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Alan Cumming was one of the more surprising names to be announced during that massive Avengers: Doomsday's cast reveal live-stream, but the actor is indeed set to reprise his role as Nightcrawler for the next big MCU event movie.

Cumming made his one and only appearance in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise as Kurt Wagner in X2, but declined the studio's offer to return for the third film because he had no interest in sitting through the arduous makeup process again.

Wagner didn't show up in again until Kodi Smit-McPhee took over as a younger take on the character in X-Men: Apocalypse.

There's been some speculation that Cumming may only be lending his voice to a fully CG take on Nightcrawler, but the actor recently confirmed that this will not be the case.

"Isn't it nuts? I'm excited and amazed," Cumming told Collider when asked about his return for Doomsday.

Everyone knows Ryan Reynolds is a cheeky scamp among Hollywood’s most beloved entertainers. Still, is the Canadian darling teasing something special for Marvel’s upcoming event film Avengers: Doomsday? Yesterday, Reynolds posted a cryptic image of the Avengers logo with an anarchy symbol over the original lettering to his Instagram account. Is Ryan Reynolds implying that Deadpool is coming to Avengers: Doomsday? That would be my first guess.

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After an exhaustive cast reveal in March, Marvel Studios promised more additions to Avengers: Doomsday are forthcoming. The studio did not say if it would hold another livestream event to share the latest cast members, so it’s entirely possible that Marvel gave Reynolds the go-ahead to tease fans on social media. Understandably, Deadpool fans are already freaking out at the thought of the Merc with a Mouth returning to theaters,...

It's a fantastic time to be Joseph Quinn. Over a decade after he unsuccessfully threw his hat in the ring to play Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: Homecoming," the English actor is enjoying the fruits of a multi-year hot streak that began with a breakout performance as Eddie Munson in "Stranger Things 4" back in 2022. Both he and the character became something of a viral hit, making him one of the most in-demand young actors almost overnight.

Having previously played smaller, supporting roles in British television dramas that seldom made much noise in the states, Quinn was now being courted to star in major film franchises, including a highly-anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott's "Gladiator," a prequel to John Krasinski's blockbuster horror series "A Quiet Place," and, of course, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," arguably the most coveted Marvel Studios project produced in years. Amidst these excellent, buzz-worthy performances, Quinn has...

In a full-circle moment, James Marsden is returning to the role that first put him “on the map.”

The Paradise actor and newly minted Emmy nominee sat down with Vanity Fair recently to discuss reprising his X-Men character Cyclops in the Russo Brothers’ forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

“I’m getting a little long in the tooth to put on the superhero costume,” he said, laughing. “I was excited because you’re a part of something gigantic, and I’ve spent 20 years listening to people say, ‘When are you coming back? When are you coming back? Are you coming back?'”

The Westworld and Dead to Me alum continued, “I’m dead. Well, maybe not. I’m going to have a tough time struggling to get into costume if they waited a couple more years. So it’s been a blast. It really has. It’s been a nice little homecoming to...

This August Thunderbolts* might finally be coming to Disney+,and later than any Marvel movie before it.

A new commercial airing in Greece has started a wave of rumors, saying the movie will hit the streamer on Wednesday, August 27. If that’s true, it would mark the longest gap between a Marvel movie’s theater release and its Disney+ debut. The wait would be 117 days, which is even longer than Captain America: Brave New World (103 days), Deadpool & Wolverine (110 days), and The Marvels (92 days).

According to a Greek ad, 'Thunderbolts*' is coming to Disney+ on August 27.

via: https://t.co/i01RtoGSj3 pic.twitter.com/S80JR27mdu

— *The New Avengers News (@tbolts_news) August 8, 2025

There’s no official word from Marvel yet, but fans have already picked up on the Greek ad and shared it online.

Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* was released in theaters on May...

It looks like Thunderbolts* might be heading to Disney+ very soon. According to a new commercial that’s been airing in Greece, the Marvel movie is rumored to start streaming on Wednesday, August 27. If this is true, it would mark the longest gap between a Marvel movie’s theatrical release and its Disney+ debut, 117 days.

According to a Greek ad, 'Thunderbolts*' is coming to Disney+ on August 27.

via: https://t.co/i01RtoGSj3 pic.twitter.com/S80JR27mdu

— *The New Avengers News (@tbolts_news) August 8, 2025

That’s a bigger wait than we’ve seen before. For example, Captain America: Brave New World took 103 days to hit Disney+, Deadpool & Wolverine had a 110-day gap, and The Marvels came to the platform after just 92 days.

