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Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Claims Marvel Movies “Have Turned Us into Zombies”
Denis Villeneuve has started promoting his new film Dune, and he has thoughts on the impact the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had on audiences over the last 13 years. Speaking with the Spanish-language outlet El Mundo, Villeneuve noted that big budget blockbuster filmmaking can retain artistic merit, citing filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Alfonso Curaon. “Perhaps the problem is that we are in front of too many Marvel movies that are nothing more than a ‘cut and paste’ of others,” the director said. “Perhaps these types of movies have turned us into zombies a bit… But big and expensive movies of great value there are many today. I don’t feel capable of being pessimistic at all.” (English translation courtesy of Indiewire.) Villeneuve continued, “Just think of the golden age of Hollywo...
Peep The Trailer To Marvel’s ‘Hawkeye’ Series On Disney+
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chuck Zlotnick / Disney Disney+ really has a knack for taking overlooked Avengers characters and giving them some real entertaining solo series, and now Hawkeye is next in line to get the solo adventure treatment. Source: Chuck Zlotnick / Disney Today Disney dropped the first trailer for the Jeremy Renner starring Hawkeye series in which the man with the bow and arrow is out to look for someone who’s replicating his Ronin days during Infinity War’s “blip” event. Along the way Hawkeye runs into one Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) who too knows a thing or two about bows and arrows and gets taken under the Hawk’s wing for training and possibly becoming the next Hawkeye in the MCU. We thought he was training his daughter to take up that mantle? The Christmas-t...
The Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer, Explained
Rumors, theories, and leaks abounded, but nothing was ever going to spoiler the excitement of the first Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer. Fans are still hyped off the official reveal that the third (and potentially final) Marvel Cinematic Universe solo Spidey film will introduce the Spider-Verse and what seems to be the first big-screen appearance of the Sinister Six. But what else about the new movie has this first teaser revealed? Let’s take a scene-by-scene look to uncover some more mysteries and spur some more speculation. Spoiler alert: Obviously, we’ll be discussing some potential plot spoilers here, including comic references the moviegoing audience may not be tuned into. Skip this whole thing if you’d rather keep all the secrets secret. Advertisement Share this: You Deserve to Make ...
Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Introduces Live-Action Spider-Verse, Sinister Six: Watch
Marvel has finally revealed the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, and you can almost hear the sound of fans’ heads simultaneously exploding across the world. After months and months of rumors and teases, our first look at the new film introduces what we’ve all been waiting for: a live-action Spider-Verse and the Sinister Six. Yes, it’s all really happening. The No Way Home trailer picks up where Far From Home left off, with the world learning that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is Spider-Man thanks to Mysterio’s dying actions. Desperate to return to “normal,” Parker turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to help reset everyone’s memory. But when Parker tries to tweak Strange’s spell mid-cast, he appears to break the timeline. With Parker literally trying to “live two...
Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ Final Trailer Name Checks Thanos, Plenty Of Fades
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Disney Now that Marvel films are finally returning to theaters after a year of being held back due to the pandemic, people are hella excited about the upcoming slate of films that are going to drop and today we finally get a full trailer to the highly anticipated, Eternals. After years of waiting on the next Marvel installment, fans have finally gotten a sneak peak of the cosmic epic starring Angelina Jolie, Tyree Henry, Selma Hayek, and a few big named actors who may or may not be a part of the MCU in the future. In the latest trailer we get to see just how Marvel’s superheroes were hiding in the shadows for thousands of years and going about their lives as the Avengers went about saving the world numerous times over. Hoping to stay out of man’s...
Anthony Mackie Officially Signs On for Captain America 4 Movie
No super serum, no blond hair, or blue eyes — but Sam Wilson has a movie. Anthony Mackie has officially signed on to star in Captain America 4. The Marvel Cinematic Universe favorite, who debuted as Sam “The Falcon” Wilson in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, debuted as the new Cap in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier back in March. That show ended with Wilson donning a new suit and officially taking over the Captain America mantle, a role Deadline reports he’ll now carry over to the big screen. It’s not yet clear if Mackie’s Disney+ co-star, Sebastian Stan, will return to reprise his role as Winter Soldier in the film. Marvel is, predictably, keeping details about the movie’s plot and cast under wraps for now. Of course, in typical MCU fash...
