As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has expanded to 31 films, the franchise has increasingly tapped into magic, religion, and science to explain some of its most peculiar plot points as character superpowers. While characters like Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch harness magic and films like “Eternals” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” lean more into the spiritual side of things, the “Ant-Man” movies, including the newly released “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” have gone the other way and used physics to ground their stories. Ironically, the three films that are perhaps the most loaded with technical-sounding terms and whirring, blinking machinery…
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Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will remain atop the box office chart in its second despite suffering the worst week-to-week drop-off ever for a Marvel Studios film. The film opened with a record high for the Ant-Man. If that was true, the effect has dissipated while the film’s middling B- CinemaScore a second-lowest Rotten Tomatoes score for a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie lingers. Black Widow previously had the MCU’s biggest box office drop at $67.8%, though it was also released on the same day on Disney+ Premier Access. Thor: Love and Thunder was a close second at 67.7%. Quantumania’s drop rivals that of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (69%) and Ang Lee’s Hulk (69.7%).…
Adidas last year dumped Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and his once hugely popular Yeezy clothing and sneaker brand because of his antisemitic remarks. But the controversy has seemingly spurred demand for the shoes. Yeezy sneakers currently are among the top three sellers on Impossible Kicks, a large online reseller of high-end sneakers and clothing that has 17 store locations in the United States. “Demand for Yeezys has surged 30% since last October-November,” said John Mocadlo, CEO of Impossible Kicks. He said Yeezy sneakers are among the top three most-popular brands on the platform after Jordans and other Nike footwear, including…
Some skeptics would have you believe that the Roswell UFO crash set the trend for reporting this type of strange event. But that’s not true. Unidentified objects had been falling from the skies years before that. Here are 6 of the most intriguing cases. 6. Aurora, Texas – 1897 A good 50 years before the Roswell event started the craze, a large UFO allegedly crashed in the small town of Aurora, Texas. The object was silver in color and shaped like a cigar. According to an article published in the Dallas News, the UFO had been steadily losing altitude when…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand, and Harrison Ford is taking up the mantle of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross in Phase 5. Ford is slated to portray Thunderbolt twice in 2024: first in “Captain America: New World Order” and then in “Thunderbolts.” And fans of the MCU anxiously anticipate Ford’s transformation into Ross’ monstrous alter ego, the Red Hulk. General Ross first appeared in “The Incredible Hulk” No. 1 in 1962, but it took 46 years before Thunderbolt finally became the red-hued foil to Banner’s green goliath in “Hulk” No.1 (2008). But what makes Red Hulk — aka Rulk…
The potential exists for Hulk to have epic fights with six MCU characters in the future. Here’s how they could happen and who would win. The door is open for six huge Hulk fights to eventually happen in the MCU’s future. Having battled foes like Thor, Abomination, Thanos, and Iron Man, Hulk has already gone up against a handful of major MCU characters. That being said, Marvel still has quite a few powerhouses who have yet to be tested in combat by the Hulk. In Marvel Comics, it’s become a bit of a tradition for heavyweights like Thor, Hulk, and Hercules to be pitted…
In grainy footage, a mysterious object with bright blue lights is seen behind some trees. When the cameraman zooms in, he spots a grey figure strolling through inside it. From the distance and quality of the video, it is hard to make out who or what the shape is. But after UFO fanatics Blake and Brett Cousins posted it as part of a live phone-in, their followers were quick to claim it was an Alien Grey – a supposed extraterrestrial being named for its skin colour. Believer, Brett, likened it to something from famous alien movie Close Encounters, before claiming there…
Her mommy has so many talents she can’t even begin to name them. In a new TikTok video, Kim Kardashian’s eldest daughter, North West, 9, imitated her mom while making homemade pasta with a friend. On their joint mom and daughter TikTok account, @kimandnorth, the little girl revealed that her mom “hates” crumbs, especially if any get into her bed. “My mom hates to have this in bed,” West said as she kneaded the crumbly homemade pasta dough in the third part of the four-part TikTok series and jokingly sprinkled some over her head. “She’d be like, ‘Oh my gosh, you…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had the great fortune of featuring some of the most outstanding and highly-acclaimed actors in the business. From seasoned veterans like Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Douglas to rising superstars like Tom Holland and Brie Larson, there is no shortage of talent to bring the biggest heroes in Marvel Comics to life on the big screen. There are, of course, numerous actors who went up to bat for Marvel roles but didn’t quite make it past first base to join the MCU. Here is a look back at 22 of Hollywood’s biggest stars who were considered for Marvel Studios movies and the roles they almost played… Actors Who Almost…
Steven Yeun of The Walking Dead fame has been cast in Marvel’s Thunderbolts. Steven Yeun has played characters who’ve endured some brutal scenes over the years, including Glen Rhee in The Walking Dead whose tragic and graphic death scarred fans, and Jupe Park who was involved in the infamous “monkey scene” in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi thriller Nope. It seems like Yeun may be joining another action-packed franchise, although fans hope another gruesome death isn’t in the cards for his character. According to Deadline, Steven Yeun is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the film Thunderbolts. Yeun will be making his MCU debut in Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts in what is described…
Kim Kardashian is going the legal route because she reportedly doesn’t want Kanye West’s wife to meet their kids. Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kanye West always had a strained relationship, so they were never referred to as a “Hollywood trending couple.” Since the couple split up, there has been a lot of opposition between them, which has made several headlines after their separation. Kanye West’s relationship with Bianca Censori The rapper appears to have remarried less than a year after his divorce from Kim Kardashian was finalised in March 2022. He remarried Bianca Censori, who works for his brand, Yeezy. Kanye West and…
Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West is no stranger to controversy these days, although, this wasn’t always the case. Before any of this happened, the Jesus is King rapper was most well known for his unique producing style, which he started cultivating in the mid-1990s. Most aren’t aware that Kanye is the mastermind behind songs for artists like Jay-Z, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Janet Jackson before he branched off to start his own musical career. That same musical career rapidly took off and allowed Kanye to release incredible songs like Jesus Walks, Touch the Sky, and Love Lockdown. His first major bit of controversy happened at the…