The Marvel Creative Committee might have screwed up some of the MCU's worst films, but I feel like if they were never formed and Kevin Feige reported to Alan F. Horn right after Marvel was bought by Disney, it would've made some of them like Thor: The Dark World and Iron Man 2 much better. Marvel would've also had much more control over the Incredible Hulk if they convinced Universal to take most of the shots while doing the film. That would've made it and The Dark World certified fresh just like all the other MCU films, at least in the mid-70s. Here's how the MCU could've been if people would go back and change things.
Iron Man 2
In Iron Man 2, Ivan Vanko could have been a full-fledged human being. Mickey Rouke vowed never to work on a superhero film after Marvel ruined his performance. One bad quote such as "I can make salute". Seriously, what was The Creative Committee thinking? But that might have changed if his performance was better. Demon In a Bottle would have been the main storyline instead of borrowing elements from various Iron Man storylines.
Iron Man 3
When Iron Man 3 was in production, Jon Favreau was set to direct Iron Man 3. But after the poor results from Iron Man 2, he refused to do so. Rebecca Hall was upset that she wasn't promised that she would be a female version of the Mandarin. Had the MCC not gotten involved, she could have been the main villain and the first female villain to do so, making Hela the second female villain to be the main antagoinst. At this point, fans have realised how big Marvel made a mistake to kill her off in the third act of the film. And it would have been much longer as it would have been 3 hours and 15 minutes. But Disney/Marvel wouldn't have let that happen anyway. Perhaps, Jon Favreau would have still been director of Iron Man 3.
Thor: The Dark World
In 2011, Patty Jenkins was set to direct Thor: The Dark World, but Marvel fired her because of creative differences. Alan Taylor was not fond of doing the film as he was given a lot of freedom when he was filming only for Execustive meddling to change everything in post-production and Natalie Portman threatened to leave Marvel in protest of Jenkins's firing and only stayed on because it was less trouble than potentially getting sued for breach of contract. Had the Creative Commitee never been formed, Jenkins could have been the first female director to direct both Marvel and DC films.And The Dark World could have been a lot different because it would have a "Romeo & Juliet" feel to it. Jenkins could have at least made amends and been allowed to produce the film, causing DC and Marvel fans to finally unite as J.J Abrams united Mission: Impossible, Star Trek and Star Wars fans by directing Mission : Impossible III, the first two Star Trek reboot films and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Hulk abandoned the Avengers in one of the Quinjets. But things would have been different had he been jettisoned into outer space just as in the comics. But Marvel overruled that as they feared people would want a Planet Hulk film. Joss Whedon filmed a sub-plot where Thor searches for the Norm Stones. But Marvel told him to either cut the farm scene or the Nord cave as the movie was becoming too long. If the Marvel Creative Commitee never formed, this would have been a reality.
If Feige never reported to Ike Perlmutter, the MCU would have been allowed to take much bigger risks in the right direction, have more character development especially for Black Widow, Hawkeye, Falcon and War Machine and have more critically acclaimed successes. What are your thoughts about the idea of the MCC never being around to interfere with Marvel's projects?
Iron Man 2
In Iron Man 2, Ivan Vanko could have been a full-fledged human being. Mickey Rouke vowed never to work on a superhero film after Marvel ruined his performance. One bad quote such as "I can make salute". Seriously, what was The Creative Committee thinking? But that might have changed if his performance was better. Demon In a Bottle would have been the main storyline instead of borrowing elements from various Iron Man storylines.
Iron Man 3
When Iron Man 3 was in production, Jon Favreau was set to direct Iron Man 3. But after the poor results from Iron Man 2, he refused to do so. Rebecca Hall was upset that she wasn't promised that she would be a female version of the Mandarin. Had the MCC not gotten involved, she could have been the main villain and the first female villain to do so, making Hela the second female villain to be the main antagoinst. At this point, fans have realised how big Marvel made a mistake to kill her off in the third act of the film. And it would have been much longer as it would have been 3 hours and 15 minutes. But Disney/Marvel wouldn't have let that happen anyway. Perhaps, Jon Favreau would have still been director of Iron Man 3.
Thor: The Dark World
In 2011, Patty Jenkins was set to direct Thor: The Dark World, but Marvel fired her because of creative differences. Alan Taylor was not fond of doing the film as he was given a lot of freedom when he was filming only for Execustive meddling to change everything in post-production and Natalie Portman threatened to leave Marvel in protest of Jenkins's firing and only stayed on because it was less trouble than potentially getting sued for breach of contract. Had the Creative Commitee never been formed, Jenkins could have been the first female director to direct both Marvel and DC films.And The Dark World could have been a lot different because it would have a "Romeo & Juliet" feel to it. Jenkins could have at least made amends and been allowed to produce the film, causing DC and Marvel fans to finally unite as J.J Abrams united Mission: Impossible, Star Trek and Star Wars fans by directing Mission : Impossible III, the first two Star Trek reboot films and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Hulk abandoned the Avengers in one of the Quinjets. But things would have been different had he been jettisoned into outer space just as in the comics. But Marvel overruled that as they feared people would want a Planet Hulk film. Joss Whedon filmed a sub-plot where Thor searches for the Norm Stones. But Marvel told him to either cut the farm scene or the Nord cave as the movie was becoming too long. If the Marvel Creative Commitee never formed, this would have been a reality.
If Feige never reported to Ike Perlmutter, the MCU would have been allowed to take much bigger risks in the right direction, have more character development especially for Black Widow, Hawkeye, Falcon and War Machine and have more critically acclaimed successes. What are your thoughts about the idea of the MCC never being around to interfere with Marvel's projects?
