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  • How Sam Raimi’s Second ‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy Might Have Turned Out

    How Sam Raimi’s Second ‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy Might Have Turned Out

    The wildly successful release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Marvel Studios’ current interest in the multiverse, has brought the attention of fans back to the superhero franchises that started it all. Most specifically is Sam Raimi‘s iconic trilogy featuring the famous wall-crawler, which has now seen its leading man Tobey Maguire don the webbed mask once more alongside successors Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland. With an insane, unknown cinematic future in store for the heroes of the many Marvel universes, the doors for more potential returns have been flung wide open. Of course, if Maguire were to come back for another ride, the continued story of his Peter Parker would have to be far different than originally intended.

    As was pointed out in my previous recap of Garfield’s unproduced cinematic future, both former web-heads have seemingly aged past the point of their stories picking up where they left off. Luckily for fans of the original Raimi projects, very little was revealed about Maguire’s take on Parker post-Spider-Man 3. Therefore, it feels entirely plausible that some of what was planned for the character actually ended up happening. While we may never know exactly what that was, a collection of interviews from the era before The Amazing Spider-Man may have given us a good idea at some of the concepts Raimi and company had in mind for their ensuing films.

    It makes sense to start with what is known with absolute certainty. Raimi’s Spider-Man 4 would have featured the title hero clashing with the Vulture, a winged foe portrayed by the great John Malkovich. While this casting was never confirmed by the studio, the actor himself revealed he’d been tapped for the role in two separate interviews. Once before production was cancelled, and again after the movie fell apart. The film also would have introduced Anne Hathaway as Felicia Hardy, a character who was originally rumored to be altered in a way that allowed her to become “The Vultress” instead of her classic Black Cat alter ego. However, Raimi himself later debunked this in an interview with, ironically, Vulture.

    Aside from these castings and character introductions, not much is known about the actual plot of Spider-Man 4. When we last saw Tobey’s Pete, he was attempting to mend his broken relationship with Kirsten Dunst‘s Mary Jane Watson. The inclusion of Felicia Hardy in the next movie plausibly indicates that the friction between Peter and MJ would continue. Spider-Man and the Black Cat have a long romantic history in the comics, so the character was likely added to the film as another Gwen Stacy-esque foil for the Peter/MJ plotline.

    Thanks to concept artist Jeffrey Henderson, we also know that the movie would have given us some intense, high-flying battles between Spider-Man and Vulture. Henderson released a series of early concepts on his website, which show Spidey and his enemy dueling atop the buildings of New York and using stone gargoyles as weapons. The artist explained that the intent was to make Vulture the fiercest force Peter had encountered yet:

    The thing we kept coming back to was that, as a character, everyone was going to dismiss the Vulture as just an old guy in a silly green suit. So we wanted to go the opposite way and really make him the most fearsome and formidable adversary that Spider-Man had faced in the series.

    Jeffrey Henderson

    Henderson also dropped the news that Spider-Man 4 would have opened with a montage canonizing several lower-class villains from the comics. This included a reveal that Bruce Campbell, who made several cameos throughout the series, was actually Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio:

    …a montage of C and D-list villains that we knew would never be used as main antagonists: Mysterio, the Shocker, the Prowler, the old school-onesie-wearing version of the Rhino, maybe even the Stilt Man, etc.

    Jeffrey Henderson

    Some supposed leaked script treatments claim the film would have seen Adrian Toomes replace J. Jonah Jameson as editor of the Daily Bugle and team-up with Electro, before ending with Peter giving up the Spider-Man mantle (again). Unfortunately, none of this can be backed up, and is likely untrue. Though, had Peter actually given up his crime-fighting identity, it certainly would have been one way to end the hero’s story, as Raimi initially intended to conclude the franchise with his fourth film:

    I was very unhappy with Spider-Man 3, and I wanted to make Spider-Man 4 to end on a very high note, the best Spider-Man of them all.

    Sam Raimi

    It seems Sony had other plans. Although work on Spider-Man 4 had yet to be completed, Sony had already gone ahead and hired writer James Vanderbilt to pen scripts for fifth and sixth installments. According to a now-deleted article from Variety, the screenwriter was working on the films with the thought that they’d be connected and filmed back-to-back with the original cast returning to close out a six-film saga. Despite Raimi’s hesitance, there was still a chance he’d keep coming back, as he told MTV:

    Sony Pictures is going to be making many more ‘Spider-Man’ pictures. I just don’t know what [my] future holds yet… But if it’s a great story and Sony will bring me back to the screen, I would love to…

