Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has acknowledged that spreading too many films and TV shows across the Marvel Cinematic Universe left the studio "spread thin," a admission that helps explain why there is now a noticeable gap in Marvel's cinema slate, with no new films arriving between Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. The comment marks a shift in tone from Marvel's previous strategy of releasing multiple films and Disney+ series each year, towards a slower, more considered release schedule aimed at protecting quality.

Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars serve as the two-part culmination of Marvel's ongoing Multiverse Saga, bringing together characters from across the MCU as well as the X-Men and Fantastic Four. By leaving space between the two blockbuster instalments rather than filling the calendar with additional spin-off projects, Feige appears to be responding to years of fan and critical feedback that the sheer volume of Marvel content during its Phase 4 and 5 output diluted audience investment and diminished the impact of individual releases.