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The high budget stems from a combination of factors:
Production Execution: Mismanagement during production led to inflated costs. This included shooting multiple versions of scenes, extensive post-production, and possibly over-scoping the film’s scope.
Management Issues: Former Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso's controversial departure, after being responsible for post-production, reflected internal management struggles. Kevin Feige, Marvel's studio head, has been criticized for his approach—storyboarding everything, shooting multiple endings, and relying heavily on audience testing, which likely drove costs sky-high with little return.