Marvel Cinematic Universe

Malekith wanted some Cherry Coke and everybody was telling him "No, you can't have that delicious liquid". I can relate to that.

Edit: Someday, I'm going to learn how pagetoppers are made and plan them out. These surprise ones always enshrine the silliest moments.

Edited by fredhot16 on May 3rd 2021 at 2:30:14 AM

So The Marvels’ title contains both the logos of Monica and Kamala. That pretty much confirms that they will both appear.

Had a feeling the sequel to Captain Marvel might be more of a dual protagonist movie since director DaCosta’s Little Woods was like that. Looks like it’s going to be triple protagonist instead!

Edited by Tuckerscreator on May 3rd 2021 at 2:34:39 AM

There's something amusing about how Kamala whose powers are shape-shifting is teaming up with 2 energy God beings.

x4 Free tip: count how many posts there are in the page. Once there's 25 posts, next post will automatically start the next page.

Edited by jouXIII on May 3rd 2021 at 12:35:16 PM

Yeah, but counting's HARD. It used to be easy since posts had convenient numbers next to them, but now you have to highlight the timestamp that post was made at in order to see what number it is.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on May 3rd 2021 at 2:37:44 AM

Ooh, I am intrigued by the name being changed to The Marvels. I like it. Makes it seem like it's gonna be more of an ensemble piece as opposed to being primarily about Carol with Monica and Kamala serving as sidekicks of sorts. I am so excited to see Kamala on the big screen.

Do we know who's writing and directing it?

There's the possibility of being 'd to consider as well.

Edited by FGHIK on May 3rd 2021 at 4:43:36 AM

It's being directed by Nia DaCosta, and written by Megan McDonnell. (Link goes to their IMDB pages).

Overall, I still expect Carol Danvers to be the head of the ensemble. But the name change means that Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau will have bigger stories that might not directly involve Carol.

Edited by Falrinn on May 3rd 2021 at 2:46:19 AM

I never claimed that it was. What actually happened was a load of bullshit. But I'm just saying that if you kept it at that level, it'd be perfectly acceptable and understandable.

Edited by Prowler on May 3rd 2021 at 3:44:49 AM

Man, I'm sure glad I watched WandaVision in one go last weekend.

Personally, the fake!Pietro thing didn't bother me, probably for a few reasons. One, I was spoiled beforehand that Evan Peters was gonna show up again. Two, I didn't have wait weeks to see a resolution to where he came from. Three, it was already a bit of a headache to explain to my dad why Quicksilver was played by a different actor and why it was so amusing (since I don't think he's seen the later X-Men movies). Imagine if I had to bring up how they're using the Multiverse to bring in an alternate version of a character from another film series due to the character being owned by two separate companies that are now one.

Shit, imagine explaining Multiverse of Madness if we didn't get Disney Plus? I'd be just as lost as he would.

I'm firmly in camp "getting hyped up about some rumor, fan theory, or wishful thinking and then getting mad when it doesn't happen is entirely your own damn fault."

Like the gullible people in the Smash Bros. fandom who believe every rumor and leak and then get mad at Smash Bros. when it turns out to be false, instead of themself or whoever spread the rumor.

I was pretty convinced Fauxsilver was just a Casting Gag from the start, though I also don't really give a shit about the Fox X-Men movies so perhaps I just have less stake in the matter.

I was just happy to get Wandavision at all. Wanda is my favorite female hero in the MCU, has been since her introduction, so I was super hyped to see a show exploring her character and it did not let me down. Episode 8 in particular was AMAZING, one of my favorite things in the entire MCU.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on May 3rd 2021 at 2:58:17 AM

Turns out Doctor Strange almost did appear in WandaVision but his cameo was cut.

I love the new material glimpses.

Eternals looks cool. The Marvels sound like a band, and if that means there's more 90s music coming along, then I'm here for it.

