With New York Comic Con underway, all the who’s-whos of the comicbook world are schmoozin' and boozin', and apparently sharing big secrets. According to a report atBleeding Cool, in the wake of the recentschedule changesto accommodate theAnt-Mansequel,Ant-Man and The Wasp, the folks over at Marvel are planning to retool their schedule even further and drop a major title off the roster completely. Which title?The Inhumans, and that…actually makes some sense.
I’m naturally skeptical of things said in bars. I’m even more skeptical about things said in bars by people who work for a notoriously private company. However, Marvel Studios recently underwent a massive shakeup that saw thedissolution of the Marvel creative committeeand a critical restructuring in the chain of command. Mainly, MCU mastermindKevin Feigenolonger reports to Marvel headIke Pulmutter. Instead, Fiege reports directly to Disney, a divorce of power that was supposedly borne out of Pulmutter’snotorious stinginess. However, Perlmutter still maintains oversight of Marvel’s TV group, publishing, animation, and other New York-based operations, andJeph Loeb, head of Marvel TV, continues to report to Perlmutter.
It was widely speculated that this move would lead to a further divide between Marvel TV and Marvel film, which have remained distant since the start ofMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.despite the occasional crossover. If that were the case,Inhumanswould be a natural point of contention. The Inhumans were introduced at the end ofAgent’s of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s second season, play a critical role in the current season, and are likely to remain a major component in the coming years. Indeed, the report states that it was the TV end that pushed to cancel the movie given how much time, marketing and story they’ve invested in establishing the saga of the Inhumans.
From the film side of things, I can’t honestly see a world where Fiege wouldn’t getInhumansif he wanted theInhumans, but with everything the MCU already has going for it, and the wealth of IP to chose from, it could very well not be something he sees as essential to Phase 3 and 4. And if Marvel TV and Marvel Film are looking to head their separate ways, cancelingThe Inhumansmovie would make a very clear statement.
Even though the pieces seem to add up, this is all conjecture for now, hinged on a lot of very big ifs. For now, theInhumansmovie is set for a July 12th, 2019 release. What do you guys think? Would you be sad to see theInhumansmovie scraped? Do you think Marvel TV and Marvel Film will continue to grow apart? Sound off in the comments below.
