The Next Avengers Movie is Making One Deadly Mistake
— Jesse Grant/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images For better or worse, Marvel’s Cinematic Universe finally has a focus point again. Though Kang the Conqueror was once the future of the franchise, he’s just been usurped by the King of Latveria. Marvel’s Multiverse Saga is barreling toward a confrontation between the new Avengers (whoever they may be) […]
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’s Box Office Just Achieved a Historic Marvel First
— Marvel Studios Marvel put all its eggs in a chaotic basket with bringing back Robert Downey, Jr., it looks like a focus on nostalgic, self-referential choices will continue. If so, hopefully Deadpool has proved that you can look backward while still producing a decent movie. Deadpool & Wolverine is playing in theaters.
7 Years Later, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Makes a Huge Mistake That Sets the MCU Up to Fail
— Marvel Studios The superhero genre frequently fails to take death seriously. In a way, that’s the nature of its episodic format: if a story never really ends, then no one can ever really be gone. There have, of course, been exceptions, and some great comic arcs that give iconic heroes and villains an equally-iconic […]
The Russo Brothers Return! ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ Get an Official Director — and Robert Downey Jr. Returns!
— Variety/Penske Media/Getty Images It seemed like a natural fit when The Hollywood Reporter named Anthony and Joe Russo as the potential directors of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. The duo already have two Avengers films under their collective belt, and together have made Marvel Studios over a billion dollars. With the franchise in […]
Marvel Reveals Title, Early Galactus Footage for ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie
— Marvel Studios Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie finally has a title… and it’s Fantastic Four: First Steps! At Marvel Studios’ buzzy Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel chief Kevin Feige revealed new details and new animatic footage of Marvel’s First Family’s entry into the MCU. Feige described the film, which is set in […]
‘Thunderbolts’ Trailer Revealed at Comic Con: “There Are Bad Guys and There Are Worse Guys.”
— Marvel Studios From the moment Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine showed up in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in 2021, fans have been waiting for the appearance of the Thunderbolts, the Suicide Squad-esque anti-Avengers made up of a smattering of ex-villains, from Red Guardian and Winter Soldier to U.S. Agent and Ghost. […]
Sidewinder: Giancarlo Esposito’s ‘Captain America 4’ Villain Has Finally Been Revealed
— Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Marvel surprised a lot of fans when it introduced a brand new, mysterious villain to Captain America: Brave New World. Said character came late in the game, during the film’s second round of reshoots — but the prospect of Giancarlo Esposito joining Marvel’s Cinematic Universe was enough to quell […]
Channing Tatum as Gambit: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’s Wildest Cameo Is a Hilarious Reality Check for Marvel Fans
Thanks to the beauty of corporate mergers and industry deregulation, Deadpool is now officially a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But while you might assume that means Deadpool & Wolverine (the latest entry in the franchise and Marvel’s first R-rated superhero flick) would feature a smorgasbord of Avengers cameos, the movie is surprisingly restrained, […]
Chris Evans: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’s Biggest Cameo Redeems a Failed Superhero Movie Crossover
— Marvel Studios , Marvel president Kevin Feige said Deadpool and Wolverine actually may have proven those kinds of cameos are still possible. “I think Hugh’s appearance and starring role in [Deadpool & Wolverine] is a great sign that it can be done — if great care is taken,” he said. So America’s ass may […]
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Ending Explained: How It Sets Up ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’
— Marvel Studios Deadpool is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which means everything is about to change. Or is it? The great promise of bringing Ryan Reynolds’ fourth wall-breaking Merc with a Mouth to the MCU is mostly fulfilled in , it’s becomes a kind of Island of Misfit Toys for forgotten Marvel characters […]