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Marvel Studios’ What If…? debuted on Disney+ earlier this year in the most experimental of fashions. Experimental in the sense that it was a project that would set a precedent for Marvel Studios moving forward with animation projects. The first-ever MCU animated series introduced many crazy concepts and reimagined characters from the Infinity Saga with The Watcher, T’Challa’s Starlord, Captain Carter,
Read MoreSpider-Man: No Way Home is essentially the Endgame equivalent for the Spider-Man franchise. Not just for the MCU adaptation, but the Sam Raimi and The Amazing Spider-Man iterations as well. This incredible crossover of characters and their stories all culminate here, some more than 20 years in the making. But there’s more to the character than just the actor portraying it. There’s a presence
Read MoreWhile working on my recent piece comparing X-Men ’97 to the original X-Men ’92 designs, there was one huge difference I couldn’t overlook: Charles Xavier was nowhere to be seen. And on a deeper look, Xavier’s voice actor Cedric Smith is the only living actor from the main cast of X-Men who is not returning for X-Men ’97 without comment. (The
Read MoreVenom: Let There Be Carnage has topped off a theatrical run with nearly 450M dollars and Sony has carved out their nice little corner in the big-screen superhero genre. What more could they possibly want? Well, between the multiversal craziness in Into The Spider-verse and the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony could very well be paving the way to reintroduce
Read MoreJust last Friday, Marvel Studios dropped a bombshell announcement during Disney+ Day, announcing the first modern Marvel Studios project set outside of MCU canon: X-Men ’97, an original animated series continuing the story of the classic X-Men cartoon from 1992. Fans everywhere rejoiced and all was well in the world. During the announcement, character designs were shared, demonstrating how faithful the
Read MoreEternals has set itself up to be what I consider the “Avengers: Age of Ultron” film of Phase 4. What I mean by that analogy is that the movie managed to essentially become the movie that will foreshadow the future events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Director Chloe Zhao was not kidding when she mentioned that the film would significantly impact the
Read MoreBy all accounts, Dune: Part 1 director Denis Villeneuve went all out for his film adaptation of the 1965 sci-fi classic. Jason Momoa, who plays Duncan Idaho in the film, has said that he would love to see a 4 to 5 hour cut of the film. While Villeneuve has refused that any such cut exists, with the film currently running
Read MoreIn a recent series of photos from the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever posted to Instagram, Atlanta Filming teased that there were three new cast members showcased in the pictures. The first photo in the series of three is a group photo of both cast and crew. While many of the faces are wearing masks or turned slightly away from
Read MoreWith GWW reporting earlier this week that Marvel Studios will finally begin production on the long-rumored Thunderbolts film in 2023, I’ve spent most of the time since hearing the news imagining what this team could look like. So, let’s play my favorite “imagination game” and I’ll tell you who I want to see show up as a part of the long-awaited
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