A recent report has revealed some big chaos and troubles behind the scenes at Marvel Studios.
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According to Variety, a group of Marvel creatives came together to discuss some business after Phase 4 was not that well received by the audiences. Marvel studio chief Kevin Feige as well as others reportedly planned to solve the Phase 4 crisis which also affected many recent and upcoming MCU movies as well as TV shows.
“Marvel is in crisis.” Yeah yeah yeah we’ve heard it all before.
Despite the bumps along the way, they’ve been mostly consistent, which has resulted in their financial and critical success#TheMarvels pic.twitter.com/m48t4OUGow
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Marvel Studios which kicked off the MCU in the year 2008 with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man has enjoyed good popularity, giving hit after hit. The Studios earned big in the year 2018 and 2019 with Avengers: Infinity War as well as Avengers: Endgame. However, after the studio spread its wings into Multiverse Saga and long-form entertainment on Disney+, they have faced a series of disappointments and problems.
The series of disappointments on-screen made everyone at the studio anxious and a legal scandal involving Jonathan Majors, one of its biggest and established stars became a big pressing issue.
Marvel execs have begun to reconsider focusing on Jonathan Majors’ Kang for the next saga.
They are now discussing backup plans including pivoting to Dr. Doom
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 1, 2023
Jonathan Majors’s Kang the Conqurer was introduced in the MCU in the 2023 film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The actor has been poised to carry the next phase but his recent legal battle put his MCU future in jeopardy. It was revealed that Marvel Studios planned to move away from the actor after Ant-Man 3 and Kang The Conqueror was almost replaced with Doctor Doom.
Another shocking path that Marvel was considering for its revival was bringing back the Original Avengers including Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Captain America. The plan likely included bringing Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow back from the dead.
Marvel has recently had talks about bringing back the original cast for a new ‘AVENGERS’ movie, which would include reviving Iron Man and Black Widow.
They haven’t committed to the idea yet.
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 1, 2023
Meanwhile, MCU’s next theatrical release, The Marvels was revealed to go through four weeks of reshoots as well as director trouble. Starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani the film is releasing in theatres on November 10, 2023.
Reports also suggest that Marvel Studios has begun to speak with X-Men writers and a X-Men movie is expected in Phase 7 of the MCU. Meanwhile, the outlet also pointed out VFX and behind-the-scenes problems on Disney+ released series WandaVision and She-Hulk.
#MarvelStudios has officially begun talking with its writers to include the #XMen team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as soon as possible! pic.twitter.com/1r7KvVUBLY
— Marvel Updates (@Updates4Marvel) November 1, 2023
The Disney+ ‘SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW’ series reportedly had a budget of $225M.
$25M per episode.
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— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) November 1, 2023
Upcoming Phase 5 projects in the MCU include The Marvels, Echo, Deadpool 3, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, Blade, Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, Daredevil: Born Again, and Ironheart.
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