Kevin Feige of Marvel talks about the slowdown MCU: “It’s okay to let people miss people”

For over a decade, Marvel Studios have ruled the box office, setting the Gold Standard for superhero films. The Marvel film universe has become the reference point for success. But after the pandemic, the study hit an approximate patch. The culprit? A huge increase in the production of content guided by the thrust of Disney for multiple Disney+films and series.

Now, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige He is giving the Record on the slowdown of the MCU and because it is exactly what fans need.

While promoting The Fantastic Four: First StepsFeige has reflected on the strategy of aggressive content of the study in recent years, saying:

“I said before what we all talked about, of the exounce, to be excessively zealous in telling twice the amount of hours of stories in the last five years that we have done in the previous 12 years.

“And I think that a slowdown, which we have already started doing on TV, and now doing in the films-adoro the idea that there are four fantastic, there is a new day of the spider-man mint, there is a day of the Avengers judgment, one year and a year and a half.

“I think it’s okay. I think it is fine to let people miss in cinemas for a while before returning to style.”

That “big way” seems to be already on the move. After a series of contrasting results on movies, Marvel is strengthening its attention on quality compared to quantity. Thunderbolts* He may not have broken the records, but his strong reception between fans and critics was such a necessary victory. He also opened the road to the director Jake Schreier Face the long-awaited Restart of X-Men della Marvel.

Now, all eyes are on The Fantastic Four: First Stepswhich affects cinemas this weekend. The first reactions suggest that Marvel has finally broken the code on a beloved property that Fox fought to be right.

The projections in the sector have the film that will open between $ 130 and $ 140 million at national level, which is a strong sign that fans are ready to return to MCU in cinemas.

On the TV side, Marvel is starting things again. Agatha always followed on the steps of Wandavision AND Loki As a streaming happened, but shows how Secret invasion He has shown that more is not always better.

Feige is now trying to tell less stories, but to count them. The next projects include the Vision series, a Punisher Special, long Wonder ManAND Daredevil: born againwho has just finished his second season. In addition, Marvel is silent about what is the next for Disney+.

Looking to the future, the MCU still has many heavy beats in the calendar. Avengers: Doomsday Lands on 18 December 2026, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars On December 17, 2027. For now, however, Feige seems sure that giving fans a little breath is the right call.