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‘Ms. Marvel’ Theories About The Djinn, ClanDestine, and Aisha

I wrote a piece last week about some theories for the future of Ms. Marvel, based on her bangles, her superhero symbol, and where I thought the family storyline might go. But just this Wednesday, episode 3 gave us a lot more to explore! So based on comics and the Quran, here are a few new theories that could inform the

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Report: New Marvel Production is a Show; Our Theory on a Vibranium-Doom Connection

News broke yesterday that Marvel Studios registered a new production company in the United Kingdom. The Cosmic Circus can add to that report that the new UK company, 4Vibes Productions UK LTD, is for a new television show. In other words, not a movie, and so not the long-awaited Fantastic Four reboot film. It’s been a busy week of Disney+ happenings, with

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Report: New Marvel Working Title May Be For ‘X-Men ’97’

It’s been a busy summer for Marvel Studios with the release of the hit Ms. Marvel and the news that Jake Schreier is set to direct a live-action Thunderbolts movie. Recently, we also got word that Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest were working on a Wonder Man series. The news of the upcoming projects has delighted fans, but there’s been a ton of stuff happening behind the scenes too. Recall that at

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Report: The New Wonder Man Series and Where He Could Appear First

Recently news broke that a Wonder Man series is in development over on Disney+ with Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest attached. Guest, known for his work on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Community, would be the head writer of the series with Cretton set to exec produce. Having Cretton attached to the Wonder Man series already ups the excitement, because of the

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Why a Darth Vader Series is Probably Imminent

Obi-Wan Kenobi has now entered its final stretch, and fans are excited to see how the epic conclusion will play out between the former Master and Padawan. The Disney+ limited series has hit the nail repeatedly, with each episode raising the bar and becoming more thrilling than the last. It’s only natural that fans want to see more of their fan-favorite

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Get To Know: The ClanDestine

We now have two episodes of Ms. Marvel under our belts and it’s already incredibly high on my favorites list. Iman Vellani is incredibly charming and endearing as Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel herself. These first episodes heavily featured Kamala’s ‘normal life’ along with her receiving and adjusting to her new powers. So far there haven’t been direct references to the

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Theories on the ‘Ms. Marvel’ Changes

Although I consider Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel to be the most authentic adaptation Marvel has ever done, it has been no small matter they made some key changes from the comics. Now that everyone has seen two episodes, here are my theories on some of the Ms. Marvel changes, and how they could potentially help MCU Kamala’s character journey and add

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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Theory: Origin Story of The Spot

Sony Pictures and the team behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse recently took social media by storm after confirming the identity of the film’s primary antagonist at the Annecy Festival. In the highly anticipated Spider-Verse sequel, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy return to face off against an interdimensional threat known as The Spot. It was also announced that Jason Schwartzman (of Rushmore, Scott Pilgrim, Fargo, and

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How The ‘Ghostbusters’ Franchise Could Move Forward

The Ghostbusters franchise has been an enigma since before the first film was even released. The first one was a production nightmare, the popularity of the children’s cartoon changed the course of the second film, and the 2016 movie tried a little too hard to be funny again. Ghostbusters: Afterlife then went back to try to get back the attention of

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