Brad Winderbaum Teases Plans for an MCU Animated Movie on the Big Screen

Marvel producer Brad Winderbaum has emerged as a key figure in the MCU, playing a major role in several successful projects. As someone deeply involved in the franchise, his insights into the future of the MCU carry significant weight.

In recent months, Winderbaum has discussed various aspects of the MCU, from the status of past projects to the exciting plans ahead. His latest interview aligns with these conversations, which is why we wanted to highlight it here.

Speaking with GeekCentric, Winderbaum was asked about the possibility of Marvel Animation making its way to movie theaters. His response hinted that the idea of one or more animated MCU films hitting the big screen is a real possibility—an exciting prospect for Marvel fans everywhere!

The interview in question was released today, featuring our friends from GeekCentric in conversation with Brad Winderbaum about various Marvel-related topics. You can check out the full interview here:

One topic, however, stood out to us in light of our report—the future of Marvel Animation. Specifically, the question of whether we might see an MCU animated movie hit theaters, much like Sony’s Spider-Verse trilogy. Here’s how that part of the conversation unfolded:

GeekCentric: Now, speaking of of milestones, uh… you know, Marvel Animation has been killing it on the TV side; like, obviously, we’re big fans of X-Men ’97, um… but even like with, like I Am Groot and different… different stories like that. I want to know, you know, ‘cuz I think this could be a really good milestone, is when… when… when is the day gonna come when we get to see the Marvel Animation banner on a theater screen?

Brad Winderbaum: We talk about it. I think it’s just about, um… you know, having a property that is… that is… that, that, that is a film! You know, um… I think, uh… one of the things we’ve learned – going back to your previous question – um, you know… a film to me it’s two hours, it’s like a statement.

You know, you’re… you’re buying a ticket, you’re sitting in a theater, you know, you’re with a crowd, it’s a giant screen that’s dominating you, and it is like… it is… it is something to say to the world. You know, you got two hours to do it. Versus a television show, which is a longer form; it’s like more of a conversation with the audience.

First of all, there’s more people go into making it; usually it’s a bigger ensemble, there’s more of a call and response, I think, and if you’re lucky enough to make subsequent seasons, there certainly is. I mean, believe me, you know… as we’re… as we’re working on… on… on X-Men ’97 Season 2, we are listening to the feedback from season one, um… as we did with What If…?, and… and… and… and I think it’s just a huge opportunity television has.

Um, and… um, and… and, you know, that… that… that to me is kind of the… the… that’s going to be the… that’s going to be the… the… the thing that… that tells us whether or not it should be a movie. Like, is this something that, like… this is… this is definitely, this world, this character this moment, this is a… this is a story that is… that is going to be best told in… in two hours like that.

That’s the main takeaway from the story and our report, but we highly recommend watching the full interview. It’s packed with fascinating details you won’t want to miss.

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