Marvel’s Course Correction: A Focus on Quality Over Quantity

When Avengers: Endgame and Spider-man: Far From Home were released in 2019, Marvel Studios could still do no wrong.The Infinity Saga was over, but ending with two record-breaking hits set the stage for what should have been a similarly successful multiverse Saga.

While this era of storytelling hasn’t been the disaster some would have you believe, for the first time, the MCU has delivered several critical and commercial disappointments.

At former Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s insistence, Marvel Studios was tasked with producing as much content as possible. That meant upping the number of movies released each year, and dropping multiple TV shows and Special Presentations on disney+. Quantity over quality became a problem, and the impact of the pandemic and general superhero fatigue has done little to help matters.

Marvel Studios is now looking to right the ship, with only two movies set to be released this year (avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: brand New Day) and one in 2027 (Avengers: Secret Wars).

The wrap has taken a deep dive into the MCU’s future, speaking with industry experts who have shared their assessment of where the franchise stands.