10 Dream MCU Projects Disney Will (Probably) Never Make
8. The Howling Commandos (And Maybe The Invaders)
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For reasons that'll be made obvious in literally the next couple of words, a Howling Commandos film is potentially the coolest project Marvel will never be able to adapt.
Joe Johnston's Captain America: The First Avenger was a fine look at Steve Rogers' origins and his exploits during the Second World War, but it had a lot of ground to cover, so much so that the Howling Commandos - Cap's WW2 unit that he organised alongside Sgt. Nick Fury - only appear in a few scenes and have the bulk of their service during the war covered via montage.
But here's the thing - World War II was a huge event and it was equally pivotal for Marvel. Key figures like Cap and Fury fought alongside each other, and the best part of all? Wolverine was involved too.
A film revolving around Cap, Bucky, Fury and Wolverine during WW2 would've been immense, and if Marvel were especially keen, they could've even tied it to the modern day by adapting Madripoor Knights and including Black Widow. Now though, with Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson's time with the MCU at an end, there's literally zero chance of this one ever coming to fruition.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
