Marvel Studios Animation
{{Short description|American television animation division}}
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{{About|the animation company formed in 2021|the company formed in 2008|Marvel Animation||Marvel Animation (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Marvel Studios Animation
| logo = Marvel Studios Animation logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2024
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| trading_name = Marvel Animation
| type = Division
| industry = {{hlist|Entertainment|Animation}}
| genre = Superhero fiction
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2021|7|21}}
| founder =
| defunct =
| location_city = Burbank, California
| key_people = {{Indented plainlist|
- Brad Winderbaum (head of streaming, television, and animation)
- Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt (VP of animation)
}}
| products = Animation
| services = {{hlist|Production|Licensing}}
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| parent = Marvel Studios
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| location_country = United States
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Marvel Studios Animation (also known as Marvel Animation) is a division of American production company Marvel Studios centered on development of its animated projects based on Marvel Comics. The division was created by Marvel Studios as a "mini studio" and mainly produces projects set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and also oversees the development of non-MCU animated projects.
Since 2021, Marvel Studios Animation has released four projects – the series What If...?, X-Men '97, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and the shorts I Am Groot – with three more series in development. Additionally, they took over production of the Disney Jr. series Spidey and His Amazing Friends starting with its second season. The division outsources animation to other studios for each project.
History
File:Marvel Studios Animation logo.jpeg
In March 2019, it was revealed that Marvel Studios was developing an animated anthology series based on the What If comic book concept to explore how the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) would be altered if certain events had occurred differently. Disney and Marvel officially announced What If...? the following month. The series of animated short films I Am Groot was announced in December 2020.
In June 2021, Marvel Studios executive vice president of film production Victoria Alonso said the studio's expansion to animation with the series What If...? was an opportunity to make the MCU more diverse. At that time, Marvel Studios was creating an "animation branch and mini studio", to focus on more animated content beyond What If...?, building infrastructure to handle multiple animated series at once and looking to hire around 300 new staff for production roles on a slate of Disney+ animated series. Marvel Studios' Brad Winderbaum, the executive who was in charge of What If...?, was promoted to head of streaming, television, and animation at Marvel Studios, and in September, Alonso was promoted to president of physical and post-production, VFX and animation. Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt also serves as the vice president of animation. During the Disney+ Day event in November 2021, Marvel Studios officially announced an animated Spider-Man prequel series titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year, the What If...?-related Marvel Zombies, and X-Men '97, a revival and continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series. What If...? director Bryan Andrews said each additional animated series would exist "on its own term[s] and hopefully explore unexpected facets of the MCU", with Winderbaum saying the studio would only tell stories that they felt needed to be told in animated form.
By April 2022, the division was announced to be taking over production for the Disney Jr. preschool series Spidey and His Amazing Friends starting with its second season; the series' first season was released under Marvel Entertainment. During Marvel Studios' animation panel at the July 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, the projects discussed were introduced as being part of the "Marvel Animated Multiverse". Shortly after, Winderbaum said the Multiverse Saga of the MCU and its exploration of the multiverse allowed the studio to "look at alternate paths and other takes on the characters... see[ing] them expanding and growing in unforeseen, unexpected ways", which he stated was the "guiding light" for the animated projects. By September, Brian Kesinger was attached to direct an animated series for Marvel Studios, though it was canceled shortly after.
By January 2023, the division was being referred to as "Marvel Studios Animation". In March 2023, Alonso was fired from her role at Marvel Studios by a group including Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman and Disney's human resources and legal departments for serving as a producer on the Amazon Studios film Argentina, 1985 (2022); this was a breach of a 2018 agreement between Alonso and Disney which stated employees would not work for a competing studio. Alonso reportedly did not seek permission to work on the film, and was asked by Disney to stop working on the film, as well as not to promote or publicize it, with the situation "deemed serious enough" that Disney requested a new agreement be signed. Despite this, Alonso continued to promote the film following its September 2022 premiere, and was consistently reminded of her agreement and breach of contract, ultimately leading to her firing. Alonso's lawyers refuted this claim, stating Disney was aware of, and agreed to, Alonso's work on Argentina, 1985, and that she was instead "silenced[... and] was terminated when she refused to do something she believed was reprehensible"; this incident was reported to be a disagreement with a Disney executive over the censoring of gay pride elements in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) to release the film in Kuwait and comply with its restrictive anti-LGBTQ laws. A Disney spokesperson reiterated the notion that she was fired due to "an indisputable breach of contract and a direct violation of company policy" among other "key factors".
