Are you even a popular comic book character if you haven't been linked with a cameo appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Ever since the official title of Sam Raimi's Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel was confirmed, the rumor mill has remained in a perpetual state of overdrive, with dozens upon dozens of old and new favorites alike being touted for a guest spot.
Steven Spielberg is the only director in the history of the industry to see their filmography rack up at least $10 billion at the box office, and that's all the more impressive when you consider The Lost World: Jurassic Park is the only time he's ever helmed a sequel outside of the Indiana Jones franchise.
Today brings the premiere of Star Wars: Visions on Disney Plus, the anime-inspired anthology series that takes the franchise in a bold and ambitious new direction. Nine short films from six Japanese studios tell brand new stories in a galaxy far, far away, diving into genres that we've never seen the franchise tackle before.
It's going to be very interesting to see how the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces and integrates the X-Men into the established mythology, which could be Kevin Feige's trickiest task yet. Of course, the franchise is rebooting several well-known comic book favorites in Phase Four and beyond, but none of them have the same sort of cultural cache and name value of the mutants.