Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Marvel Cinematic Universe task force/Did you know

WP:MCU/DYK

The following are the

Did you know

entries for MCU articles.

... that 20th Century Fox as early as 1990? (27 January 2010 entry, nomination
)

... that the Marvel Studios film, Captain America: The First Avenger set for release in 2011 has been in development since 1997? (6 July 2010 entry, no nomination)

... that the planned 2012 Marvel Studios film The Avengers, to be directed by Joss Whedon, was first announced in 2005? (10 August 2010 entry, no nomination)

... that actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston will reprise their Thor movie roles in the video game, Thor: God of Thunder? (10 December 2010 entry, no nomination)

... that
cartoon series Ultimate Spider-Man? (14 August 2011 entry, nomination
)

... that the film
Thor 2 will have a "more Viking-influenced feel" than its 2011 predecessor, Thor? (24 May 2012 entry, nomination
)

... that Joss Whedon is developing a television series based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe? (3 September 2012 entry, nomination)

... that African American superhero? (21 January 2013 entry, nomination
)

... that
The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the upcoming sequel to the 2012 film The Avengers, is not based on the comic book series, Age of Ultron? (29 July 2013 entry, nomination
)

... that Edgar Wright has been attached to write and direct the film Ant-Man since 2006, before the development of the first Iron Man film? (11 September 2013 entry, nomination)

... that the pilot episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the most watched first episode of a drama series in the United States for nearly four years? (8 October 2013 entry, nomination)

... that Iron Man 3 grossed over $1 billion? (12 March 2014 entry, nomination)

... that the upcoming television series, Agent Carter, was inspired by a short film, also titled Agent Carter? (14 May 2014 entry, nomination)

... that Marvel Studios considered making stand-alone short films‍—‌known as Marvel One-Shots‍—‌for Loki, Black Panther, and Damage Control? (19 July 2014 entry, nomination)

... that the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series have seen multiple actors, such as Clark Gregg and Hayley Atwell, reprise their roles from the MCU films? (27 October 2014 entry, nomination)

... that Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones's show runner, Melissa Rosenberg, reconfigured the series for Netflix from her original incarnation as an early 2010s ABC series? (11 January 2015 entry, nomination)

... that the final six episodes of the
first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. were informed by the events in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier? (21 April 2015 entry, nomination
)

... that the own film? (25 July 2015 entry, nomination
)

... that the
second season of Agent Carter will film and be set in Los Angeles, in part because much of the city still looks like it did in the 1940s? (24 September 2015 entry, nomination
)

... that various incarnations of Doctor Strange, the upcoming 2016 Marvel Studios film, have been in development since 1986? (23 November 2015 entry, nomination)

... that for the
production of Avengers: Infinity War, the films will be the first to be shot entirely using IMAX cameras and its exclusive aspect ratio? (15 February 2016 entry, nomination
)

... that for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, use of the alien race Sneepers was initially rejected by Marvel's legal department because it sounded too similar to snípur, the Icelandic word for clitoris? (2 March 2016 entry, nomination)

... that the Entertainment and Children's programs"? (15 June 2016 entry, nomination
)

... that
the second season of Daredevil was referred to internally as "Daredevil vs. the Punisher"? (9 July 2016 entry, nomination
)

... that The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure will be re-themed as Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! in 2017? (21 August 2016 entry, nomination)

... that Captain America: Civil War was originally going to feature the Madbomb storyline from the comics, where Captain America would fight other heroes who had been zombified? (4 November 2016 entry, nomination)

... that
Black Panther in film for more than 20 years, before Marvel Studios officially announced Black Panther in 2014 with Chadwick Boseman in the role? (3 February 2017 entry, nomination
)

... that the upcoming television series Runaways was first developed in 2008 as a feature film by Marvel Studios but was shelved due to the success of The Avengers? (19 February 2017 entry, nomination)

... that a version of the
ABC Family? (27 February 2017 entry, nomination
)

... that
Marvel One-Shot short film Agent Carter was supposed to be shot in a pool, but could not because of the muscle suit he wears to portray Dum Dum Dugan? (12 July 2017 entry, nomination
)
... that after
Marvel's Most Wanted in May 2015, it was reworked, only to be passed on again the following May? (8 September 2017 entry, nomination
)

