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Marvel’s new Daredevil series Born Again.Speaking exclusively to Entertainment Weekly, Bernthal said that when Marvel first approached him about returning as the brutal vigilante Frank Castle, whom he played in Netflix’s Daredevil and The Punisher series, it didn’t feel right to say yes. The show was originally pitched as more of a legal procedural, and less of a continuation of the established Daredevil mythology.Regarding this first incarnation, Bernthal said: “Ultimately, I didn’t see it.

The White Lotus cast member Carrie Coon turned down the opportunity to appear in Avengers: Endgame because Marvel refused to give her a raise, her husband revealed in an interview.Coon, also known for her role in the most recent Ghostbusters films, portrayed villain Thanos’ henchman Proxima Midnight through voice and facial capture in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War.However, she did not return for the follow-up, Avengers: Endgame, released in 2019. Her husband, actor and playwright Tracy Letts, spoke to The Big Picture podcast about her reasons for turning the film down.“I believe (Marvel) went to her for the second one (Endgame), and they asked her to be in the second one,” he recalled.

Tom Hardy has revealed that he was “close” to starring in a crossover film between his character Venom and Spider-man.The British actor played Eddie Brock, aka Venom, for three films between 2018 and 2024. The character is one of Spider-man’s most formidable villains from the comics, but the big screen version focused on Brock, making him a sympathetic anti-hero.

Marvel is announcing the cast of Avengers: Doomsday in unusual fashion, and it’s safe to say fans have been taken by surprise.Each cast member is currently being announced in a livestream on Marvel Entertainment’s YouTube and official social media channels, with a new name being revealed every 12 minutes. You can find the updating cast list at the bottom of this article.Among the returning cast members are Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, his Captain America: Brave New World his co-star Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/The Falcon; Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier; Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man; Tom Hiddleston as Loki; Letitia Wright as Shuri; and her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever co-star Winston Duke as M’Baku.Some recent newcomers to the MCU have also been announced for Doomsday.

Jenna Ortega has shut down rumours that she might accept a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying she “did it once” and has “moved on”.The Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star is currently promoting her new film Death Of A Unicorn, an A24 comedy horror in which she stars as the daughter of Paul Rudd’s Elliot, who accidentally runs over and kills a unicorn.During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, she was asked whether she would consider joining the MCU, and her answer appeared to be definitive. “I did it once,” she replied.

Marvel Comics’ creative leader for two decades and helping create many of its most famous characters. Later in his life, he was known for his signature cameos in comic book movies, both before and after the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.He died in November 2018, aged 95.

Netflix series was abruptly cancelled, Charlie Cox is back as Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again.Created by Dario Scardapane, Matt Corman and Chris Ord, the Disney+ series integrates the cancelled Netflix show into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with returning cast members Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Hanson and Wilson Bethel.Cox and D’Onofrio have made various appearances across the MCU prior to this series, specifically Spider-Man: No Way Home, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Echo and Hawkeye.Daredevil: Born Again’s first season consists of nine episodes, with a second season set to be released in 2026.Daredevil: Born Again kicks off in dramatic fashion, with Bullseye (Wilson Bethel) shooting Foggy Nelson (Elden Hanson) in the chest during a night out with his friends Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll).As Daredevil scraps with Bullseye in retaliation, using his super-hearing, we gradually hear Foggy’s heartbeat stop outside Josie’s Bar as he bleeds out on the street.Based on this sequence, it seems pretty clear Foggy is dead – with the scene basically serving as an impetus for the entire season; Karen moves away to San Francisco, Murdock retires the Daredevil persona due to his violent outburst afterwards, and Bullseye is sentenced to life in prison.Speaking to Variety about the scene, Cox said: “We’re back with a new show, so you’ve got to be big, brave and bold. You’ve got to do something different and shake things up.

Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed that Robert Downey Jr. is helping write Doctor Doom’s backstory for the film.At last summer’s Comic-Con, Marvel Studios announced that Downey Jr.

Marvel fans are celebrating the news that The Punisher will be getting a special on Disney+.The original series was a spin-off of Daredevil, both produced by Netflix and ran for two seasons between 2017 and 2019.The show shared the continuity of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but followed its own story line as Jon Bernthal starred as a vigilante who uses violent methods to fight crime. Bernthal will also appear as the character in Daredevil: Born Again, a reboot of the series now produced by Disney released March 4.According to an article from The Hollywood Reporter, Bernthal will be co-writing the standalone special with Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will also direct.

Captain America: Brave New World director Julius Onah has denied allegations that Harrison Ford was a “diva” on the set of the MCU film.The accusation was made by an anonymous Brave New World crew member, who also claimed that Ford “hated” the motion capture process to perform as Red Hulk.In a new interview with Variety, Onah defended the actor, saying: “Look, I can’t speak to anything that anybody is speculating on or speaking about off the record. All I can speak to is my experience with Harrison.

Paul Rudd has revealed which two movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe are his favourites.Interviewed for an exclusive article on D23, Rudd was one of six MCU actors to name their top films from the superhero franchise.“I’ve really enjoyed all the Marvel movies — and I’m not just saying that because [Marvel Studios President] Kevin Feige has my phone number. I really do!” Rudd quipped.“But I gotta say Thor: Ragnarok and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are two of my favorites.”Rudd has appeared as Scott Lang aka Ant-Man in five Marvel movies – including 2015’s Ant-Man, 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, 2018’s Ant-Man And The Wasp, 2019’s Avengers: Endgame and 2023’s Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania.Fans online largely approved of Rudd’s choices, with one X user writing: “It’s cool to see what movies actors like best from the series.