    Sam Raimi

    Should Raimi have returned, it’s likely his villain for Spider-Man 5 would have been a familiar face. Dylan Baker portrayed Dr. Curt Connors in small appearances over the course of the previous films, and both he and Raimi had made it known there was an interest in bringing his transformation into the Lizard to life on screen. The concept had originally been batted around for Spider-Man 2 before the director settled on Doctor Octopus as the film’s antagonist. The idea made it as far as the concept stage, with official art eventually making its way online. Many people, including Baker himself, believed the story would make a great fit for Spider-Man 4, which he explained to IGN in 2007:

    …we’re hoping it’s not too far down the line! I’ll be trying to get on the Lizard costume when I’m 80…it’s like, just open that door up… I’m ready to go!

    Dylan Baker
    Art by Constantine Sekeris

    Raimi ultimately went with Vulture when he decided Toomes would better fit Peter’s natural character arc:

    I love Dylan Baker as a person, and I really like the character he is developing. The Lizard is probably one of my favorite characters. But [‘Spider-Man 4’] will probably have to start with the central journey of the main character to arrive at the proper villain.

    Sam Raimi

    After being pushed out of two movies, it feels right that Baker would finally get the chance to play Lizard in a fifth Spider-Man entry. After all, Raimi had discussed his hope of adapting the Lizard origin on more than one occasion. At one time speaking with MTV about rumored Spider-Man 4 villains, Raimi expressed admiration for Lizard while dispelling the popular fan theory that Carnage would appear to capitalize on Venom’s role in the previous film:

    I love the Lizard… There’s a great story there in the Marvel comic books about Dr. Connors. I’m less familiar with Carnage.

    Sam Raimi

    So, with Vulture and Black Cat in 4 and Lizard in 5, that leaves Spider-Man 6 as the ultimate unanswered question. I will include a disclaimer that the following is almost entirely conjecture, but natural storytelling and a specific quote from Raimi’s past could help the average detective guess what the film would entail. In the same interview where he mentioned loving Lizard and first name-dropped Vulture, the director mentioned only two other villain prospects he’d like to adapt:

    I would love to see Electro…maybe the Sinister Six as a team.

    Sam Raimi

    One may wonder how these characters could make their way into the Raimi Spider-Man finale. The answer is a famed comic from the 1980s, known as The Wedding! The biggest through-line between all of the series’ films is the relationship between Peter and MJ. It would have made sense, should Raimi have wanted to definitively conclude his story, that the Spider-Man saga end with Maguire and Dunst finally ending up together and tying the knot. Now, in the pages of said comic, who does Spider-Man do battle with before his big day? You guessed it! Electro.

    After defeating Electro, the rest of The Wedding! has Peter fearing for MJ’s life as he remembers all of the dastardly foes he’s encountered over the years. Spider-Man 6 could have easily made this literal if it had Electro join forces with surviving members of Peter’s rogue’s gallery after losing his initial duel with Spider-Man. I can’t think of a better way to end the Spider-Man saga than the Sinister Six threatening to end Peter’s marriage before it even begins.

    Source: Screen Rant, Collider, Vulture, Planet Henderson, /Film, RTE, Games Radar, IGN, Bold Entrance

  • ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Concept Artist Shares a Possible Look at Tom Holland in the Venom Suit

    ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Concept Artist Shares a Possible Look at Tom Holland in the Venom Suit

    Spider-Man: No Way Home is filled to the brim with Easter eggs to the cinematic history of the iconic webhead. Yet, the biggest surprise came in the form of the first post-credit sequence where Tom Hardy‘s Venom makes an appearance before vanishing once again. Well, he doesn’t vanish until a small part of the symbiote remains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It opens the door to the arrival of his iconic black suit and luckily concept artist Thomas du Crest, who worked on No Way Home shared a possible first look at their design:

    The Venom design looks great on Holland, especially with the iconic logo from the comics. It’s uncertain if they’ll wait some time to build upon that tease, but it’s great how they took the suit’s Secret Wars origin by having it be from another dimension. As du Crest points out he doesn’t have the go on the actual No Way Home concept art, this is probably something he made in his spare time that could become relevant once they tackle that specific storyline later down the line. Still, it’s an exciting possible first look at how the film’s Venom designs would work in the MCU.

    Source: Twitter

  • Exploring Why ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Renamed Shuma-Gorath

    Exploring Why ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Renamed Shuma-Gorath

    There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding who the main antagonist will be in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The first teaser trailer, which dropped as a post-credit sequence for Spider-Man: No Way Home, hinted at Strange being his own worst enemy. Yet, we also got a glimpse at a familiar creature from Marvel Comics history. The great Shuma-Gorath appeared with his classic green tentacle design, but it turns out it’s a creature known as “Gargantos.” The latest merchandise dropped and offered a closer look at his design, and he looks exactly like Gorath. So, why the change?

