Director Matt Shakman explains why Marvel's first family is coming to us from a different universe within the MCU.

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How did the Marvel Comics Multiverse begin, and how did the Marvel Universe get the name Earth-616? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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No. Essentially, The Sacred Timeline is the main storyline that we have been following in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And our Earth has been dubbed Earth-616.

You might reasonably think that, representing the X-Men’s big arrival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadpool & Wolverine would have a straight answer about when and where it’s set.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man does not take place in the MCU timeline. It takes place in an alternate universe adjacent to the MCU, within the multiverse. The MCU takes place on Earth-616.

This meant that both Miles and Peter were Spider-Man in 616, and the Ultimate Universe was, basically, defunct. But there was still the matter of Earth-616’s native Miles Morales.