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What Did Benedict Cumberbatch Say About Dr Strange’s Future In The MCU? (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Benedict Cumberbatch became a world-famous actor after his career breakthroughs in BBC’s Sherlock and his long-running role as Doctor Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the announcement of two upcoming Avengers films, namely Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, Benedict’s potential involvement in them has come under renewed attention, and in a January 2025 interview with Variety, Benedict finally gave some answers on his future at the MCU.

The actor revealed that he will no longer be present in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday, thanks in part to the retooling the movie received after Jonathan Majors‘ firing. He will, however, have a major role in Avengers: Secret Wars. The conversation wasn’t limited to his future in the MCU, however. Benedict also spoke about his upcoming film, The Thing With Feathers, and how he approaches acting.

Since the launch of Marvel Rivals, players have continuously impressed with their creative strategies by using the game’s wide array of superheroes. From using Jeff the Landshark’s ultimate ability to throw enemies out of bounds to using Peni Parker to get kills, the ingenuity shown by players is unmatched.

Players are using their creative minds to think out of the box. | Image Credit: NetEase Games

Recently, one player found yet another creative strategy to use. And it’s not just to gain an advantage in a match, but to secure an easy round win in Convergence mode by making good use of Doctor Strange’s portal powers.

Doctor Strange’s portals can turn the tide of battle in Marvel Rivals Players have found a new way to take advantage of Dr Strange’s portals. | Image Credit: NetEase Games

Convergence is one of the most engaging modes in Marvel Rivals,...

Venom: The Last Dance trailer debunked MCU connections, crushing hopes of crossover theories with Spider-Man 4. Sony's Venom movies share continuity with Morbius and Kraven, separate from the MCU timeline despite fan speculation. The Venom: The Last Dance trailer negated multiverse narratives, trapping the Symbiote and challenging audience expectations.

The trailer for Venom: The Last Dance has dropped, and has seemingly obliterated two prevalent multiverse theories that connect it with the MCU. The Ssu's Venom: The Last Dance is the final installment in the Venom trilogy starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom. Following a surprise appearance from Hardy in the Spider-Man: No Way Home post-credits scene, many viewers theorized a multiverse related narrative for Marvel's fourth Spider-Man movie. However, the Venom: The Last Dance trailer has scuppered two of the most promising multiverse theories.

Tom Hardy's Venom movies are part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe, sharing a continuity...

Explore Marvel Rivals as your favorite heroes turn villains in multiversal battles. 6v6 action packed gameplay with unique character matchups. Team up with Avengers, X-Men, and Guardians of the Galaxy characters in exciting combo abilities and team-up skills. Epic battles ahead in Marvel Rivals as mutants, cosmic characters, and unexpected heroes unite to save the multiverse from two Doctor Dooms.

Marvel Games and NetEase have announced their new multiplayer shooter game, Marvel Rivals. The new title features some of the company's most popular characters from the Avengers, X-Men, and Guardians of the Galaxy as they battle their way through various alternate dimensions and timelines. As is often the case in multiversal stories, these new dimensions show some of the Marvel universe's most well-known characters in a new light.

Some of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes have turned villainous, and vice-versa, with plenty of surprises in store for players as their heroes...

A new trailer has just been released for the upcoming game Marvel Rivals from the developer NetEase Games, and it looks like it will be a mix of popular characters from the Marvel universe as they battle other characters in an Overwatch-style 6v6 battle.

Throughout the trailer, we can see all kinds of interesting gameplay mechanics, character abilities, and even story content that will likely continue to grow throughout the years that the game is released, but it already looks like a major start to something special.

Thanks to the trailer, we know that there isn’t an official release date set, but there is a closed alpha coming in May.

We Could Finally See Some of Our Favorite Characters Team Up in Marvel Rivals Marvel Rivals got its first trailer, and it looks amazing.

Since the game is still in development, there won’t be too many characters that...

