Marvel Studios' SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Expected To Be Shelved Moving Forward Amid Ongoing MCU Changes

Marvel Studios' SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Expected To Be Shelved Moving Forward Amid Ongoing MCU Changes

Marvel Studios is already in the process of changing its approach to small screen storytelling and it now appears as if the plan is to ditch the "Special Presentation" format introduced late last year...

By JoshWilding - Nov 27, 2023 08:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Major changes are currently taking place at Marvel Studios. Disney CEO Bob Iger was the first to decide that Disney+ needed to be shored up with an endless supply of Marvel and Star Wars content, but his replacement, Bob Chapek, took that ball and ran with it...and then kept running. 

As a result, the MCU has found itself dealing with quantity over quality issues. VFX has suffered and, more importantly, so has storytelling quality. Now, the returning Iger is setting out to get Marvel Studios back on the right track. 

Thus far, that's entailed reducing the number of movies and TV shows we get, hence why 2024 will likely see the release of only Deadpool 3, Echo, and Agatha (X-Men '97 will probably be the only animated project we get, while Ironheart has slipped into 2025 despite shooting wrapping up last year). 

The Multiverse Saga has featured the release of multiple big and small screen projects over the course of a calendar year, leading to there being perhaps too much of a good thing. We even had a couple of "Special Presentations" in 2022, though it appears their days are now numbered.

According to scooper Daniel Richtman, the plan is to shelve them after Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special both underperformed on Disney+.

Despite the latter being a star-studded "inbetweenquel" set between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, we're not surprised to hear this as the marketing campaigns for both felt last-minute and largely underwhelmed. 

Where does this lead The Witches' Road "Special" expected to follow Agatha? All we know right now is it will be "handled differently," suggesting it could be folded into that series or perhaps released in another format. 

The disappointing part of this news, of course, is that we were expecting "Special Presentations" which would revolve around characters like Nova and Silver Surfer. Instead, it seems Marvel Studios will find other ways to introduce those characters (they are, after all, better suited to the big screen). 

Ultimately, releasing near-feature-length specials like these on streaming leads to no real financial benefit for Disney+; while fans certainly had a good time with the stellar Werewolf by Night, it's not as if the obscure character would have led to a significant surge in all-important subscriber numbers! 

What do you think bout this latest change for the MCU? As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section. 

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KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 11/27/2023, 8:47 AM

















Are you getting this???
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 11/27/2023, 8:47 AM
Marvel Studios just throwing everything at the wall, and see what sticks. I knew Special Presentation wasn't gonna last...
PC04
PC04 - 11/27/2023, 8:47 AM
That's a bummer, but I get it from a business perspective. Hopefully they change their mind and we get some cools tie-ins at some point again.
Fares
Fares - 11/27/2023, 8:48 AM
Damn we shelving the things that worked the best okay
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/27/2023, 9:39 AM
@Fares - even good things come to an end because society as a whole gets bored with even success because we are consistently distracted by cell-phones, streaming television, and so on.
Matador
Matador - 11/27/2023, 8:51 AM
They weren't that Special but I did like GoTG Christmas Special more than Werewolf by Night was disappointing.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 11/27/2023, 9:33 AM
@Matador - That's like your personal opinion, both Special Presentations received high praise, WWBN had great reviews.
Matador
Matador - 11/28/2023, 8:38 AM
@Shmokey20 - Yup it is my opinion and then I canceled Disney +.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 11/30/2023, 7:33 AM
@Matador - OH I've canceled D+ ages ago
Matador
Matador - 11/30/2023, 8:57 AM
@Shmokey20 - So you didn't watch it then?
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 12/14/2023, 8:07 AM
@Matador - You don't need D+ to watch a D+ show, matter fact you can watch any show and movie you want online for free, why pay for it?... go explore the internet or something
Matador
Matador - 12/14/2023, 12:04 PM
@Shmokey20 - Thank you for the tip but I work on my computer everyday that's the last thing I want to do is be on my computer longer than need too.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 12/15/2023, 9:47 PM
@Matador - I use the browser on my TV
J0HNS0N
J0HNS0N - 11/27/2023, 8:52 AM
Learning the wrong lesson, as usual.
thewanderer
thewanderer - 11/27/2023, 8:52 AM
Bad move IMO.

