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Lengthy gone are the conspiracies touting James Gunn being despatched undercover by Marvel Cinematic Universe head honcho Kevin Feige as a double agent tasked to tear down the competitors from inside, and as an alternative is the scrumptious irony of the DC Studios co-CEO being pinpointed because the individual with the perfect probability of rescuing Part 5 from even additional dismay.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is each the franchise’s second worst-rated installment on Rotten Tomatoes and joint lowest-graded characteristic on CinemaScore, whereas a last-minute delay for The Marvels and tales of Disney urging Marvel Studios to decelerate in an effort to focus extra on high quality than amount have set alarm bells ringing.
The MCU has launched 31 options up to now, and it’s not gone unnoticed that the three weakest performers on Rotten Tomatoes and CinemaScore have arrived within the final 13 months, main many to decrease their expectations for not simply the remainder of Part 5, however the Multiverse Saga as a complete.
There’s one glimmer of sunshine on the finish of the tunnel, although, and it’s Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Not solely will the filmmaker be trying to exit with the largest bang attainable as he wraps up his affiliation with each the present iteration of the staff however the MCU in its entirety, however the first two installments within the cosmic collection rank among the many hottest and joyously entertaining entries to ever be slapped with the acquainted opening fanfare.
Whereas there’s all the time the possibility Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 seems to be one other bust, we’d really feel assured in saying it’s most unlikely, placing Marvel within the morbidly hilarious state of affairs of requiring the boss of DC to attempt to flip the tide of opinion by getting the shaky Part 5 again on the rails.