The Marvels (2023) served as a sequel to not only Captain Marvel (2019), but also the limited series Ms. Marvel, and it incorporated the returning characters into a team that worked together to save the universe. It was a fun flick, but it did not do well at the box office, and it unfortunately ended up being Marvel’s lowest-grossing movie of all time.
Looking back on it, director Nia DaCosta revealed to THR that it really seems to her like the script was the biggest obstacle in making the movie a success. DaCosta is making the rounds promoting her upcoming film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and she said of the difference in the projects:
“Making the 28 Years Later sequel was one of the best filmmaking experiences I’ve had. One of the issues I had with Candyman and Marvels was the lack of a really solid script, which is always gonna just wreak havoc on the whole process.”
DaCosta was a co-writer on both of those films, but she is also relatively early in her career, and she is learning new things with every film she makes, so it’s great to see the missteps along the way and learn from them.
The 28 Years Later sequel will be released on January 16, 2026, and her romantic drama Hedda, starring Tessa Thompson, is set to be released on October 22, 2025.
