Bob Iger in Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 13, 2023; Brie Larson and Teyonah Parris inThe Marvels(2023).Photo:JC Olivera/Getty, Courtesy of Marvel
JC Olivera/Getty, Courtesy of Marvel
Bob Igeris speaking out about the company’s recent content boom.
AfterThe Marvelsdebuted earlier this month to adisappointing box-office haul, theWalt Disney CompanyCEO discussed “quality” versus “quantity” as he spoke atThe New York TimesDealBook Summiton Wednesday in New York City.
But he specifically said he doesn’t “want to apologize for making sequels,” according to the outlet, as “some of them have done extraordinarily well and they’ve been good films, too.”
OfThe Marvels, Iger cited theCOVID-19pandemic as a potential issue during the film’s production, explaining, “There wasn’t as much supervision on the set, so to speak, where we have executives really looking over what’s being done day after day after day.”
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Bob Iger atThe New York TimesDealbook Summit in New York City on Nov. 29, 2023.Slaven Vlasic/Getty
Slaven Vlasic/Getty
A sequel to 2019’sCaptain Marvel, whichopened to $153 million back in 2019,The Marvelsmade the most of any film released over its opening weekend, but its $47 million grossed paled in comparison to the 32 other films Marvel Studios has released within its interconnected universe since 2008’sIron Man.
In comparison, both of Marvel Studios' other 2023 film releases,Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, grossed over$100 million during their opening weekends. The thirdGuardiansis the fourth-highest grossing movie of the year in the U.S., with the thirdAnt-Manfilm currently standing at eighth, perBox Office Mojo.
The MarvelsfeaturesBrie Larson’s Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel teaming up with Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) after the latter two’s respective debuts in the Disney+ seriesWandaVisionandMs. Marvel. The film also starsSamuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, following up on the character after he starred in this summer’s miniseriesSecret Invasion, andZawe Ashtonas villain Dar-Benn.
“That’s for Bob Iger,” added Vellani, noting that the financial success of the movie"has nothing to do with" her: “I’m happy with the finished product, and the people that I care about enjoyed the film.”
Iman Vellani, Brie Larson and Teyonah Parris inThe Marvels(2023).Laura Radford/Courtesy of Marvel Studios
Laura Radford/Courtesy of Marvel Studios
“It’s genuinely a good time watching this movie, and that’s all we can ask for with these films,” the actress said. “It has superheroes, it take place in space, it’s not that deepand it’s about teamwork and sisterhood. It’s a fun movie, and I’m just so happy that I can share it with people.”
Meanwhile, Iger revealed on Nov. 16 that there will bea fourthFrozenfilmin a video shared onGood Morning America, nine months after he announcedan upcoming thirdFrozenmovie.
In a speech from Hong KongDisneylandas the park opened its new"World of Frozen"area, Iger teased toMichael Strahan, “I’ll give you a little surprise there Michael:Frozen 3is in the works and theremightbe aFrozen 4in the works, too.”
Details are being kept under wraps for now, though, as the executive noted, “I don’t have much to say about those films right now.”
“ButJenn Lee, who createdFrozen— the originalFrozenandFrozen 2— is hard at work with her team at Disney Animation on not one but actually two stories,” Iger added.
source: people.com
