Marvel is going through a rough patch There was some good buzz recently with the casting announcement for "Fantastic Four" However, "Marvels" did not fare well critically or at the box office Most significantly, Jonathan Majors was charged with third-degree reckless assault and harassment and subsequently convicted, causing a veritable "Qantas Trophy"

After the conviction, Marvel quickly fired Major, but the loss of a major villain for the next phase of the MCU still lingers

At least that's how the public perceives it The Hollywood Reporter revealed in a recent exposé that Marvel had already begun a soft reorganization of future Marvel movies and TV shows at the time "Ant-Man and the Wasp" was a critical flop: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quanta Mania bombed with critics and fans alike At the time of the film's release, it was revealed that Marvel had already begun a soft reorganization of future Marvel movies and TV shows Below are three major takeaways from that shocking announcement and what we should expect from Marvel's MCU reorganization

According to a report by THR's Boris Kitt and Aaron Couch, Meijer's conviction was either the straw that broke the camel's back or the excuse Marvel needed to get away from Meijer and Kang According to insiders, Marvel was already working to minimize the character after "Quantumania" failed to meet expectations

And if you watched "Loki" Season 2: well, you will certainly believe its insiders The show's second season features two variants of Kang the Conqueror, both of which (spoiler alert) end the season with no need to return to the MCU Furthermore, the only variant that really worked on a critical level was "The One Who Remains," and in retrospect, the character's script may have been what made it such a hit in season one more than anything else

Now, Marvel seems to have shelved the character altogether I wrote shortly after Majors was fired from the MCU that the best course Marvel could take was to move away from this character altogether and shift to other story lines Based on this report, and the fact that Kang will not appear in any future Marvel films, it appears that Marvel is planning to do just that

As reported in the THR article, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that "some of our studios have lost a little focus" This seems to be a direct reference to the fact that Marvel has only just started pumping out TV shows and movies for Disney Plus in the years since "The Avengers": after "Endgame," Marvel just started distributing TV shows and movies for Disney Plus, most of which failed to live up to expectations

But the clear rock bottom, it seems, was last year's Secret Invasion According to insiders, the costly failure was a major wake-up call for Marvel Studios, at least partially due to the departure of executive producer Kyle Bradstreet

This is not the first report Kit has made on the behind-the-scenes changes Marvel is making with regard to television programming; in October, Kit reported that Marvel's desire to not conform to traditional television production was causing serious problems In several projects that ended up halfway through production, the show's creators were replaced in the middle of production--specifically "Moon Knight" and "She-Hulk: The Lawyer"

Now, however, Marvel seems to be planning to give the showrunners more control And there may be some delays to give the creators as much time as possible to get things right so that the showrunners can properly execute their plans

Speaking of delays, Marvel fans should expect plenty of them in the next year or so Kit and Couch report that "Blade" has been delayed from a November 2025 release, and there is widespread speculation that it will likely be delayed from 2025 altogether

This is likely due in no small part to Iger's desire to focus on the shows and films the studio is releasing Marvel has only one film scheduled for release in 2024, "Deadpool & Wolverine," but a whopping four films are scheduled for 2025 Given that Disney no longer wants to flood audiences with content, it is likely that it will be "Blade" that will be postponed to allow the other three films to catch their breath

This reorganization and postponement tactic does not seem to be limited to films Despite several series like "Ironheart" already being filmed, only "X-Men '97" and "Agatha: Diary of a Dark Hold" have an official release date/window of 2024 If this doesn't change soon, it could be a sign that Marvel is intentionally holding back on TV shows as well