Known for taking the
concept of a shared universe to another level by intricately weaving
characters, themes, and plot points throughout the entire series of movies,
Marvel has yet to embrace the same plan when it comes to their small screen
properties. Yes Captain America: The Winter Soldier radically changed the
landscape of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and it is true that Coulson and his team
helped in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but it still feels like these are two separate
and distinct worlds, with one (tv) living of the breadcrumbs of the other (movie).
And with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. moving away from the cinematic universe
storyline and focusing on the Inhumans, and Netflix offering a more mature take
on some of Marvel's "street level" characters like Daredevil, it looks
like both worlds are getting further apart, despite technically existing in the
same universe and continuity.
At a recent Q&A
for the upcoming Blue-ray release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios
President Kevin Feige revealed that he is hopeful that both the TV and Film
worlds will crossover more effectively, but adds that it is difficult to align
the stars for that to happen.
"I think that’s inevitable at some point, as
we’re plotting the movies going forward and they’re doing the shows. The
schedules don’t always quite match up to make that possible—it’s easier for
them, they’re more nimble and faster and produce things quicker than we do,
which is one of the main reasons you see the repercussions of Winter Soldier or Age of Ultron in the show. But going forward,
and certainly as they do more shows and cast them with such great actors as
they have—particularly in Daredevil—that
may occur. But the reality of it is by the time we start doing a movie, they’d
be midway through a season then by the time the movie comes out they’d be done
with the second and starting the third season, so finding timing on that is not
always easy."
It's true that
casting such talent as Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Krysten Ritter, Rosario
Dawson, or Carrie-Anne Moss and not use them in the MCU is a sin, but now that
Feige has distanced himself from the TV world, chances are that introducing these
characters and others is a bit of a long shot, but fingers crossed.
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