1: kittenheim did exactly that. From all accounts (and what I saw here) it was ****.
2: Unfortunately, lesser writers of very limited vision and imagination (like the aforementioned kittenheim and that Avengers writer) are just not interested in that kind of historical depth and exploration. And I'm good with that. If they can't do it properly...don't even bother because all I'll be getting is some superficial bull-faeces and I not here fuh dat.