Spider-Man: No Way Home introduces the MCU multiverse and brings together all three versions of Spider-Man, with a post-credits scene teasing Venom's entrance into the MCU. The ending of No Way Home establishes Spider-Man as a solo act, cutting ties with other heroes and making him more vulnerable to bonding with the abandoned piece of symbiote. The potential crossover between Spider-Man and Venom in the MCU could provide a fresh take on the character, with the symbiote seeking a host and finding one in the lonely Peter Parker. The setup in No Way Home may have deeper implications than initially realized.

Spider-Man: No Way Home gave fans their first real taste of the MCU multiverse, with Tom Holland's Spider-Man joined by his two predecessors in the role, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, uniting all three versions of Spider-Man as they attempted to contain a number of villains from their respective universes.

It’s been a difficult few months for the comics industry, as Covid-19 has virtually brought distribution to a halt, and put many stores at risk of permanent closure. With the main distributor Diamond unable to supply comics, it’s been a stressful time for fans and those running businesses, regardless of size. However, Marvel Comics have now announced that they’re planning to start releasing new issues from Wednesday, May 27th, in what should hopefully be a resumption of some kind of normalcy to the industry.

While it doesn’t seem like Marvel will jump straight back into shipping out its full schedule for distribution, there will be at least some individual titles and trades from the end of May. And here are the books that Marvel are currently aiming to put out on the 27th:

Amazing Spider-man #43 (FEB200924)

Avengers #33 (FEB200982)

Marauders #10 (FEB200894)

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 (FEB...

This article discusses every casualty and intricate details of Avengers: Infinity War. Do not read if you want to avoid spoilers. Avengers: Infinity War ends with Thanos (Josh Brolin) achieving his goal of killing half the life in the universe. As Thor (Chris Hemsworth) buries Stormbreaker into his chest at the climactic Battle of Wakanda, Thanos snaps his fingers. His power complete after collecting all six Infinity Stones, the dastardly deed is done. We watch in horror as many of our beloved heroes disintegrate into nothingness. It is a shocking ending to a valiant, but eventually failed effort. But is it really final?

The comic world is filled with resurrections. Characters die and come back all the time. No one is truly gone, especially when billion dollar franchises are staked to their characters. In a way it's silly. Marvel Studios has already greenlighted the sequels to Spider-Man: Homecoming and Guardians...

In the wake of No Surrender, a new Avengers team will rise, and a brand-new, epic story by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness will begin…

Avengers #1 will reunite the powerful Big Three, with Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man joining Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes), Hulk (Jennifer Walters) and Doctor Strange as they fight as one to save the world from one of their most powerful enemies yet.

Check out two more looks at the Avengers team, drawn by celebrated 2018 Young Gun Pepe Larraz – these images featuring She-Hulk, Captain America, Dr. Strange and Ghost Rider…

Avengers #1

Written by Jason Aaron

Art and Cover by Ed McGuinness

On Sale 5/2/18...

Not for the first time, a Lego description for Avengers: Infinity War has placed the Marvel fanbase on red alert.

Amid talk of Thor’s souped-up weapon – Mjolnir out; Jarnbjorn in? – Super Bro Movies has uncovered new intel pertaining to the Hulk and the Sorcerer Supreme himself, Doctor Strange. Each alleged story clue was weaned from a Lego description, of all things, so proceed with caution. Not only that, but there were one or two typos peppered across the text, which only leaves us feeling all the more skeptical.

Nevertheless, in the spirit of some good old-fashioned speculation, let’s deduce the potential story clues buried in each Lego description. Up first is “The Hulkbuster Fight,” which seemingly points to a battle against Proxima Midnight, a high-ranking lieutenant among Thanos’ Black Order.

The Hulkbuster Fight

Minifigures include: Proxima Midnight, Falcon, Hulk/Bruce Banner, Soul Stone

Danger! Proxima Midnight captured the...

