Marvel Television, led by Jeph Loeb, closed in 2019 under the watchful eye of Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter. At the time, Disney handed over full control of the MCU to Kevin Feige, leaving Marvel Studios to develop a series of projects for Disney+. .
Marvel TV has made many mistakes,I recently broke down many of them here), Marvel Studios quickly learned that developing television shows wasn’t as easy as it seemed.
A cinematic approach with a “head writer” instead of a showrunner (and expensive reshoots to fix obvious problems in post-production) forced them back to square one.Continue Daredevil: Born Again‘s creative overhaul will make future small-screen projects look more like traditional television shows.
It will also be released under the revived “Marvel Television” banner. Action that shocked fans Early this week. Brad Winderbaum, head of television, streaming and animation at Marvel Studios, explained the decision to revive the label in an interview with ComicBook.com.
“We want Marvel to continue to be an open door for people to come in and explore.” he explained. “I think right after ‘Endgame,’ there was a little bit of an obligation that in order to see something, you absolutely had to see everything.”
“As any comic book fan knows, comics are designed for you to pop in, find something you like, and use that to get into the world. Then you can explore and wander based on your preferences. Part of the rebranding of Marvel Studios, Marvel Television, Marvel Animation, and even Marvel Spotlight is to tell viewers, “You can jump in anywhere.” think.”
“They’re interconnected, but they’re really not.” Winderbaum continued. “You don’t have to watch A to enjoy B. You can follow your own bliss. You can follow your own tastes and find what you want in the Marvel tapestry.”
This makes sense, considering Marvel Studios expected too much from general audiences. wandavision to understand doctor strange Sequel or in production loki Essential viewing to understand the entire Multiverse Saga.
However, some may be disappointed by the potential loss of connectivity in the upcoming MCU.
“We’re going to slowly reduce our production, go from four TV series a year to maybe two, and reduce the number of movies we make from four a year to two, up to three.” Disney CEO Bob Iger said last week. “And we are working hard towards what that path is.”
He added, “Overall, I feel very good about this slate. This is something I’ve been committed to spending more and more time on. The team is a team I have tremendous confidence in. We are a team of experts, and the IP we are mining includes all of them.” The sequel we’re working on is second to none. ”
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