Benedict Cumberbatch is only a short time away from kicking off Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 theatrical efforts with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. After appearing in the last two Avengers movies and an Avengers-level solo movie in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the MCU veteran is ready to lead the way in his own massive solo sequel. Doctor Strange…
Oscar Isaac’s “Moon Knight” hasn’t even arrived on Disney+ yet, but Marvel fans are already getting psyched for the subsequent arrival of “Ms. Marvel.” The detail-ridden trailer for the upcoming series suggests that more lighthearted fun is coming to the MCU, ultimately restoring the balance after “Moon Knight” unleashes some good old-fashioned doom and gloom…
On the surface, Marvel’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is a movie fueled by powerful and dramatic performances from Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. What people may not realize, though, is just how much goofing off goes on behind-the-scenes, especially when Holland’s around. As seen on previous Marvel sets and press tours, the “Spider-Man”…
Marvel Studios continues to expand its cast of stories and characters in Phase 4 of the MCU, with part of that expansion coming in terms of diversified representation. In 2021 alone, Marvel brought its first movie with an Asian lead in Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, its first major genderfluid character in Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, its first openly gay character in Eternals’ Phastos,…
The Marvel universe is filled with superhero teams of different natures, from genius think-tanks like the Illuminati to families like the Fantastic Four. The MCU looks to be building toward several of these with the introduction of many child heroes pointing toward a Young Avengers team-up and new heroes stepping up to form the New Avengers. Recent reports hinted…
Thor: Love and Thunder is the second movie of the MCU’s Phase 4 slate and will be released after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While the film is slated for a July 2022 release, marketing has yet to ramp up, leading fans to wonder about the reason behind the hold-up. Many have theorized that this…
Of all the new properties coming to Marvel Studios after Disney’s merger with Fox, almost none is building more anxiety than Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 3. The Merc With a Mouth is set to complete his solo trilogy within the MCU after two wildly-successful R-Rated romps with Fox in 2016 and 2018. While the threequel builds its behind-the-scenes team,…
The next Marvel character to get the Sony Pictures film treatment — following the likes of Morbius, Venom and, of course, Spider-Man — will be Kraven the Hunter. In the comics, Sergei Kravinoff, aka Kraven the Hunter, is a big-game hunter whose primary goal is to defeat Spider-Man, making him a major antagonist to the…
Ms. Marvel is set to introduce a new MCU hero into the mix, but in the past months, the series’ release timeline has been making headlines online. The COVID-19 pandemic instigated a domino effect that led to numerous delays for Marvel films and shows, such as the Iman Vellani-led series. Initially, Ms. Marvel was slated for 2022, but previous reports…
Taika Waititi went from offbeat indie director to bonafide star when Marvel Studios brought him on to direct 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” the third solo Thor movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film played a pivotal role in Phase Three of the MCU by directly setting up events in “Avengers: Infinity War” and reimagining Thor’s…
In many ways, the original “Spider-Man” did for superhero movies what “Daredevil” did for superhero shows. It’s almost an understatement to say that Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy paved the way for the MCU today, and as the first of the MCU’s many spinoff TV series, the success of “Daredevil” showed fans just how good a…
Spider-Man: No Way Home had a lot of hype building up towards its release. From the moment the first information came out about the film, fans knew they were in for a treat. Villains from previous installments, including Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock and Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, were going to be back after over a decade since…
After a jam-packed year of content, the span between Hawkeye and Spider-Man: No Way Home and the launch of Marvel’s 2022 slate has made all MCU fans wish Thanos hadn’t destroyed Doctor Strange’s Time Stone. Thankfully, 2022 isn’t 2020; and with the beginning of Spring comes the beginning of yet another banner year of Phase 4 MCU storytelling on both Disney+ and in theaters. In…
The ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home featured Peter Parker making his biggest sacrifice yet when he gave up his own identity. Thanks to Doctor Strange’s help in Spidey’s third MCU solo film, the world no longer remembers Peter Parker. This was quite the punishment to volunteer for – Peter’s entire life disappeared and no one remembers him now, including MJ, Ned, the…
There was a lot to take in for those who watched Spider-Man: No Way Home. For one, villains such as Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock were back on the screen as if they never left. On top of that, both Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire put back on their Spidey suits to aide Tom Holland’s webhead….