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Frequently asked questions

Q: Why are the Raimi and Webb Spider-Man films, and the X-Men and Fantastic Four films (from 2000–2019) not listed in this article?
- A: This article is for all the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which are films independently owned and produced by Marvel Studios. The Spider-Man films before the February 2015 agreement between Sony Pictures and Marvel are not part of the MCU. The rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises were controlled by 20th Century Fox until the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney was completed in March 2019. Any future film in either franchise will be added if they are reliably sourced to be existing in the MCU.

Q: Why are some characters who have appeared (or will appear) in multiple films, like Phil Coulson, not included in the Recurring cast and characters table?
- A: The cast and characters included in this table are ones that have appeared or are scheduled to appear in multiple phases of the MCU and have appeared in the billing block for at least three films. For example, Nick Fury has appeared in Phases One through Three, and has been in the billing block more than thrice. The billing block is the text that appears at the bottom of the theatrical poster indicating the starring actors and actresses for such films, as seen by their inclusion in the infobox for each film. Thus, Phil Coulson, who has appeared in many films but only been in the billing block for two, is excluded. For the complete list of cast and characters, please see List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors, and for more specialized recurring tables for each phase, see the Recurring cast and characters sections on the Phase One, Phase Two, Phase Three, Phase Four, Phase Five, and Phase Six articles.

Header dates

Do we really need to put the year in both the level-2 and level-3 headers. It seems the year in the level-3 headers would be sufficient. Also though its widely known, The phases are currently unreferenced.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 19:14, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that I think the dates in the level 2 headers is a bit much. If we need to source the phases, I think the lead of the cast page has the sources. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 20:33, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The cast table

The cast table, which should be more of an overview, is starting to get a little long, with characters (such as the Collector's aide or Senator Stern) who aren't really recurring or important. Should we maybe add another stipulation? Say, the character must have appeared in the main cast of at least two films? We could use the same criteria we use for the film page infoboxes. -Fandraltastic (talk) 18:35, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about just add "...and must be in the billing block of at least one of the films in which they appear"? - Favre1fan93 (talk) 18:59, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I would prefer two films, as that helps us limit it to characters who are actually major recurring presences, rather than characters who have one major appearance and then a bunch of cameos. But I suppose I'd be okay with one, too. -Fandraltastic (talk) 19:05, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If we did two, that would eliminate (beyond the two you mentioned above) Coulson, Jarvis, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Sitwell, Howard Stark, and The Collector. While Coulson and Sitwell were more recurring than starring, I think both deserve a spot here, partially due to their appearance in the One Shots and SHIELD (even though I know this tables does not cover that). So I guess that brings up another question, should the table currently here be mimicked at all on Marvel Cinematic Universe to cover recurring characters across the three mediums: films, One-Shots and TV? - Favre1fan93 (talk) 19:16, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well this page is focused on the films, so their appearances in the other media shouldn't have an effect on the table here. And I'm not sure about another table on the main page, it seems that that information is handled in the prose there, for the most part. -Fandraltastic (talk) 19:47, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, so back to the task at hand: one or two billings. I think one is fine and two might cut too much imo. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 20:16, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, then let's try one for now and we can reassess later as needed. -Fandraltastic (talk) 20:28, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds good. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 20:41, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Coulson is often referred to as "the glue" in the MCU, so if he is cut from the table, the table seems almost pointless. One works well. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 21:07, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cap 2 RT score

Can someone fix it? I can't figure out what's wrong with it. Suzuku (talk) 19:46, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]