Ne Zha 2 have come out against Captain America: Brave New World in the battle for box office supremacy.The movie, about a boy with magical powers who battles demons, opened in the country on January 29 and has been an unprecedented box office smash, with sales that put it among the highest grossing movies of all time.With a worldwide box office gross of $1.7Billion, the film has become the highest grossing animation of all time (passing Inside Out 2), as well as being the highest-grossing film in China, the highest-grossing non-English language film of all time, and the first non-English film to earn $1Billion at the box office.The success of the movie has caused a swell of national pride in its home country. A report from the BBC has revealed that fans are taking to social media to support the film and disparage the Marvel competitor, which sees Anthony Mackie assume the Captain America role on the big screen for the first time.

John Malkovich will make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this year’s The Fantastic Four: The First Steps. However, he has revealed that he turned down superhero movies in the past because the money wasn’t good enough.The actor has appeared in two DC comic book adaptations, Western Jonah Hex and spy movie RED, both released in 2010. He has been linked to several Marvel roles in the past, most notably The Vulture in the fourth Sam Raimi Spider-man film that was eventually cancelled.Now, in an interview with GQ, he said he had turned down a number of offers from the studio in the past.“The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever.

Captain America: Brave New World is the latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but what songs make up the soundtrack? Find the full list below.Released on Friday (February 14), the film sees Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson officially assume the role of Captain America, after Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers passed the shield onto him at the end of Avengers: Endgame.Wilson finds himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with Harrison Ford’s President Thaddeus Ross, and must discover the truth behind a nefarious global plot that involves Ross becoming the formidable Red Hulk.Brave New World is a direct successor to The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, the 2021 miniseries, and serves as the 35th film in the MCU. It is directed by Julius Onah (The Cloverfield Paradox) and it co-stars Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas and Giancarlo Esposito.In a two-star review of the film, NME wrote: “With footage looking murky, from the opening chapel-set shoot-out onwards, Brave New World lacks the gleaming beauty of the best MCU films.”“There’s at least a semi-decent role for Tim Blake Nelson, as the nefarious string-puller Samuel Sterns – even if he does look like he’s got a lump of broccoli clamped to his head – and a couple of nice cameos.

Kendrick Lamar has written a new song for the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World.That’s according to actor Anthony Mackie, who portrays the titular character in the superhero film. During a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed: “Kendrick did the title song for my movie.”Mackie added: “Hope that’s not supposed to be a surprise! I’m breaking it here first.

Captain America: Brave New World are emerging online ahead of the film’s release on February 13. While Anthony Mackie has been almost universally praised in the lead, fans and critics felt the story was lacking.Mackie returns as the new Captain America, Sam Wilson, finding himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford).

Marvel has denied that it used AI to craft a new poster for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, despite some fans raising suspicions.On Tuesday (February 4), the first trailer for the upcoming entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was released, causing many fans to overflow with excitement and asking, “Is Marvel back?”.The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn as the titular quartet, a group of superpowered scientists that are being incorporated into the MCU for the first time.Along with the trailer, the film’s initial poster was also shared on Tuesday, and some fans have speculated that the studio might have employed artificial intelligence in its design. Among causes of the suspicions are a character apparently sporting four fingers instead of five and two characters with the same replicated face.See the poster here:The Wrap reached out to Marvel representatives for a reaction to the backlash, and the studio confirmed that AI was not used in the poster’s creation.The film is due to be released on July 25 and has been made possible by Marvel’s parent company Disney acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019.

Marvel actor David Dastmalchian has revealed his career ambition is to play Batman’s nemesis The Joker.Speaking to Collider at the recent Saturn Awards, the actor confessed he would love to take on the role made famous by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Joaquin Phoenix among others.“I know we’re just kidding around here, but I would love it” he said, before explaining: “I think some people go ‘Hamlet is my life’s quest,’ or ‘Willy Loman is my life’s quest.’ Getting to put on the makeup of the Clown Prince of Crime at some point in my lifetime is up there next to one of my greatest career dreams, which is to be an enemy of James Bond.”Dastmalchian came close to his dream in 2008, when he played a henchman for Ledger’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. In Batman TV show Gotham, he also played the character of Dwight Pollard, who was a disciple of Jerome Valeska (Cameron Monaghan), a version of The Joker within the show.A talented character actor, he has played many roles across the Marvel and DC Universes.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been released online, and fans have had very strong reactions to it.The film, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as a group of superpowered scientists is the first time the characters have been incorporated into the MCU.Previously, 20th Century Fox had the rights to the characters and produced two films in the ‘00s starring Jessica Alba, as well as a 2015 adaptation starring Michael B Jordan.Following Marvel’s parent company Disney acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019, the studio is free to incorporate them into their shared universe. Chris Evans’ version of Johnny Storm from the 00’s Fantastic Four films has already made a comedic appearance in last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine.This new trailer introduces the characters, who live in a retro-style world not unlike the aesthetic from Marvel show Loki.

Chris Evans has denied rumours that he will return to play Captain America in Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday, due to be out in 2026.Reports emerged of Evans potentially making a return to Marvel, and it appeared that Evans had confirmed he is returning to the Marvel franchise.Asked whether he could be tempted to return to the Captain America/Steve Rogers character, Evans previously said in 2023: “I’ll never say never, just because it was such a wonderful experience. But I’m also very precious with it.

Marvel animation Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-man has spoken about the show, saying in an interview he was worried it would be “annoying and woke”.Hudson Thames, who voices Peter Parker/Spider-man in the show, spoke to Collider about appearing in the Disney+ series, which debuted January 29. “I thought it was awesome.