Marvel Studios first canonical animated series, What If…?, introduced fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Variants of dozens of their favorite characters. From Party Thor, to a redeemed Thanos, to one character who was immediate a fan favorite: T’Challa Star-Lord.
Taken by accident by Ravagers looking for Peter Quill, T’Challa took on the mantle of Star-Lord and had a major impact on the events of his universe. Voiced by Chadwick Boseman, T’Challa Star-Lord eventually came back home to Wakanda and was reunited with his family who had long thought him dead. Now, fans can add a great looking Funko Pop! version of the character to their collection at Entertainment Earth.
Shipping this month, the Funko comes with a stand allowing T’Challa to take flight. The collectible show T’Challa Star-Lord complete with his mask, gun and jet boots and makes for a great addition to any Funko collection, especially beside the other pieces from the What If…? wave.
You can order your T’Challa Star-Lord for $11.99 by clicking here.
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1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness This I’m sure is on most people’s most-anticipated lists, but it still has to be mentioned. The MCU is about to really get into the multiverse, and there are countless possibilities for the film to explore. That, plus Sam Raimi’s return and the horror elements its supposed to bring, makes Doctor Strange’s second solo outing the easiest movie to be excited about in 2022.
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) Also like a lot of people, I absolutely adore Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. While I’m always wary of sequels to incredible or near-perfect movies, I’m glad Spider-Verse is getting the recognition it deserves and was not a one-off.
3. Everything EverywhereAll At Once All I really know about this movie is the trailer, but it looks absolutely wild. Michelle Yeoh as the lead is enough for me, but Everything Everywhere All At Once looks emotional, colorful, action-packed, and mind-boggling. Plus it fits the multiversal theme of the rest of this list.
Anthony Canton III
1. The Batman Matt Reeves’ undertaking of the caped crusaders franchise is most fascinating. This movie can be a game changer not only for DC films, but tv as well. With the spin-offs and sequels planned, the building out of this universe has a lot riding on this movie. With a great cast headlined by Robert Pattinson, The Batman could be a changing of the guard of how success can be achieved with a singular character.
2. Dr. Strange In The Multiverse OfMadness With the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the next Dr. Strange movie has an epic feel. Rumors aside, we have the Scarlet Witch returning and the debut of America Chavez. The possibilities of what this movie can be are tantalizing. Another underrated story of this movie, the return of Mordo. However his character returns, his arc in the first film is one that echoes the mistakes of Strange in No Way Home. The bill comes due. Always.
3. Thor: Love and Thunder After Thor: Ragnarok and what Taika Waititi was able to do for the character, this movie is going to be quite the spectacle. Jason Aaron’s run of Thor being adapted with Jane Foster taking the mantle will be interesting. The Guardians of the Galaxy are involved, how much will they be? You also can’t talk about this movie without mentioning that Christian Bale has been cast as Gorr the God Butcher. When you talk about comic book lore, that’s as good as it gets. Add Valkyrie, Korg, and some of our other Thor favorites, and we’re guaranteed for a fun time. Russell Crowe is in this movie too! It’s hard to not be excited about what this film can be.
Joseph Aberl
I am quite excited for 2022, as it not only continues the momentum built from the last year but will also be the anniversary of some of my favorite franchises. Kingdom Hearts will celebrate its 20th anniversary, the live-action One Piece series will finally start production, and rumors are hinting at the Persona franchise finally getting an announcement for its sixth entry. As there’s a lot of uncertainty about what and how true the rumors are, there are enough exciting official announcements to look forward to. From a gaming perspective, I am excited to finally get my hands on God of War: Ragnarok. The story of Kratos and Atreus ended on a massive cliffhanger in the first, and with this ending the Norse storyline, it’ll have a lot to offer to fans of the franchise. I am also highly anticipating the release of The Batman, as the expansion of a Batman-centric universe is an idea I adore and the direction seems quite promising. On the Marvel side, I am quite excited for their live-action adaptation of Moon Knight. It seems like a darker direction for an MCU entry, and Oscar Isaac is the perfect choice to explore the broken mind of Marc Spector.
