Disney CEOBob Iger just lately addressed the standing of Marvel Studios and their high quality of labor saying that they’ve “misplaced focus.” Disney Studios itself can also be dropping focus as Iger says that they are going to lean extra into sequels and franchises transferring ahead, which Walt Disney was not a fan of.
Final yr, it was reported that Disney meant to cut back on Marvel Studios content material and implement extra of a “high quality over high quality” method going ahead. Iger has now reiterated that there shall be a “diminished quantity” of content material, with a renewed concentrate on the studio’s “stronger franchises.” He defined:
“I’d say we’re leaning a little bit bit extra into sequels and franchises. I feel given the setting and given what it takes to get folks out of their houses to see a movie. Leaning on franchises which can be acquainted is definitely a sensible factor. In our zeal to enormously enhance quantity partially tied to this desirous to chase extra international subs for our streaming platform, a few of our studios misplaced a little bit focus. So step one that we’ve taken is that we’ve diminished quantity, we diminished output, notably in Marvel.”
High quality over amount makes all of the sense on the planet and with Marvel underperforming on the field workplace, after all, they wish to strive to sort things and proper the route. However who is aware of if they are going to be capable of renew viewers curiosity within the MCU. Deadpool 3 goes to be a giant hit as a result of folks and followers are enthusiastic about it! However, after that… who is aware of what to anticipate from fandom when the opposite Marvel films begin being launched?
One factor I’m unhappy about relating to Disney is they’re now not curious about being revolutionary with filmmaking and storytelling, which is what Walt Disney was all about. Disney stated again in 1966, “I am a born experimenter. To this present day, I do not consider in sequels. I am unable to comply with in style cycles; I’ve to maneuver on to new issues. There are a lot of new worlds to overcome.” Disney Studios now not embraces that imaginative and prescient. They haven’t in a very long time.
Iger went on to record a number of the films on Disney’s 2025 slate, however within the course of disregarded a few MCU tasks. He stated:
“Seeking to our 2025 theatrical slate, we’re excited to convey audiences Captain America: Courageous New World and Improbable 4 for Marvel, Pixar has Zootopia 2, after which there’s Avatar 3. And we’re already wanting ahead to 2026 and past with Frozen 3, the primary Toy Story film since 2019, and a brand new Star Wars film that brings The Mandalorian and Grogu to the large display screen for the very first time.”
He disregarded Thunderbolts and Blade, which leads some folks to consider that they’ve both been delayed or faraway from the schedule completely. However nothing has been formally introduced relating to that.
