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In today's episode I got a chance to chat with another old friend from college... but with a twist. His name is Woo S. Kim and I met this gent back in college and to me he was just another CSUN student hanging out in the green room. Spoiler Alert I was wrong! Makes me even happier to chit chat with Woo and get to know him better. His journey is one that has doctors baffled (truly) and still till this day he continues to blow their expectations out of the water. Come hang out and see how this man did not let anything stop him from being the best version of of himself, despite unimaginable obstacles . To keep in touch with Woo and his film reviews follow the Links below Woo TWITTER + Woo INSTAGRAM + HEROES REFORGED All of my Links STEVEN BROGAN CORTEZ The Y the F Not Podcast was created and produced by Steven Brogan Cortez --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ythefnot/support

INTRO - DO NOT SKIP! - IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE Q&A SHOWS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 201915:34 Woo S! KimI have always thought the Ultimates universe as very hit and miss I loved “Ultimate Spider-Man” the Peter Parker years, Mark Millar's Ultimate “Fantastic Four” and “Ultimate X-Men” and of course “The Ultimates” what was your favourite and least favourite comics from The Ultimates Universe? 16:00 Woo S! KimOne of the new additions in Phase III that I love is the Michael Giacchino Marvel Studios theme. I would be disappointed and a bit sad if the Marvel Studios theme was changed, though I would understand we True Believers are entering a new saga in the MCU, what are your thoughts?17:39 James KaplanMy current favorite Marvel comic is the Immortal Hulk, which is a straight-up horror comic. Do you think that we will see more diversity of the genre in the MCU movies? I know a number of them have different tones, but I'm talking about a movie that's just straight up horror or crime, or some other specific genre. Would we ever see an R rated MCU movie?19:54 James KaplanIs there an MCU  movie for which your opinion has changed significantly over time? For me, I'm thinking about how the more I've watched Ant-man the more I have come to love it and it is become one of my very favorite MCU movies. thanks!21:58 Michael WeaselboyLets say Disney never bought Fox and Fox had kept making X films, what do you think we would have seen in the next few years??  I know there was X force and Deadpool 3 and maybe they would have gotten Gambit off the ground and of course another main X-Men film. What do you think the next main X-Men film would have been like?? Who would have returned? Would Mr. Sinister finally be the villain?23:48 Michael WeaselboyWhat is your opinion on the leaked Beast solo film?? I heard it has Wolverine in it, do you think they really would have recast him? 25:02 Jeremy WatsonWhat did you think of Jessica Jones? I did enjoy this season but like the other Netflix Marvel shows it tends to drag in the middle. I know these shows aren't canon with the MCU but I did get a kick out of the few references (Capt. America, the Raft). Finally, I wonder if the scene where Trish is trying on different outfits is Netflix's way of making fun or owning up to the fact they don't really do outfits? Thanks!37:48 Alex WardGoing off of Woo's question, do you think we will ever get an "ultimate" dimension in the MCU? Or would the idea of a "more cool" universe translate poorly onscreen? 30:42 Alex WardEven if Venom was an objectively awesome movie, would you have any desire to see him interact with Tom Holland's Spider-Man? I feel like the decision to ignore their history with each other sorta defeats the purpose of that crossover.32:52 Alex WardIf you had to choose, which Spidey villains from the Raimi and Webb films would you like to see redone for the MCU? Doc Ock maybe? 34:07 Phillip CastroI'm excited get back to theaters this weekend to catch a showing of Endgame, as I'm sure you are as well as the rest of your Patrons. Would you please describe what you would like/hope to see for an “unfinished deleted scene” from the movie? Thank you as always for all of your hard work and for continuously seeking our feedback to improve our experience here on your Patreon!35:52 Giuseppe VicarettiWould you rather be in a universe where all we ever had were X-Men Marvel Movies, or be in a Universe where the MCU is rebooted every 5 years (a new cast, same characters)?36:55 Alec McVeyI was having a conversation with a friend from work about endgame and I brought up a very minor and playful nitpick. When hulk snaps the nano-tech gauntlet to bring everyone back and Clint's phone rings, we see his wife's name come up as she calls him. It seemed a little strange to me that her cell phone service wasn't turned off in those past five years that she had been dead. Is that just an incredibly small oversight on the filmmaker's end? My friend said she believes that Clint wouldn't have turned off her phone service  out of sheer hope that his wife would return. I really didn't think that would be the case considering their only chance of bringing the snapped back was ruined when Thanos destroyed the stones. I said I would take “she was calling from their house phone” as more of an acceptable answer to that small qualm with the movie. What do you think?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:20 Alex WardHey Sean, thank you as usual for the amazing content and I hope all is well! In a recent interview, Feige revealed to CinemaBlend (and perhaps some other outlets) that they have had lots of "What If" conversations about characters they didn't have the rights to yet--is this a violation of any rights issues, or is it okay since nothing was formally documented, treatments weren't ordered, and so on? I'm sure they're in the clear, but I was pretty shocked to find out that Marvel Studios had actually permitted themselves to explore these possibilities before they came to fruition. Don't get me wrong, I'm super excited that they have been thinking about it, but I'd love to hear your take on this.4:59 Woo S! KimDo you think the big contributor to actors like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Hugh Jackman wanting to retire their characters is because there is nothing more to explore with them? For Mark Ruffalo, do you believe that one of the reasons Hulk in whatever form he is in is still in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is because there is still much to explore with that character or that Ruffalo feels this way?  9:13 Woo S! KimOne of the main reasons as to why I want Tom Holland to stick around as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the long haul is I have always wanted to see Spider-Man have that progression in life action that we True Believers have seen in the comics from adolescent to a grown up and I think Tom Holland can play that, what say you Sean? 10:43 Giuseppe VicarettiAfter the rumors of Donnie Yen and Ludi Lin possibly coming to Shang Chi, is there anyone acting now, whom you haven't seen in the MCU, who you would really like to see in the possible future? For instance, I would like to see Christian Bale step in for a role. What do you think Sean? Who do you want to see come into the MCU?13:16 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? Going back to an earlier discussion, about Thanos feeling guilt for Gamora's death and seeing her in Soul World, you talked about guilt being the reason for him having that interaction at the end of IW. I see your point about the Soul World scene with Tony not having that same effect because he has no regrets or guilt. Do you think that the same can not be said for Bruce? Maybe he could've seen Natasha in the Soul World due the guilt he might've felt for her sacrifice and or the way they left things after AoU assuming they never had time to reconcile during the five years. Thanks as always for all you do.20:23 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean how is your weekend going?? My question is do you think the mcu x men movie should have a different main character other than Charles Xavier??! Certainly have him but only in the mentor role, which character would you pick as the protagonist??? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:20 Woo S! KimI was watching “Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2” for Father's Day and found something so sad and so tragic, do you believe as I do that the only reason Star Lord carried the Celestial Gene is because Meredith Quill is the only being other than himself that Ego truly loved and love was the key to passing on those genes to an heir?1:37 Jim ScroggsWhat do you think would be a reasonable price for the bundle of Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+ and do you think Hulu Live would be a part of that?7:33 Woo S! KimI have not been to Disneyland in years and I have never been to Disney World, in your view other than money spent what is the one thing at the parks that needs to be improved upon?7:59 bryan smithHey Sean hope everything is good . I wanted to get your thoughts, on the x-men vs fantastic four civil war movie we almost got . Sounds like it would have been a good move and also did you get a chance to read ,the beast solo movie screenplay that was released last week?7:59 Andy BartonI read recently that Sebastian Stan has somewhere between three and five movies left for Marvel Studios in his contract, and Anthony Mackie's joked about having "like 50". Do you have any insight as to whether or not the Disney+ series is a part of that count? It sounds like Mackie probably has a long road ahead of him as the new Cap, so for Stan at least, what kind of combination of appearances would you speculate he might make to finish off his contract, assuming he doesn't re-sign?13:06 Matt GilbertYou have mentioned your wish to see a Hulk v. Thing battle in the MCU, and I am with you on that. Just as Marvel referenced The Infinity Gauntlet for material, and since Stan Lee established the Hulk's superior strength early on in a reply to a fan letter in the comics, is there any particular Hulk v. Thing story you would enjoy seeing similarly referenced? Would you like to see the Hulk go rogue from The Avengers, leading to a FF/Avengers crossover similar to FF#25-26? Or perhaps have The Thing unexpectedly win by switching brains with Hulk a la 1975's Giant-Size Super Stars? Or perhaps they are set up to battle in the desert by their foes a la Marvel Feature #11? Or maybe even have Hulk pound Thing mercilessly into the ground as in World War Hulk? Personally, I like the story from FF #112, where Reed gave Ben the ability to switch back and forth between Ben Grimm and The Thing at will, with the unfortunate side effect of making him evil. After four issues of The Thing terrorizing the rest of the FF, Reed calls upon Bruce Banner to help find a cure, and The Hulk shows up to administer it - almost tragically - in one of the great Hulk versus Thing battles in the comics. What are your thoughts?23:49 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and patrons, hope everyone is well. Sean, you've always talked about enjoying the journey to a new Marvel movie - which is very good advice and definitely adds to the experience - but is ‘enjoyment' a word you would use to describe the journey we're currently on to learn anything (official) about what Marvel Studios have coming next? I'm liking the opportunity for speculation, and I would say that I am enjoying this period of trying to work out what's next on the slate (we have some informed guesses such as Black Panther 2 and Doctor Strange 2, Eternals etc), but I'm curious on how you would ‘grade' the current enjoyment level until we reach comic con or D23 for some tangibles. Thanks as always, enjoy the rest of your week and the same of course applies to all the cool patrons!29:48 Alex WardIn the MCU, masked characters like Spider-Man and Iron Man still get tons of facetime, partially due to their suits' interfaces. How do you think they'll handle this "issue" with characters like the Thing, Silver Surfer, and Doctor Doom? Do you think the fact that their faces will be mostly concealed will detract big name actors from seeking these roles?32:08 Alex WardMcFeely told the New York Times that the Netflix characters didn't show up in Endgame because audiences couldn't be expected to recognize them, but what do you think makes Disney Plus a different story? Is Marvel Studios expecting a bigger audience for their streaming shows than they had on Netflix?40:10 Lincwhat rumoured property do you put the least and most stock in? And why? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:20 Woo S! KimWhat do you believe is the most significant benefit that Marvel Studios will gain by having Marvel's First Family and The Mutants back other than the most obvious gain, having most of their characters back under their roof.  I just find it ironic that feige was discussing and or hinting at the Marvel Cinematic Universe going for Cosmic elements than they did previously even before the Disney/FOX desl, now it is an even better situation than before.3:56 Woo S! KimWe haven't seen them in Marvel Studios' films and please correct me if I am wrong, but are there such things as naturally born heroic Kree?  I just ask this because of how "Captain Marvel" showed us a different side of The Skrulls.5:55 Alexander WilliamsLove the show! One of my biggest Marvel (Fox) pet peeves is “the reboot.” Retelling an origin story is unnecessary and a 20 min waste of movie time. The most egregious rebooter is the Fantastic Four, which had to condense its own movie to make space for yet another poorly constructed origin story.  Given the complexity of FF's real origin story (and the fact that it couldn't get worse) would't the franchise be served introducing characters in onesies/foursies? I'd prefer to see a Dr. Doom solo movie or one where he's a foil for Dr. Strange. This could then be followed by a FF movie. I know you guys are FF super fans. Have you heard anything about what's going on with the franchise? Is there any hope for the FF? Any chance you guys could serve as comic consultants to spare us all from another steaming pile of FF? Thanks for a great show!10:07 Alex WardHi Sean! Hope you and the patrons are all doing well! So I'm sure you've seen the latest IMAX poster for Spider-Man: Far From Home, and the jokes that followed. I do think it's pretty funny, especially knowing there are other good FFH posters out there, but I have some questions: How much does a movie's poster quality affect its box office success? Are there any instances in which a bad poster hurt a good movie, or maybe a bad movie that had a good poster? Venom maybe?17:44 Alex WardForgive me if you've already discussed the Avengers video game that's coming out, but I am wondering what your general impressions are. I like that the approach they're taking but I'm not that excited about the playable characters. Don't get me wrong, I love these characters, but I don't necessarily think the film Avengers lineup are the most fun to play as. What Avengers are you excited to play as, and which additional characters would you like to play as in a video game? Are you planning on getting Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 for Switch? I don't have a Switch but I'm thinking of getting one just for that game.22:46 Alex WardGiven Far From Home's unique release date during a very busy week (you, me, and Tom Cruise's birthday, plus the Fourth of July), what are your plans to sneak in showings of this film, or multiple? Okay, thank you so much Sean and have an awesome week everyone!25:33 Mike GarrisonHey Sean and everyone, hope you're doing well. I did an X-Men re-watch before forcing myself to see Dark Pheonix and every time I re-watch these movies my love for Magneto is reinforced.  My question is: I really like Magneto's origins in the movies and comics - but if/when he is introduced to the MCU;  being a Holocaust survivor wouldn't make much sense anymore as it could be anywhere from 2025-2030 (?) in the MCU timeline. How do you think Marvel Studios, or how would you address this?  Could they have Magneto be a survivor of genocide of a fictional country, or maybe change Magneto's race and have him be a survivor of more recent events that happened in the real world? Thanks for doing this, look forward to your answer.29:29 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean, about the fox X-Men movies, are you upset that Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender never interacted onscreen??30:16 Alex WardDo you have any morbid curiosity in seeing the supposed "Kinberg cut" of Dark Phoenix that includes Skrulls and a Civil War-esque ending?30:26 Lincwhat rumoured property do you put the least and most stock in? And why?36:08 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons, hope you're all having a good start to the weekend. My question for you Sean is not really related to Marvel, but it would have some effect on them I think. What is your take, if you have one on DC Universe currently and the official cancellation of Swamp Thing after only its first episode being aired? Does this give Marvel any kind of advantage on newer content they will make in the future?45:04 David RosenDo you make anything of the fact that the new comic book version of Reed Richards in "War of the Realms" is being made to look like a bearded John Krasinski? It seems like the last time we got a comic book character who was modeled after a real life person, we got Samuel L Jackson in the MCU. Not to wear my tin foil hat too tight, but you think Kevin Feige already has his Reed Richards in mind with Krasinski and wants that to be reflected in the books too?47:54 David RosenLike many of us I'm sure, one of my favorite parts of bringing home a new MCU movie are the special features and learning about what actually went into the creation of a particular movie. To be honest, though, I've started to get bored with getting the same kinds of bonus features. It's made me start to think about what new kinds of features i would be interested in seeing, and one thing that came to mind would be a totally stripped down version of the movie made up entirely of dailies and first draft storyboards or animatics for all-CGI scenes where there is no set footage. No visual effects, no sound effects, no music, no nothing. Just the bare minimum. personally, I would love to see what these effects-heavy movies look like before any post work happens. I already appreciate what goes into making these kinds of movies, but I think I would appreciate them even more to see them in their raw form. Would something like this interest you and what other types of new special features would you be interested in seeing? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Intro (DON'T SKIP THIS): Important information about potential changes to this Patreon. Here is a link to the poll discussed in this intro: https://www.patreon.com/posts/274443023:09 Steven HaymamDid you like how Captain America looked in the Avengers Video game?4:39 Oni OmoregieHi, Sean. My question today is about the Fantastic Four. With many rumors going on about the team's introduction into the MCU, there are several fan castings already out. I like Emily Blunt, but not for Sue and I am the not the greatest fan of Krasinski. With those two taken out of the running, who else would you like to see for the first family of comics and the Thing and Johnny? Apologies if you have already answered this question in depth.6:32 Zach D AlstonDo you think they'll treat the X-men like they did the Avengers and give us solo films first before a team up X-men movie?   I think that would be pretty sweet, the only issue I see is how connected they are to each other from the beginning.  Might not be much story to tell before they meet without retconning their history some.  7:22 Mike GonyeaHi Sean, hope you're well. Quick question about Deadpool. I know his movies have had many close references that could tie Deadpool to the MCU proper, while still leaving these references vague enough. My question in particular is the time travel device Cable has is remarkably similar to the devices Tony created in Endgame. Mainly I ask since Deadpool 2 was out before Endgame. That had to be intentional... right? Not saying that it is a direct MCU connection for Deadpool, but the writers seemed to know enough that in hindsight this was a fairly obvious Endgame "spoiler" in a way? Or just coincidence?10:05 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and patrons, hope you're all having a good week so far. My question this week relates to how the storylines and characters getting limited series on Disney + are possibly being selected. We've heard previously from people like Kevin Feige - and also you've had several conversations with us patrons on the subject - about Marvel Studios having a solid practice of meeting with directors and storytellers to get a flavour of what type of characters and storylines they're potentially interested in bringing to the big screen. It would seem that many of the movies we've had so far are borne out of this process, which makes sense as it's very organic and something that directors get emotionally invested in, but do think the Disney + series are coming from the same type of process, or could they be more ‘predetermined' (for want of a better word) in that they maybe need to fit better into the wider narrative that the next phase of movies will tell, and so the options on the table over choices for featured characters and storylines could be a little bit narrower for directors? Thanks as always, and enjoy the rest of your week.20:02 Mookie JohnsonHypothetical post Endgame question: If Black Widow was still alive and Fury died within the next couple years, do you think Maria Hill or Black Widow would  be most likely to  next run the organization formerly known as shield?21:07 Mike GonyeaSpiderman Far From Home question/thought. If the multi-verse is real, could we see Spiderman exploring other areas of the multi-verse in this movie? Could the movie have a cliff hanger ending with Spiderman becoming stuck in an alternate universe at the end of the movie? Would really make the movie title ring true... Pure thought experiments. Take care!23:51 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean hope you are having a good week. My question is, do you think they will use Mr. Sinister as the first villain of the MCU X-Men?? I think he is a good choice and they have hinted at him in a few of the Fox movies so far. Thoughts??26:42 Seth GoslinI'm still amazed by the brilliance with which Endgame treated the character arcs of the original 6 Avengers. With that in mind, what would you like to see next for Professor Hulk? Also, would you like to see a flashback with Natasha's parents in the Black Widow film? And would you ever want more backstory on who Steve's parents were?30:28 Seth GoslinWhat do you think about the effects of the vanished on prisons and even The Raft? We've got folks like Vulture, Zemo, Justin Hammer and even Abomination that could have made an escape if enough of the prison staff vanished. The 5 years would potentially be a good time for some villains to go into hiding and regroup. What do you think of this sort of consequence of the snap?33:55 Brett HeierIf Wanda develops reality-altering powers, will they have to kill or depower her somehow? Or could she just learn to control it? Thanks for all the work you do! 36:27 Giuseppe VicarettiHey, Sean. My question for you this week is, after the Major Disappointment that was Dark Phoenix, if we had a chance of a slight do-over of an ending to the franchise, what route would you have wanted to see Fox take to give a proper ending to the franchise?39:07 Giuseppe VicarettiAnother one I have is, with the launch of Disney+ do you see a possibility of not only having the library of the Xmen animated series being added on the docket but do you see this as a possibility of them making a newer Xmen animated series? Is that something you would be interested in?41:10 Alex WardDo you have any ideas for alternate titles to X-Men? Maybe actually using Hickman's "Powers of X" or "House of X" as titles? I just personally think something like X-Force or X-Factor would be taking away from those two distinct teams, each of which could easily sustain their own franchise!43:40 Alex WardDo you think there's any significance to Mysterio supposedly being from Captain Britain's universe? Or do you think Marvel Studios just wanted to use a "safe" number (as opposed to something like 1610, which is the Ultimate universe designation)? I can't tell how much thought went into this labeling, especially if Mysterio is just going to pull a Mandarin on us all!45:06 Woo S! KimLet's say for instance Marvel Studios wants to do a partnership with Dolby in doing like a Marvel Cinematic Universe marathon, do you believe it would be any easier or more difficult than the one IMAX did last year, why or why not?47:13 Woo S! KimI don't know what it is, but after Iron Man, I just feel the next significant character death in the MCU is Nick Fury.  Samuel L. Jackson has been playing Nick Fury as long as Robert Downey Junior has played Iron Man and sure Nick Fury has never lead a franchise of his own films, I just really question how much longer Samuel L Jackson wants to be Nick Fury. Thoughts? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:20 Cory KostiukHey Sean hope all is well with you. Who can you see from WWE joining the MCU and who would you cast them as?2:17 Woo S! KimGoing off on what you said on the most recent episode of the podcast Sean about possibly in the second Black Panther film that there may be an internal revolution within Wakanda, do you believe that a likely candidate for this revolution could be W'Kabi?3:39 Cory KostiukHello again Sean. What are your thoughts on Magneto showing up as a villain in movie other than an X-Men? Thanks5:54 David RosenHey Sean, Have you seen or heard of the YouTube fan series, “One Marvelous Scene”? If not, or for those who haven't, it started as a challenge among a small group of YouTubers in the lead up to End Game to create a short video breaking down and analyzing a particular scene from the MCU that they love. The concept has since blown up and I think there are probably close to a hundred or so of these videos now, if not more. So, with that being said, have you thought about ever creating one of these videos, and even if not, what one scene would you pick to breakdown and analyze? To be clear, I would say it doesn't have to necessarily be your favorite scene, but one that was done exceptionally well, for whatever reason you believe.11:12 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? Going back to what we talked about on Office Hours, Victoria Alonso answered a question about IW/EG being released in the IMAX format on home video for international markets on Reddit. But when we discussed it, her answer was taken down. Do you have any speculation as to why her answer for that question would be removed? Thanks for all the awesome content and for the great discussions on the Discord and Office hours!16:09 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons, hope everyone is having a great week. My question for you this time is, kind of related to my questions last time. There are so many moments that I find myself looking back on in all of these films, some include the comedic moments of Tony with the congressman in Iron Man 2, Tony calling Thor Point Break in the Helicarrier in Avengers 1, and so many more. What are some of your favorite moments in these 22 films that you feel you'll never forget?19:10 Terry MortensenHey Sean and fellow patrons. I hope everyone is doing well. I have two questions this week. Do you think there is a chance that Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 takes place between Guardians Volume 2 and Infinity War rather than post-Endgame? It seems like the current lineup could be the new iteration of the team James Gunn has alluded to. If this happens do you think Taika Waititi would make Asguardians of the Galaxy rather than Thor 4?20:47 Terry MortensenDo you know why are movies are measured by box office total rather than the total number of tickets sold? I think measuring tickets sold could allow new and old movies to be judged on at least closer to the same standard rather than adjusting for box office.Alex WardDo you think GOTG Vol. 3's story and/or script will be affected by its delay? I wonder about the fact that since the movie was planned to be released much sooner, and given the franchise's popularity, it could have some major ramifications for the MCU that may now have to come to fruition in different ways given the delay.34:30 David RosenConsidering it played for him when Cap passed on his shield in End Game, do you want to hear the Captain America theme for Sam in the Disney+ series or would be prefer a new theme that is either a little different or just completely new altogether?36:06 Jerry KowalskiAsking for a friend, We have a bet for the last yr since AIW, I say LOKI is dead..She claims he isn't..yes 2012 Loki is running around, but is he?..Russo's in an interview said, unlike comics actors do age and his arc was up..i agree..and combined w/ all the time travel..and did I mention we have a Dinner bet..i feel Loki did die.."No resurrections this time"..thanx for all u and Paul do..38:32 Mookie JohnsonI have a question based on yesterday's Daily Bugle. Hypothetically, if Peyton Reed were to direct the Fantastic Four film, would that delay the scheduling of the next movie in the ant family franchise?39:43 Mookie JohnsonDo you think the reports of the Wanda Vision series being set so far in the past might be a clue that we will see more of the human Jarvis? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:22 Steven HaymamHey Sean ! Thank you for the Q & A episodes , they are very helpful! Do you think that Hawkeye has a chance of appearing in the Black Widow movie ?2:13 Mookie JohnsonWhy in your opinion do you think that the Avengers didn't just use Stormbreaker to get to thanos's retirement Garden3:54 Mookie JohnsonWhy do you suspect we've only heard the name Hawkeye one and a half times in the MCU?8:09 Kris KruegerHey Sean, thanks for all you do! With all the speculation on Marvel Studios' upcoming slate, and everyone claiming they have the latest leak/scoop/reveal, what are some tips on spotting fake/ non-credible sources?15:01 Otto RogersWith some of the rumors out there about Keanu Reeves being in the MCU as a villain,  what villain do you think that Keanu would be perfect for?  They mentioned him as a possible villain in the Eternals movie.17:04 Oni OmoregieHello, Sean. So far, there have been no heroes that have turned out to be Skrulls. Do you think it is possible that that one of the Avengers could be a Skrull? Also, what do you think about the theory that the Black Widow who died in End Game was a Skrull and the real one is still alive? Thanks for all you do.20:04 Robert ReinekeHello Sean. Hypothetically, if you had one opportunity to get anything Marvel or DC greenlit, what would it be? A Hulk storyline? Burton/Keaton Batman reunion? Kingdom Come? Howard the Duck? Booster Gold? The skies the limit, but you only get one shot.24:05 James KaplanI think the orchestral scores for the MCU movies have been quite strong, with the Captain America movies and Black Panther being personal favorites. Do you have a favorite score or few scores?25:50 James KaplanSorry if tis is ground you covered, but do you have a preferred approach for how to integrate the F4 into the MCU?  I'd been thinking that maybe they were time-displaced, and had been stuck in the Quantum Realm, where they also maybe picked up their powers.  I know they don't want to overdo the "time displaced people" trope, but one of the reasons I like this idea is that it's hard for me to separate the F4 from their very Atomic Age/New Frontier 1960's origins.  But I can also imagine them not wanting to overdo the "fish out of water" stuff since that has come up for Steve, Thor and Carol to varying degrees.29:18 Alex WardIn light of the Roger Wardell tweet bringing Venom back into the conversation, I have a question about the character. Since Venom 1 was so successful, do you think Sony will focus on making the sequel a more objectively good or even great movie? Maybe a bigger budget or more prolific talent? We haven't heard anything about it in a while and I can't tell if they're waiting for people to forget about it or if they are gearing up for something actually good. I could see them jumping at the chance to adapt elements of Donny Cates' current run.32:09 Alex WardEven if Marvel did have full rights to a Namor film, would you still prefer him as a supporting/co-starring character, or would you prefer he have his own franchise?33:32 Woo S! KimIf you could bring two members of the “Agents of Shield” cast into the Marvel Cinematic Universe film universe who would they be and why mine would be of course Coulson and Daisy Johnson?37:25 Woo S! KimThis was not really addressed in “Avengers: Endgame” but was the reason Captain Rogers was wearing his S.H.I.E.L.D. stealth suit was because it was the only suit that he had that wasn't beat up or torn in battles or was it because The Russo Brothers first Marvel Cinematic Universe was “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and Captain Rogers wearing that suit was a little nod to that film?39:42 Woo S! KimWhat if Disney never bought Marvel would the Marvel Cinematic Universe be as big and or popular as it is now if Paramount still distributed the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, something tells me that the sharing deal would not have taken place between Marvel Studios and Sony if Marvel was not owned by Disney, what are your thoughts?45:41 Alex WardMonday's Bugle got me thinking about all the possible characters who could show up in Eternals; two seemingly unlikely characters, Hercules and Thanos, are nearly expected at this point, so I'm wondering if the MCU Eternals will take even more liberties from the source material, and I hope they do. Which unexpected Marvel characters would you like to see appear for the first time in Eternals? I'm still hoping for Namor to be an Eternal in the MCU!47:53 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons, I'm very much enjoying these episodes and everything you're doing, and all the info you've been giving us, I've certainly appreciated it and will always come back for more, my question this week for is how has the MCU affected you in these last 10 years and 22 films leading up to Endgame. I feel like if these movies have never happened, I wouldn't be the same person I am today. I wonder if I'm the only one?1:02:29 Giuseppe VicarettiTo follow my last question, what items have you collected through the years because of Marvel? I've collected all the steelbooks for the movies, as well as some vintage comics. What have you got Sean, and are you still building your collections?1:06:58 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and patrons, hope everyone is doing well. I've just listened to the May ‘Soapbox' which was a very well balanced conversation (as always) on fandom and the entitlement of some fans with certain properties and how their stories unfold.I 100% subscribe to the view that “it's not my story to tell” and as long as I get an enjoyable and entertaining tale (be it comics, movies or whatever) then the satisfaction I gain from endings or narrative directions etc should be part of the process of my own enjoyment, and not something to use as a stick to beat the creators with if I didn't agree with how the story unfolded.Your soapbox got me thinking about the 1988 Batman comics storyline Death in the Family, which some younger (on non-comic book fan) patrons may not know involved the Jason Todd Robin being killed by the Joker after an reader phone-in gave 2 options - he survives, he dies.I was 16 when I read this and because I live in the UK I couldn't vote. I wouldn't have voted anyway, as I don't like this form of interactive entertainment and I disagreed with the whole idea. Maybe the fact we haven't seen it since tells its own story about its success...!So my question for you, Sean, relates to what your take on this type of fan interaction is, and to what degree you like your engagement to be (as an example,  for me, social media interaction with creators is enough for me to feel involved without telling me them how to tell their stories).Sorry for the long post, hope it makes sense and thanks as always for your time with this and other questions! Best wishes to all for the week ahead.1:14:36 Benny JacksonHey Sean.I'm not sure if someone already asked this but I'll ask anyway... do you think the MCU has a villain problem? I'm not sure about the numbers but I'm pretty sure heroes greatly outnumber the villains.I feel like the only movies that did a good job with this was Infinity War, Spider-Man Homecoming and Incredible Hulk (I know this isn't technically the MCU).  All of the villains that actually mattered lived so we can look forward to seeing them again. Infinity War was even more special because the good guys lost and that is something very rare in film.I just think this is an old way of storytelling, where the heroes must always win and eliminate the bad guys. That being said, I love ALL of the marvel movies. I just wish more villains lasted longer than one movie.  Ok, keep up the awesome work and thanks for everything you do.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:21 Woo S! KimBarring any rights issues between Sony and Marvel Studios at his current stage of his superhero career do you think Spider-Man could be the leader of The Avengers? Do you think a story aspect of “Spider-Man: Far From Home” will be Spidey questioning if he is or is not for a lack of a better and no pun intended “worthy” of leading The Avengers?3:14 Woo S! KimIn your head canon, why do you think The Kree Supreme Intelligence didn't assist or support Ronan in his beef with the Xandar in “Guardians of The Galaxy?”5:30 Woo S! KimWould Storm and Wolverine be your top picks for characters that would appear on both X-Men and Avengers films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Sean and do you have other characters that you can see on both rosters?6:36 Woo S! KimWith the news of Zemo coming back in Falcon and Winter Soldier, I had forgotten that Batroc The Leaper didn't die, he was captured. Would you like to see Batroc return on a Disney Plus and or a Thunderbolts film?7:31 Andy BartonHey Sean. I've been listening to the podcast now for a few months and finally ponied up to support Marvel Studios News on Patreon. I wanted to go ahead and get my thank-you's out of the way and let you know how much I appreciate your and Paul's hard work and MCU insights. Keep up the great work!I just finished up Neil Gaiman's run of Eternals, so I figured I'd keep my question within that realm. I was wondering what you'd like to see story-wise from that film. Granted, I haven't delved too deep into either Kirby's initial run or Gillis's in the 80's, so I'm curious how you think the MCU will introduce these characters to both relative newcomers to the series and the completely unfamiliar. Do you expect the film to be impacted by the events of Endgame, or do you anticipate this being set in a different time period? I'm most curious about if and how they'll tie Thanos into the story.17:17 HelwalkHi Sean! I was watching the first Ironman today and got hung up on a scene so much that I had to pause it and contemplate. Pepper was so angry with Tony when she discovered his “secret identity” that she threatened to quit. After Tony made a point that he was finally doing something good, she said, “you're all I've got too, ya know”. For a second I perceived that she had clearly used a manipulative tactic to get what she wanted, to have some sort of control. To be honest I still feel that 2008 pepper Potts had an agenda at this point that wasn't close to sincere. As I got to thinking about it, it occurred to me that pepper from 2008 is so much different from what we have now. I believe that 2008 pep would have told current Tony to put his time travel theory in a lock box and bury it at the bottom of the lake. The point I'm making is that the MCU has brought forth the story arc of every single character, even minor characters, in the MCU. I started thinking back to minor characters that hold this same truth. Nearly every character has followed an arc that leads them to the best person they can be for the “End Game”. The scale of this is incredible and makes rewatching these characters a different journey every time! I would love to hear other examples of character arcs completed in this amazing saga from you or the patrons. Thank you for your patience with my ramblings. I know 2008 pepper would have checked out by now. Thankfully I've been “Rescued”.27:55 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean, my question for you this time is, What are you hoping to see from D23? Everyone I've been talking to says Marvel is showing something, and we know they should be announcing something, but what do you personally want to see from D23? And out of all the titles that are coming out and are scheduled for a release, which ones are you most excited for?33:16 Michael WeaselboyDo you think they will use The Ultimates as the new avengers team from here on out and just leave the avengers name alone?? I know it sounds weird but I thought I would ask.35:03 Michael WeaselboyWhen do you think we will see Antman 3??? And who should be the villain??37:48 Chad GinterListening to episode 127 and talking about Namor, and had a thought. Namor would obviously be upset 50% or his people disappeared and would be happy their back. However, having five years of cleaner waters could have convinced him that Atlantis finally needs to do something about the surface? Leading to a conflict with Wakanda?40:33 David RosenHey Sean and Friends, hope everyone had a great week! so if the soul stone exchange is everlasting, does that mean that  Gamora is the first person to have ever been sacrificed for it? What do you think the rules are if someone other than the person who receives it on Vormir, comes to possess the stone? Do they get to keep it, or does it just kind of vanish and go back into the clouds, or wherever it was, on Vormir? The Red skull did say it has a certain wisdom, so do you think it would know if a person who eventually comes to possess it didn't have to make the necessary sacrifice and allow that person to keep it?46:42 Giuseppe VicarettiMy next question for you Sean is, a hope of mine. We know that Thor will be with the Guardians in either Thors next Movie or the next Guardians movie, or if were lucky, both. My question is do you want to see Marvel do more team ups in their solo movies? Maybe Black Panther with Doctor Strange, or maybe later on Doctor Strange with the Fantastic Four. Is this something you would like to see or should they just keep the hero's in their own movies and have it build up to something big, similar to how we saw things in the first 3 phases? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:22 Steve CarleyHey Sean, big fan of the show. Figured I'd make this one quick: Any other young directors out there you'd like to see helm a Marvel movie?7:16 Ben LarsonHi Sean. Quick DC question for you here. Let's say you've just been appointed head of the DC cinematic universe. What are 3 things you'd do to try and build an extended DC cinematic universe going forward? Feels like they're at a crossroads as a franchise right now. Cheers!12:44 Alex WardWould you rather be one of the Vanished or one of those who survived the first snap?17:23 Matt GilbertHi Sean. I agree that Robert Downey's Oscar is long overdue, and I support your assertion that he should at least be nominated if not win. However, I would also like to see Chris Evans recognized somehow. He took a character that could easily have been played as a two-dimensional pretty boy patriot, and gave him a ton of heart and humanity. What is the best way to give both of these actors the recognition they deserve?23:13 Ronald AcostaHey Sean! One of my favorite stories from the 90s era was the X-Men Ghost Rider crossover involving the Brood. Always thought it would've made a fun story to see adapted into live action. Do you have any underrated or deep cut Marvel storylines you'd like to see adapted into the MCU?28:03 Ronald AcostaAlso with all the talk of The Black Widow movie taking place in multiple eras IE the red room and also after Civil War, do you think this is Marvel Studios way of possibly introducing storylines with established characters in future movies that take place in between the infinity saga that might not have otherwise fit into the saga as a whole? If so, I think it would be a great way of getting more iconic team-ups such as Cap, Black Widow and Wolverine or Wolverine Vs Hulk or even Reed Richards/Tony Stark flashbacks etc. what are your thoughts?33:42 Oni OmoregieHello, Sean. There have been recent reports that Marvel is looking into ways to introduce Deadpool into the MCU. Spider-Man or a new solo film are just two. How do you think Deadpool will be introduced?38:47 Woo S! KimPlease do not misunderstand me, I think it was awful what occurred with James Gunn and I am glad he is working with Marvel Studios once more, however do you think “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume Three” being taken off the schedule for 2020 could have a been a blessing in disguise because now with only two films in cinemas in 2020 for Marvel Studios, there may be more attention on the Disney Plus series' do you think this will be the case next year why or why not?  Related to this, has it been confirmed yet of how many series will come out in 2020 and do you believe Sean there will be one Marvel Studios series or two released on Disney Plus in 2020?  43:54 Woo S! KimWhy do you believe the Marc Webb Spider-Man films, do not get the bile from Marvel True Believers that “Fant4stic” does? The reason I ask is people who are hardcore Marvel fans and people who are just people that like seeing films in a cinema, often forget, don't know, or just don't care that if not for Marc Webb's films Spider-Man films Spidey would have come home to Marvel a lot sooner than he did and we wouldn't have had to worry about brands continuing sharing agreements.51:19 Mike GonyeaHey Sean hope all is well, I had a thought about the Black Widow movie. What if the movie dives into the Soul Stone and what happens after she sacrifices herself. The film will also go through her past and be a big part, if not the larger part of the film as a whole. But I was thinking this would be a great opportunity for the MCU to dive into what the Soul Stone is all about. Do you think that would be too much to fit into the Black Widow movie? Or will Marvel give her a proper solo film and move away from the stones for now? Thank you for your time ✌54:44 Mookie JohnsonDo you think the Black Widow movie includes some kind of funeral or memorial service for her since Endgame didn't have one?57:25 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons, my question for you this time is, when we see Thor again do you want to see him back in shape or trying to get back into shape? I feel like with everything that happened to Thor in Infinity War and Endgame, the belly was a good way to show that a guy like Thor can go through PTSD. What I want is to see him try tho being his old self back. What say you?1:00:06 Mike GonyeaHey Sean, 2 questions/thoughts about Thanos. What do you think was the 'one' time Thanos ignored his destiny before? The other thought I had was in regards to Thanos potentially lying about destroying the stones. Not sure how or why he would have, but if he was, what could be some possible explanations of what happened to the stones. Thanks again man!!1:03:23 Alex WardDo you know if the space civilizations we know of in the MCU all exist within our Galaxy, sort of like Star Wars and Star Trek, or do they span the whole universe? It somehow seems like the scope is more vast than Wars and Trek.1:04:20 Mike GonyeaOne last thought experiment. Pure speculation, what if Steve and Tony were the two that had to retrieve the soul stone. How do you see that going down?  On the What If subject, anything you want to see explored on the upcoming Disney+ show? Have a great day

