WandaVision director Matt Shakman defends weekly release citing 'The Mandalorian' & 'GOT'

WandaVision cast has Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in le roles. y reprise Wanda Maximoff / Scarlett Witch and Vision, respectively, in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). series debuted on Disney+ Hotstar Premium with two episodes and will premiere one episode each Friday until March. Several fans have raised questions about his week-to-week release schedule. w director Matt Shakman has disclosed reason behind it.

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WandaVision director defends its weekly release scheduled

In a recent interview with ET Online, WandaVision director Matt Shakman revealed why series will unfold its remaining seven episodes across Fridays. He said that he loves idea of a week-to-week release. filmmaker explained that binging has its place for sure, but re is something about mystery – especially for a show like this – where people can think about what y have watched and come up with ir own ories and it builds anticipation. Shakman mentioned that same plan has worked “really well” for Star Wars: Mandalorian, and Game of Thrones – a show he used to work on. He stated that it is exciting to put something out and allow people to kind of “chew on it” and come up with ir own ories.

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WandaVision plot follows format of many iconic sitcoms like I Love Lucy and Dick Van Dyke Show. Matt Shakman hinted that references also make sense for series to have a week-to-week schedule. He said that because y are involved in a great meta-project with WandaVision being this “love letter” to history of sitcoms, it is one of reasons why coming out weekly also feels right for show. Shakman believes that because y are coming out way those shows used to come out, it all seems to make sense to him.

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WandaVision cast also includes Kat Dennings making a comeback as Darcy Lewis, with Randall Park reprising nt Jimmy Woo. Kathryn Hahn makes her MCU debut as le characters’ plucky neighbour, Agnes. Teyonah Parris portrays a grow-up Monica Rambeau, with Jolene Purdy, Emma Caulfield Ford, Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, and ors.

Created and written by Jac Schaeffer, show consists of nine-episodes. WandaVision plot is described as a blend of classic television and MCU. It shows Wanda Maximoff and Vision – two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives – who begin to suspect that everything is t as it seems. It is first Marvel series and first project in Phase Four.