Where Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe Going? Only Kevin Feige Knows For Sure

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentHaving focused since 2016 on emerging film talent in lesser-known parts of South and South East Asia, Open Doors, the Locarno Festival’s flagship co-production forum and talent incubator, is turning its focus to Latin America and the Caribbean. Of the 24 directors featured at this year’s edition, 15 identify as female or gender non conforming, led by Ecaudor’s Ana Cristina Barragán whose 2016 debut “Alba” won nods at Rotterdam and  San Sebastián and Yanillys Pérez whose documentary “Jeffrey” scooped a Discovery Awards at the Toronto Festival. Both have new projects at the Open Doors Co-Production Hub, as does Yashira Jordán with “Diamond,” a coming of age tale about a Quechua trap artist last glimpsed at Málaga this year.  Men directors take in Michael Labarca a winner at Cannes’ Cinéfondation film school shorts competition in 2016, and Guatemala’s Mauricio Escobar whose “Los Invisibles” is a social realist tale wrapped around the phenomenon of domestic migration in Guatemala. It is set up at La Danta, whose partners include Cannes 2019 Camera d’Or winner César Díaz (“Our Mothers”).Also selected for Open Doors’ Co-Production Hub, a platform for feature-length projects looking for international collaboration, is Guaraní language “Kokue,” the fiction feature debut of Paraguay’s Miguel Aguëro, based on his memories of growing up in the Paraguayan countryside.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction has begun in Greater Sydney on “Christmess,” a light-hearted drama written and directed by Heath Davis. It stars musician and vocalist Hannah Joy of alternative indie rock band Middle Kids in her feature film debut.The film also stars Steve Le Marquand (“Last Train to Freo”), Darren Gilshenan (“No Activity”) with Le Marquand playing the role of a once famous actor who has been reduced by alcohol addiction to performing as Santa Claus in a mall.

A horse caught the eyes of viewers in the opening moments of the Trooping the Colour procession – after it decided to 'kick off' and disobey its rider as the procession began. As the Royal carriage procession was heading out of the gates of Buckingham Palace, one horse decided he wasn't too keen on taking part and seemed skittery as soon as it walked out of the archway.

Kate Middleton oozed elegance as she stepped out in a white number for Trooping the Colour for the Queens’ Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, stunned in a white Alexander McQueen coat dress for the ceremony. Kate has a huge love for Alexander McQueen designs.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations kicked off Thursday with the traditional Trooping the Colour birthday parade.

Vladimir Putin's minions after she posed for a photo on top of a destroyed Russian tank during her voluntary work in Ukraine.Brazilian bikini model Liziane Gutierrez, who has over one million dedicated online fans, went to eastern Europe in March to help give aid during the bloody battle for the country.She is known for taking legal action against rapper Chris Brown in 2016 over an alleged incident in Las Vegas, but has found herself in the headlines again for the picture from the warzone.Even though her post was only online for five minutes, it quickly triggered vile abuse and one Russian soldier immediately messaged Liziane with haunting threats.She explained how one message claimed "I'm going after you" - to which the brave star replied "Try your luck".The Russian fighter wasn't the only one left fuming at the picture and Liziane's direct messages were quickly filled up with hate and taunts from all around the world.“In the five minutes that the picture was there, I got everything you could possibly imagine,” she said.“‘I hope you die in Ukraine, I hope a missile goes straight on your head’ and all this kind of stuff.”But Liziane is still fairly relaxed at staying in a warzone and videos show her climbing on tanks and joking it is "like a war movie set".In another she added: “It’s sad, but I don’t feel sad because they started this.”The model explained she came across the destroyed military vehicles with another aid worker on the way to Bucha, a city northwest of Kiev that was the site of fighting that left thousands of people dead.She said the tanks were labelled with the chilling Z symbol, which has become infamous for its pro-Putin and warmongering meaning.“We saw some people up on the tanks celebrating like ‘Slava

sex life.One woman has taken it to another level though, having been forced to get double glazing after a resident complained to the council about her love making.Secretary Sophie, from Harpenden, Herts, says she got fed up with her neighbours complaining about her noisy romps.She was left mortified after facing an investigation from environmental health officers from her local council.She said: 'I only make a loud noise when I am with a new lover because I find sex so exciting when it’s fresh."I lose all inhibitions when the sex is good and I do end up screaming the house down.“The neighbours used to bang on the walls to shut me up and when that didn’t work they shopped me to the council.“I love sex so much that I knew I was never going to be able to stifle my passion so I got double glazing fitted to muffle my screams. I got one of my lovers to pay for it – it was the best £3,000 we ever spent.” Sophie’s problems started when she signed up for IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading affairs site.

