Thunderbolts* may be kicking off the summer movie season this year, but Marvel’s First Family is going to take it to new heights – or that’s the plan, anyway. Today, Marvel released a new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the first instance of the Four appearing in the MCU (outside...
Read MoreAre we in for another dose of politically correct modernity in The Fantastic Four: Fist Steps? It sure sounds like it in an Entertainment Weekly article about the upcoming Marvel film. Director Matt Shakman and the cast – Pedro Pascal (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (the Invisible Woman), Joseph Q...
Read MoreMarvel continues to limp along through Phase… 6? I think we’re on Phase 6, unless we’re still on Phase 5; it barely matters anymore since the post-Endgame Phases of the MCU are arbitrarily drawn rather than naturally forming based on the storytelling (which doesn’t exist anymore). Whatever ...
Read MoreThings aren’t looking good for Marvel in the near future. As of this weekend, Captain America: Brave New World, the newest would-be blockbuster from the downward-spiraling studio, has had its third weekend at the top of the box office, but it only made a little under $15 million in what Deadline r...
Read MoreMarvel has finally revealed their First Family to the non-Comic-Con audience. Today saw the release of the teaser for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the long-awaited (and now probably more dreaded than awaited) introduction of the Fantastic Four into the MCU. The plot is still hard to discern; the...
Read MoreIs Disney pulling back on what the Critical Drinker has dubbed “the message”? Normally, I’d say something qualifying like “maybe” or “it looks like it,” but given today’s story, there’s no denying it anymore. The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reveals that a story arc involving a ...
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