How’s that well-known The Darkish Knight quote go? “You both a die a hero otherwise you dwell lengthy sufficient to see your self turn out to be a villain.” Effectively, which may develop into eerily prophetic about the way forward for Marvel and DC if a rumored Kang casting comes about.
Talking of Marvel and DC, the endless struggle between the kings of comedian books wages on, however the MCU’s Distinguished Competitors slipped in a shocking victory because the battle of 2023 drew to an in depth…
Aquaman 2 incomes 120% of The Marvels‘ whole incomes in simply two weeks is the MCU’s 2023 in a nutshell
Who’d have thunk it? What with the downfall of the DCEU and all of the Amber Heard drama, in case you’d requested people what they thought can be the most important superhero film bomb of 2023 final January they most likely would’ve mentioned Aquaman 2. And but, towards all the percentages, the Jason Momoa stinker of a sequel has managed to swim previous the whole field workplace gross of The Marvels with ease. It’s simply over two weeks into its theatrical run and it’s already earned $250 million worldwide, versus the Brie Larson’s flick’s paltry $199 million cume. Marvel may instantly be glad DC received’t be releasing one other movie till July 2025’s Superman: Legacy.
Rumor has it, Marvel might discover Jonathan Majors’ alternative as Kang in DC’s newest Batman actor
Take this with a fistful of salt, however the newest rumors on Marvel’s quest to discover a new large unhealthy for the Multiverse Saga, within the face of Jonathan Majors’ firing, point out that they could be sticking with Kang in any case and easily recasting the half. And the alleged best choice for the rebooted position is profitable over followers of their legions: it’s Concern the Strolling Useless‘s Colman Domingo. Funnily sufficient, the Emmy and Tony Award-winning star was only recently forged in his first ever superhero half — he’s voicing Batman in Spotify’s The Riddler: Secrets and techniques within the Darkish podcast. At 20 years Majors’ senior, Domingo’s casting would additionally skirt the pesky canon points with recasting the character. Mainly, if Marvel isn’t taking this route already, it ought to begin.
Does What If…?‘s season 2 ending inform us when and the place God Loki will return?
There’s quite a bit to unpack in that closing scene of What If…?‘s season 2 finale, which managed to cap Marvel’s 2023 on the next notice than The Marvels. Are the Watcher and Captain Carter going to group as much as proper wrongs throughout the multiverse? Is Peggy going to type her personal Exiles group? And, most significantly, does that closing shot of Yggdrasil from Loki‘s personal season 2 finale counsel that God Loki will return in any case, particularly in What If…? season 3? As lower than splendid as issues could also be for the MCU proper now, don’t neglect that Marvel’s multiverse is changing into larger and extra intricate on a regular basis.
