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

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.

there was a bunch of radio and TV soundtrack stuff in the captions this week - is that audible in a 5.1 surround mix, or dropped between the caption script and TX?

lol, what an end to the episode!

bettany doing the jim at the office smirk was amusing

Olsen’s julie bowen impression *chef kiss*

I like Vision playing with his non-existent hair.

"what am I talking to YOU for?"

who (behind the camera) prompted wanda with 'do you think this is what you deserve?'

it sounded like a male voice, but then Agatha's video montage made it look like it was her?

maybe it was....RALPH?

i'm kinda wondering that myself.

definitely a male voice

Dottie showed back up in this ep too. well, briefly appeared in a shot of the town at least.

I still think there's a chance Agatha is being controlled/used by someone else. But still other questions, like did Agatha create the kids/bring Vision back? Did she expand the hex? Why are things going wonky in Wandaland? And I still don't think we've met the engineer, only the soldier delivering what the engineer designed.

I dunno, I think we're too close to the end to throw yet another villain in there, unless Dottie is also in on the Hex

my guess: episode 8 will flashback to explain her motivations and how we got to the beginning of Wandavision, episode 9 will be the explosive battle through realities to save the world with special guest cameo(s) by... Doctor Strange? Clea? Jake Gyllenhaal? Patrick Stewart? Dick Van Dyke?? who knows!??

(boy, did I love that ending sequence.)