In 2019, Marvel Studios was on top of the world with the culmination of the Infinity Saga, Avengers: Endgame, and its epilogue, Spider-Man: Homecoming. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took almost another two years before another Marvel movie returned to theaters. While promoting Deadpool and Wolverine , Marvel’s Kevin Feige reflected on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Marvel Universe and the studio’s production.
“I think you can go and look at any of the big, broad slate demos that we’ve done over the last 10 or 15 years, and they’ve all had changes, big and small,” Feige told GameSpot. “Certainly, as you point out, the past few years have certainly been the most devastating for all of us as citizens of Earth, but also for those of us trying to map out a shared cinematic universe.”
Some of the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic have meant that Marvel’s release schedule has been disrupted. For example, Spider-Man: No Way Home came out before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, even though the Spider-Man movie was originally supposed to come out after Doctor Strange. The pandemic has also inadvertently closed the five-year gap between our present and the near future after the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Endgame.” It’s unclear when the Marvel movie will be released.
As part of its final promotional campaign for Deadpool and Wolverine , Marvel has released a new trailer spoiling the return of Dafne Keen as X-23. GameSpot also has a full interview with Feige about Deadpool and Wolverine, which will be released soon. The film opens in theaters on July 26, and Marvel will celebrate the film’s release with a “Deadpool” and “Wolverine” panel in Hall H on the first day of San Diego Comic-Con. Marvel Studios will also host its traditional Saturday night Hall H Comic-Con panel on July 27.
Additional reporting by Chris Hayner.
