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  • Charlie Cox Shares His Thoughts on The MCU Canonicity of the Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ Series

    Charlie Cox Shares His Thoughts on The MCU Canonicity of the Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ Series

    There have been many debates on whether the Netflix Marvel series like Daredevil, Iron Fist, and more are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The recent arrival of Vincent D’Onofrio and Charlie Cox seemed to hint at it, but it looks like the Daredevil actor has his own opinion on how Marvel Studios should tackle it. While he doesn’t think they should completely skip on the events of the story, their stories should be reimagined moving forward. His full quote from a panel at the Middle East Film and Comic Con in Abu Dhabi on the matter is:

    In keeping with a lot of things in the MCU … It’s a good moment to have a few years [pass] … it’s reimagined. It’s slightly different … It’s ‘born again’.

    Charlie Cox

    The iconic quote is definitely something he enjoys using, as he also used it in reference to the series’ joining Disney+. The inclusion of D’Onofrio‘s Wilson Fisk with the ability to take an arrow to the chest and act as if he was only briefly poked by a needle. He seems quite a bit more powerful than before and Hawkeye seems to know who he is but tries to avoid mentioning his name. He was quite the public figure in Daredevil, which made no one realize who he is a bit odd. Yet, the way the story works, it could still keep bits and pieces from the original Netflix series. We’ll see if their future return calls back to the Netflix series moving forward.

    Source: YouTube via Twitter

  • REPORT: Egyptian Composer Hesham Nazih Worked on ‘Moon Knight’s Score

    REPORT: Egyptian Composer Hesham Nazih Worked on ‘Moon Knight’s Score

    Moon Knight will be our first foray into the darker corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while also dipping its toes in Egyptian mythology. We first learned that the series was fully embracing the character’s roots when it added Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, and it seems that one more talent is joining the project. According to Film Music Reporter, composer Hesham Nazih has composed original music for the Disney+ series, marking his first English-language project. It’s unclear if he worked n all six episodes, but he has supposedly been a major part of its creation.

    It’s great to see Marvel Studios rely on local talent to add that flair to these projects. The teaser trailer did tease sequences of Marc Spector in Egypt, which they may have relied on the composer to add to the score of those sequences. It’s a great way to add an additional layer to the series, as it embraces the cultures it reflects. Hopefully, this is also a sign that other projects with a stronger international focus may also rely on local talents moving forward.

    We’re only a few more weeks away from its release on Disney+, but Moon Knight is slowly becoming one of those must-watch series with its unique tone and potential direction. It may be a sign that not only Marvel Studios is ready to embrace darker characters and stories, but also for the streaming service to finally “grow up.” The release of the Netflix series with a parental control system is a sign that the streaming future for Disney might look quite a bit different in the near future.

    Source: Film Music Reporter

  • New ‘The Muppets’ Series Starring Lilly Singh Heading to Disney+

    New ‘The Muppets’ Series Starring Lilly Singh Heading to Disney+

    Here’s a surprise, as the Muppets are finally making a return. After a few unsuccessful Disney+ series, it seems that work has started on a series titled The Muppets Mayhem, which will follow the Electric Mayhem Band on its way to recording its first-ever album. They will be joined by Lilly Singh, who will play a junior A&R executive named Nora, who has the job to manage the band. It’ll be a comedy that runs for 10 episodes and is already eyeing a production start in April.

    The Goldberg‘s creator Adam F. Goldberg will work on the series alongside Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkers. The work will feature Dr. Teeth, Animal, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, and Lips in the leading roles, but there’s no word if we’ll see other familiar faces in the project. The Muppets Studios’ David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter are on board as executive producers. Lightbody had the following to share on it:

    We are so excited to bring the story of The Electric Mayhem Band to the front and center of this new series. They’ve been entertaining audiences since The Muppet Show, which debuted 45 years ago, so it’s wonderful that these characters are finally getting to play lead rather than supporting roles.

    David Lightbody

    Disney+ has been having some trouble getting a series out based on The Muppets after a few earlier projects ended up getting shelved. We had a sketch series that didn’t survive after one season. The Haunted Mansion-inspired special was quite popular but it’s been rather quiet since. So, it’s great to see them give it another shot with this new series.

    Source: Hollywood Reporter

  • Audition Tape Seems to Confirm Mr. Immortal for ‘She-Hulk’

    Audition Tape Seems to Confirm Mr. Immortal for ‘She-Hulk’

    A few months back, an anonymous Reddit post indicated that the Marvel Studios Disney Plus streaming series She-Hulk would feature cameos from all sorts of wild and crazy Marvel characters. Names like Man-Bull, Porcupine and even Mr. Immortal where thrown out there as characters who would show up over the course of the 10-episode series. Now, thanks to what appears to be an audition tape for She-Hulk, one of those cameos could be confirmed.

