Kind of weird putting this out at the beginning of 2021 when it includes 4 movies that haven't been released yet. Wouldn't it make more sense to put it on the front page at the end of the year?
Howard the Duck, the New Line Blade movies, the Fox X-Men (and Wolverine and Deadpool and New Mutants) movies, the Fox Fantastic Four movies, the Lion's Gate Punisher movies, the Columbia Ghost Rider movies, the Sony Spider-Man movies before Homecoming, the first Universal Hulk movie, and that one Captain America movie where he had rubber ears are all movies that featured characters licensed from Marvel Comics. But none of them are MCU movies - movies produced by Marvel Studios which take place in the shared interconnected world of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).
The Sony Spider-verse movies like Venom and Morbius exist in some weird MCU-adjacent grey area.
Increasingly, given how Marvel seems to be handling the concept of the multiverse, it could be that ALL of these movies will be treated as MCU-adjacent. Not exactly in the MCU, but still in a way canon just in different parallel universes.
That could theoretically apply to Howard the Duck, too.
and it would have to be a parallel universe version of Howard that was in the 1986 film because a different version of the same character has appeared 3x already in the MCU - twice in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and once (very briefly) in Avengers: Endgame
I've seen every movie multiple times and have loved the Disney + shows that have been released so far... but I couldn't get in to the Fox or Netflix shows. I am halfway in to the first season of Punisher, about the same for Legion (not MCU, I know), about half way through season 2 of Daredevil, watched 2 or 3 episodes of Jessica Jones, couldn't make it through a single episode of Agents of SHIELD, never tried to watch Inhumans or several others. I don't know why they just didn't hold my interest. Legion was probably the most interesting out of the above; I might go back to it. and maybe the Punisher, too.
It's confusing but technically not MCU. Marvel Studios owns and produces films for all the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy except Universal still has distribution rights to any solo Hulk movie... but they have a weird joint-custody arrangement with Sony for Spider-Man. The arrangement allows for Sony to produce and profit from Spider-Man movies set in the MCU like Spider-Man Homecoming, while Marvel Studios has the rights to use Spider-Man in other MCU movies like Infinity War and Captain America: Civil War. However Sony still owns the rights to all other "Spider-Man" characters and that includes characters that first appeared as Spider-Man characters or villains such as Venom, Morbius, Carnage, and Black Cat. So Sony makes these other movies which are not technically part of the MCU... even though it's not clear but they might be MCU-adjacent. It's possible that Spider-Man No Way Home will clear some of this up. Or potentially make it more confusing. Multiverse rumors.
The Disney + shows in Marvel's Phase Four so far have been WandaVision, The Falcon & the Winter Soldier, and (currently ongoing) Loki.
Future Disney + shows include What If?, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel (which will follow Kamala Khan), Moon Knight, She-Hulk, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and possibly others. Not sure if Secret Invasion, Ironheart, Armor Wars and that Wakanda series are definitely happening or not.
As much as I look forward to all the new MCU shows and movies (and Star Wars shows for that matter) I feel like Disney is gonna be focused on too many projects and the quality of both franchises will depreciate, it seems like it'd be pretty hard to improve even more from this point
Mrs. Marvel was pretty mediocre, too. Felt more like a Disney Channel show than something that belonged in the MCU. Werewolf by Night was... interesting... but weird... obviously intentionally low-budget-looking in parts. The GotG Holiday Special was fun, but, consistent with the quality of the holiday specials of the 70s/80s/90s... maybe that's what they were going for but not something I'd want to see again. She-Hulk wasn't great but also wasn't as bad as some made it out to be. Moon Knight was good but not as good as the earlier shows IMO. Secret Wars looks pretty good... hoping that it turns around the trend toward the end of Phase 4.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Widow, Spider Man: No Way Home (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2022), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022), Hawkeye (2023), What If? (2022)
Saw Eternals on IMAX at Udvar-Hazy last night. Not sure what the murmuring of negative reviews were about... those I saw it with all agreed it was very well done. Better than Shang-Chi or Black Widow, IMO. Coupled with the Disney + shows which have all been great (except for What If, IMHO), I'm very much looking forward to the rest of Phase 4...
and No Way Home was almost flawless. MCU (MCM?) still going very, very strong. Maybe stronger than ever. Sadly, Sony can't seem to get their s#*t together to keep up quality controls as consistently as Marvel does. Let There Be Carnage was a big let-down and Morbius is one of the worst comic books movies I've seen since the 90s. Which, I think, just makes Marvel Studio's incredible consistency all the more impressive. First episode of Moon Knight was great, too. Looking forward to more and hoping that Sony doesn't muck things up too bad.
I think my wife and I are about the only people in the world who actually enjoyed Morbius. Not my favourite, by any stretch, but I was entertained from start to almost finish (one of the last scenes bothered me a bit, but not my wife, no spoilers)
It didn't work for me, either. Poorly shot action scenes and a lack of interesting characters. When I went back and watched them all at the end of phase 3, this was the only one I didn't bother to finish.
