What Marvel Movies and TV to Watch Before Secret Invasion
The upcoming Disney+ Secret Invasion series is set to explore the ground level of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Focused more on spies and aliens than superheroes, Secret Invasion will unite many of the government agents and more human characters in a tense and distrustful environment.
As the series is said to take place in “the present-day MCU,” there are quite a few Marvel projects to watch if you want to be fully prepared — especially since the lead characters of Secret Invasion appear throughout all of the MCU. Let’s take a look at what Marvel movies and TV to watch before Secret Invasion.
Though Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury first appears in Iron Man 1 to tease the eventual crossover movie, Iron Man 2 was where the character had his first substantial role. We learn about S.H.I.E.L.D. and Fury’s role in it, as well as the lengths he’ll go to in order to have control or an understanding of the circumstances around him. Essentially, this is where Fury’s character is truly established.
James Rhodes/Rhodey’s role is also expanded upon, as he finally gets to suit up in the War Machine armor. Given this is also Don Cheadle’s first time playing Rhodey after Terrence Howard did so in Iron Man 1, the relationship between Rhodey and Stark, as well as that between Rhodey and the government, is clear, even without watching the original Iron Man.
As the first big crossover of the MCU, The Avengers is a major film. It serves as the introduction for Fury’s right-hand woman, Maria Hill — played by How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders. Hill’s character is established as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s no-nonsense Deputy Director.
Fury plays a big role as well, uniting the Avengers initially and motivating them to work together following the
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