The Marvels vs. MCU’s Last Five Films: Brie Larson Starrer Joins Ant-Man and The Wasp Qunatumania to Become the Lowest Rated Marvel Movie on IMDb—A Look At Others! ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

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The Marvels, which is the most recent addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has left fans worried about the future of the franchise’s rich legacy as it records a lukewarm response at the box office. Starring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, and Park Seo Joon, the movie is a follow-up to 2019’s Captain Marvel. Directed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Kevin Feige, The Marvels is the third film in the MCU’s Phase Five and the 33rd Marvel film.

While MCU has released the plans for up to 2027, with Avengers: Secret Wars being the last film of Phase Six scheduled to release in theaters on May 7, 2027, the franchise’s future hangs in balance with vaguely disappointing reviews of the last five films, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Qunatumania (2023), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

In fact, if we look at the IMDb ratings of The Marvels and the MCU’s last five films, not even one film has managed to soar past 8.0, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 being the only Marvel film with a decent rating. This is a concerning sign for the MCU, which has managed to establish itself as one of the biggest cultural phenomena of the century, boasting some of the most bankable films of all time. Even some fans have expressed the lack of creativity in the franchise’s recent projects, hinting that the MCU has already peaked and anything henceforth will be nothing but a drag.

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