Current State of the MCU (2024 EDITION)

[@timedsquid52742]

If Dr. Doom does not jump 17 feet in the air and yell “FOOT DIVE” and land on idk, fucking Spider-Man or somethin, I’m suing Marvel.

[@timedsquid52742]

Also please for the love of all things holy, let Fantastic Four first steps be good.

[@pastashack3517]

If Doom shows his face at all I am going to sit down on the toilet and piss up into my own face

[@pooplole]

@@timedsquid52742 Better at least get one hidden missiles.

[@donovan4222]

You’re telling me you want Dr doom to yell out his attacks before he does them like an anime

[@miguelcapetillo7160]

​@@donovan4222 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

[@WitStop]

Don Cheadle catching a stray on the thumbnail for no reason is killing me

[@ferdinandvongonzalez641]

I'm lmaoing so hard rn

[@loulalala_user]

@@WitStop don cheadle word of the day: pain

[@michaelreardon303]

Should’ve used his portrayal as Captain Planet

[@dantewilson182]

I think its cause the Armor Wars movie is so insanely delayed its another weird part of the MCU

[@prathapkutty7407]

What does catching a stray mean?

[@remrad4315]

Ok but what if Red Hulk takes the shield from Falcon and screams "THIS BELONGS IN A MUSEUM"?

[@Satellaview1889]

Putting the question mark at the end made my brain think that he’d be screaming that in a very confused tone, as if he has no idea what he’s looking at 😂

[@remrad4315]

@Satellaview1889 Yeah, my sentence is pretty badly formatted.

[@Satellaview1889]

@@remrad4315 No no, it's funnier this way. Also,, I get the pain. Formatting punctuation with quotations is never fun.

[@remrad4315]

@@Satellaview1889 Happy accidents

[@GiggyFortexFilms]

what if he says “i have a bad feeling about this!” or calls him chewie or says something about parsecs

[@roguenetwork27]

This video made me relaize i havent watched one piece of mcu media in 2024

[@andyb6400]

....say that again

[@danny7462]

agatha has been pretty good

[@necr0danc3r29]

I think I checked out after the last Spiderman, tbh.

[@loulalala_user]

your comment made me realize that i haven't either

[@smittyjjensin558]

One...Piece...

[@tracewilliams7481]

My biggest fear is that the new casting will affect doom in the comics because of ‘mcu synergy’. Like how they entirely changed peter quill’s personality in the comics to match chris pratt.

[@Go_away_loser]

Marvel comics suck anyways

[@tracewilliams7481]

@@Go_away_loser least obvious rage-bait

[@ShupperDupper]

whoever they pulled out of the cancer-verse is not and will never be my quill.

[@jorgeskuf]

DOOM is way too established to change in any meaningful way just because of the MCU. Something like GOTG got changed because no one really read those comics and the movie was a mega hit so they could make that change (wether you like or dislike the change).

[@tracewilliams7481]

@@jorgeskuf look at modern thanos 🤷‍♂

[@VeteranTrack]

If they make this version of Doctor Doom Romani, then it’ll be so ironic considering his character in Tropic Thunder

[@AdarinMonk]

"What do you mean, 'you Latverians?'" "What do YOU mean, 'you Latverians?!'"

[@adrianpaul1985]

are romanians not white?

[@hittersquadron7519]

​@@adrianpaul1985the romani are a different group than romanians

[@MegrelMamba]

​@hittersquadron7519 Romanis at this point are considered white because oh how much they have mixed into the European populations. If Romanis can't be white then neither can Hungarians, Finns, Bulgarians, or Estonians.

[@KanyeT1306]

​@@adrianpaul1985 Romanis are gypsies, they originate from the Indian region. Dooms might spend the entire movie behind a mask anyway, but a tanned RDJ would still fit.

[@hhhcubed2802]

No joke if you made Buffy videos, positive or negative, I'd be all over that

[@blackopspro6455]

@@hhhcubed2802 Genuinely think Marcus has amassed enough good will amongst his army of nerds that we would watch anything he drops. Hell I know I would

[@mackielunkey2205]

I would kill for a Bluey video too! Screw it, have him rank his favorite cartoons.

[@NemaViews]

I agree. When he discussed "the body " it peaked my interest

[@thomascheckie2394]

i need someone to deconstruct buffy for me. I have so many complicated thoughts on the series since everything that's come out about Whedon.

[@catswork]

@@blackopspro6455 yep. marcus is chill enough that he could explain why he likes fucking geology or smth and i'd watch it

[@veezopolis]

1:39 to skip supporting his livelihood

[@ChronycPain]

I wouldn't mind the ads if he just stopped putting them right at the beginning. 99% of the time If there is an ad before the video even starts I just close it.

[@veezopolis]

@@ChronycPain it being at the beginning is easy to skip through though

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

displate paid to have it at the start, because they put annoying advertising strategy far above actually making a product people need or want.

[@Lethal-Beef]

@@ChronycPaindawg what😂 just tap the right side of your screen 6 times what’s wrong with you😂

[@Svefngengill]

@@TheEvilCheesecake I don't know, the base premise of displate is a nice product that clearly appeals to a demographic. The problem as of late is the fact that they started inundating their selections with AI "art". They diluted their brand, and now the cost of their product, that used to be justifiable as a sort of 'premium' product that supports artists, just isn't anymore.

[@geovannibotticella7822]

Guys at Rocket Jump use to say "A movie is not MADE, until your butt is in a chair and you're watching the credits role" and I think that is even more prevalent now than ever. Especially since a show/movie can be completely made and still get deleted off its streaming service never to be seen again.

[@KaioEmanuel24]

That escalated… slowly haha But I agree with the Fantastic Four argument, they just have to do it right, there’s no mid-term

[@YaBoiJonesy]

I don't think enough people are crazy enough about the Fantastic Four for it to be the "savior" of the MCU

[@taich1275]

@@YaBoiJonesy bc most mcu fans are just movie fans and never picked up a comic

[@jaredchacon2645]

Thats what im saying man l, if they dont work, doom aint working

[@miguelcapetillo7160]

Honestly... Now I kinda want it to crash and burn alongside the rest of the MCU. Just to have Marcus talk about Bluey.

