Christopher Nolan praises the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Everyone salutes the rising sun. Everyone admires those things that are successful, but whenever they witness a fall, they start losing their luster before people’s eyes. Something similar happened with the mega superhero franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe. There was a time when MCU films enjoyed critical and commercial success. The superhero franchise bestowed the cinematic world with many epic stories and great characters.
However, with time, its spark started diminishing, and it began witnessing a massive decline at the box office. The recent releases of the franchise received criticism and miserably failed to impress the fans. While all people see today is the diminishing quality of Marvel films, the iconic filmmaker Christopher Nolan, known for his keen observational skills, has nothing but praise for the Marvel franchise.
What is Christopher Nolan’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Throughout his career, Christopher Nolan has delivered many incredible films and has worked in diverse genres. He is known for his work on DC Comics’ “The Dark Knight” trilogy, which includes films like “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” and “The Dark Knight Rises.
Having experience working with superhero films, Nolan is well aware of the dynamics of the Superhero franchise. Despite being a director of DC Universe, Nolan showed his gratitude to the rival franchise MCU. Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently facing a tough time at the box office. At such a crucial time, Nolan showed his faith in the franchise and acknowledged its impact on the Hollywood industry.
During a conversation with The New York Times, Nolan commented on how MCU movies helped Hollywood in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, “Coming out of COVID, you say, ‘Thank God for Marvel movies.”
Looking at the previous box-office performance of MCU films, one may realize that Nolan is right to have high regard for the franchise. After the pandemic, when restrictions were lifted, cinemas struggled to entice moviegoers to visit theaters once again. At that time, it was MCU’s 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home — which almost broke the $2 billion mark at the global box office and helped keep the industry afloat after the pandemic.
With the upcoming highly anticipated films of MCU like “Deadpool 3,” there are chances that the franchise might make its comeback to the $1 billion club.
The Potential for Marvel Films to Achieve a String of $1 Billion Hits
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known as a mega-franchise for a reason. So what if the franchise faced a decline at the box office? Time gives everyone a chance to rise and fight again.
The upcoming releases and strategies chosen by the makers have the potential to uplift the franchise once again. Much hype can be felt among the audience for the upcoming “Deadpool 3,” which will star Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. The film’s trailer became the most-watched movie trailer of all time — within 24 hours. So now gauging the success of the upcoming film is not a hard task.
Even Disney CEO Bob Iger has some plans for the sequels and franchises. He has revealed that now the company will focus on upcoming sequels such as “The Kang Dynasty” and “Secret Wars,” as well as other highly anticipated films like “Fantastic Four” and “Spider-Man 4.”
With the forthcoming release of these highly anticipated sequels, the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks positive.