Jim Dandy Nov 29, 2017

The Avengers: Infinity War trailer draws inspiration from multiple eras of Marvel Universe history. Here's a breakdown...

The first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War is here, and it is jammed with new information, new characters, and new looks! So while this isn't quite a shot by shot breakdown (Look at Iron Man's head. Back and to the left. Back, and to the left...wait, wrong movie), we're pretty sure we've got everything you need to get a better handle on what's going on in the biggest, most cosmic Marvel movie of them all.

In case you haven't watched it yet (or just want to watch it again), here's that Avengers: Infinity War trailer...

Video of Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer

We dug through it shot by shot. Here's what we found...

The New Costumes

Let's start with new looks. That's human Vision! And...

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life in general, you are sure to have a fun time with them! In theory.

If you haven’t listened to the show before – why not? – you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas podcast on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and every week…

Episode 196: Overly Carroted!

The Hobi Gang welcomes more guests on this week’s episode, including the chaps from 365 Flicks Podcast, Number One Fan Doug, and even Scab Jeff! Jason is amazed by the power of the Insane Clown Posse and...

The Defenders Season 1 hits Netflix on Friday, and I think we can safely say that there will be a Season 2, particularly since the next seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist have already been announced. Early reviews of The Defenders are hitting Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, and the word is very positive overall. So, since it's never too early to speculate, let's talk about who should join the team going forward.

Marvel's The Defenders comic book debuted in 1971 by creator Roy Thomas.The team was initially made up of Dr. Strange, Namor, and The Hulk (who were soon joined by Valkyrie and Silver Surfer), and their early focus was very much in the Cosmic realm. In the team's first comic book arc, Dr. Strange teams with Sub-Mariner and the Hulk to protect the Earth from invasion by Lovecraftian interplanar beings known as the Undying Ones and their leader,...

Marvel has been very excited about the Legacy Series it is building up towards. With special crossovers of multiple characters including Captain Americas, Hawkeyes, Hulks, and Wolverines, it’s obvious they want to show that they still respect the old while showing something new. And it looks like part of that legacy will be showing the oldest of the old; the first group of Avengers ever.

In their series 1,000,000 BC Avengers, Marvel will follow some characters and symbols who have been around for millennia. We’ll get to see Agamotto, the dude who is always talking to Dr. Strange. We’ll also get to see the first Black Panther, Iron Fist, Phoenix, and Ghost Rider as well as Odin back in his glory days. It looks like a really cool idea. I mean, I’m not sure what they’ll be Avenging if the world has just started, but I...

A new photo from the set pairs Iron Man and the Hulk with Dr. Strange and Wong

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IFC Midnight just released this freaky new artwork for the upcoming horror movie “Darkness Rising” by director Austin Reading and starring Tara Holt (Ballers), Katrina Law (Arrow, Apparition) and Bryce Johnson (Dr. Strange, Willow Creek). A house’s horrifying secrets are resurrected in this blood-drenched supernatural nightmare. For years, Madison (Tara Holt) has been tormented by […]

The post Darkness Rising: Terrifying Artwork and Trailer Released from IFC Midnight appeared first on Shockya.com.

Sam Wilson: Captain America #22

Written by Nick Spencer | Art by Sean Izaakse | Published by Marvel Comics

When reading Captain America: Sam Wilson #22 I realized what has been missing in the grander Secret Empire storyline so far. In this issue we see Sam Wilson is the heart and soul of this story. Not only was he just wearing the stars and stripes, his closest friend is now betraying everyone he once stood for. Spencer has been chipping away at the life of Wilson and now with Secret Empire he executed his final blow.

Here we see how Wilson has been surviving in a country ruled by Hydra. One of the more intriguing aspects is how, in a way, Wilson has found the place in the world he has long be searching for. Now out of the public eye he can disregard the need to worry about his public persona...