In December 2023, Marvel Animation announced Eyes of Wakanda, with Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) director Ryan Coogler involved through his production company Proximity Media. Freshman Year was also retitled Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The division's formal name of Marvel Animation was further confirmed in February 2024 with the release of the first trailer for X-Men '97. A logo for the division was also revealed. The "Marvel Animation" name and banner was used for the division's projects moving forward, existing alongside Marvel Studios' "Marvel Television" banner for its live-action Disney+ series. This was done to help indicate to audiences that they did not have to watch all of the studio's projects to understand the overall story and could choose which storylines and characters under these banners to follow. The Marvel Animation and Television banners still exist under Marvel Studios, which Feige noted was not the case with the previous incarnations of each. In July 2024, it was reported that the studio had spent nearly $20 million on an upcoming project between June 2022 and June 2023, which was believed to be Eyes of Wakanda.
Process
Similar to other animation studios, Marvel Studios Animation outsources its animation to other studios; Alonso said the medium of animation allowed Marvel Studios to work with new companies around the world. Winderbaum stated that Marvel Studios was open to working with corporate siblings Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios on animated MCU content "under the right circumstances". Spidey and His Amazing Friends and Iron Man and His Awesome Friends are co-produced with Disney Jr. in association with animation studio Atomic Cartoons, and Eyes of Wakanda will be produced alongside Proximity Media.
According to Marvel Studios' head of visual development Ryan Meinerding, Marvel Studios Animation uses techniques similar to those used in comics, which allows the studio to adapt Marvel comics "in a way that's maybe more powerful than the films". Winderbaum noted Marvel Studios had to alter its production process for its animated projects, noting "it requires so much more forethougth" than live-action production, where Marvel Studios usually makes most changes to its projects during post-production. He also said that the type of animation used in a series would depend on what the producers felt fit for each series. Unlike VFX artists for the live-action productions, artists at the animation studio are hired directly by Marvel and work in-house at Marvel Studios Animation. The studio works under a strict deadline structure, which was criticized by a senior animator as the studio "asking for things that can't be done".
Production library
= Released =
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders defaultleft col3center"
|+ {{sronly|Released television series produced by Marvel Studios Animation}} |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Released ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No|Number}} of ! scope="col" | Production ! scope="col" | Animation services ! scope="col" | Original ! scope="col" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | What If...?
| |2021–2024 | 3 | {{N/A}} | {{hlist|Blue Spirit|Flying Bark Productions|Squeeze|Stellar Creative Lab|SDFX Studios}} | Disney+ | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe{{efn|name="MCUSacredTimeline"|This series takes place in an alternate timeline outside of the MCU's "Sacred Timeline".}} |
| scope="row" | {{nowrap|Spidey and His Amazing Friends}}
| 2022–present | 3 | colspan="2" align="center" | Atomic Cartoons | {{nowrap|Disney Jr.}} | Season 2 onward; renewed for seasons 4 and 5{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2025-02-27 |title=‘Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends’ Renewed for Season 5 at Disney Jr. After Big Ratings Win (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/marvel-spidey-and-his-amazing-friends-season-5-1236322509/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} |
| scope="row" | I Am Groot
| 2022–2023 | align="center" | 2 | {{N/A}} | {{hlist|Luma Pictures|Trixter}} | rowspan="3" | Disney+ | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| scope="row" | X-Men '97
| {{nowrap|2024–present}} | 1 | {{N/A}} | {{hlist|Studio Mir|Tiger Animation}} | Revival of X-Men: The Animated Series; renewed for seasons 2 and 3 |
| scope="row" | {{nowrap|Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man}}
| {{nowrap|2025–present}} | 1 | {{N/A}} | {{hlist|Polygon Pictures|CGCG, Inc.}} | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe;{{efn|name="MCUSacredTimeline"}} renewed for seasons 2 and 3 |
= Upcoming =
{{Table alignment}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders defaultleft col3center"
|+ {{sronly|Upcoming television series produced by Marvel Studios Animation}} |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Released ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No|Number}} of ! scope="col" | Production partner ! scope="col" | Animation services ! scope="col" | Original network ! scope="col" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | Eyes of Wakanda
| rowspan="3" | 2025 | rowspan="3" | 1 | {{N/A|TBA}} | rowspan="2" | Disney+ | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| scope="row" | Marvel Zombies