    The audition video, shared by The Cosmic Circus, features actor Tom Archdeacon speaking to a pair of female lawyers about a divorce. During the course of the discussion, the character mentions that rather than talk to his wife about a divorce, he chose to walk out into traffic and kill himself. He then goes on to reveal that he is immortal and explain how his powers work.

    https://player.vimeo.com/video/679398168?h=e5fc70e043

    While Archdeacon refers to himself as “Doctor Revive” in the video, his powers fit the bill of Mr. Immortal, aka Craig Hollis, a member of the Great Lakes Avengers. Mr. Immortal is just the type of off-the-wall character that fans should expect from She-Hulk, which I continue to hear has more of a comedic tone than any MCU project to date.

    While it seems the true identity of the character is hidden in the video, the scene fits the description from the original Reddit post which indicated Mr. Immortal would be seeking Jen Walters’ help with his divorce.

    Source: Vimeo via The Cosmic Circus

  • Latest ‘Secret Invasion’ Set Video Reveals Emilia Clarke Fighting a Mysterious Assailant

    Latest ‘Secret Invasion’ Set Video Reveals Emilia Clarke Fighting a Mysterious Assailant

    While filming in Halifax, photos and videos of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion set have been slowly coming to light. While previous images have given us our first look at certain actors such as Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke, and Cobie Smulders, much about the future Disney+ series remains under wraps. Yet, it seems that it wasn’t quite the end of our glipses behind the scenes.

    There is still no official word on Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke’s character, and considering the series involves shape-shifting Skrulls, many characters are bound to remain mysterious until the series eventually ends. While previous videos have shown her character acting suspicious, a new set video appears to show Clarke’s character in some sort of fight with someone wearing a grey motion-capture CGI suit. While the video does not include audio, it looks like the CGI character is choking Clarke’s character out while she’s on the ground. See it here:

    https://twitter.com/Daenerys4lyfe/status/1500450021703315460

    While the motion-capture suit character could be anything, a Super Skrull is an obvious guess in Secret Invasion. The video does not show a lot, but it does suggest that Clarke could be in some action scenes and potentially at odds with at least one version of it. We’ve seen practical make-up for the regular Skrulls. So, it might open up the window to their overly-sized powered versions to join as well. The series will not drop on Disney+ anytime soon, so fans have plenty of time to speculate while hype builds for the highly-anticipated show.

    Source: Twitter via The Direct

  • A New Twitter Account for Disney+’s ‘Andor’ Has Been Spotted

    A New Twitter Account for Disney+’s ‘Andor’ Has Been Spotted

    It looks like Lucasfilm is ramping up for something, as another private Twitter account has been noticed online. Just last week, fans have noticed that an Obi-Wan Kenobi account was created, which added some heat to marketing plans already being prepared for an eventual reveal. So far, we only got the poster for the series that releases in late May, and now it seems that another Star Wars series got a private account, the Rogue One spinoff, Andor.

    Unlike the previous Disney+ series, this one still has no release date or any promotional material surrounding it. It even was left out the Disney+ Day announcements for some reason. Andor has been highly anticipated for it to tell the stories before the character of Diego Luna‘s Cassian Andor would meet up with Jyn Erso. The new account has been discovered by @bigscreenleaks, who shared the screenshot for the Twitter account also confirming it was likely created in February alongside the Obi-Wan Kenobi one.

    https://twitter.com/bigscreenleaks/status/1500165238372642817

    While we still didn’t get a trailer as initially expected, there’s a good chance that they are preparing everything for May 4th, which is when Lucasfilm generally celebrates all things Star Wars. Currently, most of their focus has been on promoting the Starcruiser attraction, even if it’s a shame on how little they promote their biggest IP, especially considering how many projects are on the horizon. Here’s hoping that this spotting may further some hints that an announcement, release date, or at least a tease is on the horizon.

    Source: Twitter

  • Krysten Ritter Revisits Her ‘Jessica Jones’ Look and Sparks Speculation

    Krysten Ritter Revisits Her ‘Jessica Jones’ Look and Sparks Speculation

    It’s been some time since we got our first hints that Krysten Ritter might return as Jessica Jones in the upcoming She-Hulk series. Yet, there was nothing that really hinted at her appearance. Charlie Cox‘s appearance as Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home and the recent addition of the Netflix series on Disney+ added to the rest of the Marvel series’ cast potentially appearing. Now, a new series of photos hint at her returning to the classic Jones look.

    Hairstylist Melanie Jacobs shared a curious series of photos of Ritter, which has her in the same hairdo that she had during her time as the private investigator. Not only that, she is even wearing a very similar leather jacket in the photos with a purple shirt, one of the character’s recurring colors. You can check them out here:

    We can’t take this as a confirmation that she’s definitely returning, especially with the rumors hinting at a series that technically already wrapped production. Yet, it may hint at Krysten Ritter potentially returning to the role in another project. Otherwise, she may just have made the style her own and wanted to revisit it.

