A few weeks ago, before learning about the big joke in episode 4×05 of ‘The Boys’ at the expense of Marvel’s MCU (we talked about this later), FOTOGRAMAS spoke with the showrunner of the Prime Video series, Eric Kripke, about the possibility that one of the Avengers could make some kind of cameo in the most irreverent and wild superhero series on television. And his response caught us completely by surprise.
“We’ve never really tried it,” Kripke begins, “because we have this weird rule that Marvel and DC don’t exist in our world. You know, there’s no Superman, Batman or Iron Man here.. There are only superheroes and Vought comics.” However, after lowering expectations, hope arrives: “But If Tom Holland or Robert Downey Jr. want to join ‘The Boys’, or any of the others, they can come whenever they want.. They are more than welcome. Although they couldn’t play their Marvel superhero, we would have to think about another role. But heThe doors are open, gentlemen.. If they wanted to come in, they are in.”
Tom Holland could play a lot in the adaptation of Garth Ennis’ comics, but without a doubt Robert Downey Jr. would be a perfect addition that would fit like a glove into the tone of the Prime Video series. However, for the moment we have to settle (which is not enough) in this fourth season with the surprising cameo of Tilda Swinton voicing the octopus Ambrosious (yes, it’s her) or Will Ferrell as a parody version of himself within the Vought Cinematic Universe. Because the VCU (Vought Cinematic Universe) exists in ‘The Boys’and this week features the biggest nod to Marvel of all of Season 4.
Spoilers for episode 4×05 of ‘The Boys’
‘The Boys’ Makes Fun of Marvel’s MCU by Introducing Its Own Cinematic Universe: The VCU
In the universe of ‘The Boys’, Vought has its own Cinematic Universe of superhero movies starring The Seven, the group led by Patriot (Antony Starr), and this year they have announced Phase 9 of their VCU in V52 (not D23), a kind of Comic-Con broadcast “live” in episode 4×05 of ‘The Boys’ and through real Twitter accounts (yes, it’s called X) of North American media such as Discussing Film, which have joined in on the joke.
At the convention, “created by fans, for fans,” host Cameron Coleman (Matthew Edison) and Deep (Chase Crawford) are in charge of announcing the new films. as if they were Kevin Feigeunder the watchful eye of a Patriot who still remembers the massacre from the previous episode.
Among the first advanced films we have titles like ‘G-MEN: Days of Future Past’, ‘A-Train in the Multiverse’, ‘Deep: Secrets of Atlantis’ or the films from the new Vought Faith label, in which Firecracker stars in his own line of religious films. And the jewel in the crown is left for last: ‘All Black’, the film that celebrates the two African-American members (plus one unidentified) of The Seven, with ‘not at all racist’ product placement that varies according to the ethnicity of the viewer. “‘Go woke, go broke (progressives end up poor)?’ We say: Go woke up, get yoked! (progres are worth double).“
All this, the day after Kevin Feige announced that Marvel will return to Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this summer after being absent last year due to the strike of scriptwriters and actors. timing It couldn’t be better.
‘The Boys’ will premiere the rest of the episodes of its season 4 on Prime Video every Monday, bringing us closer to a fifth season that has already been confirmed as the end of the series.
Fran Chico is an expert in film and series, specialising in cultural dissemination and film criticism. He is a recognised critic on Rotten Tomatoes and Filmaffinity. Although his favourite genre is horror, he can talk to you about the new blockbuster from Marvel’s MCU or about an auteur film to be claimed from the festival circuit. There is no Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video or Disney+ series that escapes his radar, delving into the catalogue of each platform to recommend and analyse their best content.
Fran has been writing in Fotogramas for more than a year, but his beginnings date back almost two decades ago in film forums and blogs such as Planeta Claqueta or Moviementarios. He was founder and part of the board of directors of the digital publication of film criticism and analysis Revista Mutaciones and a member of the Association of Cinematographic Informants of Spain (AICE), the organization that awards the Feroz Awards, as well as a voter for the Blogos de Oro al indie movies. After completing the Master of Film Criticism at the Madrid Film School (ECAM) taught by Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, he has collaborated and/or covered film festivals such as San Sebastián, Sitges and Filmadrid as a specialized press for more than 10 years, along the way interviewing relevant directors, actors and actresses from the national industry such as Penélope Cruz, Carlos Saura, Ana de Armas, José Luis Cuerda or José Sacristán and internationally such as James Wan, Edgar Wright or Dario Argento.
His knowledge and experience have led him to be a film video blogger for Fnac Spain and director and host of the podcast Holocausto Zinéfago, with more than 150 programs broadcast and available in which cinema and humor are mixed from a unique and original.
