hello and welcome back to another episode of MCU. Need to know a podcast dedicated to the Marvel cinematic universe and everything you need to. I'm Trey and I am writing solo. So, unfortunately we had a very limited window in which we could record and get the edit turned around in time for Monday. And we have missed that window.
So Judy will not be here this week, but given the short time that I have to edit this, I decided to try and bring back something that we tried to test during the honk I run. And I think he made a little bit earlier than that, where we give you the most important MCU news. We think that has happened that. Now, normally when we did it, we would have just one news article.
But since this is going to be a episode dedicated to the news, I have decided to handpick three of the most important MCU news of the week. Uh, so I did spend some time Googling and checking Reddit as well as other sources online to really sift through, uh, everything that's been happening in the MCU. And I do want to say this. I do not advise this because since we are so close to Dr. Strange, it is impossible to Google MCU news without accidentally being spoiled for stuff.
So luckily we live in a era of the MCU where everything with a multi-verse is so wild that at this point I can't distinguish between what is or isn't a real. Uh, so I do feel covered in that regard, but, uh, if you're trying to remain as spoiler free as possible, I highly advised not looking up anything with the MC right now. So rely on this episode, I got your back.
I'm going to try and get through all this news with the most minimal amount of spoilers possible so that you can enjoy this without having to worry about those leaks. So like I said, this is going to be the three most important MCU updates that I have found this. Starting with this one, for people who are looking to get all of their MCU, goodness. Under one roof, we are one step closer to finally having that achievable, uh, starting on March 16th, we are going to be getting Daredevil.
Jessica Jones, Luke cage. Iron fist, the Punisher, the defenders, and all seasons of agents of shield on Disney plus. So of course, at least with the Netflix shows, these are shows that are a little bit more mature in content, definitely in terms of violence and adult oriented situations. So it's no surprise that when these shows debut on Disney plus. It will also simultaneously unlock the parental controls that Disney plus will be adding to the service.
You can expect things like content, rating, restrictions, and pin number logs per profile, to help designate who gets to see what content now I got to say, I'm actually really excited about this because one, I of course want all my Marvel content under one roof, especially as it pertains to the MCU continent. However, I can't help, but wonder with these new parental controls. Does that mean at some point we will get to see Deadpool join Disney plus.
And what does it say for shows like moon night? Although it has been confirmed to have a TV 14 rating along with all the other Disney plus shows for the Marvel cinematic universe. I can't help, but wonder if we'll start to see a trend where these shows get a little bit more mature in. A lot of the conversations around Moonlight seems to be how much more brutal and dark and heavy that that show is going to be.
And if this is a corner of the universe that Marvel's exploring, maybe the next time we see a show centered around things related to moon Knight or characters of that ilk, we get a little bit more mature content. You know, I know Jude and I have talked about it before that just because something gets an R rating doesn't necessarily make it better or necessary and is a very fine line between necessary and gratuity.
Uh, it's going to be interesting to see how the MCU handles a more mature audience. So once again, all those Netflix shows as well as agents of shield will be joining Disney plus on March 16th. Uh, it'll be available on Disney plus in the U S Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and new. And you know what, I'm gonna go ahead and sneak in one more smaller news bit within this first one. So you get a bit of a double dose.
I want to go ahead and let people know that an ad supported subscription option is coming later in 2022 and internationally in 2023 for Disney plus. So pricing or a launch date has not been announced yet, but it is nice to see that there will be an option for people to subscribe to Disney plus at a cheaper rate with ads.
One thing that has me curious, and this is a conversation that never made the podcast, because as we've talked about before the agent Carter review, we started never got to see the light of day, but we discussed how we could clearly feel where the ad breaks were in that show, because it was a show that was designed for network TV.
Now, this is never something we've run into before on other content, we have reviewed like Daredevil or the other Disney plus shows because clearly those were made for streaming service.
What I can't wait to find out is where they're going to insert those ad breaks into the content itself and whether or not that disrupts the flow, uh, without that built in, you know, I've never written TV before, but if you ever gone back and watched old shows, you can really see how the show frames it's acts around ad bricks. So yeah, just something I'm curious about and cannot wait to see what they.
So moving along into the next most important MCU news update of the week, Sebastian, Stan and Anthony Mackie are fighting personally. I took this as a joke, but to set the stage Yahoo entertainment correspondent, Kevin Paula, we had an interview with Sebastian Stan while he was promoting his new Hulu original movie, fresh where Sebastian Stan said. Oh, no, Anthony, first of all, hasn't returned to text in mine since November of 2021. So we're taking a break.
I sent the picture of my Christmas tree and I got nothing in return. So, if you are familiar with any of the press events that surrounds Sebastian, Stan, Anthony Mackie, or even Tom Holland, you know, there is constant ribbing that goes on among those three people. So personally, I'm not taking this seriously that they're quote unquote fighting, but, uh, Kevin, we of Yahoo entertainment says, can someone explain to me why some folks seem happy about this genuinely ignorant to it?
