After keeping us in the dark for so long, Marvel Studios has finally dropped a major release on Disney Plus and confirmed when we can expect two more to hit the platform — news that will either fill you with hope for the future of the MCU, or fear for it, depending on your personal levels of pessimism. For starters, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is at long last available to watch on streaming, but its arrival has spotlighted the most troublesome issue currently facing the Multiverse Saga…
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is finally on Disney Plus, but Marvel doesn’t want you to know it
Yes, after a record-breaking 87 days since its theatrical release, Quantumania is now Disney Plus-able — and yet, in a curious move, Marvel is staying strangely silent about its release on social media. Combine that with the fact that the film’s official synopsis on the site makes zero mention of main villain Kang the Conqueror, and it’s extremely clear that the studio is still working on exactly how it wants to handle the Jonathan Majors situation. And given that the franchise somewhat has a deadline now, thanks to Loki season two’s arrival in the fall, the clock is ticking.
The hunter becomes the hunted as Loki‘s season two release date means the MCU is going head-to-head with Sony
Speaking of which, as you may have heard, Loki season two is officially premiering on Oct. 6, which is a date that was already on Marvel fans’ radars as that is the same day when Sony will release its next live-action Spider-Man movie in cinemas, Kraven the Hunter, starring former MCU-er Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Although this isn’t a cinematic clash of Oppenheimer vs. Barbie proportions, Marvel surely knows what it’s doing in dropping the sophomore run of one of its most popular streaming series on the exact day its rival franchise slides a new film into cinemas.
The Marvels went from being 2023’s superhero summer tentpole to being buried between two other MCU releases
In addition to Loki premiering new episodes weekly through October and early November, Echo is also due to dump its entire first season on Nov. 29. But don’t forget that slap bang in the middle of those two releases is The Marvels, after it previously moved from its planned July due date to Nov. 10. The fact that the sequel to Brie Larson’s $1 billion-earning origins movie is being buried in this way is definitely raising red flags for those always looking for a reason to rag on all things Captain Marvel. And, even for the rest of us, the way Marvel’s 2023 has turned out so bottom-heavy suggests something isn’t going smoothly here.
More of the latest Marvel news — like a Doctor Strange star crossing the multiverse to join Venom 3 — will magic its way to your door in no time at all.