After the resounding failure, both at the box office and with critics, of “The Marvels” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in 2023, Marvel I would be “getting out of the way” all these characters who have not finished connecting with their audience.
And according to the insider Daniel Richtmanone of the sources closest to what happened in the superhero branch of disneythe studio would have decided to cancel the sequel to “Eternals“, which had been said to begin filming in the coming months, in addition to “burying” the possibility of the third part of Captain Marvel, who was part of the mess “The Marvels”, as well as canceling a new tape of “Ant-Man”.
It should be noted that in the case of “Eternals”, directed by the winner of the Oscar Chloé Zhao In 2021, the division between the box office and the public caused its possible sequel to be questioned. However, in recent weeks there has been talk about the start of the second part, something that seems not to happen thanks to the latest news.
Marvel makes a “clean”
According to what was revealed by himself Daniel Richtman, Marvel decided to “remove” these superheroes from their plans due to the financial losses they suffered in the production and release of their films.
In the case of the third part of “Ant-Man”, this film managed to raise nearly $476 million dollars on a budget of more than $200 million dollars, not counting advertising expenses. However, the real problem with this film arose from the harsh criticism of its production, which became the first film in the Multiverse saga.
About “The Marvels”, this became, so far, the film with the worst box office in the entire world. Marvel Cinematic Universe with just $206 million in revenue on a budget of nearly $200 million, not to mention advertising expenses.
It is worth mentioning that despite the cancellation of these projects for these characters, the studio plans to continue including these superheroes in other current films. Multiverse Saga as well as in the future.
As mentioned by the insider, this measure could also be replicated in the series that Marvel has been released through the streaming platform Disney+. And during 2023, the series “Secret Invasion” became the production with the worst score.
After the failures ofThe Marvels” and “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantummania“, Marvel will release this year, 2024, the third film of Deadpoolwhich has become one of the most anticipated in recent years.
After this, the studio will focus on continuing to strengthen its cinematographic universe with the inclusion of the 4 fantasticwho were recently revealed, as well as the X Men.
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