Marvel Cinematic Universe thread v3 (no recent spoilers)

[Metro]

Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible) confirms that Steven Yeun is playing Sentry in Thunderbolts.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfs9C2iZ0zM&t=4861s

[bosk1]

What If? S2 trailer.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiEVqZ2Bc_c&ab_channel=MarvelEntertainment

Just leave it alone, Bosk.

  Hey, even though it's not my thing, I don't fault anyone for liking it.  I'll still watch it and likely not hate it. 

Regarding casting:  I typically have almost zero reaction to casting, especially in the MCU.  You never really know how someone is going to play a role until you actually see them in it, and a lot of that is very dependent on the script and directing as well.  IMO, the MCU has don't extremely well in casting, for the most part, even when casting choices may seem odd at first glance. 

Regarding Kang, it continues to amuse and confuse me that anyone gives any credence whatsoever to any theories about Marvel pivoting away from Kang since exactly nobody directly connected to Marvel has ever said anything that would give any credence to that rumor. 

[The Letter M]

Regarding Kang, it continues to amuse and confuse me that anyone gives any credence whatsoever to any theories about Marvel pivoting away from Kang since exactly nobody directly connected to Marvel has ever said anything that would give any credence to that rumor.

Well other than the news that both the writer AND director of Avengers 5 have both been removed from the film, you're right - there hasn't been anything specific confirmation that it won't still be "Kang Dynasty", but I've been preparing myself for the news that it won't be. I suspect they'll hold those plans close to the chest until next SDCC, which is the same weekend that Deadpool 3 comes out, so they may even keep their announcements tentative until they see how early reviews of Deadpool 3 fare.

-Marc.

[bosk1]

OK, but writers and directors get removed from projects all the time without the project being entirely abandoned. 

[The Letter M]

OK, but writers and directors get removed from projects all the time without the project being entirely abandoned.

Fair, but it just seemed concerning because Loveness wrote Quantumania, which seemed to be the big Kang jumping off point, more so than Loki. Now that he's off Avengers 5, it's led many to believe there might be a pivot in story.

-Marc.

[The Great Ape]

Totally agree with Thrill about Doctor Doom.
What an awesome story

[The Letter M]

Well, it looks like The Kang Dynasty is still on, for now, as per this announcement:
https://deadline.com/2023/11/loki-michael-waldron-marvel-studios-avengers-kang-dynasty-1235638887/

Looks like Waldron will pen the scripts to BOTH Kang Dynasty AND Secret Wars, which, if they're going for a 1-2-punch like Infinity War and Endgame, hopefully this means there will be consistency between the two as far as writing and story goes.

I suppose if you're going to keep Kang but change anything, it's best to get Waldron over Loveness.

-Marc.

[Lonk]

That's an interesting choice. He was the writer for Loki  , but he was also the writer for MoM 

[The Letter M]

That's an interesting choice. He was the writer for Loki  , but he was also the writer for MoM 

He's also a writer for Rick & Morty, so I guess if we're going to cap off the Multiverse Saga right, it might as well be someone who can write multiverse ideas!

-Marc.

[lonestar]

Just saw What If? Episodes will be released on 9 consecutive days

[jingle.boy]

Just saw What If? Episodes will be released on 9 consecutive days

Yes... jingle.son and I are very much looking forward to being able to binge this together.

[lordxizor]

Post-credit scenes have set up a lot of new characters or future plot points that have gone nowhere so far over the last couple of years. How many of them do we think will simply be abandoned at this point given Marvel/Disney's commitment to quality over quantity moving forward? Especially given the X-Men and Fantastic Four coming to the MCU soon. I suspect many will be dropped, or given a token appearance to make sure the post-credit scene has "pay-off".

[Lonk]

Hercules I think is one that we will not see for more than a few minutes on screen, if even.

Starfox/Eros, he might make an appearance at some point but I doubt he will be a big part of any plot.

[The Letter M]

https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-marvel-fired-guilty-verdict-1235671790/amp/

Majors has been fired from Marvel Studios. What this means for Avengers: Kang Dynasty is still unclear, and I doubt we will know until at least SDCC 2025, but if they intend to keep Kang, they will have to recast him immediately.

Also, I fully expect Deadpool 3 to make a joke about this.

-Marc.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

I really hope they don't ditch the Kang storyline. He's too good of a potential villain (even if Ant-Man didn't make the best use of his character, I still feel he was the best thing about that movie).

It's a shame for Majors, though. I really enjoyed his performances but the show must go on. I hope they can recast soon.

[jammindude]

Just saw an article that pointed out that D+ silently added all of “The Defenders Saga” to their “MCU timeline order” playlist. The actual shows have been on D+ for awhile, but adding them to the official timeline playlist is new. So I thought that was interesting.

[Lonk]

Interesting for sure. There have been rumors for a while now that the actors for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones would reprise their roles (As well as Frank Castle). That along with Chloe Bennet coming back as Daisy from Agents of Shield, are things that I am interested in seeing at some point in the MCU, and I hope they do happen.

[hefdaddy42]

Interesting for sure. There have been rumors for a while now that the actors for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones would reprise their roles (As well as Frank Castle). That along with Chloe Bennet coming back as Daisy from Agents of Shield, are things that I am interested in seeing at some point in the MCU, and I hope they do happen.

All of that would be great.

And Iron Fist can go rot.

[bosk1]

Hush.  Iron Fist was great.

[jingle.boy]

Interesting for sure. There have been rumors for a while now that the actors for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones would reprise their roles (As well as Frank Castle). That along with Chloe Bennet coming back as Daisy from Agents of Shield, are things that I am interested in seeing at some point in the MCU, and I hope they do happen.

All of that would be great.

And Iron Fist can go rot.

What was his name again, I forget.   

