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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 Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#141626: Apr 18th 2022 at 7:26:56 PM

Or the merch can just be misinformed, as is what sometimes happens.

Watchtower Since: Jul, 2010
#141627: Apr 18th 2022 at 7:36:12 PM

Masterson is in an awkward position where there's just no reason to use him anymore. Not when you've got the OG Thor, Jane Foster, Beta-Ray Bill, and even Throg to work with instead. I mean hell MCU Thor takes quite a bit aesthetically from Masterson already.

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#141628: Apr 18th 2022 at 7:54:16 PM

[up]×2

The merch for the Multiverse of Madness was how we learned Shuma-Gorath wouldn't be called Shuma-Gorath in that film.

This happens a lot with merch and toys for films.

Edited by Cortez on Apr 19th 2022 at 6:17:27 AM

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#141629: Apr 19th 2022 at 2:18:12 AM

The simplest answer is usually the right one. She was called Thor in the comics. Her merchandise labels her as Mighty Thor. She's probably going to be called Thor.

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#141630: Apr 19th 2022 at 2:20:46 AM

I find obsessing what she's gonna be called pretty silly. I care about how well the character is gonna be portrayed.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#141631: Apr 19th 2022 at 4:05:59 AM

Even the other gods are repulsed by his monstrous cruelty

That just makes the other gods hypocrites given what they are like. Zeus is far more deserving to be dunked on than Ares.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#141632: Apr 19th 2022 at 5:50:56 AM

At most they won’t do the whole “Thor gives up his name and goes by his last name because Jane is Thor now”

If anything they’ll prolly take a whole piss out of the name thing.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#141633: Apr 19th 2022 at 6:31:16 AM

I just realised Love and Thunder is going to be the first Thor movie without Loki.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#141634: Apr 19th 2022 at 6:49:21 AM

whats what you think,he'll probably appear at somepoint,hard to keep him at bay in all honesty

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#141635: Apr 19th 2022 at 6:51:04 AM

I feel like he'll show up as a cameo somewhere, such as a mid-credits scene as a lead-up to Quantumania or something.

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Cross (Don’t ask)
#141636: Apr 19th 2022 at 8:26:21 AM

That just makes the other gods hypocrites given what they are like. Zeus is far more deserving to be dunked on than Ares.

Whether or not they’re hypocrites is dependent on the myths (and interpretation) you’re looking at, but I wouldn’t say Zeus is more deserving than Ares. Which just reinforces how screwed up the pantheon is.

lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#141637: Apr 19th 2022 at 9:11:08 AM

[up][up]Reportedly, he'll be doing that in Multiverse of Madness instead of this one.

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MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#141638: Apr 19th 2022 at 9:36:30 AM

Hey, is Team Thor considered an "alternate timeline" like the ones in What If? I've noticed that the Thor of that miniseries is listed as a variant on his character page, and that he comes from "Earth-16828". It seems that all the other alternate timelines in What If have Earth-number filings as well.

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EmeraldEmperor Lies and Violence! Since: Oct, 2020
Lies and Violence!
#141639: Apr 19th 2022 at 9:40:13 AM

Team Thor taking place on 16828 was established a few years ago, but the What If timelines getting official designations is news to me.

Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#141640: Apr 19th 2022 at 11:43:54 AM

Among all the returning elements in Multiverse of Madness, probably no one was expecting this.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cape3.png

That's right, it's pizza time.

MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
DoubleOG (Apprentice)
#141642: Apr 19th 2022 at 11:48:10 AM

[up][up]For context, it's a Tide add promotion featuring Wong and the Cloak of Levitation.

Edited by DoubleOG on Apr 19th 2022 at 11:48:30 AM

chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#141643: Apr 19th 2022 at 11:48:25 AM

[up][up][up] Time to celebrate with the appropriate music.

Edited by chasemaddigan on Apr 19th 2022 at 2:48:39 PM

lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#141644: Apr 19th 2022 at 12:12:06 PM

I don't actually think the Raimiverse will appear in this movie, premise/director combination aside, because it wouldn't be as impactful given we just saw these characters again.

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Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#141645: Apr 19th 2022 at 12:24:28 PM

It should be noted that Joe's Pizza is a real life location.

What is kinda amusing here is that in Spider-Man 2 they changed the address to reference the street where the Sanctum Santorum is located. The fact that they remembered about this connection is quite the deep cut.

Edited by Akirakan on Apr 19th 2022 at 2:26:02 PM

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#141646: Apr 19th 2022 at 12:51:32 PM

[up][up][up]I'll do you one better:

And heh, that's a pretty deep cut indeed. I like it.

Edited by Anomalocaris20 on Apr 19th 2022 at 3:51:41 PM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#141647: Apr 19th 2022 at 4:56:13 PM

I'm thinking about it, would Marvel be able to do an X-Force movie?

Like thats among the most darker affairs being about a team of black-ops superheroes fully willing to kill and get their hands dirty.

A famous case being Uncanny X-Force which involves Fantomex shooting a child dead (which he does revive later granted) which really fucked up everyone on the team, with Deadpool being completely disgusted by the entire situation.

And the current run the Krakoan era is about a Mutant CIA force and features Beast basically taking over an entire country as a Machiavellian mastermind.

Edited by slimcoder on Apr 19th 2022 at 4:56:31 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#141648: Apr 19th 2022 at 5:06:28 PM

They did say they're now more willing to do R-rated stuff. They're doing Deadpool with an R, possibly Blade, they added the MA shows to D+, and Moon Knight and Multiverse of Madness seem to be plenty dark even with a PG-13/TV-14.

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HasturHasturHastur from Wheah the fahkin baby wheel is, Jay Since: Nov, 2010
#141649: Apr 19th 2022 at 5:39:33 PM

[up] Maybe a proper Weapon X/Wolverine origin film too, or some of the darker X-Men storylines. Age of Apocalypse would work great depending on how long Kang takes to resolve - perhaps Holocaust, Dark Beast, and/or Sugar Man would come to the native MCU timeline to chase down Cable, Bishop, or Rachel Summers.

Edited by HasturHasturHastur on Apr 19th 2022 at 5:42:05 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#141650: Apr 19th 2022 at 6:46:56 PM

The black ops costumes are also fun

Amusingly despite having a lot of black these suits are colorful than the Foxmen suits. Prolly cause the Foxmen are solid black black while the X-Force costumes have better color combinations of black and grey

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20220419_214526_gallery.jpg

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

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