Thunderbolts* first hit theaters on May 2, 2025, after its world premiere in London on April 22. It’s the 36th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

The modern Western drama Brokehas earned wide critical praise, enjoys a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score, and is now coming to Netflix on August 21. The movie made its digital debut on May 6 via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Broke, directed and written by Carlyle Eubank, stars Thunderbolts*stand-out Wyatt Russell and The Rookie's (2002) Dennis Quaid. The gritty Western follows the story of Russell as True Brandywine, a bareback rodeo rider whose career and identity are tested when he becomes trapped in a spring blizzard. As he battles hypothermia and isolation, True confronts past choices and deep personal regrets through flashbacks and introspection. Quaid plays George Brandywine, True’s stern father in the film, alongside notable roles from Auden Thornton, Mary McDonnell, Johnny Berchtold, and Tom Skerritt. The movie's audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is a strong 86%, not too far from its critics' score, and on IMDb, the film's rating is 6.3.

Although Broke skipped a traditional theatrical release,...

Stars: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Written by Eric Pearson, Joanna Calo | Directed by Jake Schreier

Directed by Jake Schreier (who made Netflix’s Beef), Thunderbolts* (that asterisk is significant) is the 36th film in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) and the final film in Phase Five. Loosely based on the comics of the same name, it centres on a group of anti-heroes-slash-supervillains, all of whom have been introduced in previous Marvel projects, most notably the Black Widow movie and the Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV show.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who had previously shown up in various post-credits stings, recruiting villains and anti-heroes. Initially intending to terminate her secret super-team project, she arranges for various characters to meet on a covert mission – including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and US...

Chris Hemsworth is set to reprise his role as Thor for Avengers: Doomsday, and the actor recently shared a video titled "Thank You! The Legacy of Thor," which ignited speculation that he might be preparing to hang up the hammer for good.

The video featured clips, behind-the-scenes footage, and interview segments from Hemsworth's tenure as the McU's God of Thunder, and included shots from the four solo Thor movies as well as Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

"Playing Thor has been one of the greatest honors of my life," Hemsworth captioned his social media post. "For the last 15 years I've held Mjolnir and then Stormbreaker as the God of Thunder, but what made it truly special… was sharing it with all of you. Your passion, your cheers, and your love for this character have meant everything to me. Thank you for making my journey...

Earlier this year, Thor star Chris Hemsworth posted a video on social media titled Thank You! The Legacy of Thor, sparking speculation among fans that he was bidding farewell to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After nearly fifteen years in the role, it wouldn’t be surprising if he were ready to hang up Mjolnir, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.

While speaking with THR, Hemsworth clarified that the video was not intended to be a preemptive goodbye.

“It was certainly not the intent. To be honest, my social media team assembled some footage and were like, ‘Oh, this could be cool. We’ll put some stuff up and thank the fans.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, cool. It’s been great,’” he explained. “So we penned it together, and off I went to do something else. But then I had a few people ask me about it,...

We are now exactly 500 days away from the release of Avengers: Doomsday, and Daniel Richtman has shared an intriguing update to a rumor he previously posted back in May.

As you may recall, the scooper reported that Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) would actually be part of Sam Wilson's (Anthony Mackie) team in Doomsday. This led to speculation that the Thunderbolts New Avengers may disband, or possibly even get taken off the board early by Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) or some other powerful enemy.

Now, Richtman has clarified that Belova won't be an official member of Captain America's Avengers, and will simply "accompany them when they travel to another universe."

We expected a bit of Multiverse-hopping in this movie, but it is interesting that Yelena is the one to join Wilson's faction of Earth's Mightiest Heroes for their alternate reality mission.

We have heard that Pugh and...

It goes without saying that Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* made an impression on audiences all over the world. Widely regarded as one of the best movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2019's Avengers: Endgame, it had a lot to live up to when those initial reactions surfaced online, but it had no problem pulling that off, exceeding all expectations - with many calling it one of the best Marvel movies ever made. When you consider its thoughtful approach to mental health and the all-around entertainment value that the film's plot provided fans with, it's easy to see why this nuanced outing became such a fan-favorite.

It stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, David Harbour, and Julia Louis Dreyfus, who all reprise their roles from previous MCU movies and / or Disney Plus TV shows. Meanwhile, Lewis Pullman joins the fray as the mysterious Bob, a character who will...

Netflix has now landed the release of a 2025 Western that’s perfect for Taylor Sheridan fans. Not only does the drama take a similar neo-Western approach that’s been popularized by the Yellowstone creator, but it has also received critical acclaim and finds an MCU star and a Hollywood icon at the forefront.