[hefdaddy42]

Interesting for sure. There have been rumors for a while now that the actors for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones would reprise their roles (As well as Frank Castle). That along with Chloe Bennet coming back as Daisy from Agents of Shield, are things that I am interested in seeing at some point in the MCU, and I hope they do happen.

All of that would be great.

And Iron Fist can go rot.

What was his name again, I forget.   

Danny Rand!  The Immortal Iron Fist!

[Lonk]

 

[hefdaddy42]

The crappy part is that Iron Fist was one of my favorite characters from the comics that they decided to include, and then they made THAT.  Disappointing, to say the least.

[ZirconBlue]

Interesting for sure. There have been rumors for a while now that the actors for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones would reprise their roles (As well as Frank Castle). That along with Chloe Bennet coming back as Daisy from Agents of Shield, are things that I am interested in seeing at some point in the MCU, and I hope they do happen.

All of that would be great.

And Iron Fist can go rot.

They can bring in Colleen Wing.  Danny Rand died on the way back to his home planet K'un-Lun

[Orbert]

The second season of Iron Fist was an improvement.  He was almost kinda cool by the end.  The story was pretty bad, though; they tried a few things that really didn't work.

But yeah, Colleen was adorable.  I was mostly watching the show just for her.

[Orbert]

D+ silently added all of “The Defenders Saga” to their “MCU timeline order” playlist. The actual shows have been on D+ for awhile, but adding them to the official timeline playlist is new. So I thought that was interesting.

Oh yeah, this.    I too saw something about how the Netflix stuff was now canon, but there wasn't any detail, so thanks for the info.

[lonestar]

Interesting for sure. There have been rumors for a while now that the actors for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones would reprise their roles (As well as Frank Castle). That along with Chloe Bennet coming back as Daisy from Agents of Shield, are things that I am interested in seeing at some point in the MCU, and I hope they do happen.

All of that would be great.

And Iron Fist can go rot.

What was his name again, I forget.   

Danny Rand!  The Immortal Iron Fist!

Best part of that series was when he started saying that to Luke and Luke straight up cut him off 

[hefdaddy42]

They can bring in Colleen Wing.  Danny Rand died on the way back to his home planet K'un-Lun

I like it!

Danny Rand!  The Immortal Iron Fist!

Best part of that series was when he started saying that to Luke and Luke straight up cut him off 

lol yes

[Orbert]

I always took that as the writers winking at the viewers; it was impossible to read anything online about Iron Fist without someone mentioning that he always said that.  So Luke cut him off.  There was also a pretty fun scene right after Luke escaped from that guy's makeshift lab with the metal headband still on and the clothes he'd stolen from someone's backyard clothesline.  He looked basically like his comic book incarnation, but he caught a glimpse of his reflection and said "I look like a damned fool!"  Nice commentary on how flashy comic book colors usually don't translate well to live action.

Speaking of Luke and Danny, though, I did like it when they teamed up; Danny would smash his Iron Fist into Luke, and the resulting shockwave would cause ridiculous devastation.  I think that might've been in The Defenders after they were all together.

[The Letter M]

I always took that as the writers winking at the viewers; it was impossible to read anything online about Iron Fist without someone mentioning that he always said that.  So Luke cut him off.  There was also a pretty fun scene right after Luke escaped from that guy's makeshift lab with the metal headband still on and the clothes he'd stolen from someone's backyard clothesline.  He looked basically like his comic book incarnation, but he caught a glimpse of his reflection and said "I look like a damned fool!"  Nice commentary on how flashy comic book colors usually don't translate well to live action.

Speaking of Luke and Danny, though, I did like it when they teamed up; Danny would smash his Iron Fist into Luke, and the resulting shockwave would cause ridiculous devastation.  I think that might've been in The Defenders after they were all together.

I *really* hope they are able to bring them back and make a Marvel Spotlight mini-series titled "Heroes For Hire", because IIRC, the comic of that title originated as a team-up between Luke and Danny, and it would be a fun way to bring back both characters and put them in the MCU together without having to dedicate a whole show for each, but not have something so big that would require Matt and Jessica to tag along as well.

-Marc.

[jammindude]

And now several sites are reporting that the scuttlebutt going around is that Eldon Henson and Deborah Ann Woll (Foggy and Karen from the Netflix DD) are definitely returning to the new series.  I will absolutely stand up and cheer if this is true, because it was previously reported that they were not involved and the actors had said no one had contacted them.

This makes me very happy, if true.

[ProfessorPeart]

And now several sites are reporting that the scuttlebutt going around is that Eldon Henson and Deborah Ann Woll (Foggy and Karen from the Netflix DD) are definitely returning to the new series.  I will absolutely stand up and cheer if this is true, because it was previously reported that they were not involved and the actors had said no one had contacted them.

This makes me very happy, if true.

Seeing this as well. It appears the new creative team is bringing them back but also cautioned that they may only be in an episode or so. Sounds like the characters might not be very involved, which kind of sucks.

[jammindude]

I thought it was interesting that D+ added all the old Netflix shows to the official MCU timeline order on their list.

Last year, I began watching the Netflix shows in order and got up to (but hadn’t started) The Defenders.

I didn’t want to start all over again, so I went to the D+ official timeline, skipped up to The Defenders, and I’m thinking I might just move through the official timeline from here forward.

[Lonk]

We still don't know if this will be part of the MCU canon or not, but the trailer for X-Men 97 dropped!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv3Ss8o9gGQ

Can't wait for this 

[hefdaddy42]

We still don't know if this will be part of the MCU canon or not, but the trailer for X-Men 97 dropped!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv3Ss8o9gGQ

Can't wait for this 

It definitely looks and feels like the original, which was their stated goal.

I never watched the original, but I may try to sneak in some episodes here and there.