Well, it finally happened. After constant calls from a large number of fans, Disney and Lucasfilm fired Gina Carano from The Mandalorian yesterday thanks to her latest social media transgression. Unsurprisingly, there's already been plenty of pushback towards the news, with one half of Twitter lauding the studio's decision while the other threatens to boycott the hit Star Wars show, Disney Plus and anything the company lends its name to.
Believe it or not, there was once a time when James Cameron used to release a brand new movie on a regular basis. Up until True Lies hit theaters, in fact, the filmmaker would deliver his latest project every two to three years, but since the blockbuster action comedy debuted in 1994, we've only seen a pair of further pics from the constant game-changer, with Avatar 2 still tentatively penciled in for next December.
Joe and Anthony Russo know a thing or two about working within the confines of a cinematic universe, having boarded Kevin Feige's monolithic franchise for Captain America: The Winter Soldier before going on to helm Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. They're the only filmmakers to have directed four installments in the MCU, and you can guarantee they've picked up more than a trick or two.
Even the most ardent supporters of Vin Diesel's Bloodshot would struggle to justify naming it as an awards caliber movie, but that's exactly the position we find ourselves in after the comic book adaptation found itself on the ten-film shortlist to secure an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
An argument can be made that people don't really have any vested interest in watching movies or TV shows set in and around the Coronavirus pandemic, given the level that it's impacted our lives over the last twelve months. Michael Bay's Songbird was widely panned and quickly vanished without a trace after being released straight to VOD, while HBO Max's crime caper Locked Down has already been completely forgotten about.
Chris Pratt previously compared Jurassic World: Dominion to Avengers: Endgame, and he definitely knows a thing or two about both franchises. In terms of scope, scale and cast members, Colin Trevorrow's threequel is shaping up to be the biggest movie in the series yet, one that the filmmaker is hoping brings a six-pic arc spanning almost 30 years to a satisfying conclusion.
When Cara Dune first appeared in The Mandalorian, fans were very receptive to the character, despite Gina Carano's frequently obvious limitations as an actress. The former MMA fighter was admittedly ideally cast as a no-nonsense ex-soldier, and by the time season 1 had drawn to a close, the majority of folks would have been more than happy to see her get a spinoff.
For the longest time, Joss Whedon was held in the highest regard by his fans, with the vast majority of his output gaining a huge following before his stint as the director of The Avengers and overseer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Two turned him into a household name. However, it appears as if Ray Fisher has unearthed plenty of skeletons in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator's closet.
Jared Leto's Joker proved to be hugely divisive when he debuted in Suicide Squad, so it wasn't as if his impending return in Zack Snyder's Justice League was going to instantly win over all of the doubters, detractors and naysayers. Everyone seems to agree that getting rid of the tattoos was a wise idea, but until we see the Clown Prince of Crime in action, it'll be hard to gauge whether or not we can consign his bizarre Juggalo/pimp hybrid to the history books.