Released by Sony Pictures back in May, Thunderbolts* star Wyatt Russell takes the lead as a struggling rodeo rider who finds himself fighting for survival after being trapped in a blizzard. Reflecting on his life and whether he made the right decisions, he battles to survive the merciless storm and the dangers it brings in this Western that's a blend of genres and has been praised by both critics and audiences alike.

Titled Broke, the rest of the cast includes Dennis Quaid, Auden Thornton, Mary McDonnell, Johnny Berchtold, and Tom Skerritt, and is now all set to...

Absolutely no one should be surprised to hear that Thunderbolts* is another film about broken people who must band together to save the world. That blueprint has been a fixture of pop cinema since at least The Dirty Dozen, and Marvel’s own Guardians of the Galaxy already gave us that formula with more colour, more charm, and arguably more dancing. But what Thunderbolts* manages to do, rather unexpectedly, is mine real emotional depth from a collection of second-stringers: characters largely remembered for filling out supporting casts in previous MCU entries.

Directed by Jake Schreier (Beef), Thunderbolts* brings together Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), along with the addition of Bob (Lewis Pullman), a quietly compelling figure who becomes something of a moral compass. They’re pulled into a morally murky black ops...

Despite being titled Avengers: Doomsday, the movie could have just as easily gone by "Avengers vs. X-Men." While that crossover event is likely being saved for the post-Secret Wars MCU, the heroes of Earth 616 and Earth 10005 are expected to clash in the 2026 movie. 

That's reportedly set to happen when Doctor Doom manipulates the two superhero teams to go to war with each other, and the result will be a clash fans never imagined would be possible to see on screen. 

We're expecting some surprises, but Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), James Marsden (Cyclops), and Channing Tatum (Gambit) are currently the confirmed X-Men for Avengers: Doomsday. 

According to Displaying Model Behaviour, several members of the mutant team will get their own Marvel Legends action figures (you can find a full list here). 

The YouTuber has also revealed that the Cyclops...

Lily James will join Chris Hemsworth in Subversion, a project which has been described as a “Die Hard on a submarine” style thriller.

The film follows “a once-promising naval commander (Hemsworth) who is blackmailed by a cartel-like organization into piloting a dangerous submarine carrying illegal cargo across international waters. Thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, with a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit, he must outmaneuver blockades and navigate perilous threats both inside and outside the submarine.” Subversion will be directed by Patrick Vollrath from a script by Andrew Ferguson. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is set to produce through his di Bonaventura Pictures banner, with production looking to kick off in Australia this fall.

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James will next be seen starring alongside Riz Ahmed in David Mackenzie’s Relay. The thriller, which premiered...

Anthony Mackie has revealed the Avengers: Doomsday cast are still “in the midst of it” and production is “going well”.The 46-year-old actor is set to wield the shield as Captain America once again for the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster, and Mackie has now stressed that work on Avengers: Doomsday is ongoing.When Screen Rant asked the 8 Mile actor if Avengers: Doomsday was close to wrapping production, he said: “No. Hell no. No, we are in the midst of it. “I mean, it's such a big, moving set piece, and it's such a big story. The best part of shooting a Marvel movie is that it's always an ever-evolving canvas. There are those staple pieces, and then there are the pieces that circulate throughout the course of the shoot.“So, we're in the midst of it, but it's going well.”Mackie also teased his Captain America would still...

Ever since Marvel Studios publicly announced that Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom, fans have been divided. Many, however, were excited and completely invested in the new direction Marvel seemed to be moving toward after abandoning the Kang Dynasty that they were just starting to build.

Downey's involvement meant Marvel could expand its ever-growing universe even more by introducing different dimensions and timelines on a broader, grander stage (much like what we saw with the introduction of the Tva and Deadpool & Wolverine). As if the title of the movie didn't give it away, Avengers: Doomsday was already looking promising, signaling our heroes would be facing Doctor Doom.

But it wasn't until this March that audiences would learn just how huge the cast would be. From the likes of the Fantastic Four (with Pedro Pascal listed at the very end of the line before Downey) and the Thunderbolts,...

Jake Schreier, the director behind Marvel’s recent film “Thunderbolts*,” is gearing up for a big job: bringing the “X-Men” back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Schreier has quietly built a strong reputation over the years, starting with smaller films like “Robot & Frank” and “Paper Towns.”

