Marvel Movies

Ejiofor has closed a deal to co-star opposite Tom Hardy in Sony and Marvel's 'Venom 3', reports Deadline. Hardy is set to return as the titular character with the franchise's longtime writer Kelly Marcel taking over the directing reins. Juno Temple also is on board. As per 'Deadline', Sony had no comment on Ejiofor's casting.

Production was expected to start in Atlanta within the month for an anticipated September 6, 2024 release. Marvel Studios first announced it was reviving 'Blade' after Wesley Snipes originated the character on screen in a feature film trilogy from 1998 to 2004 - at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, reports 'Variety'.

Written and executive produced by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, the new installment centres on Charlie Cox's title character 'Daredevil', otherwise known by the name Matt Murdock, an attorney by day and crime fighter by night. D'Onofrio reprises his role as mob boss Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin.

After bringing in $8.1 million on Thanksgiving, the superhero sequel exploded on Friday, adding $18.2 million more in ticket sales to its haul. 'Wakanda Forever' is the only resounding box office success story this season, on target to push beyond a $350-million domestic gross through Sunday.

The sequel demolished the record for a November opening, soaring past the previous high-water mark of $158 million set by 2013's 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire'. Globally, the superhero adventure netted a monstrously good $330 million, with $150 million of that figure coming from 55 overseas markets, 'Variety' adds.

Reacting to his new title, Chris Evans said that this news will delight at least one person - his mother. The actor said: "My mom will be so happy. She's proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about." Evans' career has been on fire for the last decade.

The trailer begins with a bit of existentialism of Paul Rudd's character of Scott Lang before he gets sucked into the quantum realm along with Hope, which "incidentally" reminds of the fair bit of warning during 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' which Benedict Cumberbatch's character willfully ignores.