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Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

Created by
Kevin Feige
First Film
Iron Man
First TV Show
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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10 Superhero Movies Make Rotten Tomatoes’ New Best Movies Of All Time List

Rotten Tomatoes has released a new list covering the best 300 movies of all time, and several Marvel and DC films deservedly made the cut.

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Giancarlo Esposito previously said he would like to play Charles Xavier in the MCU, and the actor has now revealed he has entered the franchise.

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Only 1 Original Avenger Has Yet To Get A Proper MCU Replacement 16 Years After The Team's Debut

The MCU has set up official replacements to carry on the legacies of the original six Avengers, but one of the team's members is still missing theirs.

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An MCU Star’s New Vampire Movie Sets Up A Problem For Marvel's Blade Reboot

As Blade continues in pre-production, a vampire movie starring an MCU star is already setting up a big problem for the MCU's vampire hunter.

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Loki's 20 Best Quotes In The MCU

Loki, despite starting out as an MCU villain, quickly became a fan-favorite character with audiences, in no small part because of his iconic quotes.

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10 Female X-Men Heroes We Want To See Most In The MCU’s X-Men Reboot

Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot may put more attention on female X-Men members from Marvel Comics, adapting some of Marvel's most powerful superheroes.

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Rotten Tomatoes Crowns The Best Superhero Movie Ever

Rotten Tomatoes has released an updated list of best-reviewed movies of all time, crowning one recent Marvel movie as the best in the brand's history.

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Sam Wilson's new superhero costume for Captain America: Brave New World gets its best look yet, and The Leader's role in the MCU movie is revealed.

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The 18 Ideas For Deadpool 3 Explained By Ryan Reynolds As He Reveals Kevin Feige Rejected His Gonzo First Wolverine Pitch

Kevin Feige rejected Ryan Reynolds' first idea for Deadpool 3, and the Marvel actor comments on the several other iterations the movie went through.

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RDJ Nails Just Why Thor's MCU Success Is So Impressive

Robert Downey Jr.'s response to Chris Hemsworth's Love and Thunder regrets is well founded given how important Thor's introduction was for Marvel.

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X-Men '97 Sets Up A Brutal Wolverine Moment Too R-Rated For The MCU

X-Men '97 is potentially setting up one of the most brutal Wolverine moments from the comics, one that would absolutely be R-rated in the MCU.

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Spider-Man: The Animated Series Star Responds To Revival Hopes After X-Men '97

Christopher Daniel Barnes, who played Peter Parker in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, talks about whether the series could face its own revival.

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How Bucky Barnes Can Still Appear As Captain America In The MCU

Bucky Barnes was never bequeathed the shield by Captain America, but there are various ways in which he can still adopt the mantle in the MCU.

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X-Men ‘97 Creator’s Multiverse Idea Would Improve Marvel’s Future Plans 2 Separate Ways

X-Men '97 writer Beau DeMayo suggests an idea that could divide Marvel's multiverse into two, which could improve all animated and live-action titles.

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Tom Holland's Spider-Man Deadline Makes The MCU's Spider-Man 4 Even More Important

Tom Holland recently divulged a Spider-Man deadline which, if he sticks to it, makes his fourth solo MCU movie even more important than ever.

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I'm Annoyed X-Men ’97 Disproved A Great Villain Theory, But It Makes The Ending Even Better

One major theory concerning a major hidden villain in X-Men '97 may have been disproven in episode 8, but this makes one scene even more powerful.

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Quicksilver may have appeared in both the MCU and the X-Men franchises, but some of his comic book powers still haven’t appeared in live-action.

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13 Actors Who Should Play Rogue In The MCU

The X-Men are on coming to the MCU, with new versions of everyone's favorite mutants. When she inevitably arrives, who should play the mutant Rogue?

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Ryan Gosling Responds To Ryan Reynolds Wearing A Shirt With His Face On It In The Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer

The Fall Guy's Ryan Gosling fires back at Ryan Reynolds for including him in the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer in the form of a shirt pattern.

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I Know Where X-Men '97's Finale Is Headed, And You Aren't Ready

X-Men '97 episode 8 adapted yet another major storyline from Marvel Comics into animation, hinting at huge events occurring in the final two episodes.

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