The mysterious ninja from The Boys is a clear riff on Batman, as evidenced by his black and grey costume, his martial arts combat style, and his reputation as someone to fear by the criminal community. Many have wondered whether or not Batman could hold his own against Black Noir, and vice versa.
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Looper reached out to Dr. Jed Macosko, Ph.D., a Professor of Physics at Wake Forest University and the President of Academic Influence, for insight on how Ant-Man's Pym Particles and powers might work.
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Ben Affleck was a great Batman for what Zack Snyder's movies called for, but he almost missed his chance to enter the DCEU. Snyder recently revealed that another actor — who did end up in Justice League as a different character — read for the part of Batman before an official casting was set.
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Marvel Studios' executive vice president has weighed in on Iron Man's possible return. Victoria Alonso, who has been called "the most powerful woman in Hollywood" as the result of her producer credits on literally every MCU movie, addressed the potential for a Robert Downey, Jr. homecoming.
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The upcoming, highly anticipated Black Widow film has been delayed again and again. With time to kill, we decided to sit down and chart out the superspy's journey through the MCU thus far. Here are the MCU flicks you need to watch to prepare for Black Widow.
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Speaking to The Nerd Queens, Zack Snyder recently expanded on his ideas for a Batman/Catwoman romance, set late in the two characters' careers. "You would have to say, there's a flashback to ten years ago..."
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While Lee was an instrumental force in developing a stunning number of Marvel heroes and villains, he certainly didn't write all of them. Lee didn't create Venom, Luke Cage, or Wolverine, to name a few, and sometimes, he even forgot which characters he was involved in creating.
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For his part, Trebek was characteristically level-headed and unassuming when discussing his last day on the job. He sat down with ABC's Michael Strahan for a Jeopardy! retrospective in January of 2020, and talked about how he wanted to make his exit.
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Donald Duck has been a megastar since he first debuted in the 1930s. From his early days as one of Disney's biggest draws to his massively popular European comics, we're here to give you the low-down on the Mouse House's marvelous mallard.
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If you came away from Alita: Battle Angel just as confused as Alita is during her efforts to piece together her own history, never fear — this is Alita's entire backstory explained.
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Amazon Prime's The Boys already has a diverse array of superheroes in its universe, but the selection is nothing compared to the number of Marvel and DC parody heroes in the comic books. Here are the comic book characters The Boys fans want to see in the show.
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Thor: Love and Thunder will feature the return of Jane Foster, who is slated to wield Mjolnir and become the Mighty Thor. Set to play a major role in that return is a key plot device from the less fondly remembered middle chapter of Thor's solo saga, The Dark World. That plot device: the Aether.
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Despite diminishing returns, Fantastic Beasts is still set to stage a third attempt at recapturing the magic of the Harry Potter franchise, leaving fans with the question: Who will take over for Depp? We finally have our first potential answer to that question.
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As with most adaptations, there's a lot from the Umbrella Academy comics that didn't make it into Netflix's TV series. There's one comic book moment in particular that we don't see in the show but that the series still references in a very sneaky way.
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In an appropriately 2020 left-field twist, the first Marvel venture post-Endgame will also be its quirkiest yet. Here's the unexpected way Marvel came up with the idea for WandaVision.
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The book The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005 mainly focuses on the prequels, but it also apparently sheds a wealth of new light on Lucas' plans for what Star Wars' future could've been, including two very important Sith.
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In Entertainment Weekly's November 10 cover story about WandaVision, the creatives working on the series revealed to the outlet that WandaVision will be far more than just a six-episode miniseries. In fact, one series star went as far as comparing WandaVision to six entire Marvel movies.
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Wouldn't pawning the Mind Stone (in scepter form) off on Loki just make Thanos' job that much harder? And didn't the God of Mischief redeem himself just a little too quickly? Marvel took two potential plot holes and solved them both with one elegant stroke: they updated Loki's social media status.
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How did that guy tackle Clark Kent to the ground when they were out on the fishing boat? The scene defies explanation.
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Taika Waititi's 2017 hit, Thor: Ragnarok went a long way toward rectifying one of the MCU's biggest continuity errors through a small-yet-ingenious scene.
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Following the end of the decade-long Infinity Saga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finds itself in a state of transition with some of its landmark heroes. Here's one possible direction the studio could go with Hulk.
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X-Men: The Animated Series dazzled '90s viewers with action, drama, and real-world storytelling. So sophisticated is this cartoon, in fact, that a whole lot of it goes over kids' heads. We're here to explore those details aimed straight at X-Men's older audience.
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Thor seems like a completely different character from where he started, but there is one one humorous tradition, going back to his first appearance, which fans hope will continue in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder.
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During the DC FanDome event, it was announced that there would be a forthcoming Static Shock movie. People immediately took to Twitter saying Boyega should take up the role. Boyega, however, tweeted that he had a different character in mind: the Red Hood.
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James Spader is fantastic on many of our favorite TV shows, but why doesn't he get many movie offers anymore?
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The Guardians of the Galaxy are imaginary. By definition, everything about them is a lie. But let's take a closer look at a few times when Marvel really made the Guardians' audience heads spin with confusing information.
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The long-running Image Comics series Invincible is coming to Amazon Prime. But what is this superheroic saga actually about? Well, it's about alien conquerors, teen romance, and a whole lot of family drama. We're here to deliver the details on this beloved comic, soon to hit the small screen.
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