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Chicago – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s Four Color Trilogy, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click House Of Ideas.

Play Rating: 5.0/5.0

The story’s centerpiece is iconic comic book creator Stan Lee (Brian Breau) and his journey within the burgeoning industry, which began when he was a 17-year-old in 1939 at Marvel’s root company, Timely Comics. At Timely he meets artist Jack Kirby (Brian Plocharczyk), a street wise post-Depression hustler who has to admit the skinny teenager has enthusiasm. They are published by owner Martin Goodman (Brian Parry) who develops Timely through the World War II years – with Captain America as an anchor – and hands the creative keys of the newly named Marvel Comics to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1960s,...

Recently, a throwback post emerged on Instagram, recalling Chris Evans’ comedic days, after a clip from his 2010 film The Losers resurfaced. And surprisingly, it not only ignited nostalgia for the actor’s comedic genius but also sparked a lively debate among fans, about Evans’ career choices.

Chris Evans as Captain America | image: Marvel Studios

While the actor is said to be reportedly returning to the MCU in a limited standalone series as Captain America, fans began clamoring for Chris Evans to revisit his comedy roots before donning the star-spangled suit once more. Moreover, Evans’ upcoming holiday action-comedy Red One, seems to have renewed people’s interest in his lighter, funnier roles.

Fans Believe Chris Evans Should Return to His Comedy Roots

Recently, a throwback clip from Chris Evans’ 2010 film The Losers resurfaced on Instagram, sparking a wave of nostalgia among fans who remember the actor’s comedic chops with fondness.

For over half a decade, Capcom joined forces with Marvel to produce a series of fighting games that would influence the genre for years to come. Between 1994 and 2000, seven titles saw arcade halls, bringing fan favorite characters from both universes together for high-octane clashes. This collection preserves those seminal works, reuniting gamers with old friends.

The partnership began in 1994. Led by Street Fighter designer Pom G, X-Men: Children of the Atom brought the mutant brawlers to beating up bad guys in true Capcom style. It introduced air combos and flashy specials that thrilled comic fans. The next year, 1995’s Marvel Super Heroes took the Infinity Gauntlet story to the stage, adding dynamic power-ups to the action. Things got chaotic real fast with 13 characters duking it out.

1996’s X-Men vs. Street Fighter brought the crossover concept, letting Wolverine slash up against Ryu. A tag-team system boosted creativity as players tagged in allies.

Prolific comic book artist and television director John Cassaday has passed away at age 52, his sister Robin confirmed. He was admitted to the ICU at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York just last week.

Credits: John Cassaday via Carl’s Comix / YouTube

Some of his known works include Planetary, Desperadoes, and I Am Legion. He also worked on the covers of Astonishing X-Men, Captain America, and Star Wars. Cassaday was the recipient of various accolades, such as Eisner Awards for Best Cover Artist and Best Penciller/Inker.

John Cassaday Worked on Some of the Best Art Covers in the History of Comics

John Cassaday’s cause of death is not yet revealed, but his sister made a post on Facebook informing that the artist was admitted to the hospital a few days earlier. While the exact reason remains unknown, Robin said her brother had been dealing with health issues linked to the brain.

It's been confirmed today that prolific comic book artist John Cassaday has died aged just 52. Details are scarce as we write this, though we know he was admitted to the ICU at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York last week.

His sister shared the news of his passing in a Facebook post that read, "My little bro John passed away at 6:51pm Texas time. Please keep me and my mom in your prayers."

Cassaday began his career in the mid-1990s working on Image Comics titles like Gen¹³ and Wetworks. However, we're sure many of you will know him best for his contributions to the Marvel Universe where he redesigned Captain America (with a look that heavily inspired the MCU) and his work alongside Joss Whedon on the critically acclaimed Astonishing X-Men.

The latter series redefined the characters and Cassaday's work was a massive part of that.

The...

‘Deadpool & Wolverine,‘ featuring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, was hailed by fans as the year’s most anticipated film. Currently still in theaters, the movie has smashed multiple box office records and ranks among the most profitable releases of the year. Having crossed the $1 billion mark, it now stands as the second highest-grossing film of the year, just behind ‘Inside Out 2.’

While performing exceptionally well globally, it has also broken several records within the MCU, which is exciting news for both the Deadpool series and its fans. The movie has entered the top 10 highest-grossing MCU films, and Deadpool himself has set a few notable records.

Specifically, Deadpool has officially become the second highest-grossing MCU superhero, recently surpassing Thor. Now, only one MCU superhero has grossed more—read on to find out who holds the top spot!

