One of the more significant ramifications of Disney’s buyout of 21st Century Fox earlier this year has been the fate of the now former studio’s superhero roster. Fox produced a long line of X-Men films dating all the way back to 2000, and though the majority of them seamlessly fit in with the MCU’s family-friendly tone, one character in particular faces a more challenging integration into the Disneyverse. Let’s call it the Deadpool Problem.
Another day, another scrap from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to drool over - hopefully enough to distract you from the interminable wait for its release. In the tradition of every nerd with nothing better to do with their time, I’ll be helping to piece together the picture for a film that isn’t even out yet like a detective obsessed with solving a 30-year cold case.
Though it's possible you haven't heard the word, unless you’ve been living on one of Saturn's moons or in a subterranean lair, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you have. There's a new Star Wars film less than a month away from release: The Rise of Skywalker, the ninth and final episode in what’s been imaginatively christened the Skywalker Saga.
Sad news for fans of the world’s biggest street racing, action heist, spy adventure, crime blockbuster franchise. The Fast and the Furious, er, saga, is set to end after its 10th outing, Fast & Furious 10 – bringing to an end an epic tale that's chronicled the trials and tribulations of Dominic Toretto and a revolving cast of carjackers, secret agents, drug lords, assassins (and this is all from a car shtick? Blimey).
Few films need as little introduction as Avengers: Endgame, Marvel's final, all conquering fantasy-crossover extravaganza, and there are few facets to it that superfans haven’t already micro-analyzed into oblivion. Props then to Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely for dropping some morsels of information that fans won’t have heard – alternate story ideas that ultimately went unused, but will no doubt be intriguing for aficionados of the franchise.
One of the most significant events in the production of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was a change in the director’s chair. Colin Trevorrow was originally pencilled in to helm this ninth and final episode in the Skywalker saga, but prior to filming he was replaced with J.J. Abrams, who already has one Star Wars movie under his belt.
