UPDATED: Breaking Down All ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailers So Far

January 6, 2026April 1, 2026 Mike Manalo

Happy New Year, folks! 2025 was definitely a tough year for many, but frankly, perhaps more so for Marvel Studios than most. While the House of Feige arguably put out a pair of its best post-Endgame films with Thunderbolts and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, none of its three releases last year grossed anywhere close to the heights of many of the studio’s previous wins.

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Kevin Feige on ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ and the Future of the MCU

July 21, 2025September 18, 2025 Mike Manalo

Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, has always made himself available for the media circuit, while also displaying professional skill at giving cryptic responses to questions about upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe events. However, at a recent roundtable discussion, Feige confidently and graciously allowed us to chat not only about the MCU’s latest film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but in a surprising turn, also spoke on the future of the MCU.

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Why ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Might Work Out After All

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 Mike Manalo

I’d like to start out by saying I’m an MCU believer. The rest of the world may be done with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and with just cause after misses like Quantumania, She-Hulk, and Secret Invasion, or even after mid-tier products like Brave New World or Multiverse of Madness. However, I got into Marvel Comics in 1991, and here I am 34 years later, and I still buy them, love them, and get excited whenever a new MCU film is announced or is released.

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Marvel Studios Confirms Full Cast of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

March 26, 2025May 15, 2025 Mike Manalo

We are only a little over a year until Avengers: Doomsday hits, and fans have been getting anxious about any sort of confirmed announcement about the tentpole, beyond the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, and the Russo Brothers directing. Well today, we finally got something pretty big, as the full confirmed cast was revealed via livestream, ending months of speculation on which MCU A-Listers would be joining the fun!

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Welcoming Sam Wilson as Captain America at the ‘Brave New World’ Press Conference

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 Mike Manalo

Sam Wilson is Captain America. He’s been Captain America for four years in the MCU, and 10 years in the comics. As a VA PTSD counselor, and a loyal partner to Team Cap, he was always the worthiest successor to take on the shield, whether folks want to admit it or not. And yet, audiences still have trouble accepting it. However, with Captain America: Brave New World hitting theaters February 14, all that should and will soon change!

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‘Brave New World’ Star Carl Lumbly on the Forgotten Captain America

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 Mike Manalo

“The Forgotten Captain America.” It is perhaps the most tragic title to bestow any character in the MCU. Not just from a narrative standpoint, but also because of the historical implications behind what America has done to forget about its veterans, especially its POC ones. The aforementioned title belongs to Carl Lumbly’s Isaiah Bradley, who returns in Captain America: Brave New World on February 14.

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NOC Review: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Soars with Solid Superheroics

February 12, 2025March 6, 2025 Mike Manalo

To all those who’d ground him, take a message back from me: Sam Wilson is flying high, defying gravity! Wait. Wrong movie. However, it’s no less true! Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) is Captain America, and Captain America: Brave New World proves it unequivocally!

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A Conversation with ‘Captain America’ Himself, Anthony Mackie

February 10, 2025 Mike Manalo

It’s time to head into a Brave New World, as the next Captain America epic soars into theaters this Friday, February 14. To celebrate the latest MCU chapter, we were fortunate enough to get to chat with Captain America himself, Anthony Mackie.

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Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson Discuss ‘Elevation’

November 13, 2024 Sophia Soto

Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson star in Elevation. The movie is currently playing exclusively in theaters.

Marvel, Movies

New Trailer for ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Flies in from Brazil

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Mike Manalo

On your left! This weekend D23 Brazil celebrated Marvel Studios with some early looks at their upcoming 2025 slate, and chief among them was the latest trailer for Captain America: Brave New World!

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Massive Marvel Studios Lineup Lines Up at SDCC 2024!

July 28, 2024August 15, 2024 Mike Manalo

On the most anticipated evening of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, 6,000 fans crowded into the massive convention center auditorium known as Hall H to hear about the highly anticipated new projects from SDCC MVPs Marvel Studios.

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Marvel Studios Hits Hall H Hard with Huge Announcements and Surprises

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 Mike Manalo

Comic-Con is like Christmas for Marvel Nerds! The annual convention in San Diego has been the home of major Marvel Studios announcements since 2007, when Kevin Feige and Robert Downey Jr. brought the first Iron Man to Hall H. Well it’s wonderful to know some things don’t change. And almost 20 years later, the duo has united once more to deliver some jaw dropping bombs to the unsuspecting attendees in Hall H this year.