As of now, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ has grossed an impressive $1,287,042,689 worldwide,...

Most fans considered Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, to be the most anticipated, ultimate film of the year. The film is still airing in cinemas and has shattered multiple box office records, being among the most profitable releases of the year. After finally breaking the $1 billion mark, the movie is currently the second highest-grossing movie of the year, behind Inside Out 2.

But, while the movie is doing great on the global, annual scale, it also broke numerous records within the MCU, as the numbers confirm, and that is – without a doubt – great news, both for the Deadpool film series as well as the fans of this series. Currently, the movie is in the top 10 highest-grossing MCU movies, but Deadpool himself also broke several significant records.

Namely, if we isolate the characters from the films, Deadpool is now officially the second highest-grossing MCU superhero,...

Dwayne Johnson raised massive headlines when he promised to change the DC hierarchy with Black Adam in 2022. The WWE star hoped to introduce a new chapter and improve the condition of the failing Dceu. Unfortunately, the film was a disaster at the box office and the plans fell apart.

Dwayne Johnson in and as Black Adam | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

The appearance of Henry Cavill’s Superman in Black Adam‘s post-credits scene was one of the biggest surprises in the film. Unfortunately, it could not save the film from its biggest drawbacks. However, during the promotional tour of Black Adam, a fan theory hinted that letting the character fight against Shazam could have saved the film.

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam should have gone against Shazam for more success Shazam vs Black Adam in Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Credits: Warner Bros. Animation

Before the release of Black Adam,...

James Gunn Confirms Peacemaker Season 2 Release Window - Main Image

Peacemaker was a relative unknown in the comics before James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, and now after a movie and a spinoff series, John Cena’s antihero is one of the most popular DC characters out now.

Gunn has worked on a second season of the show while juggling the production of Superman, and while everyone is anticipating Gunn’s Man of Steel, he gives an update on when fans can expect the next season of Peacemaker to drop.

Peacemaker Season 2 Comes Out After Superman

With Superman set to come out in July of next year, Gunn has confirmed that Peacemaker 2 will be released in 2025 as well, but after the Man of Steel takes flight. When asked by a fan when the release date would be on Threads (via ComicBookMovie), Gunn confirmed simply, “2025 after Superman.”

So far, now new...

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World. Photo by Eli Adé. © 2024 Marvel. The MCU is set to expand with Captain America: Brave New World, a film already stirring considerable excitement. With Chris Evans‘ departure as the iconic Captain America, the mantle now passes to Anthony Mackie, who embodies the character of Sam Wilson, also known as Falcon, as he takes on the mantle of Captain America. The film thrusts Sam Wilson into a global crisis, where he must confront a mysterious antagonist orchestrating events from behind the scenes. At Comic-Con, Mackie’s enthusiasm was palpable as he praised the talented cast and crew involved in this new chapter. (Click on the media bar below to hear Anthony Mackie) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Anthony_Mackie_Captain_America_Brave_New_World_.mp3

Captain America: Brave New World opens in theaters February 14, 2025.

The post New Chapter,...

The concept of the super soldier has become a common (if not overused) conceit in the Marvel Universe — not only in the comics, but in its cinematic iteration as well. Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Serum is probably best known as the stuff that transformed Steve Rogers into Captain America. Notably, Erskine's formula died with him, making Cap the only super soldier alive — at least for the moment. Countless tried to recreate its effects, spawning multiple heroes and villains in the process. A few writers took a page from that book in adapting the comics for Marvel's Cinematic Universe. Characters that previously had little to do with the serum were suddenly made into super soldiers. With certain characters, like Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, it absolutely works. But the sheer influx of characters with similar origins has kind of taken the novelty out of it since.

With so many super soldiers running around in the MCU,...

TLC’s Little People, Big World Season 24 is over, but the Roloff family members still keep fans apprised of what’s going on in their lives. Zach and Tori Roloff took their three kids to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in early 2023. So, how much did their trip cost them? Here are the estimates.

Zach and Tori Roloff recently took their 3 kids to Disneyland Zach and Tori Roloff from ‘Little People, Big World’ | Entertainment Tonight via YouTube

Tori and Zach Roloff looked like they had a fantastic time at Disneyland. The Little People, Big World couple took their kids — Jackson, 5, Lilah, 3, and Josiah, 7 months, to the park for the first time. Tori posted photos and videos of the trip to Instagram.

In Touch Weekly notes Tori got in the spirit of the park by wearing Minnie Mouse ears, and her kids also had Disney-themed attire. While Lilah wasn’t so sure...

