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The Marvels’ Teyonah Parris Is Still Ready to Shine in the MCU
Last year was an odd one for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a lot of ways that couldn’t help but hover over its 2023 output. The biggest example of this was The Marvels: the movie received a mixed reception in November, and ended up being one of the lowest-performing MCU movies to date. That in…
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Marvel Became Its Own Worst Enemy in 2023
This year, the once-untouchable Marvel Studios finally showed some vulnerability. For 15 years, the studio behind some of the biggest and best superhero movies ever was all but invincible. Every single gamble paid off. Every story expertly seeded over a decade blossomed beautifully. And even in the less cohesive few years after Avengers: Endgame, when…
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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 flummoxed and angry.…
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How Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel Becomes a Mentor in The Marvels
The Marvels finally hits theatres this week with the cosmic team-up between Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). The Marvel Studios release will tie Kamala Khan’s story from her Ms. Marvel Disney+ series into Monica Rambeau’s plot threads established in WandaVision and Captain Marvel as she becomes Photon.…