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Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez (Getty Images)As Marvel looks to refocus the creative teams behind its far-flung Avengers duology in the wake of director Destin Daniel Cretton’s departure, the studio has reportedly decided that why not make the man already writing an Avengers movie, write another Avengers movie?Ms. Marvel's Directors Talk Embiggening the Show's Superhero ActionDeadline reports that Waldron—already set to to write Avengers: Secret Wars for Marvel—has now come aboard the other Avengers movie in the works, Kang…

Image: Loungefly, BoxLunch, Hedley and Bennett, Heroes & Villains, DIFF, CrocsThe season of giving is upon us, and fandom friends, here’s a list of deals and festive inspired geeky gifts and gear ideas.An array of fandom forward sites and retailers like BoxLunch, Heroes & Villains, Blackmilk are more are ready. Here’s a selection of essentials from across the gamut of pop culture—Star Wars, One Piece, Marvel, DC to name a few. Plus some tech deal ideas for the cinephiles and pop culture parents in your life.Check…

In one of those rare cases where the rumor mills are actually accurate, director Taika Waititi confirmed that if Marvel Studios decides to make a fifth Thor movie, he won’t be involved. “I wouldn’t know if that’s accurate,” Waititi said to Business Insider. “I know that I won’t be involved.”The Secret to Taika Waititi’s SuccessWaititi completely revitalized the Thor character and franchise with the release of 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, which took the previously more stoic hero (played by Chris Hemsworth) and upped the comedy…

Scarlett Johansson sure seemed shaken when asked about those rumors of her return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023Earlier this month, rumors spread that Marvel Studios might be discussing ways to bring back the original Avengers, including the characters who died that were played by Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson. Asked about it directly, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said only “We have to see.” Now Johansson firmly placed herself in that…

Fans always debate how far Marvel Studios has things planned in advance. Does president Kevin Feige really know who is going to appear in specific movies that don’t even exist yet? In the case of a follow up to Captain Marvel, star Brie Larson says that’s exactly the case. Feige knew specifically what the sequel was going to be, and who would be in it.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonCaptain Marvel was released in March 2019, mere months before the character (played by Larson) would reappear and help save the world in…

When Samuel L. Jackson joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn’t a universe at all. It was just the 2008 film Iron Man... but Marvel Studios was clearly feeling ambitious. Itsigned Jackson to a nine-movie deal even before its first movie had come out, and now, 15 years later, the actor has starred in far more than nine films since. But surprisingly, it turns out, Jackson wishes he’d had even more.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonThis info comes from a previously mentioned Rolling Stone article, where the actor also…

Image: LegoWhen you think of epic Marvel movie set pieces, it’s hard to top Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home. The former brought almost every character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe together in a last-ditch attempt to defeat Thanos, and the latter saw three Spider-Men from different dimensions clash with four of Spider-Man’s most dastardly villains ever. Both are set pieces we love to revisit again and again. Soon, you can bring them directly into your home as actual sets made of pieces. Lego just…

It’s been six years and a longer than expected wait, but the MCU’s group of sci-fi misfits return with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Famously, the movie was backburnered after the firing of franchise writer/director James Gunn in 2018, followed by his rehiring the following year. During that window where he was no longer employed by Marvel Studios, Gunn made his own superhero horror film Brightburn, then jumped ship over to Warner Bros. to direct and write The Suicide Squad (and its TV spinoff Peacemaker), then get…

The directing-producing team of Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, and Kevin Feige, which minted money for Marvel in the form of Captain America movies The Winter Soldier and Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, apparently came very close to teaming up in another cinematic galaxy—the one far, far away.Spoilers of the Week | June 3rdOn the May 1 episode of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett’s SmartLess podcast (via GamesRadar and Variety), Joe Russo elaborated... a tiny bit. “We love Star Wars. There were…

Before James Gunn directed the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, he already had the plot for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in his head. Now, to be fair, he didn’t know there would be a third film at the time; back then, he didn’t even know if the first film would work. But before he ever shot a second of the 2014 original, Gunn knew the backstory and origin of Rocket Raccoon, which he finally brings to life in this week’s Vol. 3.Watch Chris Pratt and the Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Open Their Own Toys“My pathway into…