10 Ways The Marvel Cinematic Universe Proves That Dreams Do Come True
2. It's Showing No Signs Of Stopping
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Reboots and remakes are an oft-detested aspect of modern day Hollywood that has so far eluded the MCU. As opposed to countless other comic book heroes, including the Fantastic Four, Hulk and Spider-Man, characters who made their onscreen debut in Marvel from 2008 onwards have never fallen victim to the dreaded prospect of a continuity reset. There have been recasts, yes, but it'll be a long time coming until someone at Disney decides to take the universe back to the drawing board.
This is all thanks to the fact that since its inception the MCU has managed to cultivate a vast array of protagonists and talent, so even when RDJ decides to call it quits as Tony Stark, (whether in Infinity War or with the long-gestating Iron Man 4) there'll be another character just as compelling to act as the vanguard of Marvel's premier universe.
The company has never been known to keep all their eggs in one basket, and their next phase looks just as rich and as diverse as the last. If anything's been made clear so far, it's that it'll take a cataclysmic-sized event to bring this franchise to a halt.
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.