[@yonical2trap]

​@YaBoiJonesy yeah the reason that is is because every version have been lame and stupid. The marvel comics universe STARTED with the fantastic four, with everything else after building upon it, like the first Iron Man to the films. What I'm saying is the fantastic four COULD BE marvels next big thing and could save the mcu, just like the comic did in 1961

[@LordofBroccoli]

I think RDJ as Doctor Doom would've worked far better if they hadn't revealed it to us beforehands. I really like the idea of an alternate universe Tony Stark where he became Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man, but imagine how much better and more exciting that reveal would be if it had happened, you know... in the movie? These televised reveal events only serve to sow doubt and speculation, most of which will skew toward the negative.

[@GloriousSwordHorse]

it would be nice but they cannot afford to do it. Who's going to watch yet another FF movie if they didn't tell people RDJ is doom?

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

@@GloriousSwordHorse Doom isn't in the Fantastic Four movie though (besides a rumoured after credits scene.)

[@LordofBroccoli]

@@GloriousSwordHorse Everyone would. Look at the number of fuckups the MCU had and people still show up hoping it will be better this time. People hated Amazing Spider-Man but still showed up for MCU's Spider-Man. People will do the same for FF even after its failures, there was no need to reveal RDJ except that Disney is feeling the pressure to do something right now rather than in 2026... That desperation may cause them to damage their own movies.

[@LordofBroccoli]

@@tortoiseoflegends4466 He may show up, after all who's the villain going to be other than Doctor Doom. Unless they kill the Romani Doctor Doom and then RDJ comes out in the end credit scene like "I'm the bad guy now!" xD

[@tomgu2285]

He is playing doctor doom. Not a alternative Version.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

5 years ago, You NEVER could have convinced me I’d be skipping an entire year of Marvel movies 😢

[@stonewall286]

I skipped most of them the entire run.

[@BadGirlTayTayNow]

@@stonewall286wow, you’re so cool

[@BadGirlTayTayNow]

@@stonewall286do you see how nobody cares?

[@stonewall286]

@@BadGirlTayTayNow wow what got you upset XD

[@billycranston5481]

TrueUnderDawgGaming love your channel the MK content is always welcome and you have a good take on what you cover.

[@DanIsHuman]

Alright, lets bully the shit out of Markus for this one in a few years. If Fantastic 4 sucks, you are making a review of Buffy, Bluey, and idk... Lego ninjago.

[@civamina]

Jump up kick back whip around and spin

[@teddysquid103]

lego ninjago would go crazy tho

[@nojustno7464]

NINJAGO MENTIONED

[@biggrayalien4791]

Before Ninjago he's gotta review the Bionicle movie(s), trailers, and I think there was a TV show at one point? It's all small stuff so I can't imagine it'll be a bit investment haha

[@mariner_]

PLS REVIEW NINJAGO ITS TOO PEAK

[@SirJenti]

16:00 Cosmonaut Variety Hour goes crazy timestamp

[@healingbunnyboi2742]

There he is…. There’s the god of war

[@fraughtmonster8]

@@healingbunnyboi2742consider your blood debt paid.

[@bobbyshewan4229]

@@healingbunnyboi2742consider your blood debt (batshit crazy rant Marcus) paid…

[@mackielunkey2205]

Pretty understandable, since from what I’ve heard, the last few FF movies are not exactly classics lol

[@ivanagustinortiz5237]

​@@mackielunkey2205 only actually good FF movie wasn't even released and was apparently burnt to pieces by Avi Arad. So, lets just say the bar is pretty fucking low.

[@highwaytoheaven99]

I don't think "star power" is what will save the MCU, because you guys may not remember it, but RJD and Chris Evans weren't "top dogs" in Hollywood before the MCU. Sure, they had roles here and there, but they had nowhere near the "star power" they have today. The MCU carried them as much as they carried the MCU. So no, I don't think RDJ as Doom is what will save the MUC. If the MCU introduces the F4 AND the X-men in a satisfying way, THEN we're talking. People forget the X-men were the "golden goose" of Marvel before the Avengers, and its time to remind them of that.

[@sathrielsatanson666]

The MCU fid not carry RDJ because without RDJ would be no MCU (not as we know it today, anyway). RDJ and Chris Evans are perfect castings that are pretty rare and those guys are the big reason MCU Phase 1-3 was such a success (Feige being another big part). RDJ is not going to save MCU (it's a stupid term and MCU does not need saving). Downey is almost 60 years old, he is too old to put MCU on his shoulders again. So MCU will be fine until people stop caring about superhero movies or stop going to cinema altogether.

[@astockimage6282]

He clearly didnt mean star power in that way he meant they were extremely charismatic and felt like a stand out presence in their movie while current mcu movies lack that caliber of main character

[@Film-Watcher12]

I don’t think anything will save the MCU at this point. It’s just done for imo.

[@OGLOCdr3w]

Unfortunately they fumbled the remake trilogy that was chill till the apocalypse/phoenix bits. And new mutants...sigh..I feel like we will just get more of that and fan4stick stuff. Where are the people that worked on Xmen '97 at????

[@markfanelli5293]

"MCU Carried Them as much as they carried MCU". Your way underselling RDJ bro. Iron man was the hit that set the tone for the whole MCU up to End Game. That was all built on RDJ's performance and John Favreu's direction, allowing actors to improvise their lines and inject humor and authenticity. I'll say MCU maybe carried Chris Evans and definitely some of the others. But RDJ is a big reason why the MCU became the MCU.

[@Eldritch-707]

I'm sorry son I can't come to your baseball game. Uncle Cosmonaut posted.

[@Deadwolf27]

15 minute baseball game. He probably wouldn't have shown up either if it weren't for the fact he's participating.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

probably for the best that you are never in charge of a child.

[@alidanna7479]

good choice he can play many games you can only watch this now

[@gefff_9377]

I unironically beg of you to review every season of buffy the vampire slayer in order. That would be such a fun mix-up.

