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{{quote|''"You think you're the only superhero in the world? Mr. Stark, you've become part of a bigger universe. You just don't know it yet."''|'''[[Samuel L. Jackson|Nick]] [[Nick Fury|Fury]]''', in [[The Stinger]] to ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]''}}
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]]''. Unlike in previous Marvel licensed movies, there exists continuity between different movies.<ref>
It should also be noted that [[Samuel L. Jackson]] (who plays [[Nick Fury]]) has signed an ''unprecedented'' movie deal with Marvel Studios, and has so far appeared in ''every'' MCU film made.
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 2019 makes mention of an ''X-Men/Avengers'' film planned for ''Phase 6''.
==Phase 1==
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* ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' (February 12, 2021)
* ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' (May 7, 2021)
* ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (Nov. 5, 2021), featuring [[Natalie Portman]] as Jane Foster taking up the mantle of Thor
* ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' (2022)
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* ''[[Cloak and Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]''
== Comic Book Tie-Ins to the MCU ==
* ''Captain America: First Vengeance'' - a mid-quel of sorts for the ''Captain America'' movie, detailing some backstory for each of the main characters via flashbacks
* ''Fury's Big Week'' - chronicling the events of ''Iron Man 2'', ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''Thor'' (as well as the Marvel One-Shots) from SHIELD's perspective and leading directly into ''The Avengers''
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* [[Anachronic Order]]: ''The Incredible Hulk'' takes place sometime during ''Iron Man 2'' (proven by the news report of Hulk's rampage appearing in Iron Man 2), and during ''Thor'', (the first half of which is occurring concurrently with the second half of ''Iron Man 2'' -- the overlap ending when [[The Stinger|Coulson arrives in New Mexico]], and a freak thunderstorm is mentioned in ''Hulk''). The bulk of ''Captain America'' is obviously set before any of the others.
** The overlap is confirmed in ''Fury's Big Week'', which follows Fury, Black Widow and Hawkeye during the events of all three films.
* [[As Himself]]: Stan Lee's [[The Cameo|cameo]] in ''[[Captain Marvel]]'' is as himself, rehearsing his lines for his cameo in ''[[Mallrats]]''.
* [[Bad Present]]: As always, Captain America (the king of this trope) uses shades of this.
{{quote|'''Captain America:''' When I went under, the world was at war. When I woke, they said we won. They didn't say what we lost.}}
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** ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' features a blink and you'll miss it appearance by the original Human Torch as a statue at Stark's expo (doubles as a [[Mythology Gag]]).
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: A twofer -- For all of the well known actors appearing in the films, and for the various [[The Cameo|cameo appearances]] in the films by characters from other entries in the universe.
* [[Hide Your Gays]]: Averted as of the end of Phase 3: A gay man is one member of a support group run by Steve Rogers in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', and Valkyrie (played by [[Tessa Thompson]]) has been acknowledged to be gay as well, although that has yet to appear on-screen.
* [[Live Action Adaptation]]: Obviously.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Bound to be several considering their comic book origins. A few in particular come to mind:
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** A student being interviewed about the Hulk's rampage is named Jack McGee after the reporter from the 70s TV series. His friend is named Jim Wilson, an old side character from the comics.
** A billboard in New Mexico advertises a "Journey Into Mystery," the title of the series Thor debuted in.
** Agent Coulson gets gas from Roxxon Oil in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer
* [[Not Wearing Tights]]: Surprisingly, for a superhero universe, the heroes often don't wear tights. Iron Man simply has [[Power Armor]], Hulk has little more than a pair of [[Magic Pants]], and Thor spends a lot of the time in [[Civvie Spandex]] and mostly dons his battle armor and cape in Asgard where it's much more typical. Though Captain America ''does'' wear tights as part of his USO costume, he later dons a still pretty traditional superhero uniform, but it's mostly re-colored battle fatigues and a mask. Even later, his modern-day costume in ''The Avengers'' resembles a flight suit with added details. Hawkeye and Black Widow use basic [[Spy Catsuit|spy uniforms]].
* [[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 WCS realize how technologically outmatched Earth is.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Mark Ruffalo is this to Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in the ''Avengers'' movie.
** And before that, Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard as James Rhodes.
** Howard Stark has been played by a different actor in each film he's appeared in (''Iron Man'', ''Iron Man 2'', and ''Captain America'').{{verify}}
* [[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.
* [[Phlebotinum Du Jour]]: The entire Verse invokes three versions:
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