| {{N/A}} | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe;{{efn|name="MCUSacredTimeline"}} spin-off from What If...? |
| scope="row" | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends
| colspan="2" align="center" | Atomic Cartoons | {{hlist|Disney Jr.|Disney+}} | |
See also
- Marvel Animation, a separate animation studio that centers on Marvel properties
- Marvel Productions, a defunct animation studio that also centered on Marvel properties
Notes
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{{Cite web |last=Kesinger |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Kesinger |date=October 2022 |title=Hi everyone – The show I was supposed to direct on at marvel just got canceled so I'm available for work again... |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kesinger_opentowork-activity-6985740874747957248-txHN/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330234940/https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kesinger_opentowork-activity-6985740874747957248-txHN/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 31, 2023 |via=LinkedIn}}
{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=February 15, 2024 |title='X-Men '97' Animated Series Gets Disney+ Premiere Date, Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/x-men-97-animated-series-disney-plus-premiere-date-trailer-1235826783/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215183304/https://deadline.com/2024/02/x-men-97-animated-series-disney-plus-premiere-date-trailer-1235826783/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Marvel Animation's 'X-Men '97' to Stream on Disney+ Beginning March 20 |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/x-men-97-marvel-debut-disney/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215190207/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/x-men-97-marvel-debut-disney/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=The Walt Disney Company}}
{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Marvel Studios Reveals Marvel Animation Logo in X-Men '97 Trailer |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-studios-reveals-marvel-animation-logo-x-men-97/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215190954/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-studios-reveals-marvel-animation-logo-x-men-97/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}}
{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Marvel Animation's "X-Men '97" to Stream on Disney+ Beginning March 20 |url=https://assets.dam.gettyimages.com/bz2hmcks53f3vcq6xqm96nkg/v/1174231837/original/2.15.24%20X-MEN%2097%20Press%20Announce.pdf?Expires=1708111695&KeyName=gcs-bfldr-prod&Signature=JDSE4J4QrCZYIW4xUWNtcg7Xuew= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215193238/https://assets.dam.gettyimages.com/bz2hmcks53f3vcq6xqm96nkg/v/1174231837/original/2.15.24%20X-MEN%2097%20Press%20Announce.pdf?Expires=1708111695&KeyName=gcs-bfldr-prod&Signature=JDSE4J4QrCZYIW4xUWNtcg7Xuew= |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=Walt Disney Studios |quote=About Marvel Animation: Marvel Animation is an award-winning studio dedicated to creating original animated series inspired by over 85 years of Marvel storytelling. Shows include "What If…?," "I Am Groot" and the upcoming "X-Men '97," among others. Marvel Animation is part of Marvel Studios.}}
{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Why Marvel Is Rebranding Its Television Shows to Eliminate the 'Pressure' to 'Watch Absolutely Everything' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marvel-television-animation-rebrand-1236011244/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521175836/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marvel-television-animation-rebrand-1236011244/ |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Variety}}
{{Cite web |last=Barnhardt |first=Adam |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Kevin Feige Explains How Marvel Studios, Television, and Animation Make MCU More Accessible |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-studios-kevin-feige-explains-marvel-television-animation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724194343/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-studios-kevin-feige-explains-marvel-television-animation/ |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=August 2, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}}
{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Caroline |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Marvel Spends $20 Million On Mystery Animated Project |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/07/01/marvel-spends-20-million-on-mystery-animated-project/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701223750/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/07/01/marvel-spends-20-million-on-mystery-animated-project/ |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=Forbes}}
{{Cite web |date=July 30, 2021 |title=What If..? Production Brief |url=https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/what_if_production_brief_final_07-29-21_02c60f04.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801045723/https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/what_if_production_brief_final_07-29-21_02c60f04.pdf |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |publisher=Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |page=4}}
