TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Go To

Welcome to the main discussion thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! This pinned post is here 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.
  • Spoilers for new releases should not be discussed without spoiler tagging for at least two weeks. Rather, each title should have a dedicated thread where that sort of conversation is held. We can mention new releases in a general sense, but please be courteous to people who don't want to be spoiled.

If you're posting tagged spoilers, make sure that the film or series is clearly identified outside the spoiler tagging. People need to know what will be spoiled before they choose to read the post.

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

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#30378: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:17:54 PM

Scarlet Witch has unlocked the hadoken

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#30379: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:23:51 PM

I am starting to wonder...what about Rhodey? Is he there in the beginning and then says: "Yeah, guys, that was fun, but I have stuff to do, so have fun fighting."?

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#30380: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:31:22 PM

So much photoshop. That picture looks so bad.

We know Rhodey and Sam are in it in some capacity, but they don't need to be everywhere.

Hulk vs. Hulkbuster takes place in Johannesburg? I'm going to be disappointed if an African city take a disproportionately bad beating.

edited 8th Apr '15 2:33:44 PM by wanderlustwarrior

TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#30381: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:32:51 PM

If Ulton was meant to be "a suit of armour around the world", they might just go fight some Ultrons in another, off-screen location while the Avengers go after Ultron prime.

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#30382: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:34:53 PM

I love how Vision's just standing there looking out of place.

Rhodey will probably be working with the US military during the crisis. Unlike the others he can't just take a day off from work during an international crisis.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30383: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:42:38 PM

My guess is that they're both part of the new Avengers at the end.

Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#30384: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:46:24 PM

Every major city around the world gets attacked by Ultrons. We see superhero origins worldwide in response to the threat, a kind of superhero awakening, an Age of Heroes to fight back against an Age of Ultron. Hell, it might even be a part of Spider-Man's off-screen origin.

edited 8th Apr '15 2:50:49 PM by Ekuran

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30385: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:54:30 PM

EW talks about the movie here. It looks like one of Ultron's first actions after being "born" is killing JARVIS. sad

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#30386: Apr 8th 2015 at 2:59:06 PM

Rhodey appears in the footage briefly at 1:18. He's talking to Tony on his HUD.

spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
thebandragoness
#30387: Apr 8th 2015 at 3:01:50 PM

I still say nine Avengers (ten if you count Rhodey) is waaaaay too many. Hopefully Civil War will reduce their numbers or something. Sheesh. Nine main heroes...

edited 8th Apr '15 3:02:01 PM by spashthebandragon

I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#30389: Apr 8th 2015 at 3:14:55 PM

The Global Adventure one at the top.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#30390: Apr 8th 2015 at 5:04:18 PM

[up]x5 ...Huh.

That explains quite a bit, actually.

Oh God! Natural light!
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#30391: Apr 8th 2015 at 6:32:57 PM

[up] Such as why he and Vision have the same actor playing them?

So that would make Vision basically JARVIS 2.0?

edited 8th Apr '15 6:33:49 PM by TargetmasterJoe

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#30393: Apr 8th 2015 at 8:20:24 PM

[up]x6 If the Avengers who aren't Cap and Tony only have the same amount of prominence that Maria Hill did in The Winter Soldier, I'll be content. That way they'll have appeared and done enough to count as "important" without stealing the spotlight from the more major characters.

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#30394: Apr 8th 2015 at 11:16:07 PM

Whoever designed Vision should be fired. He looks awful

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#30395: Apr 8th 2015 at 11:20:10 PM

[up] The picture doesn't exactly do him justice, but I don't think it looks that bad. Maybe it'll look better in motion.

Oh God! Natural light!
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#30396: Apr 9th 2015 at 12:13:30 AM

I think Vision looks fine. Not in this one shot though.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#30397: Apr 9th 2015 at 12:17:07 AM

Yeah, I think so too. That image they used of Vision looks more like a production or promotional render than anything. I doubt he'll look so bad in the finished product.

edited 9th Apr '15 12:17:39 AM by KnownUnknown

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#30399: Apr 9th 2015 at 5:45:01 AM

There was quite a bit of Hawkeye in the beginning of that featurette. Also, if I'm reading it right, it looks like he actually will outsmart and beat Quicksilver in battle. That'd be nice to see.


Total posts: 186,763
Top