6 posts tagged ‘ant man’
Taika Waititi Jokes About Why He Went From Indies to Marvel
At this point, you have to know Taika Waiti is gonna Taika Waititi—especially since it’s been long known he isn’t coming back for a potential Thor 5. But the director’s self-deprecating appearance on the SmartLess Podcast, hosted by comedic actors Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, and Jason Bateman, has left some Marvel fans… Read more...
Avatar 2 Made More Money in 2023 Than Most of Disney's New Releases
Just when you thought James Cameron might take a break from winning, you realize he’s been beating up Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney, and Pixar without even trying. Let us explain. Read more...
What's right and what's wrong with Marvel today?
It’s not much of a surprise that The Marvels didn’t fare so well at the domestic box office in its first weekend. Sure, it came in at No. 1 with $47 million, but that’s the lowest opening of any film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Factor in the $41.4 million it made internationally, and that’s still less than $90… Read more...
All The Marvels Easter eggs and references explained
For better or worse, a certain level of fluency in the ever-expanding tapestry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is required by The Marvels. While the film—which brings together Captain Marvel’s Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), WandaVision’s Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Ms. Marvel’s Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani)—fills… Read more...
The Marvels is headed for one of the MCU's all-time worst box office openings
Whatever your feelings about the current creative state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s hard to deny that the franchise’s financial issues are becoming more obvious by the week. That’s come into especially tight focus this week, with the release of Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels, which just posted the second-worst… Read more...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranked from worst to best
Conventional critical wisdom holds that the floor and the ceiling of the 15-year-strong Marvel Cinematic Universe are not so far apart—that in devising a recipe for success, the company has managed to avoid any outright disasters, even as its principle of quality-without-risk also more or less negates the possibility… Read more...