‘The Fantastic Four’ Finds Its Silver Surfer
Breaking news, everyone! The MCU’s first Silver Surfer has been found for July 2025’s The Fantastic Four!
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At Long Last! ‘The Fantastic Four’ Cast Officially Announced!
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!
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‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ Trailer Breaks the MCU
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) has never played by the rules. He constantly subverts the superhero expectations with his self-depricating humor, bad attitude, and breaking the fourth wall. After two films and a studio acquisition, The Merc with the Mouth is finally ready to go to a place where no Marvel superhero owned by a rival studio has gone before while also making a long-dynamic happen. And the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer teases where everyone’s favorite hero is at in his life and how Marvel Studios finds a loophole to bring him into the MCU.
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Hard NOC Life 325: NFL Playoffs (NOC’s Version)
Keith and Dominic recap Championship Sunday of the NFL Playoffs, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers advance to Super Bowl LVIII. That’s right, Hard NOC Life is a sportsball podcast now!
NOC Review: ‘Echo’ is Hard Hitting and Emotionally Resonant
Marvel Studios has heard the complaints from everyone post-Endgame, and has decided to create a dedicated banner specifically for one-off character stories: Marvel Spotlight. Like the comics that inspired the moniker, these shows will focus on telling stories about single characters that can be easily decoupled from the grander arcs of narrative building within the MCU. And the first series to be released under the Marvel Spotlight banner is Echo.
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‘Echo’ Star Alaqua Cox on Motherhood and Deaf Representation in the MCU
It was a pleasure to talk with Alaqua Cox about Marvel’s Echo, premiering January 9 on Disney+ and Hulu, with assistance by an ASL interpreter. We’ll be sharing more from the Echo press event over the coming week.
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Exploring the Multiverse at Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Premiere
New episodes of Marvel’s What If…? are just around the corner. Season 2 of the animated series premieres December 22 on Disney+, throwing viewers back into the multiverse at the hands of The Watcher (Jeffrey Wright). As part of Phase Five, the series “questions, revisits, and twists” classic Marvel Cinematic Universe moments.
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Building a Universe with the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ VFX Crew
Crafting any studio blockbuster is a challenging endeavor. Worlds and galaxies begin with the ideas of a gifted writer or director (or both in the case of James Gunn), but have to become reality. And that’s really where so much time, energy, and effort from hard working individuals, such as the VFX team from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 come into the picture.
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Lessons in High Evolution with the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Hair and Makeup Team
Gamora. Nebula. The High Evolutionary. Humanimals. Believe it or not, these specific larger than life characters aren’t made using VFX. They’ve been meticulously brought to life by some of the most unsung heroes in the entire entertainment industry: the incredible hair and makeup crew of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3!
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Freak Out About the ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Trailer with Us
Marvel is ringing in the holiday season with a trip through the multiverse. The studio has released the official trailer for Season 2 of What If…?, which is slated to premiere on Disney+ on December 22.
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‘The Marvels’ Take Flight at Avengers Campus
The Marvels is the first time Marvel Studios has delivered a female-led ensemble, with two of the film’s leads being POC. And now, just as Avengers Campus has done with nearly all MCU feature films that have been released in the past, they are welcoming Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan, and Captain Monica Rambeau at Disney California Adventure.
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Tom Hiddleston Reflects on the Rewarding Journey of ‘Loki’
Tom Hiddleston executive produces and stars as the title character in Marvel Studios’ Loki. In the MCU, he has portrayed the character for a total of six films (so far) and the incredible season 2 finale is currently streaming on Disney+.
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Hard NOC Life 324: Happy X-Men (Strike is Over)
Hard NOC Life is back! Keith gets the band back together as Dominic and Britney break down The Marvels, Loki Season 2, and what was nerd poppin’ when they were on hiatus. Later, Keith is joined by Broadway star James Monroe Iglehart to discuss his latest role in Spamalot and what theater has in common with pro wrestling.
The MCU Makes More Major Movie Moves
It’s no surprise that the strikes have more or less caused major motion picture studios to re-strategize and re-asses their release schedules for the coming year. And naturally, with a franchise as interwoven and high profile as the MCU, Marvel Studios is being forced to do the same. This week, news was officially announced that four huge films, Deadpool 3, Captain America: Brave New World, Blade, and Phase 5 capper Thunderbolts would all be affected by the strikes.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 59: ‘The Marvels’ Review
Maryam and Isa once again join us to review the latest installment in Kamala Khan’s journey in the MCU, The Marvels.
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‘The Marvels’ Finds its Savior in a Teenager
Marvel has been getting a lot flack lately, especially with the upcoming release of The Marvels. The film itself went through multiple reshoots and pushed its release twice. To many, especially the “film bros,” this marks the sign of a disaster waiting to happen. But, the end result of The Marvels wasn’t that bad.
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NOC Review: ‘The Marvels’ is a Light and Breezy Blast
It seems these days I start out every MCU review with some comments about how we’re in an era where “the death of Marvel” is prominently in the zeitgeist. And sure, a damning article from Variety and some online chatter, along with some lukewarm or worse receptions for certain projects here and there would have you think such a thing is imminent. Perhaps it’s true. Or perhaps it’s audience or critical cynicism at its worst.
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First Look at Marvel Studios’ ‘Echo’ with Director Sydney Freeland
In November 2021, Hawkeye debuted as a lovely Christmas present to fans. It continued the adventures of everyone’s favorite archer Avenger, introduced the world to Kate Bishop, gave closure to Yelena Belova, brought back the Kingpin, and introduced a formidable new villain in Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox). Now Maya is back, in her very own series: Echo!
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‘Loki’ Costume Designer Christine Wada on Working with Tom Hiddleston and the New Season
Christine Wada is the costume designer for Marvel Studios’ Loki. New episodes of the second season are released on Thursdays at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET, exclusively on Disney+.
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‘Loki’ Production Designer Kasra Farahani Talks Season 2
Kasra Farahani is the production designer for Marvel Studios’ Loki. New episodes of the second season are released Thursdays at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET, exclusively on Disney+.
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How ‘The Marvels’ and Spider-Man Held Me Together: A Quantum-Entangled Timeline
Don’t! You tell me to smile!
The Beastie Boys, “Intergalactic”
You stick around I’ll make it worth your while!
The last five years have not even been fooling around.
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New Avengers Vault Opens at Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure guests get to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at Avengers Campus every time they visit. They can interact with some of their favorite heroes during meet-and-greets, and go on adventures with them. And with the opening of the new Avengers Vault, they can bring back a little piece of Avengers Campus home with them as they can shop for superhero gear or Infinity Saga relics.
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‘Loki’ Season 2 Gets a New Date and Time
Season 2 of Marvel Studios’ Loki just time-slipped into a new launch date: 6:00 PM PT on Thursday, October 5! To celebrate, Disney+ has shared a new featurette with Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Ke Huy Quan, and executive producer Kevin R. Wright discussing what it means to be Loki in this upcoming season.
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