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.

Marvel, Movies, Reviews

NOC Review: ‘The Fantastic Four’ is a Loving Tribute to the Marvel Age of Comics

July 22, 2025July 23, 2025 Mike Manalo

There was a time, shortly after the Comics Code Authority was established, when DC Comics, after being attacked by psychiatrist Fredric Wertham and the Senate, was forced to make more campy, child-friendly stories for their most iconic heroes: Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. As a result, sales plummeted, and fans of comics were looking for something more meaningful and relatable. Enter Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s The Fantastic Four!

Marvel, Movies

Breaking Down the Latest ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 Mike Manalo

It’s June 4, which means tickets for The Fantastic Four: First Steps are officially on sale! I don’t know about you all, but I cannot wait to see Marvel’s First Family tearing up the big screen. All signs point to this one being a banger, and we got another new look at the film today. Let’s break down some of the key moments from this 75-second sneak peek, and deconstruct what it might showcase for the new movie and, perhaps, the greater MCU!

Marvel, Movies

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.

Marvel, Movies, Trailers

A New Silver Surfer Arrives with a New Trailer for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 Mike Manalo

Prepare yourselves because Galactus is coming! The herald of Galactus has come to this world to inform us that tonight, the role will be played by an actual purple planet-eating humanoid Goliath and not a storm cloud of nothing. More than that, they brought the official trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps with them, and boy, it looks phenomenal!

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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!

Marvel, Movies

The Teaser Trailer for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Launches

February 4, 2025February 27, 2025 Mike Manalo

At long last, we have our first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps! It had been a long time coming, but Marvel’s first family is officially here!

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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.

Marvel, Movies

Filming Launches on ‘The Fantastic Four’

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Mike Manalo

Exciting times for Marvel Studios! In addition to Deadpool & Wolverine hitting theaters this weekend, the House of Feige is at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, rumored to announce several projects. Chief among them, further news of The Fantastic Four!

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Interviews with the Cast and Producers of ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ from the NY Premiere

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Sophia Soto

At the New York Premiere of A Quiet Place: Day One in partnership with Tribeca Festival, I spoke with Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Bay, and Vicki Dee Rock. You can now experience the day the world went quiet in theaters.

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NOC Review: A Satisfying Visit to ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Mike Manalo

Since the first film became a phenomenon in 2018, the Quiet Place franchise has, well, quietly and stealthily become one of the most consistently entertaining franchises in cinema for the past decade. The first two movies were a lot of fun, and I’m pleased to report that the spin-off prequel, A Quiet Place: Day One, has only served to further that reputation, living up to the legacy of its predecessors in a satisfying, emotional, and thrilling way.

Marvel, Movies

John Malkovich and Ralph Ineson Enter ‘The Fantastic Four’

May 9, 2024May 11, 2024 Mike Manalo

The cast just keeps getting more and more stacked, and so does the MCU! On the heels of Black Bird star, Emmy Winner Paul Walter Hauser joining the cast of The Fantastic Four last week, today we got official news that legendary Academy Award Nominee John Malkovich and The First Omen star, Ralph Ineson, have also joined the ever growing cast of the highly anticipated upcoming Marvel Studios film!

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‘The Fantastic Four’ Welcomes Paul Walter Hauser

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Mike Manalo

This cast just keeps getting more “fantastic!” While a lot is still being kept under lock and key by penalty of Marvel Studios prison, we know that the cast and crew of 2025’s The Fantastic Four is absolutely coming together.

Marvel, Movies

Celebrate 4-4 Day with ‘The Fantastic Four’

April 4, 2024April 6, 2024 Mike Manalo

We are over a year away from the release of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four. But in spite of that, the marketing campaign is just starting to… heat up!

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‘The Fantastic Four’ Finds Its Silver Surfer

April 3, 2024April 4, 2024 Mike Manalo

Breaking news, everyone! The MCU’s first Silver Surfer has been found for July 2025’s The Fantastic Four!

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Hard NOC Life 328: It’s Clobberin’ Nostalgia Time

February 19, 2024February 16, 2024 Hard NOC Media

Keith and Dominic are back and so are some of your favorite childhood Marvel Memories! For the Boomers, Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four announcement was dripping with ’60s sentimentality. Meanwhile, Millennials were mesmerized by the X-Men ’97 teaser. Naturally, it’ll require a couple of Gen X-ers to break down what it all means!

Marvel, Movies

At Long Last! ‘The Fantastic Four’ Cast Officially Announced!

February 14, 2024April 16, 2024 Mike Manalo

Happy Valentines Day folks! After so many years of promising, Marvel Studios is ready to commit! And as a special surprise, the cast for The Fantastic Four has been officially announced!

Horror, Movies, Trailers

Watch the Official Trailer for ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 Sophia Soto

Get ready to experience the day the world went quiet. Today, Paramount Pictures just shared the trailer and teaser poster for A Quiet Place: Day One starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, and Djimon Hounsou.

Interview, Streaming, Television

Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke, and Joseph Quinn on ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4

May 18, 2022 Sophia Soto

Volume 1 of Stranger Things season 4 is almost here, and I had the chance to speak with stars Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke, and Joseph Quinn all about the beloved series! Volume 2 is set to premiere on July 1, exclusively on Netflix. It has also been announced that season 5 will serve as the show’s final season.