Dalbin Osorio
1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever The introduction of Ironheart gets delivered here, plus the introduction of Namor to the MCU after some teases. The biggest draw for me, as a huge Black Panther fan, is to see how they handle T’Challa’s story. Some folks have spoiled some of the bigger parts of this, which was not ok, and that has really soured the experience for me. As a person of color, T’Challa is our hero: heck, my 3 year old daughter loves Black Panther, and so to have callousness and disregard for those who this was more than a movie for is ridiculous. Be that as it may, RyanCoogler delivered the best origin story in MCU history with Black Panther and now its time to set his sights on Captain America: Winter Soldier for the best sequel. I really can’t wait for this.
2. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness More multiverse shenanigans? Sign me up. Strange Supreme? All in. All the rumors in Spider Man’s last film are going to pale in comparison to what we will have here, and I couldn’t be more excited. The selling point for me is that we get Strange v the Scarlet Witch at some point, and that’s worth the price of admission alone.
3. Thor: Love and Thunder When we last left Odinson, he was going off to discover who he is with the Guardians of the Galaxy. We don’t know how his story moves their story on the chessboard, but we do know this will introduce Mighty Thor and a man who butchers Gods for a living. I’ve long theorized that Phase 4 will have our legacy heroes transitioned, and this, in my opinion, is no different. I think Thor meets his maker in Christian Bale’s Gorr. I, also, think the Necrosword returns via a symbiotic nature.
Charles Murphy
1. The Batman I’ve never understood DC’s inability to build a proper world around the character on their roster with the most well-developed world. My hope is that Matt Reeves’The Batman changes that and gives us not only a new take on the Caped Crusader, but seeds the world for the development of dozens of other characters and stories over the next decade.
2. She-Hulk When this series was originally announced, it certainly wasn’t one at the top of my list of projects about which I was excited. However, as I’ve learned more about it during development and production, I have become incredibly excited about it. It sounds, to me, like the most different thing Kevin Feige and The Parliament have attempted so far and I have continued to hear nothing but praise for Tatiana Maslany’s performance. It also sounds like it’ll set up some of the stories fans have wanted to see told in the MCU for a while now and really dive into what it means to be a Hulk.
3. Obi-Wan Kenobi This sounds like the kind of series we don’t need because we already know how Kenobi’s story ends. But the same could have been and was said about Rouge One, which now stands as one of the best modern Star Wars productions. As a kid, I always wondered what Kenobi got up to in that old hut and what all that stuff was. Now I am just a few months away from finding out.
Hunter Radesi
1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part 1) Must I really explain this? Into the Spider-Verse remains the greatest comic book film of all the time, and I have immensely high hopes for the sequel. Bring on Miguel O’Hara!
2. Moon Knight What can I say? I’ve got a type, and it’s Oscar Isaac. Hopefully the actor will be able to deliver a truly unique and unforgettable performance as one of Marvel’s strangest “good guys”. That teaser alone was enough to get my gears going.
3. The Boys, Season 3 I would die for Frenchie. And I can’t wait to see this season give him a truly positive storyline where nothing bad happens. That’s what’s going to happen, right? Right??
Joao Pinto
1. The Last of Us I distinctly remember playing The Last Us for the first time in 2013 and feeling a bit underwhelmed, perhaps because I wasn’t patient enough to let the game hit its stride. When I gave it the time it needed, it became one of my favorite videogame/cinematic experiences ever. The Last of Us: Part II doubled down on it and has now been thoroughly recognized as the masterpiece it is. With Neil Druckmann (writer) and Gustavo Santaolalla (composer) being back for the TV adaptation, I cannot wait to see what they have to offer this time around. The incredible cast featuring the likes of Pedro Pascal, Ana Torv, Bella Ramsey, and Nick Offerman make it hard not to expect it to become a classic adaptation in the making.
2. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Part One) Even with the latest Spider-Man MCU entry being recognized as a major cinematic achievement by critics and fans alike, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse remains, in my book, the best ever Spidey-flick. With Phil Lord and Christopher Miller reunited in writing the screenplay (Miller was only a producer in the original feature), and with the idea of pushing the visual boundries even further, keeping audiences just as flabbergasted and enthralled as in 2018, how can we all not be expecting something equally special and unique? Speaking of in-theater cinematic experiences this might be my most anticipated project of them all.
3. Moon Knight In what concerns the super-hero genre (if there even is such a thing) 2022 will bring us a number of projects bringing back familiar characters already introduced previously. With this in mind, Moon Knight stands out both because it will bring us a fresh take on a character that has yet to make its live-action debut but also because of the talent involved. Oscar Isaac has been one of the most interesting actors to follow for the past few years and his take on the multifaceted titular character might end evolving into a top-tier Marvel performance. And by bringing Ethan Hawke into the MCU, working opposite Isaac, we are surely getting one of the most riveting Marvel Disney+ shows, performance wise, to date.
John Sabato
1. The Batman Everything we’ve seen from the film has been absolute stunning, from the casting to the cinematography and score it’s shaping up to be the definitive Batman film.
2. Black Adam At first, I would’ve aked “why would we need a Black Adam movie?” but I think everything we’ve heard and seen is incredibly exciting. The big screen debut of the Justice Society is what really has me amped as they’re my favorite team in comics.
3. She-Hulk Possibly one of my favorite marvel characters next to Ghost Rider and Black Bolt, the show looks to be something very special and unique. I’m excited to see Tatiana Maslany bring Jennifer Walters to life.
Rektangular’s original information indicated that a comic-based Avengers wave would be hitting shelves in September of this year. It now appears that wave has been moved up to April, meaning it’ll be available for pre-order soon, and with the move comes more information about which figures collectors can expect. According to Rektangular, the wave will contain the following seven figures:
Thor Iron Man Quake Blue Marvel Speedball Madame Hydra U.S. Agent
The inclusion of Quake is sure to get fans of Agents of S.H,I,E.L.D. speculating about Chloe Bennet’s return to the role; however, the wave is comic-based and not related to any of Marvel Studios upcoming projects, so this figure should not be taken as an indication of her joining the MCU. Collectors should still be excited though, as this is the first time the character has been made available in the Legends line. Blue Marvel and Speedball will also make their first appearances as Legends, with Speedball joining fellow New Warriors Night Thrasher and Firestar as characters who have recently been produced.
With a new trailer having just arrived, promotion for The Batman is now hitting its stride. As such, merch for the film has started to make its way online, including the first wave of Funko Pops for the film. Featuring two deluxe Pops and one 10-inch figure, the wave focuses on the film’s core characters: Batman, Selina Kyle, Oswald Cobblepot and the Riddler.
The 10-inch deluxe Batman Pop! features a great look at the film’s hero and is available for pre-order at Entertainment Earth by clicking here. Expected to ship in April, the Pop! sells for $22.99.
And, finally, there are 5 individual character Pops!, including two different versions of the Dark Knight! Each of them are available for pre-order by clicking the respective link below. Expected to ship in June, they are selling for $11.99 each. The Cobblepot and Selina Kyle figures each feature a Chase Variant, meaning that a variant Pop! will be randomly inserted during the production run.
Comic book author and seven time Eisner Award winner Ed Brubaker has joined the creative team behind the HBO Max series, Batman: Caped Crusader, as the head writer on the animated project. The project, first announced last May, already features a ton of talent with the legendary Bruce Timm as showrunner and J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves serving as executive producers.
Brubaker himself is a comic icon, especially well-known for his crime-based work such as Criminal, Kill or Be Killed and also a veteran of the Batworld, having written Catwoman and Gotham Central in the early 2000s.
Batman: Caped Crusader looks to recapture the success of Batman: The Animated Series, a show that defined the character for a generation, by reinventing the character and his “iconic rogues gallery.” Brubaker described the vision for the show and promised that fans will be surprised, saying:
Their vision for the show, with a slightly more pulpy take on the character, and a new way of looking at the world of Gotham, set in the past but viewed through a modern lens really sold me, and so far every part of it has been a blast to work on. I can’t wait until the rest of the world can see what we’ve been building the last few months in the writers room. All I can say is, it’s not what anyone is expecting … but in a good way.
