Questions tagged [marvel-cinematic-universe]

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What is the history of the Tesseract in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, taking into account the events of 'Captain Marvel'?

The 'Captain Marvel' movie is set in the 1990s, injecting into the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). A key plot point is the use of the Tesseract as (once again) a power source. The ...
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How does the Sacred Timeline from Loki relate to the Multiverse from other MCU properties?

In season 1 of Loki, we are introduced to the concept of the Sacred Timeline, a single curated timeline that is maintained by the TVA, which prevents it from branching off into different paths. In ...
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What MCU actors have also portrayed other non-MCU Marvel characters?

Chris Evans portrayed the MCU Captain America and the non-MCU Human Torch. Jon Favreau portrayed the MCU Happy Hogan and the non-MCU Foggy Nelson. Are there any other MCU actors who've portrayed ...
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How to sort Marvel Cinematic Universe hero movies into a chronological order?

If I wanted to watch all the MCU hero movies in chronological order, how would I need to watch them? I am not referring to the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series (although it would be nice to fit that ...
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Have any actors had roles in both the DCEU and the MCU?

The title basically says it all. Has any actor played in both the DC Extended Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Preferably not some extra. Upcoming movies also count.
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What happened to many of the people in unfortunate places when snapped back? [duplicate]

Like in Far from Home, we see students appearing in the court at random places, presumably the places they were at when they got snapped away, or in Black Widow, Yelena getting snapped and coming back ...
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Do Daredevil's foes know about his condition?

I recently watched the two Daredevil seasons and was wondering if Daredevil's enemies know that he is blind. In the last episode it was apparent that the ninjas knew about his blindness as they did ...
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Unexpected Turn in Loki Season 2 Finale: The First Unseen Event by 'He Who Remains'

Throughout the series, 'He Who Remains' has been portrayed as a character who possesses extensive knowledge about the events transpiring in the timeline, seemingly aware of everything that is going to ...
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Did people feel pain when they died in Infinity War?

Simple question, did those of the population who were considered in the half that needed to die via Thanos and his infinity gauntlet, feel pain when they were melting away? ...
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Do vanished people know what happened after the Snap?

In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos’s finger snapping caused him to wipe out half of the universe. And in Avengers: Endgame, when the Avengers got all the Infinity Stones from the past, Hulk put the ...
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Where did Iron Man 2 take place?

During Iron Man 2, the Stark Expo is pretty clearly modeled on the New York World's Fair grounds. Tony and Happy are able to drive from Stark Expo to Washington D.C. in a few hours (at most, overnight)...
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Where did Falcon's pistols go?

In the movies, Falcon has a pair of machine pistols that he uses to good effect in combination with his flight suit, making for a rather unique fighting style. But in The Falcon and the Winter ...
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When is Doctor Strange actually set?

The films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) are usually set roughly around the time they are released (barring flashbacks) or at least in a chronological order congruent to their release order. ...
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Did Strange Supreme's power accruing scene include any significant cameo?

In What If...? episode four, when Dr. Strange was trying to acquire powers from other beings and became Strange Supreme, do any of those beings have any significance in reference to the Marvel comics?
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Why did Widow tell Carter to hurry up?

In What if S2:E5, Black Widow tells Captain Carter to hurry up and get into the plane as they are falling (with Steve Rogers in the Hydra busting armor). But Widow is below them, shouldn't the plane ...
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Why did Captain America give Nick Fury a ten dollar bill?

When Captain America walks onto the bridge of the ship, he gives Nick Fury a ten dollar bill. Is this because he is amazed by the ship or is it some reference to the fact that he is from a time when ...
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What was the first canonical event to be referenced in an MCU movie that occurred in non-movie MCU media?

Based on release dates — rather than the in-universe timeline — when was the first time that one of the MCU movies referenced an event that took place in another part of the MCU other than a movie? ...
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How does Loki do this?

In the post credit scene of Thor (2011), we are shown Loki controlling Selvig as he speaks with Nick Fury about the Tesseract. In Avengers (2012), Loki makes it to Earth for the first time using the ...
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What was the point of the fake apple grove?

In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Dr. Strange visits Wanda pruning what look like live apple trees. She first says it’s all real. Then, not even 2 minutes later, reveals it’s not ...
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Sorcery vs witchcraft

In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, when speculating over the origin and nature of the demon that attacked them and tried to abduct the girl, after noticing the runes (symbols) on the ...
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What is the significance of Loki and Mobius eating green pie in the TVA?

In Loki Season 2, there's a scene where Loki and Mobius eat green pie in the TVA. This happens right after they try to get information from X-5 (Brad Wolfe) without success. Why is the green pie ...
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How old are Thor, Loki, and Odin (and Asgardians) in Earth years in Marvel movies?

In MCU movies, Thor, Loki, and Odin are not really gods, if I am right; they are more like an alien race with super powers. Compared to people on earth, how old are Thor, Loki, Odin, and Asgardians in ...
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How does Loki get this object?

In the beginning of Avengers, (2012) Loki has a sceptre which contains the Mind Stone. In the end of the previous film (Thor), Loki fakes his death. He doesn't have it till that point. Who gives him ...
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What happened to Captain Marvel's cat?

Captain Marvel's cat, Goose, is a Flerken, and maybe one of the deadliest aliens the MCU’s ever seen. What happened to Goose after the events of Captain Marvel? Nick Fury has kept him in this office. ...
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Why do Skrulls' clothing not return to their original form when they die?