    At face value, we can assume that they simply updated Gargantos’ design. It actually had closer ties to Namor than Doctor Strange in the comics, which is why it was a bit confusing when the name first popped up in July. It was revealed that Yenifer Molina will voice the role and outside of some rumors, there never was an official confirmation of Gorath’s inclusion. Yet, the design is copied from Gorath’s design from the comics. As such, it seems more like it’s the same character with a new name. There is the distinct possibility that the character was renamed due to the rights issues surrounding the name “Shuma-Gorath.”

    While the Marvel character first appeared in a 1973 issue of Marvel Premiere #10, the name was first used in a short story titled “The Curse of the Golden Skull” by Robert E. Howard. As such, Marvel doesn’t technically own the rights to the name and may have chosen to rename him to avoid legal disputes. It’s a shame given how Lovecraftian the original sounds in comparison, but it’s not the first time they’ve done this. Especially with the character being heavily used in marketing, they might want to avoid any legal issues of using his name.

    There is one element that might still speak in favor of Shuma-Gorath appearing in the film as a separate character. When you look back at the casting, Molina is listed as “Gargantos 2,” which would imply there are multiple versions of the character. While the inclusion of a number seems meaningless at first, it may be our first clear indicator that there’s more to Gargantos than meets the eyes. If there is indeed more than one version of this monster, it may be a hint that this isn’t just a singular entity.

    So, while they may still avoid the name of Shuma-Gorath, there are hints that there’s more to Gargantos. He does seem small for a multiversal enemy with the name inspired by “gargantuan.” Though the name is fitting for a being wanting to take over the entire multiverse. Strange’s villains tend to be larger than life and it wouldn’t be too surprising that the being is simply an off-spring of something much larger, maybe even ethereal. Dormammu only had a physical form to interact with the infiltrator of his Dark Dimension. So, perhaps at the end of the multiverse, Strange will come face-to-face with its true form. We’ll know more once the film releases in May.

    If you somehow missed it, you can check out the film’s first trailer here:

  • BREAKING: Sony Delays ‘Morbius’ to an April Release Amidst Omicron Concerns

    BREAKING: Sony Delays ‘Morbius’ to an April Release Amidst Omicron Concerns

    It looks like the few Morbius fans will have to wait just a bit longer, as the film was once again pushed back over concerns with the ever-growing Omicron variant. The film has already been pushed back quite a bit after the pandemic hit and it’s uncertain if they also want to have Spider-Man: No Way Home make as much as it can, as other releases are still struggling at the box office. The film is now scheduled to release on April 1st rather than its initial January 28th release.

    The bigger issue for the film lies in its competition, as April is a stacked release with much-anticipated sequels like Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It’ll also release around a month after the next major superhero release in The Batman, which is a sure-fire hit going by early reception and anticipation. Given its marketing’s focus on highlighting the Spider-Man connections, it’ll be interesting to see if this delay gives them time to define more clearly with which version of the character is connected due to Venom now confirmed from a different dimension.

    Source: Twitter

  • New ‘Doctor Strange’ Merch Offers Closer Look at Scarlet Witch’s Updated Design

    New ‘Doctor Strange’ Merch Offers Closer Look at Scarlet Witch’s Updated Design

    The upcoming new entry in the ever-expanding multiverse storyline of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse is only a few more months away. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will further expand our understanding of Marvel Studios’ venture that started in Loki, and we’ll see quite a few familiar faces returning. It’ll also act as a sequel to WandaVision, which introduced the world to Wanda’s transformation into the Scarlet Witch. While we got a good look at her costume in the series, the first merchandise has arrived that offers a glimpse at some of the tweaks and changes that were made to her design for the upcoming sequel.

    We’ve gotten quite a lot out of this merchandise dump, such as a closer look at Gargantos’ design, who may be one of the film’s main antagonists. Wanda is getting quite the focus in the merchandise, which may highlight just how large her role is. We don’t know yet how the post-credit sequence leads into the film, as the teaser did hint that it was Strange that recruited her. There’ll be a lot of moving pictures in the film and it’s exciting to see how it may turn out.

    Source: Twitter

  • New ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Offers Closer Look at Gargantos

    New ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Offers Closer Look at Gargantos

    We’re only a few months away from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ releasing in theaters, as it continues from where Spider-Man: No Way Home left off our favorite sorcerer. His venture into the multiverse won’t be an easy one, as the next Marvel Studios entry takes inspiration from horror-themed cinema. As we inch closer, we also get more merchandise that offers a glimpse at what’s to come, and luckily @BRMarvelNews shared some of it on Twitter.

