Fantastic 4: Moon Knight producers hard at work on the highly anticipated Marvel project!

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The duo behind the acclaimed series starring Oscar Isaac is planning to tackle the coveted reboot of Fantastic 4!

The Marvel Studios hierarchy is now a well-oiled machine. At the top, we find Kevin Feige, probably one of the most influential producers in Hollywood, under him the producers Victoria Alonso and Louis D’Esposito. Then comes the turn of longtime producers like Brad Winderbaum, Trinh Tran, Nate Moore, Jonathan Schwartz, Stephen Broussard, Eric Carroll, and many more. 

Lastly, the group with the executive producers who have been assigned a new project. Examples are Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – produced by Richie Palmer, on his first job as an accredited producer – and the latest Disney + Moon Knight series, produced by Grant Curtis and Nick Pepin. Comicbook.com has revealed that the duo behind the acclaimed series starring Oscar Isaac is planning to tackle the much-needed Fantastic Four reboot!

Moon Knight screenwriter Jeremy Slater revealed it during an interview with the well-known news site: “My producers in Moon Knight are the same who run Fantastic Four, so we talked about it a lot.” Slater was asked if he had lobbied Marvel for the coveted work as a screenwriter, due to his previous working relationship with the franchise (he had written the first draft of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four flop, but only one of his lines. arrived in theaters).

“I don’t think the original Fantastic Four was my fault because I only have one line of dialogue in that movie. I think it’s the only line that’s left of my script, while everything else has been changed. So I don’t take much responsibility for how it turned out, but I understand that if they announce they’re making a new Fantastic Four movie, with the guy who wrote the one before, all Twitter can rise up and call us idiots. “

Regardless of how it turned out on the previous flop, Slater acknowledges that the project is now in the best possible hands at the House of Ideas: “Grant and Nick are extraordinary producers. They will find brilliant writers and directors. And they don’t need my presence in that project. As a fan, I can’t wait to see him, but I will never agree to get involved again, for very good reasons. I think there are some things I probably need to stay away from for the rest of my career. “

Source: Comicbook

Thor: Love and Thunder: Taika Waititi tells the return of Jane Foster

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In a recent interview, the well-known director talked about the reappearance of the love interest of the God of Thunder, who this time also wears a costume!

Thor: Love and Thunder seems to be one of the most curious and remarkable projects of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: not only because one of the most appreciated authors of the universe of the House of Ideas returns to the control room, or Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Jojo Rabbit) after his acclaimed work in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), but also because Jane Foster’s character (who has the face of Natalie Portman) unexpectedly wears a costume. This event, which also happened in the comics (in Jason Aaron’s The Mighty Thor run) hit fans enormously and this approach, of course, is particular for a cinecomic.

In a recent interview for Empire Magazine, Taika Waititi himself spoke about Jane Foster and the impact she has on the protagonist.

It’s been about eight years. She had another life, and then the love of your life comes back on the scene, and now she is dressed like you. It’s a real blast for Thor. I didn’t know we were going to use the Mighty Thor character plot until we started working out the actual story. I was writing and he was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to bring Jane back into the plot?’

At the same time, you don’t want Natalie to come back and play the same character who walks around with scientific equipment. You know, as Thor flies around, she stayed on Earth, stamping her foot and saying, ‘When will she come back?’ It’s boring. You want her to be part of the adventure.

Thor: Love and Thunder is written by Waititi himself with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and executive production by Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Todd Hallowell. The cast, on the other hand, also sees the presence of Chris Hemsworth in the role of Thor, Russell Crowe who plays Zeus, Christian Bale in the role of Gorr, The Slaughterer of Gods, Jaimie Alexander (Lady Sif), Tessa Thompson who lends the face to Valkyrie and many more. The work should arrive in cinemas on 6 July 2022.

Fonte: Empire Magazine

Sam Raimi defends that controversial Spider-Man 3 scene!

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Sam Raimi returns to talk about his past as a cinecomics director and tells his version of the controversial “emo Peter” scene in Spider-Man 3!

Sam Raimi is in the cinema with the new phenomenon produced and distributed by Marvel Studios, or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Despite a rather contradictory and sometimes polarizing criticism, Raimi’s film is having a huge success at the box office, recording really high revenues in its first days in the cinema. Sam Raimi returns to the genre of cinecomics after twenty years, or after its release in theaters with the Spider-Man trilogy. 