{{Cite episode |title=What If... Ultron Won? |url=https://www.disneyplus.com/video/5b75f5e6-43c1-456c-b605-da503d2ff909 |series=What If...? |series-link=What If...? (TV series) |last=Chauncey |first=Matthew |network=Disney+ |date=September 29, 2021 |season=1 |number=8 |time=27:49 |url-access=subscription}}
{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Lise |date=June 15, 2022 |title=Disney Reveals Animated Series Slate at Annecy Festival (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-annecy-1235294867/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712065759/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-annecy-1235294867/ |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=Variety}}
{{Cite web |last=Bałaga |first=Marta |date=June 13, 2023 |title=Disney Unveils Animated Series at Annecy, Teases 'Magicampers' and 'The Sunnyridge 3' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/magicampers-the-sunnyridge-3-disney-1235642369/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613160736/https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/magicampers-the-sunnyridge-3-disney-1235642369/ |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=Variety}}
{{Cite web |last= |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Marvel Studios Celebrates New Season of 'What If...?' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvel-studios-animation-what-if-season-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212064104/https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvel-studios-animation-what-if-season-2 |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Marvel.com}}
{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=BreAnna |date=December 12, 2023 |title='Eyes of Wakanda' Animated Series Announced at Marvel Studios |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/eyes-of-wakanda-series-marvel-studios-1235835546/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212230714/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/eyes-of-wakanda-series-marvel-studios-1235835546/ |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=Variety}}
{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Evan |date=February 15, 2024 |title=X-Men '97 Is Tapping One of Anime's Top Studios |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/x-men-97-anime-studio-studio-mir/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215221724/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/x-men-97-anime-studio-studio-mir/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}}
{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Marvel head addresses X-Men '97 showrunner exit |url=https://ew.com/x-men-97-beau-demayo-firing-marvel-animation-responds-8609643 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316174643/https://ew.com/x-men-97-beau-demayo-firing-marvel-animation-responds-8609643 |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}
{{Cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |date=October 30, 2024 |title=Marvel Just Revealed Its TV Release Dates for the Next Year |url=https://gizmodo.com/marvel-disney-plus-release-dates-daredevil-spiderman-2000518262 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241030095717/https://gizmodo.com/marvel-disney-plus-release-dates-daredevil-spiderman-2000518262 |archive-date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Gizmodo}}
{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Marvel's Iron Man And His Awesome Friends Preschool Series Gets Disney Jr. Greenlight |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/marvels-iron-man-and-his-awesome-friends-preschool-series-disney-jr-1236115845/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203220331/https://deadline.com/2024/10/marvels-iron-man-and-his-awesome-friends-preschool-series-disney-jr-1236115845/ |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=October 15, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
{{Cite web |last=Gaur |first=Ryan |date=January 3, 2025 |title='Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Showrunner Jeff Trammel Gives Us the Scoop on the New Disney+ Show |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-showrunner-jeff-trammel-gives-us-the-scoop-on-the-new-disney-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105041609/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-showrunner-jeff-trammel-gives-us-the-scoop-on-the-new-disney-show/ |archive-date=January 5, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |magazine=Animation Magazine}}
{{Cite web |last=Garbutt |first=Emily |date=January 27, 2025 |title=Marvel's new Spider-Man show has already been renewed for season 3, even though season 1 hasn't even started yet |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/marvels-new-spider-man-show-has-already-been-renewed-for-season-3-even-though-season-1-hasnt-even-started-yet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127162920/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/marvels-new-spider-man-show-has-already-been-renewed-for-season-3-even-though-season-1-hasnt-even-started-yet/ |archive-date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=January 27, 2025 |website=Total Film |publisher=GamesRadar+}}
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