2022 was full of action-packed hit movies like Top Gun: Maverick, Rrr, and Bullet Train. Despite being a Telugu-language film made for the Indian market, Rrr became one of the biggest surprise hits of the year in the US and has been winning big since its release. The movie has put the actors and director on the map, and two of its stars now want to be the next Iron Man.

‘Rrr’ has been breaking records since its release

Rrr is a fictional retelling of the friendship and lives of two real-life revolutionaries, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, in the 1920s. The movie takes on a What If? type of format exploring the undocumented period in the revolutionaries’ lives as they begin to fight for their country.

Rrr draws attention to the abuses and inequalities of colonial rule and follows the real-life Indian heroes teaming up against their British oppressors.

Take another look at Marvel Comics' "Captain America" - Commie Smasher!, from the publisher's 'cold war' comic books of the 1950's, that identified communist foreign infiltrators, corrupt politicians, bribed journalists and 'useful idiots' as enemies of the state:

"...in 1953, 'William Burnside' discovers the lost formula for the 'Super-Soldier Serum' in 'Third Reich' files stashed in a German warehouse.

"He immediately tells the government about the formula in consideration of becoming the next 'Captain America'...

"...even undergoing plastic surgery to look like 'Steve Rogers', but the government is unconvinced they need another 'Cap'.

"Becoming a disgruntled teacher, the new Rogers befriends rebellious student 'Jack Monroe' and together they access the formula, injecting the chemicals into each other, to become the new Captain America and 'Bucky'.

"The duo fight as 'Commie Smashers'...

"...unaware of a 'Vita-Ray' process required to stabilize the recipient taking the formula.”

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The epic conclusion to the groundbreaking original series Brzrkr is finally here and its an amazing series. I highly recommend it, especially the Brzrkr Variant Covers, as each issues has been engrossing from start to end. Print copies of Brzrkr #11 will be available for sale today, December 21.

Boom! Studios today announced the final issue of the record-breaking hit comic book series Brzrkr by the iconic Keanu Reeves and Nyt bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt, acclaimed artist Ron Garney, colorist Bill Crabtree (Bprd), and letterer Clem Robins (Hellboy). Discover the shocking and epic conclusion to this global hit series in Brzrkr #12, unfolding the final chapter of the story that’s sold over a million copies, this March 2023!

Reeves said recently in the latest video: Berserker was originally envisioned as a 12 issue series but the story the world of course be himself have evolved in ways that I could only have dreamed of...

This article contains major MCU spoilers

Ooh, the MCU is a lot, isn’t it? It was always a lot, but now it’s a Lot lot. With the rollout of Phase Four, fans didn’t just have a handful of blockbuster films to keep up with, there were also multiple TV shows streaming on Disney+ that introduced important new characters and corners of the Marvel Universe that interconnected with big budget theatrical releases.

It’s been a gamble for Marvel Studios, who first properly tested audience reactions with the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in the first half of 2022. Fully understanding the plot of the Benedict Cumberbatch-led sequel meant you really had to have seen WandaVision on Disney+, and in the next batch of MCU movies, characters and stories from other shows will be important, too.

2023’s The Marvels, featuring Brie Larson reprising her...

Dwayne Johnson has announced that Black Adam 2 won’t be a part of DC Comics’ “first chapter”.

In a tweet shared on Tuesday (20 December), the 50-year-old actor said that he connected with new DC CEO James Gunn and been told that “Black Adam will not be in their first chapter of storytelling”.

“However, DC and Seven Bucks have agreed to continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilised in future DC multiverse chapters,” he added.

In his own statement, Gunn said: “Love @TheRock and I’m always excited to see what he and Seven Bucks do next. Can’t wait to collaborate soon.”

Johnson spent a decade trying to bring the Black Adam character to the big screen and has previously voiced his visions for follow-ups involving Superman.

The first Black Adam film topped the box office for three weekends when it was released this year with 18.5m £15.2m) in ticket sales,...

For a while, it seemed like title sequences were a dying art form. Throughout the 2010s, shows seemed to fall largely into two opening credits categories: slow, moving close-ups of pieces of a thing that led to a final zoom out, or a quick, unadorned shot of a title card that makes viewers feel nothing at all. TV seemed to relish telling us as little as possible about the series at hand before it's actually begun, forgoing a decades-old tradition in mood setting to instead cut straight to the action.

Luckily, though, the title sequence seems to be making a comeback. In 2022, title sequences got creative in ways that blended the familiar with the trendy (brief opening titles that change with every episode). The result is a great year for TV fans — and anyone who loves to get a good jingle stuck in their head.