And I thought he might be joking too with the whole Christmas tree picture, but if he is he's really. So, again, I don't personally believe they're actually fighting, especially because Sebastian Stan goes on to talk about how much he admires working with Anthony Mackey and how much he loves and respects the work that he does. Uh, so yeah, I'm, I'm assuming things are just peachy.
With all the facade of the drama aside, if you watch the video, Sebastian Stan actually goes on to give a hint at what to expect in captain America. For now, again, I did say I was going to keep this as spoiler free as possible. So if you are personally trying to avoid all news about captain America, I would suggest skipping ahead, but it's very general and I don't think it spoils to. Would that being said, Sebastian Stan goes on to compare, counted America for, to the movie Rocky.
Now I don't know exactly what he means by this because there's still so little known about captain America for, but it invokes feelings of an underdog, which is something that seems to be a running theme in Rocky and also can't help. But think of one of the famous Rocky lines, it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about hard. You can get hit and keep moving. You know, persistence is definitely a trait within the Canada America character. So I can see where the Rocky comparisons are coming in.
What I do want to note that feels a little bit more concrete is if Sebastian, Stan is close enough to be able to compare whatever it is they're working on to Rocky, that makes me think he will, for sure be. You know, you could make the assumption that Anthony Mackie has just letting them in because they're close friends. But given that Anthony Mackie has not returned to texts since 2021, I'm going to assume Sebastian Stan might actually have more hands-on experience with captain America four.
So yeah, hopefully those to patch things up and get back to texting each other once more. But until then we will be patiently waiting for captain America for finally. This may be blessedness because it is empty. You need to know after all, but we're going to switch gears and talk about the Batman.
Now, the reason why I'm introducing this into one of the most important topics of this episode is so often whenever other directors will hae in to the MCU, it is often met with criticisms about how the MCU is not filmed, because I don't want to deal in that negativity. I thought it'd be fun to spotlight director, Matt. We actually had some very positive things to say about Kevin and Marvel studios.
When asked about making an MCU movie, the Batman director had this to say, quote, I have such respect for Kevin flaggy and also for the filmmakers. But to be honest with you, I just don't know how it would make my way through that. There has to be some level of discovery for me, where I have some freedom to find my way. If I have to come into something that's already set too firmly, then I think I would get lost. And I don't think they would be happy with me.
So again, he does have some pretty high praise for the people involved with the MCU, but it just doesn't seem like it's his style now, outside of wanting to introduce this because of having seen the Batman this weekend and absolutely loving it, I thought it'd be interesting to pose this question to you again with the Batman. Part of what is special about this entry and the DC side of things is that it is a Batman of its own universe.
Now, if I can interject my own opinion here, I really feel like the DC side of things is operating at its highest when it's focusing on standalone stories and contrast to what the MCU is doing. So I am a huge fan of seeing them take these swings, even with things like joker. I didn't like, but I still applaud the effort. And with the Batman, I think they have found a, another wonderful success in the DC.
So to pose the question, I was teasing earlier, if you could choose one MCU character to get the Batman treatment where it's its own separate universe and story with no restrictions for the continuity that has been set with the MCU, which character would you like to see get its own universe? Be sure to let us know both on Twitter and Instagram at MC you need to know very curious to hear what you think.
So, like I said, I tried to sneak into Batman here just because I wanted to talk about how excited I am for this movie. In fact, I don't think it's been since the Nolan trilogy that I have been this pumped about a Batman film, but rather than spending a lot of time talking about what I thought about the movie, I also wanted to highlight, uh, two friends of the.
Of course, if you're familiar with TK from there was an idea, she recently just put out a bonus episode of her impressions of the Batman. So you can find that link in the show notes as well. But if reading is more your style, our friend, Sean from the catch in life has a written review of on the Batman too. So those are two friends of ours that we'd like to spotlight some of the work, uh, check the show notes to go here and read their thoughts on the latest entry in the DC unit.
So I think that's going to do it for this episode, but I'd be very curious to hear. If you would like to see MCU news, you need to know, find a way back into the show or some other form. Jude should be returning to the podcast next week, where I am pretty sure we will return to our Dr. Strange review that we teased out on social media.
Again, I recognize not everybody uses social media, so I want to go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity to foreshadow what we'll be recording next week to ask you the listener. Uh, I'll link it in the show notes as well, but we did ask people on social media. Is the first scene that you think of when you think of Dr. Strange from 2016, I'd be very curious to know.
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Uh, we're getting pretty close to moon nights, debuting on Disney plus, and we would greatly appreciate any and all new listeners to help us grow the show. Of course, we'd also like to thank Nick Sandy for these of our theme song, which is his rendition of the Avengers theme. You can find more of his work in a SoundCloud, which is linked in the show notes as well. That's going to do it. Thank you so much for listening and we'll see you all next week. You're expecting something more.
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