A day after Spider-Man’s new suit was teased on social media, Tom Holland officially revealed his Brand New Day costume Saturday. Filming on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s fourth Spider-Man film began this week ahead of its scheduled July 31, 2026 release, and Holland — donning the outfit for the first …
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 »'Kraven the Hunter' Is Its Own Self-Inflicted Killshot
A PSA for folks who don’t have 60-plus years of Spider-Man comic-book history at their immediate beck and call: Kraven the Hunter was one of the webslinger’s earliest supervillains, having made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #15. Created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he’s a big-game …
Read More »David Harbour Gives 'Thunderbolts*' Their Moniker in Extended Trailer
Marvel premiered a special look trailer for Thunderbolts* at the first Brazil D23 fan event on Saturday. The event featured an appearance from David Harbour, who plays Red Guardian in the film. The new extended clip opens on the Red Guardian, Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and …
Read More »'Agatha All Along' Broke the Spell of MCU Misses
This post contains spoilers for the finale of Agatha All Along, now streaming on Disney+. For a show where the power of witches’ circles was so prominent, Agatha All Along felt like an appropriately full-circle moment for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was a direct sequel to the very first …
Read More »'Venom: The Last Dance' Gives Tom Hardy One Final Alien Superhero Bromance
So there’s this alien symbiote, see, who makes its way to Earth and ends up being studied alongside several other specimens in a lab. A muckraking reporter named Eddie Brock is trying to expose the corporation that’s using human subjects to test what these extraterrestrials are capable of, and long …
Read More »'The Franchise' Is a Superhero-Movie Satire Too Snooty for Its Own Good
HBO’s new comedy series The Franchise is about the making of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, a superhero movie for a barely-disguised version of Marvel Studios. In short order, it becomes clear that the only person in the cast and crew who actually cares at all about the movie’s subject …
Read More »'Deadpool & Wolverine' Super Bowl Trailer Introduces Disney to Pegging
“Pegging isn’t new for me, friendo. But it is for Disney…” With that Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) introduces himself to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the new trailer for Wolverine & Deadpool, premiering during Super Bowl LVIII. Yes, while his wife Blake Lively watched the big game between the Kansas …
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