In 2026, Disney will put out a new Avengers film, its Mandalorian movie, another Toy Story and the live-action Moana. It’s “as strong as any slate that I’ve seen in a long time, since — well in 2019 I think was our best year — the strongest I’ve seen since then.”

Disney CEO Bob Iger sees Thunderbolts* as the “first and best example” of Marvel’s new focus on its feature slate yielding strong returns. During a conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss the company’s better-than-expected results in the fiscal second quarter,

Disney’s CEO Bob Iger has admitted the company’s film slate has struggled in post-pandemic times by focusing too much on quantity and not enough on quality. Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, in particular,