But it was his work on the Netflix show “Beef” that really put him on the map. There, he showed he can handle complex emotions and tension, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for directing. His focus has always been on characters who are struggling and on the edge, and that theme carries over into his work with Marvel.

“Thunderbolts*,” which recently became available to stream, is different from typical superhero team-ups. Instead of just big action scenes, it dives into the emotional struggles of its characters.

The team includes flawed heroes like Florence Pugh’s Yelena, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, and Wyatt Russell’s U.

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. bid farewell to the MCU and Tony Stark in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. However, he'll return to the franchise as the villainous Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

The casting has divided opinions and raised concerns that Victor Von Doom will be an Iron Man Variant. We'll have to wait and see on that, and rumours are already swirling about which reality the new Multiverse Saga's big bad hails from.

Today, scooper Daniel Richtman brings word that Marvel Studios is currently discussing having Downey continue playing Doom after Avengers: Secret Wars is released at the end of 2027.

We'd imagine the success of The Fantastic Four: First Steps has something to do with that, as it makes perfect sense for Marvel's First Family to share the screen with Doom after his quest to "save" the Multiverse fails. Whether Downey wishes to stick around remains to be seen,...

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. will make a surprising (and divisive) return to the MCU next year in Avengers: Doomsday. And while theories and speculation continue to run rife regarding why Doom has Tony Stark’s face, the actor has now taken to social media to suggest that the events of Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars will see him play not just Doom, but Iron Man as well.

Sharing a short clip on Instagram, Downey Jr. revealed that he has been reading both "Secret Wars," which sees a mysterious and powerful entity known as The Beyonder bringing together the Marvel Universe's greatest villains and heroes and setting them against one another. But it’s his other reading material that has fans’ heads spinning, with the actor showing off "Iron Man: Legacy of Doom," which finds Iron Man and Doctor Doom teaming up (sort of) before the latter betrays the...

Vanessa Kirby, much to her surprise, had no trouble committing to the sprawling MCU as she was cast in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, where she portrays Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in Marvel Studios’ official launch of Phase Six.

During a recent interview with Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, The Crown alumna talked about falling in love with the famed comic book character and what it’s been like reprising the role for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

“When this one came around, I was so genuinely moved by the fact that this was a woman who was pregnant and was a new mother, and also has these superpowers,” Kirby said. “It helped me ground it in something — to try and understand what it would be like to have both those things happening at the same time was a challenge, but I was grateful for that because it rooted...

Marvel’s rogue team is stealing the spotlight—when will Thunderbolts land on Disney Plus for your streaming heist?

The Tl;Dr…

Thunderbolts* isn’t on Disney Plus as of July 25, 2025, post its May 2, 2025, release.

Directed by Jake Schreier, it earned $150 million globally on opening weekend.

Disney Plus typically adds MCU films after an 90-120-day theatrical window.

Expect a late July to early August 2025 streaming debut.

It’s a villainous wait—gear up for the antihero drop!

Is Thunderbolts* on Disney Plus Right Now?

As of July 25, 2025, Thunderbolts* remains absent from Disney Plus, having premiered in theaters on May 2, 2025, per IMDb. Directed by Jake Schreier, this Marvel Studios outing features a ragtag antihero crew, but it’s still a cinema exclusive to milk box office gains, according to Variety. Streaming fans will need to hold their horses.

No official Disney Plus date has been locked in, but updates might...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

After numerous rumors about his appearance, Robert Downey Jr.‘s Doctor Doom officially makes his MCU debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In the mid-credits scene, taking place four years later, fans see Doom crouching in front of Franklin Richards, the son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm.

The character holds his mask in his hand and dons his iconic green cape and hood. However, he faces away from the camera. Marvel has yet to confirm whether Downey Jr. actually made the appearance in the film. Nonetheless, the scene perfectly sets up Avengers: Doomsday.

Coming to Doomsday, Downey Jr. is super stoked about it, and he kind of expresses it on social media. On the morning of The Fantastic Four‘s worldwide release, Downey Jr. shared a post to Instagram where he was seen enjoying the newly released song, Change of Scenery.

Thunderbolts* is one of the highest-rated Marvel movies in recent memory, but it still failed to impress at the box office. The star-studded affair features underutilized characters from the MCU, creating an unconventional team-up film that ended with the creation of The New Avengers. Now that Thunderbolts* is now available to watch in the comfort of your own home, the director reflected on the film's rocky road at the box office this year.

During an interview with Variety, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier was asked about his reaction to the film heading to digital after struggling to turn a profit in theaters. The film, which earned $382 million at the box office, was created and produced on a $180 million budget, with another $100 million spent on marketing. Still, Thunderbolts* is among the best-reviewed MCU films of all time, with an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Now tasked with bringing the X-Men back to the big screen,...