[@jameswilliston9926]

As you touched on here, I believe we should WANT corporations desperate. Especially in regards to creative industries controlled by said corporate executives. The "console wars" are a pretty good representation of what happens when one company feels WAY ahead of it's competition. PS2 killing it, so arrogant with it's pricing and structure of PS3, let 360 run all over them. 360 dominates market for a long stretch, completely miss the mark with Xbone reveal. PS4 (now 5)kills market and look at their choices and pricing models now. There's more to it than just that synopsis, but I believe the idea holds up to scrutiny. Desperate is when creatives often get the green light to run with their ideas from their IP owners. I'd feel RDJr is a terrible idea normally..but then the Russo bros at the helm? Have they made a bad movie? also...could you please review the Buffy seasons? I can't be the only one who'd like to see that (and agrees with your take on best to worst seasons)

[@rickrivers2021]

I disagree. When they get desperate they don't take real risks, they just make dumb decisions. Like Sony hoping that Kraven the Hunter will be the next Venom despite having no concept for who the character is or why people care about him. Or tossing a famousbactor into a random franchise movie and hoping people will by yickets bc of the face. Desperate Hollywood isn't interested in art or story its interested in tossing enough IP outnthroughoutntue year that something ends up a hit, and they never seem much bothered with understanding why theboje project was a hit and the rest flops. "NWH was a success? Great! Lets do it again instead of paying off on the new status quo it so effectively set up."

[@felixdaniels37]

You're not wrong here, but I just don't get the impression that this is the kind of desperation. We're not seeing a corporation that's willing to give up control and leave it all on the faith that their creatives will pull through. No, that was with their more experimental titles like Wandavision, MoM and Eternals. Hell, the fact that they paid RDJ such an obscene amount of money suggests the exact opposite. What We're witnessing here is pure corporate pride mannig the ship, throwing money to fix the problem and running around like a headless chicken. This has happened so many times in the film industry, and NONE of it leads to good films.

[@phantomfenrir4976]

We saw the desperation effect too with Capcom. The absolute shit times and games they had on late 2000's to late 2010's led us to things like SF6, Resident Evil remakes (bar 3), or DMC 5. A desperate time is when a company stops fucking around and starts to listen or crash and burn with no survivors.

[@oscarm4095]

To add, with the advent of Gamepass being such a game changer by Microsoft, Sony has finally begun making their console exclusives available for PC. Hell, the MCU was borne out of desperation since Marvel had none of their big characters and were left with the B team and fighting to avoid bankruptcy, so they put all their eggs on Iron Man. The rest is history. Now DC is looking for a strong revival with one of the MCUs most successful creatives at the helm, plus their continued failure to get another hit that isn't controversial. I'm thinking it's safe to say we're gonna get some really big swings from Marvel soon.

[@alejandrolagos9603]

Russo directed before the woke lgtb forced inclusive agenda, lets see how he can sourt that now

[@thomaslaroche9886]

A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Halloween Special is all i need. Please Marcus it's my birthday

[@lylelylecrocodile2538]

Happy birthday

[@boo5860]

YEAAAHHH

[@thawtianajawnson30]

That’s unfortunate that you won’t watch a show about Agatha Harkness because it’s one of the best MCU shows.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

That’s pretty fucking pathetic

[@Pink.andahalf]

It's a show about the titular sociopath murdering witches for centuries. It was fantastic.

[@thedimbot8154]

10:42 using Vince McMahon clips when talking about being desperate is hilarious 😭

[@matthewm47]

make sajam slam video PLEASEEE your fighting game video is what got me super into fighting games i'd love to hear you talk more about them

[@99loolill]

Seconding this

[@whoismorn2]

I tuned into the Slam and it was such an awesome experience

[@tonygabagool]

Bro uploads 2 videos a month anyways. What is this dudes day job? Why doesn’t he hire an editor?

[@stellaroj]

For sure need that Sajam Slam video.

[@stevecristian6932]

Aged like milk about Jonathan

[@EPICMAN_3D]

Now I can't wait to see his reaction to Fantastic 4 😂 and see if he gets low enough to do a Bluey review

[@Satellaview1889]

If it’s bad enough, part way through the video he’d just be like: “You know what, no! I am not reviewing this! This misunderstands literally everything that makes the Fantastic 4 fun! I’m not doing this anymore! I’d rather review Bluey, that watch this sh*#. You know what f*$% it, this video is a Bluey review now!”

[@mackielunkey2205]

@@Satellaview1889 Bluey unironically, though, is one of the best cartoons to ever air. In my top 4.

[@miguelcapetillo7160]

​@@Satellaview1889 L...? W...? Bit of both...?

[@Satellaview1889]

@@miguelcapetillo7160 Bit of both. Bit of both is good.

[@strikerecho2592]

I can confirm that as an Australian myself, Bluey is really good. :)

[@gregorygeorge8695]

This whole RDJ thing somehow feels like one of the biggest risks Marvel as ever taken, and yet one of the smallest at the same time. If they go safe here, they lose. Also agree on FF, if they fail here is guaranteed Joever

[@TheMonkeygoneape]

the naming thing I agree, I remember a lot of people freaking out about penguin being "renamed" to Oswald "Oz" Cobb dropping the "lepott" like it was blasphemy

[@FromGroundToMud]

I would like to point out that ROMANI =/= ROMANIAN. Most people born in that region of Europe aren't ROMANI, ROMANIANS aren't ROMANI and ROMANI aren't ROMANIANS.

[@Go_away_loser]

@@FromGroundToMud no one cares buddy

[@frankwoods1531]

Ahh this reminds me of the show Utopia lol

[@FromGroundToMud]

@@Go_away_loser I do

[@numberpi5473]

He's being a lil edgy boy in the comments, ​@@FromGroundToMud. Pay him no mind.

[@AaliyahYable]

You might have one of the most controversial Buffy seasons ranking I’ve ever seen. I’m now genuinely interested in an 11 hour video about it

[@varadbhandare4441]

I think it's reasonable. I'd personally put 5 above 2 and make Season 7 4th place but I can understand why others would share his ranking

[@Warclam]

I'd put 5 lower, but that's just personal dislike. I admit it's actually good.

[@leocelestial]

6:31 I thought i was sick of superhero stuff, but then i watched Deadpool and Wolverine, which then led me to watch X-Men The Animated Series, into X-Men 97. And i came to realize exactly what you just said. I wasn't sick of superhero stuff, i was just sick of mid superhero stuff.

