With “Deadpool 3” and “Echo” ready to release next year, «Agatha» is one movie which is expected to be different. Agatha promises to set queer and queer-adjacent hearts aflame with “Heartstopper’s” Joe Locke and Aubrey Plaza and Patti LuPone. Sony Pictures, meanwhile, is set to release three Marvel films in 2024: “Madame Web” with Dakota Johnson in February, “Kraven the Hunter” with Aaron Taylor-Johnson in August and “Venom 3” with Tom Hardy in November.
2023 saw three MCU releases — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Marvels. It also saw three Disney+ TV shows — “Secret Invasion,” “Loki” Season 2 and the upcoming “What If…?” Season 2. On the Sony side of things, there was also “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and the PlayStation video game “Spider-Man 2.”
Movies like “Spider-Verse,” “Guardians” and “Loki,” were well received, while others we’d like to forget about (we’re looking at you, “Ant-Man,” “Secret Invasion” and “The Marvels”). There was plenty of off-screen drama this year too, like the firings of Jonathan Majors, Victoria Alonso and Ike Perlmutter.
A look at Marvel’s high and the low of 2023.
Highs:
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Star Angela Bassett Makes Oscar History
Angela Bassett's moment went down in Marvel history: She was nominated for best supporting actress for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” In January, she became the first Marvel actor to receive an Oscar nod, and she’s the first woman and person of color from a comic book adaptation to be recognised for their acting by the Academy.
Marvel Entertainment Merges With Marvel Studios — and Ike Perlmutter Leaves the Company
Guardians