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Deadpool Sort of Kind of Enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Korg Crossover: Watch
Ever since Disney purchased 20th Century Fox back in 2019, fans have been waiting for Deadpool to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’ve long known that such a multiverse merger was in the works, but we never would have expected it to happen like this. The Merc with a Mouth has officially had his first MCU crossover in an appropriately meta preview of Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi’s new film Free Guy. See, Reynolds portrays Deadpool in that character’s film series, and Waititi directed Thor: Ragnarok and starred in both that film and Avengers: Endgame as the alien rock creature Korg. Now in Free Guy, Reynolds plays a video game background character who realizes he’s a digital creation, and Waititi plays the movie’s villain, the publisher behind the game. Free ...
What If…? Trailer Brings Chadwick Boseman, Robert Downey Jr. Back to Marvel: Watch
Marvel is knee-deep in the multiverse now that Loki and the Time Variance Authority have ripped the timeline to shreds. But this August, fans will be up to their neck in alternate realities, as the new trailer for Disney+’s What If…? reveals. The animated series presents alternate versions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe we all know and love. What would happen if Peggy Carter was the first World War II super soldier? Or if Gamora took on the mantle of Thanos? Or if Tony Stark was saved from getting shrapnel in his chest… by Killmonger? All these strange possibilities will get the chance to play out in What If…? as the omnipotent alien The Watcher (voiced by Jeffrey Wright) guides us through the endless timelines. This is more than just a fun divergence from the “sacred timeline,...
Blade’s Stephen Dorff Slams Marvel Movies, Says Black Widow “Looks Like Garbage”
Marvel may be at the top of the food chain in terms of superhero cinema, but for one former star, they’re just cattle. Stephen Dorff, who played villain Deacon Frost in 1998’s Blade, has criticized the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in particular throwing shade at the upcoming Black Widow for looking “like a bad video game.” Speaking with the UK’s Independent about his new film, Embattled, Dorff was asked about what roles he looks for in modern Hollywood. The actor took that as a prompt to bash the company that elevated his career by making him the star of one of the first successful post-Batman comic book adaptations. “I still hunt out the good shit because I don’t want to be in Black Widow,” said Dorff, continuing, “It looks like garbage to me. It looks like a bad video g...
HHW Gaming: The God of Mischief Loki Coming To ‘Fornite,’ But There Is A Catch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 At this point, the question should be, who hasn’t been in Fortnite? Well, now you can officially scratch the lovable God of Mischief off that list. Epic Games announced that Loki would be coming to the insanely popular video game Fortnite in celebration of the Disney Plus series starring Tom Hiddleston as the popular MCU villain. Loki set to bring his brand of chaos to the game in July. Still, unlike the other heroes and villains from the MCU, Loki will only be available via Epic’s Fortnite Crew subscription service that is just $12 a month and gives players access to the current season pass, V-Bucks to spend, and exclusive e in-game items that cannot be traded outside of the subscription service. So, you can th...
Marvel Unleashes the Legend of the Ten Rings in New Shang-Chi Trailer: Watch
Marvel has shared a new trailer for their first film starring an Asian superhero, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. In addition to showing the titular weapons in action, the preview unveils two new villains — including the surprising return of one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first bad guys. The new preview lays out the plot of the film, with Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi being heir to the brutal legacy of his father, Wenwu (played by Tony Chiu-Wai Leung). Armed with the Ten Rings — arm bands that possess immense power — Wenwu runs a criminal empire, an organization he uses to go after his own son. With the help of his friends (Awkwafina’s Katy and Ronny Chieng’s Jon Jon), Shang-Chi sets out to create his own destiny. Along the way, he does battle with a number of classic Marvel...
Every Marvel Movie and TV Show Ranked From Worst to Best
This feature originally ran in April 2015 and will be periodically updated and re-published with the latest Marvel releases. Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. This time, we sort through the best and worst of Marvel’s seemingly never-ending cinematic universe. Have a quick glance at this: Related Video That was April 2006. Now, 15 years later, the outline for Marvel’s ambitious (many at the time said overzealous) plan to take over movie theaters has been made manifest. Under their watch, a movie partially centered around a sassy talking raccoon and a giant tree fighting space evil became one of the highest-grossing films of 2014. In 20...
