10 Times Marvel Sabotaged The MCU

10. Black Panther's Botched Third Act Battle

Although Black Panther was lauded for its well-realized characters, visual splendor (in terms of its production design and costumes) and storytelling, it is near-universally agreed that its third act left a lot to be desired. The VFX work needed to realize the sequence was evidently rushed and this led to the action feeling artificial and lacking any impact.

It has been recently revealed by Todd Sheridan Perry, one of the movie's VFX artists, that the studio mandated release date of February 2018 and the time constraints it presented were not enough for the digital artists to effectively render the set piece and give it the authenticity it deserved.

To its credit, Marvel Studios acknowledged the challenges at play and sourced an additional effects house to ease the ambitious process. Unfortunately the rendering systems used in the houses are vastly different from one another and would not mesh well in the best of circumstances, let alone this limited timeframe.

Additionally, there were plans for expanding the set piece involving other tribes and a greater scope but the limited timeframe and incompatible systems meant that the film was stripped of elements that could have elevated a so-so third act in an otherwise good film.