Marvel Cinematic Universe: Difference between revisions

A [[Continuity Overlap|combined setting]] occupied by most of the movies produced by Marvel Entertainment (and distributed initially by [[Paramount Pictures]], but now [[Disney]] is in charge of that), starting with ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' in 2008. Unlike in previous Marvel licensed movies, there exists continuity between different movies. Most prominently, the organization SHIELD ties together the different films as a common element.

Initially, the [[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] and [[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]] were not part of this canon, but with Disney's acquisition of Fox they have been brought back into the fold, with MCU appearances by the X-Men hinted for Phase 5 or 6, and Deadpool possibly earlier. For many years neither was [[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]], but in 2015 Sony cut a deal to share him with Marvel, and he made his first MCU appearance in ''[[Captain America: Civil War (film)|Captain America: Civil War]]''. That deal was renewed in late 2020, and for the foreseeable future Spider-Man will remain in the MCU, with the third MCU Spider-Man film slated for releasereleasing in JulyDecember 2021. At the end of 2020 the only Marvel characters which remain outside the MCU due to licensing deals are [[Sub-Mariner|Namor]] (rights still held by Universal) and [[Man-Thing (Comic Book)|Man-Thing]] (rights held by [[Lionsgate|Lionsgate Entertainment]]).

For years rumors abound about the repatriation of the [[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]] to the MCU, especially after the failure of the 2015 reboot film. Nothing was confirmed for so long that many thought it would never happen, but in December 2020, Kevin Feige formally announced an MCU ''Fantastic Four'' film;. no releaseIt datetook wasuntil given,July but2022 for it's probably to formally appear on the schedule as partthe first film of Phase 56.

The MCU has been divided by Marvel Studios into several distinct phases. The exact final number of phases is currently unknown, although industry rumor as of 2019late makesJuly mention2022, offilms anall ''X-Men/Avengers''the filmway plannedthrough forthe end of ''Phase 6'' have been announced, with the strong implication of further films and TV series past that. Also as of July 2022, the six known phases have been divided into two larger story arcs with their own titles.

=== Phase 2 ===

=== Phase 3 ===

* ''[[TheEternals (film)|Eternals]]'' (November 5, 2021)

* ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' (MarchMay 256, 2022)

* ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (MayJuly 68, 2022), featuring [[Natalie Portman]]'s return as Jane Foster now taking up the mantle of Thor.

* ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'' (JulyNovember 811, 2022)

* ''[[The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]'' (March 2021)

* ''[[Loki (series)|Loki]]'' (Summer 2021)

* ''[[Hawkeye (series)|Hawkeye]]'' (FallDecember 2021)

* ''[[Ms.Moon MarvelKnight (TV series)|Ms.Moon MarvelKnight]]'' (unknownMarch 2022)

* ''[[MoonMs. KnightMarvel (series)|MoonMs. KnightMarvel]]'' (unknownJune 2022)

* ''[[She-Hulk: (series)|She-HulkAttorney at Law]]'' (unknownAugust 2022), featuring Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer "She-Hulk" Walters.

=== Blu-RayPhase Shorts5 ===

== Broadcast Television ==

== [[Netflix]] ==

== [[Hulu]] ==

* ''[[The Runaways (TV series)|The Runaways]]'' -- Also decanonized.

== [[Freeform]] ==

* ''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]'' -- Also decanonized.

{{tropelist|Tropes present across the variousMCU moviesregardless of media:}}

* [[Action Survivor]]: Agent Coulson seems like an average government agent with no outstanding abilities shown so far beyond basic [[Badass Normal|Badass Normalcy]]cy, yet he's managed to survive attacks from both [[Iron Man (film)|Iron Monger]] and [[Thor (film)|The Destroyer]] practically unscathed. Also, [[I Know Karate|he knows kung fu]]. {{spoiler|His luck apparently ran out in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', although he came out of hiding in ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''.}}

* [[Batman Gambit]]: The short film ''The Consultant'' included on the ''Thor'' DVD features Agents Coulson and Sitwell discussing how to get out of the WSC's request that {{spoiler|the Abomination be placed on the Avengers instead of the Hulk}} by having General Ross refuse the request. {{spoiler|They send Tony Stark, in the hopes he'll piss Ross off and get him to refuse to release Blonsky}}. It works.

