Marvel’s President, Kevin Feige, recently said that despite 85 years of Marvel Comics history, we’ve only scratched the surface of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 32 movies showcasing a surface of wonderful and interesting characters.
After 15 years, 31 movies, 25 TV shows, and close to $30 billion in earnings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) stands unrivaled in success since its 2008 debut with Iron Man.
Feige on Marvel: 15 Years, 32 Movies, and Countless Characters
Speaking to Variety, Feige said, “The great thing about Marvel truly is how many wonderful, interesting characters we have in the comics—they’ve been at it for 85 years. Even after 32 movies, it feels like we’ve barely scratched the surface.”
Feige began his career as Marvel’s CCO and president of Marvel Studios with ‘X-Men’ and is now bringing back Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in ‘Deadpool 3‘. The film is on track for its scheduled release date of May 3, 2024, as confirmed by director Shawn Levy. The film is now halfway through filming and editing, with around 35 days of filming remaining. A leaked clip reveals Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine fighting in front of a 20th Century Fox logo with an apocalyptic backdrop. We already reported that Marvel Studios must immediately take action to control the leaks surrounding ‘Deadpool 3‘. Filming videos and images are spreading rapidly on the internet, starting with an official photo of Reynolds’ Deadpool and Jackman’s Wolverine walking on the beach.
Feige Reveals MCU Evolution and Avengers Schedule
In an interview with MTV News, Feige said, The MCU film paved the way for epic Avengers films. Feige also revealed it takes every two or three years to renew an MCU phase, “we would do an Avengers film. As 4, 5, and 6 were coming together.”
Feige said, “Well, it’s never about going bigger just to go bigger. Sometimes, by the nature of the number of characters that you have in the toy box to bring into the sandbox of the story, things can get bigger. But you know, the truth is, when we were doing Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3, there were fewer projects over more years. And they were smaller projects and individual character stories. And it felt appropriate at that point that after, you know, every two or three years that it took for a phase, we would do an Avengers film. As 4, 5, and 6 were coming together, there were more projects in less years because of all the amazing stuff we’re now allowed to do on Disney+ and getting and getting characters from Fox for Fantastic Four and Deadpool, and it felt like… and certainly, after Infinity War and Endgame, we thought, ‘Avengers movies aren’t cappers.”
RELATED: Exclusive: Change in Writers for ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’
