History Franchise / MarvelCinematicUniverse

* WorldOfBadass: Hell yeah. Somewhat deconstructed by ''The Avengers''. Thor tells the team that their presence and escalating power levels is letting extra-dimensional and extra-terrestrial beings know Earth is ready for a higher level of warfare, but Nick Fury points out that aside from anomalies such as the titular heroes, the rest of the human race is laughably unprepared for the new universe that's opening to them.

* ''The Avengers 2'' (Summer 2015)

** ''Film/IronMan'' (2008)
** ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' (2008)
** ''[[Film/IronMan Iron Man 2]]'' (2010)
** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' (2011)
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (2011)
** ''[[Film/TheAvengers The Avengers]]'' (2012)

'''Current films included as part of the setting''':

* ''Phase One: Avengers Assembled''[[hottip:*:That's what the blu-ray set of the first six films is currently being branded as. Time will tell if this remains the case or if they come up with a different branding after the next six movies.]]

'''Future films intended to be part of the setting (that are in the works)''':
* ''Iron Man 3'' (currently filming for a May 3, 2013 release)
* ''Thor: The Dark World'' (announced for a November 8, 2013 release)
* ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (announced for an April 4, 2014 release)
* ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (announced for an August 1, 2014 release)
* ''The Avengers 2'' (announced, presumed Summer 2015 release)
* ''Ant-Man'' (announced[[hottip:*:in 2006, but writer/director EdgarWright's incredibly busy schedule has kept him from bringing it to fruition. The difficulty of justifying "shrinking" as a useful power in the Avengers probably pushed it back too. This incredibly long process of making this film work in the same verse as their heavy-hitters is likely the reason they've gotten more shy in the last few years about admitting when something's in development. It was reconfirmed in 2012 that it's still in development and not abandoned.]])
* ...And too many rumours swirling to list.[[hottip:*:Though BlackPanther is top of that list at the moment, mainly due to the Avengers being 100% white so far]] Almost every Marvel property is being considered in some capacity, with more scripts being written than they'll ever end up using (a ComicBook/{{Runaways}} movie got as far as casting calls before they realised it was too complicated a story to tell in TheVerse as it currently stands, relying on mythologies that they haven't set up yet).

'''There are also three shorts (Marvel One-Shots) so far, two starring Agent Phil Coulson and one featuring Agent Sitwell:'''
* ''The Consultant'' - premiered on the ''Film/{{Thor}}'' Blu-ray
* ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer'' - premiered on the Blu-ray of ''CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''
* ''Item 47'' - premieres on the Blu-ray of ''Film/TheAvengers''

'''And there are also some comic book tie-ins for the movies:'''

* ''Captain America: Winter Soldier'' (announced for an April 4, 2014 release)

* ''Ant-Man'' (announced[[hottip:*: in 2006, but writer/director EdgarWright's incredibly busy schedule has kept him from bringing it to fruition. The difficulty of justifying "shrinking" as a useful power in the Avengers probably pushed it back too. This incredibly long process of making this film work in the same verse as their heavy-hitters is likely the reason they've gotten more shy in the last few years about admitting when something's in development.]])
* ...And too many rumours swirling to list. [[hottip:*:Though BlackPanther is top of that list at the moment, mainly due to the Avengers being 100% white so far]]

It should also be noted that SamuelLJackson (who plays NickFury) has signed an ''unprecedented'' 9-movie deal with Marvel Studios, and has so far appeared in the two Iron Man movies, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers... so that leaves us with another 4 films in this continuity to look forward to, ''beside'' those listed here. Almost every Marvel property is being considered in some capacity, with more scripts being written than they'll ever end up using (a ComicBook/{{Runaways}} movie got as far as casting calls before they realised it was too complicated a story to tell in TheVerse as it currently stands, relying on mythologies that they haven't set up yet). After pulling a rabbit out of a hat by making a six-part superhero movie saga all set in a consistent world, their next hurdle will be expanding it. The ''"Guradians of the Galaxy"'' movie (an ambitiously obscure property to expand the franchise with) is expected to be setting up Thanos as the main villain for ''The Avengers 2''.