Production on the show’s first season, which will feature 10 episodes, is underway now though no release date has been set.
After originally being scheduled to begin production in September of 2021 before being delayed, Marvel Studios Blade project is back pre-production ahead of an expected August 2022 start. Recently, some still shots of a Zoom meeting that included star Mahershala Ali, writer StacyOsei-Kuffour, and the director Bassam Tariq along with Marvel Studios One-Above-All, Kevin Feige, made their way online and, over the last couple of days, some character descriptions for roles currently being cast have surfaced. And while Marvel Studios doesn’t give too much away in the character descriptions used for casting, the most recent one included one hint that may point in one very particular direction.
Yesterday, a description for a character code named “Abid” made its way around the internet. “Abid” is described as a burly, South Asian character who has taken a vow of silence after a turbulent life. While it’s not a perfect translation of the character, “Abid” sounds incredibly similar to Taj Nital, a one-time ally of Blade and a member of one of Marvel Comics’ first group of vampire hunters.
Taj was indeed a burly, South Asian character who was first introduced in Tomb of Dracula #3, who did not speak; however, in the comics, he didn’t speak because he had his throat ripped out by vampires, so a slight change there. Taj, along with Rachel van Helsing, the granddaughter of great vampire hunter Abraham van Helsing, worked with Quincy Harker to hunt down the world’s oldest vampire threat, Dracula. Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina Harker from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, eventually worked with Frank Drake, a descendant of Dracula, and Blade to take on the vampire nation.
If “Abid” is Taj, it’s possible that the other character descriptions that surfaced recently might be for Harker and Rachel van Helsing. Marvel Studios often casts in groups that will be working together, so “Huntley”, described as a man, 40-60, could be Harker, and “Faiza”, a French-speaking North African female between 20 and 40 could be a new take on Rachel. Obviously this is speculation, but it’s sensible speculation that these characters will be working together since they are casting them at the same time.
Of course, the most exciting thing about these potential casting is that IF these characters are Harker’s vampire hunters, it’s very likely that Blade will be used not only to introduce vampires to the MCU, but also to bring Dracula in right away. Given Harker and van Helsing’s relationship to Dracula, it’s hard to imagine him not showing up if these are, in fact, those characters.
Marvel Studios Blade will film from August until December of this year and currently has no release date.
Fans have long looked forward to the latest Star Wars Disney Plus streaming series, The Book of Boba Fett. The first tease for the show, glimpsed at the end of Season 2 of The Mandalorian, and subsequent footage shown in trailers seemed to promise big action as Fett took over the organized crime scene on Tatooine. Fans were excited about seeing what Fett would do next and hype was high. And yet, through two episodes, we’ve seen very little action in the present day and the slow, deliberate pace of the flashbacks have left fans unsure of to think.
“The Book of Boba Fett doesn’t have an identity yet.” “The Book of Boba Fett is unsure of what kind of show it wants to be.” “The Book of Boba Fett has yet to find its footing.” These types of reactions provided a decent summary of some of the particular criticisms of the series so far. And from the standpoint of the audience, they are fair criticisms; however, what became clear after viewing Chapter 2, “The Tribes of Tatooine”, is that the creatives behind this show (Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Robert Rodriguez) know exactly what they want the show to be and, per usual, are making no bones about it.
While fans are understandably eager to see Fett kick all sorts of ass, the creatives have a different angle in mind, at least in these first two episodes. As fans, including myself, have complained about how we could easily put the pieces together of how Fett got back on his feet following his escape from the Sarlacc, what is being overlooked, by some, is that what we are getting is a story that redefines a character that we never really knew much about in the first place. When he swooped in and reclaimed his armor in Season 2 of The Mandalorian, fans of the character took to social media cheering the return of the character. “Boba is back, baby!!” But the reality being presented to us is quite different: Boba is not back. And since we never really knew Boba, we’re getting the opportunity to get to know him now.
