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Welcome to the main discussion thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! I'm editing this OP and pinning it to establish some basic guidelines. All of the Media Forum rules still apply.

  • This thread is for talking about the live-action films, TV shows, animated works, and related content that use the Marvel brand, currently owned by Disney.
  • While mild digressions are okay, discussion of the comic books should go in this thread. Extended digressions may be thumped as off-topic.
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[Edited by Fighteer]

    Original post 
Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Fighteer on Dec 15th 2022 at 9:55:58 AM

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#125701: Mar 2nd 2021 at 8:50:36 AM

Ember Island Players is especially intestering in the meta commentary and jokes can be used to also describe the later live action film. It's like the writers predicted that mess in advance.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#125702: Mar 2nd 2021 at 8:55:34 AM

[up]From what I understand that was them giving out about a lot of the Executive Meddling the movie faced or was going to face, and considering that they dropped out of a planned live-action series and founded a studio to control the property, they haven't been given a reason to change their minds.

At least Loki was just trying to make himself look good. Getting Matt Damon to play him certainly helped.

Edited by Beatman1 on Mar 2nd 2021 at 11:55:52 AM

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#125703: Mar 2nd 2021 at 8:59:35 AM

Something else, which I forgot to add, although of course, the play is reflecting Loki's fake Heroic Sacrifice in The Dark World, it also seems to foreshadow his actual death in Infinity War.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#125704: Mar 3rd 2021 at 9:19:33 PM

Every once in a while I fruitlessly hope that they shake up the Sinister Six by having a member that's a surprise.

Like Tombstone. I would lose it if Tombstone was in Spidey 3.

(Plus it would give us an in for the Janice Lincoln Beetle)

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Mario1995 The Dishonorable from Atlanta Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
The Dishonorable
#125705: Mar 4th 2021 at 12:06:55 PM

Well, if Disney needed an excuse to dump Cruella to Disney+ and have Black Widow take its place, now they do.

F9 is moving up one month to June 25. This is primarily due to overseas markets taking longer to reopen (the F&F series has always performed best overseas).

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Disasturbator
#125706: Mar 4th 2021 at 12:21:51 PM

F9 is Fast and the furious 9,correct?

New theme music also a box
Mario1995 The Dishonorable from Atlanta Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
The Dishonorable
#125707: Mar 4th 2021 at 12:24:04 PM

Correct.

"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam Gallagher
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#125708: Mar 4th 2021 at 7:38:28 PM

More rumors! This time the title of a planned X-men movie is simply The Mutants, Stan Lee’s original name for the team.

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#125709: Mar 4th 2021 at 7:42:25 PM

It's the Illumnerdi again.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Mar 4th 2021 at 7:43:20 AM

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I'm Sad Frogerson.
#125710: Mar 4th 2021 at 8:03:00 PM

I thought Stan's original name for the X-Men was The Merry Mutants.

God, I'd give anything for that to be the final name. tongue

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#125711: Mar 4th 2021 at 8:35:53 PM

[up]It was one or the other. His editor countered that no one knew what a mutant was. Stan said he didn’t know what an X-Men was either, but we all know who won that argument.

MorningStar1337 Like reflections in the glass! from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
Like reflections in the glass!
#125712: Mar 5th 2021 at 7:09:43 AM

[up][up]

I thought Stan's original name for the X-Men was The Merry Mutants.

Marauders makes so much more sense nowtongue

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#125713: Mar 5th 2021 at 2:07:33 PM

Well Wanda Vision's over, so onto Doctor Strange 2 for Wanda's next adventure.

Pretty easy to guess how America Chavez will factor into the plot. I guess while Doc and/or Wanda are lost in the lanes between realms they encounter America who acts as a guide to help them where they need to go.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#125714: Mar 5th 2021 at 2:09:53 PM

Picturing the Sorcerer Supreme being bossed around by a 14 year old is most amusing to me.[lol]

And who better to help Wanda find her kids than someone whose world was literally created by one of them?

TargetmasterJoe Since: May, 2013
#125715: Mar 5th 2021 at 2:23:24 PM

Whelp! I guess I officially have no excuse NOT to see WandaVision in one go.

For some dumb reason, I keep getting cold feet about watching it. Probably because Netflix got me accustomed to bingeing. The Falcon & The Winter Soldier is kicking off in two weeks, so I better get cracking.

eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#125716: Mar 5th 2021 at 3:21:29 PM

Hey, at least is a easy binge, as each episode clocks around 30 mins.

Enjoy it, is a great series.

Cortez Since: May, 2009
#125717: Mar 5th 2021 at 3:23:41 PM

It's the Illumnerdi again.

Are they a reliable source?

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#125718: Mar 5th 2021 at 3:32:50 PM

So, when does Falcon start, by the way?

Wake me up at your own risk.
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Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#125720: Mar 5th 2021 at 4:25:00 PM

[up][up][up] Kinda. It's one of those websites that can report anything if they heard someone sneeze and it vaguely sounds like something, but they do have quite the track record. Regarding Marvel, they did were the first ones to day that America Chavez was going to ve in Multiverse of Madness. They recently made a Silk report on the lead actress, which seemed to be corroborated by other sites.

In the Power Rangers fandom that site is infamous for it's accurate leaks that sometimes tend to make certain part of the fandom mad.

Edited by Akirakan on Mar 5th 2021 at 7:25:42 AM

LaptopGuy Heel from Joisey Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
Heel
#125721: Mar 5th 2021 at 9:16:31 PM

I was reading some Power Pack comics online and wonder what the news is on the property? How would you like to see Power Pack in the MCU?

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#125722: Mar 5th 2021 at 10:11:08 PM

Animated tie-in

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#125723: Mar 5th 2021 at 10:12:47 PM

I remember there was some buzz ages ago about a potential MCU Power Pack film, and I'd be down to see it someday come to fruition. The more I hear about the property, the more it sounds like it'd make an interesting movie.

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#125724: Mar 5th 2021 at 10:17:08 PM

Sounds like it be a fun cartoon.

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Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#125725: Mar 5th 2021 at 11:33:29 PM

Power Pack in the MCU would be really cool, but an animated special would work way better because they're dealing with kids.

I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Snarks in one of the spacefaring movies, though.


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