Has there ever been a film franchise as ubiquitous and culturally inescapable as the MCU? It seems almost impossible that such a sprawling commercial powerhouse, having grossed over $31 billion collectively at the box office, could have started from the humble beginnings of Jon Favreau’s Iron Man, but 17 years later there’s simply no avoiding Marvel’s insurmountable presence. Regardless of your personal feelings on the films, the truth is that this has been Kevin Feige’s world for almost two decades and we’re just living in it.
It’s hard to imagine someone who has never been exposed to the MCU in some way, shape, or form, but there are people out there who have yet to take the plunge. Luckily, the trajectory of the next few years means that now is a pretty exciting time to jump on the bandwagon. Since the franchise reached its first climax with 2019’s unprecedented and massive Avengers: Endgame, the universe has expanded dramatically as a part of the new Multiverse Saga, which saw the introduction of alternate dimensions, in turn introducing new characters and a few familiar faces.
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