Tag: The Avengers
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The MCU’s Behind the Scenes Drama Is More Interesting Than the Movies
It’s incredible how much popular media culture has radically changed since the release of The Avengers a decade ago. Comic book films had certainly been popular before Joss Whedon’s comic book crossover event, as the Spider-Man, X-Men, and The Dark Knight franchises had all been cultural events and box office sensations. However, it seemed like…
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Cyber Monday: Funko Pop! Marvel Avengers Hawkeye Victory Shawarma Figure
Marvel’s The Avengers is an iconic film for a multitude of reasons, and one of those standout moments comes in the last scene of the movie. The Avengers are sitting in a Shawarma restaurant after their battle with Loki, and they’re just sitting there exhausted. This Amazon Exclusive Funko Pop! recreates that iconic moment with…
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Wakanda Forever Isn’t The First Time The Black Panther And Namor Have Clashed
If there’s a highlight of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” it’s Namor the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta Mejía). For the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Namor was reinvented as a man of Mayan descent, with his underwater kingdom renamed from Atlantis to Talokan. He’s still just as self-righteous as his comics self, though, and a scarier fighter to boot.Like…
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MCU Phase 4 Plots Set Up Young Avengers & Multiversal Conflicts in Phase 5
The MCU has always had their endgames. Phase One was setting up The Avengers and the combined runtime of the phase was just over 12 hours. Phase Two started laying the groundwork for Thanos (Josh Brolin) and the Infinity Stones in Thor: The Dark World (which also retconned two infinity stones being in Phase One)…
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Benedict Cumberbatch Says It’s Hard To Land Emotional Scenes In Marvel Movies When You’re There “To Service The Story”
It’s hard to not see how a Marvel Comics character like Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange has taken over the surrogate role of MCU leader post-Tony Stark as the cinematic universe has entered The Multiverse Saga, Strange’s domain. However, the British actor seemingly finds it hard to get those deeply emotional or character-driven scenes when you…
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Best Superhero Families, From Fantastic Four to The Incredibles
We’re arguably living in the Golden Age of Superhero Movies. In the years following the releases of the 2008 films Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, we’ve seen some of the best superhero content in decades. When The Avengers made its mark in 2012, people fell in love with how the superhero team overcame their…
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Tim Roth Not Sure Fans Will See His Mark Ruffalo ‘She-Hulk’ Scene, Talks ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’ Extended Cut
Tim Roth says he isn’t so sure that his much-publicized “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” scene with Mark Ruffalo made the final cut.In a new interview, the actor — who starred opposite Edward Norton in Marvel’s first standalone Hulk film and reprises his role as Emil Blonsky/Abomination in the new series — says he’s not sure…
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Daredevil: Born Again: The Biggest Questions We Need Answered
In 2015, Netflix and Marvel partnered for a new breed of superhero television, one increasingly darker and more mature than anything we’d seen previously. Arrow, which had been praised by fans and critics for its incredible stunt work and choreography, had nothing on Daredevil, and the Marvel/Netflix series was only the springboard for a larger…
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The MCU Never Knew What to Do with the Natasha-Bruce Relationship
Editor’s note: The below article contains spoilers for the first episode of She-Hulk.After a successful battle early in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) cautiously approaches the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). Softly, she says, “Hey, big guy, sun’s getting real low.” She puts out her hand, inviting Hulk to place his in her palm. She…
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Why John Carter Bombed At The Box Office, And What We Can Learn From It
In 2012, Disney was getting ready to make its biggest franchise play ever with “The Avengers,” a film that saw several different individual film franchises crossover with one another to form something greater. This had never been done before in the cinematic space, at least not on this scale. While that movie went on to…