[@anumakeupartist4860]

Watch logan! 👍🏻

[@RisingJay]

IDK Marcus, they are not paying this man the budget of half a Phase 1 flick for him to just be a variant that gets cast aside. Call me crazy but that's not really a sensible move no matter how you look at it, if he's not an alt Doom that BECOMES main Doom, I'll send ya $10 lol

[@thebiggestcarl]

i really dont think the amount of money he got is a big deal at all. its disney lmao, theyve kinda got a lot of money. rdj was probably like "alright ill come back if you give me 80 mil" and disney was like "uh okay sure"

[@JBoxy7]

i think its victor von doom of the fantastic four universe that is going to join the main MCU

[@TheJadedJames]

They are just slotting RDJ’s DOOM into the same role Kang was going to play in Avengers 4 & 5. He’ll be gone after that, just like they didn’t keep Thanos around after his two parter

[@ksnjdiss7566]

@@thebiggestcarl random but god damn i adore that Kenjaku panel, its so fckn funny😭

[@thebiggestcarl]

@@ksnjdiss7566 it’s so good lmaooo, I’m not even a kenjaku fan but his face is so funny 😭

[@machodgdon]

The MCU truly did peak with Endgame. Sure we are gonna have cool moments coming up but narratively the run of Iron Man to Endgame will never be replicated

[@InquisitorThomas]

Yeah, the story is over and we’ve just been doing Side quests.

[@Jefrejtor]

I'd say Infinity War was the peak, Endgame was the slightly underwhelming conclusion

[@blodiaaa6990]

It actually peaked with Infinity War. Endgame isn't as good as people think. The time travel nonsense ruined it.

[@audaciousjones]

and its sad cause the infinity saga had a fuckton of missed opportunities (no iron man vs real mandarin, malekith personality removed, no captain america/red skull rematch, ronan-baron strucker-executioner-crossbones-ultron-klaw-black order get killed off too early, black widow not getting movie right after civil war)

[@zachw4825]

peaked with infinity war. End game was a mess

[@CypherOfSolace]

My airpod died right at 10:01 I thought that was his reaction 😂

[@blackopspro6455]

DROP THE STREET FIGHTER MARCUS BRACKET RUN VIDEO

[@DesolationNathan]

Is Marcus a controller or fight pad guy? WE NEED TO KNOW

[@blackopspro6455]

@@DesolationNathan He has his own custom fight stick. It’s pretty rad

[@andmikkelsen898]

For me, I think the problem is that after Endgame and Guardians 3, we have said goodbye to a lot of beloved characters, that basicly carried the MCU, like Captain America, Iron Man, Chadwick Boseman and now The Guardians! They have spend the time ever since to establish all these new characters, but unfortuanally... failed miserable, cause they apear one time in a bland show or movie and then we dont see them again, like.. we havent seen Shang Chi in years! There is nothing to make me excited for Avengers doomsday cause there has been no build up or cohesive storyline through the movies or shows! Then they cast RDJ as Victor Doom, which just screams panick to me Xdddd

[@Calekoflight]

Endgame felt like an ending to a series. Sure a sequel series might work but we have to like the new characters and can't just be told we should because some older character we like does.

[@bullworthless]

The thing about these new characters is that they take way too long to bring them back from their original introduction, like you said in your 2nd mini paragraph, but they only do that to introduce more characters nobody really cares about. I mean, is anyone excited for Ironheart? Did *anyone* want a show about Agatha?(which is good so far so I'm not complaining, I just don't know why the idea for her having her own project even existed other than Kathryn Hahn just being a good actress).

[@x0gucx]

It was a big mistake to only have 2 avengers movies for the entire saga. In half the time, we were supposed to fall in love with like double the characters and set up s new villain that in all honesty, hasn't done sht. Now in less time we gotta now develop a totally different guy running purely off of actor bias and character hype rather than any good story telling like thanos

[@pretsal4955]

MCU character Chadwick Boseman

[@bullworthless]

@@x0gucx To be fair I loved Kang the second I saw him in Loki. He was so different from someone like Thanos or any other villain and Major's acting made it even more interesting. It's unfortunate he's gone because I would've loved to see what they did with Kang.

[@4203105]

Thing is, the show about Agatha Harkness is actually good.

[@oXRaptorzXo]

Nah

[@dankerbell]

maybe, but it's still a show about agatha harkness and we don't give a fuck

[@thawtianajawnson30]

@@dankerbellwhy? Because she’s a woman?

[@whyiwakeup6460]

@@thawtianajawnson30she was a villain from a show 3 years ago whose story was resolved, why do we need a show all about her

[@thawtianajawnson30]

@@whyiwakeup6460 her story wasn’t resolved. They barely gave us any backstory about her in WandaVision. This show expanded greatly on who she is, and it helped introduce Wiccan which will lead into Vision Quest, Young Avengers and Scarlet Witch’s return. Agatha All Along was a necessary show for the MCU.

[@MarcusFigueras]

It's crazy how the best thing to happen to Marvel in general this year was x-men 87 and the MVC collection re-release.

[@ryker4547]

X men 97, Deadpool and wolverine, Agatha is good and Marvel rivals

[@frogcatdog]

@@ryker4547bro tried to slip in DP&W and Agatha 😂😂

[@jonvthvnx5729]

@@frogcatdog Agatha is actually pretty good. I can guarantee you didn’t even bother checking it out to begin with.

[@унштерн]

LMAO. d&w is straight up garbage! didn't watch agatha--doubt that it's good though.

[@ryker4547]

@@унштерн We already saw that you are unique and different, we already saw you

[@MrTragedious986]

Despite being a variant, I think they should have cast someone else instead of relying on Robert Downey Jr, it just felt wrong for many reasons especially the whole Spider Man interacting this guy.

[@andyblanton6570]

I mean, it's probably going to be Tony Stark from another dimension.

[@xhshdd7113]

​@@andyblanton6570i mean sure, but its not like they haven't used different actors for variants, like maybe i haven't watched enough of the new shit, but i swear only kang used the same actor no?

[@Dragonblader4499]

@@andyblanton6570no they stated specifically that he is Victor Von Doom not Tony Stark

[@cpvidscenteral]

Watch RDJ's Dr. Doom kill Peter now, I'm calling it

[@theradionicrevival8068]

@@cpvidscenteralwatch him being marketed wearing the mask only wear it for about 20 mins or less most of the time 💀

[@gio6166]

12:02 In the comics Groot would speak in small sentences, bit primitive but sentences so even Groot is different

[@jaydblerd4360]

I feel like rdj is gonna be playing a tony stark variant that continued being involved in weapons manufacturing and eventually people started calling him dr doom and the name stuck. God i hope its something like this

[@kobienotcoby2862]

This is a cool idea and I hope they roll with something along the lines of this.