As someone who loves multiverse stuff in general, in the end the only thing I was really all that disappointed by was the fact that Fake!Pietro could have been removed from the story and basically nothing would have changed. From what I understand, part of the ending was changed due to coronavirus disruptions, so I do get it, but having a character around who Wanda has projected her memories of her brother onto could have had some interesting payoff for Wanda's development at/near the end. I would have appreciated it if they'd had at least another dialogue scene together. She's almost instantly suspicious of him, and then after that the plotline just sort of peters (ha!) out.

That's pretty much how I felt about the possibility of a Strange cameo, yeah.

Edited by Pseudopartition on May 3rd 2021 at 5:33:06 AM

[Grandpa Troper Voice]: It used to be easier to count posts to avoid bottomers in () the olden days when post numbers were put next to the posts themselves. _______

However, if you hover over the URL timestamp of your post (that thing up there ) it'll tell you what number post it is, if that helps.

Yeah, I can gel with that. Ultimately, the big problem I have with Faux Pietro is that he didn't really do anything. His big contribution is occupying Wanda during the climax between Wanda and Agatha, but that distraction doesn't really go anywhere either.

Edited by KnownUnknown on May 3rd 2021 at 3:38:58 AM

Eternals looks a little too normal from what little we've seen of it so far. Just a group of people standing around in normal clothing. I was hoping for, like, Guardians of the Galaxy meets Disney's Hercules.

Put me down for team 'getting hyped over fan theories and getting disappointed is your own fault,' especially after watching Star Wars as a franchise suffer actual damage because a few high profile youtubers got salty that their pet theories were wrong. Fanfiction is fun, but that's all theories are, ultimately.

It's like all those people who do those 're-writing X' blogs and videos. Doing your own fanfic version of whatever is fine, but changing something that already exists is so different (and IMO, easier) than writing it in the fist place that doing so and presenting it with the smug 'obviously this would have been better' tone really rubs me the wrong way.

My same thoughts, he wasn't even among the citizens watching Wanda depart and he goes away after a boner joke... So I kind of felt he contributed nothing to the plot overall that other characters already in couldn't have

Edited by VengefulBale on May 3rd 2021 at 5:41:21 AM

We know there is a Bollywood-esque musical number in Eternals.

It’s incredible how very little is known about Eternals.

Compared to Jack Kirby’s other cosmic God story over at DC, the New Gods not only have several well known characters but their mythology is a common part of the DCU especially their tech in the Motherboxes.

I’m not even sure whose the main protagonist & antagonist of Eternals compared to how I can name Orion, Mister Miracle, and Darkseid immediately.

Edited by slimcoder on May 3rd 2021 at 3:43:36 AM

Also, while we are talking about Wandavision and the future of the MCU... Kathryn Hahn for every new film. I don't care what kind of comicbook shenanigans we need to make it happen.

Agatha's redemption arc is in the Fantastic Four film — Franklin needs a babysitter.

This is how I feel but then again I am a filthy casual. (RIP New Gods movie...) Have the Eternals ever played a big role in the greater Marvel U? I feel like I'd never heard of them before their movie was announced.

Edited by Synchronicity on May 3rd 2021 at 5:56:46 AM

The one thing I think Marvel is doing poorly in regards to the theorizing, which is the same thing Star Wars did, is that they're leaning into it by being coy and silent, not giving answers, and letting shoddy news sites and the like dictate the narrative for the films instead of themselves.

They don't early plot synopses or such any more, they do teasers and trailers much closer to release than before, they only out and say "this news is fake" if that news involves the actors themselves, etc. They recognize that part of fanculture as a viable thing to nurture, but try to nurture it by doing... nothing, which is part of what causes the worst parts of that fan behavior to flourish instead - and for certain elements to exacerbate the problem by taking advantage of those fans.

Like, it's way past the point where we should have a basic idea of what No Way Home is about. Let alone, say, Eternals. We need to know what that movie is going to even be, even if that doesn't actually involve the closer plot information a trailer idea. Just a basic idea.

Edited by KnownUnknown on May 3rd 2021 at 3:59:09 AM