Coronavirus complicates things but Marvel's superheroes will fight on - MW

There is a global crisis. One creature has infected hundreds of thousands of people and the whole nation is locked. Is it time for Marvel Avengers Avengers to act, defeat the bad guys and restore order? No, it is unfortunately practical.

In a grand scheme, the coronavirus that is likely to damage the reputation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's internal structure is actually the most disturbing aspect of its sudden rise. But after Disney's decision, Black Widow's box office debut will go on and on, which is the subject of many bold looks in Hollywood deals and this week.

The problem is, it's hard for Marvel to have a busy schedule for new releases, combined with studio trends to define the story themes in an episode that are then woven into subsequent sequels. Of course, Scarlett Johansson, Natasha Romanoff, already took advantage of these storytellers when she was presented as a relatively small character in Iron Man 2, to become one of the famous faces. Most of the Avengers in the next episode.

Marvel planned Chloé Zhao Zhao The Eternals in November, with Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings in February 2021 and Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Madness until three months later. What happens if the inter-story story subjects introduced in Black Widow are no longer available to the public until they have watched the episodes of these teased tales? Remember a bit of Avengers: Endgame where Ant-Man ended up as a childish version of himself following a bizarre time travel paradox? This could trigger a chain of events with even more devastating consequences for the MCU.

In a normal Hollywood environment, the logical decision would be to simply move each film back a few months, to allow Black Widow to come out before the episodes he needs. But studios can also be a victim of their own success here. Marvel movies are now so popular that the MCU is moving to small screens, with new Disney + shows like The Falcon and Winter Soldier, Loki and WandaVision all having the ability to fit perfectly into the main story. Will these things be delayed now? Or Marvel could spend the next few months erasing all references to Black Widow from these shows, like this part of Endgame where the Avengers are on a mission over time to erase all evidence from the stones. The infinity of the past before Thanos had the chance to put his nasty purple hands on them?

This all worries a bit, although there are now more pressing concerns than if the coronavirus will damage the MCU. In addition, Variety's own report on this issue cited an anonymous source claiming that pushing Black Widow had no effect on the MCU schedule. Given that the film Cate Shortland takes place just after the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), when Tony Stark / Iron Man of Romanoff and Robert Downey Jr are still on Earth, it is not difficult to imagine the great episode. represents a rare independent part.

We must also remember that this is the wonder we are talking about. In the past 12 years, studio president Kevin Feige has successfully fought nearly two dozen very successful superhero films without becoming the victim of a contradictory or catastrophic story that has made it difficult for his rivals. It has eliminated hassle with directors, demanded stars for more of the portfolio, and even a rival film studio is trying to stir up one of Marvel's most famous names. . Not once has he let go of the ultimate Infinity glove - so why should we expect such a small thing as canceling a big box office bow to keep it from looking?

MW