Director Jake Schreier has a major Marvel film under his belt, but he’s still not quite sure what to call it.

In the final scene of “Thunderbolts*,” it was finally revealed that the title’s asterisk stands for “The New Avengers,” the group that Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Sentry (Lewis Pullman) reluctantly form, at the behest of the scheming Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

On the film’s opening weekend, billboards and posters on sites like Fandango were quickly updated to show off the new title – a detail Schreier loves, even if his brain still thinks of the film by its original name.

“In my head, I still think ‘Thunderbolts,’ just because we lived with it for so long. I pushed for and was excited about the switch and the flip of it.

Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role as Thor for Avengers: Doomsday, and the actor recently shared a video titled "Thank You! The Legacy of Thor" video, prompting speculation that he might be preparing to hang up the hammer for good after the next big MCU event.

The video, which is actually years old, features clips, behind-the-scenes footage, and interview segments from Hemsworth's tenure as the McU's God of Thunder, and includes shots from the four solo Thor movies as well as Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

"Playing Thor has been one of the greatest honors of my life," Hemsworth wrote. "For the last 15 years I've held Mjolnir and then Stormbreaker as the God of Thunder, but what made it truly special… was sharing it with all of you. Your passion, your cheers, and your love for this character have meant everything to me. Thank...

Of all the actors announced during the massive Avengers: Doomsday's cast reveal live-stream earlier this year, Alan Cumming might have been the most surprising.

Cumming made his one and only appearance in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise as Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, in X2, but declined the studio's offer to reprise the role for the third film because he had no interest in sitting through the arduous makeup process again. Wagner didn't show up in again until Kodi Smit-McPhee took over as a younger take on the character in X-Men: Apocalypse.

Cumming has been happy to chat about his return as Nightcrawler, and may have revealed a little too much about his Doomsday role in a recent interview.

"Right now, I'm doing it again. I'm playing Nightcrawler again and was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene," said the actor. "I'm sort of learning these fights and I'm like,...

Chris Evans, where art thou? Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently revealed that he believes the actor's absence in Captain America: Brave New World is the main reason why fans didn't go out to see the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie when it was playing in theaters.

Evans played Steve Rogers/Captain America for the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with his final appearance being in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. Beginning with the series finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson became the McU's new Captain America, succeeding Wyatt Russell's John Walker, who briefly held the superhero mantle during the events of the 2021 Disney+ limited series. Brave New World marked Mackie's first time leading a Captain America movie as the titular superhero. Unfortunately, given the movie's poor box office performance, it may also be his last.

Captain America: Brave New World grossed...

With the fourth attempt to immortalize Marvel’s First Family on the silver screen and the official launch of the MCU’s Phase Six, The Fantastic Four: First Steps helmer Matt Shakman said the latest entry serves to tee up further exciting releases from the juggernaut studio.

The director spoke to Deadline on the blue carpet for the world premiere of the superhero movie, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in the iconic roles, and how the Russo brothers factored in.

“They were very curious about what we were doing, they came to tour our sets, they would watch scenes that we were cutting together, they wanted to get to know these people as they were working on their story and their script, so that I could pass the baton to them and these characters would be well cared for,” Shakman said of Anthony and Joe Russo,...

It's old news that the Marvel Cinematic Universe ain't what it used to be. Even the common critiques are tired at this point: too many projects, too much "homework," an awkward streaming/film split, etc. -- you've heard it all before. So, apparently, has Kevin Feige, who seems to have no intention of moving on from his post as the head of Marvel Studios. In a recent in-depth interview with various members of the press, Feige discussed the struggles the MCU has faced over the last six years, as well as plans for the future.

The goal for a while now has been lower budgets, fewer projects, and higher quality. That strategy led to one of the franchise's biggest critical successes in years when "Thunderbolts" was released in May. Unfortunately, the box office didn't keep up with the acclaim.

"'Thunderbolts*' I thought was a very, very good movie,...

The MCU recently faced a big challenge with the 2025 film Thunderbolts*, which didn’t do as well at the box office as many expected. Despite having a strong cast led by Florence Pugh and positive reviews from critics and fans, the movie struggled to bring in enough money.

As of July 18, 2025, Thunderbolts* made about $382 million worldwide. But according to Variety, it needed to earn at least $425 million just to break even, a goal that now seems out of reach.