Below, we run through the...

The original Black Panther movie was a game-changer for Marvel Studios and perhaps the superhero genre as a whole. Released in February and (at least in the the minds of some fans) in the shadow of what was the latest Avengers movie, it’s doubtful even Disney anticipated Black Panther to open north of 200 million or that it would go on to be the first superhero flick nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.

Yet here we are in the shadow of a true, kingly MCU movie. Still, the road to its sequel has been long and marred by tragedy. We may never know exactly what director and co-writer Ryan Coogler had in mind in his initial drafts for what became Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but it obviously changed after the monumental loss of star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in 2020 at the age of only 43 after a long, private battle with cancer.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown quite a bit since we last visited Wakanda. We’ve met new comic characters in film form, like Shang-Chi, The Eternals and Ms. Marvel, as well as Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight. Thor, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker and Doctor Strange have all received at least second if not third (or in Thor’s case fourth) installments within their respective hero’s journeys. But of course, the worst news involves the passing of Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed Prince and then King T’Challa in “Black Panther” (2018).

Boseman’s character has not been recast, and the legacy he left behind serves as its own presence in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The world of Wakanda has been slowly introduced over the last few years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it might be helpful to brush up on who has crossed the borders of the hidden nation,...

(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)

In this edition of Superhero Bits:

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is finally upon us.

An update on the status of "Constantine 2."

Chris Evans misses playing Captain America.

"Agatha: Coven of Chaos" begins filming very soon.

All that and more!

Cruise Around Like A Cool Kid On These Black Panther Heelys

Remember Heelys? Remember when that kid showed up at your school rolling around on his shoes? Just me? In any event, Heelys are still very much a thing and the company has teamed up with Marvel to make a new line of shoes inspired by "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." So, not only are they superhero shoes,...

It’s been four long years, but the FIFA World Cup — the biggest single sporting event on the planet (3.57 billion people watched in 2018) — is ready to hit the pitch again as 32 nations battle it out. For U.S. players, the wait has been even longer, after they didn’t qualify for the last tourney in Russia. “[Now the team has a] responsibility to make us believe again,” says Hall of Famer and Fox Sports’ lead studio analyst Alexi Lalas. The excitement kicks off in Qatar on November 20. The U.S. faces Wales first on November 21 in the group stage; the Black Friday match against England promises to be immense. Leading the U.S. charge is “Captain America”— gifted forward Christian Pulisic. “He has the ideal temperament for that pressure of the world spotlight,” says Fox Sports exec producer David Neal. Tyler Adams, Yunus Musah and Brenden Aaronson are also among the names to watch. While...

Exclusive: Creature feature Elevation, starring Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) and Maddie Hasson (Malignant), has pre-sold out of the AFM to 25+ markets for Mossbank.

Currently filming in Colorado, the George Nolfi-directed post-apocalyptic action-thriller from A Quiet Place producer Brad Fuller follows a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.

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Deals have been closed with Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and Nz, Metropolitan for France, Idc for Latin America, Vvs Films for Canada, Tripictures and DeaPlaneta for Spain,...

(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)

In this edition of Superhero Bits:

Jason Momoa has a secret, dream DC project.

The first reviews for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" are in.

"Blue Beetle" might have a big DC cameo.

Captain America is officially the sexiest of them all.

All that and more!

Check Out This New Midnight Suns Prequel Short

"Marvel's Midnight Suns" is set to hit shelves in just a few weeks and a series of animated shorts serving as a prequel to the story have been making their way out into the world to help tee up the game. The second installment, titled "A New Sun Must Rise,...

Making a “Black Panther” sequel without its Black Panther — following the tragic and untimely death of Chadwick Boseman in 2020 — was always going to be a challenge, and it’s a testament to director and co-writer Ryan Coogler that “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is as entertaining and affecting as it is.

At the same time, like so many sequels before it, “Wakanda Forever” doesn’t land with the same power as its predecessor. That can be partially pinned on the issues that plague any second chapter, where the freshness of the first film has been incorporated into popular culture, but there’s more to it: This is a movie that wants to wrap its arms around grief and loss, and to consider the transfer of power in a royal family, while also introducing a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that necessitates origin stories for a major character and his heretofore hidden kingdom.

Jeremy Strong, the portrayer of everyone's favorite sadboy failson on "Succession," has been accused of taking himself too seriously before. While he takes a lot of issue with that accusation, the seriousness with which he takes his craft has partially led to his career renaissance in the past few years, with his starring role on "Succession" as the centerpiece.

