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Devon Forward

The Character Marvel Fans Want To See In The MCU The Most

Many fans have theories about Marvel's plans going forward, with the hope that their favorite comic characters are coming soon. As it turns out, there's one particular character from the Marvel comics that many fans want to see on screen.

Venom on the cover of Absolute Carnage #2

Looper Staff

You're Not Ready For What's About To Happen To Venom. Here's Why.

In King in Black, a cosmic god named Knull is headed towards Earth with an army of symbiote dragons in tow.

Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone in Fantastic Beasts

Abbey White

The Surprising Way Fantastic Beasts Helped Film The Justice League Snyder Cut

With Miller in London filming Fantastic Beasts 3 and COVID-19 lockdowns making travel between countries difficult to near-impossible, Snyder was limited in what he could do to get what he called "a teeny bit" of footage. Luckily, the crew of Fantastic Beasts was willing to assist over Zoom.

Paul Rudd as Ant-Man in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Pauli Poisuo

Physicist Breaks Down Ant-Man's Pym Particles And Powers

Looper reached out to Dr. Jed Macosko, Ph.D., a Professor of Physics at Wake Forest University and the President of Academic Influence, for insight on how Ant-Man's Pym Particles and powers might work.

Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man in The Avengers

Tom Meisfjord

Marvel Executive Lays Down Final Word On Iron Man's Return

Marvel Studios' executive vice president has weighed in on Iron Man's possible return. Victoria Alonso, who has been called "the most powerful woman in Hollywood" as the result of her producer credits on literally every MCU movie, addressed the potential for a Robert Downey, Jr. homecoming.

Jaron Pak

The MCU Flicks You Need To Watch To Prepare For Black Widow

The upcoming, highly anticipated Black Widow film has been delayed again and again. With time to kill, we decided to sit down and chart out the superspy's journey through the MCU thus far. Here are the MCU flicks you need to watch to prepare for Black Widow.

Stan Lee reports to the Watchers in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Mike Bedard

The Popular Marvel Character Stan Lee Forgot He Created

While Lee was an instrumental force in developing a stunning number of Marvel heroes and villains, he certainly didn't write all of them. Lee didn't create Venom, Luke Cage, or Wolverine, to name a few, and sometimes, he even forgot which characters he was involved in creating.

Tom Meisfjord

This Was Alex Trebek's Vision For His Final Jeopardy Appearance

For his part, Trebek was characteristically level-headed and unassuming when discussing his last day on the job. He sat down with ABC's Michael Strahan for a Jeopardy! retrospective in January of 2020, and talked about how he wanted to make his exit.

Dw. Dunphy

Alita: Battle Angel's Backstory Explained

If you came away from Alita: Battle Angel just as confused as Alita is during her efforts to piece together her own history, never fear — this is Alita's entire backstory explained.

Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, and Natalie Portman in Thor: The Dark World

Eric Betts

Why The Aether Will Be Major In Thor: Love And Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder will feature the return of Jane Foster, who is slated to wield Mjolnir and become the Mighty Thor. Set to play a major role in that return is a key plot device from the less fondly remembered middle chapter of Thor's solo saga, The Dark World. That plot device: the Aether.

Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Dany Roth

The Marvel Actor Who Might Replace Johnny Depp In Fantastic Beasts

Despite diminishing returns, Fantastic Beasts is still set to stage a third attempt at recapturing the magic of the Harry Potter franchise, leaving fans with the question: Who will take over for Depp? We finally have our first potential answer to that question.

Natasha Lavender

The Unexpected Way Marvel Came Up With The Idea For WandaVision

In an appropriately 2020 left-field twist, the first Marvel venture post-Endgame will also be its quirkiest yet. Here's the unexpected way Marvel came up with the idea for WandaVision.

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision in WandaVision

Pauli Poisuo

WandaVision Will Feel Like Six Full Marvel Movies

In Entertainment Weekly's November 10 cover story about WandaVision, the creatives working on the series revealed to the outlet that WandaVision will be far more than just a six-episode miniseries. In fact, one series star went as far as comparing WandaVision to six entire Marvel movies.

