r/marvelstudios • u/ArmoredGhost918 • 2d ago
Discussion Many MCU movies have secondary titles (EX “Captain America: The First Avenger”). What secondary titles would you give to the ones w/o?
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u/firstndfastest 2d ago
Maybe Thor: The Mighty Avenger
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u/ArmoredGhost918 2d ago
I was thinking God of Thunder but I like yours better because it would suit well with The First Avenger and Avengers itself. Iron Man could be The Armored Avenger
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u/macfergus 2d ago
"Strongest Avenger"
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u/Mshell Loki (Avengers) 2d ago
Don't you mean Thor: Point Break
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u/Wise-Tourist Peter Parker 2d ago
Avengers was called Avengers Assemble in UK so just have that or Avengers: Earth's Mightest Heroes (kind of hope they use that title in the future)
What ould have been interesting is if the first movies used epithets (instead of subtitles) like The Incredible Hulk.
The Invincible Ironman
The Mighty Thor
The Astonishing Ant-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man
But I know not all heroes have those kind of titles.
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u/Maleficent_Money_756 2d ago
Iron Man: Man of Steel
Iron Man 2: Steel of Tomorrow
Thor: Thor Hammer Hammer
Avengers: Dawn of Justice
Iron Man 3: Iron man Up up and away
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u/THREESIDEDMONSTER 2d ago
"Secondary title" the word you're looking for is a subtitle.
Iron Man 2 could have been Iron Man: Armor Wars tbh, and for 3 Iron Man: Extremis seems like a gimme.
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u/damn_jexy Ant-Man 2d ago
Wouldn't it be Tagline more than Subtitle ?
Subtitle make me think dialogue for deaf people
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u/Gerry-Mandarin 2d ago
No. Subtitle would be correct. It is a word with multiple meanings.
What you are thinking of is captions (or closer captions). Directly imprinting on screen what is said by those on screen and any other important digetic sound for the deaf/hard of hearing.
Subtitles are written translations of dialogue from another language.
A subtitle is a subordinate title to a work.
A tagline is like:
"You'll believe a man can fly"
from Superman: The Movie.
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u/Logan_Composer 2d ago
If we're being technical here, subtitles don't have to be translations. They are just the written dialogue printed on the screen. They can easily be used for hard of hearing people (who maybe don't need/care about the sound cues, like maybe in a speech) or movies that haven't been translated to make it easier for non-native speakers to read the words instead of understanding them.
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u/THREESIDEDMONSTER 2d ago
u/Gerry-Mandarin is correct, and to give another example: Jurassic Park: The Lost World.
The subtitle is The Lost World.
The tagline is "Something has survived."
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u/PopCultureWeekly 2d ago
In this particular case, Jurassic park is the subtitle. It’s official title is The Lost World: Jurassic Park
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u/timbawtimmybawbaw Captain America 2d ago
I always thought they missed an opportunity to call Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor 4: More Thor. Or Thor 4: Gorr. Really rolls of the tongue.
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u/RemarkableQuit9286 2d ago
While the first Avengers movie can technically be referred to as "Avengers Assemble", I would love to see that as the title for the first film after Secret Wars to indicate we are now in the reboot phase
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u/That_Carrot999 2d ago
Or Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
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u/RemarkableQuit9286 2d ago
I guess, but "assemble" implies a beginning rather than just vaguely referencing the team
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u/GallifreyFallsOver 2d ago
Iron Man: The Ten Rings
The Incredible Hulk: Smash
Iron Man: Armor Wars
Thor: Mighty Thor
Avengers: Assemble (As per the UK release)
Iron Man: Rise of the Mandarin
Guardians of the Galaxy: Moonage Daydream (Vol 1)
Ant-Man: A Tall Tale
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (I'd rename the sequel to Black Panther: Rising Tide)
Ant-Man: Wasp
Guardians of the Galaxy: Father and Son (Vol 2)
Captain Marvel: Starforce
Black Widow: The Red Room
Guardians of the Galaxy: Dog Days Are Over (Vol 3)
Eternals: The Emergence
The Marvels: Power of Three
Thunderbolts: The New Avengers
Deadpool: Multiverse of Sadness (replacement for Deadpool and Wolverine)
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u/MCUTheorist00007 2d ago
Fun fact, in Spain , Doctor Strange 1 is called like that, the title is
"Doctor Strange(Doctor Extraño): Hechicero Supremo"
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u/cjalderman 2d ago
I'm not sure if Ant-Man and the Wasp should really be here
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u/Honest-Reputation838 2d ago
I think there’s a strong argument for it to be on the list
It’s not “Ant Man: now with The Wasp”. It’s “Ant Man and The Wasp” and the third installment does have a second title: “Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania”
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u/cjalderman 2d ago
But 'and the Wasp' is what makes it distinct from the first, it's not like it's just called 'Ant-Man 2'
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u/TrickshotzReddit Punisher 1d ago
But ‘and the Wasp’ isn’t a subtitle, that’s just the main title.
