Although almost 15 years have passed since the MCU began, Kevin Feige wants his successful saga to reach, at least, 80. Now that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is about to open the doors of phase 5, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, is in the public eye for everything he has prepared for the public in the next films of the franchise.
In interview for Entertainment Weekly, Feige talked about the complexity of balancing 30 movies and having them all contribute to telling a bigger and bigger story. In comics, different characters have been around for several decades, but translating that to the big screen is difficult, especially with the ever-increasing competition. Although he doesn’t want to force the audience to watch Marvel content, he does plan to offer MCU stories for a long time.
“It’s like when people go to comic book stores. There’s Spider-Man and the Avengers and other big titles. And sometimes you choose something unique or an experiment by an artist or writer you’re a fan of. That’s why comics have been around for over 80 years, and I want Marvel Studios to be around as long, if not longer. So, we have to keep doing different kinds of things.”
Basically, Kevin Feige wants the MCU to have as many options as there are in the comics. And if we analyze what has been presented by Marvel in recent years, we can see that this path has been followed. In recent years we have seen thriller politicians (Captain America and the Winter Soldier)space adventures (Guardians of the Galaxy), epic dramas (Eternals), multiversal histories (Spider-Man: No Way Home), and even certain touches of terror (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness). So, at least in that sense, the plan has been fulfilled to the letter.
But if Kevin Feige wants more than eight decades for his franchise, he certainly has business to attend to. In recent years, MCU projects have faced a lot of negative criticism after a drop in the quality they deliver to the public. As sample they are Eternals and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Both films broke the streak of positive reviews from Marvel Studios and have positioned themselves as the worst evaluated projects in their entire universe. If the negative trend were to continue, there is no way to reach 80 years.
“I think one of the powerful aspects of being at Marvel Studios is that these movies and shows tap into the spirit of the era. It is more difficult to hit the spirit of the times when there is so much product and so much ‘content’, as they say. But we want Marvel Studios projects and the MCU to really stand out more and more,” Feige added.
The new installment of the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawill hit theaters in Mexico starting this February 15th. What do you think? Would you like to see the MCU as a franchise passed down from generation to generation?
Juan Jose Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the theater up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movie.