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With Quantumania, Ant-Man Becomes a Victim of the MCU’s Saga Obsession
The structure of superhero movie franchises sure has changed, hasn’t it? It’s easy to forget, but pre-2008, these tentpole blockbusters usually capped themselves at a trilogy of movies, whether they wanted to or not. Back then, a trilogy felt like a good number of films; not too little, not too much, and adequately enabling character…
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Wakanda Forever’s Mid-Credits Scene Aims to Please All Black Panther Fans
Up to release, the bulk of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s press cycle was rightly focused on what the film would do to serve as a memorial for Chadwick Boseman, in addition to gradually making clear that the next Black Panther would be taking their place. While the film itself can maybe bite off more than…
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: An Gizmodo Roundtable
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally arrived, and to say that Marvel’s latest — the sequel to 2018’s smash hit Black Panther, which won three Oscars — at was highly, highly anticipated is putting it rather mildly. Gizmodo’s Germain Lussier and Cheryl Eddy and Gizmodo’s David Ewalt sat down to discuss the MCU’s return to…
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Brace Yourself, Nerd: Holiday Shopping Starts Now
The window between Halloween and Christmas is a whole lot smaller than it used to be, thanks to the likes of Jack Skellington who is now in full Sandy Claws mode. It’s officially time to start getting those holiday lists ready and see what pop culture goods are going to be fit to put under…