    Her potential return has been a popular theory as of late, and it’s unclear where she might make her return outside of the law-focused storyline featuring a new generation of Hulk. Ritter offered a great take on the character and it would be a shame not to see her return. Hopefully, Marvel Studios has some plans to announce in the near future to build on the momentum of the Netflix series joining Disney+.

    Source: Instagram

  • Disney+ Expanding With Ad-Supported Subscription

    Disney+ Expanding With Ad-Supported Subscription

    Subscriber numbers are the game for streaming services. Netflix has built an empire with its offering that gave people the opportunity to stream their favorite films or TV series without a care in the world. One big aspect was that it’s ad-free, which was a big selling point for many and also the reason for some of the pricing out there. Yet, with massive competition, the market is forced to change. Disney+ has now announced that their service will provide an ad-supported subscription model in the US in late 2022.

    There are also plans to expand internationally in 2023, which will make it the first ad-based in many markets worldwide. While the advertising industry might rejoice at this development, it’s definitely something that’ll be met with a mixed reception. The lower pricing will make it enticing for those not willing to pay the full price. Yet, some European countries might be concerned about the use of their personal information, especially with local laws like the GDPR in effect.

    This isn’t new for Disney, as they’ve done something similar with ESPN+ and Hulu, who was the first ad-supported streaming offering on the market. Yet, it was only in the US so far and it’ll be interesting to see how the reception is international. According to Disney, they believe that it’s a building block to hit their long-term target of 230 to 260M subscribers by the fiscal year of 2024.

  • RUMOR: ‘Man-Thing’ Halloween Special In Development at Disney Plus

    RUMOR: ‘Man-Thing’ Halloween Special In Development at Disney Plus

    In an era where Marvel Studios is bringing more and more characters to the big and small screens, it looks like another iconic Marvel character may soon be brought to life. ScreenGeek is reporting that Marvel Studios is currently developing a Man-Thing Halloween special for the Disney Plus streaming service. It is rumored that the special will emphasize the horror aspects of the character and turn the Man-Thing special into a full-on horror-themed project.

    While Marvel Studios is reportedly looking for a big name to take on the role of Man-Thing, there is no indication at this time of who that might be. The only previous live-action adaptation of the character was the then-Sci Fi channel’s 2005 Man-Thing film, which received poor critical reviews. Fans are bound to be excited by the news of a Marvel Studios revival of the character after almost 20 years.

    Man-Thing was introduced in 1971 in Savage Tales #1 and quickly gained popularity leading to his inclusion in other comics, as well as eventually landing his own comic series. Man-Thing centers on Dr. Ted Sallis, a biochemist who is transformed into a large, slow-moving humanoid swamp monster in the Florida Everglades.

    While none of the specials have yet debuted, the special format–rather than a series–seems to be gaining momentum at Disney Plus. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special arrives later this year and a Werewolf By Night–centered special is also rumored to be in development.

    It is also interesting that Marvel is rumored to be focused on making the Man-Thing special a horror-genred project. Horror is relatively new territory for Marvel Studios, but the upcmong Doctor Starnge in the Multiverse of Madness is set to include horror elements from director Sam Raimi. While both Moon Knight and the rumored Werewolf By Night special are also strong contenders to bring darker elements to the MCU.

    Source: ScreenGeek

  • ‘Loki’s Head Writer on Creating a Dialogue-Heavy Marvel Series

    ‘Loki’s Head Writer on Creating a Dialogue-Heavy Marvel Series

    Loki is quite a different kind of series from previous entries in the franchise. While there is some action to enjoy, it is mostly a dialogue-heavy storyline. We spend a lot of time with Loki, Sylvia, Morbius, and everyone else talking as the story unravels. Aided by the unique atmosphere, it offered a very different take on what you’d expect from a Marvel series and that was something head writer Michael Waldron intended to do.

    During a panel discussion with the rest of the Loki cast and team, he talked about how their dialogue-heavy focus was intentional to focus on what the trickster god is known for. As such, they wanted to show him trying to haggle his way out of conversations, which did lead to some delightful moments throughout the series run. As he points out:

    One of Loki’s superpowers is his ability to talk his way out of any situation, talk his way into any situation. You want to watch Superman fly, so I wanted to watch Loki talk. And so because this was a show — because we had six hours — that was the most exciting thing to me. We get to take a villain from an action movie franchise and have these dialogue-heavy scenes that feel like prestige television.

    Michael Waldron

    That is also a reason why they had quite a few long takes on the project. Tom Hiddleston pointed out that Owen Wilson approached him comparing the project to a play. Director Kate Herron added that the scale of this project felt like three Marvel films being tackled due to how much content they could put together in its six-hour runtime. They certainly delivered and offered a very unique take on what it means to be a Marvel series.

    Source: Variety