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Teaser Trailer for ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Lands

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Mike Manalo

It is Sam Wilson’s time to shine folks! Today, Marvel Studios officially dropped the first teaser trailer for Captain America: Brave New World, and it looks stunning!

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New Look at Sam Wilson’s Suit in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Mike Manalo

Sam Wilson is Captain America. That much has been established since The Falcon and the Winter Soldier way back in 2021. Now he’s going to make his official big screen debut next year in Captain America: Brave New World. And today we finally got a good look at Sam in costume!

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First Official Look at ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Mike Manalo

Cinemacon has been going full steam ahead this week! And Marvel Studios’ presentation today touched on several projects. One of which was the first look at Captain America: Brave New World. And while the footage shown was exclusive to the presentation, Entertainment Weekly and Marvel Studios have officially dropped the first few images from the highly anticipated release.

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‘Captain America 4’ Announces New Title with Behind the Scenes Photo

June 6, 2023June 14, 2023 Mike Manalo

May 2024 is on your left and coming fast, folks! And with it, soaring on top in his new position as Captain America is Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson. Last time we saw Sam, he was rightfully earning back the shield (after giving it up to a museum six months after saying he’d do his best). And now the partner has become the master as he heads into theaters with the latest installment in the Captain America series, now titled Captain America: Brave New World!

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On Your Left! Director for ‘Captain America 4’ Announced

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Mike Manalo

It’s been a while since we had a bit of news about Captain America 4. But today it’s been officially announced that Marvel Studios has found a director to helm the upcoming sequel.

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Get a Glimpse of Netflix’s Newest Thriller, ‘The Woman in the Window’

May 4, 2021May 15, 2021 Sophia Soto

Back in April, Netflix got fans hyped with an official trailer and poster for The Woman in the Window, which is based on the best-selling novel and adapted by Tracy Letts. The film stars Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Fred Hechinger, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Julianne Moore. Recently, the social media accounts for the streaming platform released an exclusive clip, which has us counting down until May 14.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Movies, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 214: Oscars So What

April 26, 2021May 15, 2021 Hard NOC Media

Before Dominic, Jamal, Keith, and Britney break down the finale for Disney+’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, the trailer for Shang-Chi, or the #1 movie in America, Mortal Kombat, the crew has to talk about all the WTF moments from Sunday’s Oscars telecast!

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UPDATED: Cap is Back! ‘Captain America 4’ in the Works with Malcolm Spellman

April 26, 2021May 15, 2021 Mike Manalo

It’s not a spoiler alert to say A LOT happens in six episodes of the epic The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series. So it would make sense for the story to continue in some way, shape, or form to explore everything it sets up. As such, it’s not surprising that today via The Hollywood Reporter it was announced that showrunner Malcolm Spellman is teaming up with staff writer Dalan Musson to write the fourth installment in the Captain America franchise.

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I Am Captain America: Get Used to It

April 24, 2021May 26, 2021 Guest N.O.C.

by Thaddeus Howze

While Marvel Comics has never allowed Sam Wilson to remain Captain America, it is good to see they have decided to allow him to hold the title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In the comics, they engineered an excuse for him to become Captain America and when they were done with the story arc, Steve Rogers reclaimed his title and his shield.

Sci Fi, Streaming, Television

Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Solos’ Set to Premiere in May

April 19, 2021May 15, 2021 Laura Sirikul

Amazon Prime Video revealed images from their highly anticipated Amazon Original anthology series Solos today.

Created by David Weil, the series stars Academy Award-winning actors Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren, Emmy Award-winning actor Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, and Constance Wu.

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Hard NOC Life 213: One World, One Dovich (with Desmond Chiam)

April 19, 2021May 15, 2021 Hard NOC Media

Dominic, Jamal, Keith, and Britney analyze the penultimate episode of Disney+’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with an actual Flagsmasher! Desmond Chiam, who plays Dovich on the series, sits in with the crew to talk about rebellion, revolution, and representation. He also talks about Cap’s shield, an irrational fear of water, and also nerding out on JRPG video games!