
But perhaps the most important detail is what happened after “Secret Wars”: Marvel Comics effectively rebooted, launching “all-new, all-different” versions of many of its most beloved titles, as some (but not all) characters from the 616 an 1610 universes found themselves living within a somewhat refashioned timeline.Ĭould the same be in store for the MCU? Only time(lines) will tell. It is unclear, and will be for some time, how much Marvel Studios will draw from the 2015 “Secret Wars” - or the mid-1980s “Secret Wars” miniseries that inspired it. In its wake, many variants of Marvel characters find themselves living in a post-apocalyptic planet called Battleworld. “Secret Wars” points to a Marvel comics crossover miniseries from 2015 that involves an incursion between the main Marvel universe (Earth-616) and the Ultimate Marvel universe (Earth-1610) leading to the destruction of both. When Scott Lang his daughter, Cassie and the Van Dynes are sucked into the Quantum. What we learned: After many fans - and some entertainment publications - wondered aloud this year about where, exactly, the MCU was heading, Feige took the time in Hall H to finally say: Here. Phase 5 kicked off with the third Ant-Man movie, with the Wasp, once again, getting cobilling in the title. Chukwudi Iwuji (formerly of DC’s “Peacemaker”) plays the High Evolutionary, and introduced himself to Hall H in character (implying that he played a role in Rocket’s transformation). What we learned: An emotional James Gunn and his equally emotional cast - including Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter and Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the Spacedog - debuted the first look at the final Guardians film, which hinted at revealing how Rocket became a sentient, walking raccoon.


The overall vibe is one of paranoia and foreboding, contributing to a larger anti-heroic thread that seems to run through Phase 5. Joining them are Kingsley Ben-Adir (seen multiplying into several identical forms in a confrontation with Fury), Olivia Colman (seen telling Fury he’s past his prime) and Emilia Clarke (seen brandishing a gun). Jackson as Nick Fury, alongside Ben Mendelsohn (the Skrull Talos), Don Cheadle (James Rhodes), and Martin Freeman (Everett K. What we learned: Co-star Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill) was on hand to preview this dark and gritty political thriller, which stars Samuel L.