It was a bold choice by the creatives to deconstruct the character the way they did. They literally stripped him bare of what made him iconic and did so in order to be able to tell us a better story down the road. His escape from the Sarlacc, subsequent stripping down by the Jawas and the ongoing story with the Tuskens will, when it’s done, be the defining period of this new Fett. His time with the Tuskens is growing more interesting over time and the experiences he’s having there will shape him into the man we see in the present day.
We’ve seen him symbolically reborn and deconstructed and what we’re witnessing now is the creation of essentially an entirely new character. He may wear the familiar armor, but this is not the same old Boba. The Book of Boba Fett is not here to continue the story of the iconic bounty hunter, told nicely over the years in the canonical animated series, it’s here to define the character anew.
The Book of Boba Fett is in full swing on Disney Plus. Now fans can relive the moment it became a reality through the Star Wars: The Mandalorian Boba Fett and Fennec Shand Pop! Moment, available for pre-order from Entertainment Earth.
Packaged in a window box display, the deluxe Pop! flashes back to the moment at the end of Season 2 of The Mandalorian that saw Boba take Jabba’s throne after killing Bib Fortuna, leading to the events of The Book of Boba Fett.
Spider-Man: No Way Home Avengers: Endgame Captain America: The Winter Soldier Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War Thor: Ragnarok Captain America: Civil War Guardians of the Galaxy Spider-Man: Far From Home The Avengers Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Iron Man Captain Marvel Doctor Strange Loki Eternals Spider-Man: Homecoming Hawkeye WandaVision Ant-Man and The Wasp Avengers: Age of Ultron Black Widow The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Iron Man 2 Captain America: The First Avenger Thor Ant-Man Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 The Incredible Hulk Thor: The Dark World Iron Man 3 What If…?
Charles Murphy
Thor: Ragnarok Captain America: The Winter Soldier Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man: No Way Home Iron Man Loki Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers: Infinity War The Avengers Black Panther Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Hawkeye Captain America: Civil War Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man and The Wasp WandaVision Spider-Man: Homecoming Black Widow Spider-Man: Far From Home Ant-Man Captain America: The First Avenger Doctor Strange The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Iron Man 3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Eternals Captain Marvel Thor What If…? Iron Man 2 Thor: The Dark World The Incredible Hulk
Joseph Aberl
Spider-Man: No Way Home Avengers: Infinity War Captain America: The Winter Soldier Loki Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Iron Man Black Panther Avengers: Endgame Thor: Ragnarok Spider-Man: Homecoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Avengers: Age of Ultron WandaVision Captain America: Civil War Spider-Man: Far From Home Iron Man 3 Hawkeye Ant-Man Doctor Strange Guardians of the Galaxy The Falcon and the Winter Soldier The Avengers Ant-Man and the Wasp Captain America: The First Avenger Black Widow Thor Eternals Captain Marvel What If…? Iron Man 2 The Incredible Hulk Thor: The Dark World
Megan Murphy
Spider-Man: No Way Home Avengers: Infinity War Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Captain America: The Winter Soldier Iron Man Hawkeye Black Panther Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man: Homecoming Spider-Man: Far From Home Loki WandaVision Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Thor: Ragnarok Captain America: Civil War Iron Man 3 Doctor Strange Ant-Man The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy The Avengers Captain America: The First Avenger Black Widow Ant-Man and The Wasp Captain Marvel Thor Eternals Iron Man 2 Avengers: Age of Ultron The Incredible Hulk Thor: The Dark World
*Megan did not watch What If…?
