Everything We Learned In Marvel Studios EVP Of Production Victoria Alonso's Reddit AMA

Victoria Alonso is Marvel Studios EVP of production and has served as an executive producer on a number of hits, including Captain Marvel. Here, she talks Sif, exploring Thanos' childhood, and more...

By JoshWilding - Jun 06, 2019 06:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Endgame

Victoria Alonso is one of the most decorated producers in Hollywood today and serves as Marvel Studios' EVP of production. She was also one of Captain Marvel's executive producers, and in a Reddit AMA last night, the filmmaker addressed a number of questions from fans.

Among them was the possibility of Jaimie Alexander returning to the big screen somewhere down the line, plans for future Blu-ray releases of Marvel Studios movies, the possibility of Thanos' childhood being explored one day, and her thoughts on the negativity surrounding the Brie Larso- led release before it arrived in theaters back in March.

It makes for a fascinating read, and you can find the most noteworthy highlights here on CBM.

So, to check them out for yourselves, all you guys have to do is click on the "View List" button!

An Unexpected Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cameo

Clark Gregg returned to the big screen to play a younger Agent Coulson in Captain Marvel, and Alonso responded to one fan curious about how that came to pass by saying, "Scheduling our incredible successful actors is always a challenge but Clark and his people made it possible for us to have him and we were better for it."

However, when that same person asked if the bartender (played by Patrick Brennan) was also from the series - the actor played Marcus Daniels, a.k.a. Blackout - she seemingly confirmed that they were one and the same by responding: "You noticed?"

Sif Could Still Return

An awful lot of fans were disappointed by the lack of Sif in both Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, so it that really it for the Asgardian? Well, this might mean a lot of nothing at all, but Alonso assured one fan that the door is still open for her to return somewhere down the line. "Never say never," she teases. "We love Sif the character as we do our actress, Jaimie Alexander."

Her Thoughts On The Negativity Surrounding Captain Marvel

Before Captain Marvel was released, there was a lot of negativity aimed at the movie, seemingly because it featured a female lead and a star who simply wants more opportunities for people who aren't male and white (which is honestly long overdue). How did Alonso react to that online backlash?

"First of all I share with you the pride you feel for the film. I love this film with all my heart. We were aware that there were people that were not ready or perhaps not welcoming of the film but it never interfered with the story line or our vision of the film. When you make stories that could potentially touch an international audience, there will always be a portion of the audience that does not 100% love it. But we hope they give us a chance and see the film before they finalize their opinions. There is something for everyone in our films, even if you're a little reluctant to watch."

What Marvel Studios Does With The Ideas They Have To Scrap

Throughout the course of this Q&A, Alonso talked a lot about what it's like to work at Marvel Studios, but perhaps most interesting is what she had to say about what the studio does when there's an idea they're keen on but can't include for whatever reason. "That's a tough question because there's a lot of ideas that are left on the cutting room floor for every film we have done," she explains.

"But I can tell you with certainty the ones that fit the storyline in the strongest of ways, are the ones that remain. If we believe the scenes had something to show audiences,a different side of what it could have been but didn't fit the film, then those are included as extra scenes in the Digital/Blu-ray."

More Special Features On Future Blu-rays?

Talking of Blu-rays, something that's become apparent in recent years is that Marvel Studios doesn't really include a lot of meaningful extra content on the home release of their films.

There's a lot of good stuff on them but nothing that gets really in-depth and when one fan pointed that out, Alonso replied: "We will work harder on bringing you more behind-the-scenes content but we are limited by the amount of time on the disc." Here's hoping that starts with Avengers: Endgame!

More Representation In Future Movies

Marvel Studios has talked a lot of about increasing representation in future movies and that's another topic Alonso talks about in her Q&A. Interestingly, it sounds like that could include a larger focus on South America as she talked about her desire to shoot a movie there and said this when one fan asked about superheroes from that part of the world being introduced down the line.

"We would love to represent and include people like you in our films," she responded. "As I said many times before, we hope to have all people represented, you included in that."

