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Mark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Jupiter's Legacy, Kick-Ass, Kingsman, The Magic Order, Wanted, Old Man Logan, Marvel Civil War and Superman: Red Son.
He is also President of Netflix's Millarworld Division in Los Angeles and serves as an executive producer on all his Hollywood properties.
Marvel and DC In Summer 2000, Marvel brought Millar in as part of a new team to revitalise their comic-book line. He worked with the best artists in the industry and launched his X-Men revamp at number one with Ultimate X-Men, re-thinking The Avengers next and shattering his own sales numbers with The Ultimates before creating the Marvel Civil War storyline in 2006, remaining Marvel's most financially successful event of the 21st century and their best-selling graphic novel of all time.
Screen-writer Zak Penn credits The Ultimates as his template for the 2012 Avengers movie and both Civil War and his classic Wolverine: Old Man Logan provided the inspiration for two blockbuster movies of the same name.
His Superman book, Red Son, is the highest-selling Superman graphic novel in history and was adapted by Warner Bros as an animated movie in 2020.
Millarworld On the advice of Stan Lee, Mark decided to branch out from Marvel and create his own characters while still working at the company.
Wanted was his first comic-book under the Millarworld banner, a huge hit that spawned the 2008 movie starring Angelina Jolie. Wanted grossed $342 million on a $70 million budget and paved the way for the successful adaptation of his Kick-Ass comic in 2010, starring Nicolas Cage.
Quitting Marvel soon after, Millar focused all his attention on Millarworld and co-created properties which include Jupiter's Legacy, The Magic Order, American Jesus, Super Crooks, Sharkey The Bounty Hunter, Empress, Superior, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Chrononauts, Starlight, Nemesis, Space Bandits, MPH and Huck.
Kingsman was released as a movie in 2015 and, like Kick-Ass has spawned at least one sequel. The most recent Kingsman movie, The King's Man, is released on March 12th, 2021.
Netflix Netflix bought Millarworld in 2017 and now owns the full rights to all 17 properties purchased, later hiring Mark and his wife Lucy to act as President and CEO of their Millarworld line and help develop these comic-books into big-budget original movies, shows and animated series.
The first of these to be streamed is Jupiter's Legacy in 2021, Super Crooks, Huck, Sharkey The Bounty Hunter, Space Bandits, The Magic Order, Prodigy and more are all either in production now or in active development.
The only franchises excluded from this sale were Kick-Ass and Kingsman, which Mark still co-owns independently.
Awards and honours Mark has received or been nominated for numerous industry honours over the years including Eagles, Eisners, UKCAC, Speakeasy and Wizard awards.
Outside of comics, he has won the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland award for writing, the Scottish Press Awards Hall of Fame, the SFX Award for Best Comic, Time Magazine's Comic-Book of the Decade (for The Ultimates) and two GLAAD awards for excellence.
He was awarded and honorary doctorate for literature from Glasgow Caledonia University in 2012 and in 2013 received an MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace for services to Film and Literature.
Personal life Mark was born in Coatbridge, Scotland, on December 24th 1969. He is the youngest of six children and married to Lucy Millar, CEO of Netflix's Millarworld Division. He has three daughters.- Teri Lally was born on 21 April 1961 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Comfort and Joy (1984), Restless Natives (1985) and Take the High Road (1980). She is married to Scott Ferguson. They have one child. She was previously married to Kenny MacKenzie.
- Tom Harvey was born on 14 May 1924 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Strange Brew (1983), Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) and On Camera (1954). He was married to Roberta Bishop. He died on 14 January 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Norman Campbell Rees was born on 4 April 1957 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), John Carter (2012) and Quantum of Solace (2008).- Writer
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John W. Dunn was born on 25 February 1919 in Coatbridge, Scotland, UK. John W. was a writer, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), Super President (1967) and The Super 6 (1966). John W. was married to Marcella. John W. died on 17 January 1983 in San Fernando, California, USA.- William Garrett was born on 17 September 1890 in Coatbridge, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for The Secret of the Hills (1921), The Man in the Mirror (1936) and The Professional Guest (1931). He died on 17 October 1967.
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Mae McKenna was born on 23 October 1955 in Coatbridge, Scotland, UK. She is known for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Nanny McPhee (2005) and Beyond the Sea (2004).- Rena West was born on 14 April 1944 in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She was married to Fred West. She died in August 1971 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Alan Frew was born on 8 November 1956 in Coatbridge, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Versus Valerie (2013), Glass Tiger: Don't Forget Me, When I'm Gone, Version 2 (1986) and GravyTrain (2010). He has been married to Marcy Mihalcheon since 23 September 2007. They have one child.- Thomas Pauncefort was born on 22 December 1884 in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Fallen Leaves (1919). He was married to Rita Pauncefort and Eva Leonard Boyne. He died in 1963 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Louise Rennicks was born on 11 September 1982 in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
- Betty Melville was born in 1929 in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Dream Baby (1989) and Brond (1987). She was married to Alan Haynes. She died on 1 February 2018 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, UK.