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Wesley Snipes Just Earned 2 Guinness World Records
Wesley Snipes
Just Earned
2 Guinness
World Records
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Aug 10, 2024 4:50 PM CDT

Wesley Snipes Just Earned 2 Guinness World Records

Blade cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine gives him longest career as a live-action Marvel character

(Newser) - Wesley Snipes has broken not one but two Guinness world records, thanks to his Blade cameo in Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine. Per Guinness , the 62-year-old actor showed up unexpectedly in the franchise's latest flick, which Gizmodo notes "was a shock to many." That appearance earned Snipes...

Robert Downey Jr. Makes 'Shocking' Return to Marvel

This time, he'll be playing Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

(Newser) - Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, is an iconic character within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, memorably played by Robert Downey Jr. But Iron Man, of course, was killed off in 2019 in Avengers: Endgame. So how is it that RDJ announced Saturday at San Diego's Comic-Con that he'd be...

Marvel Back in Form With Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine:
Messy, 'Unadulterated Fun'
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 26, 2024 11:11 AM CDT

Deadpool & Wolverine: Messy, 'Unadulterated Fun'

Sequel has some issues, but it's 'more electric—more alive—than any MCU installment in years.'

(Newser) - Six years after the events of Deadpool 2, Wade Wilson is living a quiet life when he learns that life might end. Threatened by the Time Variance Authority, which controls alternate realities and timelines, Wilson's Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) sets out to save the world and resurrect Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)...

It Could Be a Rough Summer for Hollywood

Movie season is off to a tough start, though there are lots of sequels on the way

(Newser) - It's not exactly looking like a summer of love when it comes to the big screen. As CNBC reports, Hollywood kicked off its summer movie season last weekend with the Fall Guy—the first time since 2009 a flick from Clan Marvel didn't get the party started. Despite...

Disney Boss Addresses 'Superhero Fatigue'

Bob Iger says company is going to tamp down on Marvel franchise output to focus on quality

(Newser) - Disney had some good news to share during its latest quarterly report, including the profit its streaming services (Disney+ and Hulu) turned this time around. But CEO Bob Iger also noted during Tuesday's conference call with analysts that the company has had to contend with "superhero fatigue" around...

Jonathan Majors Avoids Jail Time
Jonathan Majors
Avoids Jail Time
Apr 8, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Jonathan Majors Avoids Jail Time

Actor is sentenced to probation in assault case that derailed his career

(Newser) - Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star's career, reports the AP . The 34-year-old star of Creed III and other films had faced up to a year behind bars after he was...

Disney's Activist Investor Slams 'Woke' Marvel Films

'Why do I need an all-Black cast?' Nelson Peltz asks in interview with 'Financial Times'

(Newser) - Black Panther's target demographic isn't necessarily the white octogenarian set, and you can count Disney activist investor Nelson Peltz as not a fan of the highly rated 2018 action-adventure flick. Peltz recently gave a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times in which he criticized a too "woke"...

Convicted Marvel Actor Now Sued by Ex-Girlfriend

Jonathan Majors is sued by Grace Jabbari for assault, harassment, defamation

(Newser) - Jonathan Majors was "shocked" when he was convicted late last year of assault and harassment of an ex-girlfriend. That erstwhile lover, Grace Jabbari, is now suing the former Marvel Studios actor as well, reports the AP . The lawsuit, which is seeking at least $75,000 in damages and other...

Marvel Reveals Fantastic Four Cast
Marvel Reveals
Fantastic Four Cast
Feb 15, 2024 8:24 AM CST

Marvel Reveals Fantastic Four Cast

Pedro Pascal is the new Mister Fantastic

(Newser) - Marvel revealed the key cast members for its Fantastic Four reboot in a Valentine's Day message from "Marvel's first family" to fans. In a post on Instagram , Marvel said Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn will play the superheroes in the movie scheduled to...

Nanjiani: I Sought Therapy After Crappy Film Reviews

'Eternals' star says it was 'very, very tough' to hear criticism of the 2021 Marvel movie

(Newser) - When Kumail Nanjiani shot 2021's Eternals, alongside big names like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, and Barry Keoghan, he had a blast. "I had the best time doing that movie, and I realized this is how work should feel like," the 45-year-old Silicon Valley star said Tuesday on...

Marvel Drops Jonathan Majors, Hugely Disrupting Plans for MCU

Majors was just convicted in domestic violence case

(Newser) - Within hours of his conviction on two of the four charges he faced involving a domestic violence incident with his former partner, Jonathan Majors has been dumped by Marvel Studios. The actor had first played supervillain Kang the Conqueror in the first season finale of the Disney+ series Loki, and...

Another Hollywood Chris Is Off the Market

Evans quietly married 26-year-old Portuguese actor Alba Baptista over the weekend

(Newser) - There is apparently only one of the four Hollywood Chrises who still qualifies as a bachelor, and he is Chris Pine, not Hemsworth, Pratt, or Evans. The 42-year-old Evans, aka Captain America in the Marvel franchise, quietly got himself married to Portuguese actor Alba Baptista over the weekend, reports Page...

Marvel Came, Changed, Conquered Hollywood
Tone of Marvel Films Have
Changed Since Iron Man
longform
Jun 10, 2023 1:30 PM CDT

Tone of Marvel Films Have Changed Since Iron Man

They're getting nuttier. 'New Yorker' digs deep into how the MCU has taken over Hollywood

(Newser) - "Twenty years ago, few people would have bet that a struggling comic-book company would turn a bunch of second-string superheroes into movie icons—much less swallow the film industry whole," writes Michael Schulman in the New Yorker . And yet here we are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At...

Harrison Ford's Marvel Debut: Captain America: Brave New World

Ford takes over a role vacated by the death of actor William Hurt

(Newser) - Iconic actor Harrison Ford is trading in his fedora and bullwhip for a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. CNN reports that a recent Instagram post from Anthony Mackie, who stars as Captain America in the upcoming movie Captain America: Brave New World, Ford is seen sharing a laugh with...

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Drops a Bomb (an F-Bomb)

Chris Pratt has MCU's first major profanity in clip from James Gunn's upcoming sequel

(Newser) - It's the day some of you cuss-prone people have been waiting for, at least according to Gizmodo : The Marvel Cinematic Universe has logged its first F-bomb. The Marvel Studio's franchise features the profanity in a new clip from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, with Chris...

First Trailer for The Marvels Is Out
First Marvels
Trailer Released
Apr 11, 2023 7:45 PM CDT

First Marvels Trailer Released

Captain Marvel is joined by 2 other MCU women

(Newser) - When Captain Marvel became the first female-fronted Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in 2019, studio president Kevin Feige said there would be many more to come. On Tuesday, Marvel released the first trailer for sequel The Marvels, starring three women: Brie Larson returning as Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris from WandaVision, and...

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