Speculative Space

The speculative space category is where our writers delve into theories they have about what might happen in upcoming movies and TV or streaming series.


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Theory: How X-MEN ’97 Could Tie Into the Multiverse

While 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

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THEORY: The Future of Sony’s Spider-Verse Could Involve Miles Morales

Venom: 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

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Considerations on Marvel’s Cosmic Plan Following Eternals

Eternals 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

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Theory: How Bishop Security Could Open the Door For Jessica Jones to Return

A few weeks ago Marvel Studios released a new look at Hawkeye through some merchandise. One of the shirts sold at Hot Topic shows Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld together in their official Hawkeye uniforms. A tagline blazoned across the front reads “Partners, am I right?”. Which speaks to the comedy and fun this show is going to bring to the

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THEORY: ‘Blade’ May Have Moved for a ‘Venom’ ‘Spider-Man’ Crossover

A few days ago, Disney made some drastic changes to their 2022-2023 release schedule. The main changes pertained to Marvel Studios, removing two reserved release dates and shifting almost all of their films one “slot” backward. While we don’t have any official confirmation of why these changes were made, there are a couple of notable advantages: The delays help Marvel compensate

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‘Armor Wars’ Theory: Working Title May Hint at a Key Role for Justin Hammer

Our Editor-in-Chief Lizzie Hill’s report yesterday of the working title for ‘Armor Wars’ immediately made me want to bust out some dancing shoes to glide across the floor like one of my favorites: Justin Hammer. A talent like Sam Rockwell is not one to be glossed over or ignored easily, so somewhere deep down, I knew he would be returning to

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Theory: Michael Keaton in ‘The Flash’ May Not Be the Batman We Think He Is

This past weekend at DC Fandome, we got our first look at The Flash – a film that is expected to change the DC universe as we know it. While the event only showed us a brief teaser, it still provided enough for fans to get excited. One of the final shots of the teaser was of two Barry Allen’s, played

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Marvelous Music: A Possible Playlist for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

After going down memory lane about my favorite uses of music and Marvel, I asked Discord and Twitter for music our loyal readers would like to hear in future Marvel Studios projects such as Thor: Love and Thunder. I already had some Steve Miller Band in mind and ultimately chose “Fly Like An Eagle”. A song that was immortalized in the

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Multiple Barry Allens May Not Mean There’s An “Evil” Barry Allen

With this year’s DC Fandome we finally got some footage for the upcoming film The Flash. Not only does the footage confirm that Michael Keaton is going to be returning as Batman via some voiceover dialogue, but there are plenty of tidbits for the fans to get excited about and get the theory wheels in their heads turning.   As far as

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‘Black Adam’ Theory: Doctor Fate and the Helmet of Fate’s Crucial Role

For some, the wait for Dwayne Johnson’s premiere as the protector of Kahndaq has felt like an eternity. Whispers about him taking on the titular role of Black Adam can be tracked all the way back to SDCC 2007, and now we’re about 10 months from the film’s premiere. But for me, the information that really piqued my interest regarding the

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Addressing the Scarlet Witch Prophecy

During the series finale episode of WandaVision, Agatha Harkness spoke of a particular prophecy contained within a chapter of the Darkhold. “The Scarlet Witch is not born; she is forged. She has no coven or need for incantation. Her power exceeds that of the Sorcerer Supreme. It is her destiny to destroy the world.” With the Scarlet Witch’s next appearance coming

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What to Expect From Season Three of ‘The Mandalorian’

With reports about season three of The Mandalorian finally in production after a long hiatus, let’s take a look at the hit Star Wars series and what we may expect to see next! [Warning: Spoilers for The Mandalorian season two are below!] The second season of The Mandalorian ended with quite a surprising bang! None other than Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker himself

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