With nod to Stan Lee, Marvel's Kevin Feige says a diverse MCU is 'the right way to be'
Higher, further, faster ... and, finally, more diverse? Twenty-one films into its juggernaut franchise, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige says, the company's recent wave of superhero titles led by global hits "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel" is only the start of a more inclusive Marvel Cinematic Universe.
"There will be many more announcements to come," Feige told The Times ahead of the "Captain Marvel" release. "Put it this way: It's only the beginning."
Already making good on that promise as the female-fronted "Captain Marvel" crushed the box office in its worldwide debut, Marvel announced last week that Destin Daniel Cretton ("Short Term 12") will helm the studio's fast-tracked first Asian superhero installment, "Shang-Chi." (Casting details are still to come.)
The franchise's newfound dedication to inclusion, Feige said, owes much
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