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

January 6, 2026January 13, 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.

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.

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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!

DC Comics, Movies

‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips and Co-Writer Scott Silver on ‘Folie à Deux’

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 Mike Manalo

Arthur Fleck is back! And this time, he’s not alone. He’s bringing the one and only Harleen Quinzel (aka “Lee” in this version) with him! Joker: Folie à Deux is dancing its way in theaters tonight. And we were given the opportunity to view the film with a very special Q&A from director Todd Phillips and co-writer Scott Silver!

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NOC Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is a Flawed Work of Fine Art

September 5, 2024November 25, 2024 Mike Manalo

The moment the credits rolled on Joker: Folie à Deux, the tangible sound of stunned silence filled the theater. It wasn’t unexpected. Minutes before the film screened, we were told by director Todd Phillips that early screenings of the film ended with many saying they needed to process it. There’s so much to unpack from the sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winner, that such a reaction is completely warranted.

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The ‘Suicide Squad’ Game is Worth Saving, Not Only Because Freeze is Queer and Asian Now

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Dominic Mah

The Suicide Squad video game released new content around the time of San Diego Comic-Con. Amidst the massive MCU reveals and the unprecedented transition to a new Democratic presidential candidate, it may’ve been easy to miss the introduction of a new Mrs. Freeze to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Season 2.

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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.

DC Comics, Movies

The Whole World Smiles (and Sings) in the New ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Trailer

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 Mike Manalo

In 2019, the whole world met Arthur Fleck, a down-on-his-luck clown who would come to be known to everyone as Joker. The DC Elseworlds film took audiences by storm, dancing its way to $1B at the box office and a Best Picture nomination (not to mention a Best Actor win for Joaquin Phoenix). But now Arthur is back in Joker: Folie à Deux, and this time, he’s not alone anymore.

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What the World Needs Now is the Trailer for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

April 9, 2024May 22, 2024 Mike Manalo

Who would have thought the $1 billion experiment that was Todd Phillips’ Joker would have spawned a sequel? Okay, that statement essentially answers itself. But today we finally get our first trailer for the hotly anticipated follow up to, perhaps, one of the most insane and controversial DC films ever made: Joker: Folie à Deux!

DC Comics, Movies

The World is a Stage in the New Poster for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Mike Manalo

In 2019, Joker was controversial to say the least. However it was also critically well received and found its way to $1 billion at the global box office, and numerous Oscar nominations, winning two for Original Score and, of course, Best Actor. Now, the stage is set for a sequel coming this October: Joker: Folie à Deux.

Marvel, Movies

Building a Universe with the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ VFX Crew

December 8, 2023 Mike Manalo

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.

Marvel, Movies

Lessons in High Evolution with the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Hair and Makeup Team

December 7, 2023 Mike Manalo

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!

Marvel, Movies, Sci Fi

An Intergalactic Look Back at the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

May 5, 2023May 8, 2023 Mike Manalo

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now officially in theaters. And while we have had a tremendous week celebrating the release of the new film with our review and interviews, we wanted to call out that the timing of the film’s debut coincides with National Space Day!

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How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Star Chukwudi Iwuji Evolves the MCU Villain

May 4, 2023 Mike Manalo

It’s Guardians Vol. 3 Week here at The Nerds of Color. We dropped our review here on Monday! On Tuesday we brought you our fun conversation with Star Lord, himself, Chris Pratt. And today we are proud to present our terrific interview with the film’s big bad, Chukwudi Iwuji, who plays The High Evolutionary!

DC Comics, Movies

First Look at Lady Gaga in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

February 14, 2023February 15, 2023 Keith Chow

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by offering a first look at the most toxic couple in all of comics? Well, that’s exactly what Todd Phillips did on Instagram by revealing our first look at Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn from next year’s highly anticipated sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux.

Marvel, Movies

Jonathan Majors on Conquering the MCU

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Michael Lee

Marvel Studios has always had the big picture in mind. For the Infinity Saga, it was the Mad Titan Thanos who was bent on bringing balance to the universe by wiping out half of life in it. Now, Kevin Feige is building up the Multiverse Saga with the MCU’s latest big bad: the time-traveling multiverse villain Kang the Conquerer, played by Jonathan Majors.

DC Comics, Movies

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Teaser Confirms Release Date and Lady Gaga Casting

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Mike Manalo

It’s been a controversial week for WB and DC. With everything going on with Batgirl, and something of a lackluster showing at Comic-Con, the studio needed to drop some big news. And admittedly news for the sequel to the $1B grossing Joker is big.

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‘Joker’ Sequel to be a Musical and Co-Star Lady Gaga

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Keith Chow

Last week, director Todd Phillips took to Instagram to reveal work has begun on the follow-up to his 2019 Academy Award-winning film, Joker. Without caption, the director simply posted the cover of the screenplay — intriguingly subtitled “Folie à Deux” — and a photo of Joaquin Phoenix reading the script.

Marvel, Movies

Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Finds its Director

June 9, 2022June 10, 2022 Laura Sirikul

Marvel’s Thunderbolts is a go!

According to Deadline, Marvel Studios has found the director for the new film in Jake Schreier. Eric Pearson (Black Widow) is writing the script with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige producing.

DC Comics, Movies

Why So Serious? Deleted Scene from ‘The Batman’ Revealed

March 24, 2022March 27, 2022 Keith Chow

One of the ways The Dark Knight changed the game for superhero movies in 2008 was through its innovative viral marketing strategy. Taking full advantage of nascent social media platforms, Nolan’s Batman sequel used the internet to immerse fans in the world of Gotham. Matt Reeves’ The Batman has been taking a similar approach in its use of the internet to market. And today’s reveal is the culminating event it’s all been building toward.

DC Comics, Television

NOC Exclusive Clip: When Marquis Met Alice on ‘Batwoman’

February 23, 2022February 24, 2022 Swara Salih

After a three-week hiatus, The CW roster of DCTV is making its way back to our television and streams. Especially anticipated is the return of Batwoman — where so much has happened this season. Ryan’s (Javicia Leslie) newfound brother Marquis (Nick Creegan) has taken on the role as the new Joker. And, the only way to reinstate his empathy is through another buzz from the previous Joker’s special joy buzzer. That’s comic-book logic for you!