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 (The Incredible Hulk), to firing Terrence Howard & forcing script changes on Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) or casting troubles with Chris Hemsworth & Chris Evans (Thor, Captain America), and overlooking Favreau for Joss Whedon (Marvel’s The Avengers).
 
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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.
 
Sources:
Box Office Mojo - MCU
Business Insider
Cinema Blend
Collider 1
Collider 2
CraveOnline
Deadline 1
Deadline 2
Earth’s Mightiest
Entertainment Weekly 1
Entertainment Weekly 2
Entertainment Weekly 3
Entertainment Weekly 4
Financial Times
HitFix
Hollywood Reporter 1
Hollywood Reporter 2
Huff Post
IESB
IGN 1
IGN 2
IGN 3
IndieWire
MTV
New York Times
Rotten Tomatoes - MCU
Superhero Hype 1
Superhero Hype 2
SYFY
Thrillist
Variety 1
Variety 2

 
Bravo
Comedy Central
GQ
MTV
Rotten Tomatoes
Vice

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

 
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