Marvel's 2023 in nutshell: Here's what worked and did not work for them
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
