Knull’s co-creator, Danny Cates, read the script for Venom: The Last Dance and gave a promising prognosis for the Sony Spider-Verse movie, stating, “This is how a king is treated.” Venom: The Last Dance is slated to release on October 25, 2025, with its subtitle suggesting that it will be the final installment in Tom Hardy’s Venom trilogy. This stands to reason because his recently revealed arch-villain, Knull, is the most consequential villain the Sony Spider-Man Universe has seen to date. According to a promising X post by Danny CatesKnull’s involvement is “So much bigger, and so much more ambitious…
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Avengers 5 Has a problem that a collection of unused designs for Kong the Conqueror would have solved if the MCU had made a slightly different choice. Before San Diego Comic Con 2024 officially changed its title to Avengers: DoomsdayThe fifth Avengers movie (and first in the multiverse saga) was titled Avengers: The Kong Dynasty and would have featured Kong the Conqueror – previously portrayed by Jonathan Majors – as its arch villain. A series of events in 2023 would, however, lead to Jonathan Majors’ arrest, conviction and firing from the MCU. This was a significant issue for Marvel Studios,…
A wild Doctor Doom theory was posited four years ago that the MCU is about to justify with the release of Avengers: Doomsday. Over a decade after Doctor Doom’s last live-action appearance, the MCU is finally set to debut what may be the most comically-accurate version of the character yet in the history of Avengers: DoomsdayIf not before 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps. As one of Marvel’s most beloved villains, the pressure is on for upcoming MCU releases to do right by Doom — but that pressure could be felt as early as 2022. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse…
DC just mercilessly twisted the knife with The penguinthe most traumatizing death, adding insult to injury. Now this The penguin ended, it’s safe to say that showrunner Lauren LeFranc helped create one of the most sinister villains ever adapted to live action, alongside Matt Reeves. The Oz Cobb that debuted in Batman shown to be an exceptionally devious criminal, now at the top of his game in Matt Reeves’ Batman trilogy after performing some particularly heinous acts to get there. The end of The penguin was extremely well-received and helped to decisively eliminate any remaining sympathy for Colin Farrel’s titular…
Variants play a key role in Deadpool and Wolverine but I’m shocked to learn that the MCU’s best montage scene almost didn’t happen. For the vast majority of the film, Hugh Jackman portrays “Worst Wolverine.”This is a variant of a universe in which the X-Men were eradicated by a mob of humans, causing him to kill the perpetrators before, it is implied, he went too far and murdered innocents. This leads Wolverine to become an alcoholic with a particularly belligerent personality, unlike his slightly more accepting variant on Deadpool’s Earth-10005. Worst Wolverine isn’t the only variant that appears in Deadpool…
The X-Men vs. The Avengers is probably on the way UCMand Marvel Studios has just taken the first step in that direction with the launch of And if…? season 3 trailer. Now that the X-Men have returned to Marvel ownership after Disney acquired Fox in 2019, the iconic X-Men have begun appearing in several MCU projects. This culminated more recently in Deadpool and Wolverinewhere the titular heroes encountered various X-Men variants from Fox’s X-Men franchise. So far, this is the only X-Men-focused film the MCU has produced, and there are no more on the official MCU release slate. Recent comments…
Deadpool and Wolverine Channing Tatum’s Gambit finally debuted in the MCU after the actor was unable to launch a solo film with Fox, and now the actor has confirmed how that was a much better outcome. Gambit was just one of many cameos in Deadpool and Wolverine designed to drive fans wild, with her on-screen debut taking place alongside a collection of former Marvel movie heroes, including Wesley Snipes’ Blade, Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, and Dafne Keen’s X-23/Laura. While Tatum emphasized Gambit’s nearly incomprehensible Cajun accent, he made a solid case for his aptitude in portraying Gambit in live action. Channing…
Deadpool and Wolverine Deleted scenes would have reconfigured the official MCU timeline – but I still want to see them in the future. Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine is now available to stream on Disney Plus alongside Deadpool and Wolverine itself. The documentary provides an in-depth look at the production of the film that broke several MCU records over the course of an hour. It mainly includes interviews with filmmakers and actors, while also offering a preview of the filmmaking process. These interviews reveal how Deadpool and Wolverine it was shaped in its early stages of development. Presenting…
The MCU’s most powerful hero is hiding in plain sight thunderbolts*. Marvel Studios recently unveiled its first teaser trailer for the upcoming thunderbolts*Take a closer look at the secret team-up movie. It reveals the titular team in various states of mental disrepair in the wake of their last MCU appearances, with their paths crossing violently at first. The presumably early scene pits several anti-heroes and reformed villains against one another before Valentina Allegra De Fontaine, who has assumed control of Avengers Tower, rallies them together. From the teaser and other promotional material, including the newly released poster, it’s clear to…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 3 Agatha all along Episode 3, titled “Through many miles of tricks and trials”featured five visions of the new MCU witches in Agatha’s coven that warrant explanation. Agatha all along has so far introduced a colorful cast of new characters to the MCU as it depicts Agatha’s dogged attempt to regain the powers drained from her by Wanda at the end of WandaVision. These comprise the coven that Agatha has assembled, each of whom has their own reasons for traversing the witches’ road to realize their greatest desire in its…