Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a shared fictional universe and media franchise developed by Marvel Studios, centered on interconnected superhero films and television series.

Iron Man: Tony Stark is an engineer and armored superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His 2008 film launched the franchise and established its first major hero.
Marvel Studios: Marvel Studios is a film and television production company that develops Marvel-based screen stories. It created and oversees the MCU’s interconnected productions.
Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline: The MCU timeline arranges its films and series by the events they depict within the fictional universe. Release order and story chronology diverge, especially as prequels and time travel accumulate.
DC Extended Universe: The DC Extended Universe is a shared film franchise based on characters from DC Comics. It is the MCU’s closest major rival in building a connected superhero film setting.
Superhero film: A superhero film centers on characters with extraordinary abilities, identities, or missions to protect others. The MCU became a defining force in the genre’s global box-office prominence.
Avengers: The Avengers are a superhero team formed to confront threats beyond any member’s abilities. The team brings separate heroes together in the MCU’s first major crossover.
Kevin Feige: Kevin Feige is an American film producer and the longtime head of Marvel Studios. He guided the studio’s shared-universe plan and its development across phases.
Post-credits scene: A post-credits scene is a short sequence shown during or after a film’s end credits. MCU films use these scenes to plant future characters, conflicts, and connections.
Sony's Spider-Man Universe: Sony's Spider-Man Universe is a film franchise centered on characters associated with Spider-Man. It shows how Marvel characters can anchor a separate screen continuity outside the MCU.
Franchise filmmaking: Franchise filmmaking develops films as installments in a continuing commercial and narrative property. The MCU’s sustained interconnection helped make long-range planning central to studio strategy.

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