So, Im putting myself in Kevin Fiege seat in 2008 where I have negoiated a lucrative deal with Sony and Fox to have all of Marvel film characters in one universe. This is my outline and pitch to the higher ups of whats planned out for the next 12-20 years with this deal in play. No real casting has been done just storyline and direction pitches with dates of possible release
So lets begin
PHASE 1: ASSEMBLING
Film: Iron Man
Release Date: May 2008
Key Characters:
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Tony Stark/Iron Man
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Pepper Pots
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Col. James Rhodes
Villains:
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Obidiah Stane/Iron Monger
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Ten Rings
Synopsis: Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds himself a suit of armor after he is taken captive by a terrorist organization. Free from his captors, he decides to upgrade and don his armor as Iron Man in order to hunt down weapons that were sold under the table.
Key Events:
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Tony is ambushed in Afghanistan by a terrorist group called the Ten Rings
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Tony injuries force him to create a Arc reactor in his chest to prevent him from dying
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Tony with help from Yinsin, a fellow captor build the first Iron Man prototype suit
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Tony returns to Stark Industries and shuts down weapon division
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Tony begins building a better suit and dons the iconic Iron Man suit to take down factions of Ten Rings
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Obidiah is revealed to be behind Tony's abduction and using the Ten rings recovers the prototype armor
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Pepper Potts gets help from Agent Coulson of SHIELD to stop Obidiah
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Obidiah redesigns the suit into the Iron Monger and dons it
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Iron Man vs. Iron Monger....Iron Man Wins
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Tony reveals himself as Iron Man to the world
Post Credit: Col. Nicholas J Fury reveals himself to Tony, telling him about the Avenger's Initiative
Easter Eggs: The Manderin is mentioned as the unseen leader of Ten Rings
Tony has a second suit of armor that Rhodey wants to try out
Film: The Incredible HULK
Release Date: June 2008
Key Characters:
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Bruce Banner/Hulk
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Betty Ross
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Gen. "Thunderbolt" Ross
Villains:
Synopsis: After being exposed to gamma radiation that causes him to transform into the monstrous Hulk, scientist Bruce Banner goes on the run and isolates himself from his love, Betty Ross. Hunted by the military, Banner seeks to cure himself and prevent his condition from being weaponized
Key Events:
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Bruce is in hiding trying to control his anger and make a cure
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Bruce's blood contaminates a soda which is used to track him down
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Before fleeing Gen. Ross forces he connects with Samuel Sterns who may have a cure
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Gen. Ross experiments on Emil Blonksy, a mercenary, with a proto-Super Soldier serum to combat the Hulk
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Bruce reunites with Betty Ross and meets Leo Samson
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Bruce is forced to turn into the Hulk when ambushed again by Gen Ross.
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Emil holds his own against Hulk but is seriously injured
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Hulk escapes with Betty
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Betty and Bruce venture to NYC to meet with Samuel Sterns for a cure
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Emil induces more of the serum to heal his wounds and become stronger against Gen. Ross permission
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Bruce encounter with Samuel is disturbing as Samuel has been conducting odd experiments on his blood
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Samuel Sterns tries to cure Bruce but it doesnt work
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Emil finds Bruce and Betty and captures them, afterward he has Samuel inject him with Bruce's blood
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Emil transforms into Abomination causing Samuel to be exposed to Bruce's blood during an explosion
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Abomination wreaks havoc on Harlem with Gen. Ross havng no choice but to let Bruce as the Hulk fight
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Abomination is subdued and Hulk escapes
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6 months later Bruce has learned to semi control his transformations
Post Credit: Gen Ross is approached by Tony Stark about building a team
Easter Eggs: Gen Ross mentions the original Super Soldier serum died with the only test subject in the 40s
Film: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Release Date: May 2009
Key Characters:
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Col. Nicholas J Fury
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Agent Phil Coulson
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Agent Natassha Romanoff/Black Widow
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Agent Clint Barton/HawkEye
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Agent Melinda May/ Calvary
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Agent Bobbie Morse/ Mockingbird
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Agent Victoria Hand
Villains:
Synopsis: Col. Nicholas J Fury leads his team of SHIELD agents on a mission to recover top level artifacts from the evil organization known only by ZODIAC. They must use their espionage skills to inflitrate and stop ZODIAC from unlocking SHIELD's most powerful artifact which cannot only change the world but reveal SHIELD's deepest secrets.
Key Events:
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LTC Nicholas Fury is promoted to head of Clandestine division of SHIELD in 1991
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Present day Col. Fury is the head of SHIELD and overwatches Agent Coulson and Agent Romanoff current mission
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Coulson and Romanoff bring back an arms dealer for interrogation to a SHIELD base in upstate NY
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Col. Fury at the base updates the World Council on the group known as ZODIAC that they have been monitoring
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ZODIAC has been gathering all types of tech and weapons for something big
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During the interrogation the dealer releases a EMP that knocks out SHIELD security
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ZODIAC henchman lead by a man named Scorpio inflitrate SHIELD
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Agents May and Morse step into action to take out the men
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Scorpio and Fury encounter each other and fight
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Scorpio and Fury share a past
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Scorpio sets off an explosion
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Fury escapes the explosion and rallies with the remaining Agents who are later picked up by Agent Victoria Hand
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At the Triskellion, Alexander Pierce informs Fury that security footage revealed the attack
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Alexander reveals that Scorpio was Jacob Fury, Nick's brother, and they couldnt recover his body
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Scorpio survives and returns to ZODIAC, but his face is deeply scarred so he wears a mask
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ZODIAC leader Taurus deems the mission