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AJ Caulfield

What Are The Five New Marvel Movies Disney Just Announced?

The House of Heroes is about to get a whole lot bigger. On Friday, November 15, Disney confirmed release dates for five yet-untitled Marvel movies scheduled to open between October 2022 and November 2023. Here's what those films might be.

Abbey White

The Team-Up Scene In Endgame That Didn't Make It To The Final Cut

Since the release of Avengers: Endgame, various members of its creative team have revealed moments that were cut to preserve the three-hour film's pacing. Among these sequences was a moment co-writer Christopher Markus called "the biggest amount of star power" to ever be cut in film history.

Meg Bucholtz

The Ending Of The Mandalorian Episode Two Explained

The Mandalorian declared its intention to hit its audience with twists and turns aplenty with its first episode alone, and episode 2 — titled "The Child" — effectively doubled down on that notion. Its ending had our jaws on the floor, and we're champing at the bit to unpack all of its implications.

Nina Starner

Only Two Endgame Scenes Actually Featured The Whole Cast

Avengers: Endgame will go down in history as one of the most enormous movies of all time, but you might not realize just how huge it was until you realize that the cast could barely even all fit onscreen at the same time. Only two scenes in the three-hour film featured the cast in its entirety.

Lea van der Merwe

The Real Reason Duck Dynasty Ended

Controversy wasn't entirely to blame for the Duck Dynasty's cancellation, but it certainly contributed to the network opting to pull the duck hunters' show.

Patrick Phillips

Marvel Fans Spot Back To The Future Easter Egg In Avengers: Endgame

Great Scott! How did it take us so long to spot this sly little wink to Back to the Future Part II in Avengers: Endgame? Dozens of fan-service treats have been discovered by the MCU faithful, but there was a fairly glaring nod to the 1989 classic hidden in plain site this whole time.

Mike Floorwalker

What The Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Are Saying About Frozen 2

The latest chapter in Disney's chilliest saga is warming the hearts of critics. Reviews are rolling in for Frozen 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to the Mouse House's 2013 instant classic Frozen, and the news is good, with the flick being hailed as a worthy addition to the Disney library.

Meg Bucholtz

The Marvel Villains That Were Almost In Avengers: Endgame

The climactic final battle with Thanos in Avengers: Endgame is one of the most monumental and ambitious scenes ever put to film. According to visual effects artist Matt Aitken, the Dark Elves — who last appeared in Thor: The Dark World — almost made an appearance during that final melee.

Patrick Phillips

Why People Are Ticked About The Simpsons On Disney+

The sound you just heard was the entire Disney+ launch team smacking themselves in the heads while projecting a collective "Doh!" into the stratosphere, due to Disney's decision to screen The Simpsons on Disney+ in the widescreen aspect ratio — resulting in portions of the picture being lost.

Meg Bucholtz

The Reason Travis Fimmel Left Vikings After Season 4

For four seasons on History's historical drama Vikings, Travis Fimmel starred as Ragnar Lothbrok. But was Fimmel as blindsided by it as Vikings' audience?

Nina Starner

Little Mermaid Remake Finds Its Prince Eric In Jonah Hauer-King

The Little Mermaid finally has its leading man lined up. After months of speculation, Rob Marshall's live-action remake has found its Prince Eric: British-born actor Jonah Hauer-King. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the casting decision came down to Hauer-King and Krypton's Cameron Cuffe.

Abbey White

The Epic Black Panther Fight Scene Cut From Avengers: Endgame

The cat's out of the bag about why Black Panther had such a brief fight sequence in Avengers: Endgame. The hero was one of a countless number that needed to be featured, and they all bore the task of driving the final fight toward that climactic confrontation between Thanos and Iron Man.

Patrick Phillips

We Finally Know Why Hawkeye Never Got His Own Movie

Arrows are set to fly when Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye spinoff series hits the Disney+ streaming platform in 2021, but it turns out there was originally a very different plan for Marvel's bow-loving Avenger — to give Clint Barton his moment in the cinematic sun via a feature film.