... that Captain Marvel is expected to be Marvel Studios' first female-led film? (19 March 2018 entry, nomination)

... that the American superhero film Thor: Ragnarok features elements from the comic book storyline "Planet Hulk"? (2 May 2018 entry, nomination)

... that Ant-Man and the Wasp was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature a female character in its title? (24 December 2018 entry, nomination)

... that the ending of Avengers: Infinity War inspired the largest user ban in Reddit's history? (29 December 2018 entry, nomination)

... that Marvel Comics' chief creative officer Joe Quesada made his directorial debut with the first episode of the digital series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot? (14 January 2019 entry, nomination)

... that Avengers: Endgame was untitled until December 2018, as its title was considered a spoiler for the film and its predecessor, Avengers: Infinity War? (12 December 2020 entry, nomination)

... that the WandaVision song "Agatha All Along" was inspired by the theme songs of The Munsters and The Addams Family? (17 August 2021 entry, nomination)

... that the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series WandaVision was structured to follow the five stages of grief by starting with denial and ending with acceptance? (9 September 2021 entry, nomination)

... that to portray "drunk" Vision in the WandaVision episode "Don't Touch That Dial", Paul Bettany took inspiration from Dick Van Dyke's drunk acting in The Dick Van Dyke Show? (19 September 2021 entry, nomination)

... that the WandaVision episode "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience" employed a variety of live special effects such as wire rigs to emulate television series of the 1950s and 1960s? (21 September 2021, nomination)

... that director Matt Shakman filmed footage specifically for the opening of the 1970s-inspired WandaVision episode "Now in Color", deviating from typical sitcoms of the era that used stock footage in their openings? (24 September 2021, nomination)

... that Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany wore comic-book-accurate Scarlet Witch and Vision Halloween costumes in the WandaVision episode "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!"? (26 September 2021, nomination}

... that the WandaVision episode "We Interrupt This Program" was pitched like an episode of CSI, deviating from the sitcom genre of preceding episodes? (26 September 2021, nomination)

... that the crane shots at the end of the opening sequence for the WandaVision episode "On a Very Special Episode..." were added as an homage to Full House? (27 September 2021, nomination)

... that Elizabeth Olsen consulted on the Scarlet Witch costume that debuted in the WandaVision episode "The Series Finale" so it would be less revealing than her past Marvel Cinematic Universe costumes? (7 October 2021, nomination)

... that Wanda Maximoff was referred to as the "Scarlet Witch" for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the WandaVision episode "Previously On"? (9 October 2021, nomination)

... that Benedict Cumberbatch was originally expected to have a cameo appearance as Dr. Strange in the WandaVision episode "Breaking the Fourth Wall"? (11 October 2021, nomination)

... that approximately 85 percent of Manhattan was recreated for the 2008 video game The Incredible Hulk? (28 February 2022, nomination)

... that the destructible environment effects in The Incredible Hulk were so extensive that two additional artists were added during the game's development? (9 April 2022, nomination)

... that the original Green Goblin suit, created by Amalgamated Dynamics for Spider-Man, was scrapped after being deemed "too creepy" by studio executives? (23 July 2022, nomination)

... that while Marvel Comics originally designated the main reality depicted in the MCU multiverse as Earth-199999, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness established it as Earth-616? (28 July 2022, nomination)

... that Digital Domain created a new facial-capture system to help create the look of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame? (22 April 2023, nomination)

... that the Infinity Stones were not planned to be the MacGuffins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga until at least 2012? (21 August 2023, nomination)

... that Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company alleging that the release strategy for Black Widow breached her contract? (19 September 2023, nomination)

... that Kevin Feige perceived a "direct parallel" between the experiences of real people during the COVID-19 pandemic and those of fictional characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during the Blip? (24 September 2023, nomination)

... that Kevin Feige first envisioned a shared universe featuring the Avengers in the mid-2000s? (2 February 2024, nomination)

... that a bus-chase sequence in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings took more than a year to plan and was revised more than twenty times? (4 February 2024, nomination)

... that Spider-Man was chosen as the last character to return in Avengers: Endgame's Avengers assemble scene because it was designed to be emotional for audiences? (21 February 2024, nomination)

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