They grow up so fast! Somehow we blinked and the site that I started on a whim one afternoon in 2019 has turned 1! When I launched last year the only real “business plan” I had was to start a site for me to share (mostly) Marvel Studios rumors and my thoughts about the MCU. It’s certainly become MUCH more than that and I’ve somehow been blessed with the hardest working and most supportive team I could ever imagine. While we certainly struggled through the beginning of the pandemic, we bounced back and grew and are incredibly grateful for the support from you all and hope to keep making this site a part of the ever-growing fan community.
While I’ve always loved chasing the big scoops associated with Marvel Studios, one thing I’ve learned in the past year is that our fans’ interests are incredibly diverse as evidenced by the scoops that they’ve read. Below are the Top 6 biggest (most viewed) scoops of Year One!
EXCLUSIVE: ELISABETH SHUE TO APPEAR IN ‘COBRA KAI’ SEASON 3
Elisabeth Shue’s return to the world of the Karate Kid wears the crown and took the victory by an impressive margin. Interestingly enough, thought the story was written last November, it wasn’t until Cobra Kai hit Netflix that this scoop got hot. With Season 3 set to stream on January 8th, we don’t have long before we’ll find out if Ali Mills will reunite with Johnny and Daniel or if this one will end up in the Biggest Poops pile down the road.
EXCLUSIVE: EVAN PETERS PLAYING MYSTERY ROLE IN ‘WANDAVISION’
My favorite scoop and one that I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to share with you guys, the news that Evan Peters had joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an undisclosed role in WandaVision was the second most viewed scoop of Year One. While no further details about Peters’ role in the series have been revealed, this casting could represent a seismic shift in the way fans view a certain MCU character or it could give Peters a high-profile villain role into which he can disappear. This one certainly didn’t make us any friends at Marvel Studios but the world needed a lift. We’re all just as excited as you are to find out who he’s playing as quickly as possible.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLIDER’ WILL INTRODUCE A NEW BUCKY
Third place ain’t a bad place to be and fans are going to enjoy being introduced to Cle Bennet’s Lemar Hoskins/Battlestar when The Falcon and The Winter Soldier hits Disney Plus. However, what’s most memorable about this scoop was that it marked the first time Lizzie Hill and I worked together to bring our readers some big info. Lizzie was able to get some set photos, sent them to me, we put together the pieces and the rest, as they say, is history.
EXCLUSIVE: DETAILS ON MARVEL STUDIOS ‘WANDAVISION’
Ever since it was announced, fans have been starving for WandaVision news and this scoop, which came shortly after production began on the series, represented the first legitimate leak about what exactly the show was about. We don’t have to worry about this one ending up in the Biggest Poops of Year One pile either as most of this info (and almost everything else we’ve scooped about the series) was confirmed in the first trailer.
MARVEL STUDIOS ‘FANTASTIC FOUR’ MAY HAVE PERMISSION TO LAUNCH
I would be lying to you if I said there weren’t a few sleepless nights as I waited for this one to bear out but it did and now we know that we are that much closer to not only the MCU Fantastic Four film but also another, currently undisclosed project. While we wait to find out what Grass-Fed turns out to be, we can all agree that Solve Everything is as much of a sign of the Fantastic Four as Johnny’s flaming 4 in the sky. My favorite Marvel property, I am eagerly awaiting more news on this one and hope that Feige and crew embrace all the great things about the First Family that Fox so readily ignored.
WHAT I HEARD THIS WEEK: ‘THE MANDALORIAN’ SEASON 2 GETS A NEW MCU DIRECTOR
One of the great things to come out of 2019 (other than Murphy’s Multiverse) was The Mandalorian. An instant hit, the streaming series seemed to hit all the necessary nostalgic notes to capture the hearts of old school fans as well as bring new fans into the ever-expanding Star Wars universe. Early last year, I found out that Peyton Reed had directed 2 episodes of the second season of the series (which just started streaming last week!) and couldn’t believe the big news I had been fortunate to come across. This scoop, which was confirmed not too long after we ran it, will stick with me not only because I love the show and was happy to get a major Star Wars scoop, but also because NOBODY READ IT! While people are still reading the Elisabeth Shue scoop to this day, this news went relatively unnoticed.
While it isn’t all we do, we at Murphy’s Multiverse do love the thrill of the chase when it comes to hunting down these big scoops to share with our audience. They don’t always turn out and sometimes we get beat to the punch, but they are certainly a part of our DNA and we hope that as we continue to grow, we’re fortunate enough to keep bringing them to you. Thanks for all your support over the last year. We wouldn’t exist without you.
