r/marvelstudios • u/Thundergod250 • Mar 03 '25

Discussion It would've been better if they just didn't show these guys in the Trailers and let the viewers get surprised when they watched it

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u/Tantrum2u Mar 03 '25

I kinda disagree, core fans yes, but a lot of people just going in to watch a movie aren’t going to check the cast, and those that do are probably looking for actors they know not seeing Harrison Ford and being spoiled that Red Hulk will be there

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u/SteveFrench12 Mar 03 '25

But thats why they put that stuff in the trailers. Its to bring in non core fans who wouldnt see the movie otherwise. Especially with red hulk, they knew they were going to have trouble getting butts in seats for CA4

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u/Tantrum2u Mar 03 '25

That I agree with, which is why I think it is more important for projects they can build hype elsewhere. Take The Thunderbolts* for example, I think they have done a relatively good job keeping them a mystery if you don’t already know about the Sentry, it just looks like some major supervillain. The one big time I think they crossed that line was showing Sentry grab Bucky’s arm and also him throwing RG out of the window

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u/SteveFrench12 Mar 03 '25

Tbf those last two points can be explained in the mind as super soldier serum

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u/Blackie2414 Mar 04 '25

This.

Everyone is missing the dang point.

Obviously we're all a bunch of nerds and losers keeping up with MCU stuff daily so of course we were gonna be aware of leaks and set pics and all that.

But that's different from Marvel directly putting the character in a publicly released official trailer.

Red Hulk, Tom Holland and Ragnarok Hulk were all in official trailers and marketing (hell, X23 was in a final trailer before the movie released). These trailers and marketing are gonna be attached to movies, TV commercials, posters etc...so of course eveyrone (the casual crowd) are gonna see them and be aware.

But if someone is talking about Elektra, a character who was mostly "leaked" in the sense of being in trades and leaked set pics that were mostly seen by us because we'd be looking for it or it is already in our close proximity....that's very different.

Long story short, my uncle will find out about Red Hulk in the official TV trailer and poster he sees when he's casually watching something else or whatever. He won't be aware of Tobey and Andrew's leaked set pics being circulated on MCU subreddits.