Author: Allen D. Lyons

It was a great thing that Reynolds was given a second chance as Deadpool. When he made his debut as the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, fans knew that he was a great Wade Wilson. However, Fox messed things up when they went the Weapon XI route with the character. That wasn’t even Reynolds at the end of the movie. That was Scott Adkins. Reynolds pushed for a second chance at the Merc With A Mouth. And his efforts were proven worthy. However, as his collaboration with director Tim Miller was deemed a success, their creative differences caused Miller to…

Natalie Portman will return as Jane Foster in Thor: Love and Thunder. The plot will reportedly adapt Jason Aaron’s The Mighty Thor. In which, Foster was granted the ability to lift Mjolnir. And so, she became the new Thor. Portman’s last MCU appearance was in Thor: The Dark World. After Thor spoke about the uncertainty of their relationship in Avengers: Age of Ultron, she was nowhere to be found in Thor: Ragnarok. Reports from behind the scenes say that Portman didn’t want to return to the franchise. But her contract obligated her to appear in The Dark World. But now,…

Disney Plus is moving right along with their shows that will live in the MCU. Filming has already begun for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. And production has started for several of the others. One of the Marvel shows on the streaming service will be an animated series existing in the MCU. What If will adapt the comic book of the same name. But where the book posed “what if” questions about certain arcs in the comics, the show will do the same for the movies. It has been reported that many of the stars will reprise their roles.…

Biopics about celebrities and famous musicians are not a new thing. But there has been a surge of them recently. Last year, there was Bohemian Rhapsody, which told the life of Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury. And this year, Kingsman’s Taron Egerton played Elton John in Rocketman. About a decade ago, there were a couple of popular ones. Joaquin Pheonix played Johnny Cash in 2005’s Walk The Line. And Jamie Foxx played Ray Charles in 2004’s Ray. John C. Reily even went so far to spoof these in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Now, a movie based on Michael Jackson’s…

Star Wars fans who don’t have a subscription to Disney Plus need to get one. Sure, most of the films are on there. But there’s this great show called The Mandalorian. In case you have been living under a rock, it follows a member of the race that Boba Fett belongs to. The title character is played by Pedro Pascal. And spoiler alert for those who haven’t watched it yet, but while on a mission for his latest bounty, he discovers a member of Yoda’s race. Without much information on this bounty at the beginning of the first episode, he’s…

We just heard news that Joker 2 was in production. Additionally, director, Todd Phillips, was given the keys to the kingdom. Warner Bros were to let him develop other gritty movies about DC villains. However, as the day progressed, we learned that these were just rumors. Warner Bros evidently did not have a meeting with the filmmaker. Joker 2 was not greenlit. And I guess there are no plans for him to develop other villain movies. Phillips has now broken his silence to clarify what actually happened. When Phillips heard the news, IndieWire reached out to him to get his…

People have hated on Captain Marvel for some time now. This is mostly due to Brie Larson’s portrayal of the character (or some fans being mad at the comments she made before the film came out). But despite the haters, her movie made over a billion dollars and has many fans. And Marvel is planning on a sequel. Though, there may be another reason to hate her. A reason that has nothing to do with Larson or the MCU. In the comics, Carol Danvers has turned evil. She has donned a new, black costume. And she is on a mission…

The Infinity Saga wrapped several arcs with Avengers: Endgame. And with those arcs, some heroes had to die. The definition of hero has varied in the MCU. But most every Avenger, Guardian of the Galaxy, Ravager, and whoever else fought against Thanos, was a hero. The creators behind the film promised us that some of them wouldn’t make it out alive. With some of the actors’ contracts coming to a close, fans started speculating. Raise your hand if you speculated that Captain America would die. Despite Chris Evans’ contract coming to a close, the co-writers discussed why they didn’t kill…

Keanu Reeves has been a hot commodity nowadays. It seems that every decade, the actor remerges with popularity. He was “excellent” with Bill and Ted in the late 80s and early 90s. In the late 90s and early 2000s, he made “whoah” cool with Speed and The Matrix. And now, he is “breathtaking” with the John Wick movies. Marvel wants their hands on him. But it looks like Spongebob got to him first. And though he hasn’t struck a deal with Marvel yet, he is making a superhero movie with The Russo Brothers. Inverse sat down with Joe and Anthony…

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is now on Netflix. After a short, theatrical run, the legendary filmmaker’s latest epic is now available to stream. But instead of the traditional marketing with trailers and whatnot, Scorsese seemed to piggyback on the most successful franchise to date. His controversial comments against Marvel movies were attached to almost every appearance he made to promote his film. I believe the debate is what brought people to his newest movie. To spoof this trending debate, Jimmy Kimmel concocted a mash-up video of Iron Man and The Irishman. Kimmel is probably the nerdiest when it comes to…