As Fans Criticize Disney Fumbling Wonder Man and Blade, Creator Acknowledges 'Important Conversations' About 'The Kind of Stories We're Prioritizing'

Wonder Man creator Andrew Guest has acknowledged the "important conversations" that fans are having pursuing connection of the show's cancellation, and aft Blade prima Mahershala Ali slammed Disney for fumbling Blade.

Last week, Marvel fans were near stunned by Marvel's abrupt U-turn connected a 2nd play for the Emmy-nominated Wonder Man, which had antecedently been announced arsenic renewed. Days later, Ali voiced his strongest disapproval yet implicit Marvel's nonaccomplishment to marque his long-promised Blade reboot, which present looks improbable to ever happen.

While some of these projects were scrapped for abstracted reasons, Marvel fans person highlighted the existent situaton arsenic a "terrible look" for the company's enactment of projects starring Black actors, and called for amended attraction to beryllium taken going forward.

"Between this and Wonder Man, TERRIBLE look Marvel," 1 instrumentality wrote successful a lengthy thread connected reddit. "Oof this truly hurts," said another. "Marvel has to get their s*** together," wrote a third.

Numerous comments person highlighted the varying issues impacting the prime oregon merchandise of different projects featuring Black characters successful caller years. Announced successful 2020, the Don Cheadle-starring Armor Wars has been near missing successful action. After finishing filming successful 2022, Ironheart's motorboat was held backmost until 2025, impacting the series' momentum. Samuel L. Jackson's Secret Invasion bid saw Nick Fury get a solo task aft 15 years, lone for it to crook retired arsenic 1 of the lowest-rated Marvel projects ever, with nary plans announced for his return. After earning Captain America's shield successful 2019, Anthony Mackie's six-year hold for a movie ended successful the messy and disappointing Brave New World, portion immoderate fans person criticized the consequent reintroduction of Steve Rogers. And aft crossing implicit to the X-Men beingness astatine the extremity of The Marvels, Monica Rambeau has, truthful far, been near retired of the Avengers: Doomsday marketing.

Of course, different Marvel projects person besides deed issues oregon been poorly-received — some Thor: Love & Thunder and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania rapidly outpouring to caput — but, again, fans person pointed to the supra database being an unfortunate look — and Guest appeared to agree.

"I've been listening, I admit you all, I consciousness however you each feel," Guest said successful a video posted connected TikTok.

"I admit everyone getting retired determination and letting your voices beryllium heard astir however you consciousness astir this," helium continued. "I deliberation there's important conversations being had online astir the benignant of stories we're prioritizing and the benignant of shows that platforms privation to make."

Looking to the future, it's unclear to what grade Marvel inactive plans to marque live-action Disney+ shows. Other than Vision Quest and Daredevil: Born Again Season 3, which person already been filmed, nary different projects person been announced. The aforesaid is besides existent of Disney's Star Wars wing, which besides has nary confirmed further bid successful the pipeline present it has finished filming Ahsoka Season 2.

As for Marvel's movie projects, the institution has Black Panther 3 and the Ryan Gosling-starring Ghost Rider coming successful 2028 pursuing Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Marvel has reserved a 3rd 2028 merchandise date, too, which is apt erstwhile the company's X-Men reboot volition arrive.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social