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An art exhibit, titled Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe, was displayed exclusively at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) from May to September 2017. The exhibit, which included "300 plus objects, films, costumes, drawings and other ephemera", featured content "from the collection of Marvel Studios and Marvel Entertainment and private collections" with "significant focus [given] to the creative artists who translate the drawn narrative to the screen through production design and storyboarding, costume and prop design, and special effects and post-production". Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe was also extended to GOMA's Australian Cinémathèque with a retrospective of the MCU films. [426] Avengers: Damage Control Brail, Nathaniel (July 14, 2022). "Ms. Marvel Star Breaks Silence Since Mutant Reveal". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022 . Retrieved July 15, 2022. Not interested in the TV shows of the MCU? We get it. There's only so many hours in the day, after all, so we've simplified the timeline to just focus on the movies. It's never been done before and that's kind of the spirit everybody's taking it in. The other filmmakers aren't used to getting actors from other movies that other filmmakers have cast, certain plot lines that are connected or certain locations that are connected, but I think ... everyone was on board for it and thinks that it's fun. Primarily because we've always remained consistent saying that the movie that we are making comes first. All of the connective tissue, all of that stuff is fun and is going to be very important if you want it to be. If the fans want to look further and find connections, then they're there. There are a few big ones obviously, that hopefully the mainstream audience will [be] able to follow as well. But ... the reason that all the filmmakers are on board is that their movies need to stand on their own. They need to have a fresh vision, a unique tone, and the fact that they can interconnect if you want to follow those breadcrumbs is a bonus."

EXCLUSIVE Mysterio Final Moments Full Story Credit The Daily Bugle J. Jonah Jameson (concurrent events) a b c Breznican, Anthony (July 3, 2012). "First Look: Marvel unveils top-secret 'Avengers' short film 'Item 47' – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021 . Retrieved January 13, 2014.Spider-Man: Homecoming did its level best to mess up the MCU timeline, but it’s definitely in 2016, as explained by the director. McPherson, Christopher (May 22, 2023). "Marvel Reportedly "Changed All Their Plans" Due to Jonathan Majors' Performance in 'Loki' ". Collider. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023 . Retrieved May 24, 2023. Otterson, Joe (May 19, 2022). " 'Daredevil' Disney+ Series in the Works With Matt Corman, Chris Ord Set to Write (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022 . Retrieved May 19, 2022.

The studio ensures directors are open to the idea of the shared universe and are willing to include connective material, such as Kenneth Branagh and Joe Johnston needing to include Avengers set-up scenes in Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, respectively. [6] Marvel Studios usually has a big idea they would like to explore or build to in a project, such as Hydra infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, with it up to the filmmakers to interpret and "improv a little bit" to get there. [85] After these ideas have been developed, the creative team then begins to explore ideas happening in other future projects to see how to make any larger universe connections. [86] There was large amount of collaboration between the Russo brothers and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely with the other Phase Three directors and writers to make sure "everything line[d] up right" for the MCU's "culmination" in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. [87] Ant-Man and the Wasp (mid-credits scene; concurrent events) Avengers: Infinity War (post-credits scene; concurrent events) Captain Marvel Prelude (epilogue; concurrent events) Avengers: Endgame (prologue; concurrent events) Introduced in Hawkeye and played by Alaqua Cox, Echo aka Maya Lopez will be getting her own spin-off series on Disney+. Here’s the official synopsis… In 2008, the first tie-in comic was released. [67] Quesada noted the comics would be set within the continuity of the films, but were not intended to be direct adaptions. Rather, they would explore "something that happened off screen" or flesh out something briefly mentioned. Feige was involved with the creation of the comics, with the film's screenwriters sometimes as well. [68] Marvel Comics worked with Brad Winderbaum, Jeremy Latcham, and Will Corona Pilgrim at Marvel Studios to decide which concepts should be carried over from the Marvel Comics Universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what to show in the tie-in comics, and what to leave for the films. [69] Marvel has clarified which of the tie-in comics are considered canonical MCU stories, with the rest merely inspired by the MCU, "where we get to show off all the characters from the film in costume and in comic form". [70] Marvel Studios often puts together a "lookbook" of influences from the comics and art by Marvel's visual development department, to create a visual template for a project. These are put together at company retreats, which the studio holds every "18 months or so" to plan out and develop the phases of the MCU. These lookbooks are not always shown to directors, though, with Marvel sometimes preferring to let the director offer their own ideas first. [82] When choosing a director for a project, Marvel Studios looks for filmmakers to hire who are able to guide a film, [83] with some of their choices considered "out-of-left-field", given a director's previous work. Feige remarked, "You don't have to have directed a big, giant visual-effects movie to do a big, giant visual-effects movie for us. You just have to have done something singularly sort of awesome." [84]

