The Marvel Cinematic Universe is all the time increasing, because of new tasks hitting theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The brand new animated collection Marvel Zombies is within the latter class, and is a surprisingly bloody affair that kills of beloved characters. Whereas critics known as Marvel Zombies terrifying, some followers are bummed that there is solely 4 episodes. Now the director defined precisely how this determination was made.
Followers who spent years watching the Marvel motion pictures so as, in addition to the TV reveals, will recall that the zombie model of the MCU debuted in an episode of What If…?. It was memorable sufficient that it acquired its personal four-episode miniseries, and in a dialog with Selection director Bryan Andrews defined why/the way it ended up having only a handful of episodes. He recalled:
Money and time, man. It’s ‘Hey, that is all you bought.’ We’re like, ‘Oh shit! All proper.’ We had been making a factor and didn’t know what the restrict was going to be. Then they’re like, ‘Oh no, no, guys.’ Then we thought, ‘Effectively, let’s make it a film.’ We had been going to make it a film and have it launched. It must be an epic, it’s gonna be two, two and a half hours lengthy. It’s gonna be superb. However, there have been contractual points due to Spider-Man in it. So, there are Sony guidelines that come into play. We had been like, ‘Oh shit, that’s a factor? Oh no, okay, I assume we will’t try this.’ So we broke it up.
Is not it fascinating to see how the sausage will get made? Clearly Marvel Zombies went via plenty of modifications all through its lengthy growth and manufacturing course of. And the four-episode season was a results of not with the ability to make a film, and never having limitless funds to craft an extended set of episodes.
Andrews’ feedback supply a peek backstage, and explains why simply 4 episodes had been produced. Though given Marvel Zombies‘ cliffhanger ending, followers are hoping a second season is inexperienced lit by the powers that be on the studio. Fingers crossed!
Marvel Zombies has been making a ton of headlines, partly because of the inclusion of Blade. Whereas the Blade film retains being delayed, we acquired to see an alternate model of him within the animated collection, powered by Khonshu. I’ve to surprise if his look within the animated collection will improve anticipation for the Daywalker’s solo flick.
Later in the identical interview, Andrews shared extra about what he would have appreciated to likelihood in Marvel Zombies if the funds was no difficulty. In his phrases:
Now, it performs like 4 chapters in a e-book. Even with the 4 chapters, it could have been superior if we had extra time to make every installment a little bit bit longer, simply so we might milk these quiet moments a bit longer. We tried to place it in as a lot as attainable, and it strikes at a breakneck tempo. We put in these moments of stillness and reflection as finest we might. Possibly subsequent time round, if everybody loves it sufficient and yells on-line sufficient to demand extra, perhaps they’ll give us extra time and extra money.
The truth that he is speaking a couple of attainable “subsequent time round” is certainly longing for Marvel followers who’re hoping Zombies get a second season on Disney+. Clearly Andrews has some plans for the long run, and is hoping that the present is standard sufficient that it will get a second, bigger season on the air.
Regardless of its bloody M-rated content material, Marvel Zombies does really feel like a love letter to the MCU as an entire. Followers had been handled to a ton of recent crossovers and character pairings… even when most of them had been killed off all through its first season. Followers had been notably hyped to see the return of Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, who has been noticeably lacking because the finish of Physician Unusual 2.
Marvel Zombies is streaming in its entirety over on Disney+ as a part of the 2025 TV schedule. Hopefully it get renewed for a second season on the streaming service sooner slightly than later.