Many pinpoint the point at which his career really took off as when he played a major role in Adam McKay's 2015 flick, "The Big Short," which helped land him the role on the McKay-led HBO series. But according to a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Strong almost got what could have been his big break in a very different kind of movie, "Captain America; The First Avenger."

Anybody who knows Strong's work would probably agree that he doesn't exactly seem like a Marvel Cinematic Universe type of guy. For...

Chris Evans has been crowned this year's People's Sexiest Man Alive! On Nov. 7, the 41-year-old actor officially received the title when People unveiled their annual cover on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." While Evans could not appear on "The Late Show" to be interviewed for the occasion, 2016's Sexiest Man Alive, Dwayne Johnson, filmed a video presenting the title to Evans on the set of their upcoming movie, "Red One." When asked to say something sexy for the audience, Evans simply said, "Go vote tomorrow." Check out the clip ahead.

Evans has been making us swoon ever since his breakout role in 2005's "Fantastic Four," but most of us love him for his starring roles as Captain America in the MCU or Buzz Lightyear himself in "Lightyear." In addition to "Lightyear," Evans also starred alongside Ryan Gosling in Netflix's "The Gray Man" earlier this year, which the streamer...

In one of the more interesting casting missed opportunities, Succession actor Jeremy Strong almost played Captain America. Well, Ok, just his body would have been used…and it would have been for the puny version of Steve Rogers.

In the earlier days of his budding screen career, Jeremy Strong was strongly considered for the role of Steve Rogers’ body in the first act of 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger. “They needed someone to play Captain America’s young body, before he turns into a superhero. They said they needed a transformational actor and would use CGI to put the actual actor’s face and voice over my own.”

It’s a fun before-they-were-stars story of pre-fame glimpses of success, but Jeremy Strong ended up turning down the role–maybe he thought it would conflict with his surname? It would go to a fellow named Leander Deeny. Hey, considering most...

Hollywood star Chris Evans, who is known for his portrayal of ‘Captain America’ in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has been named the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ for 2022 by People magazine.

Reacting to his new title, he said that this news will delight at least one person – his mother. The actor said: “My mom will be so happy. She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about.”

Evans’ career has been on fire for the last decade. This year alone, he starred in Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’, Netflix’s ‘Gray Man’ and filmed three new movies, including 2023’s ‘Ghosted’ for AppleTV+ which he is also producing.

According to People, he also co-runs ‘A Starting Point’, the civic engagement platform he launched in 2020.

Now in his 40s, Evans is trying to prioritise a healthy work-life balance and spending as much time as possible at home and with his family in Boston.

Click here to read the full article.

People Magazine has named Chris Evans as its Sexiest Man Alive for 2022.

Evan’s selection was announced Monday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The 41-year-old actor, famed for playing Captain America across several films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, inherits the mantle from fellow MCU star Paul Rudd.

“My mom will be so happy,” Evans told People. “She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about.”

Evans got his start on television in the Fox comedy-drama series Opposite Sex in 2000, and made his feature debut the following year in Not Another Teen Movie. His breakthrough Hollywood role came in Fox’s Fantastic Four (2005) where he played Johnny Storm/Human Torch. Outside of superhero movies, Evans has garnered positive notices for films such as Danny Boyle’s Sunshine (2007), Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer (2013) and Rian Johnson...

After Paul Rudd was announced as People‘s “Sexiest Man Alive” last year, Chris Evans (who was speculated as a potential candidate) just had to wait another 365 days for his win. On Monday during The Late Show, Stephen Colbert announced Evans as this year’s title winner.

“I have longed believed the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ is one of the cornerstones of this great nation,” said Colbert. The host introduced 2022’s winner with “humility and gratitude,” while runner-up John Oliver demanded “a recount” and tried to rally the audience to “stop the steal.

Succession’s Jeremy Strong says he was very nearly cast as Captain America. Well, Captain America’s pre-serum scrawny body anyway. The ideas was that it would be Chris Evans’ head audiences saw, digitally plopped onto Strong’s body.

“They told me there was a top-secret film about Captain America,” Strong told The Times U.K. of the for the 2011 origin film. “They needed someone to play Captain America’s young body, before he turns into a superhero. They said they needed a transformational actor and would use CGI to put the actual actor’s face and voice over my own.”

Chris Evans’ face digitally placed onto someone else’s body in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ in 2011

Not exactly a career-making turn, but to Strong it was tempting.

“I was broke,” he told the paper, “I needed money. I considered it. But that’s my story of L.A.

