{"id":171355,"date":"2022-07-22T06:08:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=171355"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T17:01:24","slug":"end-of-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/end-of-marvel\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Marvel Movies Finally On The Way Out? "},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Criticisms and less-than-stellar box office returns might mean a blockbuster change is coming. Could this be the end of the Marvel Era?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Way back in the simpler, more easy-going times of 2019, a little film called Avengers: Endgame<\/em> hit theaters to record-breaking international fanfare. For many, it was the summation of the greatest blockbuster film series of all time. And even for others who had tried to avoid superhero movies altogether (like this author himself), it appeared that Marvel might actually be the future of film<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as Marvel Phase Three ended\u2014and the world turned in seismic ways\u2014we’re now deep within Marvel Phase Four, and things aren’t looking quite as bright and unstoppable as they were before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the heels of Thor: Love and Thunder’s<\/em> mixed reviews and slightly-below expected box office returns, there is rumbling within the film community that Phase Four is uneven at best and suffering from an “aimless nature<\/a>” as Forbes critic Paul Tassi<\/a> puts it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what do these criticisms actually mean for this vaunted franchise? And how do we reconcile these returns against our age-old Marvel vs. A24 debate<\/a> (or our pointed follow-up discussion<\/a>)? Let’s explore how Marvel got to this point and why filmmakers interested in the future of cinema should be careful to watch what they decide to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Best of Phase 4<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision in Marvel Studios’ <\/em>WANDAVISION exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. \u00a9Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before we dive into a few of the recent less-than-stellar Marvel projects, we should at least highlight the best films and shows from Marvel’s Phase Four first to see if we can begin to recognize any themes here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WandaVision<\/em> (January 2021)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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