0:22 Woo S! KimLet's say for argument sake: "X-MEN: Dark Phoenix" wasn't coming out so soon after Disney's purchase of FOX, do you believe Kevin Feige would have still waited however long he is waiting to debut the X-MEN in the MCU, why or why not?2:00 Woo S! KimSince Captain Rogers is not technically dead, he now is just showing how old he actually is, do you think Chris Evans would ever come back in a mentor role for Spider-Man and or the other New Avengers whoever they may be?2:51 Woo S! KimI have heard this rumor on the internet most notably on Nerdist that unlike in the comics Shang-Chi's father is not going to be foomanchew, but the real  Mandarin, what are your thoughts on the potential of this Sean, would you like this choice why or why not?5:00 Orion ZangaraHey Sean!! Do you think we'll ever get to a point where Marvel Television or Marvel Studios will create straight live action adaptations of famous Marvel comic book runs? For instance, I would love to see a Grant Morrison New X-Men or Joss Whedon Astonishing X-Men live action television series. DC comics/WB sometimes makes adaptations of comic book series with their animated features but it would be interesting if Marvel would not only do this with animated features but with live action features as well. Marvel Television and Marvel Studios obviously have been heavily influenced by the comics but are quite different in many ways. What are your thoughts about this? As always, you guys rock!! Thanks again for being so awesome!  8:23 Jim ScroggsDo we think Eitri got the use of his hands back at the end of Endgame?9:30 Alex WardHi Sean! I'm finally caught up on Marvel Studios News and want to thank you again for producing such quality content on such an unbelievably consistent basis. I've also been loving Fandalorians and am so glad those episodes have been pouring in lately!1) First, I want to say this question is not intended to take away from the epic scope of Endgame. But I wanted to ask -- after seeing Endgame, can you more easily see how Marvel Studios could up the ante for future "phase culminations"? For example, the final battle with Thanos could not have been more intense, fun, and engaging, but I could somehow see how Marvel could up themselves. For example, a cosmic-level battle with multiple recognizable villains, such as Doctor Doom and Galactus, while heroes fight multiple fronts on land, sea, and air. 15:37 Alex Ward2) Also, do you think Marvel purposely manages "scale" in order to leave room to top themselves each time, or is that just an absolutely ridiculous notion?16:41 Alex Ward3) Do you think any efforts will be made in future Captain Marvel films to strengthen her ties to Earth? My only qualm with her character is that she seems somewhat distant from this world, which is fine, but I feel like that would keep her from ever becoming a dependable, available member of the Avengers. Then again, we've only seen the very beginning of her arc.20:45 Alex Ward4) After seeing Endgame, have your theories changed at all as to how Carol has maintained her youth?21:45 MayaHi Sean! After seeing mural of Iron Man in the Far From Home trailer, it made me think about how Iron Man's legacy and heroism will be realized across the galaxy. It's expected that Earth will honor him, but do you think we will see any recognition and honor of Iron Man's sacrifice on other planets in coming films? Especially with so many people from other galaxies joining in the final battle, I love the idea of there being various memorials commemorating him within the galaxy.23:46 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I was just wondering, do you wish we could have seen Nick Fury interact with the original six one final time??25:55 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean, my question for you this weekend is, if you were to choose One MCU movie to watch for the rest of you life which one would it be? Mine is Civil War.27:25 Mookie JohnsonDo you think that there is still room for Lady Sif in the MCU if shooting schedules can be worked out?28:24 Mookie JohnsonIf Marvel had gotten full control of Spider-Man before shooting Infinity war, what movie do you think would have followed Endgame first? I figure it would have been a franchise that didn't feature a dusted character. So would it have been Eternals?33:04 Mookie JohnsonSince the Time Stone was glowing in Infinity War when Dr. Strange gives it to Thanos, might he have been somehow orchestrating with Wong in the future the  logistics of when and where to have sorcerers in preparation for the final battle?35:16 David RosenHey Everyone, Hope all is well and everyone had a great week! I believe after Infinity War, it was confirmed by someone from the movie (either one of the Russos, or Markus and/or McFeely) that Gamora was in the Soul World, implying that while she is dead on earth, she “is” somewhere, and ipso facto, it would also mean that Natasha “is” somewhere as well. If this is the case, how would you feel about a “dead” Natasha narrating her movie from the Soul World? Even if we only hear and don't see her, I feel like this could be an interesting way to incorporate a “present” Natasha, so even if it does take place in her past, we would still get her current reflection of her past experiences. Do you think this would help with the idea (not that I agree with it) that getting people to care about the Black Widow movie will be difficult because she's dead? Thoughts?42:51 David RosenAlso, on the subject of Vormir, do you think it's possible that the giant cloud and beam of light that appears in the sky when someone sacrifices themselves (or in Gamora's case, gets sacrificed by someone else) is actually a portal to the soul world? Perhaps when someone dies, it triggers that beam which actually sucks up the body and sends down the soul stone. Do you have any ideas on how that whole exchange actually takes place? What do you think is up in those clouds and/or happening with that beam of light? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:22 Steven HaymamHey Sean, big fan! Just wanted to know what happened with Katherine Langford and what was her role gonna be in Avengers: Endgame.4:55 Tom DeMicheleSean, we're seeing the Russo's and Markus & McFeely being asked a lot of the same questions lately. If given the opportunity, what burning questions would you have for these four, whether it's about spoilers or process?13:33 Alex WardIn honor of Game of Thrones ending and Richard Madden's rumored casting in the Eternals, which other Game of Thrones actors would you like to see join the MCU, and as which characters?15:29 Alex WardSimilarly, are there any actors in the formerly-owned-by-Fox Marvel films that you'd like to see in the MCU, and who would you like to see them play? I'd like to see Logan's Dafne Keen involved somehow, even if it's not as X-23.17:31 Alex WardWhat would your lineup be if they made a Thunderbolts movie?21:29 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons. There is definitely not enough on the shows yet to give an opinion on them, but just for what we have now, if you could rate the upcoming shows from best to worst what do you think will be the result? I personally think WandaVision and Falcon&Winter Soldier will surpass the Loki Series and the Hawkeye series. But I also think they will be way too close to call in popularity to give a best out of the rest. But again, if you could rate them based on what we have right now, how would you rate them?23:09 Mookie JohnsonWhy do you think we did not get to see Bucky use his left arm in Infinity war and Endgame? Was this a budget concession? Unless I missed it, we only saw him using the machine gun in battle. Also, do you think his new arm has increased strength levels and any new tricks?25:32 Woo S! KimWith all this talk/hype of a Bucky/Sam Wilson series I want to see either a Nebula Rocket series or a Gamora Nebula series I am leaning towards the latter just because of how expensive doing the motion capture for Rocket may be, I just want to see Nebula in a Disney+ or Hulu series, Sean. What say you, Sean? 26:41 Woo S! KimWhat type of 4K Blu-ray player do you own, do you currently have a 4K Blu-ray Player that supports Dolby Vision, what is your dream 4K TV of choice?  Also, you seem to have a good intuition about these types of things, being in a wheelchair only the Regal Cinemas in Las Vegas that have wheelchair IMAX seats in the middle of the cinema. My question is if my only option is seating at the very back of the cinema or one row behind the front of the cinema for AMC IMAX, which do I choose and why?4K media player with Dolby Vision: https://amzn.to/2Ht6WT84K TV with Dolby Vision: https://amzn.to/2JNFKAi29:31 Orion ZangaraHey Sean!! My apologies if you've answered this before, but at some point in the future if a Secret Wars event were to happen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or in this case, multiverse), do you think this would diminish the impact of future large-scale events? In the comics after Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman, I noticed Marvel Comics had a little bit of a slump and tended to focus more on small-scaled personal stories, not really as many large events. And when they introduced something more on the cosmic level, it felt less consequential than Secret Wars or Jonathan Hickman's Avengers run. So in the movies, it may be a little difficult to build up to something that huge again.  Also, as a side note, it would be amazing to see different Battleworld movies leading up to a Secret Wars event. What do you think? Do you have any concerns about this hypothetical situation? Your podcast is so much fun to listen to and I really appreciate all what you and Paul do! I kind of feel like both of your are Marvel scholars. Thanks so much! :)33:39 Giuseppe VicarettiHow dramatic do you think the upcoming Disney+ shows will be? Will Falcon&WinterSoldier be a crime thriller, will WandaVision be a romantic comedy, etc.? Preferably that would be how I assume they will make them but could I be mistaken or do you agree?35:25 Giuseppe VicarettiMy final question for you is how many episodes do you think they will sign off on, and how many seasons do you think these shows could get? Obviously, it would be based on the popularity but I can see them giving us as many as 5 seasons each with 20 episodes at a 30-40min length. Am I way off on that estimation or do you think they could get there?39:19 James KaplanHi Sean, really enjoying the podcasts and glad to be a supporter.  The last time I asked a question, it was about Captain Marvel, and I have another captain Marvel question I'd like to ask.    So, there's an approximately 23-year gap between  The end of Captain Marvel and when ‘Carroll first appears in Endgame, and then another five-year gap until she reappears.   What I think is great about that is the amount of flexibility and it leaves marvel studios, and then they could set the story at almost any time., Or tell a story that takes place over the course of many years. My question is, is there any particular sort of story you would be interested in seeing?   I would love to see a story about Carol teaming up with a grown-up Monica who is now photon, I think that would be a lot of fun. Because there's nothing to say that Carol's appearance at the beginning of endgame is the first time she has been back to earth.43:14 Jak SherlockHey Sean!Do you think the rules of time travel in the MCU that were established in End Game have any impact on our chances of seeing Kang the Conqueror? And if we do see him, given Kang's comic book origin, do you think the MCU's time travel rules will have an impact on the Kang we may see in the MCU?Hope you're well man!45:36 Eric JensenHey Sean, my 7 year old son wants me to ask you what past Thor will use as a weapon since future Thor took Mjolnir into the future with him.46:17 Mike GonyeaHey Sean! Wanted to hear your thoughts about the Kevin Feige AMA he held on Twitter/Reddit. Someone asked him if the Mandarin and the 10 rings could make a return to the MCU, he simply replied 'yes'.  Do you think that would be something we could see in a Disney+ series or would there be a movie that would make sense to have them in? Thank you for your time!48:15 Mike GonyeaQuick question for you Sean. It seemed to me that the rules of the Gauntlet changed slightly from Infinity War to Endgame. This is in regards to how the stones effect the user. Thanos was able to wear the Gauntlet without being harmed and when he did the first snap, this is when his arm was burned from the stones. When Hulk put Tony's Gauntlet on his arm immediately starts to burn up from the stones, before he does his snap. Can we chalk this up to visual storytelling? Or would this be a physiological difference between Thanos compared to other beings that try to use the Gauntlet/Stones? Have a good day man!50:53 Jeremy WatsonHey Sean. Do you think that the special features on the Endgame home release will contain the multiple hours of deleted/alternate scenes? If not, do you think Disney will/could release a special dvd that includes all the additional content from Endgame, Infinity War, etc.? Thanks52:23 Brett HeierHi Sean, in infinity war, scarlet witch can only destroy the mind stone because her powers had the same energy signature as the stone. Does this mean that captain marvel could destroy the space stone? Also, if there were, say, 2 power stones in the same room, could one destroy the other? And, in endgame, Wanda says that both nat and vision know that they won, but would Vision really know? He's last moment alive was spent being choked while thanos ripped the final stone from his head. I also saw a article that claimed that Wanda was really talking about 2018 gamora (I don't think this is true). Even if she was talking about gamora, would that be true either? Her last moments were spent being thrown off a cliff, knowing that her father was collecting yet another stone. Finally, do you think we will ever see the fifth member of the black order, aka supergiant? Anyway, thanks for all the that work you do! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:23 Woo S! KimOne of the things I am really looking forward to about the Sam Wilson/Bucky Barnes series is hopefully playing off of something in the comics, that being Sgt. Barnes' road to redemption, even with the Snap and The Avengers saving the world, a lot of governments around the world aren't going to forget all the people The Winter Soldier murdered in the last sixty years or so, do you believe this will be aspect of the show, Sean?4:52 Woo S! KimIn your Head Canon, who is NoobMaster69?5:26 Woo S! KimI have seen “Avengers: Endgame” five times, I get the feeling that Okoye is lying to the other heroes during the Google Hangout at The Avengers Facility.  I think she knows that tremors from under the African plate are caused by Atlanteans and she wants to keep this information under wraps because the Wakandans want to handle this matter, their own, however, this may have nothing to do with Namor, but do you see my point?   7:30 Alex WardDo you think by the time we see X-Men and the Fantastic Four in the MCU, the current state of things--half the population missing five years and the trauma involved--will have dissipated at least on the cinematic side of things? For example, do you think enough time will have passed that it won't get brought up by characters like Reed Richards and Professor X?10:03 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean, my question for you this week is how do you think Disney will distribute the episodes for the upcoming TV shows that will be coming to DisneyPlus? I personally don't have a specific preference to episodes being released on a weekly basis or all at once, but where do you stand? Do you prefer weekly releases over all at once? And what do you think will be the end result?21:52 Cory KostiukHey Sean

0:22 Jeremy WatsonHey Sean and fellow Patrons! What do you think happened to 2014 Thanos's timeline once he jumped to 2023? Without Thanos in that time, he can't perform the snap in 2018. Also, do you think that Tony's snap eliminated all Thanos's from all timelines? Thanks!3:30 Jeremy WatsonI know we are many months away, but do you think Endgame will get any attention come award season?7:30 Eric JensenHi Sean, just wondering if you have any thoughts on how Endgame and infinity war would have been different had Cap and Tony not been so divided after Civil War.  If they were all for the accords would the avengers have beat Thanos and prevented the snap?  At the beginning of Endgame Tony certainly blames Cap for the negative outcome.  Thoughts?9:47 Jeremy WatsonSean, I know Markus and McFeely recently came out and said that Steve could always wield Mjolnir but didn't in AoU to Thor's benefit. I personally liked thinking that he had to clear his conscience in CW before being deemed worthy. Which version do you prefer? Sorry if you already mentioned this before. Thanks.15:19 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? As much as I'd like the underwater Easter egg to be Namor and Atlantis, do you think it could also be the Deviant City (I believe it's Lemuria) from the Eternals?17:24 Derek BeebeHey Sean, why do you think Cap chose Sam and not Bucky to replace him?  I understand the out of universe reason of course, but he was always much closer to Bucky.  Was it because Bucky had too much of a damaged past to ever be accepted as a public icon?  Fears of his mind conditioning coming back?21:34 Derek BeebeI still can't believe they killed off the real Thanos ten minutes in and replaced him with what I jokingly referred to as Fake Thanos to be the final villain.  My issue with this is that this is not the character we built an emotional connection to over the course of Infinity War.  This is not the character who sacrificed Gamora.  Didn't it bother you that the villain for the movie was not the one so masterfully developed in the previous movie, but an alt universe alt reality copy?28:28 Derek BeebeAt the end of Endgame they say they're going to go looking for 2014 Gamora.  But she was right there for the Avengers Compound battle.  How could she have gotten away?  Did she steal a space ship?  Didn't all of Thanos' ships get dusted?31:14 Derek BeebeDid it bother you that Starlord just returned to his homeworld for the first time since childhood, and we didn't get to see his reaction to that at all?33:59 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean, my question for you this week is hopefully a good one. If you were given the opportunity to cast your own MCU movie on any Marvel Character (that we haven't seen yet in these first 22 movies), which character would you choose and pick 3 actors (whomever you would like) you would choose as the top build leads.35:45 David RosenHey Everyone, I continue to be amazed at how well paced this movie is. Even having after my fifth viewing, the movie still doesn't feel like 3 hours. In hindsight, I find it amusing how big a deal was made of it being “too long.” I glad the movie didn't have an intermission, but IF the movie were going to have one, where would you have put it? Personally, I think I would cut it right after they all zap into the quantum realm, and then pick up again just as they boom into quantum tunnel, going into Avengers 2012. This seemed like the most natural spot to pause with the swell of the music and where the story was, being the end of the ramp up and the beginning of the time heist. Is there anywhere you think the movie could be cut in two?38:33 Orion ZangaraHey Sean!! Just curious, do you think it's possible Disney will use Disney plus as a testing ground for new characters in live action shows and then introduce the character in the movies? Possibly something more family friendly like Squirrel Girl or Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (but not necessarily). I'd assume this would be less of a financial risk than making an entire movie on a more obscure property (although of course this has been done with Guardians and soon Eternals and Shang-Chi).Thanks so much for creating such an awesome podcast! You guys are doing a fantastic job! I love listening to you guys talk about this stuff every week. Two thumbs up! 41:49 Keith MerrillEnjoying the podcasts Sean.  My question is having seen Endgame multiple times and in multiple movie theater formats,  Which one do you find the most enjoyable or prefer?  For me it was the Dolby Cinema experience.44:54 Woo S! KimOne of my favorite cameos of Stan Lee outside of the MCU and or Marvel Television is his cameo on “The Simpsons,” now that Disney owns “The Simpsons” I would really like to see Kevin Feige guest star on “The Simpsons. What Marvel Television and or Marvel Studios would you like to see on “The Simpsons” Sean, other than Feige I would love Tom Holland and or Clark Gregg, what about you?  45:53 Woo S! KimDo you believe “Eternals” will be the first to show the ramifications beyond Earth of  Professor Hulk''s snap? Related to this, I have to believe and perhaps this is just my own head canon, but I doubt it's just me that The Decimation and Professor Hulk's snap caused a ripple effect that woke something up or created something that wasn't in the MCU previously such as Kang and or Galactus, do you concur Sean?48:14 Woo S! KimDo you think the five year time gap in “Avengers: Endgame” and or the Time Hopping was done from a logistical standpoint to free up Marvel Studios and potentially future creative people that Marvel Studios will bring into future projects, so that said creative people don't have to stick to a certain timeline and allows some people to do stories that they couldn't do in the “Infinity Saga?” Along these lines Sean, do you believe that Marvel Studios is going to stick with one through line in terms of telling their stories for the next five to seven whether that be in films and or on Disney+ such as the one True Believers aw in the “Infinity Saga” or will there be a feeling of more stand alone stories even more so than the one we saw in “Black Panther?”52:37 Carole and HelwalkPlease help me settle a discussion I am currently trapped in regarding Endgame:  I say 2014 Gamora was dusted when IronMan snapped his fingers to wipe out Thanos and his army since she had come with him to 2023.  My friend insists she just scurried away?!?!?!?!  Your thoughts?  As always, thank you!55:00 Brandon McCollumHey Sean, what are your thoughts on the rumored Nova movie?  Do you think they will take the Ant-Man route and focus on the characters second incarnation with Sam Alexander, or do you think they will let Richard Rider take center stage? Personally, I would go with Rider, but I would be down for either.  Blue Blazes!!!57:00 Giuseppe VicarettiNext question is more of a general question. Where did it all start for you Sean? Not just your podcast hosting, but your love for Marvel as a whole as well, where did it start for you and what steps did you take to get where you are now as far as covering all things Marvel? And if there's one thing you could change what would it be?1:08:44 Mike GonyeaHi there Sean, hope all is well man. One of the many questions I have from Endgame is in regards to potential Doctor Strange sequel set ups. The was the ancient one talks about how the repercussions of taking the stones out of time can lead to disastrous results. Could this be something that is simply contained to the specific timeline/reality the stone was taken from, or could that have a overflow/bleeding effect into the timeline/reality the stones were taken to as well? The scene felt similar to the potential Black Panther 2 set up with the earthquake reference earlier in the film. Could there be something there? Thank you so much for all you do!1:13:12 Oni OmoregieHi, Sean. Outside of BP and Doctor Strange 2, I am most excited about Shang Chi in the coming “phase.” However, as someone who grew up watching classic martial art films with wonderful choreography, I am slightly worried that Marvel won't get the best to choreograph the movie. Winter Soldier and Civil War had great fight scenes, but I am expecting more out of Shang Chi. What are your thoughts on this issue?1:15:41 Mike GonyeaIf Marvel Studios decides to use the snaps as the catalyst of the mutant X gene and bringing the XMen into the MCU. Would this be specific to what the Avengers call Earth? Or could that be all across the universe? And on the thread of XMen in the MCU, what would be some fantasy casting you would like to see for some XMen characters? Thanks for everything buddy, have a good day!1:17:55 Mike GonyeaGranted this idea would nullify the entirety of Endgame somewhat... but if the point Time Heist was to get all the stones, why not just go back to when they are about to get the gauntlet off of Thanos on Titan in Infinity War and chop off his arm and jump back to the present/prime timeline? Granted there would be a lot more risk going to take the stones directly from Thanos compared to collecting them from different points in time when it is 'safer'. More of a thought than a question I suppose, thank you for your time Sean! ✌1:21:43 Jim ScroggsWhat character do you think Bryan Cranston could play in the MCU? I wouldn't mind seeing him as Ben Parker but I know the time might have passed to see Uncle Ben1:22:49 Matt MillerHey Sean, with the recent report that Guardians 3 is going to start filming next year? Do you think it will be slated for a 2021 release? Also now that the fox deal is complete do you think Disney will rerelease or put up the animated Spider-Man or X-men series on Disney Plus? Thanks!1:27:23 Jim ScroggsAlso, I can't remember if you answered this but could Marvel come back around the Keanu Reeves since he was rumored to have been close to joining Captain Marvel1:28:22 Seth GoslinMaybe I've missed something but it seems like the door to time travel is still open at the end of Endgame. Professor Hulk has the machinery and Hank Pym is back and could make more Pym particles. The temptation to tinker with time and the threat of what enemies could do with this seems potentially problematic. Do you think that something should be done to take time travel off the playing field (going forward in the MCU)?1:30:53 David RosenWith Thanos now gone (both in 2014 and 2023), it would seem that there is a cosmic power vacuum waiting to be filled. Assuming that we don't go back to see what happens in 2014, do you think we'll see what happens to the cosmic power structure in the current 2023 MCU timeline? Also, since he was merely killed instead of snapped out of existence in 2023, unless Tony's snap also got rid of his 2023 army, what do you think happens to Thanos's now leaderless army, and might we see that come into play in future movies if we get to see how the cosmic power structure realigns itself following Thanos's demise? Also, though we haven't seen many cosmic villains beyond Thanos yet, who would be your pick to fill that void?1:35:31 David RosenIn some of your previous discussions regarding Thanos's characterization in the comics, you talked about how his ego and arrogance would sometimes be the things that lead to his downfall. Did you see any of that inflated ego or arrogance in End Game, and if so, do you think it contributed to his loss at the end? I attribute part of 2014 Thanos's loss to him not actually collecting the Infinity Stones for himself, but rather relying on the knowledge that his future self was able to do it, and also allowed the Avengers to collect them for him. I believe one of the reasons Thanos won in Infinity War was because he used each subsequent stone he collected to help him get the next one till he basically was an unstoppable force. Knowing that he had already done it in the future though, made him think he could just take it by brute force, instead of using the powers that the stones afford him. Do you this as a type of arrogance, and do you see it tracking with his comic book counterpart?1:44:11 Seth GoslinI'm happy about the passing of the shield to Sam. I'm having trouble visualizing how he will operate as the new Cap. Do you have a sense of how he will fight? Do you think he will continue using wings? Any chance of a new serum for him? What's he like in the comics?1:46:06 Seth GoslinI liked the "quantum rat". We've seen the MCU enrich its own past many times now. Is there any scenario that you would think would be a fun reveal that the rat was a shape-changed hero that we haven't seen previously or do you think it should just be left as a rat?1:47:21 Alex WardHey Sean! Just wondering what you think of the concern that the creators behind Avengers: Endgame, such as the Russos, Markus and McFeely, are "pulling a JK Rowling" by supposedly "over-explaining" aspects of the film? I do agree that this is an issue to some extent, such as their response "I wish we were that smart" in response to the question about the possible Namor easter egg, because it takes some of the fun out of these little moments being open to interpretation. However, this is probably moreso the fault of the interviewers (if "fault" is even the right word), as Markus & McFeely, etc., are not openly volunteering these random factoids like Rowling is prone to do.1:57:03 Alex WardWould you like to see the Russos move over to the Star Wars universe? How likely do you think that'd be?1:58:00 Alex WardI think you've mentioned being a Game of Thrones fan before, so I was wondering what you think of the season so far? With the common criticism of Benioff and Weiss being that they are better at adapting than coming up with their own material, how do you think they'd fare in the MCU?2:00:45 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I was just wondering how do you think Marvel will try to make Namor different from Aquaman if/when he gets his own movie in the MCU?? Also do you think he will stay unlikeable?? I know the Universal rights issue holds that up but still. Thoughts?? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:27 Robert KlauserHope all's well everyone. Sean, do you think the next slate of MCU films will more likely be announced at SDCC or D23? As always, thanks.4:59 Mookie JohnsonAre Marvel movie premieres invite only? Would coming to LA for an opening night be a better experience than elsewhere in your opinion? I'm thinking about planning to watch some kind of Marvel opening out there and I'm just looking for some insight.7:47 David RosenHey Friends, Hope everyone had a good week and was able to add at least one more End Game viewing to their count. Sean, does it make sense to you that Peggy would have a picture of skinny Steve on her SHIELD desk in the 70's when she's supposedly been married between 15-20 years at that point? I'm not sure I really bought into the whole “Steve was really Peggy's mystery husband the whole time” theory, but does this lend any credence to that idea? At the end of Agent Carter season 1 I believe it was, she throws the vial of Steve's blood off the bridge as a way to signify that she has moved on, so why keep a picture of him on her desk? Was she really not over him after all 25 years later? Was Steve actually Peggy's husband the whole time? Or was it just a visual cue to tell the audience that Steve has entered Peggy's office (although in this case we still had her name on the door to tell us, so it makes me wonder still why the picture was there). What are your thoughts about Peggy keeping a picture of Skinny Steve on her desk?12:21 Paul Shearman Hey Sean and everyone, hope you're all having a good week so far. As of today I have now caught up with all the Q&A's since Avengers Endgame released - Sean, I know it's been said by other patrons recently, but I have to add my two cents (or pence!) worth and say that the content from you (and Paul) since Endgame dropped has been sensational, and I've enjoyed listening to all the questions and brilliant responses from you here, plus the main show and Bugles. Thanks for adding to my Avengers Endgame viewing experience (6 screenings in and going strong!).  I'd like to ask a question related to the level of public acceptance for The Hulk after the 5 year time jump in Endgame if I may.  We see what looks to be a hugely recognisable and very approachable jolly green giant in the restaurant scene - with no need for him to be in hiding or incognito etc.  Do you think this could be as a result of powerful people like Secretary Ross having been dusted, and the desire to enforce the Sokovia Accords being so much less of a priority for the world leaders that remained?  We don't seem to have what we would consider an ‘active' Avengers roster operating on Earth, so perhaps the Accords were just abandoned? Is there any part of you that wishes we had gotten a little bit of exposition about the state of things like the Accords? Ultimately I totally agree with all the story choices we saw in the movie (3 hours and not a second was wasted in my view) but I would have maybe liked a bit more on this angle.  As always, I welcome your thoughts, and look forward to your answer. Best wishes as always to you and all the patrons for the week ahead (love you all 3000!)  18:23 Mark Russell Hey Sean, maybe I missed something but Was there anyone at the controls to bring the Avengers back from the “time heist”? Hulk was there to do it all the other times but obviously wasn't for this one as he went back to New York 2012.  20:57 Mookie Johnson In Age of Ultron, we see Scarlet Witch have some mind manipulating abilities and we know that she received her powers from the Mind stone.  Similarly, Captain Marvel's abilities are from the space stone. So do you think she has any related powers? In my head cannon it is part of how she can cover so much territory and also helps explain how she got back to earth so quickly from the start of the battle.  22:35 David Rosen Considering that we just lost Nat, Tony, (and to some extent Steve), when (and possibly who) do you think the next really big character death will be? Whoever it is, I just hope it's a while until we have to say goodbye to anyone else.   26:22 Justin What do you think the MCU will or could look like in about 20-30 years time? Meaning who do you think the main Avengers at that point will be and how big do you see the mcu being at that point?  28:45 Giuseppe Vicaretti Hey Sean, loving the show and all the work, including the office hours segment, keep up your incredible work. My question for you this week is, what do you think the MCU will show first when it comes to the Fox characters that we just got from the merger? I really want to see them tackle the Fantastic Four, or even get some Xmen in the mix. I know it might not happen for a while but what team, or which characters do you think will be the first they premiere?   30:35 Woo S! Kim This may be the shortest and simplest question I have ever asked you Sean, is Brie Larson the internet's new Kelly Marie Tran because for the past four or five months or so, I am seeing familiar troll toxicity.  36:47 Woo S! Kim In my head I think Iron Man left a video message for War Machine, Happy, Spider-Man, and Ms. Potts, just like he left for Morgan, do you concur, or do you think Tony much like Howard wouldn't get too emotional and he figures the people he loves they know how much they meant to Iron Man?  Related to this do you think Happy not that he needed much encouragement was asked by Iron Man to look out for Spider-Man just in case Tony died?   38:32 Woo S! Kim Hey Sean, will you be getting the Nano Gauntlet?39:34 Woo S! Kim After a year of build-up and enjoying the journey, I didn't let “Avengers: Endgame” in and I didn't get it in my opening screening in IMAX, or my second screening at AMC Dolby I never let the film in, it finally took my third and fourth showings that I felt the emotion and the gravitas of the characters and felt the emotion of what was on screen. Is it good or bad that the spectacle and the pageantry of “Avengers: Endgame” the build up, overshadows some of the raw emotions and character work in the film and some of these things go unnoticed or is it good, because audience members if they do repeat viewings like I have and many others get more out of the film everytime they see “Avengers: Endgame” which also helps the film's Box Office?42:44 Mookie Johnson I just finished the Oscar nomination Daily Bugle. I hope you end up correct about a well earned and long overdue nomination for Robert Downey Jr. Can you also potentially see Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson being nominated for best supporting actor, and best supporting actress respectively? 45:42 Carmen MalusaDo you believe Rocket Raccoon getting the spotlight in Infinity War/Endgame is a foreshadowing for whats to come for the character, whether its being the leader of a next/newer team of the Guardians or his own Rocket/Groot movie? I loved him being center pieces to both movies and think Bradley Cooper is amazing in this role.47:36 Carmen MalusaI know that the time travel concept doesn't need to be explained in depth in a movie like this, but is the only reason Scott Lang came up with time travel through the Quantum Realm because it was only 5 hours for him inside the realm instead of 5 years? Or am I missing something? The way I look at it, since he , in a way, went forward 5 years in 5 hours, he thought what if we reversed it?    49:13 Carmen MalusaWith Ironman not being the lead man in the MCU, will you change the logo for the podcast? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

