WarnerMedia were clearly hoping to draw a line under the #RestoreTheSnyderVerse movement when it was finally confirmed that Zack Snyder's unfiltered vision for Justice League was really happening as a four-hour HBO Max exclusive.
Fans have become so desperate for any information pertaining to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man: No Way Home, that some enthusiasts have been digging deeper than ever in order to uncover whatever they can from the top-secret superhero blockbuster.
There are no shortage of similarities between Christopher Nolan and Denis Villenueve, so it's no surprise the duo have been lavishing praise on each other over the last few weeks as the latter's Dune hit theaters and swiftly saw a sequel given the official green light.
Chris Hemsworth owes his entire career to being cast as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor, and while it's impossible to imagine anyone else playing the role he's made his own after a decade wielding Mjolnir, a disastrous first audition almost took him out of the running entirely.
Life is full of bizarre coincidences, something Tom Holland has discovered firsthand thanks to the multiversal narrative of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The actor is a lifelong fan of the character, but never in his wildest dreams did he think he'd ever be sharing the screen with returning favorites from the Sam Raimi and Marc Webb franchises.
Whenever Roland Emmerich ventures outside of his wheelhouse, the results have tended to be mixed at best. Shakespearean conspiracy thriller Anonymous and coming-of-age drama Stonewall didn't make much of an impression, but even his pyrotechnic extravaganzas have often left a lot to be desired.
Having experienced mixed critical and commercial returns for his forays into blockbuster filmmaking with the Sherlock Holmes movies, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Aladdin, Guy Ritchie has pivoted back into action thrillers with The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man and the upcoming Operation Fortune.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the only upcoming Hollywood blockbuster that has the potential to dethrone Fast & Furious 9 as the highest-grossing American-backed movie of the pandemic era, with Dominic Toretto's latest outing earning an impressive $721 million.
When Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness was pushed back five months as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest Phase Four reshuffle, rumors abounded from one source in particular that the story was in desperate need of a drastic overhaul, which was why the entire slate was delayed.
Once upon a time, X-Men flew high as one of the most popular and highly-regarded franchises in Hollywood, before the last two movies under the ownership of Fox sent both the comic book favorites and the thirteen-film series as a whole out in a blaze of ignominy.