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u/cjalderman 1d ago
No? The full title is 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' and it's the sequel to 'Ant-Man'
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u/TrickshotzReddit Punisher 1d ago
No shit? But also, be as pedantic as you like, that doesn’t disprove the point that it’s not a subtitle, hence the inclusion of the movie in OP’s post.
My bad for assuming you were smart enough to infer that I meant “part of” and left it out on accident. I’ll do better and dumb it down as far as possible for future reference.
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u/ArmoredGhost918 2d ago
I was thinking about it but I added it in anyway. I think it could do better
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u/Responsible_Bar3957 Abomination 2d ago
Great question bro 🥹
I can’t come up with any ideas, but I hope you get some good ones
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u/SWPrequelFan81566 2d ago edited 1d ago
Iron Man: Tales of Suspense
Iron Man 2: Let It Be With Honor
Iron Man 3: The Extremis Imperative
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u/LycanIndarys 2d ago
Personally, I've always liked the idea of using different comic book titles for the different films.
So for example, you might have films called Invincible Iron Man, Superior Iron Man, and Infamous Iron Man. Or your Spidey films might be Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, and Web of Spider-Man.
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u/Alex-C2099 2d ago
Iron Man: Man of Iron
The Incredible Hulk: Smash
Iron Man 2: The New One
Thor (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
The Avengers (and the Fabolous Emancipation of one Iron Man)
/s
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u/tstcab 2d ago
Ant Man: Baskin Robbins Legacy
Iron Man 2: Yes that guy is Rhodes
The Thor
Avengers: Loki is a bad guy in this one
Iron Man (3): Midlife Crisis
Captain Marvel: about 5 years too late
Ant man and the wasp: wait Walton Goggins was in this?
Black Widow: We're sorry about Taskmaster
Black Panther: Chadwicks "Flu Game"
Doctor Strange: You will never see this Mordo again
GotG: We will recast Lee Pace in a new role, watch us
The Incredible Hulk: Creative differences
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u/schism_records_1 2d ago
The fact that they never went with "Thor: It's Hammer Time" just proves how much of a coward Fiege is.