Chris Evans joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Steve Rogers/Captain America in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” but it was only the actor’s face that fans saw in the first act of the movie. To show a younger Steve Rogers before he is injected with a serum that turns him into a muscular superhero, the VFX team put Evans’ face on the body of a much scrawnier actor. It turns out that actor could’ve been none other than Jeremy Strong had he not turned down the “role.”

“They told me there was a top-secret film about Captain America,” Strong recently told The Times UK. “They needed someone to play Captain America’s young body, before he turns into a superhero. They said they needed a transformational actor and would use CGI to put the actual actor’s face and voice over my own.”

Strong said he “was broke” and “needed money,...

Jeremy Strong almost lent his body to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Strong, who stars in the Emmy-winning show “Succession” as Kendall Roy, revealed the nugget to The Sunday Times in an interview, in which he told the story behind what could have been. He tried out for the part when he was “broke” and “needed money.”

“Ok, f— it, I will tell you this story,” the actor began, revealing that he was offered a part in “Captain America” after he lost a role for “Cowboys & Aliens.”

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Before Captain America, there was Steve Rodgers, an underdeveloped soldier who made up for his size with his big heart and unrelenting effort in training. A scientist offers to test a powerful serum on Rogers, which eventually matches his physical strength with his internal spirit.

“They needed someone to play Captain America’s young body,...

Jeremy Strong almost wore Chris Evans’ face…literally.

The mind-bending would-be casting hinged on Strong almost playing Evans’ body double for his pre-superhero physique in the 2011 Marvel film “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Strong, who went to high school in Massachusetts with Evans, revealed to The Sunday Times that when he was “broke” and “needed the money,” he auditioned to play the younger version of Captain America, sans muscles.

“Ok, fuck it, I will tell you this story,” the “Succession” star said, noting that after he lost out on a role for “Cowboys & Aliens,” he was offered a part in “a top-secret film about Captain America.”

“They needed someone to play Captain America’s young body, before he turns into a superhero,” Strong said. “They said they needed a transformational actor and would use CGI to put the actual actor’s face and voice over my own.”

While he “considered it,...

Chris Evans has reacted to Jeremy Strong’s Captain American revelation.

Evans appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Steve Rogers, the super-strengthed Avenger.

When he is first introduced in 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger, though, he is shown to be rejected by Second World War military recruitment due to his skinny physical appearance.

In a new interview, Strong, who plays Kendall Roy in HBO show Succession, revealed that he was asked to play the double body of this early pre-Captain America version of Rogers.

Strong had tried and failed to get a part in Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens.

“Ok, f*** it, I will tell you this story,” he told The Sunday Times, adding that, after being told he’d lost out on the role, he was told about “a top-secret film about Captain america”.

“They needed someone to play Captain America’s young body,...

Take a look at more footage from Marvel Studios "Black Panther" sequel "Wakanda Forever", showcasing the first live-action take of Marvel Comics "Namor the Sub-Mariner" (Tenoch Huerta):

Debuting in 1939, predating DC's "Aquaman" (1941)...

...'The Sub-Mariner''was created by writer, illustrator Bill Everett... 

...depicted as the mutant son of a human sea captain and a seductive princess on a spy mission for her undersea kingdom of 'Atlantis'. 

Namor possessed the super-strength and aquatic breathing abilities of his mother's 'Homo Mermanus' race...   ...as well as tiny flipper-like wings on his ankles that enabled him to fly. 

The character has been portrayed either as a good-natured, short-fused superhero...   ....or a hostile invader wildly obsessed with vengeance against all humans. 

After fighting WWII with the Allies, 'Captain America' and the 'Human Torch', Namor resurfaced in the 1950's as the subject of a live-action TV series starring Richard Egan...  ...plus a 1970's TV pilot...

This post contains spoilers for Loki and other MCU shows

Of all the Disney+ shows so far, few have been as impactful as the ending of Loki. While WandaVision set up Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier introduced the new Captain America, and Hawkeye brought back the Kingpin, Loki changed the MCU. What began as a character study of the Avengers’ first antagonist became a launching point for the multiverse, in which Loki and his Variant Sylvie encountered He Who Remains, the Variant of Kang the Conqueror who ran the Tva. In choosing to kill He Who Remains, Sylvie created the multiverse, effectively launching the Multiverse Saga, which encompasses Phases Four through Six.

But originally, Loki had much smaller ambitions for the God of Mischief. According to the recently released book Marvel’s Loki: The Art of the Series, the Disney+ series was...

