's Hand (2026) ... consulting producer production
  
  - Strange Land, Savage Heart (2026) ... consulting producer production
  
  - Danger.Exe (2026) ... consulting producer production
  
  - Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs (2026) ... consulting producer production
  
  2024
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Morbius
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Uncharted
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Venom
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Ghost in the Shell
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Air Bound
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Popeye Animatic
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Robosapien: Rebooted
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The Amazing Spider-Man
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Avengers
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- The Incredible Hulk
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Iron Man
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Doctor Strange
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Bratz
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Killing Floor
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Spider-Man 3
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Invincible Iron Man
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Ghost Rider
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Ultimate Avengers 2
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Blade: The Series
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Conclave (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - Monsters (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - Hunters (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - Angels and Demons (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - Turn of the Screw (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  2006
- X-Men: The Last Stand
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Fantastic Four
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Man-Thing
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Elektra
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Blade: Trinity
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Spider-Man 2
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- The Punisher
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Hulk
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- X2
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Daredevil
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Spider-Man
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Blade II
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Mutant X
  
  - Lest He Become (2003) ... executive producer production
  
  - Reawakening (2003) ... executive producer production
  
  - Reality Check (2003) ... executive producer production
  
  - One Step Closer (2003) ... executive producer production
  
  - Inferno (2003) ... executive producer production
  
  2001
- X-Men: Evolution
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  - Ascension (2) (2003) ... producer production
  
  - Ascension (1) (2003) ... producer production
  
  - Ghost of a Chance (2003) ... producer production
  
  - Cajun Spice (2003) ... producer production
  
  - Uprising (2003) ... producer production
  
  2000
- X-Men
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Spider-Man Unlimited
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Destiny Unleashed (1) (2001) ... executive producer production
  
  - Sins of the Fathers (2001) ... executive producer production
  
  - One is the Loneliest Number (2001) ... executive producer production
  
  - Matters of the Heart (2001) ... executive producer production
  
  - Sustenance (2001) ... executive producer production
  
  1999
- Blade
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Silver Surfer
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Generation X
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- Spider-Man
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man (1998) ... executive producer production
  
  - Spider Wars (1): I Really, Really Hate Clones (1998) ... executive producer production
  
  - Secret Wars (3): Doom (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  - Secret Wars (2): The Gauntlet of the Red Skull (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  - Secret Wars (1): Arrival (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  1994
- The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- X-Men
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Graduation Day (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  - Hidden Agendas (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  - Descent (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  - Old Soldiers (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Fifth Horseman (1997) ... executive producer production
  
  1992
- King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  - Tone's Triumph (1993) ... producer production
  
  - Winter Campaign (1993) ... producer production
  
  - The Cure (1993) ... producer production
  
  - Enter Morgana (1993) ... producer production
  
  - Quest for the Book (1993) ... producer production
  
  1992
actors (46 credits)
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man
  Self - Producer (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97
  Self - Consulting Producer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Marvel Renaissance
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- I Am 'Iron Man'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
  Self - Producer, Spider-Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Grains of Sand: Building Sandman
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Re-Imagining the Goblin
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Covered in Black: Creating Venom
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Grand
  Abdul Shavit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Spider-Man Tech
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- X3: The Excitement Continues
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Making of 'Fantastic Four'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Making of 'Elektra'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- 8 Arms to Hold You
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Hero in Crisis
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Giving the Devil His Due: The Making of the 'Daredevil' Director's Cut
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Army of One: Punisher Origins
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Secret Origin of X-Men
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Evolution of the Hulk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Spider-Man Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Spider-Mania
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch
  Self - Executive Producer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
crew (2 credits)
- Super Monsters Back to School
  
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2019
- The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors
  
  creator
  
  crew
  
  1993
writing (6 credits)
- Robosapien: Rebooted
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2013
- The Invincible Iron Man
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Mutant X
  
  original concept
  
  writing
  
  - The Assault (2004) ... original concept writing
  
  - Cirque des Merveilles (2004) ... original concept writing
  
  - The Prophecy (2004) ... original concept writing
  
  - Dream Lover (2004) ... original concept writing
  
  - In Between (2004) ... original concept writing
  
  2001
- X-Men: Evolution
  
  - Strategy X (2000) ... writer writing
  
  2000
- Spider-Man
  
  - The Alien Costume (1) (1995) ... writer writing
  
  1994
creators (1 credits)
- Spider-Man Unlimited
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1999