Kevin Wright joined Marvel Studios as a development assistant before being tasked with working as a production and development manager on 2016's Doctor Strange. From there, he rose to associate producer on Ant-Man and the Wasp in 2018 and, as a full-fledged producer, took charge of Loki.
Now, though, his time in the MCU has reached its end.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Loki executive producer and former Vice President of production and development at Marvel Studios has exited his position to produce original film and TV projects, independently. It's currently unclear what those will be but they'll surely be worth keeping an eye on.
"I am incredibly proud of my contributions to the MCU and thankful for my time at Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company," he told the trade. "The industry has changed dramatically during my near decade with the company, and I can no longer ignore my desire to independently produce original films and television."
"I extend my love and gratitude to everyone at Marvel Studios," Wright concluded.
His crucial role in shaping Loki cannot be understated. "I wrote a 30-page pitch of what [Loki] could be," he explained last year. "It had the TVA, He Who Remains and Victor Timely was even in there."
"And before we had writers, directors or anything, it was basically pitching it to Tom [Hiddleston], because he was very much like, 'I don’t want to ruin this wonderful arc I’ve had for the last ten years. What exactly is this?' So it was getting him excited about it."
His input is said to have extended to pushing for immersive 360-degree sets. As Wright also revealed last year, "Loki season two came in under budget and on time. We had zero additional photography, and we’re probably the first project ever at Marvel to do that."
This is quite a loss for Marvel Studios, though Loki wasn't expected to get a season 3. The God of Mischief's story ended with him sitting at the centre of the Multiverse at the end of season 2, and while he's set to return in the upcoming Avengers movies, the TVA is making the leap to the big screen in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Marvel Studios and Disney have yet to issue any sort of statement regarding Wright's decision to explore other opportunities in Hollywood.
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