Well here it is – The end of the MCU Phase 1 and the location to which so many of these roads have been heading – Avengers Assemble. The 5 prior films in so far in the MCU all have some bearing on the evolution of this film, from the most obvious set up in Iron Man 2, through to
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As we continue our journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe (The Marvel Cinematic ‘Civil War’), we now turn to Captain America : The First Avenger, the 5th film in the series. Directing is Joe Johnston (most notable work prior was Jurassic Park III) and the script by the combination of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The casting of Cap went to
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Tony Stark is back in the 2010 sequel to Iron Man and 3rd film in the MCU, Iron Man 2. Jon Favreau returns to direct the film, which had a $200m budget (compared to the $140m for Iron Man and $150m for The Incredible Hulk), with a script by Justin Theroux (previously having written Tropic Thunder). This film, serves essentially
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Following the 2003 Hulk disappointment (CGI especially didn’t work for me), Marvel studios had a second attempt at a Hulk central story with the 2008 The Incredible Hulk. The film was penned by Zak Penn, and directed by Louis Leterrier (previously of Transporter 2 and Unleashed). For the lead role, the reboot saw Eric Bana (from the earlier Hulk) with Edward Norton
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So here is where it all started… What is now known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the basis of the April 2016 theme month) all started with the 2008 Iron Man. Based on the character from comics, the film is directed by Jon Favreau (previously having directed Swingers, Made, Elf and Zathura) with a script written by a combination of
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As the Alphabet Challenge begins to approach the final few days, we’re taken to the Marvel Universe for ‘T’ – ‘Thor’. In this 2011 comic book action tale, we are transported from Eath into the land of Asgard and a tale based comics set in Norse Mythology. Where brothers Thor (played by Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston), have grown up
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