Marvel Studios Co-President Louis D’Esposito and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige are addressing the tough patch the studio has been by over the previous few years.
“If we just stayed on top, that would have been the worst thing that could have happened to us,” D’Esposito mentioned in an interview with Empire. “We took a little hit, we’re coming back strong.”
He continued, “Maybe when you do too much, you dilute yourself a little bit. We’re not going to do that anymore. We learned our lesson. Maybe two to three films a year and one or two shows, as opposed to doing four films and four shows.”
D’Esposito is speaking about “superhero fatigue,” which Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged in at this time’s earnings name. The plan going ahead with Marvel Studios is to launch “two good films” a 12 months, presumably three, and minimize the variety of TV sequence spinoffs.
Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is the one Marvel movie being launched this 12 months, which is one thing Feige welcomes.
“It’s nice to be able to rally behind one feature project this year,” Feige advised the publication. “I’m much more comfortable being the underdog. I prefer being able to surprise, and exceed expectations. So it does seem like the last year, which has not been ideal, has set us up well for that.”
Marvel Studios plans on releasing 4 movies in 2025: Captain America: Brave New World (Feb. 14), Thunderbolts (May 2), Fantastic Four (July 25) and Blade (Nov. 7).