10 Marvel Movie Mysteries That Need Answers Badly
In any given interconnected movie universe, there will always be a lot of narrative threads
occurring at any given time.
As a general rule, they're included to leave writers with the option to go back to them
in the future if they want to - but that doesn't always end up immediately being the case.
Some plot threads can be forgotten, and some can just take a lot of time to resolve.
This can leave audiences with a lot of questions - and not all of them end up being answered.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is no exception to this.
Thirteen movies have been released in the MCU to date and there have been loads of plot
threads that writers have yet to go back to.
Granted, we know that some of them will be revisited, but not all of them will be, and
it can be frustrating having to wait to see them resolved in either case.
On that note, here are ten Marvel movies mysteries that need answers badly (and please bear in
mind there are spoilers for Captain America: Civil War in this video).
What Are The Infinity War Movies Going To Be Called?
At the start of May in 2016, it was revealed by director brothers Anthony and Joe Russo
that the two Avengers: Infinity War movies will be renamed before they are released in
2018 and 2019 respectively.
But what will they be renamed to?
The only clue the Russos gave about the new names is that they would be different to each
other and not just called "Part One" and "Part Two" any more.
This is extremely intriguing, but with no timescale on the renaming being given, fans
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are going to have to be patient for an answer to that
question.
What Actually Happened To The Red Skull?
At the end of 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, Hugo Weaving's Red Skull attempted
to handle the Tesseract and met his demise - but exactly what kind of demise was it?
The immediate assumption was that he had died, but the Tesseract is the Infinity Stone that
enables travel across the universe, so was the Red Skull simply transported to a distant
location in the cosmos?
He has yet to re-emerge in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but speculation about a possible
return has been rife for years.
Should he ever return, fans of the franchise would finally learn exactly what happened
to him.
Does Atlantis Exist In The MCU?
Towards the end of 2010's Iron Man 2, Tony Stark receives a debriefing from Nick Fury
at a S.H.I.E.L.D.
facility.
In the room are a number of high-tech computer screens with important information displayed
on them.
One of the screens has a map of the world on it with a number of key locations highlighted
on it; these include Wakanda and what appears to be Atlantis.
Wakanda has, of course, been confirmed to exist in the MCU, but six years on we still
haven't seen Atlantis introduced.
Does it actually exist in the MCU?
It would be very cool if it does, because we might get to see the introduction of Namor
the Sub-Mariner, but who knows if we'll ever find out?
Where Is The Real Mandarin?
2013's Iron Man 3 introduced a villain that caused a lot of anger among comic book movie
fans.
The Mandarin was initially believed to be the same bad guy who so famously fights Iron
Man on a regular basis in the comics, but Iron Man 3 put a controversial twist on the
character.
The Mandarin was revealed to be a ruse portrayed by bumbling British actor Trevor Slattery,
created to allow Guy Pearce's Aldrich Killian to go about his villainous business undisturbed.
However, Marvel Studios backtracked due to the fan reaction, and revealed in the Marvel
One-Shot All Hail the King that the real Mandarin is still out there.
But where is he?
Are we ever going to see him?
Only time will tell, but it doesn't look likely at the moment.
How Does Erik Selvig Know So Much?
In 2013's Thor: The Dark World, Stellan Skarsgård's Erik Selvig was revealed to have been driven
mad by the events of 2012's The Avengers - a movie in which Loki mind-controlled him using
his mysterious scepter.
In his crazed state, the institutionalised Selvig drew a diagram of the World Tree on
a chalkboard that included references to "The Fault" and "The Crossroads".
Fans of Marvel Comics will know that these are both cosmic gateways to an infinite number
of alien dimensions and alternate universes.
But how the hell does Selvig know about them?
What exactly did Loki put in his head?
Where exactly had he been taken by the God of Mischief?
We'll probably never know.
What's Happend To Odin?
At the end of the aforementioned Thor: The Dark World, when Loki was believed to be dead,
the God of Mischief actually revealed himself to be sat on the throne belonging to his adopted
father Odin.
Loki had used his magical illusions to disguise himself as the All-Father and had clearly
disposed of Anthony Hopkins' character in some way.
Since then, Odin's whereabouts hasn't been confirmed.
Is he dead?
Is he being held captive somewhere?
Did Loki hand him over to the Mad Titan, Thanos, as a way of apologising for his failure to
conquer Earth in The Avengers?
Surely we'll find out the answer to this question in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok.
How Do The Avengers Still Not Know Phil Coulson's Alive?
In the aforementioned Avengers movie in 2012, it's fair to say that the death of Phil Coulson
was pivotal in the coming together of the fractured titular team in order for them to
defeat Loki and his invading Chitauri army.
Tony Stark and his fellow heroes weren't going to let Clark Gregg's likeable character die
in vain, so they put their differences aside, convened in New York City, and kicked some
alien ass.
Soon after that victory, it was revealed in television's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
that Coulson had been resurrected.
Nearly four years on, the Avengers still don't know that he's alive again.
How?
Both the Avengers and Coulson's team of S.H.I.E.L.D.
agents make it their business to intervene in the exploits of super-powered villains
around the globe - and Coulson often does it in broad daylight - so it's crazy to think
his friends and allies in the Avengers aren't aware that he's not still dead.
Who Is Peter Quill's Father?
Guardians of the Galaxy was one of 2014's most successful movies, and it will be getting
a 2017 sequel as a result.
This is great news, as we already know that it will answer a question that fans badly
want answering.
It was revealed in the first movie that Peter Quill's father - someone Yondu described as
a "jackass" - was something more than human, and that's why Peter was able to withstand
the power of the Orb Infinity Stone.
The movie ended on that cliffhanger, which was really frustrating.
But it has now been confirmed that none other than Kurt Russell will be playing Quill's
dad in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
We really can't wait to find out which character he's playing!
Where Are All The Avengers Now?
At the end of the aforementioned Civil War movie, a lot of questions were left unanswered
regarding where certain Avengers were.
Captain America broke Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff, Sam Wilson and Scott Lang out of
the Raft prison, but where that quartet disappeared to afterwards is unclear.
Black Widow also had to go on the run after helping Cap and Bucky Barnes escape from the
authorities, so it's only known where a few of the Avengers are.
Tony Stark, James Rhodes and Vision remain at the Avengers facility in Upstate New York,
Spider-Man is back home in Queens and Captain America is in Wakanda with Black Panther and
Bucky Barnes.
When you also bear in mind that Hulk and Thor's whereabouts are still unknown after the events
of 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, fans really want to know where a lot of the Avengers are.
Did Spider-Man Sign The Sokovia Accords?
2016's Captain America: Civil War saw the Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Spider-Man.
The movie had Team Iron Man and Team Captain America fighting over the implementation of
the Sokovia Accords; a legislative bill that required superhumans to register as such and
be managed by the governments of the world.
The Webslinger fought on Tony Stark's pro-registration side, but did he actually sign the Accords?
He wasn't present for any discussions about it and it was never made clear.
It's really hard to imagine Spider-Man only operating on the streets of New York when
the government tell him to - that's just not how Spider-Man classically operates - and
his first MCU solo movie in 2017 will definitely have a bizarre feel to it if that turns out
to be the case.
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