* [[Big Bad]]: Most of the films and all the TV and Netflix show seasons have their own, but [[Thanos]] is beingwas slowly built up as this for the first three phases of the movies as a whole, culminating in ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame''. Hydra is also this for multiple films.

** [[Creator Cameo]]: Plus, as is standard procedure for Marvel productions, the late [[Stan Lee]] alwaysmade makescameos aup cameountil his death. [[J. Michael Straczynski]] also appears in ''Thor'' as he served as a script consultant.

* [[Clarke's Third Law]]: The films seem to be heading in a generally Sci-Fi direction, though [[Clarke's Third Law]] is quoted and specifically referenced in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'', with Thor saying that in Asgard science and magic are the same thing, rather than sufficiently advanced science passing as magic or magic taking the form of a complex science. Furthermore, the semi-magical Bifröst of Asgard is an [[wikipedia:Wormhole#Schwarzschild wormholes|Einstein-Rosen Bridge]] that Jane and her team are studying at the beginning of the film. Loki on the other hand is referred to as "a master of magic" by an Asgardian, so the whole matter is rather unclear. The addition of Dr. Strange and the mystic tradition in which he trained just complicates things. And then there are witches like Agatha Harkness and Wanda Maximoff.

* [[Genre Roulette]]: Though collectively under the "superhero" genre, each hero's movies skew towards their own genre. ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' is [[Science Fiction]], ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' is a [[Attack of the Killer Whatever|Monster Movie]], ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' is [[Fantasy]], and ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' is more of a [[Military and Warfare Films|War Movie]]. ''The Avengers'', throwing everybody together, falls under [[Science Fantasy]].

<nowiki>*</nowiki>cut to {{spoiler|[a clip of] the [[The Stinger]]}} of ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''* {{spoiler|Tony Stark - [[Exact Words|not Iron Man]] - was the consultant; hired as such at the end of ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man 2]]''.}} }}

** In the very first episode of ''[[Loki (series)|Loki]]'', it's revealed that the MCU ''used'' to be a Multiverse, but became a singular "Sacred Timeline" forged out of all the different universes by the godlike Timekeepers after a multiversal war. The Time Variance Authority, created -- staff and facilities -- in its entirety by the Timekeepers, is given charge of making sure it ''stays'' a single timeline. However in episode ''two'', what is believed to be an alternate Loki uses their own equipment to "bomb" the Sacred Timeline and spawn a new multiverse.

* [[Nothing Is the Same Anymore]]: While all four of the main heroes made big splashes, the coming of Thor made Earth aware of intelligent life on other worlds and made SHIELD and the WCSWSC realize how technologically outmatched Earth is.

* [[Time Skip]]: A conversation with Banner in ''The Avengers'' notes that while ''Hulk, Iron Man 2'' and ''Thor'' took place within a week of each other ''The Avengers'' takes place at least a year after that.

* [[Running Gag]]: As with all Marvel productions, [[Marvel Comics]] co-creator the late [[Stan Lee]] being featured in most of the films made before 2021 in blink-and-you'll-miss-it (and sometimes longer) [[Creator Cameo]]s.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Loki straddles the line between this and [[Magnificent Bastard]]. While he's far from incompetantincompetent, he is nowhere ''near'' as good as he thinks he is and ultimately, his arrogance is what leads to his downfall. Interestingly, as he moves from villain to anti-hero and beyond he grows more capable (although he never does stop being smug).

** Type 1: Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thor ([[Brought Down to Badass|human]]), Nick Fury, Maria Hill, the Howling Commandos, SSR soldiers, Emil Blonsky (pre -serum)

** [[It Got Worse]]: The stinger for ''The Avengers''.

* [[Truer to the Text]]: ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' is significantly more faithful to the source material than [[Captain America (1990 film)|the 1990 ''Captain America'' film]] was, to say nothing of the 1979 TV movies starring [[Reb Brown]]. But then, this is to be expected from Marvel making their own movies.

{{quote|{{spoiler|'''The Other''': To challenge them is to court death... ''[cue [[Thanos]]]''}}}}

* [[World of Snark]]: With [[Joss Whedon]] as head writer. Did you expect anything less? Even Captain America in ''Winter Soldier'' and the characters from the Darker and Edgier ''Daredevil'' series get a few quips in.

* [[You Look Familiar]]: All the characters played by [[Stan Lee]] ([[Epileptic Trees|assuming they're not the same guy]]).

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