It’s no secret that Patty Jenkins parted ways with Marvel Studios after a brief but conflicting time on Thor 2. Jenkins was originally set to direct the Marvel sequel before she stepped away over creative differences. That left directing […]The post Patty Jenkins is “Grateful” for Her ‘Thor 2’ Experience, But Walked Away to Avoid […]
Continue readingMarket cap valued at more than $318bn on Friday.Disney shares closed at an all-time high of $175.89 on Friday (December 11) following Thursday’s mammoth Disney Investor Day session.The company’s market cap was valued at more than $318bn as investors viewed the company’s streaming-centric future with optimism, despite a big hit to the theme parks business […]
Continue readingS.S. Rajamouli, director of the enormously successful “Baahubali” franchise, has restarted his next magnum opus “Rrr” (Roudram Ranam Rudhiram) in Hyderabad with stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (“Temper”) and Ram Charan (“Rangasthalam”).The film is a period action drama about Indian freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju. The cast also includes Bollywood stars Ajay […]
Continue readingChris Hemsworth isn’t hanging up Thor’s hammer any time soon.In a new interview with the Polish magazine Elle Man, the Marvel superstar says he doesn’t plan to leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe after “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the fourth entry in the “Thor” series.When asked if Thor would retire after the upcoming movie, Hemsworth asserted […]
Continue readingFollowing his Oscar victory for “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi has turned his focus to Marvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and gained some help in shaping the script.Sources tell Variety that Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who wrote and directed the Netflix pic “Someone Great,” has joined Waititi to work on the script prior to its production start […]
Continue readingChristian Bale is in negotiations to join Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Variety has confirmed.Should the deal happen, it would be Bale’s first big franchise movie since his final performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman in 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.”The fourth film in the “Thor” franchise — which is slated to open Nov. 5, 2021 […]
Continue readingTen years ago, Netflix was an innocuous DVD-by-mail company, the Marvel tsunami was just testing the water with “Iron Man” and “Thor,” and the “Star Wars” empire still belonged to George Lucas, not Disney. The only celebrity to become President of the United States was “Bedtime for Bonzo” star Ronald Reagan, Amazon was a place […]
Continue readingWant to see part of Tom Hiddleston‘s audition for the role of Thor? Can Joker take on Pennywise in an Epic Rap Battle? Want to see some drastically different designs for Pepper Potts’ Rescue armor? Want to see what Teenage Thanos would look like? Will Falcon and the Winter Soldier introduce Battlestar to the McU? […]
Continue readingWe’ve said it before and it’s never been truer, Taika Waititi is a busy, busy man. Not to throw shade at other filmmakers, but normally when it’s announced that a director has signed on to write and helm a Marvel Studios film (which is happening with the upcoming “Thor: Love & Thunder”), the entirety of […]
Continue readingOne of the best elements of Avengers: Endgame was the drastic change in Thor, the god of thunder. Traumatized by his failure at killing Thanos at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Thor has gotten lost in beer and snacks. He’s severely overweight, panics at the drop of a hat, and always seems anxious (when […]
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