2:16 James KaplanDo you think Endgame underutilized Captain Marvel? I think she had a few good scenes but was expecting her to be more central to the story given the end of Infinity War. I also thought that maybe her characterization suffered a bit from being filmed before her solo movie. Anyway, would love to know your thoughts. 6:39 Ronald AcostaHey Sean! I'm on the side that's against introducing mutants via a multiverse. I've always felt that it might steer on the edge of being too convoluted. However it looks more and more like that's going to be the case with both this latest Spider-Man trailer and the reports that Diego Luna's Ghost Rider on Hulu May introduce a different origin/setting being strong indicators.I have nothing against a multiverse, but regarding a multiverse introduction for Mutants, I'm apprehensive as this would be a fairly new concept to tackle in a live-action cinematic format. I'm more than sure Marvel Studios can get us there and I know it all comes down to the execution, but I'm just curious as to what your thoughts or concerns may be. Especially with regards to how this might be the way we get the X-Men in the MCU. I know a lot of us have asked multiple versions of this question in previous q&a's, but given this new context, do you have any strong ideas of how it should be handled if this is the case? Or will you take the wait and see approach?11:24 Woo S! KimWhat did you think of the “Tonight Show” cover “We didn't start the fire” featuring Marvel Studios' stars?  The reveal of Stan “The Man” got me right in the feels?11:51 Woo S! KimI was just thinking about this do you think this run that Marvel Studios is having from “Iron Man” to now is comparable to Pixar's great run from “Toy Story” to “Cars 2” in terms of box office and critical response?12:45 Robert KlauserHi Sean and Patrons. I know we discussed Thanos for a bit on the Office Hours channel, (which is awesome btw) but what do you think influences the stark (no pun intended) contrast between the benevolent of sorts Thanos in IW to the ruthless version we get in Endgame? Thanks.24:33 Orion ZangaraHey Sean, Thanks for being my favorite podcast! You guys absolutely rock! With the potential news that the marvel cinematic universe will become the marvel cinematic multiverse, do you think marvel studios will use this opportunity to create an “ultimate universe?” That way marvel studios doesn't have to reboot the entire cast and still have characters cross over between the primary universe. Thanks again!29:01 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I have a Spider-Man question. Since Far From home counts as a Sony movie, and assuming Marvel and Sony will renew the deal for Spidey. What Marvel movie will Spidey appear in next?? I know they will likely do a third movie but that counts as Sony's movie, and with no Avengers movies planned for the next few years, what movie will he appear in next?? Could he guest star in Doctor Strange 2 or some other movie??36:41 Nick AdamsHey Sean I have a question about time travel in Endgame. They say that they have enough Pym particles for a round trip each. 2014 Nebula gives Thanos her final particle, but still manages to come back to 2023 with everyone else. Is this just a flaw, or am I missing something?Side note: just subscribed to the Patreon a week or so ago, and I'm loving every minute of it. Keep up the good work!40:09 Derek BeebeHey Sean, do you think there is any chance of a MCU Star Wars crossover movie, and if so, what would you like to see?  I could only assume such a story would be out-of-continuity for both franchises.41:07 Derek BeebeEven more unlikely, could you ever see a MCU / DC movie come to pass?  And who would you like the villain to be?  A single one or a MCU and DC villain teaming up as well?43:42 Derek BeebeDo you think the next mega phase of the MCU will revolve around a single McGuffin like the Infinity Gauntlet?  If so, what would it be?  My theory would be the emergence of the mutants and the Phoenix Force culminating in Avengers vs. X-Men for the fate of the Phoenix.  Of course, I do wonder if they would be willing do any version of Dark Phoenix for a third time.48:18 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons, after seeing Endgame 5 times now, and my question is could we see Spiderman step up his mantle and be the new "Iron Man" of this new generation of Avengers? Or would we be intrigued with Tony's Daughter stepping into the fold when she comes of age? I don't like the latter only because we would have to wait a good amount of time before seeing that, whereas Spiderman is sort of already stepping into it, so to speak. What are thoughts on this? Is there someone else I may have overlooked?51:26 Mookie JohnsonI find it interesting that MCU Spider-Man keeps introducing himself as "Peter Parker ". I recognize that it is amongst fellow heroes as far as we've seen through Endgame, but I thought that protecting his Identity has been a core trait. Is this something you find strange about his MCU characterization?53:08 Mookie JohnsonIn your head canon, who ran Wakanda during the 5 years of the royal children's absence, and do you think the transition of power back to T'Challa was universally accepted?56:56 Brian WhiteWhen Rhodey returns with the Power Stone, it comes in the Orb that we see in Guardians Volume 1, but Steve only returns to the past with the Power Stone in the suitcase. Going to be hard to restore the stone to its containment on Morag for Peter to find without that, I think. Thoughts on how Steve might correct this in Captain America 4, the movie or Disney Plus series (I hope!)? Thanks!58:39 Alex KleinBased off the new Spider-Man trailer and interview with Watts on Fandango, I'm wondering if Far From Home is going to play out more like Iron Man 3 than Ant Man/Antman&Wasp in terms of box office. Knowing this movie may heavily deal with Endgame fall out could push it to 1 billion.1:00:06 Conor KellyHi Sean, I'm a bit confused about the Fury/Parker dynamic from the “far from home” trailers and ending of endgame.In the trailers Fury is waiting in Peters room and hits Ned with tranquilliser. How come Peters spider senses didn't alert him that someone was there and why then did he say “you're Nick Fury” like he'd never seen him before? Surely they met at Tony's funeral as they were standing about 10feet apart during it!!1:04:04 Robert ReinekeHi Sean. Is it just me, or is it weird to be launching a Black Widow movie after we've just seen what's presumably her fate in Avengers: Endgame? I think many of us feel that Black Widow not having a solo movie was an oversight, and her not being with the mini-teamup of female heroes at the finale was something of a missed opportunity, but I don't think it's something that can be retroactively fixed.  The MCU has been good at moving forward, so it seems like a prequel is a little out of step with the rest of the movies. Your thoughts?1:09:04 Jeremy WatsonSean, did you think it odd that Endgame didn't make a single reference to Vision? Wanda sort of hinted at him in her encounter with Thanos but nothing up to that point. Do you expect Wandavision to be the next time we see or hear of him? Thanks!1:11:40 AdamHey Sean. I know this isn't strictly a MCU question but it relates to the TV shows. I have always loved the tv shows that marvel puts out but now with Disney + I'm wondering which of the shows are technically cannon and which ones I should continue with. I love agents of Shield but know that it's not Necessarily cannon anymore. Do you have any recommendations on which shows I should stick with and which shows to drop when it comes to the mcu as a whole. Thanks 1:14:37 Rich WardIn Endgame when Scott is sitting outside the Avengers compound eating, Nebula seems uncommonly mean here. As far as I know she's never met or interacted with Scott, but when she sees his lunch blow away and walks by she says: "Careful, Rhodey, there's an idiot in the landing zone." Small, silly thing, and led to one of favorite moments (Hulk handing Scott two of his tacos), but stands out to me during each watch. I get why Rhodes makes the comment he does, but why do you think Nebula acts that way?1:16:16 Rich WardIn several recent interviews, Joe and Anthony Russo have said that Cap going back in time to be with Peggy has created a new timeline.From the New York Daily News: “Basically, in order for Cap to have that experience with Peggy, he would've begun another timeline," Anthony said. “Let's say he went back and found Peggy at the moment after he went in the ice but before she married somebody else. He could've begun the life with her at that moment in an alternate timeline.”But, in an Fandango interview, writer Markus and McFeely "reject" that theory:Fandango: So people are asking... Does this mean an old Captain America was hanging out this whole time while another Captain America was saving the day?Christopher Markus: That is our theory. We are not experts on time travel, but the Ancient One specifically states that when you take an Infinity Stone out of a timeline it creates a new timeline. So Steve going back and just being there would not create a new timeline. So I reject the "Steve is in an alternate reality" theory.What are your thoughts on the disconnect? Do you think this is intentional, to create a bit of confusion and ambiguity, and to let Marvel reveal more about time travel, the multiverse, etc. in the years and stories ahead, or could it simply be that they disagree on the rules of time travel? It's hard to imagine these four making a movie like Endgame while disagreeing on such an important piece of the story. Or maybe it's not that important or hard to imagine and I'm thinking way too much about it!1:24:34 Hector Giovanni NavarreteIn regards to the Multiverse opening up in the MCU due to the events in AE. Do you believe it could've happened due to the fact that Thanos destroyed all of the Infinity Stones? I have only seen the movie twice so I am not sure if I understood 100% accurately the explanation of the Ancient One about what happens when a Stone is taken out of a certain timeline. She mentioned how that could create an alternate timeline. So could something similar or the Multiverse opening up happen when the Stones themselves are destroyed and essentially taken out of the current MCU timeline? Just something I was thinking about, could be totally wrong.1:26:48 Keith BarberHi Sean - If Tony's arc reactor in Endgame only powers the suit/nanotech and is no longer keeping Tony alive, why does the light go out when he dies? Sorry if this has already been addressed, I may have missed it.1:29:08 Chris CascioHey Sean just been thinking of our post endgame world the mcu is in. I was wondering outside of the Xmen or FF who are some of the heroes that you would like to see enter the MCU. Two for me are Captain Britain and Nova the Sam Alexander Nova.1:29:53 Giuseppe VicarettiAnother questuon I have for you Sean is, do you think the Black Widow and Hawkeye moment on Vormir was not handled the best way it could have been? My meaning is, do you think Hawkeyes death would have had a longer lasting impact on our characters? Also do you think they dragged out that scene longer than they should have? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:58 brentacPrimeGreetings everybody. I've been thinking about Cap and the hammer. I have heard you explain your theory on why he wasn't worthy, or not quite worthy, to pick the hammer up in Age of Ultron.I think however he was actually worthy because he clearly moved it. I think he chose not to lift the hammer to not put Thor in a situation where he would feel belittled. Or to expand that, he may have been thinking that for the good of the team dynamic it would be best if the others didn't see him differently.  But perhaps my best piece of evidence that he was indeed worthy, is that as far as I know in the comics, and never in the MCU, has the hammer had a sense of partial worth. It's always been portrayed as binary. On or off. Worthy or not worthy. Every other time someone tried to lift the hammer it simply stayed still. Plus, in the final, amazing, battle during Endgame,  I don't think Cap would have even attempted to pick it up if he didn't already know he had been able to before. I'm curious what you think about this?10:56 brentacPrimeHave you gone back and watched any MCU movies other than Endgame over the last couple weeks? If so which?If not, do you know which one you'll go to first?What was the last MCU movie you saw before Endgame?12:49 brentacPrimeIs Endgame going to top Avatar?15:20 Jim ScroggsWith the Russo's taking a break from the MCU, are Markus and McFeely taking a break from writing MCU movies as well?16:55 Mookie JohnsonWe have a good idea what movies are coming out next, but what 3 movies would you want to see next based on the events of Endgame?20:09 Brian CreweIs it me or is there a little beat between Rhodey and Carol during the Hologram scene in Endgame that hints at a relationship between them during the five year jump?21:50 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean and fellow Patrons, hope everyone has a great weekend !Favorite moment(s) in AE? Sorry if you've answered this question already.25:50 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHow do you think the WandaVision show will bring back Vision?28:26 Hector Giovanni NavarreteDo you think Cassie, Morgan, Lila and Harley will appear as superheroes later in the MCU?Thanks Sean!30:23 Carmen MalusaWith Endgame behind us, what is your most realistic landscape of the next phase, assuming there's no surprise new heroes introduced? Without thinking about dates or limit on movies per phase, what movies do you see Marvel announcing for the next years to come?  I see it as: Dr. Strange 2, Black Panther 2, Antman (& Wasp) 3, GotG Vol 3 ft. Thor, Eternals, Shang Chi, Black Widow (prequel more than likely), Captain Marvel 2, Spider-Man 3, a new avengers project. I don't think they will stray too far away from the formula, though I would love to see Nova or Fantastic 4 squeezed in there.33:47 William Ford-ConwayWhat did you ultimately think of Captain Marvel's small role in the movie. Personally I was happy with he being an accent to the movie, partially because I liked the focus on the core Avengers, but mostly because in the grand scheme it really makes the MCU feel like a Universe. Much in the same way that powerful entities like Silver Surfer would appear for big battles in the comics, Carol being absent but present for vital fights feels more authentically "real world" and just makes the world feel bigger. I will admit that a small part of my brain is a bit tired of swerve in the marketing because I was expecting her to have a bigger role, but I judge primarily the movie and at the end of the day I dug the amount she was in. Also do you think Captain Marvel will get a small bump after this movie?40:12 Woo S! KimI am one of the people that wanted “Agent Carter” to returned, one of the interesting things in the aftermath of “Avengers: Endgame” and I mentioned this in the Discord Sean is how Chris Markus and Stephen McFeeley essentially made the events of “Agent Carter” null and void because of the new timeline that was created, now I am not discounting the work on that series, absolutely not I loved that series but you see what I mean, Sean?  Also, I find it rather fitting like Alex Ward stated on the Discord since Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely created “Agent Carter” they had the unique chance that not a lot of showrunners get to do in terms retroactively finishing their own television show in a film, do you concur?42:36 Woo S! KimI am not saying they will direct this film, but in your point of view is your safe bet for directors of the MCU X-Men film, the same as mine: The Russo Brothers? Related to this are Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely safe bets as writers of an MCU X-Men film? Lastly, do you think one of the reasons that The Russo's have been dropping hints of possibly doing a Marvel Studios “Secret Wars” and or Wolverine film is because Feige and The Russos are in talks of what next Marvel film The Russo's want to do even if production doesn't begin for hypothetically another six to eight years or so?46:11 Woo S! KimMy question is related to something you talked about on the commentary for “Captain America: Civil War” about how the kiss between Captain Rogers and Sharon Carter and the moment they shared after was a sign to them and the True Believers that yes, that is as far as this relationship will go, did you feel the same way when Thor and Valkyrie had the awkward friendship hug at the end of “Avengers: Endgame” because I sure did.47:26 William Ford-ConwayHow much do you anticipate Spider-Man Far From Home to address the events of Infinity War/Endgame (specifically in regards with who was dusted). While the fact that some of Peter's classmates have moved on to college is an interesting piece of world building, when it comes to the MCU I'm usually more interested in how the characters progress rather than the plot minutiae. For instance, Peter wanting to give Spidey a break and go on a vacation feels like a good place to go after going through the events of the Avengers movies. Honestly, I have a feeling we will just have to  assume Peter's main crew got dusted. What do you think?  51:06 William Ford-ConwayWith time travel so pivotal and explored in this film, do you think this hurts or opens up the potential for Kang the Conqueror. I think it would be interesting to maybe reinvent Kang as some sort of protector of time and maybe down the line he can show up upset that the Avengers have screwed with time. That said I can see Marvel not wanting to go back to the time travel well so soon.55:04 David RosenSo I haven't really heard this come up at all, but I seem to remember in the diner scene when Bruce is explaining how he came to realize that the Hulk was something to embrace rather than try to suppress, I noticed that Natasha had a very subtle reaction that seemed to suggest she started thinking about something, and my mind went to their conversation from Age of Ultron about how they are both “monsters” with dark sides stemming from their pasts. I like to believe that in that moment, Nat started thinking about she could also try to come to terms with the two warring sides of her personality as the trained assassin who was taught to suppress emotion and personal connection, and the woman who yearned to wipe the blood from her ledger and maybe one day settle down with a family. With that idea planted in her mind, when the opportunity presented itself to make a sacrifice, do you think that any part of that decision came from seeing it was a way to ultimately come to terms with her past and who she'd become? 1:01:01 brentacPrimeOff marvel topic do you have any thoughts on the new Sonic trailer and that the director announced they are going to re-design the character's look?1:08:04 David RosenLet's say for argument sake that in the future of the MCU, a situation arises that ONLY Tony Stark will know how to solve, whatever that may be. Could you see the quantum realm being used in future movies to pluck someone really important, like a Tony Stark, from the past to solve a problem in the future? Furthermore, with knowledge of and access to the quantum realm, if people can be treated like infinity stones – where they can be pulled from the people and then returned -  is anyone really dead and gone going forward in the MCU?1:13:24 Woo S! KimNow that Professor Hulk has been established in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is it out of the realm of possibility that I will not see my dream fight of Hulk v. Wolverine and or your Marvel Cinematic Universe dream fight of The Hulk v. The Thing, related to this do you believe something may have gone wrong with Doctor Banner's experiments or will in the future and we True Believers may see The Grey Hulk and or classic savage Green Hulk or in your point of view, Professor Hulk is going to remain in the MCU for the foreseeable future?1:16:22 AdamHey Sean not really and endgame question but I wanted your thoughts. What way should we watch the movies now. I have a friend who hasn't seen the movies at all and was wondering what order I should show them to him in timeline order or in the way that they came out. Thanks for all you do.1:18:28 Mark BrianDo you think the destruction of Avengers Compound will lead to Avengers Mansion as the new headquarters?1:19:34 Mark BrianI found it interesting that Nakia was not only not a part of the final battle with Thanos, but she also wasn't with T'Challa, Shuri and Ramonda at the end of the film as they viewed Wakanda from the balcony.  Whether she was among the vanished or not, you would think she'd want to be with T'Challa after five years.  Where do you imagine she was?  Do you think it's possible that she survived the Snappening, and perhaps managed to move on from T'Challa during the five years?  Or perhaps she was overcome with grief like Clint, leading to a version of Malice.  If so, maybe this could open the door for Storm, or perhaps even Monica Lynne (I know you don't like the character in the comics, but I'm sure Feige & co. would make adjustments for the MCU).1:23:24 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean my question is simple, What small thing would you change about Endgame, either production wise or storywise?? One little thing I would change is when Sam not calling Steve right before the final battle, I know it is a callback to The Winter Soldier but I think seeing that portal open just out of nowhere would have been better, thats just what I think. Thoughts?? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1:08 Dan SandersHi Sean, first time I've asked a question in ages because I'm usually too busy but I'm always listening to the podcasts, thank you for all the great content, keep up the great work. Do you think that when Captain America returned the infinity stones at the end of the film, they should have shown us footage of him seeing the red skull? I would love to have seen his reaction to seeing him there, I know the films length was already long enough and this probably is why they left it out, Also would the soul stones return not bring Natasha back to life?6:18 Brandon McCollumHey Sean, one of my favorite things about Endgame were the unexpected friendships. My personal favorite has to be Tony and Nebula.  If you could team up two characters from different MCU franchises and make a movie who would you choose and why?9:27 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons. Do you think we could possibly see a separate Hulk story, whether it be a show or a movie, even possibly released straight to digital on Disney+, that gives us the explanation of how Hulk and Bruce came together as One during that 5 year gap? And if so how likely could it be that Mark Ruffalo comes back for it?13:19 Woo S! KimI have a question: Do you think Charles Xavier is a little ashamed of being a Mutant? I just ask because if someone wasn't a little bit ashamed of who/what they are, why would you attempt so long and so hard to accepted by another group especially ones who either despise or fear for what you are?15:02 Woo S! KimCurrently, all seasons of “Agents of Shield” are on Netflix.  Within the time Disney+ launches or eight months afterward do you think all episodes “Agents of Shield” will be on Hulu or Disney+, the reason I ask is a week before the investor day I would have said “Agents of Shield” us for sure going to Hulu.” However, with the news that “Agent Carter” will be on Disney+ I am not quite sure, what say you, Sean?17:18 Alex KleinAfter Nebula doesn't come back with War Machine, she has her malfunction while Thanos is viewing the future and then runs out to the ship to try and warn Clint and Natasha. Why didn't she just use her device to go back? Thanos would never have gotten it and been able to come to the future, and clearly Clint was able to travel back by himself after Nat sacrificed herself? Obviously it was the writers choice but that seems like the Star Lord moment of this movie.20:14 CaroleI know there was a lot to cover in the Endgame Spoilers Review...BUT...I would love your comments on the Rocket and Nebula reunion at the Avengers compound.  Thanks for keeping  up the excellent podcast content!22:17 AlexIf Reed Richards was in the MCU earlier before Infinity War and Endgame and was among the heroes spared  from  being dusted to death by the snap do you think in theory MCU  Reed(if they made him as smart as traditionally is  in the comics) would've been just as able to figure out time-travel as much as Tony was?22:53 AlexNow that we know the time travel mechanics of the MCU do you think its either more or less likely the FF will be introduced in the MCU as time travelers from the 1960's? What potential problems do you think could arise in terms of  continuity   if Marvel were to head in  such a direction?24:21 Jak SherlockHey Sean, hope you had an amazing End Game experience. Just had two questions regarding director's/producer's comments before the release of End Game.Firstly, wasn't it confirmed that BARF would play a role in End Game or was that just speculation? If so I didn't notice the use of BARF anywhere in the movie.Secondly, If the Russo's said that the Red Skull would be free once he oversaw the acquisition of the Soul Stone, how would Captain America have returned the stone? I know that the stones were to be taken back to the point they were originally taken, but if the sacrifice of Natasha's life is undoable, then wouldn't the Red Skull be free to leave?Apologies for the ramble!Thanks as always.29:10 AlexWhat do you think of the idea of Tony Stark inadvertently causing the  increase of individuals manifesting the X-gene by reversing the effects of the decimation through the snap that cost him his life? Would you be on board for the idea or do you think Stark indirectly causing the rise of the mutant population in the MCU just makes the universe feel smaller?31:05 Jak SherlockWhen do you predict the next Avengers movie to be released? And what's your best guess for the line-up?34:26 Otto RogersDo you feel that Betty Ross should have made an appearance in Endgame considering how important she was to Banner?36:30 Otto RogersHow quickly (or do you think) we will see Cassie as Stature?38:56 Otto RogersWho do you think the leading voice of the Phase Four Avengers?40:43 David RosenHey Sean, End Game had some amazing visuals in it, especially that incredible wide shot of Cap standing alone against Thanos's army. Maybe an all time great shot. Now that there is a complete MCU to consider, what are some of your favorite similar “splash page” moments from the MCU?43:48 Mookie JohnsonI was about to ask where do you think the next Avengers Compound will be, but the better question may be is it necessary? Most if not all of the remaining heros have reasons to be elsewhere and may not be lifeers like natasha and steve were bc they had nothing else. Do you think going forward the Avengers will need to Assemble for bigger threats?48:59 Jeremy WatsonGood morning Sean and fellow Patrons! What an incredible ride that was...not just the movie, but the entire journey!  After my first viewing, I felt like I was in mourning the rest of the day. Mourning for some beloved characters that were lost, but also mourning the end of an era. This was incredible and the ending was so sweet. Do you think that because Thanos was dusted and not physically killed (ie Thor going for the head), that leaves the door open for a return, especially since the dusted characters from IW returned?Also, I was slightest bit disappointed that Thanos was not physically killed. I appreciated the symmetry of him and his army getting dusted but, for me, it was much more satisfying watching him get beheaded by Thor than seeing him get dusted. I suppose it shows that he was really too strong (however, he was never really able to kill any of the Avengers, so maybe it goes both ways) 54:12 Jeremy WatsonFor Q1 to happen, we would probably need to see the infinity stones again, do you think that we will see them again in future MCU movies? If the stones are definitely gone, then do you see that causing a ripple down the road or possibly that is what leads to the evolution of the mutant X gene?56:36 Jeremy WatsonDo you think the MCU will eventually explore other realms more thoroughly (Soul Realm, Quantum Realm, where the dusted people went)?58:32 Jeremy WatsonHow do you think future MCU movies will call back to the Infinity War? I am sure that Far From Home will make some references, since that is next in line and the epilogue for Phase 3, but heading into Phase 4, do you see there being references to this story? 1:00:48 Mookie JohnsonI was asked how does time continue after Thanos destroyed the stones given The Ancient One's explanation? I'm curious about your thoughts on this this topic.1:04:46 Chris CascioHowdy everyone I just want to ask if you where Clint Barton how would you explain your new appearance to your wife and kids? Mid-Snap Crisis.1:05:47 Keith MerrillDoes Captain really age that fast?  Depending on where he stopped it's probably 80 years?1:10:58 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean, hope everyone is having a great week! So with the MCU's timeline remaining with that 5 years later, the year post AE is 2023. Do you think that most of the next MCU films will just be “prequels” or some other time in the MCU's history type films? For example the rumor for The Eternals and BW are that they take place in the past at least partly. And maybe doing this as to wait for the MCU's timeline to line up with our real life time line in 2023? Thanks Sean!1:14:16 David RosenIf the Agent Carter tv series were to ever be revived, would you prefer it pick up where season 2 left off, or would you be more in favor now of seeing a season 3 in Cap's alternate timeline where he's now living with and married to Peggy? In your own head canon, what do you think their relationship was like? Did Peggy give up on her SSR/SHIELD life and they lived a quiet life together, or did she continue with her career, and occasionally maybe employ Steve for secret missions on the side? Now that I think about it, maybe Steve helped Peggy root out the Hydra contingent within SHIELD so it never became the problem that it did in Winter Soldier.  On a larger note, do you think all the alternate timelines created in End Game can or will used as the basis for the upcoming “What If” series?1:17:34 AlexJoe  Russo confirmed that there was no time loops involved in bringing old  Steve back into the prime  timeline;  he just resided in an alternate timeline with his wife (who's never identified)  then  made the jump back to his original timeline to give Sam the shield so he can pass down the torch. So how do you think old Steve found a way back to his current timeline? Did he get help from the Tony Stark from the alternate timeline he lived in?1:19:52 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean i have a simple one this week. Also you are going to drop this episode on my birthday, May 1. So my question is, do you think DC/Warner Bros can make a movie as good and epic as Endgame?? I would like to see them do another Justice League movie down the road but they of course would have to get to that point again. Thoughts?? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

APRIL 27, 20191:53 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? Happy to be on the other side now. Was it always the plan, from your perspective, to have Thor team up with the Guardians even before the well-received feedback from the viewers?3:40 Kevin FandryHow do they return the Soul Stone to its proper time/place and could they have used it, by itself, to bring back the now confirmed dead before putting it back? Time travel is crazy.5:45 Alex WardHi Sean! I can't believe we're here! I loved the movie but honestly still haven't had a chance to process all of it. I am counting on your help! First, it's clear that the MCU is taking a unique approach to time travel. Could you explain how it functions, and more specifically why "old" Cap wouldn't still be in his timeline? After Cap left to return the stones, does that now mean that both Caps had now been existing simultaneously, maybe one in hiding, all this time?10:54 Alex WardI see that you also noticed the possible Namor easter egg. How likely do you think that is the case? And do you think they'll make him an Eternal in the MCU? It seems like that would suit his power level and help set him apart from Aquaman; plus, his mutanthood hasn't been that integral to his character until recent years.14:58 Alex WardOkay, so going forward, the MCU takes place five years in the future, with half the population having not aged in that time? Just making sure. Also, how excited are you about this massive, totally unexpected change?18:02 Alex WardWere you also at once touched and confused by Sam getting the Captain America mantle? Could the "Falcon and Winter Soldier" Disney Plus title be a fakeout in the vein Captain America: The Serpent Society fakeout, and it's actually called "Captain America and the Winter Soldier?" Okay, sorry for the barrage, I know you have a ton of questions to answer! This should be it for now!21:40 Woo S! KimDo you think in the 5 years since the Snap that The Mutant Gene could have been discovered and this wasn't as big a news story because of “The Decemation” or do you think with all the reworking of the timeline thanks to The Avengers and Thanos honestly, that could have created Mutants like some of us True Believers have been speculating for months now?24:04 Woo S! KimAfter the events of “Avengers: Endgame” where would you put your money on, when the “Black Widow” film takes place, before the events of the 2012 Avengers film or the five years in between “The Decemation” and The Infinity Stone Heist?25:33 Chad LeakeHello Sean! First time q&a participant. When Cap and Stark fail the first time to retrieve the Tesseract, and Loki grabs it and uses it, do you think this is how they introduce him back into the Disney Plus series, or even better yet, back into the MCU Movies???? Love the podcast's, I'm glad I've found a place to listen to everything Marvel, and for that I thank you!29:34 Woo S! KimWhat would be your best guess Sean, on where Thor and The Guardians go from here in terms of "guardians of The Galaxy Volume III" and the potential fourth Thor film?  Do you think in the least we will see the Son of Odin make a cameo in "Guardians of The Galaxy Volume III" do you think we will see any of The Guardians in the fourth Thor film, I need to add if there is a fourth Thor film and what do you think of the idea of Takia W. and James Gunn soto collaborating on both films together while still doing their own MCU films, I hear that happened with the Russo Brothers and Peyton Reed following "Captain America: Civil War."32:10 Woo S! KimWhat was your biggest surprise/favorite cameo in "Avengers: Endgame?"  Mine without a doubt was James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, funny sidebar I was one of about three people in my IMAX screening opening night who knew who he was.36:38 Xavier ArquerosHi Sean, let's get to the point: What prevents the Avengers from going back on time and grab the stones and put them back anytime they need? // Why past Gamora knew that the orb was the power stone when in guardians 1 she does want to sell it until the collector explains what it is? The movie is amazing, and this does not bother me, I'm just curious. Cheers everyone!42:16 Phillip CastroHi Sean! In your opinion, who would be the finalists for Endgame MVA (Most Valuable Avenger) and is this hero also your pick for MVA of this Infinity Saga? Thank you in advance as always!45:05 Matt StuartHey Sean!  As someone who is more well versed in the source material than me, can Bruce turn back into his human form or is he permanently Professor Hulk?  Look forward to hearing everyone's questions!46:10 AlexIf the five year time jump really remains even after all the snap victims come back then how is it that Ned didn't appear to age like five years haven't passed? Surely he should be in college. The only excuse I can think of is that Ned along with most of the rest of Peter's classmates like Flash, MJ, and Betty were snap victims, so like Peter they come back five years later without having aged five years and we'll find this out in Far From Home.48:38 AlexAnother question: If I'm not mistaken according to the film's time travel rules -- A time traveler cannot actually alter/change course of events of his or her's native timeline by changing something from the past since there is no ripple effect except to create new divergent timelines that exist parallel to the timeline they came from. .....So how does the Steve Rogers from the main MCU timeline make it back to the present timeline we've all been following? if Steve Rogers were to retire in the past and grow old with Peggy then wouldn't Steve in theory end up in a separate timeline different from the one we've been following?50:09 AlexAnother Question: How come they couldn't use the time stone to bring Tony back to life? In Infinity War when the Mad Titan arrived in Wakanda to take the mind stone that Vision had; even though Wanda was able to destroy Thanos managed to revive Vision by turning back time on his destroyed parts and reassemble him back to life after Wanda destroyed him. Couldn't they theoretically do the same thing with Tony's corpse and reverse time on it so they can reset Tony back to the state he was prior to using the Stark Gauntlet?51:37 AlexWhat character from the Fox-library of Marvel characters are you most bummed about never  interacting with Tony Stark when they make it over to the MCU now  that Mr. Stark is no longer with us?(though RDJ in real life is,  thank god!).52:46 AlexDo you think had Captain Marvel had used the Stark Gauntlet instead of Tony she would've survived the power of the Infinity Stones or do you think she'd likely meet the same fate as Mr. Stark? I actually suspect she'd be able to survive the stone's power relatively unharmed like Thanos did but what're your thoughts?54:26 AlexDid you think after Strange was done seeing through the 14 million different possible outcomes of how their battle with Thanos could pan out he already knew Stark's ultimate fate in Endgame?55:29 David RosenHi Sean, First and foremost I want to say thank you to you and the rest of this community for helping make what was one hell of a week and the movie experience of a lifetime. When I think back on this moment in the coming years, sharing the experience seeing this movie will go hand in hand with seeing the actual movie itself. So thank you Sean and everyone else for that. Speaking of runtime, what do you think were some of the things that were possibly cut from the movie? I think I remember at some point it was rumored that there was a 4-5 hour version of the movie and I also felt that some things were just a little rushed along, so I'm curious what extra story elements you think may have been left on the cutting room floor?1:01:39 David RosenWere you a little surprised that we hardly got any mention of Vision aside from a quick reference to him from Wanda or do you think they're just saving it for the Disney+ show?1:02:35 David RosenWould Tony have survived the snap if he was wearing his helmet or do you think he didn't put it on because he came to realize it was his destiny die?1:04:00 Christian FuentesHi Sean. Welcome to a post Endgame world! Did you have an emotional reaction to the movie that had nothing to do with the actual content? For me, I actually had tears by the final battle. Not because of what was going on, but because I started this journey years ago with someone, and they couldn't make it to see the end.1:06:29 Christian FuentesMy second question is, how do you think films will manage the psychological damage going forward? The people who died as a consequence of the snap are still dead (I would guess that would be millions across the universe), and there's the psychological trauma from both those who disappeared and those that were left behind.                                                                           