While there have been occasions when promo art has offered early sneak peeks at upcoming MCU movies, that was as good as it got for a long time. Phase 4, on the other hand, has been plagued by leaks, with full plot breakdowns, concept art, and major story details often showing up online months in advance for every major Marvel Studios release.
The pandemic is no doubt partially to blame, especially with so many VFX artists working from home (and deeply unhappy with how they're created by Marvel Studios).
Now, though, Marvel Studios' Vice President of Production and Development Nate Moore - who was also an executive producer on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - has revealed that they're taking greater efforts to avoid spoiler leaks.
Explaining to Deadline (via The Direct) that Disney employees are typically invented to test screenings, he adds: "[Before], they could bring friends. I think we tightened up a bit, because frankly, people leak and it sort of ruins it for everyone."
Moore also shed some light on the MCU's mysterious Parliament. "And then we have an internal group, who has been called Parliament for reasons that are too goofy to get into. But it’s just all of us who make these movies and shows. You get a pretty unvarnished response to your film that is not motivated by [anything] other than we all want everything to be great."
"I think between those two groups, you get an interesting cross-section of ideas. And you definitely know when both groups are saying the same thing, hey, that’s a problem," he continues. "Sometimes, you’ll get more producer notes versus normal people notes and you have to decipher which one is valuable or if they can co-exist."
We'll see whether this works, but as much as we all love delving into spoilers now and again, it has been a shame to see full plot outlines for movies like Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels readily available online. Just days ago, an image even started circulating on social media allegedly showing a first look at Fantastic Four's Galactus.
Do you think Marvel Studios needs to tighten up its spoiler protocols?