Joao Pinto
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Avengers: Infinity War Avengers: Endgame The Avengers Guardians of the Galaxy Thor: Ragnarok Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Loki Captain America: Civil War Black Panther Spider-Man: No Way Home WandaVision Doctor Strange Captain America: The First Avenger Spider-Man: Homecoming Hawkeye Iron Man 3 Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron Iron Man Ant-Man and the Wasp The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Spider-Man: Far from Home Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Black Widow Captain Marvel Thor Eternals What If…? Iron Man 2 Thor: The Dark World The Incredible Hulk
Mary Maerz
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Avengers: Endgame The Avengers Captain America: Civil War Thor: Ragnarok Avengers: Infinity War Spider-Man: No Way Home Avengers: Age of Ultron Iron Man 3 Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Black Panther Guardians of the Galaxy Ant-Man WandaVision Doctor Strange Iron Man Iron Man 2 Hawkeye Loki Spider-Man: Far From Home Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Spider-Man: Homecoming Captain America: The First Avenger Eternals The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Black Widow What If…? Captain Marvel Ant-Man and The Wasp Thor The Incredible Hulk Thor: The Dark World
Filip Manka
Eternals Black Panther Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Loki Avengers: Endgame Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers: Infinity War Spider-Man: Homecoming Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Thor: Ragnarok Captain America: Civil War Doctor Strange Spider-Man: No Way Home Captain America: The First Avenger Spider-Man: Far From Home The Avengers WandaVision Ant-Man Iron Man Hawkeye Thor What If…? Captain Marvel Black Widow Avengers: Age of Ultron Iron Man 3 Thor: The Dark World Iron Man 2 Ant-Man and The Wasp The Incredible Hulk
Anthony Canton III
Avengers: Infinity War Spider-Man: No Way Home Captain America: The Winter Soldier Thor: Ragnarok Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man: Far From Home Captain America: Civil War WandaVision Loki Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Black Panther The Avengers Spider-Man: Homecoming Guardians of the Galaxy Hawkeye Ant-Man and The Wasp Black Widow Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man Iron Man Doctor Strange Eternals Captain Marvel The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Thor Captain America: The First Avenger Iron Man 3 Iron Man 2 What If…? Thor: The Dark World The Incredible Hulk
Arlyn Murphy
Spider-Man: No Way Home Hawkeye Thor: Ragnarok Captain America: The Winter Soldier Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Ant-Man and The Wasp Avengers: Infinity War Black Panther Black Widow The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Avengers: Endgame The Avengers WandaVision Captain America: The First Avenger Iron Man Guardians of the Galaxy Loki Ant-Man Doctor Strange Captain Marvel Captain America: Civil War Avengers: Age of Ultron Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Spider-Man: Far From Home Thor Spider-Man: Homecoming The Incredible Hulk Eternals Thor: The Dark World Iron Man 3 What If…? Iron Man 2
John Sabato
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Spider-Man: No Way Home Spider-Man: Homecoming Avengers: Infinity War Loki Wandavision Eternals Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Thor: Ragnorak Hawkeye Black Panther Avengers: Endgame Captain America: Civil War Avengers Iron Man 3 Captain Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron Black Widow Ant-Man Doctor Strange The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Iron Man What if…? Spider-Man: Far From Home Captain America: The First Avenger Thor Iron Man 2 Ant-Man and The Wasp Thor: The Dark World The Incredible Hulk
Nathan Miller
Avengers: Endgame Avengers: Infinity War Eternals Black Panther Spider-Man: No Way Home Captain America: The Winter Soldier Captain America: Civil War Loki Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings Hawkeye Thor: Ragnarok Captain Marvel Wandavision Spider-Man: Homecoming The Avengers Guardians of the Galaxy The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Doctor Strange Ant-Man Black Widow Captain America: The First Avenger Avengers: Age of Ultron Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Spider-Man: Far From Home Ant-Man and the Wasp The Incredible Hulk Iron Man 3 What If…? Iron Man 2 Iron Man Thor Thor: The Dark World
Hunter Radesi
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Captain America: The Winter Soldier Avengers: Endgame Loki Avengers: Infinity War Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings Avengers: Age of Ultron Spider-Man: No Way Home The Avengers Spider-Man: Homecoming Black Panther Hawkeye Thor: Ragnarok Captain America: Civil War Falcon and the Winter Soldier Spider-Man: Far From Home Eternals WandaVision Captain America: The First Avenger Iron Man Ant-Man Iron Man 3 Doctor Strange Ant-Man and The Wasp Black Widow What If…? Thor Iron Man 2 Thor: The Dark World Captain Marvel The Incredible Hulk
