Does “The Marvels” really have a budget of “only” $130 million, making it one of the cheapest MCU films ever (on par with “Ant-Man” and “Ant-Man And The Wasp”)? Numerous media are currently reporting this based on a portrait of director Nia DaCosta in the magazine . However, this number can no longer be read there – apparently it was wrong and has been removed. And there is also an obvious explanation for where this misrepresentation comes from.
130 million for “The Marvels”? Yes but…
The business magazine, among others, already reported in April 2023 That “The Marvels” cost $130 million to produce – but after just two months of filmingnamely from the beginning of August 2021 to mid-September 2021.
However, this does not cover all production costsAfter all, scenes are shot afterwards and a large part of the budget in MCU films obviously goes to visual effects and the rest of post-production – especially in a film like ‘The Marvels’, which largely takes place in space and on the ground . alien planets and revolves around three Marvel heroines with fantastic superpowers.
The final budget of “The Marvels” will likely reach the usual range of $200 million, possibly even a little more. The MCU films “Thor 4: Love And Thunder”, “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” recently cost $250 million each. “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania” and “Doctor Strange 2” also cost 200 million each, so it seems unlikely that “The Marvels” was made much cheaper.
‘The Marvels’ may be slightly cheaper because the film would be by far the shortest MCU film with a running time of 98 minutes or one hour and 38 minutes. And of course, less running time usually means fewer scenes with expensive computer effects. But this has not yet been confirmed.
In any case, it is clear that ‘The Marvels’ is the most expensive film by a black female director to dateas is still the case with the can be read. This title was previously held by Ava DuVernay and her film The Time Mystery, which had a budget of $100 million.
However, the filmmaker herself openly admits that she was certainly not alone at the helm of ‘The Marvels’ the entire time: “It’s a Kevin Feige production, it’s his film,” DaCosta told us . Kevin Feige has been watching over the Avengers universe as MCU architect and producer since “Iron Man.” However, the director said she was satisfied with the extent to which she was able to leave her mark on ‘The Marvels’.
“The Marvels” will be released in German cinemas on November 8, 2023.