Is Deadpool joining the Avengers? Ryan Reynolds posted a cryptic image on Instagram last night that suggests his foul-mouthed character may be teaming up with Earth’s mightiest heroes in the forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. Reynolds shared a photo of the Avengers black and white logo, which has …
Read More »Yes, 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Brings Marvel's OGs Into the MCU
Before Peter Parker slung webs, before Hulk smashed, before there was Deadpool and Wolverine and Wakanda and mutants and infinity stones and cinematic universes — there was the core Four. You can separate the history of superhero comics into Before and After eras regarding Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s creation …
Read More »'Superman' Feels Like a Living, Breathing Comic Book
At this point, in the Year of Our Lord 2025, everyone can recite the origin story of Superman. Born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. Sent to Earth by his parents before that world goes boom. Grew up in a typical middle-American small town named [checks notes] Smallville. Moves to Metropolis …
Read More »'Ironheart' Is Marvel's Gamble on a Minor MCU Hero. It Doesn't Pay Off
Riri Williams, who suits up as the titular heroine of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ironheart, insists that her plans are much grander than flying around in a suit of armor inspired by Iron Man’s. Her technology, she boasts, will transform the world, and will be, as she says …
Read More »'Thunderbolts*' Asks: Who Wants the Off-Brand Avengers?
Early on in Marvel’s Thunderbolts* — after we’ve seen special operative Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) plummet off a skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, but before we see Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) wash his prosthetic limb in a dishwasher — a gala event is held in what used to be the Avengers …
Read More »'Daredevil: Born Again' Could Use Another Reboot
In the first episode of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) teases best friends Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Foggy Nelson(Elden Henson) about their tendency to indulge in nostalgia for the pre-gentrification days of Hell’s Kitchen. “Not nostalgia,” Foggy insists. “Reverence for the past, yet hope …
Read More »'Captain America: Brave New World' Is Just MCU: Business as Usual
Heavy is the hand that carries the red, white, and blue shield. As you all remember from the end of Avengers: Endgame — and from diligently perusing the perpetually in-progress timeline one needs to maintain in order to keep up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe — Sam Wilson, formerly known …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Song Appears in 'Captain America: Brave New World'
Anthony Mackie let slip that Kendrick Lamar is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, the Captain America: Brave New World star revealed that Lamar provided a song for the film. “Kendrick did the title-song for my movie,” Mackie said, before quipping, “Hope that’s …
Read More »The Fantastic Four Leap Into the Unknown in New 'First Steps' Teaser
The Fantastic Four reintroduce themselves in the first teaser for the highly-anticipated superhero flick that finally brings the legendary quartet into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The new clip for The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn’t give away anything in terms of plot, but it does offer viewers a first glimpse …
Read More »Denzel Washington Teases 'Black Panther 3' Role
Denzel Washington could be gearing up to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a new role in Black Panther 3 — though the storied actor is obviously doing it on his terms. In a recent interview on Today (the Australian version, not the U.S. one), Washington said director Ryan Coogler …
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