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Last a part of this huge restoration plan for the Maison des idées: dangling the carrot. That, already, of a brand new Avengers, the place at least 60 iconic characters from the saga would meet. That, additionally, of a fourth Spiderman with Tom Holland.

In each instances, the data has not been made official by the agency, however we are able to clearly see the emergence of a method of taking the heart beat of a public that we need to unite once more, like within the good outdated days ofAvengers: Endgamethe movie had collected almost three billion {dollars} in income in 2019.

Pragmatic shake-up

But what explains this sudden upheaval within the land of superheroes? A bit monetary pragmatism, to start out. Because final yr, Marvel Studios generated a internet lack of $237 million on the movie alone The Marvels.

Boring to demise, Nia DaCosta's function movie had barely crossed the $200 million mark on the field workplace – a far cry from the dizzying figures talked about above (that are solely 5 years outdated). Enough to make shock remedy vital.

Second clarification, simply as right down to earth: the general public now not understands something! Between 2008 and 2024, the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” is 33 movies, 8 collection, and a bunch of parallel universes – within the cinema or on the small display. All built-in right into a single major continuity through the idea of the multiverse.

A hellish tempo for the regulars. An nearly irrecoverable delay for newbies. When there are solely three movies to look at to grasp what occurs subsequent, it's already annoying. So when there are 10 occasions extra…

And as if all this wasn't sufficient, some very personal issues accelerated the necessity to flip the web page for the studio. We will then keep in mind the case of Jonathan Majors, discovered responsible of assaulting his ex-partner and sentenced to 1 yr of training on home violence final April.

Kang's interpreter (within the unequal Ant-Man: Quantumania And Loki), introduced as the subsequent large villain within the Marvel franchise, was instantly fired.

The creators overlooked what their primary purpose must be. We should entertain first. It's not about sending messages.Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company

Ideological shift within the land of superheroes

But, past the figures and the paths of justice, the explanations for this sudden 180-degree flip have an ideological dimension. To put it merely, Bob Iger, who took over the reins of Disney after the accounting and inventive fiasco of his predecessor Bob Chapek, signaled the top of playtime for the supposed “wokism” of the saga.

The gentleman is aware of his stuff: he made Marvel a goose that laid golden eggs, throughout his first time period as president of Disney (2005-2020). Bob Iger was additionally very clear on this topic on November 29, in the course of the DealBook Summit organized in New York by the New York Times.

“The creators lost sight of what their number one goal should be. We must entertain first. It’s not about sending messages,” he mentioned on the time. Entertainment and nothing however leisure, then.

If, from right here, all this micmac seems to be like a determined try to avoid wasting the furnishings on the a part of Marvel Studios, we are able to at the least rejoice that consciousness is lastly there. Already, as a result of we are able to naturally solely admire increased high quality cinema. But additionally, as a result of superhero blockbusters are important within the cinema ecosystem. They entice a wide range of audiences, who maybe, we hope, will come again to see one thing else.

Deadpool & Wolverine, the one movie produced by the Marvel studio in cinemas this yr, will probably be launched on July 24 in France. It will mark the baptism of fireplace of this new logistics model for the Disney subsidiary. It now stays to be seen whether or not the flames is not going to as soon as once more be snuffed out by failure.