Tag: Ant-Man
Waving the Flag: Captain America and Patriotism in the MCU
Everyone has heard Anthony Mackie’s recent statement about Captain America having nothing to do with America and his clarification in which he basically said the same thing again. In my piece about that, I referenced a quote from Joe Johnston, the director of Captain America: The First Avenger, in...
Read MoreMarvel Wants Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy to Direct Avengers 5
Marvel may finally be looking to one of its (probable) successes as a springboard to its next Avengers film. Deadline reports that the studio wants Shawn Levy, director of the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, to helm the movie previously titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. According to Deadline�...
Read MoreRUMOR: Disney Axes Ant-Man, Eternals, Captain Marvel Sequels
Some details on Bob Iger’s promised Marvel culling may have just dropped. Insider Daniel Richtman (whose blog is behind a paywall, so here’s the information courtesy of Bounding Into Comics) says that plans for three MCU films have been scuttled: Eternals 2, Ant-Man 4, and Captain Marvel 3/The M...
Read MoreIman Vellani and Fixing the MCU
Iman Vellani is learning from her peers’ mistakes; she’s been handling the failure of her new film The Marvels well, refraining from blaming fans and, now, addressing some of the issues that are turning people off of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an exclusive interview with The Direct, Vell...
Read MoreWas Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Almost a Good Movie?
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has been out for a week – with no apology to moviegoers forthcoming, it would seem – so it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty of the film and why it doesn’t work. As luck would have it, screenwriter Jeff Loveness did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is proof – the latest piece of proof, at least – that Marvel doesn’t care anymore. They don’t care about storytelling, their characters, human and relatable themes, establishing stakes, or even building their universe in exciting ways, which used to be their...
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