Excitement is in the air for Marvel fans with the debut of Netflix’s latest series, Luke Cage, which can be viewed in its entirety on the network now. Along with lead actor Mike Colter, actress Simone Missick is also poised to breakout via her important role on the superhero show.
When the casting for Spider-Man: Homecoming was first announced, speculation over who would play Peter Parker’s main love interest, Mary Jane Watson, was heavy. With the news that Zendaya has joined the cast, the typically red-headed Ms. Watson will not be played by a Black woman for the first time.
Chadwick Boseman gave a regal aura to the character T’Challa, better known as the Black Panther, in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War film and nearly stole the show. Over the weekend, Boseman talked in grand detail about the Black Panther’s significance to fans and how he doesn’t view the character as a so-called “magical negro.”
Marvel’s Wolverine franchise is closing a chapter as Hugh Jackman will appear in Wolverine 3, the third and final installment featuring the 47-year-old actor. In a recent interview, the film’s producer confirmed that the movie will be rated R and will be released in under a year’s time.
Marvel’s summer release of Ant-Man was a huge success to the tune of $409 million worldwide, especially considering the character isn’t largely known outside of comic book circles. With the character’s brand proven to be a hit amongst audiences, it was only inevitable a sequel begin pre-production.
Now that Ant-Man has conquered the box office to the tune of $56 million its first weekend in theaters, T.I. can focus back to what he does best. And that’s trapping in the studio.
Although Ava DuVernay’s helm at the head of the upcoming Black Panther superhero flick would have resulted in the ultimate measure of Blackness, it seems it just wasn’t meant to be.
What Marvel wants, Marvel typically gets. After the superhero capital of the world expressed interested in recruiting Selma director Ava DuVernay to direct the developing film, Black Panther, it was only a matter of time before everything was signed, sealed and delivered.
Marvel Comics employs several alternate variations of their beloved characters, with many appearing as a different race, color or often, another sexual orientation.
Marvel Studios continues to tease the public ahead of its upcoming superhero action films set to debut this, which completes the “Phase Two” portion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, fans got an exclusive peek at a new Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer and the studio also blasted out an […]
Marvel is looking to expand the vast Marvel Cinematic Universe with its upcoming quartet of series that will air exclusively on Netflix. Former journalist and television veteran Cheo Hodari Coker has been named as the executive producer for the Luke Cage series and will also serve as its showrunner.
