There’s a changing of the guard in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the marquee heroes of Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor appear to clear a path for Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and Spider-Man.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige talked with the Wrap about how decent variety is important behind the camera just as in front, touting the work done by the Captain Marvel and Black Panther directors.
“Anna [Boden] and her directing partner, Ryan [Fleck, Captain Marvel directors], did an amazing job, and made the movie what it is, so yes, so we did believe it was very important that this story be told with a female voice behind the camera, many female voices behind the camera in this case,” said Feige. “It’s all about going forward. We won’t discuss anything past Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, but there are many things coming.”
Feige has always prodded the future of the MCU without giving endlessly an excessive number of subtleties, yet plainly this new wave of heroes will come into the forefront.
“People also ask sometimes about Black Panther. So, the notion of representation on screen, in front of and behind the camera, somebody asked me once, so is Black Panther a one-off? I said, no, it’s not a one-off. This is the future. This is the way the world is, and the way, certainly, our studio’s going to be run going forward, because it brings about better stories. The more diverse the group of people making the movie is, the better the stories,” included Feige.
With Captain Marvel and Black Panther setting up new establishments and Marvel Studios knee somewhere down in another with Spider-Man motion picture, fans can hope to see some increasingly new faces join the conflict in the movies down the line. We definitely think about Black Widow’s solo project from director Cate Shortland, just as a new film dependent on Jack Kirby’s The Eternals by Chloe Zhao.