• Marvel set to begin filming ‘Black Panther 2’ in July of 2021

    Marvel set to begin filming ‘Black Panther 2’ in July of 2021

    Marvel is getting ready to shoot the second installment of the “Black Panther” franchise after the sudden passing of its star Chadwick Boseman. Shooting will begin in Atlanta in July,
  • Olympians transform into ‘The Avengers’ for new video game

    Olympians transform into ‘The Avengers’ for new video game

    The 2020 Olympics were called off, but a few Olympians still suited up. Sports power players from Team USA Simone Biles, Nathan Adrian, Jagger Eaton and Allyson Felix transformed into “The Avengers” to celebrate the release of a new Marvel video game, which debuted earlier this month through Square Enix games. The real-life superheroes are …
  • ‘Lovecraft Country’ star Jonathan Majors cast as ‘Ant Man 3’ villain

    ‘Lovecraft Country’ star Jonathan Majors cast as ‘Ant Man 3’ villain

    “Ant Man 3” has its villain. Kang the Conqueror will likely be played by “Lovecraft Country” star Jonathan Majors, sources told the Hollywood Reporter. Majors, 31, would appear in the Marvel Studios flick along with Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters in 2022. “A time-traveling despot from the far-future, …
  • Meet the gritty ‘New Mutants’ taking over for the X-Men

    Meet the gritty ‘New Mutants’ taking over for the X-Men

    Introduced in 1982 as the younger teen students to the now-grown X-Men, “The New Mutants” have always been the grittier, left-of-center B-team that turned the teen angst up to 11. Still think Wolverine is your favorite mutant? OK, boomer. Here’s a quick rundown of the new superpowered kids on the block, finally hitting theaters Friday …
  • Inside the long and tortured sacrifice of ‘The New Mutants’

    Inside the long and tortured sacrifice of ‘The New Mutants’

    “The New Mutants,” which comes to theaters Friday, is not as new as you think. Fox’s final X-Men film has been floating around for years, plagued by delays, corporate acquisitions, changes of taste and, the cherry on top, a pandemic. Up until a month ago, there were rumors that its new owner, Disney, would quietly …
  • Majority of DC Universe streaming staff hit with layoffs: report

    Majority of DC Universe streaming staff hit with layoffs: report

    Even superheroes are having a hard time weathering this pandemic. The majority of comic books giant DC Universe’s streaming service staff was laid off on Monday amid larger WarnerMedia cuts, sources told the Hollywood Reporter. The layoffs hit about one-third of DC’s editorial positions, as well as high-ranking individuals, including Editor-in-Chief Bob Harris, senior VP …