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Spoilers Marvel Cinematic Universe spoiler-heavy speculation thread

What grade would you give the Marvel Cinematic Universe? (Ever-Changing Question)


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I took another look at that post and the hash tag goes to several posts that highlight Dom Latervia...Coffee. Huh.
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From what I have heard the MCU is at the end basically going to be reset. Not only will this explain why the X-Men have been around the entire time but even allows them to recast some characters like maybe a new Tony Stark while keeping some of the holdovers as well.

lol oh man imagine the theories about the reset aftermath

as in imagine recasting and or the reaging of the mcu characters
 
According to the Russo brothers, viewers supposedly won't need to watch all of the previous MCU films to understand Doomsday (per The Hollywood Reporter):

Joe Russo said that they’re “back to phase zero” of the MCU with Doomsday and Robert Downey Jr. playing antagonist Dr. Doom: “That serial shifting and changing and surprising you and then reinventing itself and then shifting and changing and then surprising you — that’s exciting and I think you’re going to see some shifting and changing [with Doomsday]. So, get ready for it. Look, we were with Rob [Downey Jr.] earlier today. We were both talking about this concept that we are back to phase zero. This is starting over from scratch. We want to make sure everybody feels like this isn’t leaning on anything from the past.”​

Not exactly sure how that's going to work but I'm curious to find out.


I took another look at that post and the hash tag goes to several posts that highlight Dom Latervia...Coffee. Huh.

that boggles the mind lol

imagine the fan fictions about that
 
mind boggling about this whole mcu reset storylines

It makes sense to me. I also forgot to mention it's a chance to make the audience feel like they don't need to watch the old stuff to like the new stuff. You always hear people complain about how they feel like they got to watch previous stuff just to know what is going to happen in the latest movie or show.
 
That serial shifting and changing and surprising you and then reinventing itself and then shifting and changing and then surprising you — that’s exciting and I think you’re going to see some shifting and changing [with Doomsday]. So, get ready for it. Look, we were with Rob [Downey Jr.] earlier today. We were both talking about this concept that we are back to phase zero. This is starting over from scratch. We want to make sure everybody feels like this isn’t leaning on anything from the past.
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I'm a little confused about this who Doomsday is Phase Zero thing. I thought Doomsday was going to be the first half of the big conclusion to the Multiverse Saga the same way Infinity War was for the Infinity Saga, but I don't understand how it can do that, and be this completely new standalone thing.
 
I'm a little confused about this who Doomsday is Phase Zero thing. I thought Doomsday was going to be the first half of the big conclusion to the Multiverse Saga the same way Infinity War was for the Infinity Saga, but I don't understand how it can do that, and be this completely new standalone thing.

Even in an ongoing series, the ideal is to make every installment accessible to a new audience, since any installment could be someone's first (and since even returning viewers or readers may need their memories jogged). It's just a matter of giving the exposition to bring newcomers up to speed. After all, even a standalone story or the beginning of a series has a backstory it needs to explain to the audience. The very first Star Trek pilot was set in the aftermath of an unseen battle on Rigel VII. The very first Star Wars movie pretended to be the fourth chapter of a serial. So it's always possible to bring new audiences up to speed on previous events in the characters' lives. Whether it's the first work in a series or the fiftieth, the principles of exposition are still the same.

In the past, Marvel hasn't always lived up to that. I doubt you could really follow Infinity War/Endgame without having seen the previous films. Maybe this time they're just trying harder to balance continuity with accessibility -- to tell the story in a way that includes everything the viewer needs to know about the characters and relevant backstory.
 
Oh, I think I misunderstood then, I thought they were saying this was completely standalone with absolutely no connections to any other movies.
 
Oh, I think I misunderstood then, I thought they were saying this was completely standalone with absolutely no connections to any other movies.

I'm just speculating. It sounds like they're just trying to counter the kneejerk "Do I have to see everything else before...?" reaction that fans tend to have, to say no, you don't have to. I'm just saying that, ideally, that should be true of every story.
 
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