Kevin Feige Discusses Superhero Fatigue and What Lies Ahead for Marvel

In 2008, “Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey Jr., marked the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to the visionary work of producer Kevin Feige. Feige, the mastermind behind the MCU, has played a pivotal role in shaping its coherent and expansive storyline. With the recent success of “Deadpool & Wolverine” dominating global box offices, Feige is once again in the spotlight as one of the most sought-after producers in the industry.

In a recent interview with Phase Zero, Kevin Feige shared intriguing insights about the future of Marvel and addressed the widely discussed issue of “superhero fatigue.” Want to know what he had to say? Read on to find out!

In a conversation with Brandon Davis from Phase Zero, Kevin Feige discussed the interconnected nature of Marvel’s movies and series, and how they contribute to a cohesive narrative. His response provided intriguing insights into this approach and its relation to the concept of superhero fatigue:

Well, it was… I mean, yes, as you say, it’s all still under Marvel Studios, um… which was not the case with… with the previous Incarnation of Marvel television. But one of the reasons we wanted to do that is so that the animation team can get there… can… the Marvel animation team that just did X-Men 97 and have a bunch of great shows, um… uh… in the work some which are done and… and then coming out next year. Uh… and Marvel television to… to focus it so people realize like the comics… you know tap into something you’re interested in, you know, check into it.

You shouldn’t… it’s not all required viewing, right? There’s a sense that people say superhero fatigue; I actually think it’s a… it’s almost a… the feeling of having to do homework fatigue, right? These are all individual stories meant to be enjoyed, uh… as singular entities. The connectivity is a bonus and something that a lot of people like – and I like and I think it’s one of the singular defining notions of the MCU – but having movies with the Marvel Studios logo, TV shows with the television logo, animation… animation… yeah, it seems pretty smart.

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He was also questioned about Marvel’s future plans, and his response offered even more intriguing insights:

What’s fun, obviously, about the comics is anybody pops up anywhere. But what’s fun about the team-ups in a Marvel team-up is that it’s almost always characters that don’t belong together. I remember sitting in interviews like this when we were promoting Iron Man 2, and people knew that we had Thor in production, and we had announced we were doing the Avengers, and people were like, ‘How in the world is Thor, this Norse mythological God going to be able to be in a scene with Tony Stark?’ That’s kind of the movie.

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