Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki:Layout Guide/Out of Universe

This Layout Guide is an official guide as to how an out-of-universe article should be written and structured. Feel free to discuss the Layout Guide on the talk page.

Movie Pages

 * Infobox Template
 * Every movie article should begin with an adequate "Movie" template, that will appear at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.


 * Description
 * The beginning of the article, before the first section, it is small general description of the movie, including, when available, the following content:
 * For the first films in a sub-franchise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: (Film name) is a (year of release) superhero film based on the Marvel Comics Superhero (character/group name, linked). It is the (number overall) main installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the (number position in the phase) installment in (Phase number, linked).
 * For subsequent films in a sub-franchise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: (Film name) is a (year of release) superhero film based on the Marvel Comics Superhero (character/group name, linked). It is a sequel to (film name, linked). It is also the (number overall) main installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the (number position in the phase) installment in (Phase number, linked).
 * Other content that should be added is
 * A paragraph dedicated to the director and main stars of the film.
 * A paragraph dedicated to subsequent direct sequels of the film.


 * Synopsis
 * Official synopsis for the film, exactly as it is released. Links should be added to all relevant articles, without changing the actual content of the synopsis.


 * Plot
 * A full recap of the film, following the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki:Manual of Style


 * Cast
 * A bulleted lists of the main actors that have appeared in the film and the characters they portrayed, written with the following format: "(Actor Name, linked)" as "(Character Name, linked)"
 * Only main actors with substantial roles are allowed in this section, minor actors should only be added in the Full Credits pages.


 * Appearances
 * A series of bulleted lists, for the different Locations, Events, Items, Vehicles, Sentient Species, Organizations, Mentioned content presented in the film, in this order.


 * Videos
 * A section displaying officially released videos uploaded to the wiki. As such, only official trailers and clips are allowed in this section.


 * Music
 * A section for the music related to the film, with links to the Soundtracks pages, Music Artists and Music Groups


 * External Links
 * Section called "External Links" even if there is currently only one link.
 * Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the general Wikipedia, and the Marvel Wiki.
 * The External Links is also the section to place the template for images about the movie.


 * Phase Template
 * An adequate template with a movie listing for the whole phase is added at the bottom of the page (e.g. )


 * Categories
 * Every article should have at least one category.
 * A main category with the name of the of the article is automatically added by the movie template.
 * Released Movies or Upcoming Movies category.
 * Undeveloped Movies category if the film has not yet began principal photography.
 * A Phase Number Movies category.

One-Shot Pages

 * Infobox Template
 * Every one-shot article should begin with an adequate "One-Shot" template, that will appear at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.


 * Description
 * The beginning of the article, before the first section, it is small general description of the one-shot using the following format:
 * (One-Shot name) is the (number overall) in a series of Marvel One-Shots, released in the (movie name, linked) (Movie name/Home Video|Blu-ray, linked) on (Release Date).
 * Following that description, it is detailed when the events of the One-Shot are set according to the movie they are most related to.


 * Synopsis
 * Official synopsis for the one-shot, exactly as it is released. Links should be added to all relevant articles, without changing the actual content of the synopsis.


 * Plot
 * A full recap of the one-shot, following the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki:Manual of Style


 * Cast
 * A bulleted lists of the actors that have appeared in the one-shot and the characters they portrayed, written with the following format: "(Actor Name, linked)" as "(Character Name, linked)"


 * Appearances
 * A series of bulleted lists, for the different Locations, Events, Items, Vehicles, Sentient Species, Organizations, Mentioned content presented in the film, in this order.


 * Music
 * A section for the music related to the film, with links to the Soundtracks pages, Music Artists and Music Groups


 * Videos
 * A section displaying officially released videos uploaded to the wiki. As such, only official trailers and clips are allowed in this section.


 * Trivia
 * A section for trivia related to the one-shot, that could include interesting tidbits and cultural references.