Thanks for everything that you do!1:09:37 Bill Van NormanHi Sean and fellow patrons in the post Endgame world. I  also had a question about the psychological trauma but Christian's question gets at that. My other question is about Vision - do you think we'll see him again? Wanda talked about him and Nat in the same way with the implication that he is dead like Nat. In addition, the Mind Stone is destroyed. Also, the hints about WandaVision sounds like it could be in the past. I hope we can see Vision going forward and not just in a prequel sort of way. What do you think Sean, will we see Vision as part of the MCU future?1:14:18 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean, when I saw Endgame I laughed and cried and got goosebumps. Its nice to finally be able to talk about it. When all of the snapped heroes returned me and my theater were going crazy. That being said my questions are 1.) How did The Avengers create a Gauntlet that easily, I thought since Eitri made it it was supposed to be something super powerful, and since Iron Man made one real quick that also makes me think. Thoughts?? Also who do you think will be the next big bad of the MCU I am hoping for Norman Osborn or Doctor Doom. Who do you think??1:19:56 Dennis Byron GonzalezHi Sean and fellow patrons, Happy Avengers: Endgame weekend to you all! I know I haven't participated in a Q&A in a long time (due to work and family concerns, as it seems quite a few of us have experienced), but what better time to dive back in then now?Since we know Clint as Ronin had been attacking various criminal organizations such as the Yakuza and the Mexican cartels during the five years post-decimation, could his personal war on crime potentially be backstory we see in the proposed Hawkeye limited series for Disney Plus?1:21:58 Dennis Byron GonzalezWe know Captain Marvel spent most of Endgame monitoring other worlds in the universe, before returning for the final battle. Post-Endgame, is there potential for the establishment of a Carol-led organization in charge of interstellar defense such as SWORD or Alpha Flight (assuming Marvel Studios doesn't go with the original Canadian super-team concept)?1:24:53 Dennis Byron GonzalezWhat are your thoughts on the fate of Natasha Romanoff? Her sacrifice to gain the Soul Stone, although I understand why it had to happen, was perhaps the only thing in Endgame that I found upsetting. The death of Black Widow was a possibility I had been dreading since before Infinity War was released last year; I think I've even expressed it as such in a long ago Q&A. I know we will still have Scarlett Johansson returning for the Black Widow film in a couple of years, that is now definitely set in the past, and I find it unfortunate we will not see the journey of Natasha progress into the future. Hopefully, in future films or series we will have more recognition her sacrifice and her memory with the surviving characters.Finally, I just want to say how much I enjoy the show and being part of this community. Listening to the Daily Bugle and the In The Endgame series always helped the workdays go by, and I look forward to the future of Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thank you again, Sean! Thank you as well for establishing the Discord channel! I just joined up, and been having a lot of fun being in conversation with my fellow patrons. Take care!1:29:30 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean and fellow Patrons! Hope everyone had a great time watching AE. I have the following questions, so far lol:1) In a post AE MCU who will be the ultimate leader of the Avengers now that Cap is basically retired and Tony has passed away? Will it be Carol while she is always in space helping other planets, T'Challa who is the kind of a nation, or someone else like Sam? 1:32:19 Hector Giovanni Navarrete2) Did it kinda bother you that we got no answer as to why Nick Fury waiting only till IW to call CM? So we are just left with the CM movies' explanation of IW was the “only emergency”? 1:33:37 Hector Giovanni Navarrete3) For GOTG V.3 we know that even when James Gunn was fired, MS was still going to use his script. With how AE ended are we to assume that, that script includes Thor? And also we see Peter looking at a monitor searching for Gamora, is that 2014 Gamora or IW Gamora? 1:36:47 Woo S! KimI am ready for a change in the MCU.  Don't get me wrong, I love and will miss Captain Rogers, Black Widow, and Iron Man, but in the immortal words of Robert Downey Jr.  I think it was the correct time for them to hang up their jersey's.  Do you find it rather refreshing that even though we know "The Eternals" is coming, "Shang-Chi" etc, not to mention X-Men and "Fantastic 4 in the coming years, we know those stories are coming but we don't know what those stories are about and or what the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to be, I was sad Opening Night, but now I am really excited, do you feel the same way I do, that it is  time for a change in the MCU?1:39:41 Ronald AcostaHey Sean!! Got that minor hiccup on my account fixed by support so thanks for that. It's been a while since I've chimed in with any questions. Anyway, ***spoiler tag*** I'm the type of person who takes a while for my emotions to hit me. Or maybe it's because I was in shock although it was something that we all suspected for years now that this would be the end for Tony. But at which point did you start to cry as it relates to Tony's death? For me it was Morgan's cheeseburger callback. That instantaneously tore me to shreds and immediately took me back to 2008. Oh my goodness the feels!! This has been such an awesome journey and if anyone else would like to chime in with an answer to this q, by all means!!!1:42:52 MayaHey Sean! Walking out of my third viewing as we speak. Thanks for being the first to tell us about the Namor tease in the discord. During this last rewatch I noticed there were significant disturbances to the water in the battle scene. Maybe I was just reading into it, but it seemed like there was a huge focus on it even though there was enough harm from Thanos' army to be worrying about the water. Do you think that the heavy disturbance coming from Sanctuary and Dr. Strange's magic is a reason Namor pays visit to land? If we do see him, it is crazy to think that him emerging would be for something other than half of his people dusting and coming back. Nevertheless I really hope he makes it in the MCU.1:45:38 MayaSomeone I met at the theater who was also on his repeat viewing said he thinks the little boy who Scott Lang asked “What happened?” is the future Ghost Rider. That definitely caught me off guard and seems kind of far fetched. Have you heard this theory? What do you think? Do you think he could potentially be someone we see again in the MCU? Thank you for all that you do! The road to Endgame wouldn't have been the same without you! 1:47:30 Mookie JohnsonWhy do you believe Cap is worthy to lift  Thor's Hammer in Endgame but not in Age of Ultron now that you've seen Endgame?1:49:55 Mookie JohnsonDid Cap have to return Mjolnir to the timeline when he returned the Reality stone?1:50:30 Mookie JohnsonDo you think we ever get to see Cap's reaction to Red Skull being the Soul stone protector?1:51:43 Mookie JohnsonIt was super exciting to get another "she's not alone" moment, but sad Black Widow couldn't be there... do you think that the Female avengers movie still happens without Natasha and did they establish enough in the story for Valkyrie to "lead the charge" for the female Avengers group in the MCU? I think it'd be fitting given Tessa Thompson "spearheading" the effort off-screen.1:53:59 Mookie JohnsonWill Professor Hulk's arm ever heal or is he sidelined from battle going forward unless he uses the Hulkbuster Armor?1:55:10 Mookie JohnsonI'm glad we finally got to hear Cap say "Avengers Assemble". Are you satisfied with when and how we got it both from Cap's perspective in the story and ours as fans watching it? Thank you for creating this wonderful community and sacrificing so much of your time for us. You are areal life Hero for us MCU fans! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1:58 Giuseppe VicarettiHello Sean, and fellow Patrons. With this week being the official release of Avengers Endgame, my question for you is do you think Marvel or even DC could pull off something like this again? A Cinematic Saga that shakes us as this Saga has? Or do you think this is one of those once in a lifetime experiences?6:01 Zach D AlstonI know that many of the snapped characters will be coming back, with Spiderman, Black Panther, and Strange having sequels in the future.  Is there some way to bring back some of the heroes without completely undoing the snap?  I don't like the idea that the snap just didn't happen.6:42 AlexSean, describe your emotions  when watching the  ending to  not just Endgame but  to  the eleven year history of the MCU.  Was it the most emotional  experience you had at the cinema? Did you cry? 8:19 Jessica LoutfiHey Sean. Hope you had an amazing time at the premiere on Monday night. Just wondering what the after party was like? Thanks for everything! Jessica9:48 Tom DeMicheleHey Sean hope you had a blast at the premiere. Not including Endgame, what have been some of your favorite crowd reactions in the MCU? One of mine is Red Skull in Infinity War, in which our theater roared and one guy was so shocked he actually stood up. Thanks for everything and have a blast at Thursday opening!12:47 Keith BarberHi Sean, new to the Patreon. Love the show. Wondering after seeing Endgame at the premiere, how many times do you anticipate rewatching it? I've used all 3 of my A-List slots. I can't wait. Thanks for all the work you do for the podcast.14:17 David RosenHey Sean, I hope you enjoyed the premiere, but honestly, how could you not? I'm sure it would have been very easy to get lost in all the pomp and circumstance, so first just let me say thank you for posting some of those picture you took in the Discord. I had a blast watching the red carpet premiere along with some of the other Patrons in the Discord Watchparty channel, but seeing pictures of what I was watching on TV made it feel like we had someone in the inside. Thank you for taking the time to think of and include your Patrons in your experience when I'm sure it would have been very easy to get lost in the moment trying to take it all in. My question is did you feel like you needed the time during the credits and after the movie to process what you'd just seen, like a lot of people did after Infinity War? Also, did watching the movie feel like it took 3 hours, or do we have another expertly paced movie that you just watch and end up forgetting about the time?19:23 Robert KlauserNo question today Sean. Just wanted to say thanks for heading up this community and helping us all get to this moment. Like you said in the Daily Bugle there are some people here that don't get a chance to talk about this stuff anywhere else and for me personally I'm glad I have a place to go and people I can talk to about the MCU where quality of the shows and the community is second to none. Looking forward to talking with everyone about the Endgame this weekend.20:31 Brandon McCollumWhat do you think the odds are that Charlie Cox returns as Daredevil in any future MCU movie or tv series? 26:20 Alex WardHi Sean! How does it feel to be on the other side? Just wondering, and without getting into specifics, did any Patreon or Discord questions or discussion points come to mind at all during the movie? Do you think these conversations enhanced your viewing experience at all, or did you try to forget everything as to not have any preconceived notions during this initial viewing?29:35 Matt StuartDid Endgame feel like it was 3 hours long while you were watching, or did the time seem to pass more quickly?  Thanks!30:18 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I have a twofer this time 1.) related to a question I asked last time "What nickname do you think Tony Stark would have given Hugh Jackmans Wolverine?" and 2.) What was your least favorite theater experience when watching a Marvel movie??36:06 Alex KleinDid you get to meet anyone at the premier?!38:14 Alex KleinThis may be the last thing we hear before end game. If we are listening to this or a bugle right as we pull into the movie theater lot, what would your final words of wisdom be you'd impart on us now that you've seen the movie?41:05 Woo S! KimI am going to tread lightly because I don't want you to even give a hint of spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame” I know Sean you will not, but you know I mean, I respect that you are open minded about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but having seen “Avengers: Endgame” not counting Guardians of The Galaxy, Fantastic Four, and X-Men because those are team films but not necessarily team-up films do you believe anything will come close to matching “Avengers: Endgame” in terms overall film quality, I realize this is not a fair question but it is one that has been bugging me since the night of April 22nd when I saw such positive buzz on Twitter.44:05 Woo S! KimSean, I have been attempting to find this answer on the internet and really finding no definite answers.  Is there a definitive list why semi definitive list of what devices will have Disney+ at launch, I am seeing a lot mixed messages?45:07 Woo S! KimThis may be a moot point with the return of X-Men to Marvel in two years or so in cinemas anyway.  On the other hand, I keep my ear to the geek Street and to be frank the only negative press I saw on “Inhumans” the TV show from show business industry critics, was that they found the show either dull, put together half hearted, and or uninspiring not to say Feige would even want to do an MCU Inhumans film, but has there been enough time between the TV series to now, where doing an Inhumans MCU film, wouldn't be an awful idea why or why not?47:29 Jeremy WatsonSean, no question this week! Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Endgame series this year and that I look forward to hearing the discussions after this weekend! Have a great weekend everybody!48:09 Jim ScroggsWhat are your thoughts on Bat Flips and the Universal DH in baseball? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

2:55 Spencer ToycenHey there, Sean! In 2012, The Avengers blew up and ignited a love I had for Marvel that had been dormant for a while. That film was the start of something new and I think everyone knew that. That same year I started listening to you and Paul on Modern Myth Media. For me, it's no coincidence these both happened on the same year. This journey, for me anyway, started with you guys and your discussions/speculation. You guys became just as routine as waiting for the after credits scene. So I ask, what's been your favorite part of the journey so far? And has it hit you yet? Because I'm stressing over Endgame. Thanks and have an amazing weekend!11:07 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean don't really have a specific question this week. Just wanted to wish you a great AE viewing experience! It has been a long journey, and I hope you enjoy it! Who, if anyone, do you hope to bump into from the MCU? Also, what feelings do you have now that you are so close to watching the end of the Infinity Saga? Lastly, to celebrate this momentous occasion have you decided on a celebratory meal before/after the movie? Lol. Thanks Sean!16:15 Tom DeMicheleHey Sean! Since this is the last Q&A before you see Avengers: Endgame, I figured it would be appropriate to ask this question. What would you say is the overall theme or message of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far? The individual films masterfully inspect a variety of specific themes, but if you had to boil the whole franchise down to one central idea, what would it be? As a culmination film, how do you think Endgame will embody this theme? Thanks as always for all the content throughout this journey, and have a great weekend!20:08 AlexWhat's your thoughts on the final Dark Phoenix trailer?  Does it move the needle for you  or it does it not  change your anticipation  level one way or another since as you've  said before the movie is a lame duck?  20:57 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? I know it's probably a forgone conclusion, but I hope you have a great time watching Endgame. Will you be able to post a non spoiler review or your thoughts on twitter or the Discord right after seeing the movie?22:14 AlexThe early tracking for Dark Phoenix isn't looking very good. According to the Box Office Pro the movie is tracking to make a opening weekend debut between 45-55 million which will mark the lowest opening weekend for the franchise ever.   In fact its even expected to open second after Secret Life Of Pets   which have a opening weekend of between  70-90 million. If this does come to pass would this be  the first main X-movie to not open at number 1 at the domestic box office?  Would Disney see that as a disappointment and regret not shelving the film?25:46 AlexSean, do you  know anyone in your circle of friends or in your family that's even remotely pumped  for Dark Phoenix?26:09 AlexWould 2019 be known as the year of endings in relation to long-running blockbuster franchises:  The Fox X-Men franchise is set to conclude its  20 year history with Dark Phoenix being the last installment in the Fox-era   and the MCU is set to conclude an era that started with 2008 with Endgame being the finale to over eleven years of storytelling and last but not least Rise Of Skywalker has been said to be the finale of sorts to over 42 years of Star Wars wrapping up the Skywalker saga.   Do you think its a bit coincidental that all these are coming out the same year? Granted in the case of Dark Phoenix it was never really made to be an ending from the start since it was written and shot before the Fox-Disney deal was  thing but I do find it a bit  funny that all these movies are coming out in the same year.27:51 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone, hope everyone is doing well and is spoiler free!! I haven't really got a question this week, but I couldn't let the last Q&A pass before we see Endgame without acknowledging that we are now so close to the end of a journey that began 11 years and 21 movies ago.  Actually, it does beg a question: is your excitement for the movie more reflective of the journey we've had coming to an end, or is it just flat out excitement for this film only, now that we're a week away (at time of posting) from the ending of this era of the MCU?Thanks as always for your time, and for all patrons, I hope you enjoy the final last part of the countdown, and #dontspoiltheendgame29:40 Alex WardDo you think that in Endgame, the surviving Avengers, especially Tony, will acknowledge the fact that Dr. Strange gave Thanos the time stone? Do you think they are frustrated or even angry that he did that, or do you think they have assumed he had a good reason? 31:38 Woo S! KimI was talking about this with someone on April 18th could you see The Starjammers in a Guardians of The Galaxy film before an X-Men film, perhaps see Christopher Summers for those who don't know  Cyclops father?  Related to this do you think The Starjammers could be rivals to The Ravagers that True Believers saw in the mid credit scene of “Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2?”  Or even whatever version of The Guardians of The Galaxy that will be post “Avengers: Endgame.”33:15 Alex WardI'm not sure if Tim Callahan is on discord but this message can apply to everyone: There's an app called "RunPee" that tells you good times to take a quick break. It can be mildly spoilery but it kinda has to be. The app is a little quirky but it works.Speaking of the movie theater experience, just for fun, what snacks are you planning on having during Endgame, and at what point in the 3-hour movie are you planning to start/stop drinking your drink?35:07 AlexDo you think Star Wars alumni Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley would make a good Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman respectively? And do you think John Boyega would make a good Thing  or do you think race-swapping  a ethinically Jewish character is not a good idea?38:06 David RosenHey Sean and Fellow Patrons, I've been sitting on an idea for a few days that occurred to me while listening to your conversation with Paul about Rocket and Nebula being in the End Game. As far as all the Earth-based heroes are concerned (especially Rocket), they don't know about Gamora dying in order for Thanos to get the soul stone. However, once they get back to earth, and Nebula tells Rocket about what happened to Gamora, I started thinking whether those two might set some conditions in exchange for their help. After all, we did hear in one of the latest TV spots about there being one last promise to fulfill. Do you think that promise could be that in exchange for Rocket and Nebula's help finding Thanos and undoing the snap, the Avengers have to also help them try to bring back Gamora, since undoing the snap itself wouldn't do that. I wonder if this could this be the impetus for them going into the quantum realm since saving Gamora would likely have to occur somewhere in the past (unless it's through the soul stone, like you've been talking about). If a bunch of crazy stuff needs to happen in order to undo the snap, I feel like some even more crazy stuff needs to happen to bring back Gamora. The more I think about this, the more I'm starting to think that bringing her back could be a major plot point in this movie. After all, if the snap is undone, then Gamora's death really would be for nothing. What are your thoughts?43:36 Alex WardSo I've been a Patreon donor since around the time the Road to Infinity War episodes were coming out, and I can't express how much I owe you, Paul, Marvel Studios News, and this whole community have contributed to rebuilding my Marvel fandom and getting me stoked beyond belief for Captain Marvel and now Endgame. And to be totally honest, last spring was also a really hard time for me personally and having all this content really help me focus on something more positive and fun (well, the snap wasn't fun, but you know what I mean). So I have to ask, what has been your favorite Patreon community moment leading up to Endgame? Maybe a question, discussion, or some type of other interaction. I think mine has just been when we started gradually referring to each other's questions each week, and how that eventually evolved, Jarvis-to-Vision style, into a full fledged Discord community. Anyway, thanks for all that you have done for us, and I hope you have an amazing time seeing the movie!49:07 David RosenConsidering some of the MCU deaths we've had so far, what would you say is the right vs. wrong way to handle a character death? In thinking about some of the more impactful character deaths we've had so far, such as Yondu and Gamora, vs a death like Quicksilver that honestly I don't think really impacted that many people, does it more or less come down to how much time we spend with a certain character before they die for it to matter, or is there more to it than that? What are some character deaths that feel were handled particularly well/not so well, either in the MCU or in the comic book movie genre in general?55:33 Kerry VanderbergHi Sean, only one week to go! Now that we have Disney+ coming out with it's content lineup, plus all the other streaming platforms. Not too long ago Samsung announced that they will not be manufacturing blu-ray players anymore. So it seems like physical media is dying perhaps sooner than later (which saddens me, because I actually like owning the physical copies of my media, even if they remain on a shelf when it actually comes to me sitting down to watch anything). Even though I'm fine with the “streaming age” we are entering into, and I enjoy the accessibility of everything, I also know I love my physical blu-ray collection, and I love going to the theatre. So I have two major questions for you: 1) What are your feelings on the “death” of physical media? 2) What do you think is likely to happen with the theatre going experience in the coming years, and does that make you excited, sad, or indifferent?1:08:09 Kerry VanderbergWhile I liked both Deadpool movies and Shazam, I think I've discovered why I don't love those movies as much as so many others do. Compared to the MCU, Fox's X-Men films, Nolan's Batman trilogy, or most of the DCEU so far, Deadpool 1 and 2 and Shazam are very self-referencial of the superhero genre. They are having fun with the ideas of being a superhero and all the tropes and concepts that go with it, sometimes completely making fun of it. Whereas the characters in the MCU, Nolan's Batman trilogy, etc. all take the idea of being a superhero much more seriously, and treat it at face value within their own world. GOTG or Thor Ragnorok while being very funny, are not making a point of making jokes about being in the world of superheroes (saying things like, “Oh, you're like the bad guy, right?”). While there is nothing wrong with films like DP 1, 2, and Shazam being self-referential because it fits those characters, I've realized that it's not my personal cup of tea. I'm not trying to be critical of those films for doing that. But I also know that the last thing I want is for characters like Cap, Batman, Superman, or Iron Man to break the fourth wall or talk about how exciting it is to be a superhero, or anything like that. Not that I expect that to start happening, but do you think that the responses to the Deadpool films and Shazam tell us that is what the audience wants? I can always count on the MCU for balance, but I worry that WB will take the wrong lessons from the success of the Deadpool films and Shazam, and start assuming that the general audiences want that from superheroes. What do you think about the self-referencial superhero and that affect within the genre?1:13:29 Kerry VanderbergSo I've been back and forth on this idea recently. I am super excited for Endgame. But I am debating on jumping off the hype train afterwards, so to speak. I'll still go see most if not all of the Marvel films. But since the story that we've had since Iron Man will essentially be over, there's a part of me that thinks I won't connect as well with the main characters going forward. I liked Captain Marvel well enough, but it didn't quite hook me like Cap or Iron Man did. I'll certainly give the movies like Shang Chi and the Eternals a chance, and I'll look forward to movies like Black Widow, Black Panther 2 or GOTG 3. But I may not have the bandwidth to really follow the hype and buildup to each MCU movie anymore after Endgame. Then again, announcements at this year's SDCC, or whenever the MCU X-men films are announced may change that. But what are your thoughts on this? I hope you are doing well and have an amazing weekend, along with the rest of the patrons.1:21:18 Giuseppe VicarettiHello Sean, my question for you this time is which Xmen character is your favorite? Mine is Nightcrawler.1:24:14 Alex WardIn honor of Endgame being arguably the most secretive, guarded marketing campaign of all time, do you think Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is taking a similar approach, as they too are ending an epic saga of films? Or has the first trailer already shown too much? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1:38 Mookie JohnsonIn an Avengers rewatch, I noticed that Hawkeye missed a few times shortly after Loki took over his mind. He shot Fury in the chest when he had to know he had a vest on. Also, when shooting at Maria Hill,  I don't think he hit her or anyone around her. Do you think this is a sign that Hawkeye was resisting the mind stone?4:15 Mookie JohnsonGiven the intel Black Widow and Hawkeye had on the other Avengers, do you think Fury always wanted them to be Avengers or did he just plan for them to be recruiting agents?5:47 Mookie JohnsonIn Captian America: Winter Soldier, do you think the attempt on Fury's life should have killed him as a story choice? I personally prefer what they did in the movie, but a Fury death would have given Maria Hill more to do from that point forward.8:16 Michael ChavezHey Sean! It's so cool to hear everyone doing their own Endgame prep by rewatching all the MCU movies and I am no different. I was watching Age of Ultron and like some, I've come to appreciate it a little more with each viewing given the grand scope of the Infinity Saga. Watching the Vision scene brought up a question I wanted to ask. When Wanda says that she looked inside Vision and saw Annihilation, it was assumed it was Vision if Ultron transferred himself fully. What if she wasn't sure what she saw? What if the destruction she saw was as a result of Thanos getting the mind stone? Vision's stone was the last one Thanos took, which directly led to the snap. This could be interpreted as Wanda being correct in that Vision would ultimately lead to annihilation, but not from Ultron. Thoughts or am I just reaching?11:15 AlexSean, arguably the biggest cinematic event in history will  be out in theaters  but I want to ask you would you be personally disappointed if no one ends up dying?17:09 Alex KleinI know we are all waiting with bated breath for the reunion of Cap and Steve, but are there any other scenes are you are hoping will be in the movie that may tie up loose threads from prior movies?20:03 Tim CallahanHey Sean .... Probably can't answer this question this week, but I wanted it in your head. My wife is very pregnant. Not going to the bathroom for 3 hours is a tall order. Hoping for next weeks Q&A (I will ask again) you can think of a non-spoilery way to say this is a good time to go. Something like "when Cap & Black Widow go to Starbucks" or "Iron Man reunites with Pepper".  I'm sure those without pregnant wives would also appreciate the answer.22:53 brentacPrimeDo you think that Endgame will set up any of the Disney plus shows we have now been officially told about?24:40 Jeremy WatsonHey Sean and fellow Patrons. There is plenty of speculation that this is the endgame for Cap. Do you think we will finally hear him say those two words he was so close to saying at the end of Age of Ultron....”Avengers A...”? Thanks and enjoy these last few days!26:54 AlexDo you think Reed and Sue should  already have children when the first MCU FF film comes out or would you prefer that to be a gradual thing that's built up to? 28:21 AlexDo you think it's possible  Feige will retool the Doom film the Fox has been developing into a 8-episode Disney Plus series and have Noah Hawley be the showrunner? And would you prefer either a tv show or a movie?30:13 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean and fellow Patrons. If you could choose one infinity stone to guard as your own, the way Vision does, or Doctor Strange does, which one would you choose to guard, if you had the option to choose?33:40 Garrett AtwellSimple question; who do you think is the strongest avenger? Personally, I think with Stormbreaker Thor is, but without probably captain marvel.34:20 AlexSean, what're your thoughts on the new Hellboy's failure? I'm sure you know already that the movie has a 15% Rotten Tomatoes score, and a ‘C' on Cinemascore and had a really abysmal opening weekend of only 12 million- opening third behind Shazam and a comedy.  And if you have seen it, what's your thoughts on the movie itself?40:47 Derek BeebeHey Sean, why are the ratings for Agents of SHIELD so abysmal?  The pilot did amazing numbers and everything dropped precipitously from there.  Why aren't more MCU fans wanting a weekly installment of their favorite franchise?  I've never missed an episode, though I will admit the show did not turn out to be what I had originally hoped for with costumed superheroes and villains guest-starring every week.50:45 Woo S! KimSean, do you consider Stan Lee's photos showing up in the Marvel Netflix's shows as cameos or Easter Eggs, I am more inclined to call them Easter Eggs, along this subject now that Mr. Lieber is dead would you like after “Avengers: Endgame” Mr. Lieber's photo to pop up in all Marvel media going forward not just in Marvel Television and or MCU related properties but in video games and comics as well, why or why not?54:40 Woo S! KimYou touched on this subject about two weeks ago on “The Daily Bugle” has your opening weekend viewing schedule been set or are you still attempting to work out the kinks in your schedule Sean?  Related to this, what format are you going to see first IMAX, IMAX 3-D, Dolby and how many times?57:00 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean you might have answered this already at one point but how different would the MCU be right now if Edward Norton and Terrance Howard were never recast?? I know one side effect is Norton would not have done as much indie movies as he does now, maybe Terrance Howard would not be in Empire as well. Thoughts??1:01:14 Jak SherlockHey Sean, I was watching Age of Ultron and realised Thor, Steve, Natasha and Tony all see their fears realised or memories that haunt them when they are manipulated by Scarlett Witch. However, we never get to see what Banner was seeing during his rampage. What do you think he was seeing or do you think Scarlett Witch only tapped into his rage?Thanks as always!1:03:38 Jeremy WatsonDo you think Scott Lang survived the snap because he was in the Quantum Realm or that he was just part of the half that survived? Maybe the Quantum Realm isn't affected by stones? Thanks1:04:58 AdamHey Sean. New to being a patreon and first time writing in. I have a couple of questions. First I don't know if you have already talked about this or thought about it but what are the chances of ultron showing up in endgame? Personally I would love it and think it would be really shocking if he did. We never did see what happened with him. Maybe he is in the mind stone. Second question do you know if it has been announced how many post credit scenes we are getting? Thanks for all your doing and cannot wait for the next episode and endgame #whateverittakes1:10:18 Chris CascioHi y'all. I was wanting to a simple behind the scenes question about how to review new upcoming movies and the planning process of from notes(how do you even take notes while watching) to podcast and about how much time that normally takes.1:23:59 Zachary KleinsasserHey Sean!! Hope all is well in your world! I was so happy to hear that the Marvel Disney+ Series will probably release one episode a week rather then a binge format! Between my wife, who has no interest in anything Marvel, and my 2 young children, I never have time to sit and watch an entire series all at once.  By the time I am able to finish a binge series season and discuss it, everyone has moved on.  I am very excited that I can, potentially, be in the conversations as they are happening.  Do you think you and Paul will do podcasts dedicated to each episode every week? I know you guys have pretty full schedules, but I would love to watch an episode and then hear your guy's thoughts the next day.  Thanks for everything you do!1:27:59 Alex WardHi Sean! This is just a meta question about spoiler culture in general--I have NOT seen the spoilers from Monday night. In light of the massive apparent leak from Endgame, do you believe in "controlled leaks", meaning Disney/Marvel Studios purposely leak stuff to the press or the internet-at-large to gauge audience interest or to build hype? If so, what are some examples of studios doing this in the past?1:31:00 AlexWhat do you make of Feige's comments regarding the Disney-Fox deal from that recent Variety article saying: "Imagine if Donald Duck was at another studio. Imagine if Goofy or Moana were someplace else and you didn't have access to them even though they are yours.”  What does that particular quote tell you about  Feige's feelings on  not having access to all the Marvel characters? I must admit I was a bit stunned that he phrased it that way. Particularly when he said when the character licensed  by other characters are truly his.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0:34 Alex WardHey Sean! What a big week for Marvel and Disney news. Here's my first question: Ever since Age of Ultron, there have been theories and assumptions that Captain America will use Mjolnir. Since Mjolnir is gone, and the Infinity Gauntlet is in play, which Epic Weapon would you most enjoy seeing Cap wield in Avengers: Endgame? Mjolnir (since anything is possible in Endgame), Stormbreaker, the Infinity Gauntlet, or maybe something else?2:46 Alex WardI don't mean this in a negative or critical way, but I can't help but think that in an effort to prolong the MCU as much as possible, Marvel Studios will put off X-Men and maybe the FF even longer than this next phase (or whatever they will call it from this point forward). Why blow their load on all these surefire properties when they've already proven they can turn any lesser known characters into gold? Just wondering your thoughts on this!8:49 Alex WardOkay, just one more, I promise. Have you seen the new Twilight Zone series yet? It not only stars Kumail Nanjani, an upcoming addition to the MCU, but it also stars Tracy Morgan in a more serious role. In light of this episode showing Morgan's ability to perfectly portray sad and "grim" aspects of otherwise comedic characters, I was wondering if you have given any consideration as to whether Tracy Morgan would make a good Ben Grimm? (I think I brought it up in Discord once, and I of course know you like Nick Offerman for the role, but just an alternative suggestion!)10:22 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean! Haven't had a question to ask in a while, just haven't come up with any. But today I have one. So with the Disney + Investor Day MCU Series announcements being more of a confirmation of news we have been hearing from the trades, is there potential that whatever MS announces at SDCC/D23 will be a bit underwhelming if it's just news we have also heard previously by the trades? (Ex: Eternals/BW/BP2/etc). I'm not saying that I wasn't excited for the D+ series announcements but, as you said in a recent DB, they didn't announce anything we didn't already know. Even RDJ joked in an interview about BW and how everyone knew they are going to make that film but that KF was like we haven't announced that. So what's your take on if the secrecy strategy might be a detriment to those potential announcements post AE/FFH?20:06 Woo S! KimWhat do you believe the legacy of the Marvel/Netflix shows will be, do you think that they will be a footnote in Marvel's TV history not so much Marvel Television's history, but Marvel's history with the medium of TV?22:18 Woo S! KimYou are much more in tuned with what is going on in Hollywood more than most people I know Sean, I am of the belief because of the Box Office success of “Crazy Rich Asians” that is one of perhaps not the main reasons why “Shang-Chi” was put into production so soon, do you concur with this Sean?  Also, who if any do you think from “Crazy Rich Asians” could be cast in “Shang-Chi?”26:30 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I just wanted to ask a hypothetical question today. How do you think Hugh Jackman's Wolverine would have interacted with the mcu avengers in particular Tony Stark??27:20 Zachary KleinsasserHey Sean and Patreons!! Hope everyone is doing well and getting pumped for End Game!! The last Q&A you discussed at length the time frame of the X-Men joining the MCU and I had some thoughts. I 100% believe Fiege when he says it will be 5 years before we see X-Men in the MCU. I do think we will start seeing Easter eggs within the 5 year time period of mutants and x-men and I don't know about everyone else but I will lose it when those Easter eggs appear! Just the thought of the word Mutants being stated in the Eternals for example has my brain spiraling! I am almost as excited for the potential X-Men Easter eggs as I am for the X-Men movie! Marvel Studios knows what they have with the X-Men and I think they are gonna take there time and build to it so when we finally do get the X-Men in the MCU it will be epic. Sorry there isn't really a question in there, just my random nerd thoughts!32:40 brentacPrimeSean, no question but I just want to say thanks to you, and Paul, and all the patrons for helping to build my own hype for Endgame. For many of us, I imagine this movie is THE cinematic event of our lives, and I'm really thankful to be apart of this community that love and appreciates what Marvel has done. By the time you're reading this we have less than two weeks to go, and I'm trying to heed your words of enjoying the journey on the way to this event. Thanks. #WhateverItTakes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:22 GerritHi Sean. I'm not to educated on Thanos's history in the comics. So is the double bladed sword we've seen him with a known weapon from his past?  Or is this something new you and other comic readers familiar with him are seeing the first time?  Thanks.1:45 GerritHi Sean. Are you able to tell us when the LA premier is for Endgame and if you're attending?  Also, when is the social media embargo and full review embargo lifted?  2:15 William Ford-ConwayHey Sean, revisiting some of the MCU recently and I just finished my rewatch of Age of Ultron. I have always been one of the big defenders of the movie and honestly it keeps crawling up the list as one of my favorites, but one specific thing I noticed on this rewatch is how enhanced much of its story is now that the MCU has been further explored. There are many thematic, story and character choices that feel way more potent now that the Endgame is in sight. I could go on forever with examples, but one quick one was Thor's story (while a bit inelegantly handled) feels more important than ever. His vision warns of a future where his "godly powers" will bring about the end of his loved ones and even his people. Now this doesn't turn out literally, but eventually we do see Thor gain even more Godly powers while also facing the loss of his people, all while confronting his own guilt and responsibility for it. This made me think about how unprecedented Marvel's Franchise storytelling is that even though while all of this is not planned and there is some retroactive context and yes there's a level of us fans reading into it, it still doesnt negate that the story's previous entries have been enriched with more movies. I would say its due to Feige and team still helming the ship, whereas other franchises without that direction feel aimless at worst (early DCEU) or disconnected at best (Star Wars in my opinion). What is your take on some of this retroactive enrichment and are there any favorite examples for you?10:41 Derek BeebeHey Sean, who do you think gets the final kill shot on Thanos in Endgame? Do you have any theories on why Doctor Strange saw it was Iron Man who would defeat Thanos?13:50 AlexI'm disappointed in Feige's comments regarding how long it will take for the Children Of Atom get their own film. Is there even the slightest chance Feige is lying or just misleading us or do you feel he's 100% sincere in his comments. It doesn't make sense to me why the Mutants are now going to be playing second fiddle in terms of a priority than a C-list nobody like Shang-Chi. 34:15 AlexIn light of Feige's comments on how long it will take to tackle the Fox characters, is there still the slightest possibility that Disney can let Fox make new spinoff X-Men films until Marvel is ready to make main X-Men films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?27:14 Giuseppe VicarettiHey Sean, new Patron of your show and loving it so far. My question for you is what is you Favorite Marvel Movie? Not necessarily in the MCU but part of Marvel Studios.29:45 GerritDoes Thanos have any other children who could appear in Endgame?  