WandaVisionwriter and producerJac Schaefferis going to be part of Marvel and Disney for the foreseeable future. The filmmaker has officially signed a three-year overall deal with Marvel Studios and 20th Television. The deal will see Schaeffer not only creating new shows within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but she will also be able to branch out into different genres, and on different platforms, working with 20th Television as well.
According to multiple reports, Jac Schaeffer will create and develop TV projects under the new deal for both Marvel Studios and 20th Television. Disney gained control of 20th Television in its massive merger with Fox that went into effect in 2019. Per the reports, Schaeffer will focus on creating shows for Disney+ based on Marvel properties. But her work for 20th Television will be more all-encompassing and will be for all platforms. This means shows that she cooks up not related to theMCUcould go to streaming or traditional networks. It will depend entirely on the individual project.
Jac Schaeffer got her start writing the movie Timer, which was released in 2009. As far as herDisneywork goes, Schaeffer wroteOlaf’s Frozen Adventure, aFrozenshort that played in theaters. Aside from WandaVision, which she wrote and executive produced, Schaeffer also is a co-writer on the upcoming Black Widow movie, which is set to arrive in July. She also penned 2019’sThe Hustle, a remake ofDirty Rotten Scoundrelsthat starred Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson. But it’s truly between 2017 whenOlaf’s Frozen Adventureand the beginning of this year whenWandaVisionarrived that the filmmaker truly made her mark. It was a meteoric rise, and one that has concluded in a presumably rich deal from Disney.
No specific projects have been announced at this time, thoughWandaVisionseason 2 has already mostly been taken off the table. That said, Disney+ has several MCU shows coming down the pipeline.Lokidebuts in June, withShe-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, HawkeyeandMoon Knightto follow. Additionally,Secret Invasion, Ironheart, Armor Warsand a Wakanda series are all on the way as well. Not to mention the animatedWhat If…?While that is a lot, Disney is leaning heavily on the Marvel brand for its future streaming endeavors. That should give Jack Schaeffer plenty to work with in the coming years. This news was previously reported byThe Wrap.
