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Image: Studio PierrotThe Naruto movie isn’t just real, it’s also got an acclaimed director at the helm. Moon Knight's Villain May Hold an Artifact With Wider MCU ConnectionsPer the Hollywood Reporter, Marvel director Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) will direct and write an adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto’s beloved shonen. As with Borderlands, Lionsgate has been trying to get a movie for this off the ground since 2015, and it was confirmed to be back in the works last November following…

Superhero movies are in a weird place right now, especially at Marvel’s house of ideas. Even as recent films struggle to land with audiences like the surefire hits of old, the studio is ready to look ahead with the heightened interest in what’s on the horizon. But part of that horizon includes navigating the murky waters around the next Avengers movie.Ant-man’s Director on *That* End Credits SceneThe Hollywood Reporter writes—as part of a larger piece examining Marvel’s current trials and tribulations, from the lackluster…

Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images)With so many things in flux at Marvel Studios, there’s news that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton has departed the director’s chair of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. A move that leaves us speculating about the crossover film’s future, if anything.Ms. Marvel's Directors Talk Embiggening the Show's Superhero ActionThe story from Deadline reports that Cretton “has decided to step away as director of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Kang Dynasty to focus on…

Secret Invasion released its sixth and final episode today, closing out the latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this one featuring Nick Fury and the Skrulls. And while you can read all about the episode itself in io9's recap, I wanted to add a little more about something I can’t quite shake. And that’s G’iah.What Rules Were Written for Skrulls and Their Powers in Secret Invasion? | io9 InterviewSkrull character G’iah, played by Game of Thrones and Solo: A Star Wars Story star Emilia Clarke, is the daughter of…

The release of 2018’s Black Panther continues to make an impact on Disney’s output. You can see how the success of that movie (and its own sub-franchise) led to the creation of Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel, and even non-MCU projects like American Born Chinese. Disney+’s Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire very much feels like part of the reason Disney picked it up in the first place was to scratch an itch for African science-fiction adventures that audiences may have had after seeing the two Panther movies.Could They Recast Chadwick…

After the Infinity Saga came to an end with Avengers: Endgame in 2019, the deck was effectively cleared for the MCU to get weirder and highlight some fresh, young faces. While that’s happened to some extent in the form of pleasant surprises like Ms. Marvel or Moon Knight, things have been fairly shaky for the franchise from Phase Four onward, and it doesn’t look like that’ll be changing anytime soon.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonRecently, Shang-Chi & the Ten Rings star Simu Liu did an AMA over on Meta’s hot new…

Bluey, a staple of the Nielsen streaming top 10, is the number-one streaming series among subscribers of Disney+, and it’s not even produced by the company.Misha Collins on What Made Supernatural SuccessfulThe animated show—about a family of heeler dogs that centers on the magic of learning life lessons through play—is an Australian import that Disney+ and the BBC distribute. Created by Joe Brumm with Aussie animation house Ludo Studio, it’s become a huge phenomenon globally because... it’s seriously a damn good show.…

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe came in with Iron Man and Thor as its leading men, most audiences beyond comic-book readers were familiar with Marvel thanks to the animated series for Spider-Man and the X-Men—and the solo movies for Blade the Vampire Hunter. Played then by Wesley Snipes, that trilogy of R-rated films spanning 1998-2004 has a reputation for re-energizing the superhero movie scene after ‘90s duds like Batman & Robin and Spawn.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightTalking about what…

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…

Photo: JC Olivera (Getty Images)During the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Bob Iger participated in a Q&A and was asked about his notable acquisitions during his previous term as Disney’s CEO. On the current slate of Marvel and Star Wars projects, Iger discussed that the franchises future are always on his mind, “I think a lot of all of them—they’re all my babies, in a way.” he was quoted as saying by Deadline from the event’s stream.What’s Happening With Star Wars Films?In the wake of Kevin…