Rangers-mad dad-of-two is seeking a hefty compensation pay-out of £80,000 after claiming he was sacked from his job due to his love of the club.Eddie McClung, 51, told of his alleged discrimination during an employment tribunal hearing in Glasgow, Scotland this week.The 51-year-old is seeking £80,000 after claiming a contract he was a subcontractor of was terminated at an energy site due to his supporting of The Gers.The strange claim is now in the hands of the employment tribunal, who must decide whether or not McClung's supporting of The Light Blues is a "philosophical belief" in need of workplace protection.Rangers fan McClung, from Bonnybridge near Falkirk, represented himself in the hearing, where he described his passion for the Europa League runners-up as a "belief" and that he lives "in accordance with being a Rangers fan".The 51-year-old said: "I live my life in accordance with being a Rangers fan. I don't go to church.

Craig David is set to perform at this weekend's Jubilee concert and he is no stranger to performing in front of the royals.The singer, 41, was named in the New Year Honours list in 2020 and he performed at the Commonwealth Day Service. But it seems Craig is hoping his upcoming performance won't be as awkward as his last royal gig, as he sang for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's final event as senior royals.

pregnancy. The mum-of-two has been quite vocal about the past few months to her 14.9million Instagram fans.She's already revealed her plans for a natural birth and even marked her third trimester with a sweet snap.

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.The actress, who portrays Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff alongside Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in the new Marvel movie, was responding to a question about Krasinski when she said that she has only ever met his wife, Emily Blunt.Taking Vanity Fair‘s lie detector test, Olsen was asked whether she thinks that Krasinski is “the smartest man alive”, to which she replied: “No – I don’t know him though.”*Spoilers below for Doctor Strange 2 below*Olsen’s response surprised the interviewer, who put it to her that Krasinski is one of her co-stars. In the film another version of the Avengers is introduced, known as the Illuminati, and Krasinski is introduced as Reed Richards (aka Mr Fantastic of the Fantastic Four fame).Olsen’s comment that she’s yet to meet Krasinski came out as truthful on the lie detector.As IndieWire points out, the Illuminati were a late addition to the film, and Krasinski filmed his scenes in a series of reshoots that Olsen wasn’t privy to.Olsen said recently that she got “frustrated” with the MCU after losing roles that she was more interested in.

Honesty is the best policy. Elizabeth Olsen was very truthful when asked about her former Marvel costar Chris Evans.

has already made $500 million at the box office and shows no signs of slowing down. And now that so many people have seen it, screenwriter Michael Waldron is opening up about the latest film installment’s many, many cameos, how inspired a murderous stretch of the film, what the ending means for longtime character Wanda Maximoff (played by Elizabeth Olsen) and why this wasn’t the place to formally introduce mutants into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [: Spoilers for ] In the sequel, Wanda, now known as the Scarlet Witch, reveals herself to be the movie’s big bad after Dr.

Seven years after first making her Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, Elizabeth Olsen is opening up about her Marvel deal.Like most actors who sign on with Marvel Studios, she signed a multi-picture deal that locked her in for several movies, with the 33-year-old actress revealing to The New York Timesthat she felt 'frustrated' with the contract, at one point.While she wasn't happy about losing certain roles due to her Marvel contract, she did reveal that she had a different kind of 'freedom' within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Opening up:Seven years after first making her Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, Elizabeth Olsen is opening up about her Marvel deal Frustrated:Like most actors who sign on with Marvel Studios, she signed a multi-picture deal that locked her in for several movies, with the 33-year-old actress revealing to The New York Times that she felt 'frustrated' with the contract, at one pointOlsen is the younger sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who starred on Full House as toddlers, who burst onto the scene in the 2011 indie film Martha Marcy May Marlene.She would go on to star in indie films (Red Lights) and major studio fare (Godzilla) alike, before her turn as Wanda Maximoff a.k.a.

Elizabeth Olsen is opening up about how she once felt like she was trapped by Marvel.

Marvel Cinematic Universe after losing roles she was more interested in.The actor, currently playing Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, opened up about her commitment to Marvel saying it made her sacrifice other roles.“It took me away from the physical ability to do certain jobs that I thought were more aligned with the things I enjoyed as an audience member,” Olsen told The New York Times. “And this is me being the most honest.”“I started to feel frustrated,” she continued.

Elizabeth Olsen and the character of Wanda Maximoff aka The Scarlet Witch, has become the darling of the Marvel cinematic universe, thanks to Disney+ show WandaVision. 

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Marvel Cinematic Universe following Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.In the film, Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch appears to sacrifice herself to destroy the Darkhold throughout the multiverse, burying herself in the ruins of Mount Wundagore with the evil text.Olsen, who plays Wanda, has since teased however this won’t be the end of the character.“I sign extensions every time they want me to do a movie,” Olsen told Collider. “I just a signed a very short one at the beginning, so everything’s constantly just, it’s always adjusting for me.

Zack Sharf Elizabeth Olsen is tired of filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola bashing Marvel movies. The actor, who is back in theaters as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” told The Independent that she gets frustrated when people make Marvel movies “seem like a lesser type of art.”“I’m not saying we’re making indie art films, but I just think it takes away from our crew, which bugs me,” Olsen said.

Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t have time for Marvel criticism.