Thunderbolts* tells the story of a group of antiheroes forced to work together on a risky mission. The film features an ensemble cast, including Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and it’s the 36th movie in the MCU.

While critics were mostly positive, with Rotten Tomatoes showing an 88% approval rating and audiences giving it an “A–” from CinemaScore, the box office numbers tell a different story.

Marvel...

Directed by James Gunn, Supermancontinues to perform well at the box office, flying past another major superhero release: Thunderbolts*. Released on July 11, Superman stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, among others. Meanwhile, Thunderbolts* released in May, with an ensemble cast of MCU stars such as Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell, and David Harbour.

Though Thunderbolts* performed well with critics and among Marvel fans, its overall gross was lower than most of the franchise's films, including Captain America: Brave New World, which was also released this year. Thunderbolts* made $382.1 million globally, with a divide of $189.9 million domestically and $192.1 million internationally.

Likewise, Superman received favorable reviews, though it did have some vocal critics among both those who found its message political and those who were still mourning the Dceu. Nonetheless, it is making waves, with an overall gross of $406.8 million. Notably, its domestic total of $235 million is higher by...

We’re now several months removed from the release of Thunderbolts*, and as fans anxiously await its arrival on Disney+, the director of the film has just shed light on some major behind-the-scenes changes. Jake Schreier, who also recently directed an episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, was tapped to direct Thunderbolts* with a script from Eric Pearson and The Bear’s Joanna Calo. The film was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2022, and it’s one of the MCU’s biggest events in the Multiverse Saga, bringing together characters from various projects like Black Widow, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

One of the film’s brightest stars is Wyatt Russell, who returns as John Walker after first appearing in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. There was a rumor floating around that the original draft for Thunderbolts* had...

There’s been no shortage of discourse surrounding Thunderbolts* — Marvel’s bold summer team-up that brought together some of the MCU’s most overlooked characters and gave them a spotlight and an existential crisis or two. In a wide-ranging conversation with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt, director Jake Schreier opened up about one of the most unexpected core themes of the movie: its unflinching focus on mental health. Asked directly whether there were ever nerves about approaching such delicate material, Schreier was candid in his thoughts.

“I think the only fear was that if we were going to do something like that, it would be really bad that it felt reductive,” Schreier said. "You know what I mean? Just like if we're going to portray something like The Void, if we're going to try to portray something that people really feel and connect with, it would be bad if we were...

The internet does what the internet does — and when Thunderbolts* dropped, fans quickly zeroed in on a certain dynamic: Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Bob Reynolds, aka the Sentry (Lewis Pullman). The emotional connection between the two characters, both haunted by past trauma and struggling with their place in the world, struck a chord. But does that chemistry mean romance? According to director Jake Schreier... not exactly. Speaking with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt, Schreier acknowledged the fandom's excitement — and the flurry of “Boblena” edits that have taken over Tumblr and TikTok — but clarified what he and the creative team were actually going for:

“I wasn't surprised. I have seen the Boblena stuff. I think it's really cute. I don't view it as a romantic relationship, personally. But I think we knew that Lewis and Florence having chemistry, regardless of whether that's romantic chemistry or not, that relationship is so central...

The principal cast of Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps have been attending a number of fan-events to promote the MCU reboot over the past week or so, and, as you might expect, they have also been getting some questions about their roles in Avengers: Doomsday.

While being interviewed by BBC News, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing) and Joseph Quinn (Human Torch) were asked to describe the next big MCU event film in four words, and the responses were: "Epic, tragic, intergalactic, starry," and "epic, mental, Robert, Downey and Jr."

Moss-Bachrach's "tragic" is obviously the most interesting adjective here. We have heard that Doomsday will kill off at least one major character, and there have been rumors that the movie will conclude with an Infinity War-style shocker to set up Avengers: Secret Wars.

In a separate interview, Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman) was asked how it felt to be a part of Doomsday's sprawling ensemble cast.

Andrew Garfield will always be known for playing Peter Parker in the Amazing Spider-Man movies, but the two-time Oscar-nominated star is due to feature in a new project that just got an exciting look. Amazon MGM has officially released the first trailer for After the Hunt, the psychological thriller coming to theaters on October 17. The film also stars Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman), and it hails from director Luca Guadagnino. Guadagnino previously worked with Amazon MGM on the release of Challengers, the 2024 steamy tennis film starring Zendaya. After the Hunt follows a college professor (Roberts) who finds herself in turmoil when her star pupil accuses her colleagues of something sinister. Meanwhile, a dark secret from her own past comes to life, threatening the life she’s built.

