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Disney Still Thinks the Audience is the Problem
Time and again, Hollywood sends the message that it refuses to learn from its mistakes. Sonny Bunch, the culture editor at The Bulwark, posted a screenshot of something Matt Belloni of Puck shared in his newsletter. It’s a direct message Belloni received from “a Disney executive” talking about...
Read MoreKevin Feige Says No Resurrections for Tony Stark
Kevin Feige is echoing one of arch-villain Thanos’ promises. In a recent Vanity Fair article about Robert Downey Jr. (in which Downey is not interviewed because it was written during the actors’ strike), Feige talked about going to bat for Downey when it came time to cast Tony Stark in Iron Man...
Read MoreBob Iger Talks About Disney and Marvel Problems
At the New York Times’ DealBook Summit earlier today (via CNBC), Bob Iger talked about Disney’s recent failures and what caused them, and his scapegoats probably won’t surprise you. They’re a mix of streaming, the pandemic, Bob Chapek, and executives not exerting enough control over film pr...
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 MoreTaika Waititi Says Marvel and Chris Hemsworth in Talks for Thor 5
Marvel is looking to the gods to save them. In an interview with Inverse, Taika Waititi confirms that a fifth Thor film is being planned, or at least discussed. He says he’s “heard” that Marvel is talking to Chris Hemsworth to come back for another film as the God of Thunder, although Waititi...
Read MoreThe Marvels Has Historically Bad Second Weekend
As disastrous as The Marvels’ opening weekend box office was, its second weekend painted an even direr picture. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Marvel film dropped 78%, the largest second-weekend drop not just for an MCU film but for any superhero film “in the modern era” (which i...
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