At last night’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Marvel star Sebastian Stan was asked about his return as Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in Thunderbolts*. Ahead of the film’s release, Stan and his co-stars have teased...
While filmmaker Shawn Levy was brought in to helm this year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, the franchise’s foundation was laid by Tim Miller, who made his feature film directorial debut with 2016’s Deadpool. In a recent...
As they prepare to make their Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut next year, the Fantastic Four celebrated Christmas by releasing a new poster for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The retro-looking poster featured a...
While The Marvels was clearly not the box office success that many had hoped for, the film did allow Marvel to continue the story of Kamala Khan on the big screen. Iman Vellani burst...
Since at least 2018, Kevin Feige and the Marvel Studios team have been working on a way to introduce Nova into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In 2022, it looked like the project was...
According to a report from Deadline, long-time executive Nate Moore is leaving Marvel Studios early next year to transition to producing. Moore originally joined Marvel in 2010 as an executive in development and production....
Hot on the heels of the news that Chris Evans will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for Avengers: Doomsday, Deadline reports that another star is also preparing to suit up again. Joining...
As one of the most decorated actors of all time, Denzel Washington is an old pro when it comes to the Hollywood game. However, even an elder statesman like Washington can make a mistake...
Following the historic success of Deadpool & Wolverine, the prevailing notion is that Marvel would quickly work to get more Deadpool films in production. Having delivered the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and...
Amid speculation that he could replace Jonathan Majors as Kang in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Colman Domingo has confirmed that he met with Marvel. When the studio fired Majors after his domestic violence...
While Thor: Ragnarok is not widely considered the best installment in the Thor franchise and is among the upper echelon of all Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, fans were skeptical when Taika Waititi was initially...
While next year’s Thunderbolts* will feature some of Marvel’s biggest stars, including Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, and even the mysterious Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dryfuss), the film is also...
Two urban explorers accidentally stumbled upon an abandoned set for Marvel Studios’ upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. According to a new report from the Daily Mail, two friends (who have chosen to...
Marvel’s First Family will finally enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) next year when The Fantastic Four: First Steps hit theaters on July 25, 2025. Directed by Matt Shakman, the upcoming MCU film will...
One of the biggest questions looming over the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is how Kevin Feige and his team will integrate the X-Men. While the next handful of Marvel movies, including...
Marvel Studios and Ryan Coogler are officially working on Black Panther 3, at least according to Denzel Washington. During a recent appearance on Australia Today, the Hollywood legend revealed that he will appear in...
As Jude Law prepares to enter a galaxy far, far away for this December’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, the Hollywood veteran took some time to reflect on his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
The Marvel multiverse will expand in new directions when What If…? Season 3 debuts on Disney+ this December. Guided once again by The Watcher, audiences will be transported to alternate realities, where they will...
Marvel plots what to do with Avengers who are no longer Young, Agatha All Along takes a victory lap, and Venom does okay. We’ve got plenty to cover in MarvelBlog News. The Young Avengers...
Marvel fans were shocked to learn that Agatha All Along did not feature a post-credit scene. After all, over the last 16 years, we have been trained to sit through the credits of Marvel...
Agatha All Along ended its bewitching story with a bang last week with a two-part Halloween finale. Episode 8 of the hit Marvel streaming series, titled Follow Me My Friend/To Glory at the End,...
2023 got off to a disastrous start for Marvel Studios with the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The highly anticipated third installment in the Ant-Man franchise, Quantumania, seemingly had all the ingredients of a Marvel hit....
Marvel Studios shocked the world earlier this year when they announced that Joe and Anthony Russo would return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. While the Russo’s have long let...
Well, we’re definitely coming to a finish with Agatha All Along. In the most recent episode, yet another character died, turning the Witches’ Road into a de facto witches’ burial ground. Don’t buy any...
As Marvel turns the page on Agatha All Along and prepares to enter a new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the studio released a First Look trailer today highlighting all of its...
When I recapped the third and fourth episodes of Agatha All Along, I mentioned some foreshadowing. The series telegraphed the fact that it was fracturing time for at least one character. At first, three...
After weeks of speculation, it is finally official, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will swing back into theaters on July 24, 2026. The upcoming Spider-Man 4 (not the official title) will be directed by Shang-Chi and...