This article contains spoilers for Captain America: Civil War

Even after half of all living things are snapped out of and back into existence, the Marvel Cinematic Universe can’t seem to escape the ramifications of Captain America: Civil War and the Sokovia Accords. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law may have shown us that the Accords have been repealed in a post-blip world, but that doesn’t mean that we’re through seeing the effects of them on the geopolitical sphere of the MCU.

In an interview with Collider, Captain America: New World Order producer Nate Moore hinted at some possible tension between Secretary Ross, who pushed for the Avengers to sign the Sokovia Accords, and Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in the upcoming movie saying “Harrison Ford is taking on the role of General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, and to see Sam Wilson and Thunderbolt Ross, which if you remember actually threw...

For nearly 15 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been thriving on the big screen. In that time, True Believers have seen some of the biggest superheroes of all time like Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor star in their own incredible movies. As the years went on, Marvel Studios has been able to bring a few deeper cuts from your local comic shop to the mainstream, like Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. And now that Disney+ has been such a huge success for Kevin Feige and company, the floodgates are wide open to explore even more as shows like "WandaVision," "Ms. Marvel," and "She-Hulk: Attorney At Law" make a splash on the streaming service.

When it comes to the future of the MCU, it seems like the studio is fully prepared to bring just about any Marvel Comics character into live-action as long as...

Sometimes, it feels like Mephisto rumors have been around as long as the ageless Marvel supervillain himself. At the very least, you can count the passage of time by them. Remember when everyone thought Jake Gyllenhaal's character in "Spider-Man: Far From Home" would be Mephisto, only for the character to be revealed as an ex-Stark Industries employee with a grudge? What about when people were convinced Evan Peters' off-brand Pietro would be the demon in disguise in "WandaVision"? /Film's own history with Mephisto hype goes at least as far back as 2014, when we pondered the idea of none other than Al Pacino as the big bad.

The demon has long been on the mind of Marvel fans, even if he's yet to make his official Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. Most recently, Sacha Baron Cohen's name has been thrown in the running, and with Deadline reporting that the "Borat" star might appear in "Ironheart,...

Calling all Marilyn enthusiasts: Take home a part of Marilyn Monroe’s history this December.

The ultimate holiday present for cinephiles kicks off December 17 with the Turner Classic Movies partnership with Los Angeles auction house Julien’s Auctions to host the “Icons & Idols: Hollywood” sale.

A black Marilyn Monroe wool cocktail dress will be part of the auction, with an estimated price tag of 40,000 to 60,000, as well as the white sleeveless sundress worn by Monroe in the series of photographs alongside husband Arthur Miller in 1956. The photoshoot was replicated in “Blonde,” Andrew Dominik’s recent reimagining of Monroe’s life for Netflix with Ana de Armas as Monroe and Adrien Brody playing playwright Miller. The dress is similarly ranged between 40,000 and 60,000, with a pearl gray silk halter dress owned by Monroe listed with a 60,000 to 80,000 auction estimate.

The “Julien’s Auctions and TCM Present: Icons & Idols: Hollywood” takes place in...

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is continuing his supervillain streak in Marvel and Disney+'s upcoming series, "Wonder Man." Abdul-Mateen, best known for his roles as Cal Abar in "Watchmen" and the villain David Kane, aka Manta, in "Aquaman," will reportedly star as Wonder Man in Disney+ and Marvel's eponymous series, according to Deadline. In his transition from DC villain to Marvel villain, the actor will take on the role of Simon Williams, a supervillain who works with Baron Heinrich Zemo and the Enchantress to take down the Avengers until he's reborn as a superhero and switches sides.

Representatives for Abdul-Mateen and Disney+ did not immediately respond to Popsugar's request for further comment.

"Wonder Man" Powers

Wonder Man, created by Stan Lee, made his comic-book debut in "The Avengers" issue No. 9 in October 1964. Unlike DC's Wonder Woman, Wonder Man is imbued with ionic energy and gained...

Acting 101: Bring yourself to the role. Rap legend Eminem did so while performing in his one and only starring role in the 2002 semiautobiographical drama "8 Mile." But the "Lose Yourself" rapper took it one step further and brought in the personal life of co-star Anthony Mackie in what is one of the most satisfying movie conclusions I ever saw.

In the film directed by the late Curtis Hanson, Eminem plays Jimmy Smith Jr., a.k.a B-Rabbit, a Detroit battle rapper with a serious case of stage fright. Right before his first battle, he pukes. He then chokes onstage. His main tormentor is the Free World, a ruthless crew who appears to have a chokehold on the battle scene and the streets. 

