The late Chadiwck Boseman’s final credited work as an actor came in four episodes of What If?, the Disney+ animated series exploring various ways that events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe could have unfolded differently. As we look back on the messy past five years of Marvel Studios, we can …
Read More »Angela Bassett Says She Wasn't 'Allowed to Be Disappointed Over 'Black Panther 2' Oscar Snub
Angela Bassett has spoken out about her Oscar loss for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, recalling the discussion that ensued surrounding Bassett’s viral reaction after Jamie Lee Curtis took home the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. “I found it interesting,“ Bassett told Town …
Read More »'Black Panther' Star Danai Gurira's Fight Against Stereotyping
She was a whore. She had to be. Her skirt was so short. So she deserved it. When I was nine years old, a student at the University of Zimbabwe, where both my parents were employed, was stripped of her clothes by a pack of men because they decreed her …
Read More »'Black Panther 2' Actor Tenoch Huerta Denies 'Sexual Predator' Allegations Made by Musician
Over the weekend, saxophonist María Elena Ríos accused Tenoch Huerta of sexual assault, alleging the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actor is a “sexual predator.” Now, in a statement posted to his Instagram Story, Huerta denied the allegations, calling them “irresponsible and false” and claimed that he and Ríos maintained a …
Read More »Rihanna to Perform 'Lift Me Up' at the 2023 Oscars
After being lifted up on some wild platforms during her Super Bowl halftime show earlier this month, Rihanna is ready to lift up the Oscars audience at next month’s awards show. On Thursday, the Academy Awards announced that Rihanna will perform her song “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda …
Read More »Why Was Letitia Wright Dragged More Than 'Ant-Man' Star Evangeline Lilly?
The third film in the Ant-Man franchise, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is now playing in theaters everywhere. While the movie stars the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s smallest heroes (subatomic-sized, to be exact), it’s a pretty big deal, as it marks the official start of the MCU’s Phase 5. Since the …
Read More »Before She Was Ironheart, She Was Almost Shuri. Meet Dominique Thorne, Marvel's Newest Hero
Dominique Thorne made her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Riri Williams (a.k.a. Ironheart), a young genius from Chicago’s South Side who builds her own flying armor, but she seems to have always been destined to be part of the franchise. Five years ago, as a sophomore at …
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