Or were they all killed in Infinity War? 31:08 Robert KlauserIf possible, can you give quick speculations of when or where in the MCU timeline the Avengers would travel to in order to retrieve each stone if that was to be the plan for Endgame? This question is also open to anyone who's listening on the Discord also. Thanks everyone.43:56 AlexWhat's your thoughts Alexandra Shipp's comments expressing frustration that Storm hasn't had a solo film yet?  In those same comments she also said she didn't want to share the screen-time with T'Challa.  Do you think Shipp is justified in her remarks? 36:50 Keith HeveyHi Sean, the anticipation is so high right now for Endgame. In your opinion, what would be the most emotional finale the Russo's could pull off that closes the Infinity Saga, yet also pushes us forward into phase 4? I was thinking of a funeral scene for the final fallen, as everyone in the Universe attends, capped by a moment of the new core Avengers discussing what is next as a final tease for the next big bad is very lightly tease as a final stinger. Keep up the amazing work, you continue to be one of my favorite follows!!40:05 Keith HeveyWhat odds do you give for another Thor movie post Endgame, and perhaps a story of the rebirth of Asgard in Norway?42:01 Keith HeveyOver under that Thor returns to Norway to collect the shards of Mjolnir to re-use in some way or another? Perhaps to be re-forged?43:01 brentacPrimeWas anything said at the Endgame press conference about when Far From Home takes place? I assume not but was curious if it came up.43:25 brentacPrimeYou've gotten to meet a lot of the stars of the MCU. Have you ever been star struck?45:58 David RosenHey Sean and Everyone, Hope everyone is having a great week. While watching the recently released clip from End Game, and hearing that title music start to swell at the end, I started thinking about what it would be like to sit in on the scoring session for a Marvel movie, or any big movie for that matter, and watch it come to life with the addition of the final score. I'm a big movie score guy, so to watch this process happen would be the thrill of a lifetime. From inception to picture lock, if you were allowed to be a part of, or even just a fly on the wall for, one phase of production of a Marvel movie, what would you choose?50:41 Woo S! KimAre you of the same belief that I am Sean that one of the reasons perhaps not the main reason why Marvel Studios waited so long to let “Avengers: End Game” tickets go on sale is because  if “Avengers: Endgame” tickets went on sale casual cinema goers would think “why would I go see ‘Captain Marvel' when Avengers tickets just went on sale and Captain Marvel will be in that movie?”  I am sure delayed release of tickets was not just because “Captain Marvel” was near One Billion Dollars worldwide but to me, this had to be a factor in delaying the tickets for “Avengers: Endgame” what say you, Sean?53:06 Woo S! KimI have been thinking about asking you this question since “Captain America: Civil War” how different do you think the outcome of “Avengers: Infinity War” would have been, if The Avengers were not split up, I realize why Feige approved the spilt up, but do you think if everyone was on the same page, including the newbie heroes, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther etc., do you think The Decemation would have ever happened or even with The Avengers all on the same page, Thanos still would have accomplished his mission, what say you Sean?54:42 Woo S! KimThis may be the most personal question I may ask of you Sean.  I mentioned this on the Discord but I would like to ask you this now.  I may be in the minority here but searching out IMAX tickets on April the 2nd was very fun for me.  I haven't had many fun, happy, and or pleasant moments since moving to Las Vegas a year ago. So, to have something that did not involve my personal issues and was just about me having something fun to do, was very refreshing.  It did not even matter or bother me that I couldn't use my A-List voucher for an IMAX screening opening night because of the AMC service going down for most of Tuesday which I knew might happen so I went to a casino that has a Cinemark Cinema and I am going to see “Avengers: Endgame” in Cinemark XD instead.  My point to all of this, was my experience on April 2nd what you have been referring too about enjoying the anticipation of “Avengers: End Game?”57:03 AlexIs there still a chance we at least get the first utterance of the word 'mutant' ADR'd into Far From Home? Or do you expect  Feige to have restraint since Far From Home is still a Sony movie and he can't allow too much world-building to the future of the wider MCU since Sony doesn't have complete access to Spider-Man like they do with X-Men & Fantastic Four now?59:59 PatrickWhen the X-Men join the MCU do you think it will be with a team movie off the bat or will they start with individual movies (maybe a Wolverine movie, then someone like Storm, etc) first then build up to a team up Avengers type X-Men movie?  What would you prefer?1:01:48 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I was just wondering when the X-Men are introduced into the MCU do you think they will do some kind of dimension merging for the mutants to appear?? I know you can say something like "Oh they were here the whole time" but that doesnt make sense to me. What do you think they will do??1:05:15 David RosenI just finished listening to your discussion with Paul about casting Angelina Jolie in Eternals. If she signs on to play a character that will have a prominent recurring role, like a Sersi, instead of a possible one-off, do you she would be considered a bigger "get" than what Robert Redford or Kate Blanchett were for there MCU roles?1:07:49 Cory KostiukHey Sean hope all is well. With the potential of Deadpool coming over to the MCU do you think it's possible for Vannessa to come back since it would be a different timeline?1:08:26 David RosenFor as well as Captain Marvel has done so far, making over $1B at the box office, I have seen, and am still seeing, conversations on social media about whether that movie is “skippable” and people asking if they can go straight into Avengers End Game and still understand what's going on with Carol. I've seen more answers than I care to acknowledge saying that her movie isn't that important, and it's probably fine to go straight into End Game because the events in her movie probably won't feature heavily into the plot. Personally, I feel this is pretty naïve, especially since people also thought that Antman and Wasp was “skippable”, but here we are now, all talking about how the quantum realm is going to play a significant role in End Game. It's hard for me to imagine that Marvel Studios would make any movie, especially Captain Marvel with all the filling in of MCU history it does, in addition to its cosmic-ness, a “throw away movie” if it wasn't going to somehow play into the events of End Game. So, what elements from Captain Marvel, aside from Carol herself, do you think could come into play in End Game? Also, if there ARE elements from the film that factor into End Game heavily, do you think Captain Marvel could get another post-End Game bump at the Box Office since it's likely to still be in theaters for another few weeks, and more people realize it wasn't a “skippable” or “throw-away movie” after all?1:17:00 Alex WardDo you think there is a chance we will see no new characters in Endgame? If we do, who do you think this film might introduce?1:20:01 Alex KleinI asked this question to you on twitter but figured it would be better suited on here. I know you stated no spoilers so I will keep it brief. I'm not sure if any of you have read the Marvel's Avengers Infinity War Cosmic Quest Vol 2 Aftermath but it is a licensed book from the movies. The jist of the story is Jane Foster, Eric Selvig, Darcy and some new recruits are trying to figure out what happened after the snap. That is the book that referred to the Snap as the Decimation. That was covered in may news sites, this "Decimation" but for some reason people are leaving out a section at the end of the book that talks about the soul stone and what is contained in the stone. Again, you can read the book for the full answer in case of spoilers, but my question is this.  I have spoken with people at multiple news sites like IGN and not a single person has cared about this news. The book specifically states some big things and is based on the movie so why is no one talking about this? Why does it seem like I am the only one who has noticed this, is there some sort of secret embargo that they are not allowed to talk about it for it being a real thing? Obviously I'd love your input on it but I know we are trying to avoid spoilers.1:24:07 AlexSean, do you think it's an inevitable that Sony will be bought out  the same way Fox ultimately was? And who do you think will end up buying Fox? I'm thinking it's Apple considering they need content for that streaming service they just announced.THE FOLLOWING QUESTION(S) PERTAIN TO OFFICIALLY RELEASE CLIPS FROM THE FILM1:30:50 Brett HeierThis question pertains to the clip released on Monday. What do you think Black Widow was referring to when she said “He used the stones again”? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean talks answers your Marvel questions!0:35 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone, hope you're all well and looking forward to the weekend. Great pictures from the Endgame event Sean, I'm not jealous. Not jealous at all...!Now you've seen some footage from the movie, and you've already put a very good policy in place for this community on how we regulate spoilers, I'm keen to find out how you protect yourself personally from finding out too much about what might happen in Avengers Endgame before you see the whole movie. I'm about to go on almost total blackout across social media so I can avoid spoilers or anything that I may accidentally come across that potentially ruins my enjoyment going into this movie, but it has to be so much harder for you given your line of work. How do you moderate the balance of staying across what's happening in the industry and not ruining your own personal enjoyment of going into the movie unspoiled?Thanks for your time as always, and have a great weekend8:25 Woo S! KimSomething that I find kind of ironic in the second to last scene in “Avengers: Infinity War” right before Captain Rogers says “Oh God” the look everyone has on their face is almost the same look Iron Man had on his face in “Iron Man 3” during his panic attacks and in that fever dream in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” that Scarlett Witch gives him when he sees Thanos' army heading towards Earth and all of The Avengers dead.  My point to all of this, this perhaps is the only time Iron Man did not want to be correct about something, because everything Iron Man did from “Iron Man 3” to “Avengers: Infinity War” was right on, sure Ultron did not turn out the way Iron Man intended Ultron to turn out and I realize I am not the first to say this, but for goodness sake everything Iron Man feared with few things differences, sure, but almost everything he feared came to pass.  Could this be a motivation and or a reason if Iron Man survives “Avengers: End Game” if he suggests to Doctor Strange to begin an Illuminati do you think concept will not be dismissed out right why or why not?11:04 Woo S! KimYou said that James Gunn originally wanted the Badoon in the first “Guardians of The Galaxy” correct?  If that is the case, why do you believe James Gunn would want to choose The Badoon? Other than the history with The Guardians of The Galaxy there is no reason to use The Badoon in the first Guardians of The Galaxy“ unless James Gunn wanted to set up something with The Badoon for a future Guardians film because in the comics The Badoon don't strike me as “the for hire” type?13:11 Woo S! KimYou and I are both avid cinema goers and fans of Alamo Drafthouse's polices.  Do you think you will add this subscription on top of AMC List, I myself am considering getting both well at least when I am move back to Los Angeles, what about you?14:56 Moonie HassanHey Sean, we're so close to Endgame and it's getting more exciting by the day, and I'm loving the discord, having fun talking with all you guys. After seeing those 2 scenes from Endgame how much more excited are you then you already were?17:07 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? How cool was that to meet Joe Russo? I know that they're going off to do their own thing after Endgame. But I think they'll come back to the MCU to direct another big crossover event film not a solo project, seeing as how they've managed to become the gold standard for those types of films. What are your thoughts?21:27 Alex WardIf you could take a trip through the Quantum Realm to talk to 2008 Sean, what facts (both story-wise and in the grand scheme of things) about the current MCU would be the mostly likely to blow his mind?26:09 Alex WardI love the Discord because a lot of my in-person friends are not into nerdy stuff at all, and while they also used to love the MCU, they're very down on it now. My two best friends told me they were excited for Endgame because they "can't wait for it to all be over." While this sounds very negative and pessimistic, I can kind of see how some folks might feel that way: the MCU has a lot of content, and while I love the backlog of story and all the continuity, I can see why a "fresh start" is appealing. Do you also see the post-Endgame MCU as a re-numbering, or a sort of "new #1", as comic fans would say? Is there any cause for concern for fans like me, who love the way all these stories have built on and complemented each other over the years?35:34 Bill Van NormanI've been thinking about the Inhumans lately with the return of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the summer etc. There was talk some time back about Marvel Television and Marvel Studios using the Inhumans as a substitute for Mutants since that was held by Fox. Then there was the trainwreck of the TV show and now the completion of the Fox merger. There is no "need" to use Inhumans as a substitute . . .  As we all know the MCU has fully introduced the Kree so fleshing out the origins of the Inhumans would be fairly easy at this point. My question then is: do you think the Inhumans have been irreparably damaged by the Inhumans TV show? and if the MCU might still use them in the future? I like the way Agents of  S.H.I.E.L.D. have used Inhumans and then there is also the case of Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel being Inhuman. I know there are so many characters that Marvel Studios can use but it seems to me like there is still a place for the Inhumans.40:10 Alex WardWhat are the odds of Thanos getting defeated in the first act of Endgame, only for the rest of the film to be something completely unexpected? I can't help but think something huge is going to happen that'll catch us completely off guard.42:34 Alex WardWhat are the odds that the Fallen appear for more than just final act/battle? Part of me wants to see them as much as possible, but I understand that it's probably better to focus on the original Avengers.43:53 Alex WardOne more quick one, do you think part of the supposed misleading in the Endgame marketing includes any of the Fallen that were officially designated as alive or dead based on the posters that came out? For example, Shuri is alive, etc.44:32 AlexWhat's your thoughts on the recent Joker trailer? And do you think Marvel would be open to making a Doctor Doom film set outside the MCU or any other elseworlds MCU movies or do you expect the Doctor Doom film(if Marvel ever greenlights it) will be set in the MCU  proper?47:54 brentacPrimeUnless I'm mistaken the Russo's are the only MCU directors  to switch franchises, going from Captain America to the Avengers. Are there any other directors in the MCU you would like to see tackle a different MCU franchise?50:45 MayaHey Sean! I really appreciated the question in the past Q&A about what project would you place Jordan Peele on the MCU. As a huge Christopher Nolan fan, I am patiently waiting for him to release the title of his new film which will release summer 2020. Elizabeth Debicki (Ayesha from Guardians Vol. 2) will be in this film which got me so excited. I know Christopher Nolan has spoken out against the heavy usage of green screens and some other film elements used in the MCU, but if you could place Christopher Nolan on an MCU project, which would it be? I would personally love to see him work on a project with a female lead because we have not seen that from him yet.54:05 Kerry VanderbergI have to admit, that I recoiled pretty strongly when you said that the “90's weren't that cool.” I'll fully admit my bias, as I graduated from high school in 2000, so I'm culturally a product of the 90's. Pierce Brosnan made Bond cool again with Goldeneye, Schwarzenegger's movies were beloved (loved seeing the True Lies standee in the Blockbuster!), The Matrix made a lasting impression, and Tom Cruise kicked off the Mission Impossible film franchise which is still going! And the X-Files! An obscure Friday night sci-fi show ended up becoming a hit TV show that last 9 seasons!56:35 Kerry VanderbergWhat the heck happened with AMC for the Avengers Endgame tickets?!? Do you think that they just did not plan enough in advance to be ready for this? I saw John Campea's tweet, that they had a full year to get themselves ready for this. Fortunately, the friends I will be seeing the movie with were able to score a 10:45 Thursday night showing at an AMC Dine-in theatre in Fullerton.1:00:53 BrentacPrimeThere has been some debate on the shot of the MCU trinity walking towards Thanos being a homage to BvS when the DC trinity prepare to face off with doomsday. To me it seems like just a standard shot of a really cool moment, the heroes getting ready for  what is potentially the final face-off with the villain. I've been informed that on my podcast That I'm going to record Sunday morning I will have to talk about this. I'm curious what your take is on it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!6:25 AlexSean, does the restrictions on any spoiler questions extend to any upcoming non-MCU  Marvel movies like Dark Phoenix and New Mutants?7:56 David RosenHey Sean and Fellow Patrons, With only less than a month to go, it's feels good to know that now WE are finally in our end game. Sean, what future do characters who star in their own Disney+ series have in the movies? When we used to talk about why it was unlikely Coulson would appear again the MCU (at least in the present day), one of the reasons was that it would be too hard or take too long  to explain in a movie everything that had happened to him in Agents of Shield. Assuming that the characters who get Disney+ series end up going through some kind of arc in their shows so that they end up as different people by the time it's over, how would you explain that change or history to audiences who don't end up watching the Disney+ shows? Do you think we'll see much of the Disney+ characters in the future of the MCU, assuming they survive end game and/or their shows don't take place in the past, or is Disney+ going to end up as a “retirement home” of sorts for characters that had major roles up till now, but won't necessarily be integral to the future of the MCU, especially with all the new fox characters now in the mix? Do you see this being any similar to the Coulson issue, or is it not really an issue in your eyes?11:33 David RosenI want to follow up about an idea that was sparked listening to your discussion with Paul about Bucky being in the End Game. IF Cap is going to die in End Game and pass on the shield to someone else, I think/feel it should be Bucky (for a number of reasons I won't go into), but I also agree that it wouldn't make sense, especially with Captain Marvel filling the “captain” role, to establish a new Captain America right away. However, if Cap hands his shield off to Bucky right before he dies and Bucky reluctantly accepts it at the insistence of Cap, I feel like one of the main themes of the Disney+ show could then be Bucky wrestling with the decision of whether or not to take up the mantle of Captain America. Do you think something like this could work for carrying on Bucky's arc?14:07 AlexWould you be disappointed if there is no post-credit sequence  in Endgame?  I for one would be all for it since it would interesting subvert expectations by having this movie be the very first MCU movie ever to not feature a  post-credit sequence. Granted, you don't need to have omit a post-credit to send home that this is basically the series finale to one era of the MCU but I feel it would refreshing  to finally not have one post-credit sequence in these movies that hint at more installments to come. 17:29 David RosenI believe it was in answering one of the Alex's questions on the midweek Q&A that you talked about how Kevin Feige went to “superhero film school” in the way that his career ended up unfolding. Do you think there is something inherently different about making a good superhero film, as opposed to any old, regular action/adventure film and if so, what are some of those differences? Considering its length, complexity, and the amount of work it took to build to it, would you consider Avengers End Game Kevin Feige's “doctoral thesis” of superhero film school? Would you consider mastering superhero television his next “academic goal”, so to speak?24:54 Mookie JohnsonWhat MCU movie had you the most excited for it at the time it was announced? Which MCU movie have you enjoyed the journey to release day the most?30:08 Mookie JohnsonAre there any particular snap-reaction moments you want to see in Avengers Endgame? I personally really want see how Wakanda, but especially Angela Bassett's character Ramonda, reacts to the news that they just lost both of Royal Children to the snap.32:28 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean I was just wondering who else do you think could have played Thanos??33:56 Woo S! KimAnyone who knows me, knows that I am a big fan of Alex Ross' artwork and one of my favourite Marvel Comics is “Marvels” which of course Alex Ross did the artwork for, Sean what are your thoughts on “Marvels?”  Related to “Marvels” I would love to see that done in live action but since Marvel Studios has expressed interest and are planning the “What If” animated series, I believe what is more likely to happen is a two part “Marvels”  animated episode featuring MCU performers providing the voices, of their respective characters what say you, Sean?34:48 Woo S! KimThis is a non-issue for me because I intend to purchase all of the Marvel Studios films on physical disc once they are released Sean but I was just pondering something since the deal to give Marvel Studios access to Spider-Man says Marvel Studios handles almost if not all of the creative aspects of Tom Holland's Spider-Man films and Sony Pictures is in charge of the distribution does this mean we True Believers will not see any of Tom Holland's solo Spider-Man films on Disney Plus, why or why not?  Related to this, let's say for argument sake Apple did purchase Sony Pictures within the next two years and Disney were able to retain the rights to Spider-Man, does this mean every Sony Pictures produced Spider-Man project from 2002 to now will be owned by Disney or does Sony still retain the rights to those films since Sony produced those?39:27 Woo S! KimWhat do you think of the idea Sean, of Disney/Marvel Studios doing a type of “Saving Mr. Banks” involving the creation and rise of the “Marvel Age of Comics” would that be something you'd be interested in, why or why not?40:04 David RosenCould a long runtime of 3+ hours affect End Game's box office due to theaters not being able to have as many shows in a day, or do you think theaters will adjust their schedules to have as many screenings as possible due to the insane amount of hype and desire to see this movie? Also do you happen to know  if a movie's runtime includes the closing credits, as those can be anywhere from 5-10 minutes long, depending on the movie?43:16 AlexWhat do you expect Feige to say on the Endgame press tour when asked by journalists about the Disney-Fox deal now that the deal has closed?44:17 brentacPrimeTalking about characters who have appeared in at least three MCU movies (counting Endgame)... if I set the line at 3 people will die, would you take the over or the under?46:14 AlexSince Dark Phoenix takes place approximately a decade after Apocalypse do Mutants like Jean Grey don't look like they aged a day since  1983? Maybe all  Mutants(besides Wolverine of course) just age slower in the soon-to-be-defunct Fox X-verse?  I'm trying to make the best sense of this as I can here.  Why do you think the filmmakers would have such a huge time-skip happen between the end of Apocalypse and the start of  Dark Phoenix without bothering to try to put on some makeup or prosthetic  to make the actors look older?47:32 AlexDid you always feel that the MCU felt incomplete without the Fantastic Four? Do you think Feige understands the importance of the property therefore he will see to it its serviced properly on screen?50:26 Robert KlauserHope everyone is having a great weekend. There's the OP scenario that a lot of people have problems with in superhero films where the protagonist can be difficult for an audience to relate to because there's no huge risk or real sense of danger for characters that are basically invincible.  (Or they just say that because they're Carol Danvers haters) Seeing as how the Eternals are immortal, do you think the MCU versions of these characters will have their powers scaled back a bit or maybe in this new era of the MCU the Eternals are introduced with all of the same abilities as in the comics and used sparingly throughout other films?54:36 Alex WardSorry if you've answered this one, but what do you think Agent Sitwell meant when he warned Steve about Stephen Strange? I know Feige said it was just because Strange was a competent surgeon who could potentially be a threat one day, but I don't really buy it. Hydra is scared of... a surgeon? Anyway, do you think this is just a harmless Easter egg that doesn't warrant too much analysis?59:03 Alex WardDo you think the success of sub-franchises like Doctor Strange and Ant-Man have worked out to Marvel Studios' expectations? For example, it just doesn't feel like people are chomping at the bit for a Doctor Strange sequels. It makes me wonder how characters like the Eternals and Shang-Chi will fare in terms of developing audience anticipation for follow-up films. While I know Doctor Strange does appear to be getting a sequel, do you think that in this increasingly crowded universe, with a slate of only maybe 2-4 films per year, that some sub-franchises just won't get sequels, and that's okay?1:08:21 Alex WardMCU Cosmic reported a rumor that Hercules could be the male protagonist of the Eternals. That being said, I have a couple questions:1) How do you feel about the Greek mythology pantheon entering the fray? What are some ways the Marvel Greek gods/goddesses differ from the lore established in Aquaman and Wonder Woman for DC?2) Do you think Eternals and/or this potential Greek aspect would set up Marvel's Atlantis? 3) I know you like Angelina Jolie for Athena, but do you have any favorites for the casting of Hercules? I have heard the name Luke Evans, and I think he'd be perfect. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:26 William Ford-ConwayHey Sean! Hope all is well. Let the countdown to Endgame begin! Allow me to put on the tin foil cap of speculation BUT with the recent release of the "Survivors and Fallen" posters, I noticed that its "official" that all the Iron Man centric characters survived the snap and may have some role in Endgame. Im not one to try to guess who is going to die, but I couldn't help feel that maybe this is a hint that Tony won't make it out OR at the very least will be his last hurrah in some sense. I can just see the movie taking the time to include the Iron Man history the most if Marvel plans on scaling back the Iron Man lore going forward. Thoughts?5:04 Phillip CastroHey Sean! Mind sharing your tips and tricks for making it comfortably though a 3+ hour movie in theaters?! Thank you! Hahaha8:02 Woo S! KimI heard from several people that Flo's Diner at Disneyland/California Adventure is a great restaurant, what is your favourite restaurant at Disneyland and would you be all for an MCU themed restaurant?8:51 Woo S! KimWhat are some of your favourite songs that were non scored music used for the Guardians of The Galaxy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for me it has to be “Rubberband Man,” “Ain't No Mountain High Enough,” “Go All The Way” “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Southern Nights.”  What about you, Sean?10:24 William Ford-ConwayDidn't get a chance to mention this on a previous Q&A but words can't describe how happy I am that James Gunn is back for Vol 3 and since that news I have been thinking about the possibilities a lot recently. I know it was a very long time ago, but do you remember a piece of news that some info from the Vol 1 prison lineup might be retconned for Vol 3? Just for fun I've been taking that as a hint for where Vol 3 is going and one possibility I found is that in Rocket's profile it says his associate is Lylla. For those who don't know, Lylla is an Otter from Rocket's homeworld in the comics. Because I have a sneaking suspicion that Rocket will have an even bigger role in Vol 3 (as Gunn as related to him the most it seems) Im wondering if this will be retconned so that Rocket meets her and thus finally meeting someone like him for the first time (completing his story of not feeling alone). Again, some wild speculation but I could totally see it happening. Also for the voice of Lylla, give me Tiffany Haddish!13:21 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone - happy One Month Until Avengers Endgame to you all!! Following on from Alex's question on the weekend Q&A about Kevin Feige directing a Marvel movie, it got me thinking (again!) about how lucky we are to have had Kevin at the helm throughout this 11 year wonder that is the MCU. From listening to interviews with Kevin, we know that he is a huge comics fan, but he always talks about movies being his biggest passion, and that all he wanted to do when he was a kid was to make movies. We know that Kevin has the Midas touch for finding the best storytellers to tell these tales in the MCU, and he has utilised the source material of the comics fantastically well to bring these stories to life, but would you say that it's his expertise in movie-making, above his love and knowledge of the history within Marvel comics, that is creating the golden formula here? And is this why Marvel movies are so much more successful that DC movies (in my opinion, and I would just reaffirm that I love both Marvel and D.C. and always have done). Hope this question makes sense, enjoy the rest of your week (oh, and the “In The Endgame Now” episodes have been fantastic so far, thank you!)23:27 Jeremy WatsonHey Sean and fellow patrons! Hope everybody is having a great week! I am as excited as anyone about Disney bringing back James Gunn for Vol. 3. I am wondering though, do you know why Disney changed course? Was this the plan all along or was there something else behind the scenes that lead to Disney changing their minds? Thanks!28:58 Jessica PritchettHi Sean. A couple of Captain Marvel-Skrull-related questions for you. The movie seemed to make a point of showing us Talos telling his wife to shield their daughter's eyes, and then the daughter ducking around and seeing Talos shoot a couple of the Kree and get shot. I thought that moment seemed too pointed to be a throwaway even at my first viewing. Do you think this could play into a future MCU and/or Captain Marvel movie, and if so, how? Could the daughter be a future villain, for example? The same question for Monica's comment about loving the Skrulls' eyes — do you think that could be integrated into a later movie? Thanks for all that you do!31:56 Jeb WielandWhat would you like to see from the Disney+ shows in terms of plot? Bucky and Sam buddy cop comedy? Vision and Wanda dramatic romance? Curious what you think we'll see and what you'd prefer to see.34:54 Mookie Johnson1)I know Disney/Marvel gave up their July 2020 release date. If a movie is progressing fast enough to be ready for 2020, can Disney/Marvel pick that date back up or can they use one of the dates Fox claimed prior to the merger?37:12 Mookie Johnson2) Can you give your best guess of the upcoming release order of Nova, Sheng-Chi, Black Panther 2, Dr. Strange 2, Captain Marvel 2, the next Ant-Man and Wasp project, Guardians 3, and Dr. Doom (assuming Fox's project is adjusted instead of scrapped)? Best guess, is that the lineup leading into Avengers 5?41:59 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean how is your week going?? I just wanted to ask a hypothetical question, how would you react if instead of saying James Gunn was returning to make Guardians Vol. 3, what if the news was a new director for the film instead?? Just for example lets say Travis Knight was announced as the new director?? Thoughts??43:44 Derek BeebeHey Sean, it definitely looks like Dark Phoenix will indeed be hitting theaters.  Are you confident New Mutants will as well?  Do you have any guess to what they'll gross?46:03 Derek BeebeI realize "Civil War" was titled as a Captain America film for contractual reasons, but do you think it would have made more money if they called it "Avengers: Civil War"?48:37 Derek BeebeLet's say Marvel will only make three FF movies.  What three stories do you pick?49:57 Derek BeebeI just remembered Black Dwarf has Captain Marvel's uniform tied to his belt in Infinity War, which we got zero reference to in Carol's movie.  Do you think Carol's second movie, still set in the past, will show her going up against the Children of Thanos?51:53 AlexDC question: What's your thoughts about Zack Snyder's recent comments defending the creative decision to have Batman kill? I have nothing against Mr. Snyder but I can't help feeling he's fanning the flames with his comments which I can't help but feel are incendiary in nature. Can you see what  Snyder is saying?1:00:26 AlexAnother DC question: Snyder recently talked about his original plans for Justice League in a Q&A for a fan screening for BvS and it got me wondering do you think if Warners had not interfered with Snyder and released original better cut of BvS and left Snyder alone on Justice League do you think the movie would've fared better at the box office or do you think the movie still would've bombed just the same?1:01:57 AlexAnother Question: Also what do you think of Snyder's original plans for Justice League? Do YOU think it would've been better than the movie we ultimately ended up getting or do you think Warners made the right decision to meddle as much as they did, and Snyder's vision just wasn't going to cut it after the lousy reception of BvS? What do you think Kevin Feige would do if he was in the same situation?1:14:29 AlexDo you prefer MCU Doom to have a severely scarred face behind the mask like in the John Bryne version or would you prefer they go with the original Stan and Jack version where there's only a mild scar to an otherwise perfect face. I'm leaning towards the former rather than the later.1:15:16 David RosenHey Sean and Friends, Before we get completely dominated by End Game questions and discussion, I still have a few Captain Marvel thoughts I want to ask about. The movie's box office is just about at $915 million as of today (Tuesday). There are a number of reasons one could come up with to explain the amazing success the movie has had so far, including it being Marvel's first major release featuring a female superhero, it's connection to the events of the MCU, the whole troll review bombing (which I think actually helped bring more attention to it for the mainstream audiences), the Marvel brand, it's the final movie leading up the End Game, and the fact that it's just a really fun and entertaining movie. Of all these, what do you think is the main contributing factor to this movie's success or can it be attributed to a perfect storm of scenarios that helped propel this movie to where it will eventually end up? I don't want to take anything away from this movie, but I think there are better movies in the MCU, but not all have been this financially successful. What's different about Captain Marvel?1:21:06 Brett HeierHey Sean, do you think that because heimdall was not in a poster even though he died but gamora and Loki died and they had a poster mean that they will come back? Also, do you think that giving shuri a black and white poster is just to mislead us?1:23:37 Michael ChavezHey Sean! I feel like it's been forever since I've asked a question, but I hope you're well and all the listeners are enjoying the moment (as you have put it recently) as we gear up for Endgame. Is there a particular reason why Marvel has delayed preordering tickets for endgame? I am assuming it's because theaters were waiting for official runtime to plan for showings and whatnot, but it just seems later than normal. Also a quick side note, I have used some of your points in how to view marvel movies (IMAX and/or Dolby) with family and friends and they're hooked on Dolby. Good advice (in the voice of Whiplash).1:29:15 Rodrigo Valverde IIIHey, Sean, new listener to the podcast and love everything about it!If you could pick one DC character to appear in the MCU who would you pick, and which DC character do you think would fit the best in today's MCU?1:30:41 AlexSean, in terms of comic book movies it seems to me that the  only comic book movies that do  exceptionally well are the Marvel & DC ones so I have to wonder if non-Marvel and non-DC comic book movies will ever reach mainstream popularity. Hellboy I think will flop. It's early tracking so far is is really lukewarm.  1:35:40 Robert ReinekeHi Sean. I know you have a lot of admiration for Short Term 12 and must have thoughts on the signing of Destin Daniel Cretton to direct a Shang-Chi movie. I'm happy for him as I have a lot of admiration for Short Term 12, but I wonder if perhaps Marvel would have been better off with an experienced action director for what should supposedly be a martial arts film. In particular, I think this really needs to have outstanding action direction to connect with the Chinese audience. Regardless, I hope they resist a needle drop of Kung Fu Fighting. What are your thoughts?1:39:59 Brian WhiteHi Sean, I have an interesting theory I've shared on Quora. I think it's originally mine at least. Ego claimed to be a Celestial and he created a planet to contain and protect his Light. Peter Quill as his scion was able to use that energy. We know of the traditional Celestials and they seem to be part of the MCU evidenced by Knowhere being the head of a Celestial and the Collector's presentation of Power Stone users. Maybe a Celestial's armor is merely an advanced and more efficient form of the planet body they start with? What if Odin is a scion of an Ego-like Celestial, Buri or Bor, who created Asgard like Ego created his Moon sized planet? Neither Ego's Moon or Asgard resemble typical planets; the laws of physics seem to bend to their rulers' wills. What if Hela and Thor and all Asgardians in fact are supplemented by the energies of Asgard's Light? Maybe Earth too contains a  Celestial's Light and Thor was born from Asgard's and Earth's Celestial scions. This could explain how Hela would lose her primary source of power when Surtur destroys Asgard, but Thor would seem to be unaffected by its destruction. It ironically makes Peter's jealousy of Thor more hilarious in that they are cousins of a sort. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:30 Cory KostiukHey Sean. How do you think Ryan Reynolds would react if Huge Jackman did make a wolverine cameo that not in a Deadpool movie?0:59 brentacPrimeForgetting everything about what you think will happen, do you WANT Dark Phonix to come out in theaters?2:52 brentacPrimeAgain forgetting everything you think will happen, do you WANT Endgame to have any teases to any of the former Fox Properties?7:00 David RosenHey Sean and Friends, It's crazy to think that in just a couple days, we'll be exactly a month out from Avengers End Game. I've been thinking about the latest trailer, and it occurred to me that if one of the themes of Infinity War was “we don't trade lives” (except for maybe Wanda and Vision), then is it possible, and maybe even a little worrisome, that End Game's “Whatever It Takes” mantra could result in one of the Avengers being put in a position where he or she will be forced to take the life of another hero in order to win the day and accomplish their goal? What if one of our beloved Avengers end up dying, not at the hands of Thanos, but rather at the hands of a friend who is forced to make an impossible choice? This worked for Thanos a number of times in Infinity War where he forced someone to make a life-or-death choice and they couldn't, so I don't see why he wouldn't try to do that again in End Game.11:59 AlexIs this fan-made Marvel rights visual  accurate?:  https://i-cdn.embed.ly/1/display?key=fd92ebbc52fc43fb98f69e50e7893c13&url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F768zxnr49in21.png14:18 David RosenIt didn't seem, at least to me, that there was any one moment in Captain Marvel where Carol's memories come back to her, so what exactly is the state of Carol's memory by the end of the movie? Can you determine whether Carol actually regained her memories of her past at some point or will it be a process for her? She was clearly upset and shaken after listening to the cockpit voice recording of her crash, but I can't tell if it was because she actually remembered what happened or because she was finally able to hear the entire scene of the accident play out and learned about Yon Rogg's betrayal. Also, what exactly made her lose her memory in the first place? Was it the crash itself, the explosion and resulting energy blast, or did the Kree do something to her mind to block out her past? I've only seen the movie twice so far, but I'm hoping that maybe you have a better understanding of all his since you've seen it a few more times than me. Thanks, Sean.18:16 Woo S! KimThis may possibly be a tough question to answer, are you more hyped now that most of Marvel's catalog is coming home now than you were when the Sony/Marvel Studios deal was struck in 2015, for me it's surreal that Marvel has once again control over most of their catalog?20:25 Woo S! KimSean, please refresh my memory last year, did Marvel Studios wait this long before people could pre-ordered “Avengers: Infinity War” tickets, I just really want to pre order “Avengers: End Game” tickets.21:53 Woo S! KimLet's say for argument sake, you had the deciding vote on what Marvel Studios film the studio was going to do to take the place of “Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 3”  before Marvel decided they were releasing two films in 2020, taking returning characters from the merger off the table would “Doctor Strange 2” or “Black Panther 2” take that spot if not, what film would you choose and why?  