I'll have to remember this post so I know not to listen to you on movie recommendations. Winter Soldier was the best Marvel movie. It might be my favorite movie ever, just perfect.
Can you plz update til the end of 2022? Including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder and finally Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as well.
Craziest thing happened. So i remember hearing that there was a new Black Panther movie coming out some time soon and i was down the the last two 2022 movies. I guessed Black Panther 2, didn't work, so i just typed Black Panther Wakanda...nothing. So i stuck forever at the end and wouldn't you know it. That was without a doubt the craziest get i've ever gotten! HAHA!
I can get why people like them and I don't judge people for that (I have enjoyed a couple even though they're not my thing) yada yada. But MAN I wish the over-saturation of these damn movies would start to die out. The Superhero, over-the-top special effects trend in movies is getting so freaking old!
they're only getting bigger. And, honestly, at this point, if you took away superhero movies it's likely that cinemas themselves would go away in many places. If you like other types of movies, you should love Marvel movies, too (even if you never go see them). They're the only thing keeping cinemas outside of China profitable and open.
Would it be possible to accept the number instead of the title of the movie? For example, I missed Black Panther: Wakanda Forever the first time because it wouldn't accept "Black Panther 2" as an answer.
It was mine, too, for a long time. But I think I've decided now that Infinity War and Endgame were both much better, and Civil War, Ragnarok, and No Way Home were all better movies, too. The original Avengers was amazing for what it was and when it was, but the MCU has evolved so much since then.
Please don't encourage them to make this more forward-looking than it already is. Expecting people to know every Marvel movie coming out in the next year, before they've been released, is already asking a lot for anyone who isn't a superfan.
IMO it would make more sense to update this quiz at the end of every year rather than at the beginning. Though maybe that's to avoid complaints from nerds coming here and demanding updates upon each new film's release...
nope actually you forgot that Morbius is not MCU yet. However thanks to the mid-cred scene in Let There Be Carnage, the Venom movies are MCU now. (or will be from this point on anyway)
As of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, I have seen 29 of the 30 movies upon theatrical release. The only one I didn't see at the cinema was The Incredible Hulk.
I saw The Incredible Hulk in Seoul. Had a very cute date, too... but never saw her again. Before anyone implies it, this had nothing to do with the quality of the movie. :-)
Have seen all of these in theaters. Some multiple times. Can't imagine not going to see any new ones in cinemas, preferably on opening night with a packed theater of diehard fans, they're just so much fun. But... maybe 2023's The Marvels? I kind of hated Captain Marvel and didn't really like the Kamala Khan Disney + show so if I were going to skip one and just catch it later on TV it would be that.
They're making too many movies and shows these days it's hard to get excited about them anymore. I thought Wakanda Forever was pretty good for the most part but most of the new ones are mid at best
Got really into these and watched almost all of Phases 1-3 during the pandemic in MCU timeline order but was astounded by how anticlimactic Infinity War was. The emotional moments fell flat for me and the whole journey to collect the stones seemed really lazily done. Finished out Phase 3 but have only seen Black Widow since. Anyone feel similar?
Although I think I'm going to adopt "Sliderman" and write a story that some day may start its own cinematic universe of superheroes!
The Sony Spider-verse movies like Venom and Morbius exist in some weird MCU-adjacent grey area.
Increasingly, given how Marvel seems to be handling the concept of the multiverse, it could be that ALL of these movies will be treated as MCU-adjacent. Not exactly in the MCU, but still in a way canon just in different parallel universes.
That could theoretically apply to Howard the Duck, too.
Future Disney + shows include What If?, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel (which will follow Kamala Khan), Moon Knight, She-Hulk, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and possibly others. Not sure if Secret Invasion, Ironheart, Armor Wars and that Wakanda series are definitely happening or not.
After San Diego Comic Con we now have a bunch of new movies confirmed, including all Phase 5 films plus 3 from Phase 6
IMO it would make more sense to update this quiz at the end of every year rather than at the beginning. Though maybe that's to avoid complaints from nerds coming here and demanding updates upon each new film's release...
#nerdsownthefuture
yet. However thanks to the mid-cred scene in Let There Be Carnage, the Venom movies are MCU now. (or will be from this point on anyway)Thor : magic incarnate
yet they exist in the same universe and star in the same movies
Have seen all of these in theaters. Some multiple times. Can't imagine not going to see any new ones in cinemas, preferably on opening night with a packed theater of diehard fans, they're just so much fun. But... maybe 2023's The Marvels? I kind of hated Captain Marvel and didn't really like the Kamala Khan Disney + show so if I were going to skip one and just catch it later on TV it would be that.
Ant-Man and the Wasp : Quantumania is out now