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Disney Might Have Sneakily Canceled Marvel’s Riskiest Shows

— Marvel Studios Phase 5 of the MCU is in major disarray. We’ve seen villains be abandoned because of real-life legal developments, movies change their name and focus, and projects be delayed indefinitely. Disappointing performances by some movies and TV shows have also forced plans to change, as Marvel tries to figure out how to […]

Star Wars’ Next Show Will Change What We Know About the Force

— Lucasfilm The Acolyte is taking the Star Wars universe in a new direction. Instead of focusing on The New Republic era like the Mandoverse, or filling in the gaps between movies like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor, it goes further back in time than we’ve ever seen on screen. And instead of centering on the […]

Marvel’s Most Underused Avenger Has Been Indefinitely Sidelined

— Marvel Studios It’s been a while since Mark Ruffalo has graced the big screen as the Incredible Hulk. The green guy did play a small role in Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, which streamed on Disney+ in 2022, and the series teased a huge future for the hero. But the fate of Marvel’s Hulk […]

The Latest Threat to Star Wars May Not Matter at All

— Lucasfilm It’s been two years since Gina Carano was unceremoniously fired from The Mandalorian after her controversial social media posts led to a fan-led campaign calling for her dismissal. Now, the actress is taking advantage of Elon Musk’s offer to bankroll any lawsuits based on terminations due to Twitter posts. According to The Hollywood […]

Marvel’s Most Forgotten Spinoff Just Got a Promising Update

— Marvel Studios Riri Williams entered the MCU with a bang. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever brought the MIT whiz kid into the Wakandan fold, and with her Iron-Man-esque supersuit she helped defend the kingdom from Namor and cemented her role as a true MCU hero. This big appearance was all supposed to lead to Williams’ […]

5 Years Later, Star Wars Brings Palpatine Back Again For an Actual Good Reason

— Lucasfilm As a sequel to The Clone Wars animated series, The Bad Batch has, since 2021, shouldered the strangest Star Wars canon burden of them all: Walking back the heel-turn of the clones in Revenge of the Sith and bringing them back to being the sympathetic characters they were throughout the Clone Wars TV […]

44 Years Later, a Forgotten Force Phenomenon Can Fix Star Wars’ Biggest Problem

— Lucasfilm Ahsoka wrote itself into a corner from the start. By incorporating Thrawn, Hera, Sabine, and Ezra, it alienated viewers who hadn’t seen Rebels, and while most of these characters were re-introduced in Season 1, there’s still one element that continues to confound viewers. This particular problem doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. However, […]

Marvel’s Darkest Series Yet Is the Exhilarating Shot in the Arm the MCU Desperately Needs

Echo was always going to be a risk. The series is a spinoff-from-a-spinoff, focusing on the breakout character from 2021’s largely forgettable Hawkeye series. It’s the shortest MCU TV series, with only five episodes released all at once. To add to that, entire scenes are in other languages, making for a lot of reading for […]

‘Echo’ Release Date, Time, Trailer, and Plot for the Disney+ Marvel Series

— Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe is ringing in the new year with Echo, a gritty revenge story focused on brawler Maya Lopez, who Clint Barton met in Hawkeye. It looks like the MCU’s darkest series yet, and it introduces fans to Marvel’s new Spotlight label, which emphasizes standalone superhero stories. Echo switches up […]

The Next Star Wars Movie Is a Historic First for the Franchise

After almost five years, the Star Wars saga is finally heading back to the big screen. Lucasfilm has a few promising films in the pipeline, but there’s one in particular that will present a historical shift for the franchise: the untitled Star Wars sequel starring Daisy Ridley. Ridley will reprise her role as Rey, this […]