Disney CEO Bob Iger has spoken about Marvel’s new film strategy with Thunderbolts* after they “lost a little focus by making too much”, going on to say how their upcoming movie slate for 2025 & 2026 including The Mandalorian and Grogu is strong.
Iger views “Thunderbolts”,” which debuted last weekend to $76 million, as the “first and best example” of the studio’s new priority to make better movies… even if that means there are fewer of them.
“We all know that in our zeal to flood our streaming platform with more content, that we turned to all of our creative engines, including Marvel, and had them produce a lot more,” Iger said during Wednesday’s investor call. “We’ve also learned over over time that quantity does not necessarily beget quality. And frankly, we’ve all admitted to ourselves that we lost a little focus by making too much. By consolidating a bit and having Marvel focus much more on their films, we believe that will result in better quality. I think the first and best example is ‘Thunderbolts*.’ I feel very good about that.”
“I have a lot of confidence that are upcoming slate,” Iger said, referring to films like “Lilo & Stitch,” “Zootopia 2,” “Fantastic Four: The First Steps” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which will close out 2025. Then in 2026, there’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Toy Story 5.”
“That’s quite a lineup,” he said, adding it’s “as strong as any slate that I’ve seen in a long time.”
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