There will be a lot of eyes on The Marvels when the next Marvel movie comes out this week, for many other reasons. For starters, the concept of “superhero fatigue” weighs heavily on the industry, and while Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has done incredibly well at the box office, with comfortable beginnings to movies like The Flash that led studio executives to wonder if the comic book bubble is about to burst. We’ve known a lot of important points about The Marvels for some time now, basically because the film’s release date was pushed back after COVID issues and industry reorganization. But a new accusation has been made against the film in a Variety article, and The Marvels director Nia DaCosta is setting the record straight.
Variety recently published an article asking if Marvel Studios was struggling, bringing up the same things about the MCU changes in the wake of the two COVID outbreaks, the ongoing moves affecting the industry, and the upheavals involving key stars like Jonathan Majors. During the film, it was revealed that Nia DaCosta had begun filming on some other film while The Marvels was in post-production, hinting that it was up to a filmmaker to do this, and it almost meant that there was a mess between Marvel and the director.
Speaking with ReelBlend co-host Jake Hamilton, also of Fox 32 in Chicago, Nia DaCosta addressed this fear and was clear:
Anyway, I think there’s a lot of power and complaints around Marvel, so I’m not surprised. But for me personally, it was literally just that they changed the date of the movie another 4 times. And so, instead of being a two-year procedure, which I was deeply committed to, it has become a three-and-a-half-year procedure. Every time I changed the date. . . And they knew all the time that I had some other obligation, a movie on with other people waiting for me, and I was driving that. And I drove it again. And then I insisted again, and finally we all realized, “If I insist again, I may not be able to be in L. A. to do the rest in person. “»
The inevitable delays caused by the COVID outbreak have affected virtually every facet of the entertainment industry, though the timeline of MCU movies has taken a big hit. Some productions outnumbered others, depending on the amount of work they had left. The same is coming down right now, as Disney adjusts release dates due to WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Still, as DaCosta explains, his absence from the physical studio didn’t include post-production. She said:
We’ve just figured out a way to do it remotely. We discover the most productive process. And in fact, during the time I went to London to start preparing for my next film, everyone knew very well what it was (The Wonders). Everyone knew what I wanted. So I don’t think it was the kind of dramatic thing that other people think.
This will never stop Marvel enthusiasts from chasing rumors. Believe me, I am one of them and I am in favor of each and every trail trace that appears. For now, I just need to watch The Marvels. Brie Larson hasn’t been in action as a super-powered hero since Avengers: Endgame. And I remain convinced that Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani is one of the most productive casting decisions the MCU has made in a long time. The Wonders hits theaters on November 10.
Sean O’Connell is a journalist and editor-in-chief at CinemaBlend. Sean created ReelBlend, which he proudly presents alongside Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy. And he’s the author of SNYDER’S CUT RELEASE, the Spider-Man WITH GREAT POWER e-book and an upcoming e-book about Bruce Willis.
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