The cinematic universe model has worked out very well for Marvel Studios in this past decade, allowing the MCU to tell elaborate, overarching stories over the course multiple films. For the DCEU, however, this interconnectivity has generally proven more burdensome than beneficial, lumbering already busy works like Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice with the obligation of shoehorning in a few setups to future releases.
We’re just a few months away from witnessing Clint Barton’s long-awaited return to the MCU by way of Avengers: Endgame, and it looks like things are finally starting to wind down for Jeremy Renner on the set of the Avengers: Infinity War sequel.
It's been a rumor for a little while now that Han Solo could be making a comeback in Star Wars: Episode IX, be it through flashback or other means, but putting aside the all-round lack of evidence for this idea, one potential obstacle to getting this done just might be Harrison Ford, who seems pretty happy for his run in the franchise to have ended with The Force Awakens.
Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park expansion is still several months away from opening at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, but if you'd like a better idea already of the immersive experience that this place will bring, the Theme Park Stop podcast has shared some alleged intel on the Rise of the Resistance ride, including the claim that the attraction will be about 28 minutes long.
Earlier this month, a report came out alleging that the planned X-Force movie will not be happening under Fox, raising the question of whether the Deadpool spinoff flick might ultimately be one of the many X-Men-related projects that gets lost in the transition to Disney.
The X-Men franchise is in a period of transition right now, with the impending Disney/Fox deal casting the future of a handful of post-New Mutants Fox projects into doubt while Marvel Studios remains tight-lipped about their intentions for the characters. But amidst all this uncertainty, Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld is sure of at least one thing: the Merc with a Mouth will team up with Wolverine.
Josh Brolin has offered his contribution to the viral 10 Year Challenge but with a twist, showing the development of Thanos over the decade while dropping a harsh reference to the finale of Avengers: Infinity War.
Along with fellow leaker Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland has been getting pretty good lately at watching what he says, having refrained from dropping one of his patented Marvel spoilers for quite some time now. Nonetheless, it seems that his fellow Avengers: Infinity War casualty Sebastian Stan has yet to forget the the guy’s history of accidental intel.
April 11th, 2019 marks the start of this year’s Star Wars Celebration, and while many fans are banking on this event delivering a little Star Wars: Episode IX material, J.J. Abrams’ upcoming trilogy-closer isn’t the only major release from the franchise that’s arriving on screens later this year. For one thing, Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian will serve as the first live-action Star Wars series when it premieres on Disney Plus in the second half of 2019, and as it turns out, April 11th is looking like a pretty plausible date for some footage from the series to drop.
In the larger trajectory of the MCU, Spider-Man: Far From Home may not be quite the pivotal, high-stakes affair that Avengers: Endgame and even Captain Marvel look to be, but going by the immediate popularity of the film’s first trailer, it seems that fans are finding more than enough reason to get hyped about Peter Parker’s next solo outing.
