Deadpool and Wolverine has been the box-office hit Disney and Marvel Studios are seeking, but most fans remain unconvinced we are back. Sure, other recent movies and TV shows have been pretty good, but since around 2022 we’ve been stuck in a mostly middling-to-bad zone that lacks the spark of the Infinity Saga era. Well, this 85th anniversary video does try to convey the idea that things will get better soon.
The 2 minute and 40 second clip, released alongside an informative article from Entertainment Weekly, celebrates Marvel as a whole and its history, but it’s clearly focused on the film and TV side of the company, which, come to think of it, is Pretty crazy. I guess people just don’t read that many comic books anymore.
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The whole thing is undeniably exciting because it doesn’t forget Marvel’s founders and their core characters, as well as their off-screen legacy. Things got even more surprising when it transitioned into movies and TV shows, and we got snippets from Fox movies and even ABC’s Agent Carter. Of course, not every show and movie about a Marvel character is going to be in the spotlight, but I personally think they do a great job of capturing why people have cared about these stories and characters for so long.
As for the first looks at Thunderbolt, Daredevil: Rebirth, Heart of Steel, and Captain America: Brave New World’s Red Hulk (played by Harrison Ford), they’re only a few seconds long , but the most avid fans will be delighted to see some high-definition footage of these upcoming projects uploaded to social media following the SDCC and D23 panels, after weeks of cell phone recordings and grainy photos.
Next up for House of M is Agatha All the Way, a wizarding follow-up to WandaVision that might come too late, but could still be a fun take on Specter “watch. By 2025 we will have At least “Daredevil: Rebirth” and “Ironheart” on Disney+, while theatrical releases include “Captain America: Brave New World,” crossover events “Thunderbolt”* and “Fantastic Four.” Surely some of this has to be good and make us a little excited for Avengers: Doomsday, right?
