{"id":42684,"date":"2026-08-13T07:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42684"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:42:18","slug":"what-did-he-get-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42684","title":{"rendered":"What Did He Get Right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/star-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/mcu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a><\/em><\/strong> crossover is finally happening for real, which means Patton Oswalt&#8217;s legendary <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em> filibuster is looking pretty prophetic. Featured as part of an improvised bit back in 2013, there are actually more than a few moments from Oswalt&#8217;s over 8-minute-long rant that have actually come true in the years that have followed.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Set to release in early 2027, Marvel and Lucasfilm have announced <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/star-wars-marvel-officially-confirm-first-ever-crossover\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Star Wars\/Marvel: Hope Assembles<\/em><\/a>, a new limited comic series bringing the two franchises together for a major crossover to celebrate 50 years of the <em>Star Wars<\/em> franchise. Keeping that in mind, the odds seem good that we may see some key moments from Oswalt&#8217;s courtroom filibuster come true.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we know about the upcoming <em>Star Wars\/Marvel: Hope Assembles <\/em>series, and what parts of Oswalt&#8217;s epic <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em> filibuster have actually come to pass in the 13 years since the episode first aired, for both the <em>Star Wars<\/em> and Marvel franchises.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"star-wars-marvel-hope-assembles-releases-in-early-2027\">\n                        Star Wars\/Marvel: Hope Assembles Releases In Early 2027<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>According to the recent announcement from Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm Publishing, <em>Star Wars\/Marvel: Hope Assembles<\/em> is a five-issue limited series written by Kevin Smith with art by David Marquez. The story will also reportedly take place in Marvel&#8217;s Earth-616, with the events of 1977&#8217;s <em>A New Hope <\/em>occurring within the Marvel Universe itself. As such, the various connected covers that were released indicate that The Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, and more classic Marvel heroes will unite with the classic Rebel heroes, including Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, and R2-D2.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the covers also feature darker characters seemingly ready to join forces, like Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin allying with the likes of Doctor Doom, Thanos, Venom, and more infamous Marvel foes. By all accounts, it seems like the crossover is prepared to knock over and mix the two big toy boxes together with some very fun results. As such, the new series feels primed to pay off Patton Oswalt&#8217;s <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em> filibuster from over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"will-more-of-patton-oswalt-39-s-star-wars-marvel-crossover-pitch-come-true\">\n                        Will More Of Patton Oswalt&#8217;s Star Wars\/Marvel Crossover Pitch Come True?<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boba Fett covered in sand, dragging himself out of the sarlacc pit in The Book of Boba Fett season 1 episode 1\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bobaep1.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Boba Fett covered in sand, dragging himself out of the sarlacc pit in The Book of Boba Fett season 1 episode 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In <em>Parks and Recreation&#8217;s<\/em> fifth season, Patton Oswalt appeared as &#8220;Garth&#8221; in the 19th episode entitled &#8220;Article Two&#8221;. In the 2013 episode, Garth was shown filibustering the city council and using his time to share his pitch and general ideas for 2015&#8217;s <em>The Force Awakens<\/em>, as Disney had just purchased Lucasfilm in 2012. In the 13 years that have followed, several of Oswalt&#8217;s ideas have hilariously come true for each franchise.<\/p>\n<p>To start with the biggest one, Jon Favreau has confirmed that Oswalt&#8217;s opening description of Boba Fett&#8217;s return and survival from the Sarlacc pit directly inspired his canonical return in <em>The Book of Boba Fett<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>When Oswalt later talks about Thanos collecting the Infinity Stones to claim power in both the Marvel and <em>Star Wars<\/em> universes, the camera just so happens to cut to Chris Pratt&#8217;s Andy, who&#8217;s absolutely engaged in the monologue. Pratt would go on to star in the MCU as Star-Lord beginning with 2014&#8217;s <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em>, which was also Thanos&#8217; first full MCU debut, seeking Infinity Stones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"mc-quiz\">\n<p>  <canvas