When Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced Thunderbolts at San Diego Comic-Con in July it instantly became my most anticipated Phase 5 film. I know the team lineup isn’t what many fans wanted. Yes, it’s dumb that everyone has similar abilities – but I love it! Marvel’s big villain problem exists because their antagonists are underdeveloped and brushed aside too often,
Read MoreIn Part One of my outline covered my predictions for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power seasons 1 and 2. Now, I’m ready to dig into the super intense events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age, in what should come in seasons 3-5 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. [Warning: while this article is largely speculation, you
Read MoreAt long last, Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has landed on our screens – with quite an impact. The streaming service’s crown jewel and the most expensive television show ever produced, the Lord of the Rings prequel series has to balance intense public scrutiny with a wide-reaching story that spans thousands of years of J.R.R.
Read MoreOn Saturday night, we got our first glimpse of Ryan Coogler’s upcoming MCU sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The raw, emotional teaser showcased T’Challa’s grieving family and featured the introduction of Namor’s underwater civilization. However, it stopped short of revealing who will take up the mantle of Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther, only teasing a new hero at the end of the
Read MoreSMarvel Studios’ Doctor Strange brought us into Kamar-Taj and established the mantle of the Sorcerer Supreme. This sorcerer is meant to be the most skilled magic wielder, tasked with defending the Earth against the likes of Dormammu and other interdimensional beings. In the MCU, Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One was the Sorcerer Supreme before Benedict Wong’s Wong succeeded her during the Blip.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode, The Cosmic Circus writers Uday, Julia, Brian, and Drew review and discuss the latest Marvel movie – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Along with discussion about the movie as a whole and its lead character Doctor Stephen Strange played by Benedict Cumberbatch, there’s significant discussion about Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff. This includes the film’s handling of
Read MoreAt last weekend’s Motor City Comic Con, Alicia Silverstone took to the stage for a panel celebrating her successful career. Best known as the star of 1995’s Clueless, an iconic coming-of-age film, Silverstone had all kinds of stories to tell the audience. However, she’s no stranger to the superhero world either, having portrayed Barbara Wilson/Batgirl in 1997’s Batman & Robin. Below
Read MoreThree weeks ago, Arrowverse fans were devastated when The CW canceled DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, one of the craziest superhero shows ever brought to the small screen. Unfortunately, the series won’t be given a proper ending, but it seems plans were indeed in place for the future. Motor City Comic Con Panel with Caity Lotz and Katie Cassidy Leading star Caity
Read MoreCurran Walters debuted as Jason Todd//Robin/Red Hood on Titans in the first season of the series back in 2018. This also marked the Batman character’s live-action debut. Curran has certainly left his mark on the role and has already seen him through some dramatic changes – from Batman’s sidekick Robin to Red Hood. He loves playing the character and could see
Read MoreAt this year’s Motor City Comic Con, I had the incredible opportunity to speak with actor Brenton Thwaites about the future of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and his role as Dick Grayson/Nightwing. Thwaites has been portraying Batman’s original protege on Titans since 2018, but he’s still up for a solo movie as long as there’s a fresh story to
Read MoreWanda Maximoff shines bright in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, driving the plot forward as the film’s deadly villain. Elizabeth Olsen tapped into a mother’s duty to portray the grieving, powerful character we all know and love. But while WandaVision portrayed the Scarlet Witch as an emotionally complex character and gave her a perfect arc, Multiverse of Madness throws
Read MoreFor a movie entitled The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third installment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise has very little to do with Albus Dumbledore’s secrets. When the film does delve into Dumbledore, it simply confirms very obvious things about his life or outright ruins him as a character. The film routinely contradicts both itself and the Harry Potter franchise, simply because
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