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The Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU note is a combined setting and media franchise produced by Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios. It was distributed by Paramount and Universal from 2008 to 2011, followed by Disney from 2012 to the present after Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment, with Sony Pictures co-producing some of their films from ...
This page lists the many characters that appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe across all mediums. For an index of where specific characters appear, refer to the bottom of this page. For an index of the actors and actresses who have their own page on this wiki, see here.
Many TV series and movies set in the Marvel Universe take place in and around New York. The original architects of the world put most of the heroes there, as a subversion of the then-dominant trope of No Communities Were Harmed and as an excuse for Crossovers.
Its use of numerous properties set within the same universe, which connect and/or branch out into numerous storylines (all of which are smaller parts of one grand Myth Arc) has inspired numerous other franchises to attempt to create their own cinematic universe, to varying degrees of success.
The Civil War event was a Crisis Crossover involving the whole Marvel Universe and focusing on different viewpoints from the two fractions of Captain America and Iron Man.
A combined setting occupied by most of the movies produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Disney, starting with Iron Man. Unlike in previous Marvel licensed movies, there exists continuity between different movies.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes television series, short films, digital series, and literature.
