In 2019, Captain Marvel broke new ground for Marvel, in that it was the first time the lead in a solo story wasn’t a man, just as 2018’s Black Panther featured the first Black solo lead in a Marvel Studios movie. The intention seems to transform it into, as Stan Lee famously described the comic book Marvel Universe, “the world outside your window.” Here are three trends that fans should be keeping their eyes on. While the introduction of Shang-Chi and the Eternals has been understandably grabbing both headlines and much of the audience’s focus in recent months, Marvel is quietly making a series of other changes to the makeup of the MCU with upcoming projects. Considering the studio’s history, that’s kind of a big deal.
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When you factor in Black Widow from earlier this year, there hasn’t been a white man called Chris in a leading role of a Marvel movie for a long time. But the last two big-screen releases from Marvel Studios have pointedly featured a far more diverse cast than the studio has become known for.
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The MCU’s evolution has been an obvious point of interest since Avengers: Endgame wrapped up the first massive narrative arc - and the careers of two of Marvel’s biggest superheroes, in Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans).
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On the face of it, that shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is changing.