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

5:07 lol she did already show up in a movie (the ending of The Marvels), to do a setup for Young Avengers, unfortunately nobody saw it because it's already a niche movie that's a sequel to a movie and two shows.

[@datguy3581]

That might mean we'll have to wait a few more years for Kate to comeback. Unfortunate.

[@Shadowcam00]

_"You're probably going to watch the movie anyway."_ Sure, but will i _pay_ for it? That is the question.

[@ArchineOne]

Are we getting a quickie for Transformers One or are you saving it for a juicy picture show?

[@rigatonipasta]

I really want a quickie because it will get people to watch the movie. It needs the sales

[@padraigdon1657]

He's probably doing that video for picture show in 2027 lol

[@pastashack3517]

To the point at 12:42, I would agree that Doom doesn't need to be perfectly faithful to the original source... but we've never gotten a solid film adaptation of that. I think F4 fans just want to see a solid adaptation of the basics without changing things up before getting wacky with it. There have been several attempts already, and they haven't worked to communicate Doom's basic elements. He doesn't always have to be Victor, the evil wizard ruler of Latveria, morally complicated and sometimes-ally... but it would be nice to see that once.

[@l.n.3372]

I don't understand how animated shows and video games can get Doom perfectly yet live action cannot.

[@okand6770]

The unofficial 90s movie had a more faithful Doom than the others

[@TheJadedJames]

@@l.n.3372 I don’t think anyone who was a legit FF fan has ever written or directed an FF movie. And when he get an MCU FF movie there is a good chance we will be in an MCU Spider-Man situation where it won’t be traditional in certain ways in an explicit attempt to differentiate itself from the two prior adaptations. Doom would have been saved for later like how Spider-Man Homecoming doesn’t use Green Goblin, and The Batman doesn’t use Joker

[@hannahw7023]

yeah the reason why Reed Richards being Dr Doom worked is because audiences were already familiar with the original Dr Doom, hence why it was such an interesting twist. The MCU is leap-frogging the original Dr Doom in order to get some star power out of casting RDJ So RDJ playing an alternate universe version of Tony Stark, in which Tony Stark is Dr Doom, can absolutely work and is a cool idea (at least, that's my theory as to what is happening. If RDJ is playing Victor von Doom, that's a whole other can of worms). But make no mistake, the MCU still made the conscious decision to skip the original version of the character in favor of star power.

[@jboy544]

@@hannahw7023 Well they did say that this was Victor Von Doom, not an Iron Man variant. How do you think that changes things? I think what they should do is keep it faithful as much as possible. Obviously, there has to be some kind of explanation for why he looks like Iron Man but it shouldn't be that he used to be Tony Stark and turned into Doom.

[@jotun.616]

Starts at 2:30

[@allenreevearrows2553]

*pourquoi?* 🤔

[@mattiismouse1086]

Explode

[@soliduswasright678]

IMO if they fuck up Doom, the MCU is truly cooked.

[@IbrahimToure_]

especially with all the good scripts dc is coming up with right now

[@Lord-vader2002]

Times change ​@@IbrahimToure_

[@knightshadowhimself]

@@IbrahimToure_Like what exactly? Other than Batman

[@MrStath1986]

@@IbrahimToure_ Hilarious statement when we haven't even seen Creature Commandos yet. Sure, Gunn has precedent and The Suicide Squad is one of the old DCEU best, but that doesn't mean everything he touches will be gold.

[@juu4503]

You could say its DOOMED

[@theyungcujo]

6:54 I also think the MCU is majorly suffering from star power. Idgaf about another overpaid A list celebrity cast just for their face/name. Give me talent and someone who actually fits the role.

[@Robin-be1zm]

Simu Liu!?!? Iman vellani!?!?

[@gamlaman]

Marcus. Marcus. Please, PLEASE do a long Buffy review. ...actually I would love a Bluey video too, thank you. My partner watches it and even though it's a little kids show that mostly has ultra light kid plots, once in a while there are suprisingly nuanced yet still kid-friendly takes on some heavy topics.

[@PASH3227]

Agreed!

[@angstyteen6042]

I really don't get how people just sit down and watch bluey like it's some compelling TV series. If you're not a parent it's just boring.

[@Air_OK]

Fantastic Four rant was warranted lol, they can’t afford to mess that up. With regards to MCU Doom, while this most certainly won’t be the version we love from the earth-616 comics, I hope they don’t completely abandon the concepts around Doom that make him an interesting character, specifically his connection to mystic parts of the marvel universe such as Mephisto and the like, and his motivations as a character, an endless, selfish pursuit of power to make up for his inability to save his mother. Whether or not he’s Romani or the leader of Latveria (which he hopefully will be) aren’t as important (but are low key fucked up to exclude, Disney/Marvel are all talk and no action on progressive politics as all corpo slop companies are), but I think there is an expectation for the character of Dr. Doom and who he is as a person and his past that people will be looking for. I personally feel an adaptation closer to the current Ultimate Doom (who isn’t even that universe’s Dr. Doom, who may or may not be alive after the Secret War story that was just an excuse to get Miles to Earth-616), where he’s another universe’s Reed Richards made into Doom by the Maker, who is the actual ultimate universe Reed Richards, is probably the worst example of how they could adapt Dr. Doom, imo, because he is only Doom in name and they might as well just do anything else at that rate lol, because they aren’t representing the actual character, just the name. The worst possible thing they could do though is somehow connect MCU Doom’s story to Tony Stark. That’s the last thing we need if we want the MCU to move forward.

[@krishp1104]

it's gonna be S tier MCU slop, probably

[@jaydeesc2812]

Regarding the Blade movie that is never coming out, I am still in SHOCK with the amount of production issues that film is having right now. I can only speculate and say that corporate meddling is being ESPECIALLY egregious there. They wouldn't have that many issues otherwise.

