many fans have been revisiting the films that have led up to this epic battle of the titans.

Disney and Marvel studio head Kevin Feige have done an excellent job overall, but you

don’t build a billion dollar franchise without making a few mistakes along the way.

Here are the 10 Biggest Movie Mistakes The MCU Has Made So Far

1. Ed Norton as Hulk  The Incredible Hulk is probably the most disconnected

of all the films in the MCU, and a big part of that is because of its lead. Edward Norton

is the only Avenger who needed to be recast after a standalone film, although replacing

him had very little to do with his performance. Like his character in Birdman, Norton can

be as intense offscreen as he is onscreen and had very specific ideas about the Hulk

that didn’t always line up with Marvel’s. He refused to do publicity for the film, and

wasn’t the team player the studio needed for their Avengers initiative. 

2. Steve Rogers' CGI Body 

To show Steve Roger’s pre-serum body in Captain America: The First Avenger the filmmakers

used CGI to put Chris Evans’ face onto another actor’s body. It’s an advanced technique

that sometimes comes off as crude and unfinished. In some scenes you can barely notice it, but

there are times when it becomes strange, distracting, and almost humorous. Even if you’re not

supposed to take Rogers seriously for the first third of the movie, The First Avenger

would have benefitted from a little more time in the post production lab. 

3. Ant-Man vs Falcon Marvel takes every opportunity to remind us

that all of these films take place in the same Universe, even if that means unnecessary cameos.

Ant-Man had potential to be the only true standalone film in MCU’s Phase 2,

but just in case people weren’t sure what universe they were in, they squeezed in an awkward

confrontation between Ant Man and secondary Avenger Falcon. The whole scene reeks of studio

notes and reshoots. At Marvel the studio always trumps the director, which has cost them the

talents of Edgar Wright, and who knows who else.

to miss Howard. 7. “I’m always Angry” 

Avengers was the first film that really made the Hulk work. Like Ruffalo’s Banner, director

Joss Whedon learned how to control the Hulk and use him for good as opposed to just having

an out of control rage monster. When Banner shows up for the final battle, he reveals

his secret to taming the Hulk: He’s always angry. It sounds cool and has become a highly

quotable line, but it actually poses more questions than it answers. How did he turn

the one thing that triggers the Hulk into something that subdues him? Why is he so mad

all the time? Fortunately he punches out a giant space whale before we can think too

much about it.  8. Whiplash

It’s been said a superhero movie is only as good as its villain, perhaps this is why

Iron Man 2 catches so much flack. Ivan Vanko aka Whiplash was a strange choice for Iron

Man’s second outing. Vanko is supposed to be as brilliant as Stark, so it seems odd

that after figuring out the tech that powers the Iron Man suit that he would apply it to

something as basic as whips. Everything about the character, from his his motivation, to

his look, to Mickey Rourke’s weird Russian accent just didn’t mesh for audiences. In

the end it was Sam Rockwell’s more comedic villain Justin Hammer who was the more amusing

foil.  9. Tacked on Love Stories 

It seems like to matter how many worlds are colliding, origin stories being told, or crossovers

being justified, there’s always time for a little love. These subplots usually feel

unnecessary and shoehorned in. The most blatant example of this would probably be the relationship

between Thor and Jane Foster, which isn’t developed at all but we’re just supposed

to accept. Marvel has no shortage of strong female characters, they just came seem to

find strong stories for them.  10. Spoiling Spidey in Civil War Trailer 

As exciting as the trailers for Captain American: Civil War make it look, there’s an overshadowing

sense that we’ve seen it all already. The main event is the Avengers fighting one another,

but even that we’ve seen. Perhaps this is why they felt the need to show the addition

of fan favourite Spider-Man in the second trailer. This is the kind of reveal that should

be saved for the first time you see the film. It would be a moment that would make audiences

cheer in the theatre, but now it’s just something they’ll wait for. It’s hard

to imagine Civil War containing any surprises that would be as big or fun as that one. I

guess the execs got a little too excited about finally coming to an agreement with Sony to

use the wall crawler and slung their web too soon. 

While we love what Marvel has done with their cinematic universe, nobody is perfect, but

at least they seem to be learning from their mistakes as they perfect the formula they

helped invent. What MCU missteps bothered you? Let us know in the comments below and

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