In the years since Scarlet Witch made her MCU debut in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the popular movie heroine has managed to carve out an identity of her own that stands apart from her comic book equivalent. This goes especially for the design of Elizabeth Olsen’s character, which consists of a far more down-to-Earth getup than the relatively showy costume she sports on the page.
Christopher Eccleston hasn’t had a lot of nice things to say in the past about his experience working on 2013’s Thor: The Dark World. In an interview last year with The Guardian, for instance, the Malekith actor went as far as to joke that filming the God of Thunder’s second solo outing made him want to put a gun in his mouth. But during a recent panel at New York Comic Con, the star suggested that he still isn’t completely closed off to the idea of returning to the Marvel franchise.
It’s been over twelve years now since the apparent final book in the Harry Potter series reached shelves, and eight years since the last film arrived in theaters. And while the Wizarding World has continued to maintain a presence on our screens and in our pop culture in recent years, some fans may feel that the time is right for J.K. Rowling to get to work on another book that continues the story of The Boy Who Lived.
The hype levels were high for Todd Phillips’ Joker as the film began its run in theaters this weekend, and predictably enough, this anticipation has translated into some serious box office numbers.
The recent news that Spider-Man is returning to the MCU was met with a collective sigh of relief from the Marvel fandom, not just from filmgoers who hoped to see more from Tom Holland’s take on the character, but also from fans who couldn’t stand to see the cliffhanger ending of Spider-Man: Far From Home go unresolved.
Thought the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga is still over two months away from reaching theaters, Lucasfilm has already offered a few hints about their plans once the Star Wars franchise completes its impending hiatus in a few years from now.
Walt Disney Studios is taking further steps to improve representation in their films, partnering with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to deploy a digital tool that will “spellcheck” for bias in new scripts.
In the wake of the recent Avengers: Endgame, the MCU has a few empty superhero slots available for the taking, the most glaring of which are the two leadership positions previously held by Captain America and Iron Man.
The character of Kylo Ren has had a tumultuous journey so far in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, and the changing nature of his headgear has often served as a reflection of this multi-movie arc.
It’s been almost a year now since the Daredevil Netflix show was officially canceled, which has proven to be more than enough time for most fans to accept that the decision to axe Matt Murdock’s TV series isn’t going to be reversed anytime soon. But while the social media backlash to last November’s news isn’t as intense as it once was, the #SaveDaredevil movement continues to let their outrage be heard, and has even found a surprising new supporter in one Tom Hiddleston.
