Kevin Feige Reveals Marvel Recently Held A Multiverse Rules Meeting

Kevin Feige reveals that Marvel Studios has held a meeting about how the rules of multiverse work. The multiverse was first mentioned in the MCU by the Ancient One in Doctor Strange and used as misdirection in Spider-Man: Far From Home. The proper introduction to the MCU multiverse was unleashed in the final episode of Loki season 1 as the sacred timeline broke off into many different branches.

The future of the MCU seems to rest heavily on the concept of the multiverse. The next Disney+ series will be What If...? which will explore various different versions of classic MCU stories, with the visuals in the trailer being the same as the timeline at the end of Loki. A few months later, Spider-Man: No Way Home will open in theaters and see Peter Parker facing off against versions of Doc Ock and Electro from the previous Spider-Man film incarnations. The next film following Spider-Man: No Way Home will be Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will feature Scarlet Witch and the new hero, America Chavez, who has the power to travel between different universes. Finally, after being teased at the end of Loki, Kang the Conqueror will appear in 2023's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantamania.

With all these various stories being so closely interconnected and the multiverse opening a whole new realm for the MCU to explore, it can be a daunting task. According to The Direct, via an interview with D23 Inside Disney podcast, Kevin Feige recently confirmed that he and Marvel Studios held a meeting to go over the various rules for how the multiverse works in the MCU. Feige didn't elaborate on which individuals were part of the meeting, but it is safe to assume that co-president, Louise D'Esposito, and head of production, Victoria Alonso, were there. Read what Feige said below:

The multiverse is coming up in a big way. There's interconnectivity there that people have already started to see and suss out and I had a meeting this morning with the whole broad Marvel Studios team going through the multiverse and the rules of the multiverse and exactly how to really deliver on the excitement surrounding the multiverse.

It is safe to assume that the various writers on the projects, including A.C. Bradley (What If...?), Michael Waldron (Loki, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Jeff Loveness (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania), Chris McKenna, and Eric Sommers (Spider-Man: No Way Home) were in attendance. Aside from Bradley, the various writers on the multiverse projects also share a connection as they have all worked on projects by Dan Harmon as both Leveness and Waldron worked as writers on Rick and Morty while McKenna and Sommers were writers on Community. Both Community and Rick and Morty play heavily on concepts like the multiverse, so it makes sense that Feige would entrust these individuals with introducing the concept to the MCU.

The multiverse is going to be a major factor in many superhero-based projects moving forward. Sony Pictures already got to the big screen first with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and a sequel set to open in theaters in 2022. The multiverse has been a long-established piece of DC Comics mythology and the television series of the Arrowverse already played with the concept, while the upcoming Flash film will unite various DC heroes from across the multiverse. DC is taking each film as its own individual piece, while Marvel is more hands-on with outlining how everything will work across various films. With the Infinity Saga over, it appears Feige is outlining the next chapter in the MCU to involve the multiverse, which will have major ramifications across the various Marvel Studios films and series.

Next: Doctor Strange 2: How America Chavez's Star-Shaped Multiverse Portals Work

Source: D23 Inside Disney, The Direct