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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

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#124276: Jan 11th 2021 at 2:50:12 PM

I want Deadpool to make infinite jokes about Cable being Thanos, and for Cable to not understand any of them.

chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#124277: Jan 11th 2021 at 3:17:18 PM

I saw somebody on Reddit suggest the film should be the MCU's equivalent of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by showing what Deadpool was doing during the events of previous films like Endgame.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#124278: Jan 11th 2021 at 3:26:58 PM

He was at his local Starbucks when the Chitauri were blowing up Manhattan.

AmazingSpiderHam Since: Sep, 2020
#124279: Jan 11th 2021 at 4:00:51 PM

He was dusted, and while dusted, he met with Death, who was sad because this continuity's Thanos pays her no mind. There they had a romance lasting five years, probably with threesome with Vanessa if she was dusted too.

Also, at some point Deadpool makes a veiled allusion to being glad for the soft reboot to give a chance for 'that guy who was blacklisted' to be wiped off the record without any continuity issues. Nobody understands who he's talking about.

Edited by AmazingSpiderHam on Jan 11th 2021 at 4:10:10 AM

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#124280: Jan 11th 2021 at 4:04:02 PM

I do wonder if they'll play it in regards to Deadpool.

jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#124281: Jan 11th 2021 at 4:28:04 PM

[up][up] Who are you talking about?

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EmeraldEmperor Lies and Violence! Since: Oct, 2020
jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#124283: Jan 11th 2021 at 4:35:52 PM

Oh yeah I totally forgot about him. For some reason I thought you were talking about an MCU actor. Good riddance to him anyway.

[down]He also works, and good riddance to him as well.

Edited by jjjj2 on Jan 11th 2021 at 9:47:35 AM

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#124284: Jan 11th 2021 at 6:03:05 PM

I assumed it was Bryan Singer. tongue

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#124285: Jan 11th 2021 at 8:22:59 PM

I'm just happy Deadpool 3 is still happening and is rated R.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#124286: Jan 11th 2021 at 8:56:53 PM

I admit I want a joke of deadpool enter into a portal ready to kick thannos ass.....onlyt o find nobody there becuase the fight was like years ago.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#124287: Jan 11th 2021 at 11:51:09 PM

I'm looking forward to Deadpool 3 directly parodying, lampshading and/or lampooning swaths of the MCU, in the same way the previous did the same for the Fox X-Men universe while still operating within it.

I wonder if Bob: Agent of HYDRA is going to be a thing in the film. They could cast the same guy who played Bob, Nondescript Evil Minion from the first movie.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Jan 11th 2021 at 11:51:15 AM

jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#124288: Jan 12th 2021 at 8:27:35 AM

I'm just glad we're gonna be getting DC jokes in the MCU. It'd be nice for them to take the affectionate piss out of their main competitor.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124289: Jan 12th 2021 at 8:28:31 AM

Shit bonus if Wade makes a crack at the Squadron Supreme somehow.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#124290: Jan 12th 2021 at 11:01:40 AM

I hope we get at least one joke at the expense of the Inhumans.

jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#124291: Jan 12th 2021 at 11:17:20 AM

I'm hoping that we have references to all the marvel tv shows. Obviously the bad ones (Inhumans, Iron Fist), but even then I'd like a reference to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and how none of the previous films ever so much as hinted at the tv side of things (except maybe when coulson died in Avengers).

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124292: Jan 12th 2021 at 11:20:41 AM

He’d prolly reference the Hellstrom show in a “This was a Marvel show, no really it technically is one” way.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#124293: Jan 12th 2021 at 12:13:56 PM

The whole Netflix deal that fell seems ripe for Wade to be Wade.

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Disasturbator
#124294: Jan 12th 2021 at 12:20:00 PM

> I hope we get at least one joke at the expense of the Inhumans.

And now I want a scene of Wade playing fetch with Lockjaw..

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chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#124295: Jan 12th 2021 at 12:27:13 PM

wild mass guessDeadpool's time-travel shenanigans ends up being the reason why Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ignored the Snap in seasons 6-7.wild mass guess

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#124296: Jan 12th 2021 at 2:03:11 PM

Someone on Twitter made a super-curious observation regarding the MCU version of SWORD...

Topps released virtual cards for WandaVision. Among them was one that featured the logo for SWORD. Task noticed that while Comics!SWORD stood for "Sentient World Observation and Response Department," the MCU version of SWORD stands for "Sentient Weapon Observation Response Division".

Is this a big deal?

Signs point to yes, because Comics!SWORD was basically SHIELD in space, so swapping "World" and "Department" for "Weapon" and "Division" more than solidifies the theory that MCU!SWORD is essentially SHIELD 2.0 (now with less HYDRA moles hopefully) since SHIELD until its (official) demise was all about keeping tabs on superheroes or anyone that can be considered a living weapon. (We know that term fits Wanda and Vision like gloves.)

Personal food for thought: Might it be that SWORD in the MCU is composed of two units: one division that's oriented on Earth while the other one is focused on intergalactic relations, like what we saw in Spider-Man: Far From Home? wink

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Jan 12th 2021 at 2:07:38 AM

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#124297: Jan 12th 2021 at 2:05:25 PM

(now with less HYDRA moles hopefully)

I'm imagining a plot in which the Mole Man is introduced as a HYDRA mole in SWORD.

Because he's a mole.

...

... it was funny in my head.

ClancyGardener life is a state of mind from 53 miles west of Venus Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
#124298: Jan 12th 2021 at 2:06:52 PM

It would actually be pretty dope to have Mole Man adapted into the MCU.

Bonus points if he's affiliated with the Morlocks. (Which, though unlikely, is a neat idea I just thought of.)

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124299: Jan 12th 2021 at 2:08:41 PM

I can assume Sword is that new Avengers/Skrull unity organization seen at the end of Far From Home with Fury in space.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#124300: Jan 12th 2021 at 2:11:44 PM

[up] My thoughts exactly. Question is, who's running the joint on Earth? Might it be one Abigail Brand? (Would make sense if the MCU is ever so delicately planting the seeds for mutantkind since mutants in general can be regarded as "Sentient Weapons".)

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Jan 12th 2021 at 2:14:05 AM


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