Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige participated in his first-ever Television Critics Association panel earlier today, appearing from the set of the currently shooting “Ms. Marvel” to talk about the future of the studio on Disney+ and beyond.
Audiences are awaiting the last two episodes of “WandaVision” which has been a big hit. It, along with all the other Marvel Disney+ titles announced so far, seemed to be designed as one-off series as opposed to ongoing shows with multiple seasons.
Feige today confirmed that some of the shows could indeed live on for more if well received, but a second season of “WandaVision” is not currently on the cards. The show itself is feeding directly into “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” opening in March next year:
“When we start with a movie, we hope there is a part two, we hope there is part three, but we aren’t factoring that into the part 1. Some of the shows that I mentioned that we are about to start filming, we are keeping in mind a structure that would lead into a season two or a season three in a more direct way compared to a show like WandaVision that goes into a feature.”
Those about to start filming shows include “Ms. Marvel” which wraps shooting soon, “She-Hulk” which starts in a few weeks, and “Moon Knight” which begins shortly after that.
Next off the rank is “Falcon and The Winter Soldier” which will consist of six one-hour episodes with Feige indicating that six hours is the runtime they are targeting for all their shows – which is why “WandaVision” runs a little longer at nine episodes.
Feige also touched upon Marvel potentially delving into R-rated territory following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox and the “Deadpool” franchise. He confirms that the currently in-development third “Deadpool” will remain R-rated and match the tone of its predecessors, but otherwise nothing they’re tackled yet has warranted the conversation of a higher rating:
“We have never been held back by it. If we ever are, then certainly there could be a discussion to be had …. but that just hasn’t been the case yet.”
Then there are the old Marvel Television titles such as “Agents of SHIELD” on ABC and the various Netflix series like “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones”. Feige says there’s a very big fan base for those shows and reaffirms all those characters could be in play, for now though they’re not working on anything: “I’m not exactly sure of the exact contracts, but perhaps someday.”
With Feige overseeing so much, he was asked to reflect on the days before he had oversight of television. The executive noted he tended to pay attention to the things he did have control of, such as the MCU films, rather than the things he didn’t.
Source: TV Line
