The Avengers (2012) & Marvel's Phase One

Assemble! Courtney has only sort of seen the Marvel flicks, so we’re charging through the flagship installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the quippy, breezy, and box-office-dominating superhero team-up: The Avengers! We recap Marvel’s underdog origins, from the lightning-in-a-bottle brilliance of Iron Man, through it’s Phase One installments to the billion dollar gamble of The Avengers — an experiment that resulted in forever changing large-scale filmmaking and cementing Marvel Studios as THE cinematic superpower for the next decade and beyond. Courtney also reveals a sordid connection to Robert Downey Jr. You can reach the podcast at-- Email: mywifewatchesmovies@gmail.com Twitter: @wife_watches Instagram: @wifewatches Stream The Avengers on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com Rent or purchase The Avengers at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3f5Zs7t