Tag: Black Widow
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Universal To Come In 1st, 2nd, & 3rd With ‘F9,’ ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business,’ & ‘The Forever Purge’
After months of the box office cycling between revving up and stalling out, we’ve finally seen some real summer blockbuster numbers with F9: The Fast Saga’s $70 million opening last weekend, leading the charge for an overall weekend total that came in at just under $100 million. This Fourth of July weekend looks to continue…
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Theaters Have ‘Boss Baby,’ ‘The Purge,’ and ‘Zola’ for July 4, but There’s More New Titles at Home
Pre-covid, holiday weekends meant blockbuster releases. This year, July 4 brings “The Boss Baby: Family Business” — released same-day for Peacock subscribers — and the fifth entry in Universal’s dystopian action franchise “The Forever Purge.” There are two major releases this summer, but they opted to go before (“F9′”) or after (“Black Widow”) the Independence…
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‘I enjoy how sexy she is, as long as she’s in control’: Black Widow’s Cate Shortland on Scarlett Johansson
Marvel’s long-awaited spin-off is the first to be solo-directed by a woman. She discusses male domination of crews, the film’s feminism – and going from indie films to a blockbusterIt is September 2019. At Pinewood Studios, just outside London, “action” has been called for the umpteenth take of a scene that opens the third act…
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Can Florence Pugh’s ‘Black Widow’ Performance Earn an Oscar Nod?
The long-delayed but hotly anticipated “Black Widow” from Marvel Studios finally gets its bow before critics, garnering positive reviews thus far. However, with the Academy moving back to a guaranteed 10 nominees in best picture, and seemingly open to more populist choices in Hollywood, as seen with James Mangold’s “Logan” (2017) getting mentioned for adapted…
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F9 raced to $7.1 million in Thursday previews, setting pandemic-era record at the North American box office.The most crucial test case yet for Hollywood’s box office recovery in the pandemic-era is Universal’s all-audience tentpole, followed by Disney and Marvel Studio’s superhero offering Black Widow, set to hit the big screen July 9.Justin Lin directs the…
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Superhero Bits: David Harbour Has Bad Dad Jokes for ‘Black Widow,’ No Plans for Marvel TV Shows on Blu-Ray & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: Josh…
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David Harbour Says ‘Stranger Things 4’ Directs Series Toward ‘Definite Ending at Some Point’
“Stranger Things” has aired three wildly popular seasons on Netflix and has a fourth on the way, but it sounds like the end is closer than fans might want. In a recent interview with Collider to promote his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Red Guardian in “Black Widow,” David Harbour said the upcoming “Stranger Things…
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‘Black Widow’ Might Not Be the MCU’s Only Prequel, According to Kevin Feige
Death is rarely the end for any comic book character’s story. Such is the case with the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff, whose backstory will be fleshed out in Disney’s upcoming feature film following the character’s death in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.”Marvel Entertainment chief creative officer Kevin Feige discussed the Scarlett Johansson-led “Black…
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Could More Marvel Superheroes Get the ‘Black Widow’ Prequel Treatment? Kevin Feige Weighs In
What could the Marvel Cinematic Universe look like after Avengers: Endgame? That’s a question we’re still asking even two years and several movie and TV show releases after the epochal Marvel movie hit theaters, but it’s one that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige is still feeling out as we forge ahead into Phase 4. On…
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‘Black Widow’ Early Buzz: Marvel Delivers on Action, Florence Pugh Hailed as Mvp
Scarlett Johansson made her debut as Natasha Romanoff, Aka Black Widow, all the way back in 2010’s Iron Man 2. And for nearly as long as she’s been a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans have been calling for her to receive her own solo film. And it’s finally here. Black Widow is Johansson’s…