Ms. Marvel is set to introduce a new MCU hero into the mix, but in the past months, the series’ release timeline has been making headlines online. The COVID-19 pandemic instigated a domino effect that led to numerous delays for Marvel films and shows, such as the Iman Vellani-led series. Initially, Ms. Marvel was slated for 2022, but previous reports…
Taika Waititi went from offbeat indie director to bonafide star when Marvel Studios brought him on to direct 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” the third solo Thor movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film played a pivotal role in Phase Three of the MCU by directly setting up events in “Avengers: Infinity War” and reimagining Thor’s…
In many ways, the original “Spider-Man” did for superhero movies what “Daredevil” did for superhero shows. It’s almost an understatement to say that Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy paved the way for the MCU today, and as the first of the MCU’s many spinoff TV series, the success of “Daredevil” showed fans just how good a…
Spider-Man: No Way Home had a lot of hype building up towards its release. From the moment the first information came out about the film, fans knew they were in for a treat. Villains from previous installments, including Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock and Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, were going to be back after over a decade since…
After a jam-packed year of content, the span between Hawkeye and Spider-Man: No Way Home and the launch of Marvel’s 2022 slate has made all MCU fans wish Thanos hadn’t destroyed Doctor Strange’s Time Stone. Thankfully, 2022 isn’t 2020; and with the beginning of Spring comes the beginning of yet another banner year of Phase 4 MCU storytelling on both Disney+ and in theaters. In…
The ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home featured Peter Parker making his biggest sacrifice yet when he gave up his own identity. Thanks to Doctor Strange’s help in Spidey’s third MCU solo film, the world no longer remembers Peter Parker. This was quite the punishment to volunteer for – Peter’s entire life disappeared and no one remembers him now, including MJ, Ned, the…
There was a lot to take in for those who watched Spider-Man: No Way Home. For one, villains such as Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock were back on the screen as if they never left. On top of that, both Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire put back on their Spidey suits to aide Tom Holland’s webhead….
Of all the A-listers that have driven the Marvel Cinematic Universe forward since 2008, none were as pivotal in its development as Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Kicking off his journey as Tony Stark in the franchise’s first movie, he would make ten total appearances in eleven years before meeting his end in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Although his three solo…
The Marvel Netflix series have long existed in a strange limbo between MCU proper and their own “The Defenders” pocket universe. Still, recent MCU shows and movies have been making clear moves to inch them ever closer to home. Matt Murdock makes a quick, yet delightful cameo in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Elsewhere, his nemesis…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is knee-deep into Phase 4, and the focus now has shifted from its original pantheon of grounded heroes, like Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), to instead embrace the weirder and more out-there characters such as Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who explore different streams…
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the next film up on Marvel Studios’ 2022 slate. Usually, following a movie like Spider-Man: No Way Home would be a losing battle. But the possibilities brought forward by Benedict Cumberbatch’s next adventure are nearly limitless—from the sounds of it, fans should be in for quite a ride. No, there won’t be…
Marvel Studios is about to kick-start its 2022 theatrical run with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, arriving in theaters in early May. The film features Marvel’s master magician alongside Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, this sequel has no limits to how far it can go with expanding the MCU’s story. Much of this will come by featuring some…
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ latest trailer featured many exciting moments, one of them showing the confirmed appearance of Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier from Fox’s X-Men films. The actor’s presence in the MCU sequel led many to believe that more crazy surprises will be featured, thus fueling speculation on which character will appear next. Although…
2016 saw the arrival of the Marvel Comics mainstay Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe via his own self-titled movie. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the surgeon-turned-sorcerer, “Doctor Strange” gave audiences the bare bones of the character by telling a fairly straightforward, albeit mystical, origin story. If nothing else, the film served as a fine…
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness may be a sequel to Benedict Cumberbatch’s 2016 film, but it’s also way more than that. Marvel Studios’ first theatrical venture of 2022 is actually the culmination of several MCU Phase 4 projects to date, including WandaVision, Spider-Man: No Way Home, potentially What If…?, and Loki’s Multiversal romps. Set to release on May 8, 2022, Doctor Strange in…