Loki Charms Cereal to Offer Marshmallows as if They’re Cavity-Inducing Infinity Stones
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T19:40:31+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 3:40pm ET The God of Mischief has captured the hearts, stars, and horseshoes of legend as if they were cardboard-flavored Infinity Stones. In a new corporate crossover sure to be beloved by children and dentists, Marvel has teamed up with General Mills to release a limited-edition Lucky Charms cereal called — you guessed it — Loki Charms. The promotion takes place June 9th, which is the same day that the new series Loki burdens Disney+ with its glorious purpose. That show may have significant ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the changes to Lucky Charms are only skin deep. While the cereal and marshmallows will remain...
HHW Gaming: ‘Mortal Kombat’ & ‘Injustice’ Studio Working On New Marvel Fighting Game: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 A new Marvel-based fighting game? Made by the same studio that brought us Mortal Kombat 11 and Injustice? WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT. According to the digital grapevine, a new Marvel fighting game is in the works, and NetherRealm Studio is allegedly behind it. If this is indeed the case, it will be the first game since 2017’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and would mean that NetherRealm is not currently working on the follow-up to Injustice 2: Gods Among Us. [embedded content] The report comes from Daniel Richtman (via Stealth Optional) and doesn’t bear much in the form of details, so please take all of this with the tiniest grain of salt while at the same time being excited at the possibility that su...
The Rise of Black Captain America: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recap, Ep. 6
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Marvel Studios / Disney The final episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has arrived and… SPOILERS AHEAD… …and it starts with Karli rallying her troops after previously locking down the GRC. She comments that “They’re not going to stop, not unless we make them.” Karli puts her plan in motion and she says “It’s time” as the title card rolls. NYPD is locking down the building as Falcon speeds towards lower Manhattan. Bucky is also on scene conversing with Falcon via earpiece. Sam let’s Bucky know he’s called in backup as a mysterious watch-capped figure approaches from behind. We quickly find out it is Sharon Carter in disguise. She is using the same tech as Black Widow in a call back to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. As we’ve seen o...
Captain America 4 Officially in the Works from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Showrunner
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-24T02:15:13+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 10:15pm ET Marvel is tossing Captain America’s shield onto the big screen once again. The Hollywood Reporter has it that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier head writer and creator Malcolm Spellman is developing Captain America 4. Spellman is co-writing the script with another member of his Disney+ series’ writer’s room, Dalan Musson. Unsurprisingly, Marvel is keeping mum on who will be carrying Cap’s shield in the film. Chris Evans wore the red, white, and blue suit through three solo Captain America films, the last being 2016’s Civil War. He finished his tenure as the hero in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame...
The First Trailer For Marvel’s Martial Arts Super Hero Film ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’ Has Arrived
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty The star of the upcoming movie Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Simu Liu, got one hell of a present on his birthday on Monday (Apr.19), the trailer for the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will focus on an Asian superhero. Marvel’s Phase Four is looking very promising despite being unleashed in a very unconventional way. The trailer for Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings was a pleasant surprise for Marvel movie fans. It tells the story of Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), who was raised and trained to be an assassin in the Ten Rings organization but decides that is not the life he wants and escapes for a normal life in San Francisco. His past will eventually catch up with him leading him to confront his fa...
Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke in Talks to Join Marvel’s Secret Invasion Series on Disney+
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T19:20:16+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 3:20pm ET As star-studded as the Marvel Cinematic Universe typically is, the new Disney+ series Secret Invasion looks like it’s coming extra loaded with A-listers. New reports indicate that both Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke and The Crown star Olivia Colman are in final talks to join the limited event series (via Variety and The Hollywood Reporter). Unsurprisingly, neither actress’ role is being revealed — after all, it is a secret invasion. The pair will be joining Samuel L. Jackson (reprising his landmark Nick Fury) and Ben Mendelsohn (the Skrull Talos from Captain Marvel) in the series, as well as One Night...
