To say that this year has been rough for Marvel Studios is a bit of an understatement. The studio that was once thought to be invincible has shown that it has weaknesses and audiences are starting to take note. Look at the two most recent releases, “The Marvels” and “Loki” Season 2, for example. The former is the lowest grossing opening weekend in the history of the studio, and the latter seemingly shut the door on the main villain for the next several years, leaving the future uncertain. Thankfully, The Playlist Podcast is here to parse through those two recent releases and take into account all of 2023 to answer the question on everyone’s mind— Is Marvel Studios on the verge of irrelevance?
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Over the course of the discussion, we give our thoughts on “The Marvels,” a film which had the already-mentioned low-grossing opening but doesn’t really deserve the hate it seems to be getting from people. It’s definitely not the trainwreck people are making it out to be. And conversely, is “Loki” Season 2 the greatest Marvel project to ever exist? Ehhhh, let’s not go that far. 
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In addition, we talk about all of the Marvel news and rumors that seem to have been largely negative in 2023. What’s happening with Jonathan Majors? Are “Blade” and “Captain America: New World Order” going through behind-the-scenes problems? And are audiences sick of Marvel Studios or just sick of bad movies and TV shows?
You can hear the full discussion below:

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