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2019 action/sci-fi movie “Avengers: Endgame.”The actress, 44, originally starred in “Avengers: Infinity War” the year before; however, her deciding factor not to come back the second time around was money, Letts claimed.“I believe [Marvel] went to her for the second one, and they asked her to be in the second one,” Letts admitted on “The Big Picture” podcast. “And she said, ‘Well, the first one is the most successful movie ever made.

Esquire’s new cover story on Anthony Mackie, Chris Evans told the mag that he broke the news to his Marvel co-star that Mackie was going to be the next Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.“I inadvertently was the one who got to tell him that he was going to be Captain America. I didn’t know that he didn’t know,” Evans, 43, said in the story, published Thursday.Evans, who played Captain America in 11 MCU movies, explained that he surprised Mackie with the news at a gathering at his house during the filming of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.”“I said, ‘Man, isn’t that scene so beautiful? I love it so much and I’m so happy for you,'” Evans recalled, referring to the moment in “Endgame” where the elderly Steve Rogers gives Mackie’s Sam Wilson Captain America’s shield.Evans said he ran upstairs, grabbed the “Endgame” script and gave it to his co-star and friend.“I got to sit there and watch him read it,” Evans shared.

the role of Captain America from Chris Evans in the upcoming film, said that he doesn’t think the star-spangled superhero “represents” America.“For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term, you know, ‘America’ should be one of those representations,” the actor said to the audience.“It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity and integrity,” he continued. “Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”Mackie, the first black actor to play Captain America, also said that the role is “kind of like an aspect of a dream coming true” for him.Mackie’s comments about Captain America went viral on social media, sparking a negative reaction from many X users.“Well that’s sure to sit well with your American audience,” one person wrote on the app formerly known as Twitter.“Strange take,” another person said.“What? Captain America shouldn’t represent America??” added a third user.A different person asked, “What did I just hear?”“Well, his name is Captain America.

“Agatha All Along,” now streaming on Disney+, has one of the only instances of nudity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During one scene, Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) runs around without clothing, while her bare rear end can be seen on-screen — shocking in the notoriously prudish, buttoned-up world of Marvel.It’s the only derriere shot in the 16 years since the MCU kicked off with “Iron Man” in 2008, aside from a brief view of Chris Hemsworth’s bottom in the 2022 movie “Thor: Love and Thunder.” “Agatha All Along” creator Jac Schaeffer told TV Line on Thursday that Marvel chief Kevin Feige was initially not enthusiastically onboard with the scene. He responded to the idea: “Really?” Schaeffer said that the scene was originally written with Agatha emerging naked from a spell Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) cast on her and then putting on a robe.

“Deadpool & Wolverine.” The “Succession” star spoke at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland over the weekend, where he said that cinema is “in a very bad way,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.“What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do. I think cinema is in a very bad way,” the Scottish actor stated. The Emmy-winning star added, “I think it’s lost its place because of, partly, the grandiose element between Marvel, DC and all of that.

Patrick Leonard would be flexing right about now — after “Like a Prayer,” the 1989 smash that he co-wrote and co-produced for Madonna, was featured in an epic sequence in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the MCU franchise flick that just raked in $205 million for the eighth-best opening of all time.But Leonard — who also collaborated with the Queen of Pop on such definitive hits such as “Live To Tell,” “Open Your Heart” and “La Isla Bonita” — isn’t hyped up about the hoopla that led Madonna to license the song for the movie after an in-person plea from Deadpool himself, Ryan Reynolds.“That’s cool,” he shrugged when asked about “Like a Prayer” taking audiences around the world there again in the superhero bromance.In fact, Leonard won’t be hearing his song, in all its gospel-charged glory, on the big screen. He has not seen — and has no intentions to see — the film.“What year was that? 1989? So we are coming up on 40 years,” said Leonard, 68.

Ryan Reynolds is taking a stand for Jamie Lee Curtis after her recent comments about Marvel sparked controversy.“Wait, is everyone expected to apologize for slamming Marvel post-Endgame?” Reynolds, 47, questioned on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday, following Curtis’ apology for her recent remarks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).The “Freaky Friday” actress, 65, initially criticized the MCU’s current phase as “bad” during an interview with MTV’s Josh Horowitz at San Diego Comic-Con.She later retracted her statement, writing on X: “My comments about Marvel were stupid and I will do better,” and said she’d reached out to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige with a personal apology. “I’ve reached out to Kevin Feige and will no longer play in that mud slinging sandbox of competition we call the internet nor will I engage in the toilet paper promotion or game play that is designed for clicks not content or conversation,” the actress wrote.On Instagram, Curtis shared a video of her “Borderlands” co-star Kevin Hart praising her for her leadership on the set of their new film with the caption, “If I’m a leader, then a leader shouldn’t talk s–t about other collaborative art form creators.”Curtis’ comments about the MCU came amid mixed reviews of Marvel’s more recent projects, like “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2018) and “The Marvels,” (2023), which underperformed at the box office.

pic.twitter.com/zvDBeMrrvN— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 28, 2024Robert Downey Jr. will be returning to the Marvel Universe as notorious Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom.Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, made the stunning reveal at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.For more than decade, Downey Jr.

