Polygon.com / 27.07.25

Every tease Marvel still needs to pay off, in theory

Over the past 17 years, Marvel Studios has focused as much on the continuity of its ongoing mega-story as its focused on the content of any given superhero film. The 23-film Infinity Saga was never just about individual movie narratives it was about the buildup to Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, the two-part blockbuster event that brought the entire sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe together for one grand battle royale. But once the Infinity Saga wrapped with 2019s Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel had to find a new central organizing factor, a way to give all the crossovers, cataclysmic conflicts, and multiverse mayhem some meaning. That process has been bumpy, and its left Marvel with a lot of loose ends, hints, and promises of sagas to come, which have become difficult to keep track of. With Marvel Studios aiming for reduced output after a series of box-office disappointments, some of those teases may never get payoffs. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige says some of th...
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