@BobGarlen - hard to be back after being so far on top, the fall was even deeper given their slump. IMO the best we’ll get is two hits followed by single stinkers and the set repeating.

As far as box office goes it’s not necessarily hard for them to get butts back into seats but will eventually damage the profitability: bring back the stars that the universe was built on. These will be expensive but I assume worth it given that this seems to be what folks want (not necessarily me).

What IMO needs to happen: a third Doctor Strange movie that “retires” the character until needed for team-ups, a fourth Thor movie to set up Hercules & Olympia, a final sixth Thor movie that sees him team up with Loki and finally “retire” to Valhalla in peace, a “Young Avengers” that ends in chaos leading into “Secret Wars” by also wrapping up the Multiverse Arc; and ultimately a Scarlet Witch/Vision movie that sees them reunite and turn human.

Other than that we’ll certainly see Black Panther 3, a final movie that phases out Carol Danvers (ideally paired with something that also fades out the Eternals).

I’d like the MCU to lead into its horror themed chapter next. Blade, Moon Knight, Frankencastle, Lillith, Ghost Rider it’s all right there

@MyCoolYoung - Once it hits a point of consistency it's either down or up. Taking into account the losses of the Disney + shows, and a few box office flops/underperformers you are giving a consistent downward trend. One movie isn't going to be the sign the studio is creatively "back", it's just the sign the studio made a successful film. Two is lucky, but one or two a pattern does not make. I usually go by a rule of three, but that's myself.

@Blergh - I just think they need some time to be missed and wanted again. I think if they took 2 or 3 years off, without a disney + or theatrical release (and I'm not saying don't work on anything) it would help. Take some time to re-calibrate things according to genuine audience feedback then come out the gate with your best foot forward. I think they really should have taken some time off just to let the audience miss them.

obgarlen -

At this moment there is no team of Avengers, it would be good if Dr Strange formed The Defenders, taking advantage of all those characters that have been presented in the last films and have been forgotten, with Namor, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Clea, Wong, Valkyrie, Black Knight and all the NETFLIX characters like Hellcat, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones.

MCU has all the characters.

I don't understand, what are you waiting for, Christmas?

@lvcl - With as many available characters as they have, and the complicated nature of developing adequate projects to showcase the sizable entourage, it seems it would behoove them to take their time to figure out moves and allow time to pass. They won big time with Endgame's release; they could have afforded to take a couple years off to relax the studio pressure of getting something out on time. They could have taken 2020/2021 without releasing anything, and then aim to get a project in development mid-2021 for mid-2022 release. I don't believe there have been any projects during that time that seriously threatened Disney's position as top of the Box Office. Just (apparently dumb) wishful thinking on my part.

@BobGarlen - Well Bob, 'One or two flops among a sea of hits isn't a negative sign'.

Let me enlighten you that almost every Marvel movie since pandemic has been in the top 10 highest grossing movies of the respective year. Quantumania was top 11 and if not for the lack of marketing, The Marvels would have joined as well. So, your sea of flops looks like a drop. Technically, all of them except The Marvels are hits.

And before you debate about quality of any movie, flop and hits have nothing to do with subjective quality but everything to do with objective box office. And even in pandemic, writers strike, streaming boom, theater's decline and people's lack of enthusiasm for movies in general - Marvel have still been on the top.

@BobGarlen - It does matter. Their only flop since pandemic till now has been The Marvels and you make it as if they are flopping everywhere. They have 156million subscribers in less than 4years, apparently it took Netflix more than a decade to even cross 100million subscribers. Currently, Disney+ has almost 60% subscribers as Netflix.

Marvel has been breaking pandemic records left and right, tell me one other company who has continuously been in top 10 gross list several times a year. Your points are speculations without merit. You fail to realize the industry as a whole is in shambles and Marvel has been carrying the whole industry on its back. You are looking to Marvel as some sort of messiah to bring the film industry back on its feet all by itself without considering the fact that people like you would rather watch the movies in their home 3months later but review bomb during theatrical release.

@ThreadIsFemale - are you the malatrova, but for star wars ?

@ThreadIsFemale - you'll find out soon enough

@MotherGooseUPus - just replace Rhodey with Riri, add Shuri and we're golden.

@mountainman - @Apophis - yea i think your both right... its fan made and a mix of OG that are still around and some new blood is fine... just dont pander to a certain crowd... make it a good, strong team with different power sets like the OG and we are good.

@Gambito - shut the [frick] up

@ThreadIsFemale - Two straight white guys are going to be in the biggest movie of the year.

Say thank you Hollywood for saving you in 2024.