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

 * This universe is named Earth-64596377.
 * After the logo being extended for Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the original MCU, the Marvel Studios logo reverts back to a slightly edited version of the original 2002 logo to both reflect a back to the basics and due to the growing roster of heroes.
 * 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 under the role of executive creative consultant but no longer leading it due to Marvel wanting to have all directors share a focus.
 * Most movies are rated PG-13 with some exceptions like Deadpool is Back Baby, Moon Knight and TBD, which are rated R.
 * 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 the Vision, Falcon, Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Black Panther.
 * The X-Men's initial lineup consists of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Iceman, Shadowcat, Storm and Beast, being later joined by Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Nightcrawler, TBD.
 * 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 a fat suit and prosthetics are used to portray the character.
 * 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.
 * The casting of Braugher as Nick Fury is a nod to his role on Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer being initially intended to be him until was made impossible by Marvel's legal department due to film ownership issues.
 * Much like 616, the series splits Nick Fury into two characters: the original Caucasian Nick Fury who fought in World War II and the African American Nick Fury who is his adoptive grandson and took his name to honor him.
 * The writing crew opted to make Laura Kinney the primary Wolverine rather than Logan because they wanted to diverge from the usual Wolverine and to symbolize a connection to a younger generation, finding her more relatable to the audience.
 * 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. Things get worse when Kingpin hires someone dangerous to hunt after Spider-Man, MacDonald Gargan also known as the Scorpion.
 * 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 developing an experimental serum made out of the same gamma energy as Hulk has to combat the Leader and high tech machines known as the Hulkbusters.
 * 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 work on humans, he can use them to protect the ones in need as soon things become complicated when his assistant finds out about it and insists on helping him and when a rival scientist, Ehlias Starr, aka Egghead, has developed weaponry to conquer the West Coast.
 * 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 Walter is the member of the Kree as she gains his powers by freak accident. Soon, she has to deal with the Kree and their commander, the vicious Yon-Rogg.
 * 8) Avengers: United - Several humans have been suddenly revealed to be shapeshifting aliens known as the Skrulls, starting a massive invasion on Earth. As a result, several of the world's greatest heroes form a team to stop the invasion and figure out who is responsible for it.
 * 9) X-Men: Children of the Atom - Prof. Charles Xavier founds a school for what are known as Mutants to help them to outcome their fears and use their powers for good as soon they have to deal with a massive anti-mutant campaign lead by the fanatical reverend William Stryker as soon the X-Men have to beat Stryker and his Purifiers before they release a virus that kills all mutants.
 * 10) Might of the Fantastic Four - Reed Richards alongside a fellow scientist, her cocky younger brother and a brave pilot, get exposed to a phenomenon known as Cosmic Rays, suddenly gaining powers. Soon the four of them have to get along when an army of bug-like aliens plan on invading Earth and the Fantastic Four are the only ones who can stop them.
 * 11) Spider-Man: The Hunt - TBD
 * 12) The Invincible Iron Man: [Mandarin, A.I.M., Madame Masque, Arno Stark or TBD] - TBD
 * 13) Captain America: Long Winter - TBD

Spin-offs

 * 1) Daredevil: Blind Justice - TBD
 * 2) Deadpool is Back Baby - Wade Wilson is sent on a mission to find and kill the mysterious and charismatic Mister Sinister TBD.

TV series

 * 1) Guardians of the Galaxy! (Disney+) - Peter Quill has been in space for the last four years as he has become a renegade out to explore the cosmos as he's joined by a group of ragtag aliens out to clear their name while TBD.
 * 2) Beware the Wolverine (FX) - Laura Kinney has escaped from the Facility, a subsidiary of Alchemax, as she finds out she was created by using the DNA of Logan in an attempt to recreate the Weapon X project as she heads on a quest to find her father while dealing with several forces that want her.

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
 * Katee Sackhoff as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
 * John Lithgow as Prof. Charles Xavier/Professor X
 * TBD
 * Rahul Kholi as Dr. Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
 * TBD as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
 * TBD as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
 * Liev Schrieber as Ben Grimm/Thing
 * Cameron Monaghan as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
 * Wentworth Miller as MacDonald Gargan/Scorpion
 * Freya Allen as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat
 * Bryan Cranston as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
 * Jon Hamm as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger
 * TBD as Anton Vanko/Crimson Dynamo
 * Elizabeth Gillies as Ophelia Sarkassian/Madame Hydra
 * Doug Jones as the Hive
 * Bill Hader as Samuel Sterns/Leader
 * Zachary Quinto as Loki Laufeyson
 * Tony Todd as Mangog (voice)
 * TBD as Ehlias Starr/Egghead
 * TBD as Yon-Rogg
 * [Lena Headley, Kate Mulgrew, Anya Charlota, Elisabeth Moss, Charlize Theron, Vanessa Kirby, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Corner or TBD] as Queen Veranke
 * TBD
 * Pedro Pascal as Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister
 * Andre Braugher as Col. Marcus Johnson/Nick Fury
 * John David Washington 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
 * Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Virgina "Pepper" Potts
 * [stoic] as Harold "Happy" Hogan
 * TBD as James "Rhodey" Rhodes
 * TBD as Betty Ross
 * TBD as Col. Thunderbolt Ross
 * TBD as Jane Foster
 * TBD