This 12 months, audiences are solely getting one theatrical Marvel Studios launch: “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which is able to hopefully strike gold on the field workplace. When it comes to Disney+ tasks, audiences have the live-action “Agatha” and animated packages like “Eyes of Wakanda” and “Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man” to sit up for. On the floor, it might seem like Marvel Studios is taking it straightforward, however this 12 months’s slate shifted partly as a result of 2023 Hollywood strikes, which compelled tasks like “Captain America 4” to be pushed again.
Bob Iger’s new feedback about having two (possibly three) Marvel movies a 12 months have just about been the norm since Part 3, which trade analyst Scott Mendelson identified on X (previously, often known as Twitter). “Disney releasing three Marvel films a 12 months is ‘enterprise as ordinary,’ from 2017 by means of 2023, not a lower in output,” he stated. 2021 has been the one 12 months the place Marvel launched 4 photos theatrically. If something, 2024’s launch technique is a signifier of true, real decreased output.
Primarily based on Iger’s statements, the tv aspect of issues could also be extra affected than the films. It is unclear if the upcoming slate has been modified, however there are a number of Marvel Studios TV reveals in manufacturing, together with “Daredevil: Born Once more,” which is able to function the return of Jon Bernthal’s Punisher.
Nonetheless, Iger is happy about what’s subsequent, telling analysts that decreasing output is one thing he is targeted on. “… [I]t’s one thing that I’ve dedicated to spending an increasing number of time on, the [Marvel] staff is one which I’ve great confidence in, and the IP that we’re mining, together with all of the sequels that we’re doing, is second to none,” he stated.