We’re now less than two weeks away from the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, and once Peter Parker’s latest solo outing has completed its journey to theaters, the next MCU movie on the agenda will be the long-awaited Black Widow solo flick. As it stands, Marvel Studios remains stingy with the details on the upcoming prequel, but with filming now underway, fans have recently been getting a steady stream of set material to pique their curiosity.
As a producer, James Wan remains actively involved in each new Conjuring Universe installment, but as a director, the Aquaman helmsman has kept away from the franchise since 2016’s The Conjuring 2. And if the filmmaker’s recent comments to CinemaBlend are anything to go by, then it could be a long wait before Wan gets round to helming another entry in the ever-expanding cinematic universe.
Avengers: Endgame has been in cinemas for almost two months, and currently ranks as the second highest grossing film of all time. With that in mind, you wouldn’t think that there’d be many spoiler-conscious Marvel fans still left in the world who haven’t got round to seeing the Avengers: Infinity War sequel, but apparently they’re out there, and they’re now mad that Tom Holland gave away one of the film’s biggest developments.
Thanks in part to the recent success of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum – not to mention the new Toy Story 4 – Keanu Reeves is currently one of the internet’s favorite, most meme-able film stars. So when Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige told ComicBook.com earlier this month that he and his team have approached the actor for almost every movie they make, it was all too predictable that the fancasts would come flooding in.
If the mid-credits scene of last year’s Aquaman is anything to go by, then we haven’t seen the last of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s take on Black Manta. And while his character presumably has some unfinished business to settle with Arthur Curry, the actor has also suggested that David Kane ought to cross paths with the Clown Princess of Crime.
It’s been over a year and a half since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the online tension surrounding Rian Johnson’s film has yet to simmer down. Even in the current year, a mere mention of the 2017 flick on social media can prompt a barrage of angry comments and debate threads, and according to a recent survey from social scientist Mark H. White II, the line dividing the movie’s supporters and detractors is defined by more than just personal taste in cinematic storytelling.
The lackluster box office performance of Justice League was a pivotal moment in the DCEU that had Warner Bros. scrapping plans and rethinking their approach. And while Jason Momoa looks to have survived the transition with the hugely successful Aquaman, his co-star Ray Fisher’s future in the franchise remains in doubt.
Earlier this year, the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teased the return of Emperor Palpatine, while providing virtually zero context to his comeback. This lack of info has freed up the fans to offer whatever theories their imaginations can conceive, and so far, we’ve heard some interesting ideas on how and why the classic villain is back in the fold.
Though Avengers: Endgame fulfilled its purpose as the grand finale to Marvel’s Infinity Saga, it looks like the franchise still has a good few years ahead of it. With that in mind, another MCU team-up movie seems inevitable, and while Marvel Studios is largely keeping quiet on their plans beyond 2019, a new rumor suggests that Avengers 5 may already be in the works.
Back in April, the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teased the long-awaited return of Emperor Palpatine, and the forums have been flooding with theories and debates ever since. As it stands, we still have more than half a year to wait before we can see for ourselves just how and why the classic villain has made his comeback, but in the meantime, a new piece from Screen Rant has a few interesting ideas on what old Sheev’s plan might be.