[@Ty2595]

From the future... Blade was delayed indefinitely

[@admiralweb27]

Yeah, I'm with you. I dont really have a strong opinion on the idea of Doom until we actually see what their idea is lol. And don't mess the F4 up... again again!

[@eliasmg9144]

We do not want a marginally better movie than FANT4STIC, we want a good F4 movie and we want it now!

[@bigyoshi5170]

“Welcome to the MCU by the way, you’re joining at a bit of a low point.” -Deadpool *HA!* Funny Marvel, still doesn’t make that low point go away though.

[@aidanflanagan610]

I don't really think anyone that was the intent

[@cyborgdiego3454]

Good writing is when they point out that it’s bad, but continue making it bad, I guess.

[@kiratwo4u]

well this definitely is lazy writing

[@charlesclines444]

100% need a video recapping the Sajam Slam. I had no idea you were even there! Now I’m hype to hear more about it and what it was like for you

[@IsaacV24]

Honestly, now that GOTG is complete, I’m officially checked out of the MCU.

[@jinxact532]

I like watching he animated marvel projects my favorite marvel projects are all ways the animated projects or the games

[@luiginastro8831]

but what about poopypool and cunterine

[@anubusx]

Casting RDJ as Doom is desperate.

[@antipop1717]

suuureeee you are

[@WiloPolis03]

I swear people say this after every well received MCU project that came out. In 30 years people will be saying that now that the Howard the Duck trilogy is complete they're done with the MCU. It's like Doctor Who fans that say with every new season that the show ended with the previous Doctor

[@damgful]

Weird takes on established characters is cool and all, but first I want to see them being adapted faithfully. Do the wacky stuff after that.

[@sauceinmyface9302]

I would personally want to see doom being set up in the upcoming movies before doomsday. Other dooms, that arent the rdj doom. They can change some of the context of latveria and prime doom, but the thing is that a lot of the modernized heroes of the mcu were done to make less appetizing characters more cool. But doom is kind of already cool, and a lot of people know that, I think.

[@johnnybigbones4955]

Fully agree. The weird takes work in the comics because of the decades of not weird comics forming the comparison with the weird stuff. You could probably pull off weird with batman or spiderman by now, but outside of that I don't think any of the heroes have that kind of foundation on screen.

[@hefoughtabear118]

His take especially makes no sense when doom has been poorly adapted twice already

[@stimulanttree]

@@johnnybigbones4955 yeah exactly. That's part of why spider verse worked. We all knew what spiderman was about and so they could get weird with it

[@jorgeskuf]

it makes no sense no sense to complain about that now considering that half the MCU has completely different takes/personalities that are not faithful to the comics.

[@JordanShipp-w1d]

Agatha All Along turned out real good.

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

I don't care though. I am not watching a spin off show about a secondary character from a spin off show about a tertiary MCU character. Same goes for Echo. I would have maybe considered watching a Season 2 of WandaVision or Hawkeye but no... sorry.

[@jnevs6]

They can't fuck up the fantastic 4, not again...

[@KevinLopez-fm9kz]

If they do, then that'd be their 4th failed attempt.

[@username.exenotfound2943]

people will just be coping and say its good just like when disney serves star wars slop and at least half of the fanbase slurps it and says "thanks i want more"

[@EquineDreams3]

Let's be honest-they will f it up. If there was any Real talent writing V Doom's story, they wouldn't rely on RDJ being their show puppy.

[@jonvthvnx5729]

@@EquineDreams3Doom isn’t the villain of F4, and will likely only appear in the end-credits scene. The direction they’re taking the character seems largely disconnected to what Shakman is doing with this first F4 film.

[@michaelreardon303]

4th time’s the Charm!

[@davinci3478]

He may be from a different universe but that’s definitely the MCU doom. Marvel isn’t blowing 80 million dollars just for a variant. That’s main doom and you also know they didn’t spend 80 million on one face to cover it up. Dooms gonna barely wear the mask to show Downey’s face.

[@MrStath1986]

80 million will be chump change if the film makes a billion.

[@ninjanibba4259]

You must’ve not paid attention, Disney blows money on anything that sticks to the wall Phase 4-5 have been the latest example

[@jorgeskuf]

but I DO believe they spent 80 million dollars just for a Doom variant

[@frankwoods1531]

@@MrStath1986 you're forgetting to include the production costs of the actual film itself

[@MrStath1986]

@@frankwoods1531 I'm not; if the course-corrected MCU gets back on track then Disney will profit from shelling out on RDJ's 'return' movie for potentially years.

[@joey-if7zq]

Button for Marcus reviewing Bluey

[@evingrindle1929]

2 expectations: 1. I just don’t want Dr. Doom to have his mask be a repurposed Iron Man mask or have a “Mr. Stark?” scene with Tom Holland 2. I feel the same way about F4 as you Marcus…this has been in the works for YEARS and if they mess it up I’m gonna lose it…

[@LowTierFallout]

The 1st one is absolutely going to happen.

[@tomgu2285]

​@@LowTierFallout I mean... Sure it will but spiderman will realize that this is not towny stark

[@KanyeT1306]

I am hoping that RDJ plays Victor Von Doom (not some Iron Man variant) and nobody acknowledges he looks like Tony Stark. It's just movie magic and they straight up treat him as an entirely different person. No Spiderman in tears or looking confused. RDJ just acts completely different, no quips or hint of Tony Stark. I hope they nail F4, but the cast already has me worried. I think F4 is just cursed. Chris Evans in Deadpool is going to be the best thing the Fantastic Four name gives us in the foreseeable future.

[@hexyoutubeaccount]

im sorry but now i'm kinda hoping fantastic 4 flops cause i want those buffy videos

[@ajchromatic]

I saw Kevin Feige and the Russo brothers in three separate clips yet somehow my brain went “these are all the same person”

[@meingaht6265]

14:09 actually a good point. It gives me some interest in the MCU again

[@ingridbeifong649]

Marcus not liking Agatha All Along killed something inside of me

[@pandalandalopalis6515]

he probably hasn't watched it at all and i dont blame him because i had the same opinion as him before actually watching the show and liking it a lot

[@jaycollins2036]

Agatha all along feels like it's killing something inside of me while I watch it.

[@ingridbeifong649]

@@jaycollins2036 why

[@marumae]

I honestly doubt he's had time to watch it yet. It may surprise him, but I can see why, he's uninterested because he wasn't *that* impressed with Wandavision either. He thought it was "okay".

