Tag: The Avengers
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Ya Know, X-5 Kinda Has A Good Point About Loki’s Villainy In Season 2 Episode 2
This post contains spoilers for “Loki” season 2, episode 2.Out of all heroes and villains inhabiting the MCU, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki has arguably become the most three-dimensional and fully realized character. In his first introduction in “Thor,” Loki yearned to be accepted as a true Asgardian, only to find out that he was actually the…
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Robert Downey Jr. Fought for Gwyneth Paltrow’s Inclusion in ‘The Avengers’
The Avengers marked the first major team-up of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while the 2021 film had the rare luxury of having the majority of its roster including its villain pre-established in prior films, the bulk of the weight that it had to carry centered on believably tying the heroes together, all within a…
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Tom Hiddleston Couldn’t Say Loki’s Rudest Line In The Avengers Without Giggling
Before Chris Pratt and James Gunn managed to sneak an F-bomb past Kevin Feige and the censors in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Marvel directors had to be a little more subtle about their profanity. Pratt’s delivery of the line in the third “Guardians” movie marked the first time the F-word had made it…
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Expendables 4 Ending Explained: The Dead Don’t Die
Major spoilers for “Expend4bles” follow.Ever since “The Expendables” was released in 2010, the identity and tone of the franchise has been heavily in question. That first film seemed to want to have things both ways, presenting the trials and tribulations of the (very fictional) titular team of mercenaries while metatextually commenting on (and piggybacking off…
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Joss Whedon Predicted Marvel’s Current Problems While Making Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Regardless of how you feel about the movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2008 — 2019 run is one of the most impressive achievements in commercial filmmaking history. Starting with Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man,” Marvel turned several of the company’s B-level superheroes into A-level film franchises. Getting non-geeks amped up for the assemblage of “The Avengers”…
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‘Barbie’ Outpaces ‘The Avengers’ as 11th-Highest Grossing Domestic Release in History
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has generated $626 million at the domestic box office, overtaking Marvel’s 2012 blockbuster “The Avengers” ($623 million) as the 11th-highest grossing release in history.In order to crack the top 10, “Barbie” will need to outpace 2015’s “Jurassic World” (No. 10 with $653 million), “Titanic” (No. 9 with $674 million), “Avengers: Infinity War”…
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The MCU Gave Us Its Best Fight Scene in Under 3 Minutes
The MCU has consistently delivered some of the most exciting action/fight scenes in the history of film, scenes that have become legendary in their relatively short lifespan. The Leipzig, Germany Airport Battle in Captain America: Civil War. The Battle of New York in The Avengers. The dream team of all three live-action Spider-Men against their…
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Roger Corman Tried To Copy Star Wars & Gave Us Peak ’80s Cheesy Sci-Fi
If you make a successful, genre-defining film chances are that someone will try to replicate it. The success of The Avengers not only proved that the Marvel Cinematic Universe could work, but the blockbuster sent every studio into a race to create their own “cinematic universe”. Barbie has already led Hasbro to start developing a…
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Before J.J. Abrams, Star Trek Almost Got Its Own Version Of The Dark Knight Trilogy
The post-9/11 world was rough on “Star Trek.” The not-super-popular “Star Trek: Enterprise” debuted on September 26, 2001, and the world wasn’t in the mood. The U.S. president at the time, George W. Bush, began to affect violent, revenge-forward rhetoric, and many U.S. citizens were in a bitter, wounded mindset. While some may say that…
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This Iconic MCU Scene Was Filmed After Its Movie Premiered
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an entertainment powerhouse that has now sprawled an impressive list of 32 films and several TV shows. Its defining traits include spot-on casting and lore-filled stories with humor, but what could be considered its main characteristic are its post-credits scenes. Since Iron Man was released in 2008, introducing Samuel L.…