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Since 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has given us some of the best projects in the superhero genre. Whether it wasIron Manor theAvengersfilms, fans would look forward to upcoming titles with such excitement in their eyes. However, things seem to have reached a dull lately. AfterAvengers: Endgame,the MCU has been suffering with a few exceptions here and there.
Fans complained that Marvel, especially in Phase 4, gave more importance to quantity than quality, causing the many projects that were released in the Phase to be a bit disappointing. Things were supposed to get better withAnt-Man 3but even that failed to impress. So, what could be the solution to MCU’s recent slump? Well, the Arrowverse co-creator has a suggestion.
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Is It Time for Marvel to “Prune the Tree?”
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The co-creator of the now-ended Arrowverse,Marc Guggenheim, had a lot to say about why things have been going wrong for Marvel and how they could probably pull themselves out of the hole they dug afterAvenger: Endgame.During his appearance onThe Aarthi and Sriram Show,Guggenheim stated that if he were in Marvel Studios’ PresidentKevin Feige’s place, he would listen toBob Igerand simply“prune the tree.”
“If I was suddenly in Kevin Feige’s role, basically I would do what Iger was saying, which is prune the tree. You know, there’s just too much content. I’m like the biggest Marvel nerd ever, and I haven’t seen Moon Knight. I just can’t keep up. There’s just too much content.”
Guggenheim then discussed the difference between Phase 4 and the previous Phases stating that Phases 1-3 focused more on individual projects rather than creating a connected universe. He also compared the MCU to DC and Marvel’s print universes and gave an extremely intelligent example of a ship that has been sailing for way too long.
“That’s the problem. Each of these movies in Phases 1 through 3, they all stood on their own. Look I get it. I think honestly what the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going through right now is the same discovery that Marvel print universe and the DC print universe also went through. Which is – I think of these universes like ships, and the longer a ship sails, the more barnacles get attached to its hull, and the more that weighs down the ship and the more it effects how fast the ship can move through the water. And every now and again, you need to do some sort of reboot that scrapes off the barnacles, like Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
According to Guggenheim, even a soft reboot could save the Studios from a potential downfall, and if his guess is right, the upcomingAvengers: Secret Warsmight be the point where the superhero universe presses the reset button.
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Marc Guggenheim onCaptain America&Doctor StrangeSequels
In his quest to expose where the MCU is failing at the moment, Guggenheim gave a comparison betweenCaptain America: The Winter SoldierandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.He stated that while the former was a film on its own, the latter couldn’t be watched or understood without watchingWandaVisionfirst. He even comparedDoctor Strange 2toBlack Panther.
“Like you mentioned Winter Soldier. Winter Soldier was its own movie with a beginning, middle, and end. And yet, that movie set the foundation for things that, you know it didn’t deal with Infinity Stones, but it did deal with Hydra and SHEILD and Steve Rogers’ relationship with the government and the Winter Soldier. There were a lot of pieces. And same thing with Black Panther.”
However, his views were the complete opposite when it came to theDoctor Strangesequel as he criticized the fact that fans would have to watch an entire TV series to understand the premise of the film.
Guggenheim does have a point. While the shared universe opens the door for superhero collaborations, it is also getting a little confusing for the fans. After all, it isn’t easy to keep up with everything, is it? How many of you have actually seen the entirety of Phase 4?
Source:The Aarthi and Sriram Show
Mishkaat Khan
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you can find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