[@Rubbly]

Your section in one video about a specific Buffy episode was really good, I would watch a Buffy review from you!

[@brigitteverhagen766]

Do you know in which video he talked about the body? :)

[@kellyb6863]

​@brigitteverhagen766 it was the spiderman fan movie video! I think it's called spiderman lotus?

[@JustSomeMexicanwithaMustache]

There are so many actors out there in the world and yet they cast RDJ as Doctor Doom?! The fact people are more interested at the ideas of Spider-Man seeing Doctor Doom's face instead of Reed Richard and Doctor Doom interacting just tells me how bad the casting is.

[@CrowTRobot]

Honestly they accidentally clicked “hard mode” with that casting. They have a lot to prove in order to justify that casting and they probably thought it was an easy way to recover from Kang.

[@georgeandfriendsadventures5073]

If they were gonna cast an MCU actor, it should’ve been Mads Mikkelsen. He had a pretty forgettable role in the MCU anyways.

[@uchihabomber1296]

I completely agree man it’s bad casting and fails to make doom actually be his own character cuz now he’s just related to iron man over Reed Richards

[@SockBramson_]

I think Cosmo’s Doom rant perfectly encapsulates it. It could end up being very interesting and cool, but it could also be a nail in the coffin and a complete fucking mess.

[@thepoleontheroad]

​@@georgeandfriendsadventures5073Yeah pity they wasted an actor like him

[@guilhermemarinho9861]

About the Superior Spider-Man section at 13:48, I just need to say that if you don't think the payoff of that scene with Peter and Norman is PEAK SPIDER-MAN.... Then I don't know what to say

[@scribblebozz]

The pause, then the Its you? If thats what you mean ya loce that pannel its peak

[@guilhermemarinho9861]

@@scribblebozz Yes. The quip alone telling Goblin that the real deal is back is also so good

[@markflay7152]

Yeah that was amazing

[@kickasskeenan]

Always rad when you upload man! Hyped for what you’ve got cookin and thanks for sharin!

[@ThatFilmGuyyy]

I didn't expect Marcus to give us his ranking of the BTVS seasons, in this video.

[@GameExplore100]

Fuck it I’m saying it again. HE HAS RETURNED!!!

[@ThomasThomas2x3989]

The first thing he does is push adds in our faces😂😂

[@noahmellemstrand4756]

HE HAS RISEN BABY GIRL! The Haters: FUCK!

[@tyelerp2002]

BOUT TIME HES BEEN GONE FOR FAR TOOOO LONGGGGG

[@Jweidenkopf]

I know you made a joke about us only wanting MCU content, but I’d really enjoy hearing about movies you love, especially if they aren’t as well known or older. Like I loved the Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace video you did a while back.

[@TeoReviews]

'Nobody knows who Kang is' i mean... if you didn't play MvC2 or watch cartoons/read comics you probably didn't give a fuck about Thanos either.

[@TheJadedJames]

@@TeoReviews I will never forget watching Captain America 2 and the SHOCK spreading through the audience when Bucky was revealed as the Winter Solider. The Average person watches these movies with zero comic book knowledge

[@gamlaman]

Which is why the MCU built him up to movie fans on its own, for like most of the MCU's run up to Infinity War. Hell, no one knew who Iron Man was either, but then they built him up over two movies before even doing Avengers, then developed his character more so his ending meant a lot. Kang? One TV show he is barely in, and one very mid Ant Man movie. That's it.

[@PabloSky_yt]

And that's why he was showing up in the MCU since before the first Avengers movie and building up the narratives of his plans from the very beginning.

[@exsyaoktavian7428]

The hype was built right. That's all to it. They didn't make black widow fricking kill thanos in its first appearance or some shit. The multiverse theory makes them have a less value than what the actual value of the caharacter is. The one who remains, okay if he's dead then the other version can come. But the one that defeated in antman? Nah. And marvel have this kind of trends where they have to tell us how dangerous kang is instead of showing it. And then just die. The built up of his character was wronged in nany levels

[@-TheUnkownUser]

Or Ironman.

[@gizzardgizzard3583]

marcus pls make a full buffy video. also why did you not include season 7 in your rankings?

[@MasterPlaythrough]

I'm actually really liking Agatha. It scratches that Buffy/Charmed itch.

[@Jay-pl5xd]

Great point made at 0:00

[@smittyjjensin558]

Nah I skip ads

[@AshyMuted]

Yeah, the video was indeed sponsored by Displate.

[@samcarpenter_]

I think RDJ as Doom will go somewhat like David Tennant as the 14th Doctor. A shot in the arm, a big boost in popularity that will ultimately fade.

[@liambotha2467]

Agatha all along has actually been great thus far. Never knew of her character before but am throughly enjoying her as the lead. She has that star power but most people aren't even giving the show a try. That's the downside of hardcore marvel fans.

[@brojob5102]

7:10 gonna push back on that because very few people in the general public truly loved Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America before the MCU started in 08. Making a good, right stand alone movie comes first.

[@owenleal]

I think his point was more about the actors that carried those films. Alot of the performances from these new shows and films lack charisma, and that isnt the fault of the actors (like Hailee Steinfeld has great stage presence in general) but its just too oversaturated imo. Too many characters, too many actors, no performance is able to stand out like it once did.

[@WiloPolis03]

FWIW I saw the first two episodes of Agatha All Along premiere in theaters, and it made me actually excited for the first time in *years.* Felt like the good ole days. Call me optimistic but I gotta agree with Marcus on this one, the MCU does seem to be learning the right lessons

[@sathrielsatanson666]

If the lesson is "we need RDJ to sell our movies" MCU can use it only so much considering Dwoney is pushing 60.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@sathrielsatanson666 Bruh I literally said nothing about RDJ

[@sathrielsatanson666]

@@WiloPolis03 bruh, you literally said nothing about anything. You mentioned some vague lessons that Marvel is learning and I questioned some of the lesson I see MCU learning. And Agatha is made by people from Wandavision so I still do not know what is MCU learning truly. Guess I am not learning 😆

[@WiloPolis03]

​@@sathrielsatanson666Ah gotcha. Fair point

[@AcesBrandon]

That last 30 second crash out was amazing 😂

[@Necromancer4267]

"You're gonna watch it anyway" is a pretty wild claim considering these movies have been hemorrhaging left and right for half a decade. Remember how you just said Marvel is desperate? It's certainly not because people are watching their slop anyway.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

This isn’t exactly The Eternals we’re talking about here. I promise Avengers Doomsday will break the box office like No Way Home did.