What She's Proud Of Achieving At Marvel Studios

"Although I don't know what others might feel," Alonso responded when asked about her experience being part of Marvel Studios, "I can tell you what I consistently remind myself to not take for granted: the incredible teams that have consistently created and worked incredibly hard to bring the most visually stunning and best stories we can to the screen." And for that, we thank them!

The Possibility Of Exporing Thanos' Childhood

We know that earlier cuts of Avengers: Infinity War were going to visit Thanos' youth and concept recently emerged showing him as a youngster. There's been a lot of speculation that we'll get to see that in The Eternals and it sounds like delving into the villain's past is something Marvel Studios is still discussing.

"To be honest with you I've always been interested in Thanos' childhood and although I don't know if we will see it in one of our movies, I think it's important to know how he became who he was," she teased, once again leaving fans hopeful that we could see a young Mad Titan on the big screen one day.

The X-Men Name Is "Outdated"

This isn't from Alonso's Reddit AMA, but is still very interesting. During a recent chat with Nuke the Fridge, she was asked about the future of the X-Men franchise and pointed to a possible rebranding.

"I don’t know where the future is going," she said, adding: "It’s funny that people call it the X-Men. There’s a lot of female superheroes in that X-Men group, so I think it’s outdated." Does that mean the team will get a new name? That would certainly help differentiate the Marvel Studios version from what's come before, something they'll need to do after Dark Phoenix.

What are your thoughts on Alonso's remarks here? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section and check out the full AMA by clicking here to read her responses to fans on Reddit.

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tmp3 - 6/6/2019, 6:41 AM

Marvel™ Studio's X-People®

knocturnalzen10 - 6/6/2019, 6:45 AM

gas must have gone up in Josh's area

L0RDbuckethead - 6/6/2019, 7:43 AM

@knocturnalzen10 - It's probably "petrol" where he's from. :)

knocturnalzen10 - 6/6/2019, 7:57 AM

@L0RDbuckethead - i forget he's across the pond lol

Goldboink - 6/6/2019, 11:01 AM

@L0RDbuckethead -
He must drive a Lorry as his day job where he has to dodge the hooligans and ruffians who are knocking over dustbins in Shaftsbury.

sickboy76 - 6/6/2019, 2:49 PM

@Goldboink - nah he's from sheep[frick]ing country, nowhere near shaftesbury

ThePott - 6/6/2019, 6:48 AM

Lol there's a joke about the name being called X-Men in Dark Phoenix

regularmovieguy - 6/6/2019, 6:48 AM

"I don’t know where the future is going," she said, adding: "It’s funny that people call it the X-Men. There’s a lot of female superheroes in that X-Men group, so I think it’s outdated."

Scarilian - 6/6/2019, 6:53 AM

@regularmovieguy -
I'm not funny - it's just pure stupid.

They do not realise that 'man' is used as a term to cover both male and females - similar to the term 'human'

These sorts of people have actually criticised the definition of human in the past for including the term 'man' in it as being sexist. That is the sort of sheer stupidity we are dealing with here. None of them should be allowed to have any decisions that reflect anything as they will **** it up... Every. Single. Time.

dmac3232 - 6/6/2019, 7:45 AM

@Scarilian - “None of them should be allowed to have any decisions as they will **** it up...”

You obviously have no clue who Victoria Alonso is.

Goldboink - 6/6/2019, 11:02 AM

@Scarilian -
Because they have done a really poor job so far.

MuadDib - 6/6/2019, 6:51 AM

I hope the original X-Men are still Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, Cyclops and Iceman... even if just during flashbacks... then maybe some blue team members? Idk ... so many possibilities w/ the X-Men...

But at the end of the day it’s the X-MEN

Jarvisjackrabbit - 6/6/2019, 7:13 AM

@MuadDib -
Maybe it would be more palatable if Cyclops shoots rainbow blasts instead of red ones.
#mutantpride
#lgbtqx

Forthas - 6/6/2019, 6:53 AM

Hilarious! All these people that were crying and saying they wanted a "real" X-men franchise...and now Marvel might not even use the name X-men.

The irony would be epic!

tmp3 - 6/6/2019, 6:54 AM

@Forthas -

WakandanQueen - 6/6/2019, 6:58 AM

@Forthas - Please don't tell me you're serious.

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