Why Marvel’s Phase 5 Delays Are a Good Thing

Four of Marvel Studios' 2023 Phase 5 releases have seemingly been bumped out of this year and into the next, but that may actually be good for the MCU as a whole.

Marvel Studios always had a tough task with Phase 4 following up on Avengers: Endgame and the Infinity Saga. Unfortunately, that job only got harder when the COVID-19 pandemic rolled around to bring a halt to the production of various projects and subsequent delays to the entire phase.

But that hasn't been the end of the troubles, as behind-the-scenes difficulties have continued to plague the franchise - in part caused by the massive increase in content output overwhelming VFX houses. As a whole, the fan response to Phase 4 simply hasn't been as unanimously positive as the Infinity Saga of the past.

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