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Continue readingIt’s downright audacious that Marvel is now making TV shows about Avengers superfans, but despite that thoroughly meta invitation to egomania, real-life MCU diehards are in for a treat with “Ms. Marvel.”First introduced in a 2013 comic by Sana Amanat, “Ms. Marvel” is the story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a nerdy New Jersey teen […]
Continue readingWhen Peter Parker first swung onto the pages of Marvel Comics in 1962, he changed the world. For the first time, here was a relatable, flawed superhero for the teens — a stark difference from all the aspirational heroes who came before him. But as Spider-Man exploded in popularity, he lost some of his outcast […]
Continue readingThe newest Marvel superhero coming to Disney+ is Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a teenage girl who idolizes Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and wishes she were a superhero herself. The series is based on the wildly popular comic of the same name, and has been a huge step forward in Muslim representation in superhero stories. Morrocan Belgian […]
Continue readingWhen “Black Widow” came along in 2021, it was only the second Marvel Studios film out of a full two dozen to be centered on a female superhero, with “Captain Marvel” being the first. “Ms. Marvel” is in a similar position in that it’s only Marvel’s second Disney+ series after “WandaVision” to put a female hero front and […]
Continue readingIf you’ve ever wondered how the Marvel Cinematic Universe treated female-led superhero movies until recently, allow me to enlighten you. The MCU kicked off with “Iron-Man” in 2008, but until “Ant-Man and the Wasp” was released a decade later, there hadn’t been a female character even mentioned in any movie titles. “Captain Marvel” was released […]
Continue readingThe “Fast and Furious” family just got a little bit bigger.Brie Larson is joining the massive action franchise, playing an unspecified role in the upcoming tenth film in the series. Vin Diesel surprised fans with the news on Instagram Saturday night, writing that he is proud to add an Oscar winner to the franchise.“Yeah yeah […]
Continue readingThe Family just got a little bit bigger, as “Captain Marvel” and “Kong: Skull Island” star Brie Larson has joined the cast of “Fast & Furious 10″ (or whatever it ends up being called; this franchise likes to keep us on our toes with its sequel naming conventions).Like most of the cast of “Short Term […]
Continue readingThe Fast Family is growing even bigger.“Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel announced on Instagram that Brie Larson, who plays Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will join the cast of “Fast and Furious 10.”“Yeah yeah yeah… you see this angel over my shoulder cracking me up, you say to your self ‘That’s Captain […]
Continue readingThis weekend is the two-year anniversary of when theaters closed and began the unprecedented disruption of a century-old business. Its impact remains a work in progress, although positive signs continue: “The Batman” crossed the $300 million domestic mark in its third weekend. That’s two days earlier than “Batman v Superman” in 2016, which opened $30 […]
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