FAQs:
1. What is the book “Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline” about?
The book serves as a definitive guide to following and understanding the broad and complex chronology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe orchestrated by Kevin Feige.
2. How has Marvel Studios made a continuity error affecting its chronology?
Marvel Studios has made a chronology error in the Spider-Man trilogy with Tom Holland. The movie “Spider-Man Homecoming” is supposed to take place two months after “Captain America: Civil War,” but it is set in 2020, creating a continuity glitch.
3. What happens at the beginning of “Spider-Man Homecoming”?
The prologue of “Spider-Man Homecoming” picks up immediately after the events of “The Avengers” with a colossal final battle in Manhattan in 2012.
4. When does the rest of “Spider-Man Homecoming” take place?
After the prologue, the rest of “Spider-Man Homecoming” is set in the movie’s present day, 2020.
5. What mistake is highlighted regarding the character Adrian Toomes and his evasion of the FBI?
Adrian Toomes, played by Michael Keaton, claims to have evaded the FBI for eight years, but according to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s continuity book, this is a mistake.
6. What explanation does the series “Loki” provide for the continuity error?
The series “Loki” introduces the character Miss Minutes who suggests that an analyst “misplaced the case file” regarding the Battle of New York being eight years ago instead of four years prior.
7. Is the continuity error of great significance?
No, Marvel considers the continuity error to be a minor mistake of no great significance.
8. What has Joe Russo, co-director of “Captain America: Civil War,” said about the MCU’s continuity error?
Joe Russo has acknowledged the error and referred to it as a “very incorrect eight years.”
9. How many characters, situations, movies, and series are involved in building the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Building a shared universe with many characters, situations, movies, and series is not easy for Marvel Studios.
10. Can the current games with the multiverse solve the continuity error?
No, even the current games with the multiverse cannot solve the continuity error.
11. Who played the character Adrian Toomes in the Spider-Man trilogy?
Michael Keaton played the character Adrian Toomes, also known as the Vulture.
12. Which movie was the first to introduce Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU?
“Captain America: Civil War” was the movie where we first saw Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.
13. How does the character Miss Minutes classify the continuity mistake?
The character Miss Minutes from the series “Loki” suggests that an analyst misplaced the case file regarding the Battle of New York’s timeline.
14. Has Marvel Studios addressed the continuity error?
Yes, Marvel Studios has referred to the continuity error on several occasions and is aware of it.
15. What is the significance of the Battle of New York in the chronology of the MCU?
The Battle of New York was a significant event in the chronology of the MCU, but there is a discrepancy in the number of years since it occurred.