On this topic, what do you think Disney will fill “Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 3” release date spot with or will another studio take that 2020 spot?23:50 AlexSean, you've said before that you think James Franco stinks as actor so I have to wonder you've largely been on board with Marvel's casting(with the exception of their casting Maria Hill) but I do wonder( in an alternate universe where James Franco had no scandal)  if Feige and Sarah Finn were to choose James Franco as the next Reed Richards would you be worried?25:35 AlexBefore either the Sony deal or the Fox deal,  was there  any point in time did you  think the X-Men and Fantastic Four  were never going to come home?  Or did you always expect Marvel to get access to all those characters at some point in time? 26:38 AlexWhen the dust is settled and Marvel gets full access to Spider-Man in addition to getting access to FF and X-Men do you think  there will ever be a point in which the live action shows can  take place in a separate universe from the MCU shows so we can have A-list characters from the comics have their own shows or at least appear in them?28:26 Robert KlauserDo you and Paul ever get together to watch any of these MCU flicks?30:19 Alex WardDo you think Kevin Feige would be a good director for the MCU? I know it'll probably never happen, but it's fun to think about. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:34 Alex WardHey Sean! Happy Fox acquisition day! I may be remembering wrong, but did Disney immediately announce more films when they purchased Lucasfilm? If so, do you think that may be why so many fans are expecting an announcement from Marvel about an X-Men or FF movie's sooner than it'll actually happen? Also, if they did immediately announce new Star Wars films, how was that situation different from this one? Just that Star Wars films were a given? Thanks Sean!7:25 Robert KlauserMaybe the Gunn “leave of absence” could be a silver lining considering James Gunn had interest in characters previously owned by Fox in the past. What are your thoughts that there could be some rewrites for the GotG Vol 3 script to include said characters?10:03 Tom DeMicheleHey Sean and Patrons! I've been re-listening to all the Empire Spoiler Podcasts with MCU directors and creators. In the Civil War episode, the Russo's said they explored many options for the turning point of the airport fight before deciding on Giant-Man. What do you think were their previous options for swinging the fight in Team Cap's favor?12:12 Nick DiTotaHey Sean, I've been a part of the Patreon for about 3 months now and I just want to say that I think it's awesome! I love being able to listen every day while I'm at work. Over the past couple years I've gotten big into reading comics. I've never read any comics about the Eternals and with Marvel making an Eternals movie I'd like to read some to get to know the characters a little more. Do you have any recommendations as to a particular series to read? I figured to get to know them best go right to the source with Kirby's original series but I wanted your opinion. Keep up the awesome work and thanks for everything you do!14:00 Jeremy WatsonAt the end of Iron Man, when Fury is telling Stark that he's become part of a bigger world, we now know that he was referring to Captain Marvel. At that time (2008), do you think that Kevin Feige was referring to her or just the Marvel Universe in general? Thanks15:41 Derek BeebeHey Sean, I know you've talked about them doing Hickman's Secret War as an Avengers movie, but what I really want to see is what leads up to that story, Time Runs Out.  Our heroes struggling in vain against an impossible, universe ending threat, driven to increasingly immoral desperation.  I think this would make a great trilogy of Avengers movies, but how dark do you think our heroes could get in a major blockbuster?  And if they did Secret War, how much time do you think they'll spend with Battleworld?  Personally I thought that was the least interesting aspect of the series by far.  And of course, this entire story requires Doom to be in the MCU.19:37 Derek BeebeDo you regret we didn't get a "Secret Avengers" movie between Civil War and Infinity War, showing what life was like for Cap's team living in exile in Wakanda?  I think that would have been a great story.  And if we did have that movie, do you think they should have avoided putting Tony and Steve together?22:10 Derek BeebeDo you think we need a Captain Marvel 2 taking place before Miss Marvel in order to properly establish Carol as a modern day hero for Kamala Kahn to look up to?23:50 Derek BeebeWhat do you think the line up for Avengers 5 will be?  I'm assuming that none of the original team will be around, though I hope that's not true.  Captain Marvel will be team leader of course.   I'm thinking Black Panther, Ant-Man, Wasp, Doctor Strange... maybe Shang Chi and Sersi?  And do you think a line up like that would be as popular as the original?29:00 Chris FHey Sean! Happy merger day! Was really great to break the news on the discord about the trailer release. I actually had a moment where I was like I wonder if this is what Sean feels like when he's breaking marvel news for us!Also thanks for sharing your idea of a “meditation period” before marvel films. I finally had a chance to try it with captain marvel and it worked great. So my question for the week is since time travel seems to be a factor in endgame is their any particular scene from any past films you would like to see them go back to and change a bit?I for one would love to see the scene of Thor and Loki on the rocks in Germany where Thor knows Loki is dead in the future and it's a bit more emotional. Thanks again for creating this great community!30:50 AlexHappy Closing day Sean! May I ask do you forsee the MCU X-Men and Fantastic Four films having the 20th Centuary Fox logo are does that become null and void once Marvel is making the movies and not Fox?32:10 AlexDo you think anything will in the world of Marvel superheroes world will be as historic as the X-Men and Fantastic Four coming back home back to Marvel Studios or is it as good as it gets? I have a hard time imagining even Marvel eventually gaining the full rights to Spider-Man will be as huge as this considering Marvel already has used Spidey in the MCU before now.33:54 AlexYou've lamented before on the quality of Entertainment journalism in regards to reporting things that are Marvel related but do you worry it can be greatly exacerbated after the deal closes? I see a future of a lot of unsubstantiated rumors about Mutants and Fantastic Four emerging more than ever before.35:03 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean its amazing to realize that now the MCU  can be fully complete. I was wondering do you think we will have Masters of Evil sometime in the MCU as the next Avengers villains?? Do you think Doctor Doom could be the leader?? What other members would you add??37:18 AlexDo you think Marvel gets the rights to Fantastic Four might soften your stance on Fan4stic once you re-watch the movie again at some point(assuming you ever do?)39:14 AlexSean, have you seen Bumblebee yet?  What do you think about it? And if you have seen it and liked it then  do you now agree that Travis Knight would be a  suitable choice to helm FF? I know you have Dee Rees as your top choice to direct Fantastic Four but I think Knight would a fantastic job( dumb  pun intended) with the First Family. 39:54 Brett HeierHey Sean, did you like the all female ghostbusters movie? I loved it and I am very sad there won't be a sequel. Also, did you like Captain Phasma as a character? Do you think we will see her again in the Star Wars Universe? Sorry these questions weren't very centered around the MCU.41:13 Brett HeierHow many more years do you think Scarlet Witch will be in the MCU?41:58 AlexSean, do you think  the Deadpool moves become retroactively canon in the MCU when Wade Wilson enters the MCU or do you think its unlikely? Would you rather  keep Deadpool in his own universe separate form the MCU or are you  of the mindset that he can be integrated into the MCU with little problems.44:54 AlexDo you have any   strong picks for Doctor   Doom?45:37 Jeremy WatsonSean, in the spirit of March Madness, who would your top 4 seeds be out of the major MCU players? Thanks!47:59 Jessica LoutfiHey Sean. Given that the Russo brothers are famous for adding things into their trailers that aren't in the movies...what do you think they added to the new trailer that may not be in Avengers Endgame? Thanks!49:30 Woo S! KimI happen to think Inhumans and Daredevil are the most underrated creations of Stan Lee's iconic career, do you concur, if you don't what do you think is his most underrated creation or creations, Sean?51:14 Woo S! KimIronically enough Sean, there is going to be a lot of What If Questions involving the “What If” Disney Plus animated series so please forgive the puns.  Now let's say for argument sake Disney wanted to do a “What If” episode or episodes that involve Tom Holland's Spider-Man can Marvel Studios/Disney do this or is Tom Holland's Spider-Man technically with Sony Pictures?  Related to Spider-Man do you feel that this “What If” Animated Series is Marvel Studios way of metaphorically dipping their toe into the pool of animation if they get the rights back to Spider-Man in the next two years or perhaps Marvel Studios wanting to release other Marvel characters in animated films released in cinemas that have nothing to so with Spider-Man, could this be the case why or why not?54:29 Woo S! KimIf you ever had the chance to interview Stan Lee did you have any questions you always wanted to ask him, me personally I would just spent the time thanking him for creating Daredevil.55:36 Matt MillerDo you think with the merger closing today thay Marvel studios will rearrange some of their plans and get the FF and X-men movies out before ones currently being planned/ones that are rumored?59:26 David RosenWith all the new properties coming over, and all the likely reboots that are going to happen, how do you foresee Marvel Studios adhering to their “no more origin stories” rule? While we will need some explanation, what do you think the amount of origin we'll get for the characters coming over from Fox? With the Fantastic Four and their fairly well-known origin specifically in mind, do you think it's possible to do something similar like they did with Spiderman, or will they need the classic origin story treatment to get them started? As the MCU continues to grow beyond End Game, and with all the new characters that will be introduced, what is the correct balance the MCU needs to strike in telling new characters' origins so that audiences don't start to get bored and look past the first films for all the upcoming characters?1:01:54 David RosenI know I thought this after the End Game super bowl spot, and I honestly cant remember if I, or some else asking about it then, but considering that the most recent trailer included flashbacks in black and white with the red highlights again, do you think there is more going on here than it just being a stylistic choice?1:03:27 David RosenOne of the reasons that I felt Captain Marvel was so different and refreshing from the rest of the MCU was the lack of an obvious love interest. Why is it that having a love interest has become such a staple of storytelling in the superhero genre? Was it a product of the times that these stories were being written in that the male hero had to have a woman to save and/or fall in love with? Do you think moving forward, Marvel should leave the obligatory, one-off love story behind in favor of other ways of developing characters or will it always be one of those story aspects that we'll just need to deal with sometimes because love is just a part of life?1:08:27 David RosenIn the discussion about whether Captain Marvel is too powerful in the MCU, regardless of whether or not we actually get to see this tested in a movie, if you consider that Wanda is able to use her energy to destroy the Mind Stone, do you think Captain Marvel could be defeated by a Hydra weapon, as they both draw their power from the Tesseract?1:10:38 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone, hope you're all having a good week so far. Sean, pop quiz time! A quick question following your Captain Marvel conversations about the use of Nirvana when Carol went up against the Supreme intelligence (although I agree totally with you that it gets a pass because it's a terrific song!). Because I'm a weird completist about these things (!) I'm interested to know what alternative song you'd use, that fits with the ‘pre-1989 Carol leaving Earth' chronology and therefore not necessarily being aware of that song!In the grand scheme of things, this of course didn't ruin my enjoyment of the movie in any way, but I love to dot the i's and cross the t's..!Thanks as always, and enjoy the rest of your week.1:13:47 Jeremy WatsonSean, with the Fox/Disney acquisition complete, do you foresee any changes to some of Fox's tv content, such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc?1:17:11 Robert ReinekeHi Sean. There's some speculation that the latest Endgame trailer includes fake scenes and images that were deliberately altered from what will appear in the actual movie, ala Hulk in Wakanda. Now, I realize that no trailer is the actual movie, with trailers often featuring temp music, scenes and line readings that may end up on the editing floor, incomplete special effects, etc. Not to mention the fact that editing a 2 to 3 hour movie into a 2 minute spot is a deliberate act of distortion, all sizzle, all the time, albeit usually not on the level of trying to make The Shining look like a feel good family film or Christopher Robin look like a horror film. But, I feel that most trailers aren't trying to deliberately lie to me. Is a line being crossed here? I know Jean Luc Godard said that "Cinema is truth at 24 frames per second." and Brian DePalma retorted "Cinema is lies at 24 frames per second." and I'm much more in the DePalma camp, but I feel that I never like to be deliberately lied to. Yeah, I expect it won't ruin my enjoyment of the film any, but we have to hold the creators we like to the same  standards we hold those we don't like.  Did showing the Hulk in Wakanda ad one cent to the box office? I don't think so. Plus, I also feel that it's unnecessary in a film where you have 3 hours of footage and over 20 films to draw footage from, and a few seconds can't be that important. And I feel that this is a trend that ought to be nipped in the bud before it gets out of control, like digitally inserting Avengers into trailers for Eternals. Do you devalue the trailer by making them wholly unreliable?What do you think of the ethics of lying in trailers beyond "caveat emptor"?1:23:49 Angel L AshbyHey there Sean! Do you think that Disney/MCU set the timeline for the Disney/Fox deal so that it would be finalized before Endgame came out and do you believe that there will be a teaser for FF or Xmen in Endgame? Or do you think that Endgame will.. end.. in such a way that it sets up for X-men to be a new introduction in to the universe? (I hope that made sense.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:51 AdineAny thoughts on similarities between the memory examining technology that the Skrulls used on Carol, to Tony's BARF technology?2:02 AlexSean,  this is the last Q &A before  the Fox deal closes! On to my question, do you think Lance Reddick would make for a good Silver Surfer?  He's a great actor who've adored in shows like the Wire and Lost and I feel he would be a good fit for the Herald Of Galactus.3:02 Xavier ArquerosHello Sean and all the patrons, I was blown away by the last Avengers Endgame trailer. I can't believe we are so close to this movie. I have a theory on what's the first hour or hour and a half of the movie, but I have no clue about what comes next: I think the Avengers assemble with Tony, Nebula and Carol and they go together to find and defeat/kill Thanos, in the battle they succeed but some or almost all of the infinity stones are destroyed. That's when the time elapses comes and we flash forward a few weeks when Natasha finds Clint, when Scott gets out of the Quantum Real, and they get together and start working on a plan to use the Quantum Tunnel to travel Through time. That's all I've got. Clearly Thor and Carol are off Earth with their galaxy business. Do you think this a reasonable way of begin the movie or am I way off? And you have some idea about what enemies or circumstances they would face and what will be Thor and Carol doing off world? I just can't wait for this movie, I need to try and speculate...  Thanks and Cheers everyone!7:34 Xavier ArquerosAh, an other question about the Dr. Doom movie, wouldn't it be could that Von Doom just take control over Sokovia and rename it Latveria? That would be a great connection with Wanda and the avengers, and that way you don't have to make up an other easter european country. Would be cool if he was a brilliant scientist that also went to Kamartaj and learned from the Ancient one, that way you can connect him to Dr. Strange too. But I want this movie, I hope Kevin Feige takes a good look on that Noah script and if it's good bring him on board on the MCU! Thanks again!10:13 Alex WardHey Sean! Hope you had a great week! I just have a couple for this weekend: 1) Do you think Carol is immortal? What is your current theory for how she stayed young through Endgame? 11:38 Alex Ward2) Do you think Carol may have returned to Earth before Endgame, or has she really been in space all this time?12:15 Alex Ward3) Do you think Endgame will adapt any more elements of Infinity Gauntlet, or will it mostly be telling its own story at this point?13:30 AlexSean,  do you mind if I  ask a DC question that relates to Marvel? Captain Marvel has  surpassed Wonder Woman's domestic opening weekend and overall worldwide  opening and it looks like it will be inevitable  that Vers first solo will outgross  Diana's first solo   movie overall so can I ask what's your theory as to why its the case?  Do you think BvS was one of the reasons WW wasn't more successful  and if BvS was a better movie  and well liked by audiences do you think Wonder Woman would've done better numbers?17:26 AdineOn my way to the theater last Thursday for Captain Marvel opening night I was catching up on some day Daily Bugles and the most recent Black Widow news got me thinking... Especially after watching CM, I realize I haven't been too excited for BW, because as a prequel, I didn't imagine that it would advance the greater MCU storyline much. Obviously I was wrong, and I realize now I wasn't expecting the ways in which CM advanced the story either, like with the Tesseract, and “launching” the Avengers Initiative. I'm wondering now, how do you think Black Widow might add to what we know about the MCU timeline? Do you think it's likely to delve back into something like an Infinity Stone connection post Endgame? Or do you think it might plant a seed for next phase of the MCU?19:18 Woo S! KimIf you are betting man and I trust your judgement always have really, after "The Eternals" now that the Disney FOX deal is nearing an official close is an Fantastic Four and or X-Men film to follow "The Eternals" or  do you think Doctor Strange 2, "Shang Chi," and the sequel to "Black Panther come out well before Mutants and Marvel's First Family?21:07 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean thanks for all the episodes lately, I have so much to listen to now lol. Anyways my question is how angry do you think Thanos will be when the Avengers undo The Decimation?? Like say everyone comes back and all is well and there is a final battle, its just Thanos without the Gauntlet, I imagine he wont be happy, and its a chance to see Thanos truly angry. Thoughts??22:10 Woo S! KimThis is just a general question, Sean do you dislike the redesign of the Patreon website it looks so Meh now?23:24 Woo S! KimIf you had 45 minutes to an hour to interview Kevin Feige post Disney/FOX merger what five questions would you ask him? (they don't have to be about The Disney/FOX merger.)26:12 Woo S! KimI try to be, one of those fans that isn't screaming out to the top of my lungs for networks/studios to resurrect TV Shows Sean.  But I really think/want “Agent Carter” to be resurrected on Disney Plus mainly because the show ended on a cliffhanger also being that the show is a period piece one could pick up the show anywhere from where the show ended off in the second season up to the mid to late 1970's unless one wants to show an older Peggy Carter, like we True Believers saw in the prologue of “Ant-Man” what is the likelihood in your mind in let's say two to three years Marvel TV/Marvel Studios could bring back “Agent Carter” on Disney Plus or  on Hulu, thanks Sean.28:25 AlexWhy do you think Marvel is the bigger international brand than DC? Marvel movies especially in China tend to out-gross DC films. Aquaman made a big splash there(pun not intended) but as a whole DC films don't overall don't do good as their Marvel counterparts. Do you think DC can be a strong brand like Marvel is internationally or is it too late?32:23 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone, hope you're all recovering from the MCU explosion of greatness we've had this week!  I've had a quick scroll through the questions here (some crackers, as always folks - good work!) and Captain Marvel and Endgame seem well covered, so a quick question about James Gunn being rehired for GOtG3 if I may. This is excellent news, it shows common sense and some new perspective from Disney, and I'm very happy with this. Kevin Feige has potentially played the long game here, keeping a dignified and professional approach when asked publicly about this, but perhaps working quietly behind the scenes within Disney to champion and secure James Gunn return?  What do you think his role in this return may have been? Thanks for your time in advance, looking forward to listening in to the Q&A and enjoy your weekend.40:06 AlexSean, what are the chances of Feige tweeting  something to the effect of hashtag "Welcome Back Home First Family and Merry Mutants  to confirm he has the rights either on the date of closure or after that day?41:39 Robert KlauserWhat's up fellow patrons and Sean? It's been an awesome week for MCU fans. With Gunn being reinstated, do you think it was for the purpose of just finishing up the Guardians trilogy or will he be around to help with the cosmic aspects of the MCU like what was stated before?43:50 AlexIs James Gunn being rehired to do Guardians Vol. 3 the most shocking  Entertainment news of 2019? Do you think Feige was still vouching for him to direct and played a role in convincing Alan Horn to reverse his decision?45:15 AlexWhen James Gunn returns to direct Guardians Vol. 3 the Fox-Deal will have long since been  complete and Gunn will have access to all  Mutant and Fantastic Four related  characters so do you think  he'll be open to tweaking   his initial script in order to include those characters whether it be Silver Surfer or Galactus if it fits his overall story or do you think Gunn will stick to his guns(bad pun intended) and adhere mostly to his original story that he would've done if the Fox-deal never happened?47:13 Danyon RamsayAnother of my favourite content creators, Mr Sunday Movies, mentioned in his video about the new trailer that he had heard a rumour (and he emphasises that it was only a rumour) that the Russos had only made 8 mins of footage of Avengers Endgame available for the trailer. Do you think that this is likely to be true, and, if so, is this sort of control over marketing common for directors to have?49:24 Woo S! KimIn your point of view, Sean do you believe because of James Gunn's future with Marvel Studios having ended at the time production wrapped on "Avengers: End Game," do you think there will be story issues concerning The Guardians of The Galaxy now that James Gunn has been rehired?  Or do you think Markus, Mcfeely, The Russos, and Feige had the story for "Infinity War" and "End Game" on lock before all this nonsense occurred with James Gunn so the story of "End Game" wouldn't have been effected at all no matter James Gunn status with Marvel Studios?51:29 AlexSean, what's your thoughts about Fox executuives saying the Disney/Fox merger is hurting the Dark Phoenix film and what do you specifically think about this quote specifically from a frustrated marketing executive for Dark Phoenix: "Nobody has come around and said, 'This is what's going on.' Why can't they just tell us that there is no place for us? Why can't they let anyone know?" "We are not leaving because we didn't make money for the company or we did a bad job. We are leaving because of pure capitalism." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:24 Alex WardHey Sean! Thanks so much for all the great Captain Marvel content this weekend! I really appreciate that you waited till Sunday so we could all get our questions in.1) Just out of curiosity, and it's totally fine if you don't remember, but did you know about Carol's call sign being Avenger when I asked why they're called the Avengers in a Q and A a couple months ago? Like I said last week, you had a good answer, so I'm extra impressed if you were also tiptoeing around that spoiler!1:28 Alex Ward2) Did you hear any fake rumors about Captain Marvel that didn't pan out? If so, what were they? I heard one that said Carol was actually from the modern era, but after getting her powers from the Quantum Realm, she was accidentally sent back to 1995 with amnesia about her past.3:06 Alex Ward3) Have you seen and/or liked anything else from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck? I just  found out they wrote and directed Mississippi Grind, which is one of my favorite movies. Also, do you think they'll get to direct Captain Marvel 2?6:50 Alex Ward4) Since Goose was sort of a given, I would argue that Talos was the surprise hit character in Captain Marvel. When do you think we'll see him again? Is there any part of you that laments Ben Mendelsohn not getting a "famous" character in the MCU, or are you cool with him being Talos since the MCU is so good at elevating characters who aren't as memorable in the comics? 9:35 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean! Hope y'all are all having a good week so far!So last Q&A show you mentioned that you feel it is more than a coincidence now in regards to female lead superhero films being set in the past/ being prequels in their respective universes. Why do you think that is? Any specific reason(s) you think? Do you think studios just saw how well WW did in a pre era type film and decided to kinda, for lack of a better term, “copy” that model?14:41 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean how is your week hope it is good. Anyways after seeing Captain Marvel three times now, I was thinking I would love to see the Skrulls again but this time as villains, do you think for Avengers 5 they could do Secret Invasion?? Say the X Men and Fantastic Four join in as well to stop the new threat of the Skrulls. Also do you think Talos's daughter could turn out to be Veranke?? Thoughts??17:55 Chris FHey Sean! One question today. So in Iron Man all those years ago Coulson says he's from the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, to which Pepper makes a joke that they should really shorten it. Thus later on it's called shield.However in Captain Marvel Fury is calling it shield through the movie to various people and they all seem to somewhat understand what it is.Do you view this as a minor continuity error or is Coulson just trying to be formal. I find it odd he would say the whole thing instead of just calling it shield.Thanks and have a great week!21:33 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone, hope you're all having a good week so far (and if you're seeing Captain Marvel, then you'll definitely be having a good week!)Sean, a quick question about the Avengers Endgame Art of the Movie book. Do you have any info on a release date at all?  Here in the UK we have the ‘Road to Avengers Endgame' Art of the Movie available to pre-order on Amazon, but not the Endgame specific book, so I wondered if there was anything happening with this in the US market that you were aware of?Thanks for your time as always, and best wishes to you and all the patrons.25:18 Woo S! KimThere has been so much talk since the cancellation of the Marvel Netflix's shows and now this is just my point of view and I realize that the tones of the shows are different but I think Hulu has been a much better network than Netflix was in terms of embracing the source material and not kidding themselves into believing “this isn't a superhero show,” whereas Netflix like you have commented in the past Sean, that an explanation of  why “The Defenders” characters for the most part weren't in costumes may have been because of Netflix, am I way off in my assessment?27:14 Woo S! KimSean, if I could choose any three Marvel Comics superpower and or weapon they would have to be Tony's Mark Fifty Armor, Spider-Man's Strength, and Daredevil's Heightened Senses.  What about you and yes armors/suits count as weapons?28:39 Woo S! KimThere has been so many adaptations of famous Wolverine comic book stories thanks to FOX Studios is they are any that come to your mind that haven't been done that you would like to see Marvel Studios do Sean, the one that comes to my mind is one featuring Alpha Flight now some may say “X-Men: Origins” had Alpha Flight, my counter argument would be I didn't see a ten foot tall Orange Big Foot in that movie, what are your thoughts, would you like to see a live action Alpha Flight?29:50 William Ford-ConwayHey Sean! Been absent from the Q&A for some time but still been tuning in. Great to be back and thanks for keeping the Marvel talk alive and well! Happy to report that I loved Captain Marvel for many of the same reasons you pointed. I am glad you pointed out the tired criticsm of the "Marvel Formula" once again.  I, like you have always thought this was an overplayed (if not generally weak) argument against Marvel but seeing it labeled on Captain Marvel was the final straw for me simply not take the criticism even remotely seriously anymore. I have to be candid and say that blaming stuff on "formula" shows a very weak understanding of story. I feel that way too often do people conflate criticism and analysis with being able to identify tropes, and the more tropes you see the weaker the story. This doesn't hold water from me because it ignores ALL the other aspects that make a story. I never want to be the guy who says people don't "get it" but it's just getting tiring to see people boil down these stories to un-nuanced factors. Heck, I loved Spider-Verse, but you could have easily said THAT just followed the Superhero origin formula. Anyways that's my rant and would love to hear your extended thoughts on the matter and why so many pick and choose (and frankly target Marvel) with this criticism.35:04 AlexSean,  when I saw  Stan Lee's cameo in Captain Marvel he was rehearsing his lines for Mallrats. If you recall Stan's famous  cameo in Mallrats  then you remember  that  scene  explicitly acknowledged him  as the creator of several Marvel characters including ones that  already exist in the MCU as real people like the Hulk and Spider-Man and not fictional characters that they are in our world.  So do you think the version  of Mallrats in the MCU  omits references to any Marvel  characters and Stan Lee is the co-creator of something else in the MCU? Maybe Stan Lee in the MCU actually went on to become a successful novelist who wrote the great American novel who managed to leave comics early  unlike  our world's Stan Lee.  I'm overthinking it because its fun.  36:10 AlexShould  Reed and Sue be already married  by the time we meet them  in the MCU or do you prefer they're not not an item just yet?  36:36 Jeremy WatsonCan you please explain what Ronan's role within the Kree empire is? I know he is an accuser but how is that different from the Star Force?37:35 Jeremy WatsonIn the MCU, has the light speed engine been developed? It appeared that the Krees method of transportation was similar to that in Guardians, with the jumps from sector to sector. But when Carol left with the Skrulls to find a new home it didn't look like the hexagon portal opening (but I could be remembering wrong). 38:52 Jeremy WatsonShould we assume that Howard Stark worked on Project Pegasus with Mar-Vell?40:15 Jeremy WatsonFinally, with the final season of Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame set to take place in April, do you think April will be considered one of the greatest months in entertainment history?Thanks for your great insight and keep up the great work!41:52 Xavier ArquerosHello Sean and fellow Patrons, I'm finding myself in a strange situation with Captain Marvel. After the first viewing I felt a little disappointed, I expected a few more action beats during the movie, a lot of the action we have in it is with Shaky Cam which I've hated since the Bourne movies, and I didn't think there was enough of Hala and the Kree culture. However after seeing the movie five times already, I don't care about any of that any more, I just love the movie and it's characters. Have you ever had a feeling like this with any other MCU movie? That watching it a bunch of times you forget about what you dislike and just enjoy so much the movie that every new viewing makes you love it even more. Because I think this is my first time. I thought a second or third viewing would be enough, now I'm thinking when can I go again! Cheers everyone!45:55 AlexHey Sean, when the deal closes next week does that mean Feige will get the rights immediately after that or do you think it will take awhile for Feige to get access to those properties even with the Fox deal closing? How will the rights to transfer over to Marvel Studios?48:31 Derek BeebeHey Sean, What do you know about the falling out between Marvel and Jon Favreau?  Was it over the rushed schedule of Iron Man 2?  Wasn't he supposed to direct the Avengers?  Has he had any involvement since then?55:04 Derek BeebeWhat do you know about the falling out between Marvel and Joss Whedon?  Was it over the forced franchise inclusion of Age of Ultron?  Was he supposed to direct Avengers 3?  Has he had any involvement since then?1:01:51 Derek BeebeGiven that Joss created Agents of SHIELD, wrote the pilot, and put his brother in charge of the show, do you think Joss' departure from Marvel was a contributing factor to SHIELD becoming so disconnected from the MCU?1:03:35 Derek BeebeI was listening to an earlier episode where you lamented Maria Hill's characterization in The Avengers.  I recall in deleted scenes we saw an original version of the character who was much more suspicious and adversarial, like in the comics.  Do you know why this was changed?1:04:26 bryan smithHey Sean hope your having a good week. Captain moving was a all around great movie in my opinion. I have two questions for you this week . 1) do you think Marie Rambou was dusted during infinity war?  2) was I the only one who notice captain marvel looked like she been through a battle on the post credits scene?1:05:38 Hector Giovanni NavarreteSo I watched CM again and loved it more the second time round.This might be minor tbh but I thought of it while watching the film. How does CM's helmet actually work? Like is it for breathing? She uses it in the beginning on the mission on Torfa and then she uses it again when she blasts open the Skrulls' ship. Then at the end of the film when she is flying in space and on earth she uses it again. It's not until the end of the film when she is leaving to go on her mission to find a new home with the Skrulls that she doesn't use the helmet in space. Why do you think that is? Continuity error, wanting to show the actors' face at the end of the movie or since she is binary she doesn't need the helmet to breathe in space?1:08:35 AlexSean,  I wonder if you and Paul will ever do a X-Men on Film retrospective series that  discusses the history of the X-Men franchise and speculate on  the new era of the X-Men movies under Marvel Studios?1:10:01 AlexWhat's your anticipation level for the  Morbius film that Sony is doing?1:10:23 AlexDo you think there's something poetic about  Marvel getting the rights back to Fantastic Four and X-Men in the same year Endgame which will mark the end of the MCU as we know it?  Is it the best possible  time for X-Men and  Fantatsic Four to return home or do you think it should've happened a bit earlier?  1:13:33 David RosenAfter CM, it seems like there is still some story to tell for Nick Fury between the end of CM and when we first met him in Iron Man. I don't believe he'll get his own movie at this point, but do you think we'll get a chance to see some of those years, and how he went from a wise-cracking, suit and tie-wearing agent, to bad-ass, dressed in all black Director of SHIELD? Do you think Fury's transition to wearing all black could just be to create a persona that goes along with him missing an eye? Do you think it's even important for us to see any of those years or can they just be left to our imagination or filled in with some dialogue somewhere? What would you be interested to see during those years?1:16:18 David RosenDo you think we'll get to see the scene in End Game when Carol learns that Fury's team is called The Avengers and what do you think her reaction will be, assuming that she realizes the team was named after her.1:18:01 AlexDoes it matter to you that Reed Richards have gray temples in the MCU or do you think it's such a superficial, inessential aspect of the character enough that the MCU can get away with not having them?1:19:22 David RosenI have to admit that I was a little confused at first about how the Tesseract was being used in the movie for Mar-Vell's plan, and without the context of the rest of the MCU, I don't think the movie works as well. For example, I started thinking about it's other appearances and uses in the MCU, and how it's been used as both a power source and to open up portals in space. I've heard some people call it a plothole that Mar-Vel's plan isn't necessary since the movie shows how it's possible to travel long distances via the space honeycomb; but Yondu, Rocket, and Groot showed us that that method has its limitations. As Thanos and Loki showed that the Tesseract can be used to open portals and travel vast distances instantaneously without any bodily harm, I think part of her plan was to use its energy to do something similar. Is that your understanding of how she was planning to use the Tesseract? And in regards as to why she decided to sneak it off earth, if she did work for SHIELD at some point, she might have read about how Hydra used the Tesseract to make weapons during WWII. If she read about that, and perhaps even found out about SHIELD's intent to try and develop similar weapons (what we come to know as Phase 2), she might have taken it upon herself to sneak it off of Earth and use it to save lives rather than allow it to be used to destroy them.I say all of that to ask you this, with all its previous history, did the Tesseract's inclusion give you any more understanding or insight into its true nature or into any other history in the MCU? Since you didn't really get a chance to talk a lot about the inclusion of the Tesseract in Captain Marvel in your discussion with Paul, can I simply ask you now to share some additional/extended thoughts about its inclusion in the movie, either connected to, or entirely independent of, some of my ideas above?1:26:11 David RosenAs I mentioned above how, at least for me, previous movies helped inform some things for Captain Marvel, do you think all future movies will continue to be enriched by what's come before? When and how do you think it can eventually become too convoluted with too much history to keep track of? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!3:05 Jim ScroggsDo you know if AMC A List reservations are counted toward pre-sale ticket numbers?3:56 Jim ScroggsWith Rhodes in the Air Force and considering his age, is it possible that he and Carol might have crossed paths?4:48 Jim ScroggsDo you see Marvel adding a character with Marines and/or Naval background to complete the service academy representation5:26 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and patrons, happy Captain Marvel weekend!! I've been MIA recently from these Q&A's, but I've been listening in and enjoying the conversations (and Sean's answers of course!) here and on the Discord. Whilst I've not been joining in much lately, this great community has kept me going over some difficult recent weeks, so a big thank you to you all!So, Captain Marvel huh...?  