- Plans to scale back MCU productions to about three films and two TV series per year
- Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this in quarterly earnings call
- Hopes it will stave off ‘superhero fatigue’
It has been a rocky time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in recent months, with several movies and TV shows underperforming. Now, Marvel’s parent company, Disney has said there will be a shift to focusing on quality rather than quantity.
In Disney’s latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the company plans to reduce the annual output of MCU-related content, and focus on the quality of what it puts out.
Iger said that in future there will be about two MCU-linked TV series per year – there is currently about four – and a maximum of three films.
He added that in 2025, there will be “a couple of good films” before the return of the Avengers “which we’re extremely excited about.”
Some critics have wondered in recent months about the future of the MCU, as films released last year such as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels didn’t perform as well as expected at the box office and were not met with the critical acclaim that others in the series have. Some have said the flood of content in theaters and streaming services in recent years has led to ‘superhero fatigue’ and a drop-off in quality.
There is only one film in the MCU to be released in 2024, which is Deadpool & Wolverine, which is hotly anticipated – the recent trailer broke records for views.
Iger added that he was confident about the slate of content the company has coming up. “The IP that we’re mining, including all the sequels that we’re doing, is second to none,” he said.