class=\"mc-particles\" id=\"mc-particles\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s0\" name=\"mc-step\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s1\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s2\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s3\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s4\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s5\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s6\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s7\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-s8\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-sR\" name=\"mc-step\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q1a\" name=\"mc-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q1b\" name=\"mc-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q1c\" name=\"mc-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q1d\" name=\"mc-q1\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q2a\" name=\"mc-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q2b\" name=\"mc-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q2c\" name=\"mc-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q2d\" name=\"mc-q2\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q3a\" name=\"mc-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q3b\" name=\"mc-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q3c\" name=\"mc-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q3d\" name=\"mc-q3\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q4a\" name=\"mc-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q4b\" name=\"mc-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q4c\" name=\"mc-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q4d\" name=\"mc-q4\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q5a\" name=\"mc-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q5b\" name=\"mc-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q5c\" name=\"mc-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q5d\" name=\"mc-q5\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q6a\" name=\"mc-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q6b\" name=\"mc-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q6c\" name=\"mc-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q6d\" name=\"mc-q6\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q7a\" name=\"mc-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q7b\" name=\"mc-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q7c\" name=\"mc-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q7d\" name=\"mc-q7\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q8a\" name=\"mc-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q8b\" name=\"mc-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q8c\" name=\"mc-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"mc-q8d\" name=\"mc-q8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-slides\">\n<p>    <!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl0\">\n<div class=\"mc-intro-box\">\n        <span class=\"mc-ep-label\">From \u201cI Am Iron Man\u201d to \u201cI Am Inevitable\u201d \u00b7 Eight Questions<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"mc-main-title\">How Well Do You Know the MCU?<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"mc-crawl-sub\">\u201cWhatever it takes.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-theme-previews\">\n<p><span class=\"mc-theme-icon\">\ud83e\udd16<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-name\" style=\"color:#ee3838\">Phase One<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-words\">RDJ &amp; the founders, 2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mc-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udee1<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-name\" style=\"color:#58a0e0\">The Avengers<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-words\">Whedon\u2019s team, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mc-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udc8e<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-name\" style=\"color:#a080d8\">Infinity Saga<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-words\">Thanos &amp; the stones<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mc-theme-icon\">\u26a1<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-name\" style=\"color:#f0b840\">Endgame<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-words\">Whatever it takes, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mc-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udf0f<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-name\" style=\"color:#70c098\">Multiverse<\/span><span class=\"mc-theme-words\">Phase 4\u20136, 2021\u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-primary\" for=\"mc-s1\">ASSEMBLE \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q1: RDJ casting risk --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl1\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>01<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">Iron Man (2008) is, in retrospect, the most consequential casting decision in modern blockbuster history \u2014 but at the time Marvel Studios and parent company Paramount were openly hostile to director Jon Favreau\u2019s push for the lead actor he eventually got. Favreau later said he had to fight \u201ctooth and nail\u201d and the actor had to do a paid screen test, a screen-test deal almost unheard of for an A-lister. What was the executive objection to him?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-1a\" for=\"mc-q1a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>He was considered too old for a 15-year contract<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-1b\" for=\"mc-q1b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>His history of drug arrests made him uninsurable<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-1c\" for=\"mc-q1c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>He was already under contract to DC\/Warner Bros.