Led by the reigning, defending, undisputed champion, Papa Doc (Mackie), the Free World gets into several physical altercations with B-Rabbit's motley crew of friends. Wink, a mutual...

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If the Marvel Cinematic Universe does one thing particularly well, it’s deliver family-friendly outings for us all to enjoy. It’s in stark contrast to Warner Bros.’ typical DC output, which has been called out for its bloody and brooding aesthetic that puts the dark in Dark Knight. Although there have been talks about a more mature MCU, we’re still yet to get an R-rated outing – that honour will soon go to Deadpool 3.

That doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of death and destruction in the MCU, with movies like Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness being about as dark as they come. Across four phases, a mountain of movies, and a multiverse of series, it’s not all been happy times sharing a shawarma or twerking with Megan Thee Stallion. Here are 10 of the darkest moments to grace the MCU.

2K Games and Firaxis have revealed that Deadpool, Morbius, Venom and Storm will be part of the Season Pass Dlc for the upcoming Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Available as part of the Legendary Edition of the game or for individual purchase, each character will arrive in their own Dlc pack, with each character having their own new abilities, new story missions, a new upgrade for the Abbey, and a selection of new skins and outfits.

In addition to the Dlc packs, the Legendary Premium Pack (which is included in the Legendary Edition of Marvel’s Midnight Suns) will include 23 premium skins for existing characters. These include Blade’s “Blade 1602” skin, Captain America’s “Future Soldier” skin, Iron Man’s “Iron Knight” skin and Spider-Man’s “Demon Spider” skin.

Details on when exactly each Midnight Suns Dlc pack will be released have yet to be revealed. However, the order in which...

There was a time when, if we were lucky, we might have a movie every so often about a pure A-list superhero such as Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man. But those days are long behind us as comic book-based cinema has ruled the box office for 20 years and is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. Case in point, Dwayne Johnson's long-awaited "Black Adam" recently debuted to strong ticket sales, opening up a new corner of the DC universe.

And while The Rock was the man who convincingly brought Teth Adam to life, it was a man named Chris Brewster who made the action believable, serving as the fight coordinator on the movie. But Brewster's resume is impressive, having also worked on projects like "Daredevil," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," "Loki," and "Watchmen," among many others. But how does one craft fights for such wildly different superheroes as Black Adam and Daredevil?...

While Dwayne Johnson is enjoying the box office windfall for his new film, Black Adam, his upcoming holiday movie with Chris Evans, Red One, is adding actors to its cast. Set to star in Red One are Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel, and Mary Elizabeth Ellis. Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) directs from a script by Hiram Garcia based on a story by Chris Morgan.

Red One, also starring Lucy Liu and Kiernan Shipka, is keeping its plot at the bottom of Santa’s sack. However, whispers indicate Amazon is hoping to turn the concept into a franchise, with plans to merchandise the daylights out of its star-studded action-adventure holiday comedy.

Red One features two of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters, Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. Both actors are pillars of superhero cinema, with Johnson playing DC‘s Black Adam, while Evans plays Steve Rogers (Captain America) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

There is no bigger swing this year from HBO Max in Spain than its original series “Garcia!” Produced by Madrid’s Zeta Studios, the company behind Netflix’s uber hit “Elite,” it also marks a push by HBO Max in Europe into series of broader appeal than the traditional HBO brand.

Dropping worldwide its first two episodes on HBO Max from Oct. 28, the six-part thriller played to applause at its world premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest where the series’ Spanish director, Eugenio Mira, is a firm favourite, winning best director in 2005 for his feature debut, “The Birthday,” and screening there in 2013 “Grand Piano,” starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack.

“One of our obsessions, and mine in particular, is trying to do things which have not been done before,” Miguel Salvat, VP commissioning editor Spain for HBO Max, explained to Variety at San Sebastian last year at a presentation which included “Garcia!

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Marvel has just concluded their 8th show on Disney+, rounding out the Phase 4 experiment in a definitive way. While fans await the next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s plans for the streaming service, it’s a great time to reflect on the tropes and trends that are beginning to emerge as Kevin Feige’s studio grapples with a slightly different medium.

The need for a big bad has driven every series in the superhero genre. It’s rare to see a show from Marvel or indeed DC that doesn’t settle on a major antagonist to steer the narrative, rather than consistently sticking to a villain of the week formula with shorter arcs. However, while Marvel Studios has maintained that formula for their Disney+ shows, it’s also become commonplace to see the foe actually revealed in the conclusive episodes. It seems that...