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Does Disney have a Star Wars problem?

Disney has planned out the next decade of Marvel and Star Wars films, but are audiences still willing to keep up with all its content, or is fatigue setting in?  When Disney bought Star Wars and Marvel for a total $8.05 billion, it made a big bet that audiences would consistently keep up with the interconnected storylines that span movies, television shows and video games.  But while the franchises remain relatively successful, there are signs that audiences are starting to feel fatigue. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/06/marvel-studios-ant-man-wasp-quantumania/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Marvel’s most recent film, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was panned</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/11/star-wars-celebration-ahsoka-mandalorian-andor/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Star Wars fans criticized the most recent trilogy of films</a>, and Disney CEO Bob Iger recently said it may be time for the company to reconsider its investments in the two franchises.  David Betancourt, who reports on <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-betancourt/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">comic book culture for The Post</a>, joins us to explain.  We’ve been nominated for four Webby Awards, including best hosts. If you like the show, please consider voting for us! You can learn more about the Webby Awards and vote for our show <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2023/podcasts/features/best-partnership-or-collaboration" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">here.</a> Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/06/marvel-studios-ant-man-wasp-quantumania/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">How will Marvel Studios bounce back from its wave of bad news?</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/11/star-wars-celebration-ahsoka-mandalorian-andor/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">It’s time for Star Wars fans to get excited about movies again</a>

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