On the 2nd of May, 2008, Jon Favreau’s Iron Man was released, kickstarting what we now know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU. In November of that same year, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1. #5 was released, which assigned the MCU the reality designation of Earth-199999, as opposed to the designation given to the Prime Marvel Universe in which the Marvel comics are set in, Earth-616. This not only firmly established the MCU as part of Marvel’s greater Multiverse, but it also provided a way of categorising it into the larger library of titles produced by Marvel. This was what fans and Marvel referred to the universe as for a while until a certain film came along and changed that, but we’ll get onto that later. Despite this, however, the MCU didn’t seem too concerned with delving deep into the idea of alternate universes, largely focused on telling the story of the Avengers in Phase 1. In Phase 2, however, things began to change, they began to…expand.
Tag: Phase Four
RUMOR: The ‘Black Widow’ Solo Movie Could Involve 1999’s Y2K Panic
The Black Widow movie is finally moving ahead and there are some new possible plot points are being rumored. Thanks to our friends over at MCUCosmic there is a rumbling that the solo film could be possibly set around late 1999 and the Y2K panic. A computing flaw that many thought could become a massive… Continue reading RUMOR: The ‘Black Widow’ Solo Movie Could Involve 1999’s Y2K Panic
Marvel Studios Eyeing June Production Start In The UK For Phase Four Movie
Omega Underground has learned that Marvel Studios is looking to begin filming a Phase Four movie next June in the United Kingdom. The three major candidates are Black Widow, Doctor Strange 2 (has yet to be announced by either trades or Marvel), and The Eternals (has screenwriters currently penning a script). We are ruling-out this… Continue reading Marvel Studios Eyeing June Production Start In The UK For Phase Four Movie