Bob Iger says MCU has lost focus. Disney will lean Into Sequels & Franchises moving forward.

The Kristian Harloff Show

Kristian Harloff

Tv & Film, News

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🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Big week of news in the world of Comic Book Movies. King of Disney, Bob Iger admits on a call that Marvel among others have lost the focus of old and that less is more. The company will focus on BIG IP still but will focus on franchises and sequels. He seems to hint at a cutback of the Marvel shows. He has talked about this strategy before but this current conversation seems to take aim at all of the content Marvel and the MCU was doing and refocusing that plan. He also mentioned the movies coming out in the future, Captain America, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four. There was no mention of Thunderbolts or Blade from Iger. Planned or forgotten or worse? Speaking of Thunderbolts, Florence Pugh gives an update on shooting of the project. Joe Manganiello known for his work in the DC universe was asked if he would appear in Marvel now that Sam Raimi was rumored to direct Secret Wars. This and more on today's episode of The Big Thing Capes and Cowls with Kristian Harloff, Winston A. Marshall and Coy Jandreau
#DC #MCU #marvel #blade #thunderbolts #fantasticfour #deadpool3 #movies

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Capes and Cows everybody. It's Friday. It's that show. We're going to be
0:06.6	talking about all the latest and the greatest in the world of comic book movies and
0:11.2	TV. Bob Eiger said, yep, you guys are right.
0:15.0	Marvel's been stinking up the joint and we got to focus on sequels instead.
0:19.0	See how that one is going to go.
0:21.0	Hugh Jackman, there's some pictures of Deadpool 2, or 3 rather,
0:27.0	and the new costume with Wolverine, on top of if we like that look.
0:31.0	My damn web, it's about to come out in Dakota Johnson already talking
0:36.7	about that line that everybody's making fun of what does she say about
0:39.2	that some daredevil stuff. Florence Pugh says I don't know if the this movie I'm in is ever going to come out.
0:46.0	Did what the hell is it called? Thunderbolts. There you go.
0:48.6	There it is. I don't even remember anymore. Who knows It's starting to become like the young mutants or the new mutants.
0:56.7	The new young mutants. Nobody knows.
1:01.6	We have it's gonna come out. Joe Mangan it's going to come out.
1:03.0	Joe Manganello said he had a role that he was up for in Thor and he said,
1:06.9	nope, no thanks.
1:07.9	And he's talking about doing some other things inside the world.
1:11.0	So there's a lot to talk about guys. With me and
1:13.8	Winston and coy the crew was back. So if you're brand new to the channel,
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1:21.2	Trying to get to 200,000 faster than we got to 100 at the time of this
1:25.8	recording guys we are currently at 124,615 can you guys get us there faster?
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