Marvel Studios has recently faced a major setback with a few big and small screen releases. While Brie Larson’s 2019 solo Captain Marvel made a promising case grossing over $1 billion and making room for one or more potential sequels, the second installment has failed miserably. It was a box office disaster while receiving mixed responses from critics.
Reportedly Marvel Studios Has Canceled Captain Marvel 3 And Ant-Man 4
The Marvels is not the only movie to face the utter wrath of box office disaster, Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly-starrer Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania also sank. Now, a recent report reveals that Marvel Studios has canceled the development of the potential sequels of Captain Marvel 3 and Ant-Man 4.
As per the industry insider Daniel Richtman, the two potential sequels have been butchered by the studio, (via, The Hollywood Handle) as Marvel Studios is not up for risky projects and moving toward more guaranteed hits. Marvel boss Kevin Feige has not responded to it so far.
This is another clear indication of the fact that many potential Marvel Movies may never see the day of light. Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels was made with a whopping $206.1 million but earned only $274.8 million at the global box office which was a significant decline from the first blockbuster installment.
Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania also spent $200 million while earning $476.1 million globally. Ant-Man 3 was also a serious decline from its previous installment which earned $519 million and $622 million, respectively.
The Cancelation of The MCU Movies Rattled Fans
As Marvel is cutting risks by butchering potential projects, fans are upset with the studios’ decision to eliminate the sequels of Captain Marvel 3 and Ant-Man 4. Fans took to social platforms responding over their frustration with the cancelation of the projects.
They can keep Ant-Man 4, but I’d like to see where they go with a 3rd Captain Marvel. That little team is currently one of the best they have as far as interest and chemistry.
They can’t possibly think Thor 5 is a safer bet than CM3.
— Jay (@BlackSoul155) March 14, 2024
The corporatization of the MCU. Such a risk averse and misguided approach. Their problem with recent movies is they lack vision
The marvels didn’t flop because it was risky. It flopped because it was made by a committee to check off boxes that they thought consumers wanted…
— 🇺🇸 🔋Reasonable.Assurance🔋🇺🇸 (@RsnblAssurance) March 14, 2024
People who think this is a good idea don’t remember when Iron Man was considered a risk.
— 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚍𝙰𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎 🇨🇦 (@LeaveHeardAlone) March 14, 2024
They want hits but give Thor movie??
— 👑 SonesLoveSoshi 💗 (@soneslovesoshi) March 14, 2024
Another Ant Man movie is needed 😬😬
— DonatelloThaGr8 (@DonatelloThaGr8) March 14, 2024
A captain marvel 3 or ant-man 4 would succeed if they had a good story. All that movies is about is stories, and whether it’s a good story or not aka a good movie or not would reflect on the box office. If people went and watched a movie and it was good they would tell their…
— IncredibleJohn (@IncredibleJohnY) March 14, 2024
Come on, Captain Marvel is one of the best movies in the MCU and Carol Danvers is one of the best characters…
— Carlos Alman2 「カルロスです」 (@almandozcarlos) March 14, 2024
Despite flopping at the box office, The Marvels did well on the small screens. The movie topped as it was marked as the most-watched film on any streaming service with 558 million minutes watched (per, Nielsen chart). While Ant-Man 3 was not played on as many screens as The Marvels, the movie still holds prominence as it was key to the coming stories in the MCU.
The Marvels and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania are available to stream on Disney+.
