Vincent D’Onofrio has been playing Wilson Fisk, aka Marvel baddie Kingpin, for nearly a decade, on and off. Even given the “off” part — that is, between when the Netflix iteration of Daredevil was axed and when Kingpin was first resurrected in Hawkeye — that’s a lot of time to stay with a character. It’s […]
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Marvel Star Calls Out ‘Insane’ Racist Criticism of Indigenous Heroes
Not once since “Iron Man” was released in 2008, has anyone asked Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans or any of the other countless white men who star in the franchise if multiple stories about white male heroes is necessary. Dealing With Grief? “They’re In A Better Place Now” Might Not Be The Right Thing To […]
Read More‘Echo’ Has Some Interesting Beats But It’s Also More Of The Same From The MCU
The marketing for the MCU’s latest, Echo – in what more and more seems like a never-ending cavalcade of content – is both baffling and fascinating. Marvel is keenly aware of the criticism that their storylines are harder and harder to follow for the casual fan – now requiring an almost near Herculean effort for […]
Read MoreWhen Will ‘Echo’ Be On Disney+?
Are you tired of having to do endless homework before watching the latest Marvel movie or show? You’re not the only one. Viewers seem to be exhausting of the comic movie line’s whole “cinematic universe” thing, as witness such underperformers as Ant-Man 3 and The Marvels. (Meanwhile, the DCEU has recently come to an ignominious […]
Read MoreMarvel Has Finally Declared The Netflix ‘Daredevil’ Series To Be Part Of The Official MCU Timeline
When Charlie Cox made a surprise appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, there were a lot of questions around whether or not the Daredevil Netflix series counts as canon or not. In fact, Cox himself didn’t even know. While talking up his new series, Daredevil: Born Again, the actor seemed to be under the belief […]
Read MoreMarvel Is Going To Start Making Movies And Shows That Aren’t Part Of The MCU (And Therefore Require Less Homework)
Marvel Entertainment is in a bit of pickle right now. After a decade-plus of ruling the multiplex (and, in recent years, the streaming-verse, too), they’re not as bulletproof as they once were. Some movies underperform. Some shows go underwatched. A recent, brutal Variety piece highlighted all the ways in which they’re a mess, with low […]
Read MoreThe Trailer For ‘Echo’ Showcases A Number Of Marvel Firsts (And The Return Of Wilson Fisk), Including A TV-MA Rating
Marvel’s next series is venturing where no Marvel show has gone before, to the land of “TV-MA” ratings. Maybe this is the Deadpool effect? Echo, the upcoming superhero drama, will be the first Marvel series to receive the TV-MA rating for its gore and violence. But that’s not the only Marvel first. The show will […]
Read MoreAmazon announces new generative AI version of Alexa
“Alexa, let’s chat” — nearly a decade after debuting its voice-activated Echo devies, the e-commerce and cloud juggernaut Amazon today announced that its signature voice assistant Alexa is being upgraded with a new, custom-built large language model (LLM), taking advantage of the generative AI boom in Silicon Valley to give Alexa even more capabilities and […]
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