https://screenrant.com The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki. Mon, 25 Dec 2023 18:30:17 GMT en-US hourly 60 Fox's X-Men franchise had some very disappointing moments, but Marvel Studios can repeat these moments better once mutants and the X-Men are more established in the MCU. Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox back in 2019 meant that the rights to mutants and the X-Men reverted to Marvel Studios, allowing a whole host of new characters from Marvel Comics to be brought into the MCU proper. This effectively canceled Fox's two-decade-long X-Men franchise, though 2024's Deadpool 3 is expected to briefly revisit the now-defunct film series. While there were many powerful and exhilarating moments in Fox's superhero film series, there are many moments that audiences would be happy to forget.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 18:30:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/x-men-movie-moments-mcu-do-better/ The Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced a swathe of new villains in 2023, but some were much more effective than others. A superhero is only as compelling as their adversary, a vital proponent that the MCU has proven itself very adept at delivering. Several incredibly enthralling villains appeared throughout the MCU timeline, many of which rival the popularity of their heroic counterparts. 2023 provided several of these for Phase 5, and hopefully, some of them will persist into Phase 6.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/mcu-villains-2023-ranked/ Via Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the MCU already offered a huge clue on Starfox’s power level in the MCU. Played by Harry Styles, Eros a.k.a. Starfox officially entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the first of two post-credits scenes in Phase 4’s Eternals movie. However, his one scene provided no indication of what he brings to the table as a superhero.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 16:20:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/starfox-power-level-mcu-mantis-pleasure-center-hint/ Throughout 2023, there were multiple releases in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and some of them featured retcons of the franchise's past. Having earned itself a reputation as one of the most popular and successful franchises in history, the MCU continues to expand. 2023 saw the release of movies and TV shows in the MCU, with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Marvels, Secret Invasion, and Loki season 2 all releasing in the 12-month span. These releases continued the franchise’s interconnected narrative by expanding on existing ideas, but also by making some changes to the MCU’s canon.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:50:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/biggest-mcu-retcons-2023/ Chris Evans’ Captain America may be a pop culture icon after his time in the MCU, but the celebrated actor almost didn’t take the role. 15 years into the MCU, the pros and cons of joining such a massive Hollywood franchise are likely clearer now to potential actors, directors, and other talent who are approached to be involved. However, in the early days of the franchise - before Iron Man hit the big screen - it's understandable that things were a bit more murky.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:20:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/why-chris-evans-turned-down-captain-america/ In modern cinema's constantly expanding and complicated reality, superhero movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the DC Universe have stirred a contentious debate: Do they qualify as "real" cinema? Will any upcoming Marvel movies or one of the rebooted DCU line-up break the culture of cynicism? There's an implied exclusivity to a question like that, as though a thing like art and cinema can only belong to one group or another when, in reality, art belongs to all of humanity.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:00:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/superhero-comic-book-movies-are-cinema-debate-pointless/ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s major Miles Morales twist gets a funny bonus scene in a Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse fan video. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse featured even more Spider-Men than the first entry in the animated franchise. The movie even saw the debut of a Miles Morales variant, which was not another Spider-Man but rather a version of the Marvel villain known as the Prowler.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:50:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/spiderman-across-the-spider-verse-miles-twist-bonus-scene-art/ There were a total of five live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe projects in 2023, with those movies and TV shows offering up several feats of power from the franchise's characters. When watching the Marvel movies in order, 2023's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and The Marvels make up the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd MCU movies respectively. 2023's MCU feature film releases offered up an array of polarizing stories, including some of the best and worst of the MCU. That said, what cannot be denied are the feats of power put on display by the MCU's various characters in each one.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:30:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-feats-marvel-mcu-2023/ A bizarre and hilarious new fan video recreates a famous Spider-Man 2 scene in the style of Thomas & Friends. Though Tobey Maguire starred in three of his own Spider-Man movies and had a supporting role in the MCU's Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man 2 has been remembered particularly well as one of the best superhero movies of all time. As such, fan art, videos, and other multimedia projects continue to pay homage to and remix the iconic Spidey outing.

]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:02:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/spiderman-2-tobey-maguire-train-scene-thomas-tank-engine-crossover/ The ending of Marvel Studios' Loki season 2 took the God of Mischief's original MCU plan and flipped it completely on its head, marking the perfect ending for the former villain over a decade after his debut. Tom Hiddleston has portrayed Loki in the MCU since 2011's Thor, and despite the original version of the character meeting his demise at the hands of the Mad Titan Thanos in Infinity War, a variant was freed from the Avengers' clutches in Endgame. This version of Loki, still played by Hiddleston, set out on a new adventure with the Time Variance Authority, which contributed to the villain's second redemption arc in the MCU.

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