Still from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Johnny Brayson

The Real Reason Disney+ Changed The Han Solo Scene With Greedo Again

If there is one thing the Star Wars original trilogy is known for, it's that it is constantly changing and evolving — constantly, some would say, finding new ways to tarnish its own legacy. Now, Disney+ has changed the Star Wars scene where "Han shoots first" yet again.

Meg Bucholtz

The Ending Of The Mandalorian Episode One Explained

Well, it's here at last, and The Mandalorian's first episode has delivered more lore and backstory than we think anyone could have reasonably anticipated — along with an exciting final twist. Let's dig into this twist, and contemplate where The Mandalorian might take us over its next seven episodes.

Meg Bucholtz

Here's What Mary Padian From Storage Wars Is Doing Now

In 2012, Mary Padian came aboard the second season of Storage Wars: Texas, a spinoff of the original A&E reality TV series

Mike Floorwalker

Endgame Deleted Scene Shows Us Tony In The Afterlife

Avengers: Endgame tugged on our heartstrings plenty — but a deleted scene would have straight-up yanked on them. The scene in question, recently made available on Disney+, depicts Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) visiting an ethereal afterlife immediately after his universe-saving snap.

Looper Staff

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania - Everything You Need To Know

Ant-Man and the Wasp are back in action, heading to the Quantum Realm in their third adventure: Quantumania.

Meg Bucholtz

Eternals Set Photos Reveal First Look At Angelina Jolie As Thena

Principal photography on Marvel's Eternals has begun in Spain, and with filming comes paparazzi, especially since such a high-profile tabloid personality like Angelina Jolie is involved. Set photos reveal the first look at Jolie in character as the Eternal named Thena.

Johnny Brayson

How Scooby-Doo Really Got His Name

As a franchise, Scooby-Doo has had a number of iterations over the years. The famous scaredy-dog and his human pals are getting their biggest makeover yet in the upcoming computer-animated film, Scoob! — and it reveals how Scooby-Doo really got his name.

Nina Starner

Kevin Feige Finally Opens Up About Martin Scorsese's Marvel Comments

Marty and Marvel are still fighting. Legendary director Martin Scorsese, whose new film The Irishman is winning critical raves, infamously had a few choice words about the artistic merit of Marvel's cinematic universe back in November. Now, Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige has weighed in.

Meg Bucholtz

New Batman Theory Is Taking The Internet For A Spin

You can probably see the scenario now: Commissioner Gordon ascends to the roof of the Gotham Police Department and turns on the Bat-Signal to summon the Dark Knight. But what if that's not actually the signal's purpose? What if it is, in fact, intended as a warning to Gotham's criminal element?

Nina Starner

Disney+ Will Remove Controversial Scenes From Some Movies

Disney is making some much-needed changes to some of its most outdated material. According to CNBC, in advance of the launch of Disney+, the entertainment giant is scrubbing some specific films and scenes from its collection in an effort to excise some material that might not play well in 2019.

Lea van der Merwe

Why Frozen 2 Was More Difficult To Make Than The Original

It's been five years since Frozen first snowed over theaters, but the sequel is finally almost here. In a recent interview, co-directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, along with producer Peter Del Vecho, explained that making Frozen II was "arguably more challenging" than the original.

Mike Floorwalker

Rumored Wonder Woman 1984 Plot Details Have Leaked

The current cut of Wonder Woman 1984 might be anything but wonderful. The website Cosmic Book News is reporting that one of its sources caught a test screening of the film, and that as it stands, it's shaping up to be a complete disaster. If the report is accurate, it'll be no simple fix.

Mike Floorwalker

Why Doctor Sleep Bombed At The Box Office

The Doctor is in... trouble. The Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep, which functions as a direct sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic The Shining, tanked at the box office over the Veteran's Day weekend. The only thing resembling a silver lining: it wasn't alone.