Marvel has had a plan. This plan has been to the satisfaction of comic book readers and movie fans a like. All of their movies are tied one to another as to create a unified universe of characters, all leading up to the release of the Avengers. The plan hasn’t changed, but the release schedule of the films have been pushed back about a year.
“This new schedule strongly sequences Marvel’s movie debut dates, big screen character introductions and momentum. It maximizes the visibility of our single character-focused films, leading to the highly anticipated release of the multi-character ‘The Avengers’ film in 2012,” said David Maisel, Chairman, Marvel Studios.
I am of mixed emotions over this. I always thought the release schedule was ambitious, and I was really looking forward to seeing them. However with movies coming out next year that don’t even have completed scripts or casting, I wondered how they were going to do it.
So as disappointed as I am to hear these are being delayed, I am at least encouraged that they are taking their time to get it right and give themselves some elbow room. I would hate for them to accept a casting based solely on availablility due to their tight schedule. This also gives them room for production concerns as well.
