AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Tried To Use S.W.O.R.D. Early On In The Series But Were Stopped By Marvel Studios

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Tried To Use S.W.O.R.D. Early On In The Series But Were Stopped By Marvel Studios

Yesterday, we learned Marvel Studios stopped the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. team from making use of M.O.D.O.K., and it's now been revealed that they once hoped to introduce S.W.O.R.D. to the ABC series...

By JoshWilding - Aug 14, 2020 02:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Source: TV Line

In the final episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daisy Johnson heads into outer space, and many fans have wondered if her adventures there could somehow be tied to S.W.O.R.D. The Sentient World Observation and Response Department deals with extraterrestrial threats to world security and is the space-based counterpart of S.H.I.E.L.D., so this would make sense. 

However, a closer look at the ship Quake was on confirmed that it was a S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel, so we can probably forget about the ABC series playing into the clandestine group's origin story. 

They are expected to factor into WandaVision, though, and were likely formed in response to Thanos' attack on Earth. However, had things played out a little different, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. may very well have included S.W.O.R.D. at some point over past few years. 

Talking at a press event this week, co-showrunner Jed Whedon said he would be open to developing an Agents of S.W.O.R.D. follow-up if the opportunity were to present itself (it almost certainly won't), with fellow executive producer Jeffrey Bell pointing out, "We tried S.W.O.R.D. early [in the series] and we were shut down."

Clearly, Kevin Feige has had something in mind for S.W.O.R.D. for some time now, and it's interesting to wonder which other ideas he shot down because there were plans for them in the MCU. Looking back, anything we did see in the ABC series probably won't make it to the big screen for a long time, as the Marvel Studios boss clearly didn't have much interest in those characters/ideas.

What do you guys think?

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dracula
dracula - 8/14/2020, 2:06 AM
Wonder what ABC will replace Agents Of Shield with. They have to replace it with something. The only reason season 6 and 7 happened was because disney wanted a marvel show on network tv
JDL
JDL - 8/14/2020, 2:49 AM
@dracula - The indications are that they won't replace it. Why would you think otherwise ?
dracula
dracula - 8/14/2020, 2:56 AM
@JDL - like i said, the whole reason season 6 and 7 happened was that disney wanted a show on tv. So if they still want that im sure they could demand it
JDL
JDL - 8/14/2020, 3:24 PM
@dracula - It was more that they wanted this show imo. They were and are doing quite nicely with its foreign syndication. A new show in that regard is problematic.
JDL
JDL - 8/16/2020, 11:43 PM
@dracula - I don't think they do now that D+ is on the way.
dracula
dracula - 8/16/2020, 11:56 PM
@JDL - Well they also had the marvel netflix show when they force Agents of Shield's production team to keep going for two more seasons
Brand0n
Brand0n - 8/14/2020, 3:20 AM
Sooo she can’t drive a SHIELD vessel to meet up with where Fury possible is?
Repian
Repian - 8/14/2020, 3:48 AM
I can imagine a great Show. Talos as an important member of Sword, Supreme Intelligence as a prisoner and the Kree as the great villains of the Show.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 8/14/2020, 4:11 AM
AoS showrunner: We would like to use thi-

Marvel:



trolliverQueen
trolliverQueen - 8/14/2020, 5:52 AM
No surprise here, this bastardly child will never be accepted.
Snowbirdd
Snowbirdd - 8/14/2020, 5:57 AM
lol i wonder if Shield will ever show up again/be referred to as Shield in the MCU. Cause What is Fury and his earth subordinates up to?
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/14/2020, 8:17 AM
"it's interesting to wonder which other ideas he shot down because there were plans for them elsewhere in the MCU."

Fixed the spelling mistake.
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 8/14/2020, 5:04 PM
I'm hoping Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness plans the seeds for A.R.M.O.R and W.A.N.D. in the future.
NathanielX
NathanielX - 8/14/2020, 8:37 PM
Actually SWORD at the time was a Fox property giving that it was introduced on Whedons Astonishing X-MEN.
JDL
JDL - 8/16/2020, 8:22 PM
If Feige digs his heels in against it at this point Disney will back off.
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