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It's hardly a secret that Marvel Studios has a bit of a problem when it comes to offering up exciting characters for their heroes to fight against ... [their] villains generally fall into one of two camps. There's the Unstoppable Monster ... or there's the Professional White Guy In A Suit With An Ego ... No matter which of the groups the above villains fall into, they share one common purpose: evil. The motivations for evil likely differ—although, invariably, they fall under the umbrella of 'misguided belief in a greater good that doesn't exist'—but that really doesn't matter, because without fail, there will be so little time in the movie to actually properly explore those motivations, meaning that to all intents and purposes, the villain is being evil for reasons of plot necessity and little else ... The strange thing about this is that Marvel's comic books offer a number of wonderful, colorful bad guys who could step outside the above parameters and offer an alternative to the formulaic villains audiences have gotten used to (and arguably bored with) ... In future movies, we can only hope [they are] treated in such a way that their freak flags are allowed to fly free. [337] Bibbiani, William (September 9, 2014). "The Russo Brothers on Captain America 2 & Captain America 3". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014 . Retrieved September 12, 2014. The Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes television series, short films, digital series, and literature. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. Garbutt, Emily (May 5, 2022). "The Illuminati members in Doctor Strange 2, listed and explained". Total Film. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022 . Retrieved May 5, 2022. Theorigin story ofEchorevisits Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past,reconnect with her Native American rootsand embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.”

And now with all that uncertainty out of the way, we’re on to the projects that have definite release dates in 2024… Daredevil: Born Again A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the media, or that the character's presence has not yet been confirmed. Secret Invasion, meanwhile, is set after She-Hulk, as confirmed by Marvel's vice president of production and development, Jonathan Schwartz: "It's present-day MCU, is what we're calling it. So it exists along the timeline that the shows come out in. So, post-She-Hulk, post-Blip, right at this exact present day in the MCU. I think that's all I can say." (H/T The Direct) That would place Secret Invasion in 2025, but the official Disney Plus timeline has it post-Guardians 3, so the show could potentially take place in 2026, too.Fritz, Ben; Harris, Dana (April 27, 2005). "Paramount pacts for Marvel pix". Variety. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014 . Retrieved February 12, 2014. Lovett, Jamie (September 14, 2022). "James Gunn Confirms Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Is a Marvel Studios Special Presentation". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022 . Retrieved September 14, 2022.

On March 18, 2014, ABC aired a one-hour television special titled Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe, which documented the history of Marvel Studios and the development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and included exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the films, One-Shots, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and sneak peeks of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, unaired episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., [430] and Ant-Man. [431] Brian Lowry of Variety felt the special, "contains a pretty interesting business and creative story. While it might all make sense in hindsight, there was appreciable audacity in Marvel's plan to release five loosely connected movies from the same hero-filled world, beginning with the cinematically unproven Iron Man and culminating with superhero team The Avengers. As such, this fast-moving hour qualifies as more than just a cut-and-paste job from electronic press kits, although there's an element of that, certainly." [432] The special was released on September 9, 2014, on the home media for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1. [433] Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! (2014) Goldberg, Leslie (May 1, 2019). " 'Ghost Rider,' 'Helstrom' Marvel Live-Action Dramas a Go at Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019 . Retrieved May 1, 2019.Daily Bugle Exclusive: a chat with one of Peter Parker's teachers, Coach Wilson. (concurrent events) a b Strom, Marc (May 17, 2010). "Iron Man 2: Comic Tie-ins Expand Story!". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014 . Retrieved June 22, 2014.