How Marvel looks at stories from the beginning going forward, according to Kevin Feige

You may not have noticed it, but Marvel Studios has done something interesting over the past two years. While their bread and butter were original stories – by directly adapting the classic comics by establishing individual heroes to be part of the wider universe – this was not at all 39, agenda for a project published in 2017 or 2018. It may be wondering how the studio's philosophy regarding these stories may have changed, and to hear from Marvel Studios' president, Kevin Feige, the situation is … complicated. He recently told me,

I do not think there is a global philosophy. I think it's case by case. If [Black] Panther had not appeared in Captain America: ] Civil War would we have made a different version of the opening of this film? May be. That's, sometimes, as Dr. Strange the origins can be great, the original stories can be fascinating. If there is, in the future, new stories that require origins … When I speak of a structure of traditional origin, it is Superman : The Movie no? That is what follows – or even Iron Man . Take an extra hour to see the guy or girl in the outfit. Sometimes, that's the way to do it. Sometimes it's awesome. And sometimes there are other ways to do it.

I found myself contemplating stories from the beginning recently thinking of Ant-Man & The Wasp specifically his ability to tell a natural story and adapted to his heroes. be anchored to the exhibition and presentations. As you may have guessed, I then brought these thoughts with me to my interview with Kevin Feige over the weekend, during the press day of the new Marvel movie in Los Angeles . Since we have not seen a history of classic origin since 2016, I asked if the state of mind of the company had evolved, but in Feige 's answer, I learned that the answer is not very clear.

Essentially answer about the current approach of the Marvel Studios on the original stories, the idea being essentially of "case by case", but this creates a particular conflict surprising for them which will become exponentially more difficult to manage creatively like the Marvel Cinematic. The universe continues and expands with new characters. There has always been a very clear dedication to the source material exercised by this franchise, but the similarity of some of the classic stories could become creative quicksand for these films, if they could not mix things up and adopt approaches

The good news is that it's something Kevin Feige recognizes, which means that Marvel overall will be able to tackle it in the coming years. Although there is no specific philosophy regarding the original stories, there is one that is to constantly try to do new things, to experiment with different genres and to create unique arcs.

I think it's a lot less specific originally, because, as I just said, sometimes it can be subverted, sometimes you play it. This is the best way to do it. The biggest philosophy is, with every film we make, how can we do it in a way that we have not done before? How, whether it's a sequel, whether it's an origin, whether it's a spin off, how can we make a movie that's fun first, as we develop it and then because we produce it

Kevin Feige then proudly put the Marvel Studios file on the table, noting that it changes things and does things differently, which has brought them to the point here:

Ant -Man & The Wasp is our 20th film in the MCU, and I think we came here surprising people, surprising us and changing things where things need to be changed, by changing things and adapting them for lack of a better term, fresh. And that will continue.

Of course, there is a big project on the horizon that should be an interesting addition to this ongoing conversation. I am referring, of course, to Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Captain Marvel . The sci-fi movie of the 90's will be the first title of Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2016 to present a hero that we had never seen on the screen before, and there will be a lot of eyes to see how the franchise manages heroic origins. transformation of Carol Danvers, played by Brie Larson. This image should be much clearer in a few months when the first trailer is released.

From here, fans will enjoy the ongoing adventures of Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), with their new film theatrically released on July 6th. Stay tuned here on CinemaBlend with more of my interviews with the stars and the director of the film, as well as more of my sit down with Kevin Feige.