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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Marvel Studios As impressive as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s record might be, there are still some creative choices that fans could’ve done without, one of which involves a relatively new character that we’ve still seen very little of. It’s been four years …

Nearly four years later, Kumail Nanjiani‘s MCU future doesn’t look bright after the critical and commercial flop that was Eternals (2021). The Oscar nominee, who previously underwent a major physical transformation for the part of Kingo, noted that he “signed on for six movies,” thinking the Chloé Zhao-helmed movie would lead to more work with Marvel. “It came out, it …

Spider-Man: Brand New Day filming is underway, and fans are happy to see it will finally include some form of practical web-swinging. Videos of a return for Tom Holland’s wall-crawler swung their way onto the internet over the weekend, showing a sneak peek at several potential action scenes coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie ahead of its premiere …

Of all of gaming’s many genres, few have remained as spiritually pure as the 2D beat ‘em up. From the early arcade favorites like Final Fight to more recent home console hits like River City Girls, the simple premise of walking in a straight line and dropkicking waves of baddies is timeless — even elegant — and hasn’t really warranted …

Still, there are few alternative lessons to be considered here. While Fantastic Four just suffered a precipitous drop, and Warner Bros. and DC’s own hard universe-reset in Superman proved to have sturdier legs when it opened slightly bigger and then fell a healthy 53.2 percent in its second weekend, neither superhero movie seems destined to cross $700 million worldwide. Kal-El …

Spider-Man has been part of the movie scene for over 20 years. Sam Raimi first took the reins in 2002, casting Tobey Maguire and providing a semi-grounded take on the character. Everything was going great until Spider-Man 3, which bit off more than it could chew by including three major villains, Sandman, Venom, and New Goblin. The lackluster reception the …

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 of the Fantastic Four, and the November 1961 publication of …

“Mahershala Ali is still attached,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed at a press event on July 18 (via Variety), bringing some clarity to the long-awaited new “Blade” entry in the MCU. Just last month, while promoting “Jurassic World Rebirth,” Ali was evasive while discussing the project. “Leave me out of it,” Ali said when his “Jurassic World” co-stars Scarlett …

Although Hugh Jackman returned for Deadpool & Wolverine and several of the original cast members of the X-Men franchise will appear in Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in a recent interview that the studio plans to recast the X-Men characters when the superhero team gets its own MCU movie. In conversations with several trade publications, including Variety, …

“Making less.” If there’s a cure for superhero fatigue for Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, particularly in the wake of the brand’s string of bombs including Eternals ($402M), Thunderbolts ($382M) and The Marvels ($206.1M), it’s that. “Making two or three movies a year, some years it will be one, some years it will be three,” says Feige about the MCU‘s …