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“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has swung into the record books with the second-biggest opening day of all time in North America, and the biggest debut ever for December.Directed by Jon Watts, the latest installment of the web-slinger’s saga took in $121.5 million from 4,336 theaters nationwide Friday night, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The total included $50 million from limited-release Thursday previews, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The big total made “No Way Home” the first film of

Preview in new tabThis may be a memento mori for Marvel fans.In honor of what would have been the late Stan Lee’s 99th birthday on Dec. 28, his digital estate is promoting likenesses of both the late comic books legend and Marvel’s first superhero of Indian descent, Chakra The Invincible, in non-fungible token form.

Kevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe has, for the most part, given The Blip.And newfound dramatic weight isn’t the only element from the older films at play in “No Way Home.” (Don’t worry, spoiler paranoiacs, I’m not going to reveal anything in this review that’s not clearly visible from readily available movie trailers that you’ve watched two million times.)Watts likes to aggressively shake up his films’ circumstances, so at the start, the vanquished Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) has revealed

vow to not cast another T’Challa following the actor’s tragic death.For the uninitiated, this past November showrunners halted production on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” due to an injury Wright, 28, had suffered on set in August. During her recovery in October, reports had surfaced that the actress — who plays T’Challa’s sister Shuri in the film — expressed anti-vaccine views to cast and crew on set, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Fans of “Hawkeye” are buzzing about a high-speed, adrenaline-rush chase scene in Episode 3 of the Disney+ Marvel series starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld.The seven-minute scene starts with Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Renner) and his protege Kate Bishop (Steinfeld) escaping from an abandoned warehouse, hijacking a car and then careening through the streets of Brooklyn toward the the Manhattan Bridge with Kazi and the Tracksuit Mafia in pursuit — as Kate leans out of the car firing her

CinemaBlend on Sunday, stating: “If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, yes, would be the actor playing Daredevil.”Cox, 38, portrayed Matt Murdock/ Daredevil in Marvel’s “Daredevil” TV series, which ran on Netflix from 2015 – 2018. Confirmation that Cox was returning to play the comic book hero has delighted fans, but Feige told CinemaBlend there are no specific Daredevil projects on the horizon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Dorothy Steel was an actress best known for playing a tribal elder in Marvel’s “Black Panther.”Steel didn’t begin acting until long after her retirement from her career as a senior revenue officer with the Internal Revenue Service. In fact, she was in her 80s when she first appeared on stage, in plays put on by her Atlanta-area senior center.

*Warning there are spoilers ahead for “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”* Last weekend saw Sony Pictures come away with the most substantial domestic box office opening since the pandemic started with “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” earning a hefty $90.1 million. One of the big draws seemingly was the mid-credit scene that sadly leaked early thanks to fan screenings that didn’t adhere to Tom Hardy’s instructions, not to spoil the film.

“Venom” is, by far, the worst comic book movie franchise out there — the black sheep, er blob, of Marvel and not even a part of the popular Marvel Cinematic Universe. Watching it, unless you’re already a demented diehard fan, is utter agony.Venom, for the blissfully uninitiated, is a symbiotic alien who’s latched onto the body of San Francisco newspaper columnist/schlub Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), and eats human brains to stay alive.

Before its release, “Venom” seemingly had disaster written all over it; a goofy “Spider-Man” spinoff that didn’t feature Peter Parker and a forgettable/generic villain in Riot. But never underestimate Tom Hardy and Marvel Comics characters getting asses in seats, as the film ended up making Sony Pictures an impressive $856 million at the global box office.

The televangelist biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is in theaters now and generating Oscar buzz for actress Jessica Chastain. Doing the press rounds to help promote her Toronto International Film Festival-premiering film, the actress recently spoke with host Josh Horowitz on his podcast Happy Sad Confused (listen below).

“Dune,” helmed by French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve has already been screened at the Venice Film Festival to largely positive reactions from people familiar and unfamiliar with the source material that hopefully telegraphs the film’s accessibility to a general audience.

according to the Hollywood Reporter.“Before all the clones, symbiotes and civil wars we see Spider-Man in a simpler time doing what he does best, catching crooks and saving the day,” according to a Marvel database on the comic, which was written by Stan Lee, penciled by Steve Ditko and saw Jack Kirby collaborate on the cover.That print of “Amazing Fantasy,” which features a cover of “Peter Parker, the timid teenager” shocking the world as the web-slinger, is known to be one of four near-mint

crushed Labor Day weekend box office records by racking $140 million, brings MCU’s first Asian superhero. Despite his doubters, as well as those who decried Disney for weak promotion, the Canadian actor, stuntman and expert martial artist never stopped believing.

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” make sure you don’t leave the cinema too soon when those credits roll.Fans couldn’t wait to watch “Shang-Chi” and now they are being given even more for their money.Marvel loves a good teaser and this latest movie is no different.Film fans are treated to TWO scenes after the crowd-pleasing “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” — which racked up nearly $140 million at the global box office over Labor Day weekend — rolls the end credits.There is a

Marvel Studios is looking to do more to flesh out the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, it looks like they’re planning on doing more to tackle more horror/supernatural corners.

It’s starting to become extremely obvious to most that George Miller‘s “Mad Max: Fury Road” wasn’t just rebooting the world and character by having British actor Tom Hardy (“Dunkirk,” “Inception,” “The Dark Knight Rises“) replace Mel Gibson, but also introducing a brand new leading character, Charlize Theron‘s Furiosa.