<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-1d\" for=\"mc-q1d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>He\u2019d publicly refused to do any superhero work<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Robert Downey Jr. had been arrested multiple times between 1996 and 2001 on drug and weapons charges, served roughly a year in California state prison (1999\u20132000), and was fired from Ally McBeal in 2001 after relapsing. By 2007 he\u2019d been clean for several years, but Marvel\/Paramount considered him essentially uninsurable for a $140 million tent-pole. Favreau pushed for him over studio favourites Tom Cruise (who\u2019d had Iron Man development at Fox years earlier) and Sam Rockwell (who\u2019d later play Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2 as a consolation). RDJ took a reported $500,000 base salary \u2014 less than Terrence Howard, whose role he then permanently overshadowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is his arrest history. RDJ had drug-related arrests from 1996\u20132001, served prison time in 1999\u20132000, and was fired from Ally McBeal in 2001 \u2014 which made him uninsurable in studio terms even though he\u2019d been sober for several years by 2007. Favreau fought for him over Tom Cruise and Sam Rockwell, and RDJ took a reported $500,000 base salary \u2014 less than co-star Terrence Howard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s2\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q2: Whedon directs Avengers --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl2\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>02<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">The Avengers (2012) \u2014 the film that proved the shared-universe model could work, grossed $1.52 billion, and ended Phase One with Loki, Thanos\u2019s mid-credits reveal, and the \u201cswarm shot\u201d of the team rotating in Manhattan \u2014 was written and directed by a TV showrunner best known at the time for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly. Name him.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-2a\" for=\"mc-q2a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>Jon Favreau<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-2b\" for=\"mc-q2b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>Kenneth Branagh<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-2c\" for=\"mc-q2c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>Joss Whedon<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-2d\" for=\"mc-q2d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>Joe Johnston<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Joss Whedon. Marvel hired him in mid-2010 partly on the basis of his uncredited script rewrites and his comfort writing ensemble team dynamics from Buffy\/Angel\/Firefly. He directed The Avengers (2012) and the follow-up Age of Ultron (2015), then exited the MCU and Marvel handed the next two Avengers films to the Russo brothers. The three other directors named all really did make Phase One films: Favreau directed Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010), Branagh directed Thor (2011), and Joe Johnston directed Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) \u2014 which is why this question separates Phase One trivia from Avengers-specific trivia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Joss Whedon \u2014 hired largely on the strength of Buffy, Firefly, and uncredited Hollywood script work. The three wrong options are deliberately all real Phase One MCU directors: Favreau did Iron Man 1 &amp; 2, Branagh did Thor (2011), and Joe Johnston did The First Avenger (2011). Whedon directed Avengers (2012) and Age of Ultron (2015) before exiting the MCU.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s3\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q3: Stan Lee final cameo --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl3\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">Marvel co-architect Stan Lee (1922\u20132018) appeared in every theatrical MCU film from Iron Man (2008) onward, even shooting cameos in advance to outlast him. He died on November 12, 2018. In which film does his final filmed MCU cameo appear \u2014 as the long-haired young driver of a 1970 car bearing the bumper sticker \u201cNUFF SAID\u201d?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-3a\" for=\"mc-q3a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>Avengers: Endgame (2019)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-3b\" for=\"mc-q3b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>Avengers: Infinity War (2018)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-3c\" for=\"mc-q3c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>Captain Marvel (2019)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-3d\" for=\"mc-q3d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Avengers: Endgame (April 2019). Lee appears digitally de-aged behind the wheel of a 1970 Chevy at the New Jersey army base where Tony Stark and Steve Rogers travel back to retrieve the Tesseract; he shouts \u201chey man, make love, not war!\u201d The cameo was filmed before Lee\u2019s death and confirmed by the Russos as his final filmed MCU appearance, although the next-released film, Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 2019), became the first MCU film with no Stan Lee cameo at all. Captain Marvel (March 2019) has him reading the script for Mallrats on the L.A. train and was the first posthumously-released cameo, but Endgame was the last one he actually shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Avengers: Endgame \u2014 the de-aged hippie-era driver in the 1970 New Jersey time-heist scene. Captain Marvel (March 2019) was the first cameo to release posthumously, but Endgame (April 2019) was the last one Lee actually filmed. Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 2019) became the first MCU film with no Stan Lee cameo at all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s4\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q4: Tesseract = Space Stone --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl4\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>04<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">Across Phase One through Three, each Infinity Stone is hidden inside a distinctive container before being claimed for Thanos\u2019s Gauntlet. The blue Space Stone is housed inside a glowing cube that originates with the Asgardians, is recovered by Howard Stark from the wreckage of the Red Skull\u2019s plane, is taken to Asgard by Loki in 2012, and is finally retrieved by Hulk on Sakaar before falling to Thanos. What is that container called?