Throughout the Morgan Stanley Expertise, Media and Telecom Convention, Bob Iger participated in a Q&A and was requested about his notable acquisitions throughout his earlier time period as Disney’s CEO. On the present slate of Marvel and Star Wars initiatives, Iger mentioned that the franchises future are all the time on his thoughts, “I feel quite a lot of all of them—they’re all my infants, in a manner.” he was quoted as saying by Deadline from the occasion’s stream.
What’s Happening With Star Wars Films?
Within the wake of Kevin Feige’s Star Wars project and Patty Jenkin’s Rogue Squadron being shelved, Iger admitted that Disney and Lucasfilm have been pushing the franchise too rapidly at the beginning describing that “perhaps the cadence was slightly too aggressive,”. Contemplating the consequences of the low turnout within the field workplace for Solo which Iger referred to as “disappointing” and the fraught fan and critic response of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Final Jedi and Star Wars Episode IV: The Rise of Skywalker, which he added gave Disney pause, hitting the breaks on the saga was clearly the trail forward.
Focus is now being shifted onto their Disney+ Lucasfilm titles, with The Mandalorian and Andor proving “extraordinarily profitable,” Iger shared. Don’t fear by way of, he additionally affirmed that Disney and Lucasfilm are nonetheless creating Star Wars movies like Taika Waititi’s starring automobile and Rian Johnson’s way-off- in-the-future collection. He famous that and “we’re going to verify once we make one, it’s the proper one. So we’re being very cautious there.”
What Are Disney’s Plans With the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
As Section 5 continues to unfold, Bob Iger remarked that “there are 7,000 characters—there are much more tales to inform. What we have now to look [with] Marvel isn’t essentially the amount of Marvel tales we’re telling, however what number of occasions we return to the effectively on sure characters. Sequels sometimes work effectively for us.” however added. “Do you want a 3rd and a fourth, for example, or is it time to show to different characters?” he shared doubt reining it in after the lukewarm responses to Thor: Love and Thunder and Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
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Iger affirmed, nevertheless, “There’s nothing in any manner inherently off by way of the Marvel model. I feel we simply have to take a look at what characters and tales we’re mining. When you have a look at the trajectory of Marvel within the subsequent 5 years, there can be quite a lot of newness.” Is sensible, with the Black Panther and Captain America mantles being handed on together with the introduction of recent heroes like Shang Chi, Ms. Marvel, America Chavez and Ironheart coming into the fold, Iger seems to be to the way forward for newer faces, “We’re going to show again to the Avengers franchise with a complete new set of Avengers.” he added.
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