It’s starting to become extremely obvious to most that George Miller‘s “Mad Max: Fury Road” wasn’t just rebooting the world and character by having British actor Tom Hardy (“Dunkirk,” “Inception,” “The Dark Knight Rises“) replace Mel Gibson, but also introducing a brand new leading character, Charlize Theron‘s Furiosa.

Marvel Studios has long toyed with the idea of solo movies for supporting characters, but most of those ideas migrated to limited series for television on Disney+. “Hawkeye” is one of those coming in November, and another one announced in December is “Armor Wars,” a vehicle for Don Cheadle’s War Machine character.

“Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame” was the one-two punch from Marvel Studios that ended “The Infinity Saga” that was launched with “Iron Man” back in 2008. Audiences are understandably curious when “Avengers 5” will happen and if that’ll be another two-part story.

Marvel Studios is making big waves in recent days with early buzz/reactions to “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and a brand new trailer for Chloe Zhao‘s “Eternals” finally showing off some of the film’s more visually striking shots, alongside action sequences.

Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden and more — but she almost did not take the job.Hayek told Entertainment Weekly that when Marvel first called the Oscar-nominated actress to discuss the project, she initially assumed that they wanted her to play an older, grandma-type supporting role.“Forget it,” the buxom 54-year-old said when she first heard Marvel wanted to meet with her.

On Friday, Disney held an earnings call that featured CEO Bob Chapek speaking on behalf of the company about their various things from the theme parks, the streaming service Disney+, and theatrical releases. One poorly worded statement by Chapek seemed to raise many eyebrows in the industry, likely at Marvel too, and even provoked some ire from “Shang-Chi & The Legend of The Ten Rings” star Simu Liu.

Disney+ TV deal. Jeremy Renner, 50, will reprise his “Avengers” role of Clint Barton, a k a Hawkeye, and the show also will feature Hailee Steinfeld, 24, as mentee Kate Bishop and Florence Pugh, 25, as “Black Widow” spy Yelena Belova.

Written and directed by Willard Huyck, writer of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and close collaborator with George Lucas on several other projects, “Howard the Duck” is an infamous flop, a failure to translate the social satires of Marvel Comics’ anthropomorphic funny animal. A black spot in producer Lucas’s career, the film has had something of an afterlife as a cult film, a fact that The Hollywood Reporter has explored with a new 35th-anniversary oral history.

Screenwriter, producer, and director David S. Goyer (“Krypton,” “Foundation“) has been behind some of the most popular comic book films such as “Blade,” “Blade II,” “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and “Man of Steel.” Things haven’t always gone his way, and the writer/director has had to deal with some difficult moments during the making of his projects.

Marvel Studios and director Ryan Coogler are deep into production on their “Black Panther” sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Yet, even with cameras rolling, we don’t really know much about new additions to the cast besides Tenoch Huerta from “Narcos: Mexico” and the possible aid of “Loki” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw.

Marvel Comics material has been adapted to animated projects for ages, but we’ll be seeing the first things that are directly from Marvel Studios and connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The “What If…?” series is their first big entry in this new animation phase, with announcements already made about a second season and the animated short series “I Am Goot,” heading to Disney+ as well.

“Black Widow” at home, audiences went to the movie theater in pandemic record numbers this weekend to catch the first Marvel movie released in two years.The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday the superhero pic generated an estimated $80 million in ticket sales in North America.

Tom Holland, 25, along with his good friend Chris Evans, 40, and it’s got the internet blippin’ out.This also comes just days before the release of 36-year-old Scarlett Johansson’s first MCU standalone film, “Black Widow” on July 9.

Despite making new post-theatrical streaming deals with both Netflix and Disney+, Sony Pictures is working alongside Amazon Prime Video to bring a live-action Marvel Comics series to the streaming giant featuring the Sony-owned Spider-Verse character “Silk,” who has the alter-ego of Cindy Moon. Like Peter Parker and Miles Morales, Cindy is a spider-based hero.

superhero films and TV shows like kudzu. The latest is Marvel Studios’ “Loki.” The Disney+ series, streaming Wednesday, finds a parallel-universe version of the trickster (Tom Hiddleston) traveling across time to fix reality, which he broke when he stole the Tesseract in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” This winter’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is also rumored to dabble in the multiverse, reportedly mashing up actors from previous, unrelated Spidey movies, including Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and

Tuesday tweet announced.Premier Access is an additional $30 charge on top of the Disney+ subscription.Having been delayed due to the pandemic, “Black Widow” was pushed back again — this time two months to July 9, from its May 7 release date.“Black Widow,” which co-stars Florence Pugh, isn’t the only movie that will get the on-demand, in-theater treatment. “Cruella,” starring Emma Stone, will also screen in theaters at the same time as it becomes available on the streaming service on May 28.

the Winter Soldier — now a mainstay of Marvel’s multi-billion dollar cinematic universe — might never have existed.It all goes back to the well-worn trope in superhero fiction that the dead never stay dead for long. They always get resurrected by a magical regeneration matrix or some parallel universe mumbo jumbo.Except, that is, for Bucky Barnes — Captain America’s young partner who was introduced in 1941.

“Justice League” hit theaters and proceeded to lay a super-duper egg with audiences and critics alike. The troubled production was originally helmed by Zack Snyder, the same director behind previous DC movies “Man of Steel” and “Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice.” After Snyder left in the middle of the “Justice League” production, the studio tapped Joss Whedon to take over. Whedon was the writer-director behind Marvel’s “The Avengers,” and Warner Bros.

The Russo Brothers recently stopped by The Lights Camera Barstool podcast to promote their upcoming Tom Holland-starring crime flick “Cherry” due for an AppleTV+ release on February 26.