** And now it's possible Zachary Levi is replacing Joshua Dallas as Fandral thanks to his commitments to ''Series/OnceUponATime''

* ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (announced, presumed May 2014 release)

* ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (announced for an April 4, 2014 release)

* ''Thor 2'' (announced for a November 8, 2013 release)
* ''Captain America 2'' (announced for an April 4, 2014 release)

'''Uncertain'''
* ''Film/{{The Amazing Spider-Man}}'' (2012) - Because here the film rights are owned by Sony, rather than Paramont/Disney. The [=OsCorp=] Tower was to make an appearance in ''The Avengers'', but it ultimately never happened because the effects for the New York skyline were mostly done when it was green-light. Earlier some negotiations were made to sneak shots of Spider-Man in ''The Incredible Hulk'', but this didn't come to pass. While it shows that a tie-in was at least intended, the film's status as a part of the Universe is hazy at best. The owners of the two franchises must obviously be aware how lucrative a crossover would be, but as ever, time will tell...

It should also be noted that Creator/SamuelLJackson (who plays NickFury) has signed an ''unprecedented'' 9-movie deal with Marvel Studios, and has so far appeared in the two Iron Man movies, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers... so that leaves us with another 4 films in this continuity to look forward to, ''beside'' those listed here. Almost every Marvel property is being considered in some capacity, with more scripts being written than they'll ever end up using (a ComicBook/{{Runaways}} movie got as far as casting calls before they realised it was too complicated a story to tell in TheVerse as it currently stands, relying on mythologies that they haven't set up yet). After pulling a rabbit out of a hat by making a six-part superhero movie saga all set in a consistent world, their next hurdle will be expanding it. The ''"Guradians of the Galaxy"'' movie (an ambitiously obscure property to expand the franchise with) is expected to be setting up Thanos as the main villain for ''The Avengers 2''.

It should also be noted that SamuelLJackson (who plays NickFury) has signed an ''unprecedented'' 9-movie deal with Marvel Studios, and has so far appeared in the two Iron Man movies, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers... so that leaves us with another 4 films in this continuity to look forward to, ''beside'' those listed here. Almost every Marvel property is being considered in some capacity, with more scripts being written than they'll ever end up using (a {{Runaways}} movie got as far as casting calls before they realised it was too complicated a story to tell in TheVerse as it currently stands, relying on mythologies that they haven't set up yet). After pulling a rabbit out of a hat by making a six-part superhero movie saga all set in a consistant world, their next hurdle will be expanding it. The ''"Guradians of the Galaxy"'' movie (an ambitiously obscure property to expand the franchise with) is expected to be setting up Thanos as the main villain for ''The Avengers 2''.

* {{Eagleland}}: Both varieties, in regard to the US military and its affiliates. In ''Captain America: The First Avenger'', most of the army and SSR characters are undoubtedly good at heart, though Philips is often scathing towards Rogers early on. The modern day military and political establishment, by contrast, is unashamedly Type 2 ([[MyCountryRightOrWrong Rhodes]] notably excepted), from [[GeneralRipper General Ross]] and [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide Blonsky]] to [[StrawmanPolitical Senator Sterns]] and [[ChaoticStupid Justin Hammer]]. Even the minor generals only seem to give a damn about getting a hold of the Iron Man technology and nothing else.

** ''Film/{{Thor}}'': Chris Hemsworth, NataliePortman, TomHiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, RayStevenson, Idris Elba, KatDennings, Rene Russo and AnthonyHopkins.

* ''Film/{{The Amazing Spider-Man}}'' (2012) - The [=OsCorp=] Tower was to make a appearance in ''The Avengers'', but it ultimately never happened because the effects for the New York skyline was mostly done when it was green-lighted. While it shows that a tie-in was at least intended, the film's status as a part of the Universe is hazy at best. The owners of the two franchises must obviously be aware how lucrative a crossover would be, but as ever, time will tell...

