Although the MCU of Marvel Studios has been criticized by many people in the film and television industry.
But the MCU is still the most profound and complex fictional world ever created for the big screen.
This most successful entertainment empire today will certainly have a behind-the-scenes story as far-reaching, complex and vast as its universe.
Now there is a book titled “The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe” that will tell all this.
This book was written by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry. The whole book is divided into two volumes, with a total of 512 pages.
“The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe” detailed the story from the 1990s when Marvel entered the film industry and founded Marvel Cinemas.
The book mainly includes interviews with executives, actors, and staff involved in all aspects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and of course there are many important people.
For example, Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Pictures, “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr., “Star-Lord” Chris Pratt, “Black Widow” Scarlett Johansson, “Carter Agent” Hayley Atwell, “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and ” “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn will be among them.
And they are just a small part of the many people who tell their Marvel stories in the book.
In the process, Marvel fans—whether they are fans of MCUs or comics—will definitely see some secrets about their favorite superheroes.
Bennett and Terry weave all the interviews together to provide a coherent and detailed narrative.
However, many interesting things have happened in Marvel Studios. The two authors continue to jump between movies, which makes some nodes jump.
For example, the development of “Thor: The Dark World” after “Iron Man 3”, “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Avengers 2” will be somewhat unclear.
Except for these minor flaws, the overall reading effect of “The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe” will be good.
Every character who participates in the MCU will have its own story arc.
Readers will see that Robert Downey Jr. has gone from being a B-class actor who tried to quit drinking to become synonymous with “Iron Man.”
They will also see how the main producers of Marvel Studios, Victoria Alonso, Louis D’esposito, and Nate Moore, have gone from low-level producers to successful people in Hollywood.
On the other hand, some unsuccessful examples in Marvel Studios were ignored intentionally or unintentionally by Bennett and Terry.
For example, the book mentions why the original actors of Gears of War and Hulk, Terrence Dashon Howard and Edward Harrison Norton, did not return.
The book also doesn’t mention why James Gunn was fired.
In addition, the lack of narrative in the book is made up for by dozens of previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photography, archive production materials, and personal photos of actors and staff.
There are also a large number of concept art paintings provided by Marvel Studios, so that fans can see how these films are portrayed inside Marvel before the movies are released.
Reading “The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe” will make people realize that MCU has changed Hollywood itself, for better or for worse.
It not only helped many practitioners to reach the peak of their careers, but also brought film technology to new heights, and even laid the foundation for Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian”.
MCU has given the Super British comics unprecedented exposure, unprecedented ability to go out of the circle, and at the same time intensified Hollywood’s reliance on IP, sequels and restarts.
