The TV arm of Marvel Entertainment is being folded into Marvel Studios unit. Layoffs are expected
The TV arm of Marvel Entertainment is being folded into Marvel Studios unit. Current development — Hulu's slate of animated comedies and live-action drama— will remain on course. However, no further development will come from the unit overseen by Jeph Loeb. The exec, who launched Marvel into live-action scripted TV originals as head of Marvel Television, will remain on board during the transition. It's unclear when Loeb's last day is.
The writing has been on the wall for Marvel Television to be folded into the larger Marvel Studios unit. Kevin Feige, who has overseen the multibillion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe, wasOct. 15 to serve as the comic book powerhouse's chief creative officer. With his promotion, Feige now oversees the creative direction of the company's content creation, including publishing, film, TV and animation.
The move does not mean that Marvel Television will cease to exist. To be clear, the news illustrates the newfound control that Feige will have over the division. While Feige successfully led Marvel's film unit to its first best picture Oscar nomination and its record-breaking Clues that Marvel would consolidate its development under Feige can be seen in the fact that Disney+ — the forthcoming streaming service from Marvel's parent company — turned to the film division to oversee Marvel TV series. Marvel will be a cornerstone of Disney+ — which launched Nov.
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