If the F4 ship can already hop universes, what would be the point of “merging timelines” after Secret Wars?
Kevin Feige’s comment about a “single timeline” after Secret Wars has been mostly interpreted as the multiverse being consolidated into one universe.
But isn’t that kind of a \*major\* spoiler for Avengers: Secret Wars? When has he ever done that? Never.
Even when it was OBVIOUS that everyone snapped would come back in \*Avengers: Endgame\*, Marvel tried to be as secretive about the movie as they could. So why would Feige just tell us the ending to \*Secret Wars\* two years in advance?
Contrary to popular belief, in the comics, the Fantastic Four \*rebuild the multiverse\* after Doctor Doom is defeated on Battleworld; it isn’t merged into one universe.
If the movies follow suit, then what reason would the Fantastic Four conceivably have to not want to rebuild their home universe and revive the billions of people on their Earth?
\*\*Don’t get me wrong, the sequel will almost certainly be set on the same Earth as the rest of the MCU\*\*, but that doesn’t mean they won’t \*want to return home someday\*. That could be a major part of their family arc for the next ten years.
Maybe we should consider a different interpretation of Feige’s comment.
Maybe “single timeline” doesn’t mean \*only one timeline exists now\*, maybe it actually means that \*only projects Marvel Studios directly makes are relevant\* going forward.
In other words, no more movies like \*No Way Home\* or \*Deadpool & Wolverine\* that rely on narratives that Marvel Studios had no hand in crafting. But movies like \*First Steps\* and \*Multiverse of Madness\* would still be canon even if they took place in universes that aren’t the Sacred Timeline.
So, if the F4 can already hop universes and if they rebuild the multiverse like in the comics…and if Marvel wants to keep making stuff like \*X-Men ‘97\*…and if mutants are already popping up naturally…and if Deadpool can hop over for a meeting with Happy Hogan…
What reason is there left to “merge” anything?
But isn’t that kind of a \*major\* spoiler for Avengers: Secret Wars? When has he ever done that? Never.
Even when it was OBVIOUS that everyone snapped would come back in \*Avengers: Endgame\*, Marvel tried to be as secretive about the movie as they could. So why would Feige just tell us the ending to \*Secret Wars\* two years in advance?
Contrary to popular belief, in the comics, the Fantastic Four \*rebuild the multiverse\* after Doctor Doom is defeated on Battleworld; it isn’t merged into one universe.
If the movies follow suit, then what reason would the Fantastic Four conceivably have to not want to rebuild their home universe and revive the billions of people on their Earth?
\*\*Don’t get me wrong, the sequel will almost certainly be set on the same Earth as the rest of the MCU\*\*, but that doesn’t mean they won’t \*want to return home someday\*. That could be a major part of their family arc for the next ten years.
Maybe we should consider a different interpretation of Feige’s comment.
Maybe “single timeline” doesn’t mean \*only one timeline exists now\*, maybe it actually means that \*only projects Marvel Studios directly makes are relevant\* going forward.
In other words, no more movies like \*No Way Home\* or \*Deadpool & Wolverine\* that rely on narratives that Marvel Studios had no hand in crafting. But movies like \*First Steps\* and \*Multiverse of Madness\* would still be canon even if they took place in universes that aren’t the Sacred Timeline.
So, if the F4 can already hop universes and if they rebuild the multiverse like in the comics…and if Marvel wants to keep making stuff like \*X-Men ‘97\*…and if mutants are already popping up naturally…and if Deadpool can hop over for a meeting with Happy Hogan…
What reason is there left to “merge” anything?
Commentaires
There has been some questionable choices, but it’s unfair to say the entire saga is a cash grab. Especially when they begun the saga with big swings like Eternals and Shang-Chi.
For example, check out Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How many times is it asked whether AoS is canon and not just enjoying the story on its own?
The dedicated, always buying tickets fans love that it’s all one universe/timeline.
And we’re seeing it a bit with Brand New Day …wait,that’s a spoiler.
Ok, like how one of the fan favorite episodes of the new Daredevil series was the bank robbery with Yusuf Khan. Even though it doesn’t make that much sense for him to be there.
One universe, one big story.
That’s why. Nothing more nothing less.
To be fair the only people saying AoS isn't canon because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ did/said \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ plothole, Feige said on multiple occasions that it was, there are numerous crossovers, and people can't jump to logical conclusions.
It’s obviously still open to interpretation, I’m just asking the question if the most *surface level interpretation* ends up being the case in that it’s the F4 in their own ship.
They're trying to get that audience back by simplifying the entire MCU, it's not story driven.
Multiverse of Madness: $950M
Deadpool & Wolverine: $1.3B
I don’t think most people hate the multiverse.
After no way home, things have been steadily declining, with the exception of Deadpool. I think after NWH a lot of people started going less because it was too confusing for casuals.
NWH and D&W required loads of homework, as Feige referred to it. I know a fair number of casuals that were lost with both Spidey and Deadpool because of the multiverse stuff, and look at how box office numbers have been since.
The point to me would be a reduction in creativity, “merging” or monopolies shouldn’t be the goal, it should be helping find audiences where they are in a world where fascism has taken power, turning friends into foes to force empire dictatorial authoritarian control.