We already knew there was trepidation with Marvel’s late-summer film, The Marvels. The mostly-female superhero flick had been scheduled for the tail end of July, not a time big movies often debut. Now it’s worse.
“There’s something immensely powerful about seeing Monica (Teyonah Parris) and Kamala (Iman Vellani) and Carol (Brie Larson) together in a frame. To me, it’s only akin to the first ‘Avengers’ movie and seeing the six of them together in a frame. It’s chill-inducing.”
— Kevin Feige
The magic of Marvel is potentially fading. With Antman and the Wasp Quantumania being ravaged in reviews, Marvel is scrambling to postpone and delay future movies and Disney+ shows. Now, they’re moving The Marvels to a truly awful time for box office potential. According to Variety, The Marvels will debut in early November, only one week before Trolls 3 and two weeks before Wish. This is widely seen as a terrible opening window because films releasing in early November have completed their initial burst of early viewership before the Thanksgiving Weekend lift that can greatly help movies make a profit.
Previously dated for July 28, 2023, Marvels Studios released a teaser poster featuring Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel with the news that the film, from director Nia DaCosta, will now hit theaters on November 10.
Disney’s “Haunted Mansion,” directed by Justin Simien, now slides into the July slot, from its previously announced August 11 release date.
— Angelique Jackson
In other words, this is not a good day for Marvel and Kevin Feige. And for those wondering if Disney really was in the sort of hurt we have discussed for a year-or-so, here’s your proof. Don’t get all excited that Igre will swoop and fix all of this though — nearly everything you’re seeing was all greenlit under Iger. Chapek was only there for less-than-a-year.
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