User blog:DonaldoC1997/A new take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Even with the MCU going strong and the bar still being that high, I made this for fun with Dillon about a hypothetical new Marvel Cinematic Universe where all the character ownership issues are solved, allowing a more complete timeline since the beginning.

Basic points

 * After criticisms about parent company Disney about interfering/editing the movies to not hurt their family-friendly image, the company opted to give Marvel Studios more creative freedom in a way to help make the world diverse.
 * Kevin Feige remains with the role of executive creative consultant but no longer at leading it due to Marvel wanting to have all directors share a focus.
 * The ownership issues with Sony Pictures (Spider-Man) and Universal Studios (Hulk and Namor) are cleared with Disney recovering the full rights for the characters in exchange of licensing Sony the rights to create video games based on their properties under a first option deal and Universal the rights to keep the rides based on Marvel properties and The Simpsons Ride on their theme parks.
 * There's four major sub-franchises within the universe: Spider-Man, Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four.
 * While the Avengers is often considered the team with the most game-changing events on the series, Spider-Man is treated as the flagship sub-franchise due to both being Marvel's flagship character and being a character more connected to the audience.
 * The Avengers' initial lineup consists of Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and Captain Marvel, being later joined by TBD.
 * The X-Men's initial lineup consists of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Iceman, Shadowcat, Storm and Beast.
 * The story purposely skips some origin stories like the ones of Spider-Man and Captain America due to the writing team believing it's been done to death and wanting to do something new with their career being sort of established already.
 * However, in the case of Spider-Man, Uncle Ben's death is still shown through flashbacks and even through nightmares.
 * Similar to 2003's Daredevil, Kingpin is back to being African American as he uses a fat suit.
 * While characters like Aunt May, MJ, Flash and Jameson show up since the beginning, Harry Osborn doesn't appear until movie two to not spoil the build-up of the Green Goblin.
 * In fact, the writers admit they made it in purpose because they wanted to experiment with Peter's relationship with MJ by making her his best friend and confidant rather than just the love interest.
 * His relationship with Flash is slightly less antagonistic as well as, although there's still verbal insults like Puny Parker, it never comes close to physical violence,
 * The casting of Bruce Campbell as Jameson is a nod to his cameos on the original Sam Raimi trilogy that were intended to foreshadow Mysterio.
 * Stan Lee's cameos don't exist here due to him already passing away and using motion capture to recreate him would be plain wrong.

Main

 * 1) Spider-Man: Friend or Foe - Peter Parker has been web-slinging around New York City for the last eight months as what has been relatively easy until then starts getting more difficult when infamous mafia don Wilson Fisk has developed a dangerous drug that could lead New York to its demise as he has reluctantly to work with a thief known as the Black Cat to take him down while also dealing with his relationship with MJ and her growing suspicion of him.
 * 2) The Invincible Iron Man - After being away from the spotlight for several years after a terrorist attack, Tony Stark finally gains the courage to appear in public when one of his old business partners, Obadiah Stane, has been clawing for control of Stark Industries and use its funds to finance his own shady project, leading to Stark to finally finish his long-lasting project, the Iron Man suit, to stop him and his Russian ally, Anton Vanko, from completing their project.
 * 3) Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty - Two years after being defrosted in present day, still being respected for his services during World War II, Steve Rogers has to prove his worth once more as he learns that Hydra has been reformed under the command of Madame Hydra as they're aiming to recreate a secret project known as the Hive as Rogers tries to stop them before they cause a massive mistake.
 * 4) The Savage Hulk - It's been five years since Bruce Banner was exposed to the excessive gamma ray radiation that turned him into a raging beast as the military under the leadership of his ex-fiancée's father is still after him. Soon, they reluctantly have to put their differences aside when eccentric scientist, Samuel Sterns, who has been TBD.
 * 5) Thor: God of Thunder - The Asgardian God of Thunder wakes up on Earth without any memory of his former life, adopting the identity of a renowned doctor and developing a crush on his assistant. However, when he finds the mythical Mjolnir in his lab, soon he learns his true connections to the Asgardian gods as he has to stop his brother Loki from freeing an ancient beast that could spell doom for the Nine Realms, Mangog.
 * 6) Ant-Man and the Wasp - Dr. Hank Pym has perfected his four-year-long research about the rare cosmic particles that allow any object to increase or shrink its size as, after getting exposed to them, realizes that if he can modify them to TBD, he can use them to TBD.
 * 7) Captain Marvel - Carol Danvers has been mainly a outcast in the Air Force ever since she joined it due to the urge to prove herself. Things change when she meets the scientist, Walter Lawson, as soon she learns that she's been chosen to TBD.
 * 8) Avengers: United - TBD
 * 9) X-Men: Children of the Atom - Prof. Charles Xavier founds a school TBD.
 * 10) Might of the Fantastic Four - TBD

Spin-offs

 * 1) Daredevil: Blind Justice - TBD
 * 2) Moon Knight - TBD

TV series

 * TBD

Cast

 * Tanner Buchanan as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Scott Eastwood as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Colin Farrell as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * James Marsden/Keith Szarabajka (Hulk's voice) as Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk
 * Alexander Skasgård as Thor Odinson/Dr. Donald Blake
 * Jensen Ackles as Dr. Hank Pym/Ant-Man
 * Alexis Bledel as Janet van Dyne/Wasp
 * TBD as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
 * Freya Allen as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat
 * Bryan Cranston as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
 * TBD as Ophelia Sarkassian/Madame Hydra
 * Doug Jones as the Hive
 * Bill Hader as Samuel Sterns/Leader
 * Zachary Quinto as Loki Laufeyson
 * Andre Braugher as Marcus Johnson/Nick Fury
 * TBD as Samuel "Sam" Wilson/Falcon
 * Mindy Sterling as Aunt May Parker
 * Sadie Stanley as Mary Jane "MJ" Watson
 * Bruce Campbell as J. Jonah Jameson
 * Shemar Moore as Officer Jefferson Davis
 * TBD as Virgina "Pepper" Potts
 * [stoic] as Harold "Happy" Hogan
 * TBD