    That’s not all, as @DrStrangeUpdate also shared a new look at a comic-inspired cover that showcases the battle between Strange, Chavez, and Wong against the Shuma Gorath look-a-like, Gargantos.

    A long time ago, most of our theories pointed to Shuma-Gorath being the main antagonist in the upcoming film. The fact the character visually resembles the iconic tentacle monster may hint at there being more at play. Back in July, a casting leak hinted that there might be more than one which could mean that Gargantos are potentially offspring of the main monster. So, while it is being highlighted as the main antagonist, there might be more to this and they are distracting us from the film’s main threat.

    Source: Twitter, Twitter

  • Sony Kicks-Off ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Oscar Campaign for Best Picture

    Sony Kicks-Off ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Oscar Campaign for Best Picture

    We’ve heard rumblings of Sony’s interest in trying to nab an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, especially after Spider-Man: No Way Home reignited the international box office, as well as its critical reception. Given how much money the film made, Sony saw the opportunity and has seemingly already started its “For Your Consideration” campaign, as shared by @mavericksmovies. They are all-in, hoping to nab as many nominations as they can and there are high hopes for that Best Picture. If it does manage to get one, it would be the second Marvel Studios project to accomplish this following Black Panther in 2018.

    The pictures are in low-resolution, as they aren’t officially released. They can be commonly found through various sites that are frequented by people in the industry to get their attention. It’s not uncommon, as these competitions are just as much about personal preference by the judges, as well as what film grabs their attention. In a year like 2021, there aren’t many films that left this strong of an impact and it’ll be interesting to see if the superhero genre has a chance at joining the nomination once again.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ First Full Look at Tessa Thompson’s New Valkyrie Suit

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ First Full Look at Tessa Thompson’s New Valkyrie Suit

    We finally entered 2022 and that means we have many new projects heading our way from Marvel Studios. While all eyes are on May’s release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we also have Thor: Love and Thunder following shortly after. The first fourth entry in an MCU franchise will continue where Thor’s story left off in Avengers: Endgame, while also furthering New Asgards’ residency on Earth. Tessa Thompson‘s Valkyrie has become their new leader and will get an outfit to highlight her position.

    We got a glimpse at it when a merchandise poster found its way online, but it seems that some photos have found their way online of Thompson showing off the new suit in all its glory. It includes many elements fans are familiar with from Thor’s costumes while including the white elements from her previous outfit. It’s certainly a suit worthy of a new generation of Asgardian royalty.

    https://twitter.com/lovethundernews/status/1477813242860867591

    It’s quite the upgrade from the previous film and it’ll be exciting to see where her character is heading once she makes her return as the new ruler of New Asgard. We might also see more of her in future entries of the MCU. So, this may simply act as her prelude to the new era of post-Endgame heroism.

    Source: Twitter

  • Murphy’s Team-Up, Volume 12: Ranking the MCU, 1-32

    Murphy’s Team-Up, Volume 12: Ranking the MCU, 1-32

    Dalbin Osorio

    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)

  • ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Starts Off 2022 Strong Passing $600M Domestically as ‘The Matrix Ressurections’ Falls Behind

    ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Starts Off 2022 Strong Passing $600M Domestically as ‘The Matrix Ressurections’ Falls Behind

    Well, this is certainly a way to start off the year. Spider-Man: No Way Home continues to push through even as uncertainty remains with the Omicron variant potentially putting a halt to any film’s momentum. Still, just a week ago the film passed $500M at the domestic box office and has now already managed to swing past $600M. It’s a motivating start to the New Year for many theater owners and Hollywood, but not everything has been rosy at the domestic box office.

    The Matrix Resurrections and The King’s Man have been struggling at the box office. The latter managed to outpace the former, which may be attributed to the simultaneous release on HBO Max. It only managed to nab $3.8M over the entire weekend, which puts it at $31M and far out of range for a potential $100M domestic release. The latest Matrix entry was overtaken not only by Matthew Vaughn‘s latest entry but also American Underdog, a film about NFL quarterback Kurt Warner.

    Still, the family-focused Sing 2 was a shining light as it held on to the second spot with $19.6M. It’s made $89.8M in 14 days, it’ll reach the benchmark faster than Disney’s Encanto, which only managed it now since its initial release over Thanksgiving. The big test will be how The Batman performs in March to see where 2022 is heading.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Twitter