Making a superhero film universe is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; from Avi Arad leaving Marvel & Edward Norton fighting for a final edit, to firing Terrence Howard & forcing script changes on Jon Favreau, or casting troubles with Chris Hemsworth & Chris Evans, and overlooking Favreau for Joss Whedon.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Kevin Feige’s Vision of Avengers
00:57 - Universal Sells the Rights to the Hulk
01:36 - Marvel’s Shake Up (David Maisel in, Avi Arad out)
02:14 - Rebooting Hulk with Louis Leterrier & Edward Norton
03:19 - The Final Edit: Norton vs Marvel
04:22 - The Incredible Hulk Releases June 12, 2008
05:18 - Iron Man's Instant Sequel Problems
06:03 - Terrence Howard Fights Capitalism & Racism
07:05 - Iron Man 2’s Forced S.H.I.E.L.D. Plot Lines
08:09 - Jon Favreau’s Edits, Mickey Rourke’s Regrets
09:26 - Iron Man 2 Releases May 7, 2010
10:05 - Adapting Thor for General Audiences
11:02 - A False Start with Matthew Vaughn
11:47 - Landing Kenneth Branagh & Chris Hemsworth
13:26 - Thor Releases May 6, 2011
13:45 - Captain America: The Outdated Character
14:46 - Joe Johnston Enlists Chris Markus & Steve McFeely
15:41 - Casting Chris Evans & Making Him Skinny
17:02 - Captain America Releases July 22, 2011
17:22 - Joss Whedon is Hired Over Jon Favreau
19:03 - Whedon Rewrites Zak Penn’s Avengers Script
19:52 - Edward Norton is Replaced by Mark Ruffalo
20:48 - Whedon’s Whims on Thanos & Shawarma
21:27 - Marvel’s The Avengers Releases May 4, 2012

Sources:
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Business Insider: https://bit.ly/30OGFHP
Cinema Blend: https://bit.ly/3qQOqHY
Collider: https://bit.ly/3lklmau
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CraveOnline: https://bit.ly/3tkx4oz
Deadline: https://bit.ly/3ljyFIp
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Earth’s Mightiest: https://bit.ly/38JXCYu
Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3eQhpJo
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Financial Times: https://on.ft.com/3tkxgnN
HitFix: https://bit.ly/3tmSm4J
Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3bQtTPC
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Huff Post: https://bit.ly/30JUG9X
IESB: https://bit.ly/30NDeRS
IGN: https://bit.ly/2Qc1paJ
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MTV: https://on.mtv.com/38HhDyK
New York Times: https://nyti.ms/3tiJblO
Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3lkKYnK
SuperHeroHype: https://bit.ly/3cESyWi
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SYFY: https://bit.ly/2NkUV87
Thrillist: https://bit.ly/2P06ge9
Variety: https://bit.ly/2Ou6hHI
https://bit.ly/3llocMx

Featured Footage:
Ant-Man (2015)*
The Avengers (2012)*
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)*
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)*
Avengers: Endgame (2019)*
Blade (1998)*
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)*
Captain America (1979)
Captain America (1990)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)*
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Casino Royale (2006)*
Daredevil (2003)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)*
Hamlet (1996)
Hellboy (2004)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Hulk (2003)
I Am Legend (2007)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)*
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
Iron Man (2008)*
Iron Man 2 (2010)*
Iron Man 3 (2013)*
The Last Song (2010)
Loki (2021 - )
The Office (2005–2013)
Pacific Rim (2013)*
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Serenity (2005)
Speed (1994)
Spider-Man (2002)*
Stardust (2007)*
Thor (2011)*
Thor: The Dark World (2013)*
Transporter 2 (2005)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Venom (2018)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
*Including special features

Bravo: https://bravo.ly/3lwBPJ7
Comedy Central: https://on.cc.com/3rTAL42
GQ: https://bit.ly/30PPGQW
MTV: https://on.mtv.com/3vtO3ql
Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3tj8KmM
Vice: https://bit.ly/2NmuoHz

Music:
Alan Silvestri - The Avengers (Original Soundtrack)
Alan Silvestri - Captain America: The First Avenger (OST)
Brian Tyler - Marvel Studios Fanfare
Craig Armstrong - The Incredible Hulk (OST)
John Debney - Iron Man 2 (OST)
Patrick Doyle - Thor (OST)
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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