One Line in ‘Agatha All Along’ Reveals Everything You Need to Know About MCU Canon
Marvel Studios Time moves differently in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. That tends to happen when your franchise releases roughly seven projects in a year — and though Marvel is working hard to make its release slate slightly more manageable, it’s still getting harder to account for everything that’s happened within the MCU lately. Even relatively great […]
Marvel Just Quietly Released Its Riskiest Show — And It Pays Off
When Marvel announced a spinoff focusing on Agatha Harkness, the “nosy neighbor”-turned-wicked-witch from WandaVision, many fans were skeptical. “The only reason she has a series is because of that stupid song that was trending on social media,” one tweet reads. There is some merit to the criticism: “Agatha All Along,” written by Frozen songwriters Robert […]
‘Agatha All Along’ Release Date, Time, Trailer, and Plot for the Disney+ MCU Show
— Marvel Studios In 2021, when WandaVision fans were distracted with a thousand fan theories predicting an appearance by everyone from The Fantastic Four to the devil himself, Episode 5 of the series revealed it wasn’t any of these Marvel icons lurking in the wings: it was Agatha all along. Wanda’s “nosy neighbor” was secretly […]
Star Wars Might Still Reveal a Missing Chunk of Luke Skywalker’s Story
— Lucasfilm It’s been exactly 25 years since Ewan McGregor first stepped into the robes of the iconic Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. But even after three prequel films and a spin-off series, the actor still hasn’t gotten enough of the Jedi. McGregor most recently returned to the Star […]
19 Years Later, One Sith Broke a Secret Star Wars Record
— Lucasfilm For all the attention they get, there are surprisingly few Sith in the Star Wars universe. Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are iconic, Count Dooku and Darth Maul had their moments in the sun, and Darth Bane and Darth Plagueis lurk on the sidelines. Qimir, the villain and heartthrob at the center of […]
13 Years Later, Marvel Is About to Repeat Its Most Successful Formula
— Marvel Studios Spinoffs power the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From the very first movie, every project teased the next, crafting a vast interconnected film franchise. In 2021, Marvel added television to the mix with WandaVision, a Disney+ series following Wanda Maximoff as she coped with the loss of Vision. Now, we’re about to get the […]
9 Years Later, Marvel Is Finally Fixing its Most Frustrating Supervillain Problem
— Marvel Studios How does Marvel rescue itself from a years-long downward spiral? The studio’s cinematic universe isn’t what it used to be — but as the saga continues across film and television, Marvel is doing everything it can to recapture its past magic. Marvel spent 15 years building a world around its heroes; now, […]
‘The Acolyte’s Cancellation Reveals Lucasfilm’s Biggest Star Wars Problem
— Lucasfilm Lucasfilm’s Disney era hasn’t been a particularly smooth one. The 12 years that have passed since the studio was acquired by the House of Mouse has been plagued by critically divisive sequels and prequels, more abandoned and canceled projects than anyone could have seen coming, and a couple of noteworthy box office disappointments. […]
No, the Disney Store Did Not Remove Its ‘The Acolyte’ Merch
— Lucasfilm Streaming shows can vanish forever without any notice. Westworld, Minx, and The Nevers were all ripped from Max despite being made for the platform, and Disney+ originals like Willow and The Mysterious Benedict Society are now, essentially, lost media. When The Acolyte was canceled earlier this week, fans worried the Star Wars series […]
6 Years Later, Marvel is Bringing Back the Most Badass X-Men Team
— Marvel Studios There are cliffhangers, and then there’s the season finale of X-Men ‘97. The animated series delivered a satisfying conclusion to a brilliant run of storytelling, partially because it ended in a way no one could have predicted. Thanks to a last-minute time travel twist, members of the mutant team find themselves splintered […]