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Marvel Might've Just Resolved Daredevil's MCU Canon Dispute

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Last year, Marvel Studios took its first foray into the world of television with  WandaVision , but that wasn't the first supposedly MCU-set series to release. In the years prior to Disney+, Marvel TV created many heroic series for Netflix, ABC, and more, that claimed to take place in the MCU but were never referenced by the movies.  Spider-Man: No Way Home  and Hawkeye  recently changed the game, as Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock and Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin made the jump from the Daredevil  Netflix series into the wider MCU. But even after that, some continued to argue that the actors were playing Variants of their Netflix characters. ADVERTISEMENT The plot continued to thicken recently as  Daredevil ,  The Punisher , and the entire "Defenders Saga" was removed from Netflix and made the jump to Disney+. But with their canon status still yet to be addressed by Marvel, an official page on the company's site may have settled t...

James Gunn Clarifies How the MCU and DCEU Establish Canon

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Canon can be a tricky thing in the age of Hollywood mega-franchises. Many debate online over what is and what is not deemed canon and opinions on continuity errors flourish in internet spaces. James Gunn, amongst others, has been no stranger to these opinions. The  Guardians of the Galaxy  and  Peacemaker  writer/director often takes to Twitter to correct or otherwise debunk fans' ideas regarding his Marvel and DCEU properties. Gunn, who enjoys partaking in detailed worldbuilding in the projects that he oversees, typically has a quick answer to whatever  Guardians  inquiry tweeted his way. As such,   he's always quite active on the social media platform. ADVERTISEMENT The director also often spends time fielding behind-the-scenes queries from fans, usually to clear up confusion regarding studio decisions, rights issues, and the like. Gunn Clarifies Canon DC & Marvel Responding to Twitter user @Lylexxxx, director James Gunn attempted to cle...