Marvel Movies

Director Jon Watts exits 'Fantastic Four' reboot, wants to step away from superhero films
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The director said in a statement accessed by 'Variety', "Making three 'Spider-Man' films was an incredible and life changing experience for me. I'm eternally grateful to have been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for seven years. I'm hopeful we'll work together again and I can't wait to see the amazing vision for 'Fantastic Four' brought to life." In a separate statement, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said collaborating with Watts on the 'Spider-Man' movies "has been a true pleasure."
'Ant-Man 3' swaps release date with 'The Marvels', set to open in Feb 23
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As per 'Variety', 'Quantumania', racing ahead of 'The Marvels', will now open in February, and 'The Marvels' will arrive in theatres in July. Insiders say this was a matter of 'Quantumania' simply being further along in its creative process than 'The Marvels' as the former has wrapped principal photography while 'The Marvels' still has a bit more to go. Marvel Studios' other big theatrical release in 2023, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' is still set to debut on May 5, 2023.
'Shang-Chi' star Simu Liu thanks ex-boss at Deloitte for firing him 10 years ago
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In the note he wrote: "Ten years ago to the day, I was lead into my managing partner's office at Deloitte and told that they were terminating my employment effective immediately. A lady from HR and a security guard escorted me back onto the floor in front of the entire open concept office. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Nobody moved, offered a whisper of encouragement or even looked in my direction."
Marvel releases new pics from 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness'
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The images in question are of the characters Strange, along with Wanda, Wong, and MCU newcomer America Chavez, reports 'Deadline'. As per 'Deadline', 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness', directed by Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron, promises the lean into horror element as the Sorcerer Supreme aims to clean up the multiverse mess he made in 'Spiderman: No Way Home'.
Andrew Garfield has no plans to star in another 'Spiderman' movie
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Looks like Andrew Garfield won't slip into the 'Spiderman' costume again in the near future as the actor has denied he will star in a 'Spiderman' film anytime soon. Filmmaker Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has worked with Andrew in 'Tick, Tick … Boom!', recalled Garfield crying wolf when Miranda asked him on set in 2020 whether he was going to play Peter Parker.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' set for digital debut; Tom, Andrew, Tobey recreate iconic meme
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To mark the occasion, Sony Pictures shared a picture of Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield recreating the iconic Spider-Man pointing meme, reports 'Variety'. The film, which is now available for pre-order on digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray, has minted $772 million and counting at the U.S. box-office since its opening in theaters on December 17.
Tom Holland is embarrassed by his chest hair
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Hollywood star Tom Holland didn't want people to see his chest hair in 'Uncharted'. The 25-year-old actor joked he hoped he was well groomed for filming because he was embarrassed about audiences seeing him without his shirt on in the new action movie, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' 2nd trailer tests Sorcerer Supreme's strength
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The trailer, according to 'Variety', presents new secrets, including glimpses of Elizabeth Olsen's character of Scarlet Witch potentially breaking bad, and a brief audio cameo from what sounded very much like Patrick Stewart reviving his role as Professor X from the 'X-Men' series. The film is also set after the events that occur in 'WandaVision' and 'Loki', and portrays Doctor Strange teaming up with Wanda Maximoff.
Dakota Johnson to play first female superhero in universe of Marvel characters
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S.J. Clarkson is on board to direct it. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the screenplay, reports deadline.com. In the comics, Madame Web is depicted as an elderly woman with myasthenia gravis and thus was connected to a life support system that looked like a spider web. Due to her age and medical condition, Madame Web never actively fought any villains.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes sixth-highest grossing movie ever
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According to variety.com, it passed 'Jurassic World' ($1.67 billion) and 'The Lion King' ($1.66 billion) to secure the spot. Despite concerns about Covid-19, specifically its more transmissible Omicron variant, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' has stayed a box office force across the globe. Other top-earning territories include Mexico with $73.4 million, South Korea with $60.6 million and France with $59.9 million.
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