loooong layover the MCU s last entry to this point was
Spider-Man: Far From Home, which came out way back in July 2019
WandaVisionis beginning its 9-episode run on Disney+on January 15. As anyone who s seen any trailers or promotion could tell you, though, this is
not going to be your typical Marvel project; the show will follow Avengers Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (who died in
Infinity War (???) and is played by
Paul Bettany) as they journey through various forms of sitcoms.
Why is anyone s guess but surely this genre-bending show will eventually turn toward the action and adventure we re all eventually expecting, and it could certainly set the stage for other Marvel shows to come, and upcoming movies like
Disney will split its new movies between theatrical releases and straight-to-streaming, with
“Flora and Ulysses” and
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” going directly to Disney+, while
“Raya and the Last Dragon” will stream the same day it opens in theaters. And while bigger movies such as Marvel’s
“Black Widow” and
“Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” will debut in theaters only, they’ll still hit Disney+ before the year’s end.
Overall, Disney+ seems to be taking a cue from HBO, which built its brand by always having at least one must-see, tentpole show airing at any one time you only need four or five of those to have year-round programming. Disney+ is taking that and doubling down. As loaded as 2021 will be, expect 2022 and beyond to be ridiculously stuffed, with multiple Marvel, “Star Wars” and Pixar series airing at the same time, all year long. That’ll be hugely appealing to viewers of all ages.
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