MARVEL: UNITE

An unofficial MCU fan edit by ducko.

Season 4 Cutlist

Overall Changes

  • 5 movies are cut into 10 hour-long episodes
  • All original title cards and credits are removed
  • Each episode begins with a “ducko” logo, a cold open sequence, and the Phase 2 Marvel Studios logo as an intro
  • IMAX sequences are incorporated where feasible, with smooth aspect ratio transitions
  • A few shots are cropped/adjusted to maintain aspect ratio in some sequences
  • Each episode ends with a “Marvel Unite” titlecard and custom abbreviated credits
  • Post-credit scenes that are critical to the plot are inserted before any end credits where possible

Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Cold open of Toomes cleaning up New York after Avengers 1 is moved to a later episode where his character joins the plot
  • 2012 text added
  • “8 Years Later” text changed to “4 Years Later” because the movie’s timeline was retconned
  • Cut Toomes’s line “8 years, not a word from the feds” for same reason. Also rearranged this scene with “I’m going to kill him” as episode ending
  • Toomes deciding to rob the Avengers jet moved slightly later to keep episode focused on Peter
  • Removed godawful Audi self-driving product placement
  • Aunt May’s ending “What the fu–” cuts to 1960’s Spider-Man theme over credits
  • Post-credits of Captain America “Patience” PSA moved to later episode
  • Deleted scene of guy with his hand stuck webbed to his car is added as post-credits
  • Deleted scene of Aaron Davis stuck to his car added as post-credits

Black Panther

  • Opening narration about the history of Wakanda is cut so it remains more mysterious
  • The 90’s Oakland scene at the beginning is moved way later to when Zuri reveals to T’Challa what happened
  • T’Challa talking to Okoye in the ship before retrieving Nakia from Nigeria is cut to make Black Panther’s first appearance more impactful
  • Killmonger’s intro scene at the British museum is moved to a later episode to when his character becomes relevant
  • Establishing shot of Wakanda before T’Challa/Nakia street scene slightly stretched
  • Removed Shuri showing T’Challa the shoes she developed to omit awful “what are those” bit
  • Killmonger shooting Klaue is moved slightly earlier to serve as an episode ending
  • Cut Shuri’s line, “Another broken white boy for us to fix,” because she’s presumably referring to Bucky Barnes, and this edit holds off on revealing Bucky in Wakanda until a much later episode
  • A shot of Shuri looking over Ross is cut so that we start with Ross waking up from black
  • Different music cue added to beginning of T’Challa/Killmonger fight for better transition
  • Short recap added of T’Challa being thrown off the cliff since a couple episodes passed
  • Music of Nakia and Shuri talking to Ross in the lab was jarringly upbeat, so it was stripped out and replaced with more tense music
  • A few shots of Ross flying the ship are cut for a better transition point
  • Mid-credits of T’Challa speaking to the U.N. moved to before last Oakland scene to serve as the reveal that Wakanda is opening up to the world
  • Post-credits of Bucky in Wakanda will be included later in an episode in season 5

Black Widow

  • The extended childhood sequence at the beginning is moved to a later episode, interwoven with Natasha reuniting with Yelena
  • Shot of young Natasha looking at fireflies swapped to match cut with her older self
  • Short sequence of young Natasha and Yelena arriving home and talking about dinner cut to match cut young Yelena with her older self
  • Shots are rearranged so that young Natasha looking outside of car window is match cut with her older self
  • Opening title sequence with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is altered and slightly shortened to hide all text
  • A couple of shots of Natasha looking in the mirror are removed due to “21 Years Later” text
  • Yelena’s intro scene is moved to a later episode
  • Sequence of Dreykov activating Taskmaster is cut
  • A shot of Natasha opening a beer in her hideout trailer is removed for a more natural transition
  • Shots of Natasha arriving in Budapest are rearranged to match cut with her younger self
  • One shot of Natasha and Yelena running in street in Budapest cut for better transition
  • Scene of Natasha and Yelena talking to each other at the table is removed because it removes the tension in their relationship
  • Shots of Alexei shouting out of the helicopter after being rescued are cropped to maintain IMAX ratio
  • Beginning of the Red Room sequence is heavily altered. Footage from a deleted scene is added to focus less on “Melina” and give the sequence some breathing room. Additionally, we find out that Melina and Natasha have swapped identities from Alexei’s perspective instead of Dreykov’s, which gives more emotional weight when Alexei thinks he is talking to Natasha and makes for a more interesting reveal.
  • Shot of Melina crawling through an air vent is cut short in order to match cut with the Black Panther statue in the next shot
  • Shot of Natasha running from explosion down hallway recolored to look less awful
  • Shot of Yelena running from explosion outside of Red Room recolored to look less awful
  • Shot of Natasha, you guessed it, running from explosion outside of Red Room recolored to look less awful
  • Shots of Yelena taking down Dreykov’s helicopter are recolored to look less awful
  • Several shots of Natasha and Yelena on a parachute are removed because they looked awful
  • Deleted scene of Alexei and Melina kissing added to give them a bit more of an emotional arc, as well as match previous scene of T’Challa and Nakia kissing
  • A few shots of Ross’s army arriving are removed to focus more on Natasha
  • Natasha flying away in the quinjet is cropped to remove last shot of fireflies so that it connects better with the next scene
  • Post-credits of Yelena in the graveyard will be partially included in the next season

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Cold open with Peter’s parents moved to a much later episode when the song “Brandy” becomes relevant
  • Title card replaced with altered shots of the Guardians fighting the Abilisk in time with the music
  • A couple of shots of Gamora and Nebula looking around as an alarm sounds are cut for a better transition point
  • Yondu being hired by Ayesha on Contraxia moved to later episode
  • Establishing shot with Peter’s dad around the campfire slightly stretched
  • Rocket taking on Yondu’s men in the forest and being captured moved to later episode
  • Mutiny aboard Yondu’s ship and Nebula leaving moved to later episode
  • Orchestral rendition of “The Chain” added as Ego turns hostile and the episode cuts to credits
  • Recap of Ego turning hostile added since a couple episodes passed
  • Pre-credits of Kraglin trying out the arrow unfortunately removed as it didn’t fit anywhere tonally
  • Post-credits of Stakar and old Guardians team unfortunately removed for same reason
  • Post-credits of Peter and teenage Groot unfortunately removed for same reason
  • Post-credits of Ayesha creating Adam is included after the last episode’s credits even though it doesn’t pay off before Endgame, so viewers can still watch GotG 3
  • Post-credits of Stan Lee in space moved to earlier episode

Thor: Ragnarok

  • Title card replaced with Marvel Studios intro, music cue ends slightly earlier
  • Shot of Loki and Thor looking at retirement home rubble is repeated twice in order to transition to other plot threads
  • Sequence of Hela arriving on Asgard is truncated slightly in order to focus more on Thor’s perspective
  • Hela first fighting Asgardian army moved to later episode
  • Shot of Korg, “See you later, New Doug” is slightly stretched in order to pre-lap next scene
  • Hela raising her undead army moved to later episode
  • Added short recap of Thor fighting Hulk in the arena since a couple episodes passed
  • Short shot of Skurge’s head removed to make a pre-lap transition
  • As Thor decides to intentionally cause Ragnarok and fights again with Hela, the soundtrack is stripped out and instead “The Chain” continues from previous Guardians of the Galaxy scene
  • Grandmaster post-credits moved to earlier episode, after his arc is finished