The MCU’s Behind the Scenes Drama Is More Interesting Than the Movies

It’s incredible how much popular media culture has radically changed since the release of The Avengers a decade ago.

Comic book films had certainly been popular before Joss Whedon’s comic book crossover event, as the Spider-Man, X-Men, and The Dark Knight franchises had all been cultural events and box office sensations.

However, it seemed like with The Avengers, Marvel Studios had done the impossible.

The dream of seeing characters come together for a “splash cover” crossover event that worked on its own terms was like seeing everyone’s childhood dream brought to life.

Marvel had somehow enlisted great actors and filmmakers to treat Stan Lee’s material like modern mythology.

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