Marvel timelime6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Still, it proved to the world that the MCU was a force to be reckoned with – the process had taken years of planning, but Marvel Studios had finally found a formula that worked.īy comparison to the grander scale of later Avengers films, Avengers Assemble does seem twee today, but it’s still just as entertaining as ever. Being the first crossover project of its kind, Avengers Assemble was unprecedented. There’s only a handful of movies throughout history that can be described as truly generational events, but in 2012, we got ours. Looking back, Thor is still a fun origin movie, and it absolutely nailed the awe-inspiring design of Agard, but it strikes an odd tone of having a pre-Avengers sensibility, with Chris Hemsworth playing the God of Thunder as more of a royal troglodyte and less like the humorous character we know him as today. Thor gave us a glimpse of what the expanded universe could offer in the years to come. The sixth film in the MCU timeline was the first MCU film released to take the audience away from earth and into space. Even though Norton’s departure has caused The Incredible Hulk to become the black sheep of the MCU flock, the film still offered a thoughtful take on the green giant’s origin story, and one that’s a sure sight better than the horrendous pre-MCU flick from Ang Lee, simply titled Hulk. Remember when Edward Norton was Bruce Banner? Yeah, me neither. This opinion has only solidified over the years, especially as MCU fans are privy to a certain level of quality when it comes to sequels, as each one now greatly ties into the overarching narrative shared between all the MCU flicks. At the time, Iron Man 2’s existence seemed to be based solely on the notion of keeping the MCU hype-train going ahead of Avengers Assemble. It’s hard to say exactly sure why Marvel Studios decided to future proof the MCU in this way, but given the number of storylines the company’s juggled over the years, I’m willing to cut it some slack.Įveryone loves Iron Man, but very few people enjoy Iron Man 2. According to Marvel’s official timeline, Iron Man is set in 2010 (a whole two years after it was released in cinemas). As the first MCU film to be released, Iron Man set-up the present-day storyline in the MCU, placing it squarely in the number three spot where the overall MCU timeline is concerned. The one that started it all, in a matter of speaking. The film also serves as a mini origin story for Nick Fury, with a significantly de-aged Samuel L Jackson tearing up downtown LA. It’s only once Carol Danvers falls to earth and lands in a Blockbuster Video store that you realise Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s, taking second place in the MCU timeline. After all, the first 20 minutes of the movie is spent in a futuristic alien planet run by an all-knowing AI. ![]() If you haven’t seen any of the trailers for Captain Marvel, you could easily be fooled into thinking that it’s set in the present day – relative to the MCU timeline anyway. It sees a young Steve Rogers is drafted into the US Army during World War Two, leading him down a path to eventually becoming the leader of the Avengers. As its title implies, The First Avenger is the first film in the MCU timeline and takes places decades before any of the other entries on this list. To kickstart your binge through the MCU, look no further than Captain America’s origin story. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) ![]()
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