Over the past handful of years, much has been made about the concept of superhero fatigue. As films like Deadpool & Wolverine and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 can attest, comic book adaptations can still be massive draws, but the genre is certainly more susceptible to the occasional box office disappointment than it was […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has had a thick veil of mystery hanging over it, while also teasing Marvel Cinematic Universe fans with a crowded sandbox of characters, villains, and organizations from other parts of the franchise. One of those crossover characters revealed early on (intentionally or not) was The Hulk, who is revealed to have […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day lives up to its name by giving the Spider-Man movie franchise a whole new lease on life. And yet, the title of the film also feels totally ironic, since Brand New Day has more throwback Easter eggs than any other Spider-Man movie that came before it. The mix of nostalgia and […]
For months now, there have been reports Spider-Man: Brand New Day would introduce Sadie Sink as the X-Men’s Jean Grey. That meant few people were surprised when Peter learned he was dealing with a powerful telepath named “Jean Elaine Grey,” who apparently possessed the ability to possess others. Marvel got the film rights for the […]
Avengers: Doomsday was the main attraction of Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel this year, but the studio also offered some teases about what comes after the Multiverse Saga. One of the biggest announcements was the confirmation of Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, marking the culmination of a long journey for the actor (Gosling had been […]
Marvel’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con this year was packed with announcements and reveals, including new footage from Avengers: Doomsday, confirmation of Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, and David Jonsson’s casting as the new Black Panther. One project curiously absent from the Comic-Con festivities was the upcoming X-Men reboot, but progress is being […]
The summer movie season delivered some unexpected results this year. For the first part of the season, indie horror movies like Obsession and Backrooms ruled the multiplex as most of the traditional tentpole offerings faltered to various degrees. In July, things reverted back to “normal” as the big-budget fare reasserted itself. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey […]
In the 2010s, Disney became the dominant studio in the film industry thanks to their impressive collection of extremely lucrative franchises. New installments in the Marvel and Star Wars universes routinely brought in billions of dollars at the box office and broke all-time records; The Force Awakens‘ domestic haul of $936.6 million is a mark […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is eighteen years into a single continuous experiment, currently setting the stage for a soft reboot with the franchise’s most ambitious crossover. Avengers: Doomsday opens in December 2026, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars in December 2027, a two-film culmination built to close the Multiverse Saga and reset the timeline for the […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is breaking multiple box office records and the X-Men cast is starting to take shape, but it hasn’t all been good news for Marvel Studios this week. Fans were disappointed to learn that the critically acclaimed TV series Wonder Man was cancelled after one season. The move came as a shock; […]