IMO they should be utilizing these 1 hr specials for things that shouldn’t be getting full fledged shows.


As well as catching viewers up on characters we haven’t seen in awhile.
Vigor
Vigor - 11/27/2023, 9:12 AM
@thewanderer - I guess it goes. If people were showing up we would get more.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/27/2023, 9:41 AM
@thewanderer - These 'special presentations should have been far away from each other. Time gives people a chance to digest a film/show and regenerate interest in the next show.
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 11/27/2023, 8:59 AM
"Ultimately, releasing near-feature-length specials like these on streaming leads to no real financial benefit for Disney+; while fans certainly had a good time with the stellar Werewolf by Night, it's not as if the obscure character would have led to a significant surge in all-important subscriber numbers!"
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/27/2023, 8:59 AM
But both Marvel Special Presentations were good.



Rumor announcement second Seasons for Ms.Marvel,She-Hulk and Moon Knight.

Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/27/2023, 12:37 PM
@marvel72 -
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/27/2023, 9:02 AM
They should have made Three more Marvel Special Presentations.

Man-Thing Halloween Special
Nova (Rich Rider)
Silver Surfer origin (White and male)
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 11/27/2023, 9:08 AM
@marvel72 - alien silver man must be white lmao
Repian
Repian - 11/27/2023, 9:11 AM
@marvel72 - I was hoping to see a Special Presentation of the original X-Men narrated by Charles Xavier.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/27/2023, 9:22 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - Norrin Radd is white in the comics.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/27/2023, 9:29 AM
@Repian - Yeah that would be cool, I can see a Magneto and Doctor Doom origin being quite good as well.
RedFury
RedFury - 11/27/2023, 10:22 AM
@marvel72 - does he really need to be white though? I mean I don't have a problem with him staying white.

But when it comes to casting the surfer, I feel like the most important part is getting someone with a voice that carries and has presence. Laurence Fishburne was an excellent choice to voice the surfer in the last film.

Plus we probably won't see him as Norrin all that much. I think his race really isn't all that important to the character this time around. Especially seeing as he's an alien with a made-up culture. It's a much different situation than say changing someone like Steve Rogers, or T'Challa.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/27/2023, 10:30 AM
@RedFury - Same as the comics, that like saying does Black Panther, Bishop, Storm, Luke Cage and Spawn have to be black.

Of course they do.
RedFury
RedFury - 11/27/2023, 10:45 AM
@marvel72 - oh totally. They for sure should stay black, just like some characters should stay white. No argument there.

But I wouldn't say Norrin Rad being white is all that important to who he is. I might agree if he was from earth and his origin was him being say.. Scottish or something. But since he's just some random alien from a planet we haven't encountered in the MCU, I think the skies the limit for who they cast.

I'd be totally fine if they made him purple or blue even. Just as long as he spends most of his screen time Silver.
MarDCel
MarDCel - 11/27/2023, 10:49 AM
@marvel72 - he's a silver alien, you muppet. His human skin color is the least important part of his character unlike those characters you mentioned.
RolandD
RolandD - 11/27/2023, 12:50 PM
@MarDCel -
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/27/2023, 12:53 PM
@marvel72
@RedFury
- while Spawn is held onto for obvious reasons, I'd argue that the character of Spawn (to my knowledge) doesn't HAVE to be black only based upon the essence of the character.
DanFlashesShirt
DanFlashesShirt - 11/27/2023, 1:25 PM
@marvel72 - there’s certain characters where the race really doesn’t matter.. this one in particular, it’s really his voice that they need to cast right.

He’s the silver surfer, not the white surfer.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/27/2023, 9:07 AM
They were great but they just weren’t watched as much as the series were. If I were Marvel I would stop the six episode series and start with hour long ten episode seasons and I would focus on the street level and horror characters i.e. the ones you get more bang for your buck with. You don’t need much connectivity to the movies as long as they take place in the same cinematic universe.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 11/27/2023, 9:35 AM
@TheUnworthyThor - BINGO! EXACTLY THIS! 10 Episode 1 hour seasons! Focusing on street & horror level charecters! I would watch TF out of that.
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