Murphy’s Multiverse Ultimate Ranking
***In order to create the Ultimate Ranking, we created a point system, totaled up the points for each movie and divided by the number of rankers to create an average. Each rankers top film received 32 points, their bottom film received 1 point.***
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (362 total points, average rank of 30.17) Avengers: Infinity War (341 total points, average rank of 28.42) Spider-Man: No Way Home (336 total points, average rank of 28) Avengers: Endgame (329 total points, average rank of 27.42) Thor: Ragnarok (300 total points, average rank of 25) Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings (299 total points, average rank of 24.92) Black Panther (297 total points, average rank of 24.75) Loki (283 total points, average rank of 23.58) Guardians of the Galaxy (267 total points, average rank of 22.25) Captain America: Civil War (256 total points, average rank of 21.33) The Avengers (244 total points, average rank of 20.33) Hawkeye (235 total points, average rank of 19.58) WandaVision (231 total points, average rank of 19.25) Spider-Man: Homecoming (229 total points, average rank of 19.08) Iron Man (201 total points, average rank of 16.75) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (188 total points, average rank of 15.67) Spider-Man: Far From Home (186 total points, average rank of 15.5) Doctor Strange (178 total points, average rank of 14.83) Avengers: Age of Ultron (177 total points, average rank of 14.75) Eternals (168 total points, average rank of 14.00) Ant-Man (163 total points, average rank of 13.58) The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (162 total points, average ran of 13.5) Black Widow (146 total points, average rank of 12.17) Captain America: The First Avenger (142 total points, average rank of 11.83) Ant-Man and The Wasp (131 total points, average ran of 10.92) Iron Man 3 (130 total points, average rank of 10.83) Captain Marvel (120 total points, average rank of 10.00) Thor (72 total points, average rank of 6.00) Iron Man 2 (59 total points, average rank of 4.91) What If…? (52 total points, average rank of 4.33) The Incredible Hulk (30 total points, average rank of 2.5) Thor: The Dark World (27 total points average ran of 2.25)
The Marvels, Marvel Studios 2023 sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel, filmed in the UK and Europe and, with the exception of a few leaked set photos, did so rather quietly. The film will see Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers teaming up with Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan against Zawe Ashton, who we believe will play an iteration of one-time Kree emperor Ael-Dan. The rest of the film’s cast has stayed pretty secret, with only Samuel L. Jackson’s return as Nick Fury seemingly confirmed.
To that end, rumors and unconfirmed castings by the studio have made the rounds and once such casting is that of Zenobia Shroff, who will play Kamala’s mother, Muneeba, in Ms. Marvel. While Shroff hasn’t been officially revealed as part of the cat by Marvel Studios, she did reveal her involvement in the project via social media. And now it looks like she may have also confirmed the appearances of several other members of the cast as well.
The photo above was found on Shroff’s Instagram and contain 9 headshots that can pretty easily be found via a quick Google search. From left to right, we can see headshots of Larson, Parris, Vellani, Jackson and Ashton, all of whom were known to be part of the cast. After Ashton, however, it gets interesting as the remaining headshots would seem to confirm the rumored and/or previously unconfirmed castings of the following:
Seo Jun Park
Lashana Lynch
Tessa Thompson
Zenobia Shroff
Park has long been rumored to be a part of the film and even shows up on the IMDB cast list. Lynch’s name has also been previously associated with the project, in which she’ll return, likely in flashbacks, as Maria Rambeau, but this is the first time that Thompson, who would be reprising her role as Valkyrie, has been associated with the film.
Given the scope and scale of Marvel Studios recent and upcoming films, it’s not too surprising to see a major player like Valkyrie show up in another project. With a universe full of so many characters comes the natural consequence of being able to have them appear any and everywhere. Thompson’s appearance in The Marvels is just one more benefit that fans of the shared cinematic universe will get to enjoy.
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Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
Pinterest Tag is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
