Given the backlash to developments within the MCU and the Star Wars franchise, Bob Iger has excellent news. Each universes are going to be extra measured in strategy. Iger lately spoke Morgan Stanley Know-how, Media and Telecom Convention, explaining how Disney intends to maneuver ahead. It is a vital bit of injury management when solely every week prior, it was introduced that two upcoming Star Wars tasks have been shelved. Each Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron and a mysterious, untitled movie from Kevin Feige have been canceled.
Iger stated in clear phrases that this is not an outright halt to approaching tasks. It is only a strategy to be sure that the franchise is telling the precise tales. He stated: “We’re nonetheless growing Star Wars movies, however we’re going to ensure once we make one, it’s the precise one. So we’re being very cautious there.”
He additionally cited the disappointing field workplace returns of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which appears to have been launched proper in the midst of an enormous market flood for the shared universe. The movie was additionally one of the costly ever made, costing a whopping $275–300 million {dollars}. It did break even, however after that a lot bankrolling, $393.2 million is not the prettiest quantity.
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Iger additionally addressed the longer term strategy to the MCU, which can also be in the midst of a troublesome time. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania can also be struggling some middling opinions and a less-than-stellar field workplace revenue. With reference to this, Iger stated: “I feel we simply have to have a look at what characters and tales we’re mining. If you happen to take a look at the trajectory of Marvel within the subsequent 5 years, there will probably be a whole lot of newness. We’re going to show again to the Avengers franchise with a complete new set of Avengers, for instance.”
