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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is full of references and Easter eggs, and as you might suspect, the Annihilator moniker doesn't exactly come out of the blue. In fact, multiple characters have used the title in a variety of ways in Marvel Comics history.  The team known as, well, the Annihilators is an extension of the Guardians of the Galaxy, initiated by the comics version of Star-Lord and put together by Cosmo the Spacedog. This space-faring collection of galactic heavy-hitters was specifically formed to…

Brie Larson has said The Marvels is a “very funny” movie, yet I’m still holding out hope that one particular aspect of it is taken as seriously as possible. Marvel has been using comedy as a clutch for its shortcomings in storytelling and character-building for a while now, and I’ve frankly had enough. With The Marvels fast approaching, the fear increases that the emotional conflict involving the core dynamic trio of the film might not be as satisfying as it has the potential to be. Carol and Monica’s relationship,…

Photo: Emmanuel Guimier/AMCWe’ve already had a small tease of the more-than-slightly anticipated Walking Dead spin-off so imaginatively titled Daryl Dixon, where the eponymous hero can be seen floating unconscious on a boat in what is presumably the Atlantic ocean on his way to France. Now, AMC has released a two-minute preview... and if you were hoping for more details, this isn’t going to do much for you. But at least it’s easy on the eyes!Stay in Your Seats, It's Gonna Be a Bumpy Flight | Extreme EarthThe preview is…

Kevin Smith furthers old reports about the potential of a Batman Beyond adaptation at Warner Bros. Riverdale reveals a suitably unhinged first look at Archie the Musical. Plus, what’s coming on Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. Spoilers get!Rainn Wilson Would Love to Play ____ in Live Action | io9 InterviewBatman BeyondDuring the latest episode of his Fatman on Batman podcast, Kevin Smith further discussed the allegedchances of a Batman Beyond movie starring Michael Keaton were entirely dependent on the box office returns of…

Image: HasbroA new Marvel movie on the horizon means new Marvel movie merch, and The Marvels is kicking things off at Hasbro with the first action figures based on the upcoming team-up movie. Check out the new figures for Carol, Kamala, and Monica—as well as a few comic book faves joining them.The first wave of Hasbro Marvel Legends figures featuring characters from The Marvels is actually pretty light compared to some prior Hasbro waves tied into upcoming movies. The seven-figure wave contains just three figures from The…

When Mike Bohn barreled into USC as its latest athletic director in the winter of 2019, he was sold as a man of character by university President Carol Folt.“He has real integrity,” Folt said at the time. “He has run class acts and done it really well in some difficult situations.”As Bohn was backpedaling out of USC nearly 3½ years later, it once again appears the Trojans have only a casual relationship with the word “integrity.”Bohn resigned suddenly Friday in a statement issued to The Times that never actually said…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhat makes the perfect sex scene? The pure eroticism? Its emotional undercurrents? The shift and flow of the camera? Of course, there’s no real answer.Our concept of how sex should work on film speaks to so many variants: what personally gets us hot under the collar, whether we seek the fantastic or the realist, or how these scenes should tie in emotionally with the rest of the film. A…

Back when Captain Marvel was first introduced to audiences in 2019 through her solo film and Avengers: Endgame, it seemed like the character was intended to be a big cosmic player going forward. While Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers has shown up a handful of times in other Marvel properties, Carol hasn’t yet gotten to the “Big Deal” position she initially seemed ready for years ago.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonThe Marvels—which just dropped a new trailer—aims to address that by grouping Carol with the other two big members of…

Screengrab via YouTube At long last, The Marvels are making their MCU debut. Following Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan as they work together to solve an intergalactic mystery — Marvel’s newest team of heroes is unlike any we’ve ever seen. In a trailer that already seems to be breaking the internet, it’s clear that there’s no telling where The Marvels will end up next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuk77TjvfmE This teaser has it all: action, humor, friendship, and — romance? That’s right,…

Kamala Khan gets to meet her biggest idol, Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) aka Captain Marvel, in the upcoming superhero film The Marvels. The teenage Ms Marvel (Iman Vellani) introduced in the Disney+ Hotstar series last year gets a chance to be a part of The Avengers core group as she meets Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson), Carol and her friend Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). Directed by Nia DaCosta, The Marvels is hitting theatres on November 10, 2023. (Also read: Brie Larson says her future as Captain Marvel in MCU is…