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Image: HasbroHasbro dropped a new look at a plethora of incoming arrivals for its Marvel Legends line, and it is certainly a random plethora, covering everything from Spider-Man, the X-Men, Captain America, and more—including a sideways step into the most feral build-a-figure yet.Today’s Hasbro Pulse stream dropped a ton of new looks at figures coming across the next few months—and even though there wasn’t an MCU figure among them, there’s plenty of deep cut comics figures on the way. One acquiescence to the world beyond…

Photo: Ryan Green/AMCEvery hero needs a villain, and Marvel’s Wonder Man—the alias of Hollywood-star-turned-indestructible-superhero Simon Williams—has the Grim Reaper, a bad guy best known for two things: 1) wielding a truly goofy scythe-gauntlet, and 2) being Simon Williams’ brother Eric. The Wonder Man TV series found its Simon in Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and has now found its Eric in Fear the Walking Dead’s Demetrius Grosse.How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi WanIn the comics, Eric took the mantle/scythe of the Grim…

Image: Marvel StudiosBeyond prestige genre dramas, HBO also has some pretty funny comedies under its belt like Barry and Insecure. The next comedy in the works at the network is The Franchise, which will focus on a group of crew members who work together on the set of a popular superhero movie franchise.Created by 1917's Sam Mendes and Avenue 5's Armando Iannucci, and with Succession writer Jon Brown as showrunner, the upcoming series recently landed a pair of recurring guest stars in Richard E. Grant and Daniel Brühl,…

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II attends a screening of Ambulance on March 24, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.Photo: Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images for Universal Pictures (Getty Images)Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is a multitalented performer—earning accolades for his work on the big and small screens, as well as the Broadway stage. But it sure seems like he has a soft spot for genre fare, and the star of Candyman, Aquaman, Watchmen, and The Matrix Resurrections (but not, alas, Furiosa) is adding another big role to his resume: the title character in…

ONE HOUR DANCING ZEMO | Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier | Disney+It is a crime that Daniel Bruhl’s Zemo, one of, if not the, most fascinating villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t part of the Thunderbolts, especially when Bucky Barnes somehow is. In the comics, Zemo formed the Thunderbolts out of his Masters of Evil to gain access to SHIELD and various tech. Admittedly, in the comics, Zemo has been a Nazi shithead for most of his career as well, and the MCU’s Zemo is neither of those things.…

Image: Marvel StudiosEnglish actor Ben Kingsley has portrayed the bumbling, down-on-his-luck theater wannabe Trevor Slattery since 2013's Iron Man 3. He came back into the MCU recently with an appearance in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Now, it seems like he will reprise his role for the Marvel television series Wonder Man, reports Variety.There’s no word yet on the plot of Wonder Man, but there have been some rumors swirling around that the show would attempt a satire of Hollywood. In the comics,Wonder Man,…

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5 — out April 16 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — felt like a season finale in some respects. After that surprise end in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4, which saw the (now former) Captain America/ John Walker (Wyatt Russell) murdering a Flag Smasher in cold blood, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hit the reset button of sorts. Sam Wilson/ Falcon (Anthony Mackie) went back to his native Louisiana along with Bucky Barnes/ White Wolf/ Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). The…

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier — Marvel Studios' second TV series that ended its run Friday — was a high-octane offering that became too predictable at times. From the moment Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) handed over his Captain America shield to Sam Wilson/ Falcon (Anthony Mackie) at the end of Avengers: Endgame, it's been clear where the Marvel Cinematic Universe was headed. You knew that the Falcon is going to end up as the new Captain America ultimately. Spoilers ahead. Even when we got a new Cap in John Walker (Wyatt…

Image: Paco Medina, Juan Vlasco, and Jesus Aburtov/Marvel ComicsOne of Marvel’s classic characters is on their way to Disney+ as Marvel Studios has announced that it’smoving ahead with a Wonder Man series. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is attached to helm and Brooklyn 99 writer Andrew Guest (who also produced Hawkeye) is on board to showrun the series. 01:57Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DYesterday 4:32PMWonder Man,…

The Thunderbolts are coming.Image: Jon Malin/Marvel ComicsThe future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe just got a little clearer and fans are probably going to be shocked. Marvel Studios is reportedly developing a movie based on the comic Thunderbolts and director Jake Schreier has been tapped to bring it to life. Deadline broke the news of the project and saysthat Eric Pearson (Black Widow) is writing what’s believed to be a supervillain team-up film, not unlike DC’s The Suicide Squad. And though the cast of characters…