Venom: The Last Dance just won the weekend at the box office, while Blade vanished from sight. We’ve got two huge stories to discuss in MarvelBlog News. Slightly Less Venomous As I mentioned last...
One of the high points of WandaVision was its fourth episode, the one entitled We Interrupt This Program. In that episode, the story finally pulls away from Westview to recount what is happening elsewhere...
n perhaps the least surprising Marvel announcement in a long time, Disney has removed Blade from its November 7, 2025, release slot. A reboot of the Blade franchise was initially announced in 2019, with...
With Agatha All Along winding down on Disney+, Marvel fans have already started looking ahead. Up next on streaming will be the long-awaited Daredevil: Born Again, which, after undergoing a creative overhaul, will continue...
Tom Holland has given an update on the long-awaited fourth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Unvirse’s (MCU) Spider-Man franchise. The last we heard about the film, Marvel was eyeing Shang-Chi and the Legend of...
At 82 years old, Harrison Ford is ready to conquer the next frontier when he officially joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for next year’s Captain America: Brave New World. Long known for his...
In the wake of the disappointing reception to last year’s Secret Invasion, Marvel announced that it was overhauling its television series production process. The disastrous result of Secret Invasion, coupled with the divisive reception...
Episode 5 of Agatha All Along answered the driving question of the series thus far- who is Joe Locke’s Teen? The big reveal came in the episode’s final moments when Teen finally had enough...
When we last left Agatha All Along, I posed a theory, a conclusion I’d reached based on a suspicion. This week, the producers were kind enough to throw me a bone by going ahead...
When we last saw the Coven of Chaos, they had just finished their first trial on the Witches’ Road. Also, one of them was dead. And that’s where we begin this week’s episode, with...
Sebastian Stan is doubling down on his defense of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Just weeks after telling Variety that “It’s just [really] hard to make a good movie over and over again,” Stan...
Agatha All Along is a bona fide hit. We’re about to list several reasons why. Disney’s already taking a victory lap on this one. So, you know things are going well. We’ll discuss the...
After years of watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) take abuse from online critics and Hollywood luminaries such as Francais Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Quintin Tarantino, some of Marvel’s biggest stars are hitting...
Sebastian Stan has heard all the criticism lobbed Marvel’s way in recent years, and he is sick of it. Having starred as Bucky Barnes/The Winter Solider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since 2011’s...
Just before the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) exploded onto the scene, Nicolas Cage brought Ghost Rider back to the forefront of popular culture. In 2007’s Ghost Rider, Cage portrayed the Johnny Blaze version of...
Once upon a time, it looked like the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) stars were moving on. With Avengers: Endgame bringing the Infinity Wars Saga to a fulfilling conclusion, fans believed that they had seen...
Since his debut as Nick Fury in 2008’s Iron Man, Samuel L. Jackson has been a constant presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In the intervening 16 years, Fury has done everything from...
As strange as it seems now, there was a time when many thought that Marvel Studios would be unable to make television shows. Prior to the release of WandaVision in 2021, the story of...
As Natasha Lyonne prepares to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in next year’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, her His Three Daughters co-star Elizabeth Olsen has complete confidence that that actress can handle...
Dave Bautista’s time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) officially came to an end with the release of last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. After portraying Drax the Destroyer across six films...
With Agatha All Along set to debut later this month, Marvel is once again wading into the horror genre. While the studio has traditionally found success in the middle ground between action and comedy,...
Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman. Having exploded onto the scene in 2020’s Black Panther, it looked like Boseman was set to become one of Marvel’s brightest stars....
While Channing Tatum finally got to live out his dream and play Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine, the fate of the fan-favorite mutant was left unclear. The last the audience saw of Gambit, he...
James Spader is set to make his triumphant return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) when he reprises his role as Ultron in the upcoming Vision series. While the project still lacks an official...
Anthony Mackie appeared on The Official Marvel Podcast this week to discuss Captain America: Brave New World, and he did not hold back. While the fourth Captain America film will not hit theaters until...
When Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings managed to earn $450 million at the box office during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it looked like Simu Liu was poised to become...
