Bob Iger Talks Marvel Sequelitis andStar Wars‘ Movie Future

During the Morgan Stanley Technology , Media and Telecom Conference , Bob Iger participated in a Q&A and was need about his noted acquisitions during his previous term as Disney ’s CEO . On the current slate ofMarvelandStar Warsprojects , Iger hash out that the enfranchisement future tense are always on his mind , “ I think a lot of all of them — they’re all my infant , in a way . ” he was quoted as saying byDeadlinefrom the outcome ’s stream .

What’s Happening With Star Wars Films?

In the viewing ofKevin Feige ’s Star Wars project and Patty Jenkin ’s Rogue Squadron being shelved , Iger let in that Disney and Lucasfilm were pushing the enfranchisement too quickly at the start describing that “ perchance the cadence was a fiddling too aggressive , ” . debate the effects of the low turnout in the box office for Solo which Iger called “ disappointing ” and the fraught fan and critic reaction of Star Wars Episode VIII : The Last Jedi and Star Wars Episode IV : The upgrade of Skywalker , which he added give Disney pause , hitting the interruption on the saga was clearly the track onwards .

Focus is now being wobble onto their Disney+ Lucasfilm titles , withThe MandalorianandAndorproving “ extremely successful , ” Iger shared . Do n’t worry through , he also support that Disney and Lucasfilm are still grow Star Wars films like Taika Waititi ’s starring fomite and Rian Johnson ’s way - off- in - the - future serial . He mark that and “ we ’re operate to ensure when we make one , it ’s the right one . So we ’re being very deliberate there . ”

What Are Disney’s Plans With the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

As Phase 5 remain to blossom forth , Bob Iger remarked that “ there are 7,000 characters — there are a lot more stories to tell . What we have to depend [ with ] Marvel is not needs the volume of Marvel stories we ’re telling , but how many time we go back to the well on certain characters . Sequels typically sour well for us . ” but add . “ Do you need a third and a 4th , for example , or is it clock time to turn to other characters ? ” he shared doubt rein it in after the halfhearted response to Thor : Love and Thunder and Ant - valet de chambre and the Wasp : Quantumania .

Iger avow , however , “ There ’s nothing in any means inherently off in terms of the Marvel firebrand . I reckon we just have to bet at what characters and news report we ’re mine . If you count at the flight of Marvel in the next five years , there will be a pot of newness . ” induce sense , with the Black Panther and Captain America mantel being go by on along with the entry of new Cuban sandwich like Shang Chi , Ms. Marvel , America Chavez and Ironheart add up into the fold , Iger looks to the future of newer face , “ We ’re hold out to sour back to the Avengers franchise with a whole unexampled set of Avengers . ” he append .

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