The Making of the MCU was a Sh*t Show (Pt 3: Toying with Phase 2)

Watch Part 4 here:    • The Making of Avengers: Age of Ultron was ...   Making movies for toys is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Iron Man 3 changing scripts to sell more toys to Thor: The Dark World changing scripts to sell more toys or choosing to make Guardians of the Galaxy… to sell toys. 💸 | Support us!   / itwasashtshow   🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasa... Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Avengers Changes the Film Industry 02:01 - Establishing the Marvel Writers Program 02:52 - Drew Pearce’s Runaways 03:19 - Shane Black Replaces Jon Favreau 04:35 - Reconceiving The Mandarin 05:35 - Broken Ankles & Bankrupt Effects Houses 06:48 - Marvel Entertainment vs Marvel Studios 07:21 - Ike Perlmutter’s Creative Committee 08:26 - Superheroes in Toyland 09:31 - Rebecca Hall Can’t Sell Toys 10:26 - Iron Man 3: May 3, 2013 10:56 - Retconning The Mandarin 11:56 - Finding a Kenneth Branagh Replacement 12:40 - Patty Jenkins’ Thoromeo & Juliet 14:28 - A Livid Natalie Portman 14:58 - Alan Taylor Needs a Better Script 15:48 - Every Sh*t Show Trope 16:28 - Marvel Doesn’t Like Taylor’s Thor 17:04 - Marvel’s Reshoot Process 17:41 - 35 Days of Changes 19:17 - Thor: The Dark World: November 8, 2013 20:08 - Nicole Perlman Gets Her Shot 21:18 - Perlman’s Guardians of the Galaxy 22:43 - James Gunn Gets Superheroes 23:17 - Gunn’s Connection to Rocket Raccoon 25:05 - Tuning Guardians for Marvel 25:58 - A Production Left Alone 27:03 - Marvel Branded Kool-Aid 27:36 - Nicole Perlman vs James Gunn 28:29 - Guardians of the Galaxy: August 1st, 2014 Sources: Badass Digest: https://bit.ly/3v9FPYE BuzzFeed: https://bit.ly/47lodYp https://bit.ly/3Srd3fB CGSociety: https://bit.ly/3Oxiwz7 Cinema Blend: https://bit.ly/44BOGPQ https://bit.ly/3u5uNTX Collider: https://bit.ly/3McKSxd https://bit.ly/49tMIDP Cosmic Book News: https://bit.ly/471gHl4 Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Ov0MEB https://bit.ly/3swt1e2 Film Divider: https://bit.ly/3QM8z1U Forbes: https://bit.ly/466WIQv GQ: https://bit.ly/45HKIou Guardian: https://bit.ly/46Ur6OP Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3bQtTPC https://bit.ly/44JGQ6C https://bit.ly/3MePcvT https://bit.ly/3Kx66VK https://bit.ly/3FnHwn5 https://bit.ly/3FRyxLh https://bit.ly/47oWUvx https://bit.ly/47mfVil Huff Post: https://bit.ly/495Esty Inverse: https://bit.ly/3Mftg3U https://bit.ly/3SmcxzH LA Times: https://bit.ly/3KbFU2J https://bit.ly/3YlYECo MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios: https://bit.ly/3u9Bvbx Metro UK: https://bit.ly/3FpouwW Page Six: https://bit.ly/46DYwS4 Script Magazine: https://bit.ly/3Qy05tV SFX Magazine: https://bit.ly/45ozhCe /Film: https://bit.ly/3s0fkTT https://bit.ly/47h2oIq The Story of Marvel Studios: https://bit.ly/46dfEx0 The Telegraph: https://bit.ly/46U2Mww Toronto Sun: https://bit.ly/3KaJkmf Uproxx: https://bit.ly/3KcwaoU https://bit.ly/3S7sR7h Vanity Fair: https://bit.ly/40Ad6I6 Variety: https://bit.ly/3QDX90u https://bit.ly/4031TQ0 http://bit.ly/40HvD5g Vox: https://bit.ly/3SNppz8 Vulture: https://bit.ly/3uTeHgA WTF with Marc Maron: https://bit.ly/48iSaZe Video: Digital Spy: https://bit.ly/46X8yhx GQ: https://bit.ly/46TDEpN Hollywood Dosyasi: https://bit.ly/3FGKvYb New York Film Academy: https://bit.ly/3FK8C8a Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/474ARut ScreenSlam: https://bit.ly/3QzDTje TheWrap: https://bit.ly/3Qo8uQL Featured Footage: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020) All Hail the King (2014) Ant-Man (2015)* The Avengers (2012)* Age of Ultron (2015)* & Endgame (2019)* Batman Begins (2005) Black Panther (2018) Blade (1998) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) & The Winter Soldier (2014) Captain Marvel (2019) The Dark Knight (2008) Doctor Strange (2016) Eternals (2021) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Game of Thrones (2011–2019) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)* Vol. 2 (2017) & Vol. 3 (2023) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)* Howard the Duck (1986) The Incredible Hulk (2008) Iron Fist (2017–2018) Iron Man (1966) Iron Man (2008) 2 (2010)* & 3 (2013)* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005- ) The Killing (2011–2014) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Luke Cage (2016–2018) Mad Men (2007–2015) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) Marvel 75 Years (2014) Monster (2003) Moon Knight (2022) Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) PG Porn (2008–2009) Runaways (2017–2019) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Slither (2006) The Specials (2000) Spider-Man (2002) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Super (2010) Thor (2011)* The Dark World (2013)* Ragnarok (2017) & Love and Thunder (2022) Wonder Woman (2017)* *and special features Music: Brian Tyler - Iron Man 3 & Thor: The Dark World OST The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back Redbone - Come And Get Your Love Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme Tyler Bates - Guardians of the Galaxy OST #itwasashtshow #mcu #avengers