Spoiler warning for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings below! As I had suspected would happen by the end of Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi’s sister Xialing (Meng’er Zhang) takes over the Ten Rings organization. It’s also apparent that the transition was probably made immediately, with the scene zooming out showing the stylistic graffiti we
Read MoreThe latest entry in the MCU, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, thundered into theaters over the long weekend. The film was packed full of surprises, including two end-credits scenes that rank among my favorites in the entire franchise. In this article, I’ll be speculating on what the future holds for Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi based on these scenes. MAJOR
Read MoreTo me, there are five Marvel movies that are the most crucial to the success of the entire MCU, even though every movie has played a role in the success of the franchise (whether it be through critical reception, public reception, or storytelling). Today I’ll be discussing my top five movies I believe defined the MCU’s success critically and publicly as
Read MoreShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the first Marvel Studios origin film since the radical universe-altering events of Avengers: Endgame and Loki. Before director Destin Daniel Cretton took this job, he was primarily known for grounded true-story dramas like Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, and Just Mercy. Cretton is the latest in a line of Marvel directors transitioning from
Read MoreEver since the franchise was derailed in 2004 with the critically panned threequel Blade: Trinity, fans have been waiting for the comeback of the famed daywalker. And with the news in 2019 that Blade would be joining the MCU played by Mahershala Ali, fans have been more excited than ever. There had been reports just this past July that Bassim Tariq
Read MoreAlthough the film has yet to be released and only a few of us got a preview, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings seems to be setting its future up ahead of his debut. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Kevin Feige had this to say, “We certainly have many ideas of where to take them and where to put
Read MoreEarlier this month, our own Lizzie Hill was very excited to exclusively report that a Werewolf By Night Disney+ project was in the works under the working title Buzz Cut and Natural History Productions LLC. Yesterday, this was given validation as The Wrap reported that Marvel Studios was actively seeking a Latino lead for a Disney+ Halloween Special. The Wrap also
Read MoreI exclusively reported last month that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever would be filming at MIT, and while I was at it, hinted hard about the fact that Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) was going to make her MCU debut in the film before heading to her Disney+ series Ironheart. A few images have already leaked from the production as it’s been filming
Read MoreEver since the Falcon & The Winter Soldier finale and the coinciding news that there was a Captain America 4 in the works, I have been thinking and theorizing about what something like that might entail. Being a 6 episode series as opposed to a 2 hour or so film, they had a lot more opportunities to explore a lot more
Read MoreEditor’s note: This is a guest review that was written by David Meyers, who saw Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings at a special early screening for fans. The review contains only mild spoilers, if that, for the film. Marvel is focused on the future. After the prequel of Black Widow, Marvel Studios has released its first front-facing movie
Read MoreIn an exciting revelation on Friday from Deadline, we have learned who the Head Writer for the upcoming Marvel series, Armor Wars on Disney+. Yassir Lester was tapped to lead the charge and has already worked alongside the show’s star, Don Cheadle, both in front of the camera and as a writer for the showtime comedy, Black Monday. Labeled an “American
Read MoreYesterday afternoon, Entertainment Weekly hosted a Twitter Space with the cast and creators ofWandaVision to discuss the Emmy-nominated Disney+ series. WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer had a lot to say about the series and her work with Marvel in general. To me, the most interesting quote from Schaeffer was about her work on Captain Marvel. I’ve been wondering for about a
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