It’s well understood by now that David Ayer’s Suicide Squad turned out very differently from how the director originally planned, and more than two years after the commercially successful and critically panned flick first reached cinemas, we’re still learning of new ways in which the eventual release strayed from the filmmaker’s initial vision.
Much has been made of the difficult production of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a film that turned out a lot better than many fans feared at the time. But while the popular narrative goes that Gareth Edwards’ 2016 spinoff was in a state of pandemonium before Tony Gilroy swooped in and saved the day, some recent comments from Ben Mendelsohn suggest that the drama and panic around the project may have been blown out of proportion.
After the commercial disappointment of Solo: A Star Wars Story, all future Lucasfilm spinoffs were reportedly put on ice. This was since confirmed to be the case with the Boba Fett film, and most of us have long assumed it to be true for the Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone flick, too. Nonetheless, in a weird turn of events, we’re now hearing a report to the contrary from the most unlikely of sources.
Going by recent reports, there probably won’t be a Deadpool 3, but even if that hypothetical sequel ever does go into production, T.J. Miller apparently won’t be involved.
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck, and by a similar line of reasoning, most of us have assumed that the main character of Joker is, in fact, the Joker. Still, there’s no denying that Todd Phillips’ upcoming film has a very different story in mind for the Clown Prince of Crime from any of the villain’s previous screen outings, and in a new post from CinemaBlend, the case is made that Joaquin Phoenix’s character might not be “the real Joker” after all.
Once Avengers 4 has finished resolving the Avengers: Infinity War cliffhanger, wrapping up the character arcs of a few Phase 1 heroes, and done its best to live up to some insanely high expectations, audiences will be staying in their seats in the hope of seeing what the future holds for the MCU. And while the subsequent Spider-Man: Far From Home may seem like the most obvious choice of subject for a last-minute tease, a new rumor suggests that the bonus footage might instead be giving us a hint of one of the more cosmic adventures to come.
There are gonna be deaths in Avengers 4, and not of the soon-to-be-reversed kind like in the climax of Avengers: Infinity War but some permanent ones. And while much of the internet seems morbidly fixated on the idea of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers being the ones to go, a new theory on Reddit argues that Natasha Romanoff could be the unlucky party.
Marvel Studios releases that do well with both audiences and critics are nothing new for the franchise, but it was clear from the first reviews of Black Panther that Ryan Coogler’s work would be dealing with new levels of prestige. Between its cultural significance and its all-round merit as a film, T'Challa’s first standalone release was taken rather seriously in certain circles that usually wouldn’t give superhero movies a second glance. So while MCU entries are often relegated to the technical categories at the Academy Awards, it doesn’t seem too insane to suggest that the Chadwick Boseman-led flick might land itself a nomination in one of the more high-profile categories.
With the release date for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse now less than three weeks away, Sony looks to have already done a pretty sufficient job in getting fans hyped, but just to make sure, it seems they’ve got at least one more international trailer to share with the world.
John Krasinski may have lost the role of Captain America to Chris Evans all those years ago, but seeing how superhero cinema has only gotten bigger in the time since, there remain plenty of opportunities for a star of his caliber to break into the genre. And while parts of the internet have already endorsed the director of A Quiet Place for the role of Reed Richards in the MCU, Instagram artist Barrett.Digital is seeing a future in the DCEU for the actor as Hal Jordan in Green Lantern Corps.