'''There are also two shorts (Marvel One-Shot) released thus far, both starring Agent Phil Coulson and a third featuring Agent Sitwell:'''

'''There are also two shorts (Marvel One-Shot) released thus far, both starring Agent Phil Coulson:'''

* ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer'' - premiered on the DVD of ''CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Many of the movies tease that there are other superheroes out there, [[IronMan Tony Stark]] pops up in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', NickFury has appeared at least by name in every film so far, Hawkeye as an Agent of SHIELD in Thor, etc.

* ''Film/{{The Amazing Spider-Man}}'' (2012) - The [=OsCorp=] Tower was to make a appearance in ''The Avengers'', but it ultimately never happened because the effects for the New York skyline was mostly done when it was green-lighted. While it shows that a tie-in was at least intended, the film's status as a part of the Universe is hazy at best.

* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012) - The [=OsCorp=] Tower was to make a appearance in ''The Avengers'', but it ultimately never happened because the effects for the New York skyline was mostly done when it was green-lighted. While it shows that a tie-in was at least intended, the film's status as a part of the Universe is hazy at best.

* ''The Avengers 2'' (announced)
* ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (announced)

* ''Film/TheAmazingSpider-Man'' (2012) - The [=OsCorp=] Tower was to make a appearance in ''The Avengers'', but it ultimately never happened because the effects for the New York skyline was mostly done when it was green-lighted. While it shows that a tie-in was at least intended, the film's status as a part of the Universe is hazy at best.

* ''Fury's Big Week'' - chronicling the events of ''Iron Man 2'', ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''Thor'' (as well as the Marvel One-Shots) from SHIELD's perspective and leading directly into ''The Avengers''

A [[ContinuityOverlap combined setting]] occupied by most of the movies produced by Marvel Entertainment (and distributed mostly by Creator/{{Paramount}}, but now Creator/{{Disney}} is in charge of that), starting with ''Film/IronMan''. Unlike in previous Marvel licensed movies, there exists continuity between different movies.[[hottip:*:i.e.'' Film/{{Spider-Man}}'' and ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' are not part of this canon.]] Most prominently, the organisation SHIELD ties together the different films as a common element.

* WorldOfBadass: Hell yeah. Somewhat deconstructed by ''The Avengers''. Nick Fury tells the team that their presence and escalating power levels is letting extra-dimensional and extra-terrestrial beings know Earth is ready for a higher level of warfare, but aside from the titular heroes, the rest of the human race is laughably unprepared for the new universe that's opening to them.

* WorldOfBadass: Hell yeah.

** Type 0: Agent Coulson, Thunderbolt Ross, Howard Stark, Tony Stark
** Type 1: Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thor ([[BroughtDownTobadass human]]), Nick Fury, Maria Hill, the Howling Commandos, SSR soldiers, Emil Blonsky (pre serum)

** GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Captain America and the SuperSerum which made him who he is has been coveted ever since WorldWarII, with many sides failing to reproduce it in any functional capacity. Cap himself, The Hulk, TheRedSkull, and The Abomination are all byproducts of this form of phlebotinum.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: So far, most of the movies take place almost at the same time even though they were all made years apart. ''Film/IronMan 2'' contains references to ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' and ''Film/{{Thor}}'' that indicate all three films happened at roughly the same time, and the original ''Film/IronMan'' was only six months earlier. (''{{Captain America|TheFirstAvenger}}'', on the other hand, took place mainly 70 years ago during WWII; and we aren't told when the modern-day bits are in relation to the other films - although SHIELD's world map in ''Film/IronMan 2'' includes a marking at what would be about the right spot for where Cap was found, meaning the final scenes of that film also probably happen at about the same time). To balance it out, The Avengers takes place at least a year later.