[@Necromancer4267]

@@HurricaneDDragon I'll take that bet. See you in a couple years.

[@ShaffersWafers]

​@Necromancer4267 with the Russo Brothers directing? Bro you about to lose that bet 😂

[@tonnycruz3994]

​@@ShaffersWafers they better do something spectacular, none of their films after Endgame were well received

[@trollfacemafiagaming6036]

Tbf Doomsday will probably be watched by a lot of people none of the rest will tho besides Spiderman

[@mittinman]

Dr. Doom reveal would have been better if it happened in movie!! I said what i said.

[@ballerinaonamusicbox]

THIS. the theatre reactions wouldve been fucking crazy

[@tylere.8436]

I'm sure someone would have leaked the casting anyway. Some people always want to spoil the fun.

[@warmredwater]

His mask should never come off. Unless you meant via the credits.

[@shenzhong2942]

I think after Infinity and Endgame we all had this collective feeling like it was pretty much over. It’s startling how correct our feeling was

[@xXSonTJXx]

5:55 this is what I’ve been saying the entire time while people were clowning on it in real time lmao

[@frankwoods1531]

Spider man was good. Wakanda Forever does seem like hot garbage though

[@nmr7203]

There's a whole 2 good movies and the rest are absolute trash that break the universe, what on Earth are you people talking about

[@miffedakko9312]

As the only freak in the world who's favorite supervillain is Kang, I can confirm I did not care about Kang in the MCU.

[@toyanthaog5109]

Kang in the MCU is so peak

[@l.n.3372]

I liked Kang in Avengers earth's mightiest heroes

[@MilkMan7300]

Same but calling Majors a violent freak when all the evidence points to him being a victim is interesting

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

​@@MilkMan7300yeah that irritated me a bit

[@jaycollins2036]

​@MilkMan7300 yeah he seemed like narcissistic asshole when he compared himself to MLK, but the only evidence we saw was of him being chased and attacked by his ex and a few people on Twitter saying he was violent after the fact. I love Marcus but he should chill on any and all virtue signaling in the future.

[@wDoucheCanoe]

Avengers team lead by Tom Holland, Anthony Mackie, and Sebastian Stan will DEFINITELY get people in seats. They all three have great chemistry, especially Mackie and Stan

[@Theoneandonlydomtorento]

HES BACKKKK!!!! He remembered his password

[@firefightszz]

I honestly don’t understand why anyone would complain about a movie before it gets released. Unless it’s some outrageous shit that just sounds bad. (Like ANOTHER fast and furious) then yeah, complain all you want. But a casting, or some other basic changes to a character or story is NOT THAT DEEP.

[@marvelsandwich3502]

agatha all along is the best series marvel has made in a while

[@AshaJacob-qd7fb]

No it's loki

[@pvb3562]

0:15 aww you described comic book movies!

[@yonical2trap]

Facts about fantastic four. After 2 (technically 3) versions that failed to get them, then finally the rights are back at marvel and it STILL FLOPS, marvel is finished. They've gotta understand that if they fuck this shit up, not only is the fantastic four never reaching the mainstream ever again, but the future marvel universe, which started in the 60s with the fantastic four AT THE CENTRE, is finished. I don't care if the other films are good, the concept of an interconnected marvel universe is over

[@BrettEPierce]

Absolutely insane that they would risk casting a non-Norrin-Radd Silver Surfer in a movie this important.

[@yonical2trap]

@@BrettEPierce ehhhh not necessarily; I love Norrin Radd, and would kill for a solo series or movie kinda like the Dan Slott run, however, I'm pretty sure its confirmed this fantastic four is an elseworld, so I assume Norrin Radd exists in the main universe OR will be in the main universe after Secret Wars

[@wombatpandaa9774]

I would love to hear your thoughts on Agatha All Along because I just finished it a few days ago and found it surprisingly entertaining, and sometimes even kinda good? Like, most of it is whatever but there's a particular episode that's really good and about halfway through it goes off the rails in a way I generally liked, even though the execution suffered sometimes. Anyways, I think it did a lot right as a show that specifically addressed concerns about its relevance to the greater universe, and it's the first MCU thing in a while that's made me excited about the universe overall again.

[@getmario64]

17:00 hell, James Gunn has developed his DCU (DC UNIVERSE) on the way when Superman (2025) will come out.... I have high hopes and superpower enough Super James Gunn, and so do the other DCU films in the mid-2020s.

[@TheRappter]

Aren't there 7 seasons of Buffy? Also looking forward to that Halloween video 👻🦇

[@-Bert-]

Singling out Agatha is crazy like it wasn’t a solid show lol

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I agree so much with Kang. Jonathan Majors' exit was a blessing in disguise. I never felt the same gravitas as Thanos at all when I saw a Kang variant appear. Heck, I was lamenting that we were stuck with him over Dr. Doom or Galactus.

[@CDrizzleTheBoss]

horrid take, majors was loved for his performance and commitment

[@naplockblubba5369]

@@CDrizzleTheBoss They weren't saying Majors sucked, they were saying Kang just didn't feel very good as a main antagonist

[@dannypalin9583]

Kang in Quantumania is laughable, and not just because he gets owned by stampeding ants. It's because he fails so hard at being intimidating. He's just cheesy. Compare his performance with Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort in The Goblet of Fire. They're both so over the top, it's hilarious.

[@Actual_Real_Person]

The MCU Variety Hour is here again!

[@LoonerFlight]

I feel ya on wanting to see how a crazy premise works out. Sometimes it doesn't work, but you will ALWAYS have something to talk about

[@ThatNerdKM]

4:24 I grew up on marvel animated movies and TV. Kang was my favorite avengers villain! It was tied between him and Ultron. Apparently the MCU fucked them both over.😤

[@AlexG-jk8tc]

I feel like, if 2023 made it okay to dislike the MCU, then 2024 made it cool to dislike it. It's so hard to believe that 2019 was just five years ago...