Tom Meisfjord

The Unexpected Way Marvel Fixed Loki's Mind Stone Plothole

Wouldn't pawning the Mind Stone (in scepter form) off on Loki just make Thanos' job that much harder? And didn't the God of Mischief redeem himself just a little too quickly? Marvel took two potential plot holes and solved them both with one elegant stroke: they updated Loki's social media status.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: Ragnarok

Shane O'Neill

How Thor: Ragnarok Fixed A Multiple Movie Plothole

Taika Waititi's 2017 hit, Thor: Ragnarok went a long way toward rectifying one of the MCU's biggest continuity errors through a small-yet-ingenious scene.

Shane O'Neill

How We Could Get Totally Awesome Hulk In The MCU

Following the end of the decade-long Infinity Saga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finds itself in a state of transition with some of its landmark heroes. Here's one possible direction the studio could go with Hulk.

Rob Clough

The Untold Truth Of Marvel's Agatha Harkness

Agatha Harkness has had a long history in Marvel comics, and she might be a character in WandaVision. This is the untold truth of Marvel's Agatha Harkness.

Benny Regalbuto

The Running Gag MCU Fans Hope To See Continue In Thor: Love And Thunder

Thor seems like a completely different character from where he started, but there is one one humorous tradition, going back to his first appearance, which fans hope will continue in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder.

Benny Regalbuto

Why Dwayne Johnson Had To Work Out Differently To Play Hercules

As it turns out, he not only works out for every movie he's in, but changes how he does so depending on what kind of character he's playing, and if any character deserves a specialized workout routine, it's the super-jacked son of Zeus.

Lisa Laman

The Highest-Grossing Superhero Movies That Aren't Marvel Or DC

They might not show up in Marvel movies or DC films, but these superheroes proved they could deliver big thrills and big bucks at the box office.

Christoph Waltz and Rosa Salazar star in Alita: Battle Angel

Mike Bedard

Jon Landau Reveals New Behind-The-Scenes Photo Of Alita: Battle Angel

To celebrate impending re-release of Alita: Battle Angel, producer Jon Landau took to Facebook to share a behind-the-scenes photo with the cast, director, and producers, including James Cameron. It's the perfect photo to remind yourself of the amazing talent that helped bring this movie to life

Harley Quinn with a flaming gun in The Suicide Squad

Mike Bedard

An Important Person At Marvel Knows Who The Villain Of The Suicide Squad Is

One big mystery surrounding 2021's The Suicide Squad is which major villain the crew will go up against this time around. The rest of us will have to wait until the movie (or a more spoiler-filled trailer) comes out, but there's one person who's not in the dark.

Iron City and Zalem in Alita: Battle Angel

Abbey White

The Real Reason Why Alita: Battle Angel Takes Place In Latin America

When 20th Century Studios' Alita: Battle Angel first hit theaters, fans of Yukito Kishiro's '90s manga and anime Battle Angel Alita likely noticed one glaring difference: the story's setting. Here's why Alita: Battle Angel takes place in Latin America.

Anne Cruz

How These Characters Reacted When Discovering Spider-Man's Identity

From comic disbelief to homicidal rage, here’s how these Marvel characters reacted when they learned about Spider-Man’s identity.

Baby Yoda and Baby Alita are together at last in a post from director Robert Rodriguez

Mike Bedard

Why A Baby Yoda Mashup Has Alita: Battle Angel Fans Excited

It seems like every major pop culture figure is getting a baby version of itself these days. Now, Alita director Robert Rodriguez recently shared artwork from Twitter user @PaulUntitled depicting a pint-sized version of the titular heroine standing beside the one and only Baby Yoda.

Thompson Smith

Marvel Lied To You About Guardians Of The Galaxy

The Guardians of the Galaxy are imaginary. By definition, everything about them is a lie. But let's take a closer look at a few times when Marvel really made the Guardians' audience heads spin with confusing information.

Tom Meisfjord

Marvel Has Found Its Moon Knight, And The Casting Couldn't Be More Perfect

For more than a decade, as Marvel Studios has taken step after step to become the entertainment juggernaut par excellence that we know and love today, one question has echoed through the halls of nerdery: "Where Moon Knight at?" At last, we have our answer.