With Kevin Feige’s future as Marvel president questioned amid a turbulent yr for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a number of insiders supply their ideas on whether or not he’ll stroll away from the distinguished studio.
In line with The Direct, throughout an interview with The City podcast, host Matthew Belloni and fellow insider Joanna Robinson spoke concerning the probabilities of Feige resigning from his function because the studio offers with underwhelming ends in 2023 and turmoil that might threaten the MCU’s long-term outlook. When requested if Feige has grown weary of his duties as chief inventive officer and president, Robinson, who’s the creator of MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, believes Feige needs to more and more concentrate on making motion pictures and being extra hands-on. ”I don’t know, as a result of for a time, I used to be questioning if he would need to take over Disney Within the ongoing [Bob] Iger succession query. No, however completely not, proper? As a result of he needs to make motion pictures. Like, no matter he does, he needs to immediately have his hand in making motion pictures,” she stated.
Belloni subsequently prompt Feige may succeed Kathleen Kennedy as Lucasfilm president given his ardour for Star Wars, although she believes he’ll finally stay at Marvel for the foreseeable future regardless of latest occasions. He may take over Lucasfilm as a result of he’s extra of a Star Wars man than he’s a comic book e-book man. So, like, if a emptiness opens up at Lucasfilm…,” she stated earlier than asserting, “If Kathy is drained, they usually can blame her for that, then that’s one thing that I feel Kevin would need to do, however apart from that, I feel he sticks with the empire that he constructed.”
Marvel confronted its share of darkish clouds in 2023, from the box-office struggles of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels to questions over the standard of their TV reveals following the crucial failure of Secret Invasion. A latest report by Selection detailed the extent of the trials Marvel is going through, together with the way forward for Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror within the MCU amid his rising authorized troubles and the behind-the-scenes drama plaguing The Marvels, together with Feige sanctioning weeks of reshoots attributable to inventive points. Moreover, Robinson revealed in her e-book Feige banned a number of actors from returning to the MCU and that Disney rushed Marvel’s announcement of upcoming MCU titles reminiscent of Armor Wars and the Implausible 4 reboot. Regardless of the drama, Feige promised the MCU has numerous tales to inform, with no intention of slowing down anytime quickly. Moreover, it was just lately reported Feige plans to reboot the cinematic universe with 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars.
The MCU hopes to bounce again in 2024 with Echo kicking off the yr’s TV slate for Marvel. The MCU movie slate, nonetheless, shall be gentle as Deadpool 3 would be the solely 2024 launch after Disney adjusted its schedule amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Exterior the MCU, followers can count on Madame Net, Kraven the Hunter and Venom 3 within the new yr.
The Reign of Marvel Studios is now obtainable on Amazon.
Supply: The City through The Direct