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The first two films of the franchise will probably remain iconic as real cult superhero movies. In fact, the villain of the films are back to the delight of the public in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock are among the most successful villains ever. However, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy is not only remembered for its achievements.

Spider-Man 3, the latest in the franchise, is considered by most to be a real disaster. The film, in fact, alternates an emo atmosphere with the original one of the first films, often leaving the audience confused if not even provoking incredulous laughter. Some scenes in particular, in fact, have remained etched in fans for their somewhat ridiculous and “cringe” nature. 

The most popular is certainly the one concerning “emo Peter Parker”, or when the fusion between the protagonist and the Venom symbiote is effective. Venom transforms Peter into a kind of rebellious teenager with oily hair and a very “Green Day” look. The sequence of the “dance” improvised by Peter / Tobey Maguire in front of Mary Jane / Kirsten Dunst has become a real meme over time.

Sam Raimi thus justified his artistic choice in an interview with Fandom. “The scene was meant to be fun. It was Peter Parker’s version – this slightly “loser” guy – of what it meant to play a bad version of himself. But he is completely beside himself. The character is so out of the cool that this is his interpretation of what it means to be bad. 

It didn’t go very well with the audience, but that was what we were trying to do. So I’m not surprised if people find it… well, I’m glad people find it fun! We wanted him to make people laugh, ”said Raimi.

Source: Screen Rant

Michael Keaton to direct the noir thriller Knox Goes Away

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Michael Keaton to star in and direct the noir thriller Knox Goes Away, which will be presented to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival

Michael Keaton will star and direct the noir thriller Knox Goes Away, which FilmNation, ICM Partners and Verve will present to buyers on the Croisette. The Cannes Film Festival 2022 will be held from 17 to 28 May.

Gregory Poirier wrote the screenplay for the film, which tells the story of a contract killer diagnosed with rapidly worsening dementia. Man will have the opportunity to redeem himself from a life of killing by saving the life of his son, long lost. However, to do so, he will have to fight against the police, who are ever closer to catching him, and against his illness. Production is scheduled to start in late August in Los Angeles.

The film’s producers are Brookstreet’s Trevor Matthews and Nick Gordon and Sugar23’s Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta. Carter Stanton (Brookstreet) will executive produce, along with Jillian Kay (Sugar23). FilmNation handles international sales, while ICM Partners and Verve Ventures jointly represent US rights.

Michael Keaton was most recently seen in the acclaimed Hulu miniseries Dopesick, which he also executive produced. He has won a SAG Award, a Critics’ Choice Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie. He will soon be seen in the eagerly awaited The Flash, in which he returns to take on the iconic role of Batman.

Source: screendaily

Thor: Love and Thunder – Thor and Jane Foster ready to fight in the new image

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Thor: Love and Thunder is the next big Marvel movie that fans await with religious patience. After the theatrical release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the controversial reactions from audiences and critics, fans await the release – in July – of the fourth chapter of the Thor saga, the God of Thunder played by Chris Hemsworth . The villain planned for the next film is Gorr The Godbutcher, played by the great method actor Christian Bale. 

The film will be directed by director Taika Waititi, who has become a legend thanks to his total reboot of the Thor franchise. Thor: Ragnarok is in fact the film starring the God of Thunder that has had the greatest success with critics and audiences. In Thor: Love and Thunder, the news will be many and the surprises even more.

The first teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder showed fans a first glimpse of the new hero played by Natalie Portman, known by those who followed the franchise as the former love interest of the mighty God. However, Jane suffered a great deal makeover, becoming the cinematic equivalent of a very popular story among comics fans, that is, plays the role of the superhero The Mighty Thor. 

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In the trailer, Jane wields a put-together version of Mjolnir and displays a physique truly worthy of the new Thunder God! A new image, released by Marvel Studios, shows the two Thor ready for battle, in costume! The two are truly a formidable couple and seem ready to face the dangerous Gorr!

As seen at the end of Avengers: Endgame, Thor will spend time with the Guardians of the Galaxy before returning to New Asgard. Not much is known about the personal arc that the God of Thunder will face, but one thing is clear from the trailer: Love and Thunder will be for him a journey towards healing, after the traumatic events in the Infinity saga. 

Speaking to AP, director Taika Waititi revealed that Thor will be going through “a midlife crisis”. The director didn’t go into details, but his comments suggest that the film will continue to explore the characterization of the Asgardian prince as he decides what his true calling is.

Source: Screen Rant

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