Marvel Studios has had
more than its fair share of delays and schedule shuffling
due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was originally set to have as many as four Phase 4 projects release in theaters as well as on Disney+ last year, but the six-month production stoppage forced the team to make adjustments on the fly.
To the relief of MCU fans worldwide, Phase 4 has finally arrived with
the debut of
WandaVision
on Disney+
. This kicks off
the most jam-packed year in MCU history
with ten unique releases between now and December, filling nearly every week of the year with a new piece of content.
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Not only was this not always the case, but a new interview could indicate that Phase 4’s debut property had to adjust within itself due to these changes.
JAC SCHAEFFER’S RUN WITH WANDAVISION
In a recent interview with
the Hollywood Reporter
,
WandaVision
showrunner Jac Schaeffer went into detail on some of what her experience with the MCU has been like through this point in time. Through constant reshuffling and schedule changes, Schaeffer commented that
“a lot of that didn’t actually affect [
WandaVision
] and (her) work directly”
yet
“there’s been challenges”
for other Marvel Studios projects:
“There’s an amount of jockeying and repositioning [at Marvel], and a lot of that didn’t actually affect [WandaVision] and my work directly. I mean, this is not their first rodeo. They’ve been doing this for so long, Kevin [Feige]’s been doing this so well for so long. He is so deft… I think what he’s always leaving space for is a better idea, but that space also that’s left is for course correcting should it need to happen. I think there’s been challenges for Marvel on this, but it’s working out beautifully from where I’m sitting.”
In the interview, Schaeffer even took the classic
“no comment”
route when asked if she had to
“rework any scenes”
to adjust to the potentially changing continuity of the MCU story:
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Interviewer: “Did you have to rework any scenes because there were properties that didn’t actually come out [before
WandaVision
] in terms of the connectivity of it all?”
Schaeffer: “I don’t think I can answer that, sorry, sorry, sorry.”
JAC SCHAEFFER AVOIDS MARVEL SNIPERS
The
WandaVision
showrunner clearly understands what she can and can’t say in order to avoid getting in trouble with the higher-ups at Marvel,
who are always on the lookout for spoilers
. In this case, Schaeffer’s no-comment is particularly suspicious due to the specifics of what she was asked.
To recap
the MCU’s original schedule before the pandemic
,
Black Widow
was supposed to release in theaters in May 2020 before
Eternals
arrived in early November. On the Disney+ side,
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
was originally planned for a late/summer 2020 release after
Black Widow
while
WandaVision
would have come in either late 2020 or early 2021.
In terms of how
WandaVision
could have connected to the other MCU entries, rumors were circling that the Disney+ show
would intertwine with events from
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
. There are no specific plot details known about the latter, so it’s difficult to predict how the two series would have interwoven together if
WandaVision
had been the second Disney+ release rather than the first.
ADVERTISEMENT
No matter what the result of a connection may have been, it’s another indication of how deeply the Disney+ shows are set to connect
both with each other and with the MCU movies
. Even considering how the MCU built its name by weaving multiple franchises together into one cohesive story, the team appears to have intentions to take this concept to new heights as Phase 4 continues.
WandaVision
will continue with Episode 4
on January 29, and
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
will debut on Disney+
on March 19. Currently,
Black Widow
is set to release in theaters on May 7, with
Eternals
arriving on November 5.
Marvel Studios has had
more than its fair share of delays and schedule shuffling
due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was originally set to have as many as four Phase 4 projects release in theaters as well as on Disney+ last year, but the six-month production stoppage forced the team to make adjustments on the fly.
To the relief of MCU fans worldwide, Phase 4 has finally arrived with
the debut of
WandaVision
on Disney+
. This kicks off
the most jam-packed year in MCU history
with ten unique releases between now and December, filling nearly every week of the year with a new piece of content.
ADVERTISEMENT
Not only was this not always the case, but a new interview could indicate that Phase 4’s debut property had to adjust within itself due to these changes.
JAC SCHAEFFER’S RUN WITH WANDAVISION
In a recent interview with
the Hollywood Reporter
,
WandaVision
showrunner Jac Schaeffer went into detail on some of what her experience with the MCU has been like through this point in time. Through constant reshuffling and schedule changes, Schaeffer commented that
“a lot of that didn’t actually affect [
WandaVision
] and (her) work directly”
yet
“there’s been challenges”
for other Marvel Studios projects:
In the interview, Schaeffer even took the classic
“no comment”
route when asked if she had to
“rework any scenes”
to adjust to the potentially changing continuity of the MCU story:
“There’s an amount of jockeying and repositioning [at Marvel], and a lot of that didn’t actually affect [WandaVision] and my work directly. I mean, this is not their first rodeo. They’ve been doing this for so long, Kevin [Feige]’s been doing this so well for so long. He is so deft… I think what he’s always leaving space for is a better idea, but that space also that’s left is for course correcting should it need to happen. I think there’s been challenges for Marvel on this, but it’s working out beautifully from where I’m sitting.”
JAC SCHAEFFER AVOIDS MARVEL SNIPERS
The
WandaVision
showrunner clearly understands what she can and can’t say in order to avoid getting in trouble with the higher-ups at Marvel,
who are always on the lookout for spoilers
. In this case, Schaeffer’s no-comment is particularly suspicious due to the specifics of what she was asked.
Interviewer: “Did you have to rework any scenes because there were properties that didn’t actually come out [before
WandaVision
] in terms of the connectivity of it all?”
Schaeffer: “I don’t think I can answer that, sorry, sorry, sorry.”
To recap
the MCU’s original schedule before the pandemic
,
Black Widow
was supposed to release in theaters in May 2020 before
Eternals
arrived in early November. On the Disney+ side,
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
was originally planned for a late/summer 2020 release after
Black Widow
while
WandaVision
would have come in either late 2020 or early 2021.
In terms of how
WandaVision
could have connected to the other MCU entries, rumors were circling that the Disney+ show
would intertwine with events from
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
. There are no specific plot details known about the latter, so it’s difficult to predict how the two series would have interwoven together if
WandaVision
had been the second Disney+ release rather than the first.
No matter what the result of a connection may have been, it’s another indication of how deeply the Disney+ shows are set to connect
both with each other and with the MCU movies
. Even considering how the MCU built its name by weaving multiple franchises together into one cohesive story, the team appears to have intentions to take this concept to new heights as Phase 4 continues.
WandaVision
will continue with Episode 4
on January 29, and
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
will debut on Disney+
on March 19. Currently,
Black Widow
is set to release in theaters on May 7, with
Eternals
arriving on November 5.
