
A common refrain from audiences is that Marvel is pumping out too many movies and shows to keep track of. There might be a reason, after all, why Thunderbolts – a good-to-great movie littered with B-tier heroes from several MCU projects – didn't spark at the box office.
James Gunn, now heading up DC Studios alongside co-CEO Peter Safran, has sympathy for Marvel Studios' bloated universe, which includes nine separate movies and shows being released in 2025 alone.