DJ Snake, Rick Ross and Rich Brian Drop Gripping Banger for Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” Movie: Listen
DJ Snake is a gift that keeps on giving. Amid a monster year full of chart-topping hits, Vegas residencies, and lavish lifestyle collabs, he simply refuses to take his foot of the gas. Snake’s latest venture is a massive joint track with Rick Ross and Rich Brian, which was produced for Marvel’s upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. “Run It” is a heart-racing banger fit for the suspenseful action sequences of a tentpole Marvel film. Snake mutates into a chameleon here, flexing his versatility and genre-fluidity by producing a hip-hop and midtempo hybrid. Rich Brian kicks things off with a verse in his breakneck flow as Snake builds the composition into its blood-pumping drop. It’s here where his French roots ooze through the arrange...
Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” Film to Feature New Song by DJ Snake, Rick Ross and Rich Brian
This afternoon, fans of DJ Snake were told that something massive was on the horizon when he tweeted at Marvel, only adding a cryptic “pair of eyes” emoji. From the moment he hit “send” they braced for something big, and sure enough, he delivered. Snake went on to announce a new collaborative track with Rick Ross and Rich Brian called “Run It,” which will be featured in Marvel’s upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Across his social media pages, he shared a preview of the movie that incorporates audio of the upcoming collab. While much of the preview’s audio is focused on the film, fans can hear a small portion of what’s to come from the three artists. Luckily, fans and comic book aficionados won’t have to...
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Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over Black Widow Streaming Release [Updated]
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the company’s decision to stream Black Widow on its Disney+ platform at the same time as its theatrical release. According to the Wall Street Journal, Johansson filed the suit in a Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, accusing Disney of breaching its contract with her over the release of Black Widow and thus preventing Johansson “from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel.” As Johansson’s salary was based in large part on the box office performance of Black Widow, Disney’s decision to put the film on Disney+ cost the actress as much as $50 million, a person familiar with details of her contract told WSJ. Advertisement Related Video In her complaint, Johansson says her representatives sought to renegotiate her contract after learnin...
‘I May Destroy You’ Star Michaela Coel Cast In Secret Role For ‘Black Panther 2’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever is set to hit theaters on July 8, 2022, and though we know Chadwick Boseman won’t be starring in the film (Rest In Power, King), the film continues to add new and exciting faces to the film. According to Vulture, the latest surprise addition to the growing cast is I May Destroy You star, Michaela Coel who has joined the film’s production in Atlanta in an undisclosed role. Outside of rumors that the film’s villain will end up being Namor The Submariner or that Killmonger will be making a return to Wakanda (though he never really left), not much is known about Ryan Coogler’s highly anticipated sequel. What we do know is that Marvel will not be using a CGI version of Boseman’s character in the film tho...
A Negative Plus a Negative Equals a Positive: ‘Loki’ Episode 4 Recap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Disney+ Episode 4 of Marvel’s Loki gave us plenty of insight into Sylive’s origins and what makes her tick. It goes without saying that there are…. SPOILERS AHEAD — catch up with our Episode 3 recap right here. The episode begins in Asgard, where an imaginative young girl plays with her toys, seemingly minding her own business. Behind her a time door appears and out steps Hunter A-23 who recognizes and arrests the young girl as a variant that has committed crimes against the Sacred Timeline. Upon arrival at the TVA we can tell from how the young girl is dressed she has to be Sylvie. She is processed and taken to a courtroom by A-23. When her case is called, young Sylvie attacks A-23 and takes her TemPad. A-23 can only watch on helplessly as...
Big Kang Theory: ‘Loki’ Episode 5 Recap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Disney+ Marvel’s Loki has shaped up to be yet another great Disney+ series in the MCU. The 5th episode provides plenty of geeky hints for use to decipher that has us made there is only one episode left of Loki and Sylvie battle Timekeepers and timelines. SPOILERS AHEAD — catch up with our Episode 4 recap right here. Source: Marvel / Disney+ Floating through the TVA in a very JJ Abram-sy manner, it is worth noting the workers continue about their business blissfully unaware of what has occurred. The float becomes an extreme close up of the golden elevator doors that lead to the “Timekeepers.” Penetrating the door to the chamber inside we catch a quick glimpse of the head of one of the faux-Timekeepers laying on the ground. Instantly we are t...
