Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 4 & Beyond (and a chance to change your vote)

On the plus side, you're probably about halfway done your shoveling by now.

About 2/3rds it looks like.

think u need a Vision to help

Wanda could just move it to my neighbor's yard for me, I think.

https://preview.redd.it/b3pd8pv29pd21.jpg?auto=webp&s=6606d7e5c357d4a0ad17da193a5276292df0f126

I just learned, via YouTube Music (which knows I’m a Frozen nerd), that each of the “sitcom theme songs” in this show are by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez! (and the score is by Christophe Beck(!)—tho he’s done a ton of stuff, including the Ant-Man movies).

Anderson-Lopez power! Here’s a song-by-song interview thing with them (Kathleen Hanna sings on the latest one?): https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/wandavision-robert-lopez-kristen-anderson-lopez-theme-songs-music

why ! re Chrispect?

Wau @ Kathleen Hanna

xp He also scored the Frozen movies, so it’s a double-dip.

the lopez's, along with miranda, are the go-to's for the disney industrial complex

When that theme played I remember initially thinking it sounded like a great sitcom-ified bikini kill song!

The Lopezes also did Coco (and, long ago, Winnie the Pooh), but it’s not like they pop up all the time. I fully approve this corporate synergy!

I clicked on a, well, clickbait article whose headline was something like "what if Monica's engineer friend is not Reed Richards but someone even better!" What can I say, I found that headline really enticing, but lol at the reveal of a character I've literally never heard of.

well, i for one am excited at the prospect of isembard kingdom brunel joining the marvel cinematic universe

Seth Rogen is....FORBUSH MAN

The other thing I was served up (because The Internet knows I have been googling MCU stuff) is that there are rumors (originating ... where?) that Dr. Strange 2 will introduced Namor, Professor X and Reed Richards as part of the Illuminati (who apparently got an easter egg in Iron Man 2), which ... sure, why not.

The engineer floated was Blue Marvel. I don't know who that is, but he sounds like a delicious ice cream flavor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Marvel

Who knows at this point. I've also seen rumors that Namor is going to be introduced in The Eternals flick. Won't be surprised when he does show up.

As I've said a few times, I'm still hoping for a Quasar appearance at some point.

stilt man still in the wings

still kind of hoping for the triumphant debut of Maggott

who is the most significant/prominent character who was wholly new to the MCU?

stilt man stilt in the wings

https://www.change.org/p/insomniac-games-add-big-wheel-as-dlc-into-marvel-s-spider-man-ps4

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Joshua_Waldemeyer_(Earth-57780)

who is the most significant/prominent character who was wholly new to the MCU?

stan lee

Naw, he was in FF Annual #3.

It’s Coulson

yeah

His son Kip Coulson

Which stands for "keep it positive"

Samuel L Jackson-resembling Nick Fury

That existed before the MCU though

Would be pretty sick if it was the Blue Marvel! I'm afraid it's gonna be someone more boring, like some third-stringer from Agents of SHIELD or something

https://i.ibb.co/9VLxpS3/fury.jpg

Sure, in an alternate universe line which was shut down - in the meantime they replaced the main Marvel Fury with his son that looked like Samuel L Jackson.

wholly new

also I only read the first two Ultimateses, but iirc the line was still going when the MCU started, so it later shutting down is only germane if it was shut down in a time-fracturing event that rippled backwards into our multiverse and a splinter version of Kang The Conqueror stopped Bill Jemas from ever having been born

Okay okay fine, it's Coulson - the other options are basically Erik Selvig, Darcy, and Luis, right?

(Also while researching this short ill tempered post I have become aware that the third Ant-Man film, due next year (at time of going to press) is called Quantumania and features Kang)

due next year (at time of going to press)

Filming began in early February 2021 in Turkey, and will also shoot in Atlanta, London, and Los Angeles.

eeesh

I barely remember a handful of things from about 3.5 of the fistful of MCU movies I've seen, but Luis is clearly the greatest live-action Marvel character, new or old

Well that moved the plot on a bit.

I genuinely have no idea what's wrong with some of you.

― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, February 13, 2021 10:14 AM (six days ago) bookmarkflaglink

hmm...

It's Friday

NB: Episode 7 actually finally DOES have a post-credits thing, so stick around for that.

This sure is one smooth, smartly paced show. Incredible how much information it gives without just giving everything (or anything) away.

Episode 7 actually finally DOES have a post-credits thing

fuckers

anyway, teyonah parris is really something

yeah she’s amazing.

elizabeth olsen also just incredibly good.

Also really deft the way it doles out stuff for people who have no idea what's going on (or in my case barely, but probably still more than most) as well as for Total Marvel people who know storylines, characters, powers, etc.