Illuminati

Screenshot: Marvel/Disney+Of all the weird moments and choices in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the Illuminati scene might be the one that most made us wonder “wait... what just happened?” Patrick Stewart, Professor X himself, brought the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Sam Raimi’s 2022 sequel, but filming his cameo sounds like a “what just happened” situation all its own.Doctor Strange 2's Sam Raimi on America ChavezIn a new interview with Happy Sad Confused host Josh Horowitz—which also covers…

Image: Marvel Studios2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was an odd movie in many respects, most of them regarding the way it treated Wanda Maximoff and her character post-WandaVision. A separate part of the film that rankled audiences as its second act digression to an alternate universe home to the Illuminati, which featured some surprise return cameos for Marvel alums like Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and Haley Atwell’s Peggy Carter. The latter was that world’s Captain Britain—a variant first introduced…

The Illuminati return from Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch in Ultimate Invasion, leading Marvel Comics' full June 2023 solicits and solicitations,The Illuminati return from Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch in Ultimate Invasion, leading Marvel Comics full June 2023 solicits and solicitations, below. Marvel Comics Full June 2023 Solicits ULTIMATE INVASION #1 (OF 4)JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • BRYAN HITCH (A/C) • FOIL VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH ALSO AVAILABLENEGATIVE SPACE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHERVARIANT…

Image: Marvel ComicsNo one stays dead in comic books, and no universe does either, apparently. Because a mere eight years after writer Jonathan Hickman destroyed it (and the rest of Marvel’s multiverse) in the Secret Wars saga, he’s set to bring it back in Ultimate Invasion, a new miniseries coming this summer that will also bring back the Maker... also known as the Ultimate Universe’s extremely evil version of Reed Richards.The Maker, it seems, is ready for his home universe to return, and he’s going to use Ultimate…

Photo: Leon Neal / Staff (Getty Images)On Tuesday, the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. Joined by eight state attorneys general, the federal government said the tech giant is running an illegal monopoly in the digital ad market, and it wants the courts to compel Google to sell its subsidiary ad businesses, breaking the company into several less hazardous pieces. “For 15 years, Google has pursued a course of anti-competitive conduct that has allowed it to halt the rise of rival…

Britney Spears & Kanye West’s Erratic Behaviour Is Happening Because Of Something Else? Jeffree Star Tweets About Their Situation As He Talks Of Escaping The Illuminati ( Photo Credit – Instagram; Facebook ) Over the last several months, two Hollywood stars who keep making the headlines owing to their erratic behaviours are Britney Spears and Kanye West. While fans are expressing concern for Britney owing to the content she posts on social media, Kanye got many riled owing to his controversial statements. Well,…

via Marvel Studios One of the biggest talking points to emerge from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the appearance of the Illuminati, but the conversation hasn’t been of an entirely positive nature. While plenty of fans loved seeing the group make their official Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the form of Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier, Chiwitel Ejiofor’s Karl Mordo, Lashana Lynch’s Maria Rambeau, John Krasinski’s Reed Richards, Hayley Atwell’s Captain Carter, and Anson Mount’s Black Bolt,…

This guy could have appeared... a little laterScreenshot: Marvel Studios/Disney+The main end credits scene for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is already incredible epic. It reveals a brand new hero named Clea, played by Charlize Theron, who takes Strange on what we can only imagine is yet another multiverse adventure. But, in the film’s very early stages, there was an even bigger reveal. One that was so big, it ended up in the movie itself.In Multiverse of Madness, Strange visits many different universes but…

Image via Marvel Studios/Disney Following the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ first trailer, rumors began to circulate online that Superior Iron Man would be showing up through the multiverse. While that didn’t happen, one fan has crafted a version of the Illuminati assembling sequence making this a reality. In a post to the Marvel Studios subreddit, user TaranStark shared their 3D animated creation of the Illuminati scene which features Captain Carter, Black Bolt, and of course Superior…

via Marvel Studios One of the biggest recurring problems with almost every major long-running franchise is the desire for every single shred of lore and mythology to be explained in painstakingly excruciating detail, with Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe arguably the most prominent offenders. Sure, fans are always going to demand answers, but that doesn’t mean they need to be obliged. Oftentimes it can be the best course of action to let the audience decide the who, what, when, where, and why for…