Andrew Garfield reprised his role as Spider-Man as recently as 2021, when he suited up alongside other web-headed veterans Tom Holland...

Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are officially joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe next week with the release of Fantastic Four: First Steps, hitting theaters worldwide.

Quinn takes on the role of Johnny Storm, better known as the Human Torch, while Bachrach will play Ben Grimm, also called the Thing. Fans are excited, but that’s not all, both actors will return as these characters in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, the next big movie in the Avengers series.

Details about the plot of Avengers: Doomsday are still a secret, but the cast is packed with familiar faces and new stars. When BBC asked Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach to share a few words teasing the movie, they didn’t hold back. Quinn described it as “Epic. Mental. Robert Downey Jr.” Bachrach added, “Epic. Tragic. Intergalactic. Starry.” Those words alone have fans buzzing with anticipation.

Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film...

Marvel fans are currently gearing up for The Fantastic Four: First Steps later this month. However, Avengers: Doomsday is also in the middle of filming. The next Avengers film is set to bring multiple factions of the MCU’s multiverse together, including Fox’s X-Men, which ushered in a new era for superhero films back in the early 2000s. A ton of fan-favorite X-Men actors are returning for the epic team-up. Now, ahead of its Christmas 2026 release date, theX-Men are getting festive new holiday season Pops.

There are three new Pops in Funko's Marvel Christmas “HoliDivas” collection. There's Jean Grey, Storm, and Rogue. Each has a unique seasonal vibe to them. Jean Grey is wearing a candy cane scarf and wrapping a present, Storm is wearing a matching winter beanie while building a Wolverine snowman, and Rogue is flying with a red scarf as she holds two presents in her hands.

Michael C. Hall’s Underrated Crime Thriller (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Emmy-nominated actor Michael C. Hall is all set to reprise his role as the iconic serial killer Dexter Morgan in the much-anticipated sequel Dexter: Resurrection, which premieres on Paramount+ with Showtime in the US on July 11, 2025.

In India, the eagerly anticipated series is expected to stream on Jio Hotstar. While fans await his return, there’s another gripping performance of his worth checking out — the underrated crime thriller Cold in July. Read on to find out what the film is about and where you can stream it on Ott.

Cold In July – Plot & Cast

Based on Joe R. Lansdale’s novel of the same name, this 1980s Texas-set crime thriller follows Richard Dane (played by Michael C. Hall), a mild-mannered family man who shoots and kills an intruder in self-defense. Hailed as a local hero, Richard’s world is...

Leaked on-set photographs from Marvel’s in-production crossover “Avengers: Doomsday” show Sam Wilson’s Captain America standing beside U.S. Agent, The Thing and a new Black Panther aboard what looks like an alien vessel, offering the first visual proof that the Avengers, New Avengers and the Fantastic Four will share scenes in the 2026 release.

Captured during night shooting at Pinewood’s north backlot, the images were reposted across fan sites within minutes of appearing on an assistant’s private Instagram feed. The sequence is thought to form part of an “incursion” rescue that earlier spoiler threads said would involve Monica Rambeau stranded between universes.

Marvel has not commented on the leak, yet studio president Kevin Feige recently stressed the film’s direct link to next July’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” confirming that Reed Richards and his team act as a bridge into the ensemble story. Feige also...

Warning: Spoilers for Avengers: Doomsday to follow...

A new image from the highly anticipated MCU epic, Avengers: Doomsday, reveals our first behind-the-scenes look at an exciting team-up of some Marvel favorites. Avengers: Doomsday is now all set to be released in theaters on December 18, 2026, with a follow-up, Avengers: Secret Wars, due to follow on December 17, 2027. Both will come as part of Phase Six of the MCU and promise superhero delights far beyond that of even Avengers: Endgame. As the new image teases...

Emerging on X/Twitter courtesy, the image shows Fantastic Four’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Captain America: Brave New World’s Danny Ramirez, and Thunderbolts* star Wyatt Russell in costume on set, meaning The Thing, Joaquin Torres, a.k.a. Falcon, and John Walker, a.k.a. U.S. Agent will share some time together amid the multiversal calamity that is sure to be unleashed by Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.

Let's rewind time back to 2019. Avengers: Endgame had just been released, and it served as the culmination of the first saga set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Back then, it was highly believed that superhero movies couldn't get any more ambitious, and while some still hold that thought to this date, Marvel will attempt to outdo itself anyway.

