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Marvel Matters: How Marvel Studios are realizing its all about the story again, even if it means killing MCU's Nova, Edgar Wright's Ant-Man, and more
Or how to kill your fandom darlings before they go wild (or go dead).
A good concept can spur countless ideas for a movie or television series, but as we've learned over the years - especially when it comes to superhero movies - a great concept doesn't always equal a great movie or TV show. Take for example Marvel Studios' Ant-Man & Wasp: Quantumania or DC Studios' Black Adam. What we've learned is that a great story is the engine that drives a great movie or TV series and that other elements - the concept, the cast, the director, the marketing - can't save a bad story. And just because you are riding high off another success, you can't forget that.
Recently, the hitmakers at Marvel Studios shelved plans for three MCU TV series - Nova, Strange Academy, and Terror Inc. This comes after a prolonged six-year development saga for Mahershala Ali's Blade (with the studio recently taking
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