Wow, I just love this film so much - I've seen it twice in 24 hours thanks to some careful scheduling and it's just perfect. Brie Larson is just exceptional as Carol Danvers, I feel she embodies the character from the comics so well, whilst bringing her own qualities to the role.From the Stan Lee tribute at the start (very emotional and wonderfully inventive) this movie never missed a beat throughout.Whilst I know it's still very early to be making lots of judgements on various aspects of the movie, I'm keen to know if there was any stand out scene for you Sean, that you either never saw coming or was just a particular highlight?Thanks as always for your time, and hope everyone gets to go higher further faster with this awesome movie!13:27 brentacPrimeCaptain Marvel spoiler question. What was the biggest surprise for you?15:18 Robert KlauserWhat's up Sean? Do you think that there's a setup for Carol similar to Scarlett Witch? We see that Mar Vel was in possession of the tesseract and I believe she used that to make her FTL ship and that's where Carol got her powers from when she shot that energy core. So the setup would be that Carol Danvers can somehow destroy the space stone because her powers might have the same signature as the space stone. Do you think that this is theory is something they could allude to in Endgame or is this more of a “been there don't that” with Wanda and the Mind Stone?18:31 Matt OswaldWe know that SHIELD was in possession of the Tesseract after Howard Stark recovered it, and Loki stole it from a Project Pegasus facility in the Avengers. It is obvious that Fury did not know the real Identity of Lawson even though he at least knew of the existence of Pegasus. Do you think any of the top brass at SHIELD knew her real identity?19:46 Matt OswaldOne of the things that has bothered me a little about Captain Marvel is the apparent lack of security around the Tesseract at Project Pegasus. We know at the start of the Avengers that there are SHIELD agents like Hawkeye assigned to guard the Tesseract. Apparently during the 90's security was a little more lax around the project since Lawson was able to take the tesseract out of the facility, and to her Kree space ship/lab. It seems like somone should have noticed that the Tesseract was missing from the facility. One might be able to reason that after the crash, it was believed that the Tesseract was destroyed in the crash. But we don't see any evidence in the film that before the crash anyone even noticed it was gone. Am I reading too much into this?22:51 Mookie JohnsonDo you feel the way that Captain Marvel ended reduces the chances the secret invasion is a pursued storyline?25:13 Woo S! KimWho between these two characters Agent Peggy Carter and Agent Phil Coulson are you more surprised by their popularity and how they are really embedded in the MCU and why?  My vote is for Phil Coulson do you have any other characters like Coulson or Peggy Carter that when they originally appeared in the MCU you are surprised how narratively and how long they have managed to stay integral parts of the MCU and or fan favourites? 28:42 Woo S! KimI am not stating this character is needed in the X-Men/Avengers going forward Sean,  but what do you think the chances because the heroes will be messing with time in “Avengers: End Game” of Aaron Taylor Johnson's QuickSilver to return after the events of “Avengers: End Game?”  Should he brought back or would you rather keep that character dead?29:56 Woo S! KimSean, let's say for argument sake that “Spider-Man: Far From Home” moved to February 2020 “Avengers: End Game” moved to Christmas 2019 and Star Wars: Episode IX took the late April 2019 spot would Box Office numbers change at all, if this were done why or why not?31:05 Mookie JohnsonDo you think Captain Marvel 2 has room for Ms Marvel and Photon to join in?32:48 Mookie JohnsonI love how Captain Marvel's movie was also is some way a Nick Fury/Modern  Day Shield/Avengers initiative story also. Could you share some of your thoughts on that idea?35:53 AlexDo you think the Fox deal that will grant Marvel access to so many more  characters could lessen Marvel's willingness to cooperate with Sony past Far From Home especially if Sony starts mandating that they start integrating SMCU characters like Venom and Morbius? 37:25 David RosenHey Sean, I know you were really looking forward to seeing how they treated the Kree Supreme Intelligence. Even though we didn't get the giant floating head, are you satisfied with what we did get?39:50 Tom DeMicheleSince all of SHIELD's information was leaked in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, does the world know about Captain Marvel? Fury may not have divulged what happened in the film's final act, but there were plenty of other witnesses early on.By the way, this is an exciting time for the Discord, and I encourage all Patrons to join the fun conversation over there with us!43:01 Robert KlauserNot a serious question or anything like that. But, can't we let Thor and the Asgardians off of the hook for the Phase 2 weapons? It seems Fury knew we were “hopelessly and hilariously outgunned” since 1995.44:35 Xavier ArquerosI liked the movie, not as much as I hoped (which was a lot), but it's good. I have a lot of questions, but the only one that concerns me is when will the sequel take place, because it's seems that Yon-Rogg and Ronan have an agenda against Carol but I'm not the biggest fan on an other MCU movie set in the past, I hope Captain Marvel 2 is set post-Endgame. What do you think Sean? I would watch it nevertheless, but you know, Let's move forward. Cheers!48:40 AlexSean, I know that you had Bill Hader as one of your top castings for Reed Richards but I unfortunately I just don't see it. He looks the part sure, but nothing I've seen of Bill Hader so far has left me with the impression he'd make a good Reed. He just strikes me as too comedic an actor to play a serious role like Reed Richards who isn't normally intentionally funny so may I ask what movies or shows that you've seen Mr. Hader in that makes you think he'd be a fit for the role?49:42 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean! I enjoyed CM! Thought it was great!I have a couple of questions about Goose the cat. I know they probably aren't big deals in the grand scheme of things in the MCU but they are questions I came up with nonetheless lol.So we first see Goose at the Pegasus facility and it seems like she/he knows Carol cause it walks up to her first as if recognizing Carol. So do you think it used to be Carol's pet and if so how did Carol come to have an alien as a pet? Or do you believe it was Mar-Vell's pet since she was Kree so most likely Mar-Vell would've potentially brought an alien pet from space ?So at the end of CM, Fury seems to keep Goose, so where has Goose been all this time in the present day MCU? Still with Fury?52:06 Alex WardHey Sean! First of all, thank you for doing these q and A's. They've answered so many lingering questions about the MCU for me and deepened my interest in Marvel to an insane degree. That being said, you might remember my question a while ago about what the Avengers are "avenging." You had an awesome answer, but thanks to that little discussion, the final scene in Captain Marvel impacted me on a much deeper level; it gave me goosebumps just as I'm sure it did a lot of fans. My question is, if Fury came up with the Avengers Initiative in 1995, did it really take him over ten years to find his first Avenger? Do you think there were any hiccups before Iron Man, perhaps that we'll see filled in in the Black Widow movie or something? Thanks Sean!55:09 Alex WardHow did you feel about the way the Skrulls were handled? I know the Skrulls and the Kree can be good and bad in the comics, but I love this new dynamic.55:46 Alex WardOne non Captain Marvel question--how would you age the new generation of the MCU? For example, should the FF skew younger like the Ultimate comics so they can stick around longer, or should they be older? Also, how old is too old for Reed? He's gotta hang on to those greying temples; it'd be blasphemy if he'd ever go full silver fox like how Mark Ruffalo seems to be heading.58:07 Alex WardI know folks have been throwing around the idea of the FF being a period piece, but what do you think about the idea of the FF being from the modern era, but accidentally getting stuck in the 60s and getting famous there (maybe by introducing "advanced" modern technology), before traveling back to modern day?59:40 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean how was your week?? Anyways I saw Captain Marvel of course, opening night I loved it. You were right that really is the best crowd to watch an MCU film, I saw it in the big IMAX theater in Tempe, Arizona and that crowd was so ecstatic, I can't wait to watch Endgame there next month, the crowd went crazy during the Marvel Studios logo at the beginning and a loud clap when it said "Thank you Stan". Anyways my question is when do you think a sequel will be set?? Could it be with the 23 years she was off earth? or should it be set after in the post endgame MCU?? Who do you think could be the villain? Thoughts??1:02:46 Mookie JohnsonDo you have a Captain Marvel costume preference between the red/blue towards the end of the movie and the post-credit outfit? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!2:31 AlexWhich between these two movies would've been a better sendoff for the Fox-X-Men Franchise than Dark Phoenix? Logan or Days Of Future Past. Personally, I prefer it would be Days Of Future Past since it ends on a much more optimistic note than the hopeful but still bittersweet ending of Logan.3:37 AlexWhat's your thoughts on  the international trailer for Dark Phoenix. Do you  think its a vast improvement over the domestic trailer?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdC9RqhkG884:08 AlexDo you expect  to see Professor Xavier in the first MCU X-Men film or do you think they'll avoid him? Similar to Magneto Xavier is a character who's also had a lot of focus on in the previous film. I think the first X-Men film can get away with not having that character if the X-Men are older and seasoned in their first film instead of mostly teenagers, and Xavier was killed off before the first film. 6:10 Woo S! KimThis question comes from a post I saw on Instagram a couple of months back the performers that play Chase from “Runaways” was in a photo with the performer that plays Tyrone from “Cloak & Dagger.”  Now I realize “Runaways” shoots in Los Angeles and “Cloak & Dagger” shoots in New Orleans, I really enjoy both series, but what would you think of either having a crossover season because the limited amount of episodes or having just a couple of crossover episodes if there is a next season of “Runaways” and or “Cloak & Dagger?”7:57 Woo S! KimSince Sony Pictures wants to do a lot with Venom. Would you mind Carnage in the MCU, but no Venom, why or why not?8:27 Woo S! KimBeing such a big Hulk fan that you are what is your favourite incarnation of The Leader, regardless of the medium me personally I loved the performer who played him in the 1990's animated series that guy had such a Douche Bag voice, very easy to dislike, what say you Sean?9:16 AlexI've asked you before about your thoughts on the movies changing potentially chnaging the races and ethnicities of characters from the comics so do you mind if I ask you  whether or not you'd be on board if the MCU changes the sexual orientation of  a classic/well known character like Johnny Storm or Storm  who seems to be straight/heterosexual in the comics into a gay or bisexual character? Do you think Marvel would've taken things too far if they were to do something like that?10:17 bryan smithHey Sean hope all is well and your having a good week. I don't know if this has already been asked. But if Norman Osborn never gets introduced in the mcu. What if Justin hammer took his place ? As far as taking over shield and creating the dark avengers.11:45 David RosenHey Sean, I'm loving the End Game series so far! Last year's Road to Infinity War really helped with the anticipation for the movie, and now that we're so close and almost past Captain Marvel, there isn't much left to hold down my excitement. Anyway, I want to ask a couple follow-up questions from the recent Hulk episode.1) What are the benefits for Universal at this point, if any, of holding on to the distribution rights to Hulk and Namor? With a fully fleshed out universe to play in, Marvel has already shown they don't need to give Hulk his own movie and as has been mentioned, Namor can also show up in someone else's movie too, so there isn't a real need there to have him star in a movie on his own. So with Marvel showing that giving those two characters their own movie isn't necessary, why wouldn't Universal just make Marvel an offer for the full rights back for those characters? It feels like Universal is holding onto a toy collectible that is never really going to appreciate in value, so why not try to sell it now and get some money for it.14:43 David RosenWith the vastly different and experimental tones of Iron Man and Hulk, how do you think the MCU might have turned out different if Incredible Hulk was released before Iron Man back in 2008? Do you think audiences still would have latched onto Iron Man, with the MCU going on to have the same great success? Would a less than desirable reception and Box Office for Incredible Hulk sunk the franchise before Iron Man had a chance to come out? Would Iron Man still have been as successful and well liked as it was if it had to follow in the wake of The Dark Knight? The obvious answer to all this is, “Who knows?” but it's still fun to speculate. 17:28 Woo S! KimHey Sean, do you think the recent news of The Sherlock Holmes film being pushed back a year has anything to do with a potential Robert Downey Jr. Marvel Studios gig why or why not?17:58 Derek BeebeHey Sean, what's your favorite part of Hickman's run on the Avengers?  Mine was "Time Runs Out", which was a thrilling story full of so many seminal moments.  My favorite single moment was the death of Namor, with Cap asking "Where is he, T'Challa?  Where's Namor?"  And Black Panther calmly says "He's not coming" while the others bow their heads in shame.19:07 Derek BeebeDid you see Alita yet?  I thought it was pretty good and visually very striking.  I expected it to bomb horribly but it's actually made 351 million so far against a 170 million budget.  Dare I hope it will actually earn a sequel?20:35 Derek BeebeIn The Avengers  the Chitauri had to come through a Tesseract portal in order to invade Earth, yet in Infinity War Thanos' army had no problem showing up at Earth at will.  Can you think of an in-universe explanation for this?22:32 Derek BeebeWhile I'm being nitpicky, since Thanos' obsession was acquiring the Infinity Stones, why do you think he was so willing to lend them out to his minions all the time?  He gave them out to Loki and Ronan, both of whom failed or betrayed him.  Why didn't give them to the Black Order?  Why didn't he send his best and brightest to acquire the Stones in Avengers and GOTG, since that's his highest priority?  Why didn't he go himself?27:21 AlexIn a recent interview with Collider, Feige expressed interest in making more period piece Marvel movies set in other time periods they've touched on before like 40's and 90's to explore the lost gaps in time we have never glimpsed like the 60's and 70's. While its not necessarily  confirmation that Marvel will do Fantastic Four as a 60's period piece I do take these comments to mean there's now a very strong possibility that MCU  FF will be a 60's period piece. We know Feige was there at Fox when Peyton Reed was developing his period piece FF film and I have to imagine Feige would still be interested in that idea so can you see  Fantastic Four film in the 60's if its done differently than Captain America and Captain Marvel?30:00 Brett HeierDo you think the Gifted will be renewed? I recommend that everyone does a Hulu free trial just to binge watch the gifted because it is an amazing show30:57 Brett HeierWhat do you think of the rumor that younger actors in the MCU feel sidelined by captain marvel, for example, Brie Larson gets a 7 picture deal while Elisabeth Olsen gets a Disney+ series.31:28 Mookie JohnsonDo you think Black Panther 2 will do anything with the "white wolf" or is it more a Easter egg than it is foreshadowing?32:01 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean, as my last question before I see Captain Marvel on Thursday let me ask you an unrelated Captain Marvel question. When do you think we will see an announcement of any of the Fox related properties that Marvel is getting back?? Do you think Feige will jump right on them or will it be awhile??34:33 Brian WhiteIt's interesting that the MCU Eternals will soon be in production. In a recent Avengers arc called The Final Host, the Eternals all died, at least the Earth bound ones. But since an MCU movie typically means a relaunch, this suggests the Eternals will be restored. We know that Neil Gaiman gave them a means of restoration years ago. I've always been a big Eternals fan and was disappointed seeing them discarded like this. Any thoughts on how they may be resurrected?36:10 Dylan BrodieHey Sean! I am curious if you've put much more thought into combining podcasts with DC and Star Wars. Thanks for all the great content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!4:37 Alex WardHey Sean! I have a couple Fox X-Men questions before that iteration of the franchise is gone forever. 1) Is there any part of you that's excited to see Dark Phoenix just knowing it's the last time we'll see this version of the characters? While the marketing has been lackluster, they truly have the freedom to do anything with these characters, knowing this is the last time they'll be working with these characters. Does the "nothing left to lose" idea excite you about this movie at all? Also, do you think there will be anything in this film that will sort of indirectly nod toward a "goodbye" message or something, sort of how TLJ had a lot of meta-messages to the audiences? I.e. "Let the past die; kill it if you have to."9:40 Alex WardDid you see the interview with Sophie Turner where she (bravely) admits that she won a recent role over a better actress simply due to the fact that she had more followers on social media? Do you think this was Dark Phoenix? What do you think about this concept of casting, and do you think star power is something studios like Fox, as opposed to Disney, are overly concerned with, and maybe that contributes to their wavering success?13:43 Woo S! KimI have been doing some research Sean on some of the more cosmic beings in Marvel Comics do you think in “The Eternals,” “Fantastic Four,” “Guardians of The Galaxy,” or if Mr. McKay does get to his Silver Surfer film will there ever be references and will we ever see The Fulcrum or The One Above All in the MCU? My biggest issue with either of these is people that aren't hardcore geeks will obviously think and or say “Where were these two when Thanos turned half the universe to ash?”15:24 Woo S! KimThinking back to 2012-2013 what did you think was more likely to happen as a result of the success of Marvel Studios, Spider-Man coming home first like most people did and in a way that's how that went down or X-Men and Fantastic Four? Did you ever think back in the day what is happening now, was going to happen potentially this quickly?17:40 Woo S! KimWhat I have seen from people on the internet and this is not a spoiler that Phil Coulson's appearance in “Captain Marvel” was well received, how likely of a possibility do you believe that Coulson will be brought back into the MCU films and if he does, the character may not even hint at Agents of SHIELD, my feeling is Kevin Feige really likes the character of Phil Coulson and the performer Clark Gregg because there is no real story reason to bring Coulson into “Captain Marvel,” what are your thoughts?21:13 AlexSean, what do you make of Kinberg's lastest comments about the Disney-Fox deal and its possible implications on the future of the franchise? Kinberg pointed out he's pals with Feige so I wonder if Feige would bring him on board the MCU X-Men as a producer or do you think there's no chance in hell Mr. Kinberg is touching the property  in anyway again  after Dark Phoenix? 23:38 AlexKevin Feige has said that Captain Marvel is the strongest person in the MCU. But do you ever see that changing thanks to the Fox-deal and the numerous other powerful characters that Marvel will be getting back after it closes like Silver Surfer &  Galactus?25:10 AlexWhat aspect of the Fantastic Four and X-Men comics that you never loved  and hope the MCU either avoids or improves on?26:39 AlexSean, would you say the marketing for Dark Phoenix has been the strangest and worst you've seen in superhero movies(or does that honor still go to Fan4stic) and do you think the Disney-Fox deal has played a factor in how Fox has chosen to market the film? It really feels to me that this movie is never going to come out. I mean can you think from the top of your head an example of a director confirming a death that people already suspected immediately after the trailer comes out. It's really quite baffling.30:59 David RosenHi Sean, I've been thinking about the Oscars and Black Panther's no win for Best Picture. As you talked about in the lead up to the Oscars, the fact that BP won a number of other awards which were voted on by people who also happened to be voting members of the Academy, like the SAG award for Best Ensemble for example, led you to believe that BP had a very good chance of winning Best Picture. Do you think it's possible that either 1) those voters voted for BP for those awards because maybe they had a feeling that as good as it was, in other Academy voters' minds, it's still a comic book movie and therefore didn't really stand a good chance to win, and so they wanted to make sure that it got recognized somehow and/or 2) in terms of awards, The Oscars are still considered a step above all other awards in prestige, so even though it may have been “acceptable” for a comic book movie to win other awards, the mere fact that it's a comic book movie made it undeserving of Hollywood's biggest honor? Just to be clear, I don't subscribe to any of these ideas myself. A great movie should be recognized as such, regardless of its genre. I'm just trying to get inside some of these people's heads.39:23 BenHey Sean! It seems like Marvel is truly embracing diversity for the new era. It's extremely exciting to me how fast they may go from being a really straight white male centric franchise, to possibly the most diverse franchise in Hollywood. I do think that Marvel is going to pay a price for this though. I think many of people will drop off, either because they are racist/sexist/homophobic, or they are only interested in the traditional old school characters. But I also think that a new, more diverse, fanbase will rise to replace them. What are your thoughts on the coming changes at Marvel, and the possible changes in the Marvel fanbase?43:53 BenDo you think the gay character in Eternals could be Hercules? He was known to have male lovers in Greek mythology.45:00 AdineOn the Midweek Q&A, someone asked about the possibility of a Collector/GrandMaster limited series. I just wanted to share that there is an Infinity War tie-in novel that features the two with the sort of brotherly rivalry type story you were describing. The series is called AIW: Cosmic Quest. I'm about half way through the audio book, and the reader does a great job of imitating the characters' on screen performances. I know this isn't nearly as great as a limited series would be, but it might still scratch that itch for someone who just wants to spend more time with these two45:46 AlexSean, what do you think is the secret to the Marvel's success? Why are they more consistent than other studios  like Warners, Sony, and Fox  who also make superhero films?And do you think Warner Bros and Sony will be able to achieve Marvel's good quality streak going forward?50:22 AlexDo you think Marvel could pull off either an X-Men and Fantastic Four trilogy without use of the archemeies of their respective franchises like Magneto and Doctor Doom. Would you personally be disappointed if Marvel refrains from using them in the trilogies. Opting instead to introduce those character in other movies outside FF and X-Men films.53:07 Alex WardSo I finally got my girlfriend to agree to see Captain Marvel and Endgame with me. We obviously can't get through all the MCU before then, and I know Captain Marvel will at least be pretty standalone, but what movies do you think are the most important to watch before each? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:23 Woo S! KimBased on the Oscars “Black Panther” did win and how many of the cast and crew have praised Ryan Coogler, if Marvel Studios keeps the same production staff and crew for the second Black Panther film as they did for the first one, how likely do you think the second Black Panther will do in terms of getting nominated, I know it's very early to say and I know that is very rare for sequels to get nominated for Best Picture but what are your thoughts on Black Panther 2 getting the same kind of awards buzz the second time around?3:17 Woo S! KimI have heard rumors that Disney Plus may have Marvel Studios shows as a companion piece to tell the backstories of Magneto, Professor Xavier, Victor Von Doom, and Wolverine.  What do you think of this idea, I'm indecisive about this idea, I'm not even sure I want MCU Wolverine's backstory to be played by the same performer we will see on the big screen.  Related to this, if these shows were to take place do you think it's a good way to introduce these characters before they appear in MCU films why or why not, Sean?5:32 Woo S! KimI have a bit of a conundrum Sean being a kid of the 1990's and both “X-Men: The Animated Series” and “Spider-Man: The Animated Series” were both much “Must See TV” for me as a kid on Saturday mornings on the FOX Network, which did you prefer and why?  I can't pick.7:11 Phillip CastroHey Sean, hope you're doing well lately! If you had to select a M.V.A. (Most Valuable Avenger) from each of the first three Avengers movies, who do you think you'd choose? Feel free to base M.V.A. performance on whatever aspects you'd like. Thank you and looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this!16:27 Jeremy EdenOver this past weekend, I was somehow reminded of the time that DC was developing a Green Lantern movie starring Jack Black, with the intent of making it a comedic take on the character and universe.If the MCU didn't exist and we had no choice but to accept a straight comedy take on the universe, who would you "like" to see cast in some of the roles?To be considered a comedic actor, the performer must come directly from stand-up, sketch, improv, or sitcoms.  Since I'm not sure how vast your knowledge of comedic actors is, I will allow you to choose any performer, living or dead, and you can pick them directly from any specific time period.  In other words, if you wanted to take inspiration from a classic SNL sketch, you could cast 1975 John Belushi as the Hulk.You can cast as many MCU Avengers/Guardians as you can pick.  You don't have to cast every role.18:43 MayaHey Sean! You may have answered this way back when, but do you have any predictions on who created Rocket? I was watching a New Rockstars video that resurfaced James Gunn's old tweet saying “Believe it or not if you're really really smart it's [Rocket's creator] hidden somewhere in Vol.2”. I would love to hear your theories if you have any.20:40 AlexWhat  2020 Marvel movies are you most excited for Eternals or Black Widow?  For me,  Eternals excites me  so much  more since like Guardians it feels like uncharted territory the MCU hasn't explored before and that will always excite more than revisiting an old character we've seen before in the movies in a prequel(if the rumors are to believed).23:01 Derek BeebeHey Sean, what are your favorite comic book based video games?  Aside from the PS4 Spider-Man game nothing recent springs to mind, but I loved the X-Men Legends / Marvel Alliance series back in the day.  So many deep cuts as Paul would say.27:08 Derek BeebeAre you familiar with the modern day X-Men comics?  I've only dabbled.  Nothing holds up to Claremont for me, though I also feel a great nostalgia for the 90s Lobdell era which I grew up on.  And Joss Whedon's brief run was great.28:19 Derek BeebeWhat do you think of Brian Bendis?  While I remember loving his New Avengers run, whenever I read anything by him now it just sounds like the same character speaking over and again in a highly unrealistic fashion, which the internet has even termed as Bendis-Speak. 29:18 AlexYou've probably been asked some variation of this question before but do you think there should be a best comic book picture category for the Oscars similar to the  best animated picture categories  or do you think that's simply to patronizing and there should have a comic book movie be a contender for best picture  just as much as   the  non-superhero  independent films?  And do  feel the same way about animated movies as well. And  do you think Into The Spider-Verse should've been a best picture contender instead of just a contender for the animated picture category.34:07 Michael Louis WeaselboyYou might have answered this one at one point but, I was just wondering what is the science of Iron Man?? I know it isn't possible like it is in the movies but how would he be able to fly and do all of the stuff he does in the movies. One thing I have always wondered about is if he gets thrown around inside the suit surely he would break something especially on hard metal, it doesn't look like any padding is in his suits. Also how would the real world react to Tony Stark becoming Iron Man?? What kind of metal would he use?? And would an arc reactor be possible in real life?? Would the government go after him and his suits like what happened on Iron Man 2?? Thoughts??41:30 David RosenFrom the few official descriptions we have of Avengers Endgame, it sounds like reality is going to be something that gets played with a lot in the film, and like Back to The Future Part II, the real plot will revolve around trying to fix something that gets broke, a la reality, timelines, etc. Do you think in the movie, the heroes could end up “beating” Thanos and reversing the snap relatively early on in the movie, only to discover that something ends up being not quite right and whatever crazy antics they used to fix their problem actually screwed things up even more and they end up spending the rest of the movie trying to undo what they did? How much Thanos do you think we'll actually see in the film? Do you think there's a chance that he won't really be “main” villain, but they it could actually be something more abstract like time and/or reality itself?44:01 David RosenThe last time we saw both The Grandmaster and The Collector, they were both in precarious situations, having lost their power, their possessions, and for both, potentially their lives. Let's say for argument's sake, that the Collector survived Thanos and the Grandmaster survived those Sakarans, how would you feel about seeing them in their own Disney+ limited series trying to regain what they previously lost together? If you're a Walking Dead fan, I would kind of liken it to The Governor's story arc having been in charge of a community, lost it all, and then seeking to regain it by any mean necessary. Except here, we would have two very wacky, eccentric, and totally different brothers traveling the cosmos, looking for ways to get back on top. They could visit all the various corners of the Marvel Cosmic Universe that we probably wouldn't get a chance to see in the movies. I know it's hard to say no to a Benecio del Toro and Jeff Goldblum mini-series, but how would you feel about this idea and is there anything you would add to make this a more interesting story? What parts of the cosmic side of things would you bring into this series to continue building up the MCU?47:33 David RosenSince the MCU started, every character that has been introduced in its own franchise has made its way into an Avengers movie. Do you think starting in phase 4 and moving forward, we'll get any new characters with their own movie that won't eventually join the Avengers? With the way things are moving forward, do you think the movies will continue to be dedicated to introducing characters in their own movie first before eventually putting them on some kind of team, whether it's the Avengers or X-men (after the deal closes) or can any newly introduced characters simply exist in their own established world inside the MCU without joining a team? I really don't anything about him yet, but could Shang Chi be the first character in the MCU to exist on his own inside the MCU? Does he have a history with the Avengers that could one day lead him to join the team?51:05 AlexWhat  X-Men character other than Wolverine do you think will be able to hold their own solo film series or a Disney Plus show?52:39 Mookie JohnsonBased on what you've seen in the MCU (not counting Captain Marvel), who would you rate as top 3 in order for land speed and then for air speed if there were races? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:24 brentacPrimeGreetings. Now that you've seen Captain Marvel are you ready to give a box office projection?2:25 brentacPrimeAs I rewatch the MCU (just finished Ragnarok) I wonder, are there any previous MCU directors you'd like to see come back for future MCU movies?6:25 Xavier ArquerosHello Sean and fellow Patrons! You have inspired me for many years to try and create my own podcast, but I was waiting for a co-host and some collaborators, and the time has finally come. In a few weeks (I hope) to begin podcasting and I'm very excited about it (and terrified). Don't worry it's going to be in Spanish so even in the extremely rare case that we succeed we won't be fighting for the same audience. So I'm going to do the cliché of asking for some advice. I'm not a big fan of doing this but your insight is more valuable to me than every guide on YouTube/internet. Just two main concerns: How much content and how often to make it do you think is the best way to start a podcast (it's going  to be about movie news and reviews mainly) and finally what hosting service do you recommend to use if our intention is to make the podcast and all its episodes available all over the globe? Thanks very much Sean and If I ever get to be half of what you are as a host I'm going to be very proud!!! Cheers.13:07 David RosenHey Sean, Hope you enjoyed the hell out of Captain Marvel! My anticipation for this movie is through the roof right now after seeing all the glowing reactions on Twitter. I know you can't (and won't) tell us anything specific, but would you say that the movie answered all of the questions you had going in? Are you satisfied with how the movie fits into what the MCU has already established?14:20 BenHey Sean! Most of the people who have seen Captain Marvel are praising the 90's soundtrack, but how was the Pinar Toprak score? What score, Marvel or otherwise, would you compare it to?15:20 BenSpeaking of scores, what is the MCU's most underrated score? I have to go with Doctor Strange.18:52 AlexSean, without giving too many details,  would you say that Captain Marvel is one of the more emotional Marvel films? Did  you ever come close to choking up at the film?19:59 AlexWhat prior Marvel movie do you think Captain Marvel is most similar to in terms of tone?20:25 Alex WardDo you think if Tony survives Endgame and presumably retires, that he will go into hiding with his family? It's hard to imagine he'd be very safe (both from villains and his heroic urges) if he remains in the public eye.25:16 MayaHey Sean, one of my favorite YouTube channels that discuss marvel theories is E-man's Movie Reviews. Eman recently dropped a video entitled “The Infinity Stones are controlling Thanos in Avengers Endgame” and he makes a lot of interesting points about how the stones have proven to be sentient. He had a theory about how Thanos could have been influenced by the stones, starting with the mind stone, which lead to his destructive ways, much like how Loki was influenced negatively by the mind stone in the first Avengers. What I find confusing about the MCU's use of the infinity stones is there are no overarching or consistent cans/can't dos. Like someone asked in the last midweek q&a question, if one was destroyed what would that mean for the universe? Does destroyed reality stone mean no reality since it is an “elemental crystal”? We saw that there were no visible changes to the universe when the mind stone was destroyed temporarily. Also, are they controlled by whoever has them in their possession or are they truly sentient. Even the fact that the soul stone banishes Red Skull for seeking the stones, but allows Thanos to control it them seems inconsistent. Maybe I'm just very detailed oriented, but I can think of so many ways the stones have had conflicting abilities and limitations. Even though I love concept of stones and the build up to bringing them all together, I feel like Marvel describes them as being able to do everything, but places random abilities and limitations that create a confusing and inconsistent understanding of the stones. In other words, I have a hard time figuring out what they can/can't do. Do you feel the same way? Do you think we will see a more unified explanation of the stones in Endgame?37:52 Woo S! KimFor argument sake let's say Sony does sell the rights to Spider-Man to Disney within the next two years, Jeph Loeb and Marvel Entertainment are the ones that worked with the creative team on “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse,” what are the chances a Spider-Verse sequel goes directly to Hulu as a Hulu exclusive or do you think that sequel will go to the cinemas first?   Do you also think the rumblings on the internet of these spin off films such as Spider-Gwen may go to Hulu? If Sony sells Spidey back to Disney, Spider-Verse will not hurt the chances in your view of Miles Morales or Spider-Gwen potentially coming to the MCU, correct?41:52 Woo S! KimI found something very interesting Sean, when you discussed in your “Iron Man is in the Endgame now” episode that you did with Paul.  You spoke of Iron Man's regression in that episode throughout his time in the MCU, I am ninety percent sure the reason why Iron Man takes Spidey's Stark Industries suit is in “Spider-Man Homecoming” is because when Peter Parker says to Tony Stark, “I just want to be like you” and Tony replies with and “I wanted you to be better.”  This goes along with what you were saying about regression, Spider-Man taking things into his own hands and putting people in danger on that ferry is what Iron Man did in Malibu when he told The Mandarin and his henchmen his home address and put Ms. Potts in danger. Related to Iron Man's regression do you think that one of the reasons why Howard doesn't get along with his son is because much how Spider-Man is a reflection to Iron Man and his past mistakes and arrogant attitude, Tony is Howard's reflection and a reminder of Howard's mistakes and flaws because it's no accident that Dominic Cooper's Howard acts very much like how Tony behaves in the MCU?  45:28 Woo S! KimMarvel Studios is known for their comedy, but there are some lines that I know just looking at the screenplay were not meant to be as funny as they were what are some of these lines for you, Sean?  Me personally Black Panther yelling Erik Stevens Wankadian name and him just replying “What's up?” Also, Eitri telling Thor in “Avengers: Infinity War” the heat from the star will kim and Thor saying “Only if I die.”  