While Deadpool & Wolverine featured many returning characters from Marvel’s past, including Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Wesley Snipes as Blade, Daphne Keen as X-23, and Aaron Stanford as Pyro, the film ended up being a...
Leading up to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, there was consternation amongst Marvel fans that Hugh Jackman’s return as the iconic X-Man would undermine the emotional impact of 2017’s Logan. While Ryan Reynolds,...
While Marvel fans were understandably thrilled to see Chris Evans return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for Deadpool & Wolverine, it turns out that Ryan Reynolds and his team initially had a bigger...
The battle between X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo and Marvel Studios is heating up. As a quick recap, Marvel fired DeMayo under auspicious circumstances just days before X-Men ’97 premiered in March. At the...
We’ve had another week and another set of huge Marvel announcements. First, The Walt Disney Company, the corporate owner of Marvel, held its quarterly earnings call on Wednesday. Then, Disney hosted the D23 Expo,...
Well, we knew that the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con would include some bombshells. I don’t think any Marvel fan was truly prepared for the one we got, though. This is a jaw-dropping week of...
In the latest edition of MarvelBlog News, we learn that the Fantastic Four aren’t who you think, Deadpool may avenge, and Marvel will return to Hall H. Well, true believers, this is a good...
Marvel’s Blade plans come into focus thanks to…an entirely different project altogether?! I’ll explain in MarvelBlog News. Why Blade Needs to Happen Longtime readers of this blog have been hearing about Blade since the...
The core tenet of the X-Men franchise is a philosophical debate. Is Charles Xavier correct that humanity and mutants can coexist in a peaceful society? Or, is Magneto correct that humans will oppress, torment,...
Malkovich. Malkovich. Wait for iiiiiit. Malkovich. Just like that, I have summoned actor John Malkovich into the MCU. You’re welcome, everyone! If you hadn’t guessed, we’ll discuss more Fantastic Four casting in MarvelBlog News....
In the latest episode of X-Men ’97, we get…a treatise on the perils of political expediency. Yes, we’re gonna ruin Beast’s love life during a discussion about tolerance. So, let’s talk about X-Men ’97...
Last week proved AEW wrestler Lance Archer right. Everybody dies. This week, we’ll take a different approach, one that’s familiar territory for serial television viewers. Rather than explore the fallout of the Genosha terrorist...
“Oh, Peg, have I got a story to tell you…” That’s how the most recent episode of What If…? season two had ended. Now, we’ll learn the story in the season finale. Let’s talk...
The Tesseract has proven formidable in multiple MCU stories. In the latest episode of What If…?, takes an intriguing approach to the premise, though. What would happen if the Tesseract broke and accidentally empowered...
This past week, Bob Iger talked turkey about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while IATSE made a threat, and physical media returned. I’ll explain in this week’s MarvelBlog News. Iger Talks Shop Bob Iger, the...
Something I adore about What If…? is that some episodes deviate greatly from the source material of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For example, Doctor Strange went nuts and became the greatest threat to the...
I found season one of What If…? wildly uneven, but the first half of season two is sublime, starting with a Blade Runner homage. So, let’s talk about What If…? season two, episode one,...
What’s the TVA doing with Deadpool, why are so many confirmed cast members not shown, and was that You Know Who? Folks, we need to talk about the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer. There’s a...
So far on Echo, we’ve watched Maya Lopez return home to Oklahoma to reunite with family members she hadn’t seen in 20 years. Along the way, Maya intentionally brought danger to her city and...
When we last left Maya Lopez, she found herself face-to-face with an unwelcome house guest. This particular individual was someone she had shot in the face and left for dead. Yes, the Kingpin has...
For years now, we’ve heard about the potential of an Echo series, one that stars the terrifying war machine named Maya Lopez. We’ve also chronicled the struggles behind the scenes as pandemic filming issues...
The Walt Disney Company, the corporate owner of Marvel Studios, just announced that it won’t update box office for The Marvels anymore. Right after Disney said this, it reported box office for The Marvels...
Yes, we have a new week in a new year, but some things remain the same. Marvel just experienced another unplanned reset. Let’s talk about the latest unexpected twist in the latest edition of...
How many set leaks are too many? Ryan Reynolds and the readers of MarvelBlog don’t line up on the answer here. We’ll talk about this story and plenty more in MarvelBlog News. Stop Leaking!...
