Move aside, MCU and DCEU.
It’s all about the VCU.
Of course a show that regularly lampoons pop culture’s superhero obsession has its own cinematic universe.
Black Noir and Seth Rogen talk about ‘Black Noir: Insurrection’.Amazon
Welcome to the VCU, a.k.a.
the Vought Cinematic Universe, fromThe Boys.
You just gotta know where to look.
‘The Boys’ showrunner offers a closer look at the poster for Crimson Countess movie ‘Crimson’.Amazon
Crimson
Here’s a classic from the Vought library.
ShowrunnerEric Kripkeoffered a closer look at the key art on social media.
The poster advertises “‘the ‘Countess’ you’ve got the option to count on!
Queen Maeve in a scene from ‘Dawn of the 7’.Amazon
… using the Fire of Freedom to Fight the Commie Machine!!”
It also bills Jeffrey T. Jeffries, Pamela Chow, Curtis Huang, and Tony Schlenk among the cast.
The title alone suggests it’s more of a spoof of DC’sBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Antony Starr’s Homelander in ‘The Boys’ season 2.Jasper Savage/Amazon Studios
Homelander (Antony Starr) arrests him, which inspires the supe to form the Seven.
But there’s also an army of mutants that attack New York City.
ActorGreg Grunbergplays an Agent Coulson-like figure named Agent Pearson.
Lamplighter at the premiere for ‘Light and Shadow: Journey Into Night’ in ‘The Boys’ season 2.Amazon
(Even though Maeve is really bisexual, but Vought found lesbianism was more clear-cut.)
It was originally set to premiere in the summer of 2021, but there was some controversy.
It’s unclear whether Vought will actually release the movie or shelve it indefinitely.
‘Seven on 7’ covers ‘Pocket Romance,’ a new rom-com starring Termite that’s coming to Vought+.Amazon
MajorX-Men Origins: Wolverinevibes.
Homelander’s next pairing of films switches it up a bit.
Homelander: Brightest Night
And here’s the presumed sequel toHomelander: Darkest Day.
A ‘Queen Maeve’ poster is spotted in Vought headquarters in New York.Amazon
The posters in the background advertise a film calledLight and Shadow: Journey Into Night.
Action, hilarity, and romance ensue.
Queen Maeve: Her Majesty
Long live the queen!
A poster for ‘Rapid Transit,’ A-Train’s movie, was spotted in Vought headquarters.Amazon
Queen Maeve gets her own movie, which is clearly channelingWonder Woman.
Appropriate for the character modeled after DC’s Amazon.
Rapid Transit
A-Train’s big flick is titledRapid Transit, as spotted in posters fromThe Boysseason 1.
‘Seven on 7’ mentions Soldier Boy’s classic movie ‘Red Thunder’.Amazon
The dude’s fast.
Red Thunder
Red Thunder seems like theDie HardorRed Dawnof Vought’s lexicon.
It was released in 1983 and is considered a classic.
The Deep stars in ‘Rising Tide,’ as seen in a movie poster.Amazon
out of her wrists.
Nothing else is known about them.
So, there must be anInvisible Force 1.
Billy Zane stars in ‘Terminal Beauty 3’.Amazon
Apparently, it wasn’t very good, though.
The sequel’s tagline read, “you could’t kill what you could’t see.”
Y2KOS
Another big Lamplighter movie from his heyday in the Seven wasY2KOS.
Translucent (Alex Hassell) promotes the ‘Invisible Force’ movies on ‘The Tonight Show,’ as seen in an episode of ‘The Boys.'.Amazon Studios
Citizen Starlight
We love Starlight.
We’ll take Starlight’s word for it.
All he needs to do is touch someone’s hand to know if they’re the rapist or not.
Seth Rogen talking about Translucent: Invisible Force 2’.Amazon
It’s like aSaturday Night Livesketch made real.
News and Specials
Seven on 7
Fox News has Tucker Carlson.
Vought News data pipe has Cameron Coleman.
Homelander talks about the movies coming to Vought+.Amazon
On it, Cameron runs down the top seven stories from around the globe.
Watch the first episode.
However, that, too, loses points for spreading disinformation.
‘The Boys’ reveals the cast of competitors for the in-world reality show ‘American Hero.'.Amazon Studios
One episode at the jump ofThe Boysseason 2 aired the false story that Billy murdered Stillwell.
Like so much of what Vought peddles, it was mostly B.S.
Starlight stars in ‘Citizen Starlight’.Amazon
Mesmer starred in ‘The Mesermizer’ series as a child actor.Amazon
‘The Seven: The Animated Series’ poster on Hughie’s wall in ‘The Boys’ season 1.Amazon
‘Seven on 7’ covers Blue Hawk’s new reality series ‘Red, White & Blue Justice’.Amazon
Matthew Edison’s Cameron Coleman gets ‘The Cameron Coleman Hour’ show on Vought News in the world of ‘The Boys.'.Amazon Studios
A Closer Look with Chris Hansen reenacts the death of Madelyn Stillwell.Amazon
The ‘Super in America’ logo from ‘The Boys’.Amazon
