r/ReverseMCU

Apparently, this movie adaptation had been in and out of production for almost 15 years, until the rise of the MCU, where it was effectively shelved. The only publicly available material for what the film could have become are a pitch trailer sent to investors and a script dated February 2006. The film could either have been made by Dreamworks or Lionsgate Entertainment who made the Iron Fist movies

OoC: This is the counterpart to the Mort the Dead Teenager test trailer where you can view here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTKI44Mek8

Deadpool being an obsessive Spider-Man fan is so funny. Spider-Man's, Daredevil's, and Punisher's cameos are all cool as well. Colossus and Kitty Pryde (Sophie Turner) are cool supporting characters as well.

OoC: This is the counterpart to Ant-Man. Kitty Pryde replaces Negasonic Teenage Warhead as the teenage X-Man that helps Deadpool. From https://youtu.be/NQcCVO3LuW4?si=7m6bVUZ8iRD5ZAxM&t=2830

OoC: I had no plans to make anniversary posts for any of these, and since there’ve been other posts about TV shows on similar subreddits, I figured I’d just do a post about all of these.

ABC:
Hellfire Club = Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Black Cat = Agent Carter
Alpha Flight = Inhumans

Netflix:
Gambit = Daredevil
Rogue = Jessica Jones
Bishop = Luke Cage
Cannonball = Iron Fist
X-Force = The Defenders
Legion = The Punisher

Young Adult:
The New Mutants = Runaways
Spider-Woman = Cloak & Dagger

From https://youtu.be/NQcCVO3LuW4?t=2862&is=rfrMwKsKVVO7vdFI

This movie is widely considered the beginning of the modern age of Marvel movies.

Steve Rogers (Matt Damon) is taken out of the ice after 55 years to find a world that has yet to fully move on from him. Back in World War II, Captain America fought an organization named Hydra. He defeated their leader, Red Skull, but as their saying goes, “Cut off one head, two more shall take its place.”

To combat Hydra post-World War II, an organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. was formed, and a special task force composed of enhanced or exceptionally skilled individuals was created. This was the Avengers Initiative, and it's been around for a while, currently lead by Nick Fury (David Hasselhoff). The current lineup includes Hawkeye (James Marsden), Black Widow (Angelina Jolie), Hank Pym, AKA Ant-Man (Eric Bana), the Wasp (Winona Ryder), and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.).

Hydra is led by Baron Zemo (Christoff Waltz), the grandson of Cap’s secondary archenemy from World War II, Heinrich Zemo, with other inclusions like Baron Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann), Madame Hydra (Sandra Hess), and Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford).

The Avengers defeat Zemo and deal a blow to Hydra, but they remain active.

From the beginning of this movie, Hank and Janet are dating, but at the same time, Tony also has a crush on Janet and they flirt a little.

They couldn't include Hulk and Thor because of the restrictions on the budget in a 2000s movie, and because Fox was going for a more grounded world. Because of the influence of movies like The Matrix, the Avengers wear mostly black and Captain America's suit is very dark and muted, and he never ever wears a helmet. Also, Iron Man's suit is entirely practical.

Despite the decision to make the costumes mostly black, the movie was actually pretty good. If Fox hadn't taken the risk to acquire the rights to the Avengers, we might not have gotten all the great Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four movies we have today, so even if the Avengers movies were always a bit uneven, we should still be glad we got them. What do you guys think though?

OoC: This is the counterpart to X-Men. From https://youtu.be/NQcCVO3LuW4?si=8dZJPQcmHbAU_SZg&t=224