Marvel wants that ‘A24-feeling’ — but it’ll take more than A24 talent
There’s been a lot of fuss over what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not all in ways that Marvel would like. A few years after Kevin Feige publicly stated Marvel was cracking down and prioritizing what would “stand out and stand above,” the results have been a bit shaky. There wasn’t much by […]
There’s been a lot of fuss over what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not all in ways that Marvel would like. A few years after Kevin Feige publicly stated Marvel was cracking down and prioritizing what would “stand out and stand above,” the results have been a bit shaky. There wasn’t much by way of Marvel movie releases in 2024, and certainly not any that advanced the core MCU-phase-driven plot elements. The TV shows have more or less contained themselves, without changing too much about the power structure of the MCU. This year started off with Captain America: Brave New World, which felt rickety as both a personal and political journey and ultimately didn’t do much to make the next installments sound all that enticing.
So there’s a lot riding on Thunderbolts*, the next MCU movie, due in early May. And Marvel appears to want to sell this as something more than just Marvel: This week, Florence Pugh (who will return as Yelena in Thunderbolts*) claimed the movie is an “A24-feeling assassin movie with Marvel superheroes.” Then, later in the week, film-review app Letterboxd released an exclusive teaser cut with film buffs in mind, highlighting the cinematic pedigree of those involved with the film.