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-4a\" for=\"mc-q4a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>The Tesseract<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-4b\" for=\"mc-q4b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>The Aether<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-4c\" for=\"mc-q4c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>The Orb<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-4d\" for=\"mc-q4d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>The Eye of Agamotto<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! The Tesseract \u2014 the blue cube that houses the Space Stone \u2014 first appears in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), powers the portal Loki opens over Manhattan in The Avengers (2012), and is destroyed by Thanos in Infinity War (2018) when he crushes it to claim the stone inside. The wrong options are all real Infinity Stone containers from the MCU: the Aether (red liquid form) houses the Reality Stone in Thor: The Dark World, the Orb houses the Power Stone in Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Eye of Agamotto houses the Time Stone in Doctor Strange. So all four answers refer to genuine stone containers \u2014 only the Tesseract holds Space.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is the Tesseract. The trap is that all four options are real Infinity Stone containers: the Aether holds Reality (Thor: The Dark World), the Orb holds Power (Guardians of the Galaxy), and the Eye of Agamotto holds Time (Doctor Strange). Space \u2014 the blue stone shown in Cap\u2019s 1942 plane wreckage and Loki\u2019s 2012 invasion \u2014 is the Tesseract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s5\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q5: Gamora sacrificed on Vormir --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl5\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>05<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">In Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the Soul Stone is hidden on Vormir and guarded by a Stonekeeper \u2014 revealed to be a cursed Red Skull. To claim it, the seeker must sacrifice the person they love most by throwing them from a cliff. Thanos arrives on Vormir with one adopted daughter, weeps, and pushes her over the edge. Which character does Thanos sacrifice to obtain the Soul Stone?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-5a\" for=\"mc-q5a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>Nebula<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-5b\" for=\"mc-q5b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>Gamora<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-5c\" for=\"mc-q5c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>Mantis<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-5d\" for=\"mc-q5d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>Proxima Midnight<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Gamora (Zoe Salda\u00f1a). Thanos forces her to lead him to Vormir because Nebula has earlier revealed under torture that Gamora knew the Soul Stone\u2019s location all along. The scene is the emotional pivot of Infinity War: it confirms that Thanos really does love Gamora, which means the sacrifice qualifies. In Endgame (2019), a 2014 version of Gamora returns through time travel with her father \u2014 meaning Gamora-of-Infinity-War remains dead at the end of the saga, while a different Gamora wanders the cosmos in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Nebula is alive throughout Infinity War; Mantis survives Vormir entirely; Proxima Midnight is one of Thanos\u2019s Black Order children, killed in the Battle of Wakanda.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Gamora. Nebula is alive throughout Infinity War (she\u2019s the one whose torture reveals Gamora knew where the stone was hidden). Mantis isn\u2019t on Vormir. Proxima Midnight is Thanos\u2019s adopted daughter via the Black Order, not via Zen-Whoberi, and is killed during the Battle of Wakanda by Scarlet Witch. Thanos sacrifices Gamora \u2014 the only adopted daughter he genuinely loves.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s6\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q6: Cap passes shield to Sam --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl6\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">In Avengers: Endgame (2019), Steve Rogers travels back in time to return the Infinity Stones, then chooses to remain in the past and live out a life with Peggy Carter. He returns to the present as an old man, sits on a bench by the lake at the Avengers compound, and hands his vibranium shield to a younger Avenger as the symbolic transfer of the Captain America identity. To whom does Steve give the shield?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-6a\" for=\"mc-q6a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>Bucky Barnes<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-6b\" for=\"mc-q6b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>Sam Wilson<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-6c\" for=\"mc-q6c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>T\u2019Challa<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-6d\" for=\"mc-q6d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>Peter Parker<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) \u2014 the Falcon. The choice deliberately bypasses Bucky, the original comics successor, because the Russos and screenwriters Markus &amp; McFeely wanted the moment to read as a deliberate, racially-charged passing of an American icon rather than the obvious comics-canon handoff. The thread is then picked up directly in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, 2021), in which Sam initially gives the shield to the Smithsonian, sees the government install John Walker as a replacement Cap, and ultimately takes the mantle himself \u2014 setting up Captain America: Brave New World (2025) with Mackie as the franchise\u2019s new lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Sam Wilson, the Falcon. In the comics Bucky is the classic Cap successor, but the Russos and screenwriters Markus and McFeely deliberately picked Sam instead \u2014 a choice the entire Falcon and the Winter Soldier series (Disney+, 2021) then unpacks before Mackie carries it into Captain America: Brave New World (2025).