I’ll be blunt. Marvel promised an MCU schedule for 2023 and 2024 that has completely collapsed. This isn’t an assessment involving quality. Instead, it’s a realistic evaluation of Marvel’s own published roadmap. Now that...
Bob Iger just made some interesting comments, as did Taika Waititi and Tom Holland. Most importantly, Marvel has made the right hire for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Let’s discuss all the intrigue in MarvelBlog...
This past week, we’ve gained a new casting confirmation – no, not that one – and learned that Thor will return. Forget everything you thought you knew before reading this holiday edition of MarvelBlog...
I can honestly state that my friends are talking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe more this week than they have at any point since Avengers: Endgame. Alas, their obsession isn’t a positive, as much...
Marvel just reconfigured its Avengers plans, and we appear to have an unlikely but sensible choice for Reed Richards. Another week, another unexpected series of events. This is what we’ve come to expect with...
As I sat in my car on the way home from the movie theater, several thoughts spun in my head about The Marvels. The latest Marvel movie offers many positives, but it doesn’t quite...
Be careful what you wish for. In the case of Loki, you might get it and thereby reveal your Glorious Purpose. Yes, we officially come full circle as Loki concludes its second season. This...
This week, Daredevil started over again, Kevin Feige explained 15-year-old frustrations, and Loki upped the ante while promising more. We’ll travel across three generations of Marvel movies in this week’s MarvelBlog News. The Before...
Variety has just published a bombshell report regarding the current state of Marvel. This story should not shock anyone who has been reading MarvelBlog for a while, but it’s generated headlines across social media....
What if we had a Loki episode where people died? What if these people were characters we knew and not just random redshirts? For that matter, what if we had a Loki episode where...
This week, we learned the details of the Jonathan Majors allegations. We also heard from Matt Shakman regarding the seemingly stagnant Fantastic Four franchise. And The Marvels may have done…something. I’ll explain why I...
So, Kang is back. What’s the least possible thing you’d imagine following that statement? Kang appears in a zany episode. We’ve got a record scratch or two to discuss, so let’s talk about Loki...
This past week, Daredevil disintegrated, Marvel television started from scratch, the strike grew longer, and Fantastic Four provided a timeline. We’ve got plenty to discuss in this week’s MarvelBlog News. Daredevil Reboot Reboots Sometimes,...
One of the strange quirks in life is that failure often leads to success. Hopefully, that statement will apply to Marvel television as well. The Hollywood Reporter (THR) just posted a detailed evaluation of...
A modest proposal to Marvel: let’s just have the Loki people create all Disney+ programming from now on. While we’re at it, let’s talk about Loki season two, episode one, which is among the...
Some shadowy sections of the internet would have you believe that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has collapsed. These critics with questionable entertainment taste rant and rave like lunatics about how something’s missing in the...
Over the past week, we’ve learned more about the new Agatha Harkness series, guest casting for Deadpool 3, and The Marvels. We’ve got several stories to cover in MarvelBlog News, so let’s get started!...
In this week’s MarvelBlog News, Marvel finally faces accountability for mistreating some of its workers. Another Union Fight Brewing??? In July 2022, Vulture ran with a story that included a provocative quote. The author...
In July 2022, I ranked the MCU’s Phase Four titles thus far. A little more than a year later, we have crept into Phase Five and have more information about Marvel’s post-pandemic run. Let’s...
It was one of the best MCU projects of the year and blew away nearly all expectations. As Kevin Feige and Michael Giacchino talk about the nostalgia of their Special presentation. There was no...
It is slated to be the biggest Marvel team-up film since Avengers: Endgame, and perhaps the most interesting. Jonathan Majors has recently spoken about the “grounded” Avengers 5 story. There is no understating the...
Much to my chagrin, Tatiana Maslany has revealed isnt is so sure about Jennifer Walters and Matt Murdock. They are absolutely in the running for my favorite new Marvel couple. The star of the...
There are few enterprises in film as big as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s only set to get bigger, however, as Disney has confirmed the MCU Will have 16 releases through 2026. When the...
Rob Liefeld Shares More Insight Into Fox’s Scrapped X-Force Film
August 13, 2026