 * External Links
 * Section called "External Links" even if there is currently only one link.
 * Links to other official sources, mainly pages in the general Wikipedia, and the Marvel Wiki.
 * The External Links is also the section to place the template for images about the one-shot.


 * Categories
 * Every article should have at least one category.
 * In this case, only the Marvel One-Shots category should be added.

TV Series Pages
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TV Series Seasons
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Episode Pages

 * Infobox Template
 * Every episode article should begin with an adequate "Episode" template, that will appear at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.


 * Description
 * The beginning of the article, before the first section, it is small general description of the episode using the following format:
 * (Episode name) is the (number position in the season) episode of (Season number, linked) of the television series (TV series name, linked) and the (number overall) episode overall.


 * Synopsis
 * Official synopsis for the episode, exactly as it is released. Links should be added to all relevant articles, without changing the actual content of the synopsis.


 * Plot
 * A full recap of the episode, following the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki:Manual of Style


 * Cast
 * Two bulleted lists of the actors that have appeared in the episode and the characters they portrayed, witten with the following format: "(Actor Name, linked)" as "(Character Name, linked)"
 * The two lists are for Main Cast and Guest Stars.


 * Appearances
 * A series of bulleted lists, for the different Locations, Events, Items, Vehicles, Sentient Species, Organizations, Mentioned content presented in the episode, in this order.


 * Trivia
 * A section for trivia related to the episode, that could include interesting tidbits and cultural references.
 * The trivia section is the section to place the "Fan-Brain" videos related to each episode.


 * References
 * Though an episode page does not have any reference per se, a references section is created for consistency, in order to place the template for images about the episode.


 * Seasonal Template
 * An adequate template with an episode listing for the whole season is added at the bottom of the page (e.g. )


 * Categories
 * Every article should have at least one category.
 * In this case, the adequate sub-category from the TV Episodes category is the only one that should be applied.

Documentaries
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Comics
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Video Games
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Books
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Artbooks
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Actor Pages

 * Infobox Template
 * Every article should begin with an adequate "Actor" template, that will appear at the right side of the article. Every known entrance into this template should be filled, avoiding conjecture and speculation.


 * Description
 * The main section of the article should be a simple description of the actor, the character he portrayed, and the media he had appeared in, with the following format.
 * Film actors: (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in (Film Name, linked). (e.g.: Jeff Bridges)
 * Recurring Film actors: (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in (Film Name 1, linked), (Film Name 2, linked),... and (Film Name N, linked). (e.g.: Alexis Denisof)
 * TV Series Main Cast: (Actor Name) portrays (Character Name, linked) in (TV series Name, linked). (e.g. Brett Dalton)
 * TV Series Seasonal Main Cast: (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in the (season number, linked) of (TV series Name, linked). (e.g. Nick Blood)
 * TV Series Actors: (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in the (TV series Name, linked) episodes (Episode Name 1, linked), (Episode Name 2, linked),... TV episode N. (e.g. Adrianne Palicki)
 * Film actors with TV series Main Cast roles: (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in (Film Name1, linked), (Film Name 2, linked),... and (Film Name N, linked). He also portrays the character in (TV series Name, linked). (e.g.: Clark Gregg)
 * Film actors with TV series Guest roles: (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in MEDIA NAME. (Actor Name) portrayed (Character Name, linked) in (Film Name1, linked), (Film Name 2, linked),... and (Film Name N, linked). He also portrayed the character in the (TV series Name, linked) episodes (Episode Name 1, linked), (Episode Name 2, linked),... TV episode N. (e.g. Cobie Smulders)
 * Voice actors: (Actor Name) voiced (Character Name, linked) in Media Name. (e.g.: Tom Kane)
 * This list tries to classify most common cases, however, there are instances that do fall under more than one of this categories, such as film actors reprising their roles as voice actors. In those instances, is it adviced to search for a similar article and use its format.