Blake Lively sparked a frenzy Monday on social media when she posted a photo of herself kissing her husband, Ryan Reynolds, on the set of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The photograph immediately ignited speculation among fans, mainly due to Lively’s red attire, which many interpreted as hinting that she’s playing Lady Deadpool in the film.“You can see her Deadpool suit. She’s got it wrapped around her arm,” one fan commented on the post, while another said, “Okay it’s her.

interview with Men’s Health, which was published earlier this week. “Oh, f–k yeah, it’s a real thing — it’s not just for Instagram,” Renner said about his friendship with his co-stars. “We have a family chat and have for a long time,” he said.

Karl Lagerfeld has always been around when I grew up. So, to be given the chance to portray one of these famous figures from my country was very enriching.

YouTube show “Hot Ones.” During Thursday’s episode, host Sean Evans, 37, asked Paltrow about remarks that “American Fiction” director Cord Jefferson made during his Oscars acceptance speech.“There are so many people out there who want the opportunity that I was given,” Jefferson said during the 2024 Academy Awards, adding that he understands that Hollywood is a “risk-averse” industry.“But a 200 million-dollar movie is also a risk,” he said, seemingly referring to superhero movies.“I absolutely understand where he’s coming from,” Paltrow said. “… If I look at the industry as a whole, this big push into superhero movies … you can only make so many good ones that feel truly original,” she continued.

cinematic bomb “Madame Web.”Johnson, 34, laid bare her feelings on the big-screen catastrophe, which was produced by Sony in conjunction with Marvel and earned only $26.2 million from its premiere on Valentine’s Day through President’s Day, in an interview with Bustle.“Unfortunately, I’m not surprised that this has gone down the way it has,” Johnson told the outlet in a cover story, which published on Tuesday. “But it was definitely an experience for me to make that movie.

Ray Winstone says he nearly quit the 2021 MCU movie “Black Widow” — and likened its “soul-destroying” endless reshoots to being “kicked in the balls.”Winstone, 67, who played villainous Russian general Dreykov in the movie — opposite Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow — made his damning comments about working in the Marvel Comics Universe to UK’s Radio Times.“It was fine until you have to do the reshoots,” he said in this week’s issue of Radio Times, according to Daily Mail. “Then you find out that a few producers have come down, and your performance is too much, it’s too strong.”“That’s the way Marvel works,” he added.

Brie Larson is defiantly mum on her plans to continue in the Marvel Comic Universe after her last movie, “The Marvels,” fizzled at the box office.“Extra” asked Larson at Saturday’s 2024 SAG Awards if she had any upcoming MCU projects in the works.Larson, 34, shook her head.“I don’t have anything to say about that,” the “Lessons in Chemistry” star replied while attending the ceremony in LA.It wouldn’t be surprising if “The Marvels” was Larson’s swan song in the MCU.The movie, which opened in November as a sequel to Larson’s hit 2019 movie “Captain Marvel,” made only $47 million in the US over its opening weekend — the worst MCU opening weekend ever.By comparison, “Captain Marvel” opened to $153 million in 2019.In November after “The Marvels” was released, Larson was enthusiastic about the prospects for her on-screen alter-ego, Carol Danvers, of whom she said “there is still so much” inside of her to explore.“I feel like getting to be on this team just cracked her open in a way that she hadn’t been and I really loved her for that,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the time.But when she was asked about future MCU projects, Larson hedged her bets with a cryptic reply that hinted at the possibility of a movie in the pipeline.“I don’t want Marvel to come for me,” she said. “But there is something.

x-cited for his role in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”During an interview with the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast on Jan. 4, the legendary actor, 83, opened up about his experience filming the Marvel movie, in which he appeared as Professor X.“It was alone,” Stewart explained. “I think the big scene, each one of the leading actors had the same experience.

conviction Monday on charges of misdemeanor assault and harassment — and his resulting ouster by Marvel Studios — should be a wake-up call to Disney.That message from Captain Obvious? Start over completely. The need for a reboot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been apparent for years now. Disney’s “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out” firing of Majors, who played the villainous Kang the Conqueror in the painfully stupid “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was really just the straw that broke the Marvel’s back.

was arrested for allegedly choking his girlfriend in a domestic dispute.The actor — who was released free without bail — has maintained his innocence, claiming it was his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, 30, who attacked him and he was trying to get away from her.Jabbari was allegedly left with injuries on her head and neck. Majors filed his own domestic violence charges against her for the altercation, claiming she scratched and hit him while she was drunk.The Marvel actor’s trial on domestic assault has been postponed until Oct.

“This Past Weekend with Theo Von,” the “Pitch Perfect” actor, 39, said that while he thinks television comedies still deliver, the same can’t be said for films.“My theory is I think, I think like Marvel ruined it,” he shared. “I feel like superhero movies kind of ruined comedies.”“Because people go to the theater and you expect to watch something that costs $200 million to make and comedy movies aren’t that,” he added.The “Modern Family” actor said it’s now much tougher to pitch a comedy movie to studio bosses.“You have to like mask it.

Tom Holland loves playing Spider-Man, but a small part of him wants to walk away from it all. With talks of a Spider-Man 4 with Holland, Tom has stated that he does not want to mess up his trilogy. With the Spider-Man hype at an all-time high since the release of Across The Spider-Verse what is next from this franchise?According to IGN.com, Holland is proud of his work in the first three movies and is very hesitant about a 4th.

The Spider-Man hype is at an all-time high lately. With Across The Spider-Verse out in theaters and now more information on Spider-Man 2, people are going wild. In Spider-Man 2 you will play as both Peter Parker and Miles Morales.