Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige was nearly fired in 2015 before Iger stepped in to stop that from happening.

Speaking to CNBC, Iger said Marvel chairman and former president Ike Perlmutter wanted Feige gone, for reasons unknown. "In 2015 he was intent on firing Kevin Feige who was running Marvel... and I thought that was a mistake and stepped in to prevent that from happening," Iger said. "I think Kevin is an incredibly, incredibly talented executive that you know... the Marvel track record speaks for itself."

Iger made the call to shift the production of Marvel movies to fall under the purview of Alan Horn, who was heading up Walt Disney Studios at the time, taking it away from Perlmutter.