Samba TV and The Wrap report that The Mandalorian’s season 3 premiere pulled in disappointing numbers. The episode had twice the viewership of Andor’s premiere but trailed Loki by 35% and Obi-Wan Kenobi by 28%. The Book of Boba Fett had 2% more viewers than Mandalorian. I’m somewhat surprised,...
Read MoreStar Wars is dropping some dead weight. Variety exclusively reports that, according to their sources, not only is Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron dead but the Star Wars film to be produced by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has also been scrapped. (The official phrase is “no longer in active ...
Read MoreDisney+ is in for some punishment. (Actually, we’re probably the ones about to be punished because it’s Disney+ Marvel.) The Hollywood Reporter has heard from sources that Jon Bernthal will return as the Punisher on Daredevil: Born Again, the revival of the excellent Netflix show starring Charli...
Read MoreDisney may be trying to combat “superhero fatigue” in addition to cutting costs. A week ago, Bob Iger talked about “curating” the company’s top brands. “In additionally[sic] we are going to lean more into our franchises, our core franchises, and our brands. I talked about curation in gen...
Read MoreMarvel’s got to impress audiences with Phase 5, and Empire is helping them come out swinging with some very cool stuff: exclusive images and tantalizing information on the first pair of films from the new chapter of the MCU. (You can see some info on Adam Warlock from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ...
Read MorePhase 5 kicks off with a bang as Marvel has released a final trailer and a new poster for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The sequel to Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp – and pretty much everything else in the MCU because that’s how these things go – Quantumania finds Scott Lang and Hope &h...
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