Vision Quest To Be Last Marvel Series To Feature Characters From Film Universe: Report
Vision Quest, headlined by Paul Bettany, is currently under production in the UK. The spinoff follows the 2021 WandaVision (2021), but according to a new report, the Disney+ series will be the last to feature major characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A new report reveals that production of Marvel Television shows will also be reduced to one or two a year as the studio prepares to cut down on its spending. Here's what we know so far.
Upcoming Marvel TV shows won't be connected to film universe
According to a report in The Insneider, Vision Quest is set to be the last MCU series that will have major film characters. Bettany has been a part of the MCU since the beginning as the voice of JARVIS in Iron Man (2008). He also plays Vision in the MCU, and his last film appearance was in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018.Interestingly, the Vision Quest series is bringing back past film characters, as James Spader will reprise his role as Ultron from Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Faran Tahir is also coming back as Raza from Iron Man. Created by Terry Matalas, Vision Quest also reportedly follows the 2024 series Agatha All Along. Todd Stashwick and Ruaridh Mollica have been cast in the Disney+ series, but their characters and plotlines have not been revealed properly.
Why Marvel Studios is thinking its entire strategy for films and shows
The Insneider's report also states that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is dialing things back as the focus will be on one or two live-action shows per year. Daredevil: Born Again is also filming its second season, and The Punisher special is in the works for the streamer. A new series titled Champions is reportedly in development and is said to feature characters from the Young Avengers.Earlier this year, the head of streaming, television, and animation at Marvel Studios, Brad Winderbaum, revealed that the studio was not moving ahead with new seasons for Agatha All Along and Moon Knight. This new report also matches another article about Marvel's future from The Wall Street Journal. Many of the studio's films and series have not matched their expectations, and there is internal worry at the studio that audiences might have "Marvel fatigue." The studio executives also shared that the MCU couldn't get many new fans because there was already so much material to catch up on.