An unexpected turning point for Disney+ will make Marvel’s main heroes appear in their series
Goodbye to the maximum weights in their series
Journalist Jeff Sneider, known for his exclusive in The lookHe launched a bomb that shook the community of fans: The next Vision series will be the last one in which great UCM characters appear. From there, Marvel will bet New or secondary characters To keep your stories on television. The idea is clear: Book The Big Stars for Cinemas And let the television build its path with lesser known faces.
The reasoning behind this decision makes enough meaning if we look at how the Marvel series have evolved so far. Projects like Wandavision, Loki or Falcon and The Winter Soldier They were loaded with main UCM figures. But lately, Marvel has begun Weaving parallel land With new characters, such as Echo, Agatha always or others Wonder Manwho will land in Disney+in December.
Marvel series without protagonists of cinema
This does not mean that the best known characters will completely disappear from the stories in series format. Second sneider, They will remain mentionedin the style of what he did Daredevil: born againWhere the mayor Wilson Fisk spoke of “a man who dresses like a spider” refers to Spider-Man without appointing him directly. Therefore, the links with the UCM will continue to exist, but The luxury cameo will be a memory of the past.
The strategy seems concentrated on Build a more autonomous television universeInstead of constantly depending on the drag generated by the most popular faces. In the background, it is also a logical movement if Marvel tries to avoid the saturation of the best characters on the screen and maintain that special touch for their film apparitions.
New series, new faces
In the coming months, Marvel continues to bet strongly on Disney+. He arrives in June IronheartWhich will explore Tony Stark’s technological inheritance from a new perspective. Then it lands Wakanda’s eyesAn animated series dated June also, which promises to deepen the rich mythology of the Black Panther universe. And in July we will see Fantastic Four: first stepswhich will act as an introduction for Fantastic 4 before its official debut on the big screen.
Of course, don’t expect to see Reed Richards or his Storms that sinks to other series. As Sneider points out, These characters will appear in multiple films, but not in the series. It is a clear separation of roles: cinema for major events and television to explore new paths and faces.
A new direction with a taste in the past
It is interesting to note that this division recalls the old Marvel strategy with the series as Daredevil, Jessica Jones or Luke CageWhere there were connections with the UCM but superficially. That phase of the Netflix series has never crossed the avengers directly, although they shared the same universe.
Now, Marvel could build something similar but more controlled by Disney+. Some voices even speak of a Possible event “The defenders” With characters such as Daredevil, Punisher, Echo or Wonder Man as a central pieces of a television crossover exclusively.
A successful decision?
Although many fans can feel disappointed for not having seen their favorite characters on television, this decision also opens the doors to new possibilities. Allows the series to have theirs tone and stylewithout being linked to what happens in movies. In addition, it reduces the pressure on the main actors, which can focus on their cinematographic appearances without the need to shoot.
And above all: to give the opportunity to New figures from the Marvel Universe Shine. We saw it with Ms Marvelwhose Kamala Khan has conquered a new generation of fans. Or with Luna Knightwhich surprised from a darker and more psychological approach. If the future of Marvel on television goes in that direction, this change could not only be logical … but necessary.