Bob Iger Says Marvel Will Release Up to 3 Movies and 2 Streaming Series Per Year
Following the disappointing box office results of last year’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels, Disney CEO Bob Iger told anyone who would listen that a change was coming to Marvel.
After years of releasing content at a breakneck speed, Marvel needed to slow down. While critics warned of superhero fatigue and pronounced the MCU dead, Iger took a more philosophical approach to the studio’s recent struggles.
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“A lot of people think it’s audience fatigue, it’s not audience fatigue. They want great films. And if you build it great, they will come and there are countless examples of that. Some are ours and some are others,” he said last June.
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With a renewed focus on quality over quantity, Marvel will only release one film (Deadpool & Wolverine) and two series (Echo and Agatha) this year. Still, with 2025 set to see the release of The Fantastic Four, Captain America: Brave New World, and Thunderbolts* alongside multiple potential releases on streaming, how long the studio would be committed to its slower pace remained unclear.
Iger Lays Out Marvels Future
During The Walt Disney Company’s Q2 earnings call today, Bob Iger laid out his vision for Marvel going forward.
“We’re slowly going to decrease volume and go to probably about two TV series a year instead of what had become four and reduce our film output from maybe four a year to two, or a maximum of three,” the Disney CEO said.
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Looking at the upcoming slate of films, Iger likes what he sees: “[There are] a couple of good films in ’25 and then we’re heading to more ‘Avengers,’ which we’re extremely excited about.”
He added, “Overall, I feel great about the slate. It’s something that I’ve committed to spending more and more time on. The team is one that I have tremendous confidence in and the IP that we’re mining, including all the sequels that we’re doing, is second to none.”
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Will Previously Announced Projects Be Cancelled?
With a path for Marvel’s future now clearly laid out, another question arises. Will the studio be able to deliver all of its previously announced projects within the confines of its new release schedule?
There are a plethora of theoretical releases still out there (Wonder Man, Iron Heart, Iron Wars, Blade), which have seemingly been in the pipeline forever. The question, then, is whether Marvel will have to shelve some of them to work within the studio’s new parameters?
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No matter what happens, one thing is clear. A new era of Marvel is upon us.
