Tag: Ultron
James Spader Will Return as Ultron in the Vision Series
AI never dies. The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned that James Spader will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ultron, the villainous artificial intelligence who last menaced Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Spader’s Ultron will return in the Vision series b...
Read MoreMarvel Phase 4’s Villain is “Trauma”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jul 12, 2022 | 1
A common criticism of the Marvel Cinematic Universe of late is that Phase 4 is not a cinematic universe; the films don’t connect or feel like they share the same continuity. With the lack of a cohesive villain being built up for the end of the phase, Phase 4 has come across as a garbled mess...
Read MoreREVIEW: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | May 6, 2022 | 0
The highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, was released into theaters this weekend, bringing along with it all the typical Marvel fanfare. This film marks the third first introduction of the multiverse to the MCU, contradicting all the prio...
Read MoreSpeculating on the Doctor Strange Trailer
A week ago, during some football game or other, Disney and Marvel revealed the official trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. A sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange – and Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Avengers: Endgame, and WandaVision, and pretty much all the Marvel stuff – Multi...
Read MoreREVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 9 “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?”
After an unexpectedly amazing setup last week, What If…? wraps up its frustratingly inconsistent first season with a frustratingly inconsistent finale. “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?” has some great moments and winning characters, but some lame jokes and annoying bits of pandering to ...
Read MoreREVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 8 “What If… Ultron Won?”
What If…? followed up its worst episode (maybe; that Star Panther one was rough) with its best one. “What If… Ultron Won?” is a game-changer, one that finally sees the different worlds to which Uatu has introduced us collide, explaining the ending of last week’s cringefest and setting the ...
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