Marvel Studios Reportedly Limited MCU Projects That Take Place in NYC

by Josh Ramos · March 22, 2022

What seems like the center of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may be shifting in the near future, as Marvel Studios reportedly limited MCU projects that take place in NYC

Throughout Marvel’s decade-plus-long history of films, there have been a plethora of heroes that have shown up within the universe, and many of them have existed in one place.

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It was marked as the first battlefield for the original Avengers team-up and is forever etched in Marvel Cinematic Universe lore.

The Battle of New York saw earth’s mightiest heroes gather and defend the American mecca, with Steve Rogers as a Brooklyn-born super-soldier, and Tony Stark who owned a building in New York City with his name on it.

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New York, since that very moment, has been a vital setting for the MCU; Peter Parker is from Queens, Hawkeye mostly took place there with Kate Bishop being a born and raised New Yorker, and even heroes who exist in the underground of the MCU like Daredevil and Punisher call it their home.

That may be changing, however, as a recent interview with the star of Marvel’s latest Disney+ series noted that Marvel Studios is trying to limit the number of MCU projects that take place in NYC.

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Reported by ComicBook.com, Isaac attended a virtual press conference where he was asked about the global adventure aspects of Moon Knight and the focus on London as opposed to the character’s New York City home in the source material.

“I don’t know… Well, it was set in London and when I asked why it was like, ‘We just have too many characters in New York,'” Isaac stated, “So, it seems like, let’s just change it up…”

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It’s a development that does make sense, especially considering the plot hole that arose at the ned of Hawkeye; with Spider-Man: No Way Home showing Spider-Man clearly appearing in the same place, at the same time, as the season finale in which New York was under siege by Wilson Fisk.

Having too many heroes in the same area is only conducive to these kinds of questions and plot holes, so separating various characters should benefit the MCU in the long term.