Eitri's reply of “Yes, that's what killing you means...” and the look of confusion on his face as he says that line just cracks me up. Do you have some favourite lines like these, Sean?47:09 Alex WardBelieve it or not, I have scraped the bottom of the barrell and I actually have another Reed Richards question! This time it's about his powers. There's no question his intellect has outweighed his elasticity powers in the comics. Do you think Marvel Studios will come up with some cool ideas on how to make his power set more prominent in the films? Do you think they'll take any cues from the way Elastigirl was handled in the Incredibles films? Or do you think they might adapt the Ultimates route, which tied in Reed's elasticity to his brain, giving his mind the ability to expand far beyond a typical human?48:37 Alex WardAs a huge MCU fan, what's the press screening process like? Is it just like seeing a movie with fans? Do you people still react the same, like cheering or laughing at big moments? And are there snacks? I've just always wondered!52:01 Moonie HassanHey Sean, I loved your reaction to Captain Marvel and I can't wait to see Carol kick ass on the big screen, one thing I've been thinking about is do you feel like Marvel are going to pull a "Superman in Justice League" moment? Where she comes in and saves the day in Endgame, and if she does how would you feel about it? I personally wouldn't want to see that as we've been watching the OG Avengers for pretty much 10 years now and I feel like it would be cheap to have Carol just come in and fix everything but I still want her to have a pivotal movement/roll, how do you think they'll go about her roll without being too much of a deus ex machina/mary sue like Vision in Age Of Ultron which I wasn't a big fan of. Thank you :)53:40 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean I was just wondering what are your thoughts on Avengers 5?? Do you think it will be called New Avengers and a new franchise or just keep calling the Avengers?? What do you think the roster will be?? What kind of villains should they face?? And do you think sometime down the line we will get a big Avengers/Fantastic Four/X-Men crossover???56:07 Alex WardI know you've said in the past that Disney can't start planning for Fox properties until the deal is done, but can't they have come up with stuff on a contingency-type basis, maybe even before the deal even became possible? Or are any ideas likely to remain strictly in Kevin Feige's head? It's hard for me to imagine that he doesn't have any vague outlines typed out, but I also understand that the legality of this stuff can be very serious.58:26 David RosenSomeone on the mid-week Q and A asked that great question about whether each infinity stone actually controls its respective element in the universe, and I apologize to that person for forgetting who it was, but it got me thinking. Of all the possible fundamental elements of the universe, matter seems like a pretty big one. How come we don't have a "Matter Stone" (aside from the fact that the writes didn't make one)? Is there another stone, or combination or stones, that you think could be used to control matter? Whatever happens to the stones in Avengers Endgame, what do you think about one day getting a story about an elusive, undiscovered seventh stone that is somewhere out there in the universe. As the number seven holds special meaning in a lot of different cultures and creation myths, wouldn't having a seventh stone out there somehow make sense on a grand, universal scale? Do you think doing another story about an infinity stone would have too much of a “been there, done that” aspect? Thoughts?1:01:27 David RosenIf/When the MCU actually decides to do a complete and total reboot YEARS, or perhaps even a decade or two down the line, what do you think some of the struggles might be with coming up with new story ideas? It seems like a lot of the major, most popular stories from the comics have been mined in one way or another for story content, and it would seem foolish and boring to try and redo any of that. Additionally, I feel like an attempt at retelling any of the origin stories would result in some of the same criticism that Amazing Spiderman got for doing that. It seems like one option might be to just begin a new MCU right in the middle of its history, but then we're looking at what the DCEU tried to do. Between all these potential issues, what do you think a rebooted MCU could do that would be original and wouldn't retread on anything that the current version is doing. Is a rebooted universe even possible, or when this current version's time has run out, should Marvel wait a little bit and instead do some one-off standalone movies before deciding to build back up a new universe. What are your thoughts?1:08:07 AlexSean, I would like to apologize  for annoying the hell out of you with with constant paranoia about China/Brazil so allow me to indulge in more of it one last time with this question: It seems you were right once again  and it seems like Disney will indeed be divesting the Fox sports assets that have been a cause of concern for both of the Brazilian and Mexican regulators in order to win approval. Prior to this news, it was announced that the Brazilian regulators will finally reach a decision  on the Disney/Fox deal so it seems like it's on its way to conditional approval from Mexico and Brazil. Do you think after those hurdles are cleared the deal is pretty much closed or are there more hurdles on the way?1:09:23 David RosenDo you think that the Inhumans failure ruined the chances for any future TV series from Marvel TV or Studios to premiere in IMAX theaters before jumping to the small screen? It seems like this idea would have been perfect for the upcoming Disney+ limited series as audiences are already familiar with those characters and used to seeing them on the big screen. It also sells audiences on Disney+ (if they aren't already sold) if they showed a great first episode in theaters and then the only way to watch the rest would be to get the service. Do you think it's possible we could see that experiment tried again with a series that has a better chance of being successful?1:12:07 Vincent GomezHey Sean! This is a little off topic of Marvel but I was curious. Your podcast sounds extremely professional. Can you tell us what equipment and software you use? How long does it take you to produce the show? Finally, how do you podcast phone calls on your show? I'm a podcaster myself and was wondering what your process is. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:23 Brandon ColemanDoes the news that Gwyneth Paltrow is retiring from the MCU give further reason to believe that Tony is either dead or “retired” at the end of Endgame? Also, of course knowing that there's no news so sad but, how do you personally see the FF and X-Men being brought in/explained in (the X-gene) to the MCU?6:35 David RosenHey Sean and Fellow Patrons, hope all is well and everyone is having a great week. Sean, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind recapping what is was like when you got invited to your first Marvel Studios premiere. How were you “discovered”? Who was it that reached out to you? Were you invited to attend that first premiere, or did you have to apply as a member of the press? Is there any one or few things that you did at that time that you think made people at Marvel take notice? And also in a more general sense, with so many people out there with blogs, podcasts, websites, Youtube channels, etc., how does the industry make the distinction of who “counts” as press, versus who might be just a regular Joe that happens to have a website or youtube channel with some followers? Is there a magic number for views, website hits, or some sort of fan circle fame that one must acquire to be invited to premieres as press? I know there are a number of Patrons here who have their own things going on, and I don't mean to sound demeaning to them, but I'm just curious about your own experience, and also perhaps your answers could help them garner a wider following and recognition; if that's something they desire. Thanks, Sean!25:53 AlexWhat do you think of the trolls review bombing Captain Marvel and why do you think this movie is attracting so negative attention from those type of people? Are they really that butthurt over what Brie Larson has said about inclusion. It's really sad & pathetic.31:08 Woo S! KimIf you were to name up to six Marvel characters that other people love, but you just never saw the appeal of (teams included and they count as one.)  What would they be and why?33:16 Woo S! KimNow this is a just a general question about comics in general not even necessarily Marvel, but before the 1980's historians could call back to the Golden, Silver, and Bronze age of comics.  With so many reboots, merging of worlds, and retcons. Will we ever have define ages of comics any longer? I don't think there will be because comics like pro wrestling and like many different forms of entertainment have become corporate, I am neither here or nor there about that.  However, what are your feelings that really after The Bronze Age, there has not been a defined era comics since or one that people universally for the most part agree on?36:36 Robert ReinekeHi Sean. With the merger of Disney and Fox reportedly imminent, is there a future for one of the great Hollywood studios in Fox? The future slate for Fox looks pretty barren, at least partly in response to uncertainty about what the buyout means, and Fox doesn't look particularly poised for a strong year. I can see the Deadpool, and Hercule Poirot series play out. Does Disney let Fox hold on to Avatar? Does Disney need another studio developing and producing blockbusters? What are your thoughts on the current and future state of Fox?46:20 Woo S! KimWhat are your thoughts on the trailer for the second season of "Cloak & Dagger?"I really liked the first season, what did you think of the first season did you ever get a chance to finish the season?47:10 Conor KellyHi Sean,my first time with a question for the Q&A. Love what you're doing,keep it up!If the mcu continues in the future as successfully as it has for the last 10 years,presumably at some point older/established characters like Tony and Cap will need to be retired/killed off as they can't continue indefinitely. At what point though do you think the Disney accountants step in and look for a reboot of the characters if they think they can make more money from them over newer more unknown characters and if so do they restart the whole mcu universe to draw in a new generation of kids,if you know what I mean!!52:26 Kerry VanderbergHi Sean, I hope you are having a good week so far!The Dark Knight Trilogy made me a Christopher Nolan fan, so that I will go see just about any movie that he makes (Inception is my favorite non-Batman Nolan film). After they have finished their time in the MCU, will the Russo brothers be reaching that level for you? What about for general audiences? I know they are producers on the SyFy show Deadly Class and saw some positive buzz about it on my Twitter feed, but have not watched it yet (since I don't have cable, I'm waiting for when it might drop on Netflix or Amazon prime). Have you watched that show at all? If so, what do you think? Will you continue to follow the Russo's work similar to how you became a fan of Nolan? Are there any other MCU directors that have/will get to Nolan's level for you, whom you'll continue following their work after their time in the MCU is finished?56:37 Robert ReinekeAs a thought experiment, I note that while the MCU has clearly been the most successful franchise financially of the 2010s, it's rare that franchises maintain that dominance for more than a decade before something else takes the crown. Not that I expect the MCU to suddenly become unsuccessful post-Endgame, but do you see anything on the horizon that will challenge the MCU for dominance? Dune? A Chinese crossover? Musicals? Disney animation? DC? Video games inspired films? Afro-futurism? Cyber-punk? Other?1:02:49 David RosenI was recently thinking about marketing campaigns and what it would be like to try and market a movie without using the standard type of trailer, and it made me think of some of the clever things that Deadpool did, like the Bob Ross bit for example, to give you a sense of the movie, without giving anything away.What would you do if you were the head of marketing for Disney, and Kevin Feige and the Russos came to you and said, “We want every audience member to have the same experience and know next to nothing about Avengers Endgame. We know that we need to have marketing for the movie, but we really don't want to show any footage until as late as possible, if at all.” Perhaps taking a cue from Deadpool's marketing, though without the comedic aspect obviously, what Endgame “adjacent” things would you do to market the movie? For example, I was thinking that a series of newscasts talking about the state of the world, or clips from talk shows of people discussing what exactly happened in the first place to make half the world disappear and/or whether the Avengers are to blame would be good ways to clue people in as to the state of events. What would you do if you had to market this movie and weren't allowed to use any footage?1:08:28 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean how is your week going?? I hope its good. I am sad that we wont see anymore Marvel shows on Netflix and when they announced that Punisher and Jessica Jones are cancelled as well, I was expecting it but still sad to finally see it. You have spoken that unless a miracle happens we will likely never see those actors in their roles again. I do think that is a shame I loved Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Jon Bernthal as The Punisher. That being said do you think in a few years Marvel studios will use the characters and give them their own movies?? I would love to see a Daredevil movie where he actually interacts with the avengers. I bet Marvel Studios would recast everybody tho just to get a fresh start, which is really sad to think about. Anyways my question is where do you think Daredevil season 4 was going? I assume Bullseye would be the main villain this time fully Bullseye. Do you think they could have introduced Mister Fear?? What other things could happen??1:12:50 David RosenSince Age of Ultron, Tony has been designing, building, and paying for everything for the Avengers, not to mention providing them with a home base. As you've talked about a lot, if he survives Endgame, a real retirement for Tony would have to mean that he fully and completely steps away from being involved with the Avengers so that he can fully devote himself to building a family with Pepper. So if Tony does actually retire, 1) do you think he also stops providing them with new tech/money, and if so, who becomes their new supplier? Wakanda? Shield? Another hero/inventor completely? and 2) Without Tony's money, do the Avengers end up back as a subgroup of SHIELD?I realize the easiest thing to say might be that as long as he isn't actively fighting with them, he can still offer his money and his expertise/tech, but that's essentially what he was doing in Captain America: Civil War as an active-duty, non-combatant. So wouldn't him continuing to be involved in anyway be a slippery slope to him eventually rejoining the team at some point down the line? Or is this actually the point (for the MCU, not for Tony)? Does retirement mean a full and complete severing from the Avengers, or is there any wiggle room in there for him to still be minimally involved?1:18:42 Derek BeebeI have an Endgame theory.  We know Thanos has retired to his farm to live a peaceful live guarding the Gems from being used again.  But surely he wants a security system in place to prevent any unwelcome visitors?  I'm thinking this planet is completely surrounded by the remains of his army, forcing the Avengers to infiltrate and ultimately shoot their way past an alien fleet in order to get to him.1:20:03 Derek BeebeI was listening to an older episode where you speculate about a mystery second villain in Endgame.  Given the lack of any casting announcement at this point, I can only assume we can dismiss this idea now.  But if there is a secret second, who do you think it could be?1:22:03 Derek BeebeI assume Kang the Conqueror is under Marvel's direct ownership, despite his alter ego Rama Tut's first appearance in Fantastic Four.  Would you like to see Kang as the Big Bad of the inevitable Avengers 4?1:24:55 Derek BeebeI hope this isn't too personal, but I was wondering what your job is in the industry, and what projects have you worked on?1:28:23 David RosenIf any of the Netflix shows do come back on Hulu in their current iterations, do you think the shows would keep their edgy content in that we would see the same amount of explicit language, violence, and/or sexual content that the shows have become accustomed to including? Or do you think including those things have become one of the hallmarks of those series? As Hulu is soon to be majority owned by Disney, would they cut down on all that stuff? Personally, I've always felt that the amount of violence and sexual content, which I've felt was a little gratuitous anyway, could be dialed back a bit without losing anything from the show. In fact, I think dialing all that back a little might make it easier for the current versions of the characters to eventually cross over into the movies, however unlikely that may be. What are your thoughts, Sean?1:31:21 BenHey Sean! Something that irks me is when some DC fans claim that there is a “Marvel bias”, and DC should get equal respect/trust from fans, general audiences, critics, and press. My question is, why should they? Marvel Studios has earned their current status by releasing consistent, quality, content and creating a storytelling format that changed Hollywood. And it's not like Marvel never had any skeptics, there were plenty of people who didn't think this experiment would work in the beginning. It reminds me of sports fans who complain that the refs are always out to get them. Maybe your team just isn't good enough. By the way, I'm a huge DC fan who is looking forward to many of their upcoming projects. Anyway, do you think people have a leg to stand on when talking about a “Marvel bias”?1:36:16 Brett HeierTwo of my favorite characters in the X-men are Blink and Emma Frost. I hope that they make Emma Frost better and they use Blink more. Thoughts?  1:36:59 Brett HeierIn Infinity War, Wong says that the stones control the different elements in the universe, so does this mean that if, for example, the time stone was destroyed, then all time would stop, because that element was destroyed. Same with reality, would reality just be destroyed? I might be missing something here. Anyway, thanks for having an awesome podcast! 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Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:27 brentacPrimeGreetings Sean. Now that we are closer to release, are you ready to make any box office predictions for Captain Marvel? I feel like $800 million is possible.5:34 brentacPrimeI've been told that Captain Marvel lacks an “IT” factor? Black Panther had cultural implications. Infinity War has the big team up. Ragnarok has the team up of Thor and Hulk. Do you think Captain Marvel has an “IT” factor?10:40 Spencer ToycenWith WB expanding their heroes into their own respective universes, do you see Marvel pulling that with Captain Marvel or any other hero in the MCU? 15:07 Alex WardSo I'm not sure how much you immerse yourself in spoilers and rumors, but has there ever been a time when you were disappointed that a spoiler or rumor didn't turn out to be true? I ask because there are some cool theories swirling around Endgame and Captain Marvel that I would love to see onscreen, and I'm hoping it won't impact my enjoyment of the film if they don't come true!27:41 Alex WardYour conversation with Paul about Tony Stark was so fun to listen to, and I can't wait for the rest of the series! It also got me thinking about how Tony would be treated in the real world. People tend to really not like billionaires, no matter how charitable they are, from Trump to Bezos to Zuckerberg. Do you think Tony is just as controversial in the MCU, especially considering his weapons-industry past? Or does his heroism give him sort of a free pass? And I hate to bring this up, but his womanizing past behavior might have also been called out by now if he lived in the real world, and I also wonder if his heroism would overshadow that, too. I know these are just movies, but a lot of Tony Stark-esque figures have been facing especially harsh public scrutiny lately, so I thought I'd ask!31:38 Alex WardWhat is the best case scenario for Marvel Studios' Hall H presentation this year? Do you think they'll announce the 2020 films, and would it be too ambitious to hope for some acknowledgement of even vague announcement about some FF or X-Men related properties?38:35 Woo S! KimWhat are your thoughts on Hulu management being interested in reviving The Defenders when the Netflix agreements expire.  A buddy of mine said on his YouTube channel something very wise that a lot of these let's just call them “Non competes” for the sake of argument expire in up two years from the time that they were cancelled that would theoretically give the writers and production staff time to come up with stories for future seasons.  But I see the fly in that otiment in two years time who knows, Jessica Henwick could be an Oscar and Golden Globe winning actress with a successful film career same with Krysten Ritter perhaps they don't want to do Marvel projects any longer.  This is something you have stated more or less, generally speaking how much should True Believers take to heart in these comments by Hulu management of their interest of bringing Defender characters to Hulu?44:24 Woo S! KimDo you believe at San Diego Comic Con or at D23 if the merger is finalized by then, or some time after, Disney will hold a press event on what's in the pipeline post-merger? Related to this, if Marvel Studios was going to do a press event similar to the one they did in 2014 in Hollywood announcing their next slate of films how different and or better could this one be, compared to the in 2014 because you and I agree that event was good but in some ways that event came back to bite Marvel Studios not badly but bad enough where it left some marks.  I am just taking a shot in the dark possibly announce Marvel Studios “X-Men” but not give the film a suffix for argument sake or is even that too much?49:38 Kerry VanderbergHi Sean, I hope you are doing well, and hello fellow patrons! I'm in a weird spot with Captain Marvel. I'm looking forward to it, but I'm not hyped for it. I will go see it opening weekend, and I'm assuming I'll enjoy it. But that's about it, I'm simply "whelmed". That aside, I think many of the negative criticisms expressed at the marketing and trailiers so far (such as why she isn't smiling very much) are pretty bogus and not really looking at what's actually in the trailers. Why do you think this trend is out there? Are we just too used to Marvel's marketing strategies? Is it because the main course that everyone is really anticipating is Avengers Endgame, so Captain Marvel is being looked at superficially? Another theory I have is that it's a lot of DCEU fans who have been burned by many of the criticisms levied against the DCEU films are now turning those same criticisms back at the MCU. As a DCEU fan for example, I never related to the critique of Cavill's Superman that "He never smiles" because I wanted something deeper than a character who had a grin on his face all the time. Where do you think this unreasonable negative critique against Captain Marvel is coming from?57:16 AlexLet's say  in an alternate universe  Disney bought Time Warner instead of Fox what do you think Iger would do with  Warner's comic book assets? Do you think Mr. Iger would have Feige oversee both DC and Marvel properties or do you think Iger would let Warners run autonomously as far their superhero properties are concerned?1:01:23 Mookie JohnsonHow do you presume Ghost is doing after the time lapse between Ant-man and the Wasp and Endgame? Scott was going in to the quantum realm  specifically to help treat her condition1:03:31 Xavier ArquerosHello Sean, and to all the great Patrons you have here. I wanted to say that I'm loving this podcast and the fun conversations everyone's having on the discord. I don't ask many questions but I listen to all the episodes and enjoy everybodies input in the Q&A. My question this week: How is the podcast doing compared to MMM and the other ones you've been in before? And if there is anything else that we can do ensure it keeps going on as many years as possible! Cheers ;)1:12:49 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean how is your weekend going?? I hope it's good. Anyways I just wanted to ask how do you think infinity war and endgame (tho that's not out yet) would be different if Joss Whedon directed them??1:16:25 AlexHow do you expect Marvel to introduce Kamala Khan into the MCU and would you be fine with Marvel Studios changing Kamala to a mutant instead of  her having Inhuman DNA like she had in the comics?1:18:05 Adine CloseHi Sean! I've been on the Patreon for a while now but this is my first time joining in with a question! I really enjoyed the, “Iron Man is in the Endgame,” discussion this week, and absolutely agree with your views about Tony's fate post Endgame. I think he's going to retire fully and won't be seen again for some time. 
To that point, are you familiar with the, “Tony's Left Arm” theories that have been floating around for a while now? To sum the theory up briefly, there has been quite a bit of lampshaded emphasis on the injuries Tony has sustained to his left arm, especially in CA:CW and SM:H, and it's thought to be more than some random detail. It's pointed out nicely here with gifs in point #2 ( http://goose-danvers.tumblr.com/post/173415803813/avengers-4-infinity-gauntlet-theory ) and discussed a bit here at the beginning ( http://goose-danvers.tumblr.com/post/173740142768/what-joe-russo-recently-said-about-thanos-using ).

The theory is often paired with another; the idea that Tony will wield the Infinity Gauntlet, (which would be cool

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:23 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean I was just barely listening to your Shanlian on Batman guest appearance episode in which y'all discuss the 10 year anniversary of TDK. First of all that episode was great! TDK has a special place in my heart because it's the film that made me fall in love with “geek”/pop culture! After that film and in anticipation of TDKR is where I found MMM and you, amongst other podcast about similar topics. So I wasn't around for the build up to TDK and wasn't a part of the ARG for that film. So that episode was a great chronicle of events leading up to that film, thank you! My questions are:1. Why do you think no other Superhero/Comic book film has not done an ARG similar to TDK? I know TDKR did one but it doesn't sound like it was on the level it was for TDK. 06:51 Hector Giovanni Navarrete2. I know you mention in that episode that no other ARG was as big or as detailed as TDK's. While I agree it's one of the most popular ones out there, the only one that, to me, can truly rival that one is the 1st Cloverfield movies' ARG. I wasn't really following this stuff at that time, but it seems like that one was also as big and detailed. It seems that this film's ARG wasn't as popular/well known as TDK's. I know that the Cloverfield fan group is a “cult” fandom (not in a bad way, just in regards to size). I love the Cloverfield franchise, was let down by Cloverfield Paradox but the first 2 were great! What's your opinion on them? I think you've mentioned before that you liked the 1st one directed by Matt Reeves.08:03 Hector Giovanni Navarrete3. Lastly I feel like Nolan was also starting a type of trend in superhero cinema of having a villain prologue before jumping into the crux of the stories (examples: TDK & TDKR). I know some superhero films have done a sort of prologue of sorts, although not necessarily of villains per say more like about main characters/parents (examples Ant-Man & The Wasp, ASM 1). Although Civil War did have a good short one about Winter Soldier and Tony's parents. Do you like when there are prologues to movies, more specifically to superhero movies, and why do you think they can be effective? Also do you like when they are integral to the story or just sort of add some context to the bigger story? Would you like more films in the genre to do more prologues?10:30 Derek BeebeWhat do you think was the best year of multiple Marvel movie releases?  I think it's 2018; Black Panther, Infinity War, and Ant-Man Wasp were all excellent!  11:47 Derek BeebeWhat year do you think had the biggest quality gap between movies?  My pick is 2016.  I really loved Civil War, but I thought Doctor Strange was merely good.12:32 Derek BeebeWhat are the best Marvel movies to get in 4K?13:45 Derek BeebeI've been reading the Abnett/Lanning run of cosmic comics from Annihilation to Conquest to War of Kings to the Thanos Imperative.  What was your favorite storyline of these?15:12 Phillip CastroHey Sean, great job on the content as always! I apologize if this has already been touched on but I wanted to ask your thoughts on whether or not you can see Ghost possibly playing a significant role in Endgame beyond rescuing Scott from the Quantum Realm?16:23 AlexWhy do you think Video game related movies don't work as movies as well as comic book/novel adaptations? And can you ever see a good and successful  video game movie ever being made? 20:17 Woo S! KimI used to purchase the Marvel Collector Corps from Funko for my little sisters and they love them.  Although, I feel since Funko partnered with Amazon starting with the Deadpool 2 Collector Corps box the quality of the exclusive items has gone down, this is the main reason I don't purchase them any longer, I believe in giving the people I love great gifts.  Do you still get the Marvel Collector Corps boxes and if you have, what are your thoughts on the boxes in the last six months or so?22:35 Woo S! KimSean is it true in one version of the Six-One-Six Marvel Universe that The Eternals were responsible for the creation of Mutants and would you like to be the explanation of how Mutants are in the MCU, why or why not?24:17 Woo S! KimThis is going to be a tough question, but I wanted your point of view, Sean.  Of the three MCU characters that have had trilogies Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man who do you think have had the most compelling transformative arcs that you have enjoyed the most and why, this includes things we've seen in team-ups.25:27 Alex WardDo you think Black Widow will have a male or female villain? While I want the villain to be a woman so we can have more representation in the MCU, I also think she deserves to go up against a prestige mainstream villain like Taskmaster. What are some female villains you'd like to see in the Black Widow movie, or possibly gender-bent male villains?27:10 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean how do you think they will do Deadpool 3?? Ryan Reynolds said it would be very different, do you think they will incorporate the previous two into the MCU as is or make it a pocket universe? I know it might confuse the audience but we will see. Also when do you think they will release it?29:45 Jordan BentleyHey Sean! Assuming that we lose certain Avengers in Endgame, be it to retirement or deaths, do you think we will get characters like Riri who will pick up the mantle, or will they just let those characters rest for a while?33:03 AlexWho's  your top choices for Johnny Storm? I like the idea of Lucas Hedges(who's the same age as Tom Holland) or  Dacre Montgomery who I liked a lot in Stranger Things season 2. And out of these two suggestions that I have given  which actor out of these two do you think would suit the role more over the other?34:39 AlexI know he's recently been rumored for the Caped Crusader but do you think Richard Madden would be a good fit for everybody's favorite Elastic genius Dr. Reed Richards?  I think Madden is a good actor based off what I've seen of him in the Netflix The Bodyguard and I feel Mr. Madden has a strong resemblance to the original Jack Kirby rendition of Reed from the comics.35:44 AlexSean,  you are quite familiar with my paranoia/worry about certain markets like China blocking the deal but now I have a  big  concern that Brazil might potentially be the roadblock that might prevent the deal from becoming a reality. Apparently Iger recently  had a meeting with Brazilian regulators in order to explain the value of the deal and it ended without any agreement being reached. How do you see this playing out, Sean?  The fact that Iger has to go over to Brazil to meet with regulators tells me that Brazil might be the hardest market to acquire approval in.39:23 AlexDo you think the X-Men  coming into the MCU could potentially impede the creativity of the MCU? What  I mean creativity is I'm talking about Marvel's willingness to make big brands out of properties that were previously considered obscure or not bankable. It's obvious that if Marvel had X-Men from the start then stuff like Guardians Of The Galaxy would not happen.  Sean, can you eventually see a point in which Marvel will eventually stop making movies about lesser known characters and be strictly be in the Mutant-business or do you still foresee Marvel still making movies around more obscure properties like Eternals and Guardians Of The Galaxy.  I must admit as much as I like the idea of the merry Mutants coming home I still have a worry that Marvel could end up relying on them too much like Warners relied on Batman and Superman until now. 43:02 Alex WardWe have not seen many villains make major comebacks in the MCU aside from Loki, Thanos, and maybe one or two more that I'm totally blanking on for some reason. That being said, what existing villains would you like to see come back in a big way? I think Red Skull would be a great character to make a full comeback (yes he cameo'd in Infinity War but that doesn't count), maybe in the Falcon/Bucky series or if the Cap movies continue.Similarly, when villains do return, there has to be a twist of some sort, or maybe just some kind of change from their first appearance. For example, Loki had the backing of the Chitauri. What do you think will be different about the Avengers' rematch with Thanos? Do you think maybe there's another villain?49:24 Alex WardDo you think the WB streaming service will absorb the DCU service?54:43 Jerry KowalskiI managed to get my Disney/Marvel Studios 1st 10yrs AIW hat, and just received the Iron Man one, do u know if there will be others? Also if & when Marvel does do their version of The X-Men, why don't they sit on Wolverine a bit, and focus on the core/og members such as Jean,Iceman,maybe Beast, Prof.X and of course Scott, and finally give scott his due and perhaps push him to the forefront of the new X series?57:49 Mookie JohnsonIs it plausible the Infinity war shot with the heros running to the camera that wasn't in the movie was actually footage from Avengers: Endgame or was it just shot for the trailer?59:24 Mookie JohnsonI love the Red Skull's appearance in Infinity War, but it makes no sense to me. Ever since I first saw it, it has felt forced. Why would it send him to the soul stone?  Even if I accept the explanation at face value, it means the Space stone  decided he was unworthy and then sent him to the Soul Stone as punishment.... So I guess the Space stone was thinking if he spends time with the soul stone he'd grow past his greed and lust for power. What are your thoughts on this?1:04:25 AlexJeph Loeb recently commented on the pending Disney/Fox acquisition  and expressed enthusiasm  over the prospects of Marvel having the Merry Mutants and The First Family all under one roof and it got me thinking what effects can you see the Disney merger having on the the future seasons of the  remaining non-netflix,  Marvel shows  produced by the television division like  Agents Of Shield and the Runaways. Could we possibly see mutants in those shows and all future non-Netflix Marvel shows eventually or do you think the mutants will only be relegated to only Marvel Studio's productions like the movies and the Disney Streaming Service shows?1:08:56 Alex WardAvengers: Endgame Spoiler question See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:22 AlexSean, would you be fine with Liam Neeson cast in an MCU film  after the offensive admission he made  this past week? Can you see past this given that it was very long time ago and Neeson has likely changed. After all, Neeson stated in the interview he sought help  and never actually did act out his  thoughts.  Or do you think Neeson should never work on any MCU film or any other film again. To those not in the know allow me to provide context: Neeson recently revealed in an interview that after his lady friend was sexually violated by a black person  out of rage he used to go around looking for a random black person with a cosh or club. As a black person, I'm deeply disturbed at what  Neeson confessed,  and frankly  I can never look at the man or his work the same way. It's heartbreaking to me as Neeson is one of favorite actors and I feel he's outed himself as a bigot. That being said, I do believe in forgiveness and second chances but the revelation that Neeson attempted to kill black people is shocking. As a black man, if a white man raped my friend I know for a fact I wouldn't try to seek to blame on an entire race  of people and start hunting random white people to kill. 8:36 AlexIf you were to fancast Rami Malek in the MCU who would you cast as? For me, I think Malek would make for an interesting Silver Surfer.9:35 AlexWhat's your personal theory as to why Mutants soon-to-be in the MCU like Professor X and  Wolverine have largely been uninvolved with the world-ending events such as the Chiaturi Invasion, Ultron, and of course the Mad Titan himself. In my mind, Professor X  and Wolverine doesn't feel need to involve himself in such affairs and risk exposing  themselves  as a Mutants.  I think Logan by the time  of  Infinity  War is still working for the Canadian government and Xavier is probably traveling around the world looking looking for other Mutants to take under his tutelage.13:38 AlexDo you think Fox should've stopped doing the period piece thing after ‘Days Of Future Past'. I feel by the time Apocalypse came out I felt the decision to make the main X-Men movies period pieces amounted to really nothing outside some fun Easter eggs  to the era they were set in. Apparently Dark Phoenix takes place a decade after the events of Apocalypse which is just an absurd time jump since hardly a lot of the X-Men really don't look like they've aged a day during that massive jump in time.  Also do you think MCU X-Men will be a modern day film?15:25 Woo S! KimI have no real passionate preference for this, I was wondering if you do or do not.  Should the final battle with Thanos in “Avengers: End Game” take place in Space or somewhere on Earth, me personally, we have seen three Avengers battles end on Earth, I wouldn't mind if “Avengers: End Game” ended in Space, but this isn't a deal breaker for me, how about you Sean?16:22 Woo S! KimThere has been a lot of talk about recasting Wolverine if and when Mutants are brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, do you think that casting an unknown for Wolverine is the best bet? Related to this, Sean I know you have said in the past that a 6 foot and under in height Wolverine isn't that much of a deal breaker to you as it was in the past but to me, I think Logan's height is a significant character trait because it is always a feature he gets mocked and underestimated about and honestly it's something I related to being Korean and 5'2, my point to all of this do you think it is a missed opportunity by Sarah Finn to not look at shorter in height performers for this role, why or why not?19:19 Woo S! KimSean what is your point of view on Shawarma, I have never had it, but if you ever ate Shawarma did you enjoy it?19:34 Dylan BrodieHey Sean! When it comes to valkyrie, is that her name because she is the last one left or does she have an actual name?20:21 BenHey Sean! I find myself agreeing with you and Paul about Marvel villains being underrated. When the movie world starts doing their “top villains of the decade” lists I'm sure many will feature Vulture, Killmonger, Loki, Thanos, and Hydra. The Skulls and Mysterio might be contenders after next year. When do you think all of the “Marvel villain problem” talk will stop, and what are some of your favorite movie villains of the decade?27:08 Kerry VanderbergDo you like cats, or do you just like saying the word “flerken”? (Or perhaps both?)27:35 Kerry VanderbergHave you thought about any kind of Patreon meet-and-greet event? Obviously we are all spread out across the world, but if anyone is going to WonderCon or San Diego Comic-Con, would you be open to doing a Patreon meet-up for either of those events? I plan on being at Comic-Con again this summer, and am debating on going to WonderCon this year. It would be fun not only to interact with you, but also meet some of the other patrons who might be attending such events. Hope you are doing well Sean, and have a wonderful weekend!30:07 David RosenHey Sean and Friends, Hope everyone had a good week! As we are now one month out from the Captain Marvel premiere, I feel like I've noticed a slight change in how Marvel Studios is presenting the movie. While the first two trailers were paired with symphonic/dramatic soundtracks, ever since the special look we got back in January, and along with the super bowl spot and succeeding tv spots, they seem to have shifted away from that tone, and have moved towards using music with more of a rock and roll feel. Given some of the (perhaps unfounded) criticism around the perceived notion that Brie Larson and hence the movie, were looking too serious (which I personally don't agree with, but we have to acknowledge that those feelings were/are out there), do you think this change in music and feel was an intentional shift to try and present the movie in a lighter tone? While it would be wrong to say that the initial marketing may have misjudged how people would accept the movie with a darker/more dramatic feel to it, the Disney/Marvel Studios marketing team are very smart, and I can't help but feel like there was an intentional course correction in the marketing and how they are now presenting the movie. I personally believe in the power that music has to dictate a movie's tone, and I can't help but feel that with the change in music behind these promos and tv spots, the movie has taken on a lighter tone and is looking a lot more “fun” that how it was initially presented in those first two trailers Do you agree with any of this?35:38 David RosenAssuming that Goose is more than just a cat and is in fact a Flerken, in a world where we get to make a Disney+ limited series about any pair of characters, how would you feel about a Goose and Cosmo limited series? And maybe just for fun we can throw in Howard the Duck cameo as well…37:43 Mookie JohnsonWhat do think happens the next "Ant-man movie gets titled?-maybe Ant-man and The Wasp 2? Then it could a word play on the fact that there are now 2 living Ant-men and 2 living Wasps.-maybe Ant-man, Wasp and Stature? Just to continue "growing" the franchise and add Cassie to action.- or maybe Ant-man 3 to show general audiences that its the end of that trilogy.Those are my thoughts,  but I'd love to hear yours.38:39 Jeremy EdenI've got a HOT take for everyone, and I accept the flack that I may receive for what I'm about to say...I don't mind most of the changes that have been made to the original Star Wars trilogy over the years.  Apart from the "Han shot first" controversy, I'm not offended by any choices George Lucas made.  Replacing Clive Revill with Ian McDiarmid?  Makes sense to me.  Digital Yoda in Phantom Menace?  Cool, that puppet always looked shoddy anyway. I know I'm in the vast minority on this.In fact, I'm sure I already know the answer to this question, but I'll ask anyway: If we were to receive a huge 4K box set of the first 10 years of the MCU, and if Kevin Feige authorized (and the respective directors of each movie signed off on) alterations to some of the previous movies, how would you feel?I'll give you some specific examples to react to: Josh Brolin replacing the original Thanos from the post credits scene in The Avengers, altering the look of Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy to more closely match his look in Infinity War, replacing the "8 Years Later" title card from Spider-man: Homecoming with "6 Years Later", general background changes, and finally, let's just go nuts and say they COMPLETELY RESHOOT The Incredible Hulk with Mark Ruffalo.  Again, in this fictitious universe where people like terrible choices, Kevin Feige and the filmmakers have signed off and agreed that these changes should be made.How would you feel? 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