Report Indicates Disney Is Making Kevin Feige Tone Down Politics in Marvel

Recently, Marvel shows and films have been hit or miss at the box office. While “Deadpool and Wolverine” did amazing, “Captain America: Brave New World” and “The Marvels” did not.

Now, a new report indicates that Disney is telling Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, to walk back the political messaging.

According to Main Middle Man on X, Feige wanted to focus on social issues with the X-Men, and Disney wants a mass appeal film.

Here is what Main Middle Man posted,

“Feige wanted a more grounded X-Men story with a plot that really focused on social issues and disagreements about what it means to be a mutant. He wanted a powerful dramatic movie that really showed what the X-Men were all about, with the Brotherhood of Mutants as the bad guys.

But that's not what Iger and Disney want. Aware of the poor performance of more restrained films (especially the disappointing box office results, like CA4 and Thunderbolts recently) the script has been requested to focus on an great event film to get a wider audience attention.

So, expect a MCU's first X-Men movie being huge on events, focusing the Box Office, with more action and fan services. Ideological issues will carry on, but they will be less important than dealing with something bigger.”

Disney CEO Bob Iger apparently wants a film that will appeal to a large audience, full of action and clear “good guys” and “bad guys,” and they have told Feige to tow the line.

For Disney, they just want to see the money. They are likely tired of paying for agenda films that cost them millions. For every theatrical win, the company has seen several box office losses. All the gains are eaten up by the losses.

Disney doesn’t want to foot the bill for political grandstanding anymore. Given the box office returns late, it is easy to understand why. Not Marvel but “Snow White” anyone.

Meanwhile, Pedro Pascal, who will play Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in the new “Fantastic Four: First Steps” film, is already causing controversy for his political commentary and hot takes.

I don’t know if being the male version of Rachel Zegler is exactly what Disney and Bob Iger are looking for right now, especially when they need the new F4 film to do well.

This comes after Vanessa Kirby discussed gender politics in relation to the new film and Joseph Quinn announced that Johnny Storm will be more sensitive to people’s feelings.

Right now, Disney needs the film to speak for itself and the actors to stop talking.

If what Main Middle Man says is true, I agree with Bob Iger. Disney needs to go back to profiting from their theatrical releases. Pushing fun and mass appeal over social commentary.

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