Tag: superheroes
James Gunn Calrifies DCU Canon and Returning Actors
James Gunn is trying to clear up any confusion about the upcoming DCU, partly by contradicting things he said in the past. In a series of posts on Threads, which I think he’s single-handedly keeping alive, Gunn clarified that his DCU begins with the animated series Creature Commandos, which is “...
Read MoreUltimate Marvel Returning to Comics
Marvel is revisiting one of its bigger gimmicks. According to Gizmodo, the comic book company is bringing back the Ultimate Universe, using the current ongoing storyline “Ultimate Invasion” to do it, which writer Jonathan Hickman teased back in February. If you’ve never heard of it, Ultimate M...
Read MoreMartin Scorsese Wants to “Save Cinema” from Superheroes
Martin Scorsese is pissing off superhero movie fans again, this time for things he didn’t say. In a new GQ interview (which is behind a paywall, but you can read his relevant comments at Variety), the legendary director said, “we’ve got to save cinema” from the genre, which has dominated th...
Read MoreDisney Scamming Crew Out of Money with Daredvil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again is a cash grab in more ways than one. Steven DeKnight, the showrunner of Daredevil’s first season following Drew Goddard’s departure after episode 4 (and, back when used his middle initial, a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, as was Goddard), recently retweete...
Read MoreThe Marvels vs. the Fluctuating Budget
The Marvels may cost Disney more than everyone thought a few days ago. Reports were that the budget for the upcoming Marvel film – the last one of 2023 – was $130 million, tied with that of Ant-Man for the lowest in the MCU’s history. (This is being attributed to a Vanity Fair article on di...
Read MoreMarvel’s Avengers Price Drops 90% Ahead of Delisting
That Avengers game almost nobody played and even fewer people liked is going out with a whimper instead of the bang you’d expect from Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. At the beginning of the year, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics announced that their big superhero video game, Marvel’s Avengers, would...
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