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Marvel Studios Boss Admits 2023 Was a ‘Rough Time,’ but Says: ‘If We Just Stayed on Top, That Would’ve Been the Worst Thing’ and ‘We Learned Our Lesson’


Marvel co-president Louis D’Esposito says staying on top forever was going to be a bad thing for the company.

D’Esposito’s comment falls in line with what Disney CEO Bob Iger said May 7 during the company’s quarterly earnings call. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige told Empire that he’s comfortable with being an underdog again, which is the same position he found himself before “Iron Man” launched the MCU in 2008. “Deadpool and Wolverine” director Shawn Levy added, “You’d have to live under a rock not to know that the last few Marvel movies have failed to ignite the world in the way that so many did.

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