Disney sets some high expectations that audiences could never live up to. While we have debated whether we are truly sick of superhero movies or support what superhero movies do for the indie film community, one thing we can all agree on is the fatigue we feel from the oversaturation of superhero films and TV shows. Superhero fatigue is real and has been real for a long time. Now, Disney CEO Bob Iger is confronting the problem, stating that the studio’s output is one reason for “some disappointments.” One of the biggest Marvel disappointments from this year happened to be Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which became the lowest-grossing Marvel film of all time by grossing $474 million worldwide (according to Box Office Mojo). While speaking to CNBC’s David Faber at the Sun Valley Conference, Variety writes that Iger admitted that the studio “screwed with audience expectations by offering up so much streaming content.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 13 July, 2023