Actress Evangeline Lilly is facing major backlash, including calls for her to be sacked by Marvel Studios, after she voiced her opposition to mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations. The blowback began after Lilly, a star of Marvel’s “Ant-Man” movies, said on Thursday that she had participated in a protest last weekend in …
Read More »‘Dune’ is a visual marvel but ultimately it is a rather barren movie devoid of drama
‘Dune’, Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel, has long been deemed “unfilmable,” and depending on your perspective regarding director Denis Villeneuve’s new ambitious big budget adaptation, that label may very well still apply. ‘Dune’ is a complex and complicated story of empires and religious mysticism set in a future that is …
Read More »Marvel superhero comic creators received just $5,000 for $1B+ movie adaptations – media
In an article published on Monday, which cited several comic book industry sources, the Guardian reported that “when a writer or artist’s work features prominently in a Marvel film, the company’s practice is to send the creator an invitation to the premiere and a cheque for $5,000” – despite some …
Read More »Marvel + #MeToo + political propaganda = Black Widow, a middling, formulaic Disney money grab
This article contains plot points and minor spoilers for the movie Black Widow. After a two-year, Covid-induced drought, Marvel is finally back in theatres with the much-anticipated ‘Black Widow’. The movie was originally set to kick off Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in May last year, but …
Read More »SJWs hail Marvel’s new ‘Filipina Captain America’, but her name has raised eyebrows… as it can mean ‘HEROIC GENITALS’
Ari Agbayani, who was proudly presented to comic books fans last week, is to show up in the September issue of ‘United States of Captain America’. Rather than taking the famous superhero identity for herself, she is one of several local heroes inspired by the example of the original Cap …
Read More »Marvel-lous: Zenit’s Dzyuba fulfils a dream by donning Deadpool costume on his way to lift Russian Premier League trophy (VIDEO)
Never shy to make a spectacle of himself, the hitman headed out to the pitch in the eye-catching red-and-black costume of X-Men character Deadpool as Zenit strolled to glory with an emphatic 6-1 win over their nearest rivals, second-placed Lokomotiv Moscow. The resounding victory created an unassailable nine-point gap over …
Read More »Director of Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ and DC’s ‘Justice League’ under fire over ‘toxic work environments’, alleged misogyny & racism
Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on the hit TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, posted a lengthy Twitter denunciation on Wednesday, describing how Whedon “abused his power on numerous occasions” during the time she worked with him – fat-shaming her while she was pregnant, mocking her religious beliefs, …
Read More »Director of Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ and DC’s ‘Justice League’ under fire over ‘toxic work environments’, alleged misogyny & racism
Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on the hit TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, posted a lengthy Twitter denunciation on Wednesday, describing how Whedon “abused his power on numerous occasions” during the time she worked with him – fat-shaming her while she was pregnant, mocking her religious beliefs, …
Read More »I just beat Cyberpunk 2077. The most anticipated game of 2020 is a skin-deep, broken marvel
Heading into release, developer CD Projekt Red had the insurmountable task of matching or even topping The Witcher 3. Judged by many as one of the best games of the entire decade, it brought with it high expectations for whatever came next. Mix in a well-crafted marketing campaign that built …
Read More »Marvel making Star-Lord bisexual is a vindictive dig at Chris Pratt’s Christianity from a dying comic book industry
Chris Pratt is currently one of the biggest names in Hollywood. He has a net worth of around 60 million dollars, has starred in some of the biggest movies of the last ten years, and is pretty well loved by most folks out there. He is known as a non-denominational …
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