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Marvel Drops Jonathan Majors After Assault, Harassment Verdict
Jonathan Majors is out at Marvel Studios in a stunning career blow for the once-rising actor. On Dec. 18, a Manhattan jury found Majors guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment following a two-week trial that stemmed from a March incident between the actor and his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari. Before […]
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Chris Evans Says the Rumors of Original Avengers Reassembling in the MCU Is “News to Me”
Chris Evans has heard the rumors of a possible Avengers reunion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next phase, but no one’s approached him about it thus far. The Pain Hustlers star made an appearance on The View on Monday, where he discussed the rumors and if he’d ever return to his role of Captain America. […]
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‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ Enlists ‘Loki’ Creator Michael Waldron
Marvel Studios is moving fast to find a new variant on its script for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Marvel mainstay Michael Waldron will tackle Kang Dynasty, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The hiring cements Waldron as a key architect of Marvel’s Multiverse Saga, its sprawling story told across multiple realities in film and TV. Waldron […]
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Jon Hamm “Would Love” a Role in the MCU: “I Hope I Get a Chance”
Jon Hamm is ready for his chance to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During a recent interview with Screen Rant, the actor, who is a comic book fan himself, said he hopes Marvel Studios considers him for future X-Men and Fantastic Four projects. “I don’t know. Those decisions get made at such a high level […]
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‘The Marvels’ Star Iman Vellani Isn’t Concerned With Box Office Discussion: “That’s for Bob Iger”
Iman Vellani would rather celebrate positive feedback to her film The Marvels, as opposed to focusing on its performance at the box office. The actress spoke to Yahoo Entertainment about the recent release in an interview published online Thursday. During the conversation, Vellani referenced Disney CEO Bob Iger when asked about the financial return for […]
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Marvel Studios Taking Stock of Strategy Amid ‘The Marvels’ Meltdown
The anything-but-marvelous performance of The Marvels is a moment of reckoning for Marvel Studios, the production house that has been the superhero of the box office for much of the past 15 years, since Iron Man burst onto the scene in 2008. Over the Nov. 10-12 weekend, The Marvels debuted to $46.1 million in North […]
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Why the Age of Marvel Is Not Quite Over
There was a time, not so very long ago, when a new release from Marvel Studios would be a guaranteed hit, regardless of whether the film starred one of the world’s most popular superheroes or introduced audiences to characters few knew. Pundits wondered how long such an interconnected franchise could sustain itself, as the Marvel […]
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China Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Bombs as Superhero Fatigue Deepens
The Marvels‘ disappointing start at the North American box office over the weekend — $47 million, a record low for a Marvel Studios release — is adding to analysts’ concerns that superhero fatigue is an urgent and growing problem for the major studios. But in China, filmgoers have been snubbing America’s caped crusaders for far longer […]
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Box Office Bomb: ‘The Marvels’ Opens to $47M in New Low for Marvel Studios
The Marvels box office debut is anything but marvelous. From Marvel Studios and Disney, the superhero tentpole opened to an estimated $47 million at the domestic box office to rank as the worst start in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It also came in behind expectations overseas, where it launched with $63.3 million […]
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‘The Marvels’ Earns Meh $6.6M in Box Office Previews, Eyes Record Low MCU Opening
The Marvels has started off its box office run with a meh $6.6 million in Thursday evening previews, well behind the $20.7 million grossed by Captain Marvel in 2019. And if Friday matinee returns are any indication, the movie is on course to score the lowest opening ever for a title in the Marvel Cinematic […]
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‘Deadpool 3’, ‘Captain America 4’ Among Marvel Release Date Changes as Strike Ends
Summer tentpole Deadpool 3 will swim into theaters a bit later than originally anticipated as part of a slate shift for Marvel Studios. Disney announced late Wednesday that the high-profile threequel will now open at the domestic box officeJuly 26, 2024 instead of May 3, 2024. Captain America: New World Order, which previously held that […]
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‘The Marvels’ to Take Over Las Vegas Sphere (Exclusive)
For those who are not attending tonight’s The Marvels premiere in Las Vegas, Goose — the cat-like alien creature that appeared in Captain Marvel and returns in The Marvels — will tower over the city’s skyline on the exterior of the recently-opened Sphere. The promo is a collaboration between software developer Autodesk and Marvel, and […]
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