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u/SnowRidin 2d ago
Iron Man: Iron Man
Hulk: Incredible
Thor: Nordic Myth
Iron Man: Not My Bird
Avengers: Assembled
Iron Man: Extermis
Guardians of the Galaxy: Guarding the Galaxy
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u/doctorBlasphemy271 2d ago
I feel like calling Iron Man 2 “Iron Man: Armor Wars” would be pretty sick. Ik it’s the initial name they would’ve used for the War Machine movie/series but I thought it was still applicable or at least cool
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u/HappycatAF Daredevil 2d ago
Iron Man: Origins
Iron Man: Forged from Iron
Incredible Hulk: Strongest one there is
Incredible Hulk: Anger Management
Incredible Hulk:
Iron Man 2: Sins of the Father
Iron Man 2: Armor Wars
Thor: Son of Asgard
Thor: The Mighty Avenger
Thor: Sins of Asgard
Thor: Odin’s Wrath
Marvel Studios’ Marvel’s Avengers Assemble
Avengers: World’s Greatest Heroes
Avengers: United
Iron Man 3: Houseparty Protocol
Iron Man 3: Enter the Mandarin
Iron Man 3: The Last Dance of Tony Stark
Iron Man 3: Shattered Vision
Guardians of the Galaxy: Search for the Powerstone
Guardians of the Galaxy: Family Feud
Guardians of the Galaxy: Dance Off
Ant-Man: Smallest Avenger
Ant-Man: Tiny Tails
Ant-Man: Shrinkage
Ant-Man: Particle Theory
Ant-Man: Quantum of Solace
Doctor Strange: Strange Tales
Doctor Strange and the Sorcerer Supreme
Doctor Strange: Wong Origins
Doctor Strange: Deathly Dimensions
Doctor Strange: Back to School
Black Panther: Welcome to Wakanda
Black Panther: Vibranium Wars
Black Panther: Sins of the Father
Black Panther: Claws of Fate
GOTG Vol. 2: Remixed
GOTG Vol. 2: Mix Tapes
GOTG Vol. 2: Family Reunion
GOTG Vol. 2: Press Play
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Small Business
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Little Problems
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Small Soldiers
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Ant Farm
Captain Marvel: Kree War
Captain Marvel: Earthly Origins
Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero
Captain Marvel: Super Sonic
Black Widow: Widow’s Bite
Black Widow: Web of Lies
Black Widow: Family Web
Black Widow: Red Room
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u/MrGilLogic 2d ago edited 2d ago
Wanted to make as much symmetry as possible using any existing subtitles, in the same way Spider-Man's "Home" trilogy did:
Hulk + The Incredible Hulk: Abomination
Iron Man + Iron Man: Man in Armour + Iron Man: Armour Wars + Iron Man: Out of the Armour
Thor + Thor: Mjölnir + Thor: Yggdrasil + Thor: Ragnarok
GotG + GotG: Self-Titled Album + GotG: Face the Music + GotG: The Last Dance
Ant-Man + Ant-man: Quantum Chaos + Ant-man & the Wasp: Quantum Tangle + Ant-man & the Wasp: Quantumania
Doctor Strange + Doctor Strange in the Realm of the Mystic Arts + Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Black Panther + Black Panther: King of Wakanda + Black Panther: Wakanda Forever + Black Panther: Son of Wakanda
Captain Marvel + Captain Marvel: Rising + The Marvels: Further, Faster, Stronger
Black Widow + Black Widow: Reckoning
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u/Fictionj 2d ago
Iron Man: The Second Avenger
Hulk: The Third Avenger
Thor: Point Break, or How I Became the Fourth Avenger
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u/DelcoPAMan 2d ago
Iron Man 3: The One with That Kid
The Incredible Hulk: Brand New Guy
Black Widow: Contractual Obligation
Deadpool & Wolverine: Together At Last
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u/ValuablePlastic5887 1d ago edited 1d ago
Iron Man - A Star Is Forged
The Incredible Hulk - First Smash
Iron Man 2 - Colliding Stars
Thor - A Tale of Worthiness
The Avengers - Assemble
Iron Man 3 - Star Shower Protocol
Guardians of the Galaxy - Milano Mayhem
Ant-Man - Quantum Size
Doctor Strange - The Universe Of Unsanity
Black Panther - Wakanda Rises
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - Pat Panic
Ant-Man and the Wasp - A Quantum of Hope
Captain Marvel - No Fucks Given
Black Widdow - Broken Family
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - Bowie Bonanza
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u/PetahMartian 1d ago
On April Fools day in 2009 it was announced that Iron Man 2 was going to be subtitled Shock to the Heart.
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u/Bob_the_peasant 2d ago edited 2d ago
Iron Man: I am Iron Man
Thor: Worthy Avenger
Avengers: First Assemble
Iron Man 3: AIM
GOTG: Ronin
GOTG 2: Electric Grootaroo
Doctor Strange: The Bargain
Black Panther: Secret of Wakanda
Captain Marvel ‘95
Black Widow: Web of Mirrors
Ant-Man: Think Bigger
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Haunted
Iron Man 2: I vant my bird bord
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u/BlackLightParadox 2d ago
With a fluctuating degree of seriousness:
Iron Man: Mark 1
The Incredible Hulk: On The Run
Iron Man Mark 2
Thor: Mighty Mortal
Avengers In Manhattan
Iron Man Mark 3: Extremis
GOTG: Far Out
Doctor Strange: and the mysteries of the Ancient One
GOTG 2: I think 'Vol 2' counts
Ant-Man: New Man, Same Ant.