Avengers: Doomsday will mark the beginning of the end of the Multiverse Saga. Heroes we thought were long gone are about to make an explosive comeback, different universes will collide, and Doctor Doom will finally make his long-awaited MCU debut. Fan anticipation is at an all-time high, which means we're all eager to catch a small glimpse of the upcoming crossover. Fortunately, shooting is already underway, and it won't be long before Marvel starts properly promoting the movie. Meanwhile, we have the set photos to look up to.

Even a project as...

We finally have a photo from the set of Avengers: Doomsday, and it features a first look at The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach in a motion-capture costume), The Falcon (Danny Ramirez), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), and Shuri (Letitia Wright).

Wait, Shuri? Yes, look closely at the bottom right-hand side of the photo, and you can see Black Panther's foot. This is a combination of characters we didn't ever really expect to see on screen together, which is arguably the joy of the Avengers franchise.

The next question is, where are they? It looks like a spaceship, and many fans have already theorised that it could be the Fantastic Four's "Excelsior," the craft we saw rocketing towards Earth-616 in Thunderbolts*'s post-credits scene.

Another compelling theory is that this is somewhere inside the Tva; either way, that console looks very retro.

The photo below was posted on Instagram, seemingly...

From one of the best movies about the space race in The Right Stuff, to disgusting audiences to wonderful effect in Coralie Fargeat's Oscar-winning The Substance, Dennis Quaid has been involved in many high-rated projects. After his earlier 2025 project alongside Wyatt Russell, Broke, shot to a huge 91% from critics on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, attention has now turned to his second big-screen project of the year: Sovereign.

Set to debut in theaters on July 11, the same day as James Gunn’s Superman, eyes have turned to the early Rotten Tomatoes score of Sovereign to see whether it can keep up with Quaid's strong recent record of well-received projects. Despite receiving just 11 reviews at the time of writing, Sovereign officially has a strong Rotten Tomatoes critics' score of 82%, which, although lower than both Broke and The Substance, still marks Quaid's joint third-best critics' score on the site since all...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office: Inches Away From Beating Thunderbolts* ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Tom Cruise’s magnum opus, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, undoubtedly feels the impact of the multiple new movies at the box office. As a result, it has dropped out of the domestic box office chart. Tom is one of the biggest Hollywood stars, and this is being marketed as the last film in the Mission: Impossible franchise; hence, it keeps minting cash against all odds. It is inches away from beating Thunderbolts*. Keep scrolling for more.

Thunderbolts* aka The New Avengers is the 36th film in the MCU and received strong ratings from people. However, it failed to be a box office blockbuster and did not even cross the $400 million mark worldwide. Although Mi 8 has beaten The New Avengers globally, Tom’s film is also losing at the box office.

Pick any one of Steven Spileberg’s best movies and chances are you’ve seen it multiple times. Jurassic Park, Raiders, E.T., Jaws – come on, nobody has seen any of those just once. But if you’re Steven Spielberg himself, he almost never goes back and revisits his movies, although he did find himself making an exception on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Jaws.

At a recent event, Steven Spielberg noted that going back to Jaws after five decades allowed him a unique opportunity in seeing one of his movies as one of us. “I did watch Jaws. I don’t watch my movies, but I was alone, nobody was with me, and I ran a really good print of Jaws on the 20th of June. I wanted to see the movie on the day it originally opened [in 1975] and see if I could get through the movie, get...

Wyatt Russell, who played John Walker in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, recently pushed back against a popular idea that Marvel chose a white actor on purpose to send a racial message in the show.

This idea comes from Wikipedia, which says Marvel wanted a white man to replace Captain America to show that the government didn’t want a Black man like Sam Wilson to have the shield.

Russell called this claim “Wikipedia bull*****.” In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he explained, “He’s a white guy in the comics, and he’s an overzealous war hero turned superhero by the government in the void left by Steve Rogers. And Sam Wilson didn’t want the shield and so they needed somebody to take it.” For him, the casting was simply because John Walker is white in the comics, not because of a political or racial statement.

Wyatt Russell, who played John Walker in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, recently pushed back against a popular claim that Marvel purposely cast a white actor to send a message about race in the show.

The claim, found on Wikipedia, says Marvel wanted a white man to take the role of Captain America’s replacement as a way to show the government didn’t want a Black man like Sam Wilson to have the shield.

Russell called that idea “Wikipedia bull*****.” In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he said, “He’s a white guy in the comics, and he’s an overzealous war hero turned superhero by the government in the void left by Steve Rogers. And Sam Wilson didn’t want the shield and so they needed somebody to take it.”

He emphasized that the fact John Walker is white in the comics is the main reason for his casting,...