Marvel Studios has released a new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, featuring more of the film’s plot and more of the latest iconic character to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Namor. Also recently a low quality trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania leaked online, so it’s only a matter of time before Marvel Studio officially releases the official trailer.
The release of a MCUtrailer is often a big deal as the franchise is the largest multimedia property in the world. Fans are waiting for the release of a Marvel trailer, to get a first glimpse of what’s coming to the ever-expanding universe, either with the introduction of a new character or with some radical plot development. Sometimes the expectation to see only the trailer is as big as the movie, most recently seen with high demand Spider-Man: No Way Home trailers that the teaser leaked online. With over 29 movies released and 12 additional movies released, there have been plenty of trailers over the past 14 years. Everyone gets fans excited, but these are the best trailers about the MCU that have raised the bar.
8/8 Thor: Ragnarok – Teaser trailer
Although it was a successful film series, the Thor films were less well regarded than the Iron Man or Captain America films. After the disappointing Thor: The Dark World and the reduced role in Avengers: Age of UltronThor desperately needed a makeover. With director Takia Waititi at the helm, Thor: Ragnarok would take the franchise in a bold new direction. The first teaser trailer kicks off with a big, banging Led Zepplin’s “Immigrant Song” featuring powerful footage of Thor’s hammer Mjolnir being destroyed, Asgard burning to the ground, and a shift towards the science fiction setting as opposed to the more classic fantasy elements from the previous two films. Now that Thor’s hair was being shaved off, the public knew something else was going on.
The trailer’s final moment, revealing the Hulk in gladiatorial armor, told comic book fans that this would be a loose adaptation of the Planet Hulk series, while mainstream viewers knew that this Thor movie would be more important than the previous two films. The final ‘A friend from work line’ is a strong finish signaling to audiences that this is a different type of Thor film, and it was a trailer that paid off as the film far surpassed both its predecessors.
7/8 Captain America: Civil War – Latest trailer
The last trailer for Captain America: Civil War sure does a great job selling the public on the conflict between Captain America and Iron Man. The high presence of Bucky, also known as the Winter Soldier, lets the public know that this is a real Captain America sequel, and the added presence of several Avengers shows, this will be a much more massive movie in terms of scope and action. The trailer does a great job of keeping the focus on the main plot.
But it’s the last moment everyone remembers, after the title the last button on the trailer as Tony Stark ‘underoos!’ shouts, the classic ‘Twhip!’ sound that everyone knows, followed by a webbing that takes the shield. Everyone knew what that meant before he showed up: Spider-Man had joined the MCU. The costume that resembled the classic Steve Ditko-era suit with emotional eyes and the fastest sound of Tom Holland’s voice was the first time the modern cinematic Spider-Man was seen. Even for the smallest kid who had no idea of the inner studio politics that separated the various franchises, it was clear that meeting Spider-Man with the Avengers was a big deal.
6/8 Guardians of the Universe – Teaser trailer
While characters like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America weren’t as popular as the X-Men, Spider-Man, or Fantastic Four, they still had a certain amount of recognition among fans of their comic books and guest spots in animated series. However, The Guardians of the Galaxy was a franchise that even many hardcore comic fans knew little about. As one of the riskiest locations in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the first trailer for Guardians of the Universe everyone had to sell on this concept.
The teaser trailer is short, but it’s incredibly effective. It provides a brief guide to the characters, markets the film’s tone as a sci-fi comedy, and the use of Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling” was such a refreshing contrast to the visuals that it informed the audience. that this would not be the case. just another type of Marvel movie, but a summer movie like anything in recent memory.
The trailer was so popular that ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ saw a huge spike on the charts and Guardians of the Universe later became the highest-grossing film of the summer of 2014, beating established franchises such as The Amazing Spider Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Pastand Transformers: Age of Extinction. The beginning of Guardians of the Universe a household name Marvel name started with this teaser.
5/8 Avengers: Endgame – Latest trailer
What makes the Avengers: Endgame trailer so impressive is how little they show. Because of the shocking ending of Avengers: Infinity Wara lot of Avengers: Endgame was surrounded by secrecy with the trailer having the bare minimum. Most of the footage from the trailer is in the first thirty minutes of the film, and the few select action scenes from the final fight are cleverly sprinkled in, you’d imagine they’d be in the film at any point in time.
What really elevates the trailer is the use of color-removed footage from previous MCU movies with the only highlighted color being red, a symbol of the core color that Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor all share. It’s a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane for the audience to see how far the characters, and even the viewers, have come. It helped sell Avengers: Endgame as a truly once-in-a-lifetime movie event.
4/8 Iron Man – First Trailer
Although Iron Man is now considered one of the most iconic popular superheroes in the world, he was considered a B-list character in 2007 when the first trailer hit. The general public knew nothing about him, so Marvel Studios made a trailer that let the public know everything they needed to know about Tony Stark by providing a quick overview of his background, his character arc and his Robert Downey Jr. personality. performance. The quick montage of scenes, Black Sabbath’s song “Iron Man” in the background, and a final moment showing the Iron Man suit in flight were enough to launch Iron Man at the top of many people’s summer movie watch lists and the MCU, as the public knows, it probably wouldn’t be the same without this trailer.
The trailer was a huge hit when it premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, and when it was released online, it was another big hit. The trailer was so popular that The Onion made an “Iron Man Trailer To Be Made Into Feature Film” video that Marvel Studios even featured on the Iron Man special features for home movies.
3/8 Avengers: Age of Ultron – Teaser trailer
The demand for the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer was so high that it was originally intended to be released with an episode of Agents of SHIELD but it was leaked early that Marvel Studios had to release an official high-quality version ahead of schedule. Part of the reason some viewers may have been disappointed by Avengers: Age of Ultron was perhaps just how great the first teaser was, hinting at a darker, more mature sequel with a more sinister Ultron as opposed to the movie version which is definitely more of a Joss Whedon-style creation.
While the slow cover of a popular song in a teaser trailer is now a cliché, the use of Pinocchio’s “No Strings on Me” in the teaser trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron sent shivers down my spine for how well placed it was. It was terrifying, thematically appropriate given Ultron’s artificial intelligence, and was the perfect synergy between Marvel and parent company Disney. For many, Avengers: Age of Ultrons trailer is the movie they wished the finished product looked more like.
2/8 Avengers: Infinity War – Teaser trailer
Avengers: Infinity War used to be released during the MCU’s tenth anniversary. The teaser trailer for Avengers: Infinity War teased the audience that the universe was about to be united, showing the various heroes under the narration of Nick Fury’s monologue from the first avengers, this time nominated by the original members. The intention was clear, an even larger group of remarkable people would come together.
The latest teaser teaser, featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy being so far removed from the superhero side of the MCU at the time, let every audience member, regardless of their familiarity with the franchise, know that this movie would unite a universe.
1/8 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Teaser trailer
The new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was great, but that first teaser released at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 was a breathtaking visual experience. In the run-up to its release, fans had speculated how the film would work the real-life death of star Chadwick Boseman into the film.
The trailer immediately puts those difficult emotions to the fore with a cover of Tems’ Bob Marley song “No Woman, No Cry”. The song slowly transitions into Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” by using the connecting lyrics “It’s going to be alright” together. The build-up in the music between the two songs is a miracle of editing. The trailer showcases the film’s sheer scale with a massive roster of characters, expansive landscapes of Wakanda, new underwater settings, and a powerful monologue from Angela Bassett, if anyone had any doubts about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever they left quickly and the trailer became the best MCU trailer ever.