Marvel Movies – Where It All Started

A Series Of Marvelous Film Experience

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a collection of American superhero films that have been produced by Marvel Studios. In 2007, the first of the movies went into production. The movies have gone on to be some of the highest-grossing movies of all time, making the franchise worth over $22.5 billion at the global box office…

Marvel Comics was founded in 1939, in what was known as the Golden Age of comic books and introduced us to a number of memorable characters. Marvel became a craze after the release of a series of video games. In 1982 Spiderman made his debut as an action video game by Parker Brothers. This game involved guiding Spider-Man around the game – it was the first video game to feature the character. Plus, it was the first Marvel Comic to be made into a video game! Spiderman also went on to spawn many blockbuster movies.

Spider-man

Spider-man has inspired a lot of Marvel fans. This movie is considered the best of the movies. So much so, that it brought about a number of sequels and additions to the series.  Such as Spiderman 2, Spiderman 3, and Spider-man: Far from Home. Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) is bitten by a genetically altered spider and becomes Spiderman. He learns to use his superpowers to fight crime after his uncle is killed by an armed robber.

Thor

This Thor movie is based on Marvel Comics character of the same name which was released in 2011. With Thor being banished from Asgard to Earth. We find that he has been stripped of his powers and Mjölnir – his hammer. As this all unfolds, his brother Loki wants to conquer the Asgardian throne. Thor has not only inspired movies but console games and even slot games like those found at the Kitty Bingo site!  This movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman.

Avengers

The Avengers franchise began in 2012, based on Marvel Comics main characters, the movie was written and directed by Joss Whedon. The cast included Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, and many others. In the movie, we find Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruiting superheroes to stop Thor’s brother Loki from conquering Earth.

Iron Man

This movie is probably one of the most popular Marvel movies. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark the billionaire and inventor. He tests and sells the latest weapons technology. Yet, he runs into trouble after he goes missing in Afghanistan. But he overcomes this after building a prototype armoured suit which he then sets about perfecting. After all, he is Ironman! This movie was directed by Job Favreau. It was followed by many sequels such as Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3.

There’s More Coming!

Yes… Movies like Black Widow and The Eternals and many more are on their way in 2021. So, we will continue to enjoy the Marvel universe for many years to come.