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Marvel One-Shots are a series of direct-to-video short films produced by Marvel Studios, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), released from 2011 to 2014. They are included as special features in the MCU films' Blu-ray and digital distribution releases, but are not included in the DVD releases. Each of the films, which range from 4 to 14 minutes, are designed to be a self-contained story that provides more backstory for characters or events introduced in the films. Two of the shorts have been the inspiration for television series set in the MCU. ''The Consultant'' (2011) and ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer'' (2011) star Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, and offer up self-contained stories about a day in the life of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. ''Item 47'' (2012) stars Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Bradford as a down-on-their-luck couple who find a discarded Chitauri gun after the events of ''Marvel's The Avengers''. ''Agent Carter'' (2013) stars Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter after the events of ''Captain America: The First Avenger'', while ''All Hail the King'' (2014) stars Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery after the events of ''Iron Man 3''. ==Development== In August 2011, Marvel announced that a couple of short films, designed to be self-contained stories,〔 would be released direct-to-video.〔 Co-producer Brad Winderbaum said "It's a fun way to experiment with new characters and ideas, but more importantly it's a way for us to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe and tell stories that live outside the plot of our features." The first two films were made in conjunction with The Ebeling Group and were directed by Leythum and written by Eric Pearson.〔 Winderbaum added that the name of the shorts program was derived from the label used by Marvel Comics for their one-shot comics.〔 Marvel Studios co-president Louis D’Esposito later reiterated Winderbaum's statement, saying that the goal of ''Item 47'' was to "expand the world and show you the more human elements of it". He continued that Marvel was considering the idea of introducing established characters who may not yet be ready to carry their own feature films in future One-Shots, stating, "There’s always a potential to introduce a character. We have 8,000 of them, and they can’t all be at the same level. So maybe there are some that are not so popular, and we introduce them (a short ) – and they take off. I could see that happening."〔 When asked whether a Marvel superhero would ever appear in a One-Shot, D'Esposito replied that "We would love to, but it’s difficult because there’s a cost to that. If Iron Man is flying around doing something, that () very costly. And first of all, what’s the story? Is it important that that superhero is in the story?"〔 During the ''Agent Carter'' panel at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International, D'Esposito stated that bringing the shorts to theaters, to appear before features, was being considered.〔 In May 2014, it was revealed that a One-Shot would not be released with ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''s home media,〔 and in October 2014, it was revealed that ''Guardians of the Galaxy''s home media release would not include one either.〔 ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' director James Gunn stated that a One-Shot was not included with the film due to lack of space on the disc.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marvel One-Shots」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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