(On the TV side, I’m not sure I’ll be able to keep up with the Netflix shows it has planned in the next two years.) But there will always be a core audience who won’t miss an MCU movie, and in a world where a movie about a hero named Ant-Man grosses more than $519 million, the appetite appears to remain strong, for now. Releasing three films in a single year could even bring about a sort of Marvel fatigue. 2' Teaser Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan. It’s possible these films won’t live up to expectations. If 2017’s entrees deliver, they could potentially top even 2014’s fan acclaim.
What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi is bringing fresh blood to the franchise, with his Civil War mockumentary already earning plenty of love at San Diego Comic-Con, going as far as to skewer the long-gestating Thanos/Avengers showdown, showing Ragnarok will likely be self-aware enough to not make the mistakes of the previous Thor installments. This is as gripping and unsettling as true crime gets, unravelling a tale of seduction, deception, forgiveness, denial, and survival through several generations of two families, and building. Ragnarokis following suit, with Mark Rufallo’s Hulk is helping bring aspects of the popular World War Hulk storyline to life, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange will likely share scenes with Thor and Loki. For better or worse, Lena Dunham's caustic yet heartfelt millennial comedy Girls is often credited as the genesis of 'think-piece culture,' and the commentary around the show has. Jackson) - setting the precedent that the MCU will mix and match characters outside of Avengers films. Part of the reason Winter Soldier was so good is that it paired Cap (Chris Evans) with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Ragnarokis poised to be the rare superhero film in which the third installment is the best (partially because the first two aren’t particularly memorable).