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s7\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q7: WandaVision first Disney+ --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl7\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>07<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">After Endgame, Marvel Studios\u2019 Phase Four launched the MCU on Disney+ with a sitcom-pastiche limited series in which Wanda Maximoff and a resurrected Vision live inside a reality-warping suburban hex. Each episode parodied a different era of US TV sitcom \u2014 The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, Family Ties, Modern Family. The show premiered January 15, 2021 and ran nine episodes. Which series was it \u2014 the first MCU project on Disney+?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-7a\" for=\"mc-q7a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>WandaVision<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-7b\" for=\"mc-q7b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>Loki<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-7c\" for=\"mc-q7c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>The Falcon and the Winter Soldier<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-7d\" for=\"mc-q7d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>Hawkeye<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! WandaVision (January 15 \u2013 March 5, 2021), created by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman. It launched Phase Four, earned 23 Emmy nominations, and effectively rebooted Wanda Maximoff as the Scarlet Witch ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). The Falcon and the Winter Soldier followed it in March 2021 \u2014 not first \u2014 and Loki landed in June 2021. Hawkeye is the 2021 Christmas series with Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld. The original launch order was WandaVision \u2192 FATWS \u2192 Loki \u2192 What If&#8230;? \u2192 Hawkeye, and WandaVision\u2019s sitcom format remains the boldest swing of the Disney+ era.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is WandaVision (January 15, 2021), the first MCU show on Disney+ and the launchpad for Phase Four. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier came in March 2021, Loki in June 2021, and Hawkeye in late 2021. The sitcom-pastiche structure \u2014 Dick Van Dyke through Modern Family \u2014 is unique to WandaVision.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-s8\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q8: RDJ returns as Doom --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-sl8\">\n<div class=\"mc-question-card\">\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-question-text\">At the closing panel of San Diego Comic-Con on July 27, 2024, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige brought the Russo brothers back on stage to announce a new title for the next Avengers film \u2014 previously labelled \u201cThe Kang Dynasty\u201d before Jonathan Majors\u2019s December 2023 conviction forced a pivot \u2014 and then unmasked a cast of actors wearing green hoods. The final hood came off Robert Downey Jr. RDJ is returning to the MCU, but not as Tony Stark. As whom?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-8a\" for=\"mc-q8a\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">A<\/span>Mister Sinister<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-8b\" for=\"mc-q8b\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">B<\/span>Doctor Doom<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-8c\" for=\"mc-q8c\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">C<\/span>Norman Osborn<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"mc-option-btn mc-opt-8d\" for=\"mc-q8d\"><span class=\"mc-option-letter\">D<\/span>Mephisto<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Doctor Doom \u2014 Victor von Doom, the Latverian dictator and Reed Richards\u2019s lifelong nemesis, generally considered Marvel\u2019s greatest comics villain. The next Avengers film, originally announced as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, was retitled Avengers: Doomsday after Jonathan Majors was dropped as Kang following his December 2023 assault conviction. Doomsday is scheduled for May 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars to follow in May 2027 \u2014 both directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, returning to the MCU after Endgame. The in-universe explanation for RDJ playing Doom rather than Stark hinges on the multiverse: Doom is being positioned as a variant of Stark from another timeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Doctor Doom. The film was retitled from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to Avengers: Doomsday (May 2026) after Jonathan Majors was dropped, and the Russos returned to direct. RDJ\u2019s casting as Doom \u2014 rather than as Tony Stark \u2014 is being explained in-universe via the multiverse: Doom as a Stark variant from another timeline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-next\" for=\"mc-sR\">REVEAL MY RATING \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- RESULTS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mc-slide mc-slR\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"mc-result-label\">The Stones Are Cast \u00b7 Final Scorecard<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"mc-result-title\">Your Avengers Standing<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"mc-score-box\">\n        <span class=\"mc-score-icon\">\ud83d\udc8e<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n          <span class=\"mc-score-num\"\/><span class=\"mc-score-of\"> \/ 8<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"mc-score-msg\">A worthy Avenger \u2014 or dusted in the snap?