How come when a Skrull dies, they change back to their natural form but their clothing does not? In Captain Marvel, when Fury crashes the car, a Skrull dies and changes back to their original form, ...
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What are the Deviants doing on Earth?

In Eternals (2021), the Eternals' arrival on Earth is in 5000 BC in Mesopotamia, when humans were already well established. It is only then that the Deviants seem to be a danger (triggering the ...
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Why don't MCU characters ever seem to have language issues?

We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues. When Thor first visits Earth, he ...
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Is Spider-Man: Homecoming correct in saying it takes place 8 years after the Battle of New York?

In the Spider-Man: Homecoming movie, it's displayed that it occurs 8 years after the New York battle. Is the timeline right? Because it was supposed to occur a few months after Civil War, but after 8 ...
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Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe Earth-199999 or Earth-616?

Which earth does the Marvel Cinematic Universe belong to? I remember in Thor: The Dark World, it was referred to as 616 by Erik Selvig: But I remember lots of sources claiming it to be Earth-199999, ...
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Is Ant-Man and The Wasp happening after Infinity War in MCU timeline?

Avengers: Infinity War is set to release in 25 April 2018 and Ant-Man and the Wasp is set to release in 6 July 2018. I haven't seen Ant-Man or Wasp in the Infinity War trailers( yet :) ), and looking ...
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Do the Avengers inadvertently cause (planned) timeline prunings in Endgame?

Because Loki became a variant as a direct consequence of the Avengers' (albeit bungled) meddling in one timeline, it stands to reason those timelines would end up pruned, as they diverge from the &...
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Why does Ant-man get so tired when he is huge?

As seen at the end of Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ant-Man passes out and falls into the water when he increases his size considerably. Hope says something like "He is too big!". Is there a correlation ...
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In Endgame, wouldn't Stark have remembered Hulk busting out of the stairwell?

Clever scene in Endgame where future Tony arrives at Stark Tower right after the Battle of New York in Avengers 1. After dismissing everybody for posing too much, the Avengers head down to lobby in ...
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Did the Avengers stay to have lunch with Tony?

When Natasha, Steve, and Scott visit Tony to ask for his help in building a time machine, after Tony refuses, he invites them to stay for lunch. If you don't talk shop, you can stay for lunch. ...
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Why didn’t Iron Man just fly away from Thanos, after retrieving Infinity Stones?

Iron Man's booster (as seen in Avengers: Infinity War' second trailer) should be able to fly away from a much weaker Thanos who is now without the Stones. Specifically to go to someone like Hulk who ...
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Why did Hank Pym choose Scott Lang?

In the movie Ant-Man (2015), Hank Pym tells his daughter that he thinks he found a guy to take on the Ant-Man persona. He then apparently sets up an elaborate scheme to get Scott Lang to break into ...
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Is it public knowledge that the Avengers went back in time?

After the events of Avengers: Infinity War (and then once more after Avengers: Endgame), a lot of people became very interested in Thanos, and very quickly. Even as far back as Spider-Man: Far From ...
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Where do Loki and the Space Stone end up?

In Avengers: Endgame, Do we find out where Loki ends up with the Space Stone?
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What is the Ancient One's mistake?

In Avengers: Endgame, the following is part of the dialogue between Bruce Banner (who traveled back in time) in astral form and the Ancient One: ANCIENT ONE: I can't risk this reality on a promise. ...
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How many biological children does Odin have in MCU canon?

In Norse mythology Odin had five biological sons, and an unspecified number of daughters, by various mothers. How many biological children did the MCU version - based on, but differing substantially ...
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Where did all the people in the Quantum Realm come from?

Minor Quantumania spoilers ahead: In Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, we find that Janet spent an unknown amount of time all alone in the Quantum Realm before Kang showed up with a broken MacGuffin ...
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Which Marvel character is "some guy from Egypt"?

In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, when they mention future threat for Hydra like Bruce Banner and other names (or references), they said something like "some guy from Egypt". Which character are ...
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What worlds do Rocket and Yondu jump past?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Rocket and Yondu jump past several worlds as they travel back to the rest of the team. One of the scenes is memorable for featuring Stan Lee's cameo, surrounded by ...
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How was Hulk able to speak fluently in Thor Ragnarok?

We all know and love Hulk for his very limited vocabulary but as seen in the Ragnarok trailer Hulk has clear speech. The debuted Hulk comic [May 1962] courtesy of Stan Lee and Jack didn't speak, but ...
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Why didn't the villain repair his own injuries?

At the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, we see that the villain still has the injuries inflicted on them (presumably) many years prior. Given all of the wealth and technology at their disposal, ...
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What combat abilities did the High Evolutionary demonstrate?

In Guardians of the Galaxy 3, the High Evolutionary is feared and respected by the crew of his vessel. He is an enormously intimidating figure. However we don't often see him in combat, except for a ...
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How does Groot spread light?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Groot threw something in the dark that spreads light: What are these? Are these fireflies? Or something else? How does Groot (a walking tree) throw those lights? How are ...
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What is Floor (the rabbit) shouting?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, when Rocket uses his homemade key Although I could tell that Floor was repeating the same thing over and over, I couldn't understand a single word of it. What was ...
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How did Gamora survive this action by Iron Man?

Although Bruce Banner restored every victim of Thanos' Snap back to life, an alternate Thanos brought his armies through the Multiverse from his reality to the Avengers' prime timeline along with 'his'...
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How did Darren Cross switch sides so easily?

In the 2023 movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, this conversation takes place between Cassie (Scott's daughter) and Darren who is in M.O.D.O.K. suit, after a brief fight near the end of the ...

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