THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR PHASE 1 OF THE MCU

In the first of a four part complete retrospective, take a journey from 2005 to 2012 to witness the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

From the casting of Robert Downey Jr. to the first assembling of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, travel through the early days to see how the pieces first started to fit together.

It’s the beginning of Marvel’s rise to become a box office juggernaut, covering the good, the bad, and everything in between for Phase One of the MCU.

This is… A Complete Retrospective on the Marvel Cinematic Universe… PART ONE.

THE COMPLETE TIMELINE:

00:00 - 2005: The Beginning
00:02:04 - 2006: Marvel’s Grand Plan
00:04:00 - 2006: Robert Downey Jr. cast
00:04:49 - 2007: Iron Man and Incredible Hulk are underway
00:05:28 - 2007: Comic-Con 2007
00:06:38 - 2007: Iron Man trailer
00:07:12 - 2008: Marketing for Iron Man and Incredible Hulk
00:10:07 - 2008: IRON MAN
00:17:15 - 2008: Iron Man box office
00:18:29 - 2008: Marketing for Incredible Hulk
00:19:18 - 2008: THE INCREDIBLE HULK
00:23:44 - 2008: Marvel’s Next Steps
00:24:49 - 2008: Don Cheadle replaces Terrence Howard
00:25:33 - 2009: Phase 1 Solo Films Take Shape
00:27:12 - 2009: Comic-Con 2009
00:27:42 - 2009: Disney Buys Marvel
00:28:34 - 2009: Iron Man 2 trailer
00:29:13 - 2010: Spider-Man 4 cancelled
00:30:21 - 2010: Captain America casting
00:31:20 - 2010: Avengers director
00:32:20 - 2010: IRON MAN 2
00:38:18 - 2010: Reception to Iron Man 2/Edward Norton Recast
00:39:55 - 2010: Comic-Con 2010
00:42:18 - 2010: Marvel’s Frugality/Iron Man 3 announced
00:43:36 - 2010: Thor trailer
00:44:24 - 2011: Thor and Captain America trailers
00:45:43 - 2011: The Avengers begins production
00:46:18 - 2011: THOR
00:52:23 - 2011: Reception to Thor/Captain America trailer 2
00:53:43 - 2011: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
01:02:29 - 2011: Reception to Captain America
01:03:04 - 2011: Phase Two Takes Shape/Marvel One-Shots
01:04:28 - 2011: The Avengers trailer
01:06:10 - 2011: Phase Two Continues Development
01:07:20 - 2012: Phase Two Develops
01:07:45 - 2012: Marketing for The Avengers
01:10:39 - 2012: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS
01:23:04 - 2012: The Avengers breaks Box Office Records/Conclusion

STAR WARS RETROSPECTIVE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JWWsohPJ_0

HARRY POTTER RETROSPECTIVE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brugw4TnPzo

Discord : https://discord.gg/qC6hknH

Anti-Grammar Megatron : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UkUpgwb1fRC0NsTx8Sg8g

BEG : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE755CdkZzG25oimGPEMFEA

Explosive Arts : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCioYOR7Koe1iVloIIaHWIQ

Twitter : https://twitter.com/PrimeofGrammar

Intro/Outro Music : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDoml06LvU

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