 * Trivia
 * The Trivia section for actors in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki must contain information relative to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * For Actors with different roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this trivia fact must be worded using the following format: "(Actor Name) is one of the few actors/actresses in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who has portrayed different characters."
 * For Actors with different roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this trivia fact must be worded using the following format:
 * "(Actor Name) is one of the few actors/actresses in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who has portrayed different characters."
 * For Actors with Roles in Comic Book Adaptations outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this trivia fact must be worded using one of the following format:
 * "(Actor Name) also portrayed (Character Name, Wikipedia link) in the (Studio Name, Wikipedia link) production (Media name, Wikipedia link). (Used for actors with roles in productions based in Marvel Comics outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe.)
 * "(Actor Name) is one of the few actors/actresses to portray characters for both Marvel Studios and . He portrayed (Character Name, Wikipedia link) in (Media name, Wikipedia link). (Used for actors with roles in Marvel's main competitor, DC Comics.)
 * For actors that previously worked with another actor or crew member, it is mandatory that both have worked together in the same Marvel Cinematic Universe installement (film or TV episode) and the same installement outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This trivia fact must be worded using one of the following format:
 * "(Actor Name) previously worked with (Actor/Crew Name, linked) in (Media name, Wikipedia link)". (Used for actors who worked together before their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * "(Actor Name) worked again with (Actor/Crew Name, linked) in (Media name, Wikipedia link)". (Used for actors who worked together after their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * The reason for this is that, given the scope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would be impossible to track every actor that had portrayed a role in the a Marvel film and have also appeared with another actor outside it.


 * External Links
 * Section called "External Links" even if there is currently only one link.
 * This section must contain links using appropiate templates:
 * template for the page about the actor in general Wikipedia.
 * template for the page about the actor in the IMDb.
 * for the actor's official Twitter account.
 * for the actor's official Instagram account.


 * Categories
 * Every article should have at least one category
 * Categories should be listed in hierarchy, then order of appearance, and lastly affiliations. (eg. Actors, Iron Man (film) Actors, Iron Man 2 Actors, Thor (film) Actors, The Avengers Actors, Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant Actors, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Actors)

Crew Members
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Credits

 * Main Image
 * Credits articles do not use an infobox. Instead, the logo of the movie or TV series represented is aligned at the right side of the article.


 * Description
 * The beginning is a simple quote stating: "Full credits for (Media name, linked)", always in bold letters.


 * Cast
 * Films
 * For films, the cast section is a simple bulleted list of the actors that have appeared in the film and the characters they portrayed, written with the following format: "(Actor Name, linked)" as "(Character Name, linked)"
 * For TV series, the cast section is subdivided, though each subsection presents a simple bulleted list of the actors and the characters they portrayed, written with the following format: "(Actor Name, linked)" as "(Character Name, linked)"
 * Main Cast: For actors credited as main cast members of the TV series.
 * Recurring Cast: For actors not credited as main cast members of the TV series that have appeared in 4 or more episodes.
 * Marvel Cinematic Universe Guest Stars: For actors not credited as main cast members of the TV series that have previously appeared in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film and/or One-Shot.
 * Special Guest Stars: For actors whose number of appearances does not qualify them as recurring actors, but their appearance is worthy of being highlighted. It is usually used for characters derived from the Marvel Comics Universe.
 * Minor Cast: For actors that have appeared in 2 or 3 episodes.
 * Guest Cast: Section subdivided, with a heading for each episode of the TV series. It is used for actors that have only appeared in one episode.
 * In each of the TV series subsections, except for the Guest Cast, a tag is added to indicate the season the actor has appeared in.


 * Crew
 * A formated list the directors, writers, producers and other crew members.
 * Each crew role is written as a small heading in bold letters, and the name of the crew members are written under their role heading using the colon (:) symbol to insert an indentation.


 * Categories
 * Every article should have at least one category
 * In this case, the category "Full Credits" and the media category to which the credits page belongs to are the only ones that should be applied.

Awards
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Reviews
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Portals
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Trivia
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Home Video
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Release
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Galleries
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Quote
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