Marvel Studios has tackled a multitude of genres and tones, the horror genre has, however, remained absent. Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, recently spoke to ComicBook.com about whether he plans to tackle the darker side of the MCU at some point in the future - specifically through characters such as Blade and Man-Thing.
Feige first states his fondness for both those characters and the genre before confirming that the studio tackling horror in some capacity is indeed a possibility:
I like both of those characters that you named, and I think, again, horror can mean a lot of things. Horror, did you mean a movie like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Hostel or a Friday the 13th or a Poltergeist? Poltergeist is a little bit more my wheelhouse, that's such a great movie and it scared the heck out of me but it's really fun. I don't know, I certainly would like to play with as many genres as possible.
The studio continues to evolve their cinematic universe with each new endeavour being different from the last, and, thankfully, it doesn't sound like they'll be ceasing the boundary-pushing anytime soon. Their most recent film, Black Panther, did not shy away from sensitive and important social issues, while other films like Ant-Man and the Wasp or Thor Ragnarok take on more light-hearted characteristics.
Feige explains his pride in the studio's diverse catalogue:
I think it always and I hope will continue to vary. I enjoy very much the success of Thor: Ragnarok, and all of the articles that were being written around the release of that film that 'the MCU has now just gone full comedy,' 'MCU has just embraced the full silliness and is just embracing a very eclectic, strange sense of humor.'
I remember reading those and thinking, 'Yes, but wait till you see Black Panther.' And now Black Panther and the advertisements for Infinity War, 'everything's gonna be dark now, everything's gonna be...' I will say it always will vary depending on the story we wanna tell on any individual movie.
What do you think about Marvel Studios' diverse catalogue of movies? Would you like to see the studio tackle the horror genre down the line?