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><label class=\"mc-btn-restart\" for=\"mc-s0\">\u2934 ROUND TWO<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Oswalt also mentions several other Marvel heroes he&#8217;d love to see Marvel Studios bring into his crossover, such as Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Daredevil, the X-Men, The Fantastic Four, and Hercules. All of those characters have since become part of the MCU since the filibuster episode aired. Even some of Oswalt&#8217;s comments about underwritten and underutilized X-Men characters like Colossus and X-23 have since received more attention via projects like <em>Logan<\/em> and the <em>Deadpool<\/em> movies.<\/p>\n<p>Other <em>Star Wars<\/em> predictions were made as well, including Patton&#8217;s description of an older, grizzled Han Solo who is having marriage problems with Leia (basically the Han we get in <em>The Force Awakens<\/em>). <\/p>\n<p>For his crossover, Oswalt also imagined major dogfights between Star Destroyers, The Millennium Falcon, the X-Men&#8217;s Blackbird, and Avengers&#8217; Quinjet, several of which are shown on the new <em>Hope Assembles<\/em> covers. Also, Thanos is prominently featured on the <em>Hope Assembles<\/em> cover, so could The Mad Titan actually try to gain power from the <em>Star Wars <\/em>universe like Oswalt pitched? As such, one has to wonder what else might come true once the new crossover releases next year. Perhaps Kevin Smith will feature some nods to Oswalt, like having Wolverine and Sabretooth fight Chewbacca? Fingers are crossed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Star Wars\/Marvel: Hope Assembles<\/em> releases in January 2027 from Marvel Comics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"w-display-card-list even-cards\">\n<li class=\"display-card-element\">\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic undefined \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"9d87-4f87-b9009f1e3f67\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column undefined\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"EiTGWqHgX5\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"280\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Star Wars Franchise Poster\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/star-wars-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n<p>                    <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info\">\n<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Created by<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Lucas<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>First Film<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStar Wars: Episode IV &#8211; A New Hope<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cast<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>TV Show(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong> Movie(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStar Wars: Episode I &#8211; The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III &#8211; Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV &#8211; A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI &#8211; Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII &#8211; The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII &#8211; The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Character(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rey Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine \/ Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Inquisitor, Reva (The Third Sister), The Fifth Brother, The Seventh Sister, The Eighth Brother, Yoda, Din Djarin, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker\/Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Ben Solo\/Kylo Ren<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <!--  Display card main info widget end -->\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Default Description or Custom one added by creator ( override )--><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-description default\">Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Extra content section, display hidden by default --><br \/>\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"extra-content-9d87-4f87-b9009f1e3f67\" name=\"extra-content-9d87-4f87-b9009f1e3f67\" class=\"expand-extra-info-checkbox css-menu-checkbox\"\/> <!-- Checkbox: control the expandable behavior  of the extra info --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- PROS and CONS section --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Affiliate links section --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Display card footer --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"display-card-element\">\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic undefined \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"b4d7-4ce8-8ba4b5029c9d\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column undefined\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"aM073DOf0T\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"280\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MCU Franchise Poster\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mcu-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n<p>                    <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info\">\n<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Movie(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, \u200bThe Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Marvels, Deadpool &amp; 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