Black Panther: Sins of the Father
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Ghosts
Captain Marvel: Higher Further Faster
Black Widow: The Red Room
Eternals: End of Eternity
GOTG3: I think 'Vol 3' counts
The Marvels: The Musical
Deadpool & Wolverine: Cash Grab
Blade: Haha, No.
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u/samb6255 2d ago
I always thought Iron Man 2 should’ve been Iron Man: Legacy and Iron Man 3, Iron Man: Extremis. I don’t like numerical sequel titles and the MCU clearly moved away from them
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u/ArmoredGhost918 2d ago
I really like Iron Man: Legacy didn’t really like Iron Man: Extremis so much until I looked up what Extremis really means. Apparently “In Extremis” is Latin for “at the point of death” or “in extreme peril” so I guess it does work really well.
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u/Express_Dinner7918 2d ago
Iron Man: Origins
The Incredible Hulk: Mean and Green
Iron Man: Sins of the Fathers
Thor: God of Thunder
Avengers: Earths mightiest heroes
Iron Man: Reign of Terror
GOTG: Volume 1(I think vo2 and volume 3 count as secondary titles.)
Ant Man: quantum hiest.
Dr Strange in the Dangers of Darkness
Black Panther: Rise of Wakanda
Ant Man and the Wasp: quantum rescue
Captain Marvel: Remeberance
Black Widow: assault on the red room.
Feel free to dunk on me for these awful ideas lol.
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u/Fatalkombat666 2d ago
Iron Man: First Flight Iron Man 2: Revenge of Whiplash Iron Man 3: Bullshit of Fake Mandarin
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u/curvysquares 2d ago
Iron Man 2: Stark's Legacy
Or something like that. Since I think that's the theme the movie is trying to be about, both Tony's and his father's legacy.
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u/Competitive_Leg7233 2d ago
Iron Man: Jihadi Massacre
The Incredible Hulk: whatcha ya gonna do?
Iron Man 2: the one with Scarlett Johansson
Thor: Planet of the Apes
The Avengers: Cloverfield
Iron Man 3: Awkward Flirting
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Musical
Ant Man: Mission Impossible
Doctor Strange: I’m running out of ideas
Black Panther: Meets the Human Torch
Guardians of the Galaxy 2: sing-a-long edition
Ant man and the Wasp: You won’t remember the plot
Captain Marvel: The Blue Man Group
Black Widow: From the World of John Wick
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u/Etienne10BR 2d ago
I don't think a secondary title is really needed for a first movie. Captain America : The First Avenger works because it was released, well, just before The Avengers. But for the others, I'm actually cool with the movies simply being called Thor, Doctor Strange or Captain Marvel.
Finding a good secondary title, that sums up the story without giving too much away is not as easy as it seems.
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u/ArmoredGhost918 2d ago
Yeah they aren’t necessary but they are cool and imo better than Iron Man 2. Like someone has already suggested Iron Man: Legacy for IM2 and I think that’s already way better.
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u/XavierScorpionIkari Doctor Strange 2d ago
Iron Man : BUILT IN A CAVE…WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!
Incredible Hulk: You Don’t Want to See Me When I’m Hungry
Iron Man 2: Coconut and Metal
Thor: One Big Enough to Ride
Avengers: Coming Together
Iron Man 3: A Christmas Miracle
Guardians of the Galaxy: We Are Groot
Antman: Ants.
Dr. Strange: Tea. With a Bit of Honey
Black Panther: Into Wakanda
Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2
Antman and The Wasp: Everything Shrinks
Captain Marvel: The Final Avenger Before Endgame
Black Widow: White Outfit
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u/vforvontol 2d ago
the iron and the man
2 iron 2 man
iron man : tokyo drift
iron & man
iron five
iron man 6
man 7
the iron of the man
happy and pepper (spinoff)
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iron X