Could Slither (2006) be considered canon in the MCU?
In the scene with the Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy, one of the tanks in the room contains The Long One and several of the Slugs from Slither. This is clearly an Easter egg, but it begs the question, since the organisms from Slither exist in the Marvel universe, could that mean the events of Slither occurred in it as well?
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I think that's more a case of James Gunn referencing his earlier work (as well as other stuff), and not canon, after all, they didn't "win" in Slither, the parasite survived, leaving the possibility of a sequel (unless Taneleer Tivan stepped in and whisked it away), so all life on Earth is left under threat.
After all, the Collectors museum contains loads of stuff, Cosmo the Space Dog, Howard the Duck, a Dark Elf, a Chitauri Soldier, the Tesseract, Adam Warlock's cocoon (maybe), Beta-Ray Bill (possibly).
Just because another film is referenced doesn't mean that all of cinematic history is now part of the same universe, so no, Nick Fury is not also Mace Windu etc, it probably follows more along the Tarantino rules.
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Do you mean part of the set of movies and tv series released in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" brand? Yes, it is canon. If you mean does it take place on Earth-199999 (the Earth designation for the MCU), then no, it shows alternate timelines of that main universe.What is considered canon in the MCU?
This means that Feige is suggesting that the Marvel films before that, namely things like Fantastic Four and the X-Men franchises, can technically be considered canon in the MCU. The multiverse concept has slowly been trickling into Marvel movies and TV series for a while now.Is there canon in Marvel?
Most, but not all, comic books published by Marvel Comics are set in a shared world known as the Marvel Universe. The canon for this world comprises all the comics not stated to be set in an alternate reality, except those specifically contradicted by later stories.Slither 2006 Review (James Gunn) **Why is No One Talking About This Movie?!**
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