Kevin Feige built the MCU with the bold ambition of making an interconnected cinematic universe. The MCU would create history with its first 10 years by becoming the highest-grossing franchise of all time, Feige and his team created characters and stories that people cared about. The franchise expanded its storytelling by introducing shows in 2021.
While many of the shows have worked, some have been underwhelming. Many have criticized that the MCU has been over-stretched and the overall narrative has become incoherent. However, Feige is now careful with what they put out, and he was recently hyped up the upcoming Wonder Man series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Kevin Feige Teases Wonder Man As A Unique Never-Done-Before MCU Project
For the first 10 years, the MCU had a dream run at the box office starting from Iron Man to Avengers: Endgame. While there were one or two missteps, there was consistency in the storytelling, and Kevin Feige’s focus was only on the films. However, by 2021, they started introducing shows starting with WandaVision.
While the initial shows worked well, the wear and tear started to creep in as She-Hulk, Echo, and Secret Invasion failed to hook audiences. There was no sense of a connective tissue that held together the stories anymore, and everything felt random and incoherent as the MCU jumped between shows and movies.
The studio recognized its mistakes and took significant steps to cut down on unnecessary expenditures and had a creative overhaul last year. One of the upcoming shows they have that little is known about is Wonder Man starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The show completed shooting recently in April, while a release date is yet to be announced. However, Feige seems to have a lot of hope for the show and what it has in store for audiences.
In an appearance on the Official Marvel Podcast, the President of Marvel Studios reiterated how the studio has always taken chances with its projects and tried different things irrespective of its results. He teased that Wonder Man is unlike anything they’ve done before and claimed that he wouldn’t like to talk much about it yet. Feige said,
…still being able to try new things, to take characters and stories to new places. That’s what’s exciting to me. Sometimes they’ll hit, sometimes they won’t, but if you stop trying, it’s when you atrophy and the whole thing will fall in on itself. We have a show coming up that we’ve talked very little about, called Wonder Man. I won’t talk much about it today either, except to say it’s extremely different than anything we’ve done before.
Feige and his team have been restructuring the MCU after their recent missteps, and hearing his intriguing comments about Wonder Man is great to hear. The studio is deliberately keeping audiences guessing with Wonder Man, which is shrouded in mystery. It remains to be seen how the series contributes to the overall MCU.
Kevin Feige Promises Deadpool & Wolverine Will Be an R-Rated Emotional Thrill Ride
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are set to return in Deadpool & Wolverine, releasing in a month from now. The film’s trailer and promotional material teased that the film will retain the character’s foul-mouth attitude and R-rated violence.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige doubled down on that aspect in an appearance on The Official Marvel Podcast. The studio head further teased that everyone at Marvel is very proud of the film. He added that Deadpool & Wolverine will also be extremely endearing and emotional as well. Feige said,
We’re very proud of it. The entire thing is just as gory and just as foul-mouthed and just as R-rated as you would expect, but it is also extremely endearing and emotional. I think people are going to leave excited to go and watch it again.
In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, Deadpool & Wolverine will also star Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. The film will hit theatres on July 26, 2024.