Captain Marvel, the upcoming Marvel movie starring Brie Larson, is about to get a tie into Marvel's Ant-Man. It has been relatively quiet on the Captain Marvel news front lately. We are not sure what the major plot points are going to be and we definitively don't know how Carol Danvers will obtain her superpowers in the movie, which is understandable because the movie is still a year half from being officially released. But we do know that production is expected to start sometime in February of 2018 and that it will be an origin story that differs from the original comics. We now also know that Captain Marvel will be linked to Ant-Man through the Quantum Realm.

Dr. Spiros Michalakis is a quantum physicist at the California Institute of Technology and he recently sat down for an interview with Inverse to discuss his role in working with Marvel Comics as a consult on Ant-Man.

A mere sampling of some the films mentioned in Feminist Frequency’s thorough history of Hollywood whitewashing: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Apache,” “Murder Over New York,” “Prince of Persia,” “Aloha,” “Gods of Egypt,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Dr. Strange,” and “A Beautiful Mind.”

Read More: Whitewashing Isn’t the Only Problem for Asian American Actors, Who Must Play Offensive Stereotypes

Host Anita Sarkeesian walks us through these examples while laying out in simple terms just why such images are so harmful:

“One of the most insidious tools of white supremacy is its insistence on whiteness as the racial default or as an ethnic ’empty’ category. White people manage to exist in a kind of invisible zone, where they are assumed to not have a race or ethnicity. This allows whiteness to wear the cultural, religious, or social signifiers of other ethnic communities, as if they were merely accessories to be purchased at the mall.

Gotham is back with an all new episode.  What will become of the current feud between Penguin and The Riddler?  Is Nygma now working for The Court?  Will Gotham finish the season strong coming off the news that it has been renewed for a fourth season?  Read on the find out the good and the bad from this week's episode:

Photo Courtesy of Fox.

Good: The Beginning of the Episode -- I'm not the biggest fan of the super-strong Captain Barnes, but the beginning of the episode was great seeing that we got to see Barnes, Talon, and a brief cameo from Mad Hatter.  This led to The Court needing Barnes' blood in order to purge the city of its decay, and who did The Court get to obtain his blood?...Hugo Strange.  It's good to see a number of the characters who I feel were a part of some...

Release date: May 3, 2019

The story: This now-untitled sequel was once part two of Infinity War, but the Russo brothers have made it clear that the third and fourth Avengers movies will be distinct entries. There’s no way to know what story the final Phase Three movie will tell, especially if the race for the Infinity Stones or whatever is settled in its predecessor.

Who appears (tentative):

Iron Man

Captain America

Thor

Nick Fury

Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch

Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier

Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

Vision

T’Challa/Black Panther

Stephen Strange/Dr. Strange

Peter Quill/Star-Lord

Gamora

Rocket Raccoon

Groot

Drax

Thanos

Noteworthy events: Unknown.

Toy Fair is an annual trade show where hundreds of toy companies get together to showcase their latest innovations for buyers and press. The following is a photo recap from the Neca booth. To see the rest of our coverage, click Here.

The Neca booth called out to me from afar with their lifesize foam figures of Deadpool, Harley Quinn, and Spider-Man. Unlike most items of that size, these were not just for display purposes. You can actually purchase each of these figures for around $1,000 each. Aside from the price, a total lack of space, and a wife I’d like to keep, I could certainly see myself a collector splurging on one of these because the quality is astounding.

Luckily, the attention to detail carries over to their much smaller scale collectibles. Their Evil Dead II Ultimate Edition 2-figure set was one of the most fun things to photograph at Toy Fair,...

Forget it, Jake – it's La La Land.

No wait, sorry, there's been a mistake. it's Moonlight! Our bad.

What a glorious only-in-Hollywood fiasco, and what a sublimely insane ending to an Oscar night for the ages. It was just like the end of Bonnie and Clyde: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway bask in each others' glow, there's suddenly an awkward silence, they share a moment of doomed erotic eye contact ... and then oh, the carnage. The only thing missing was some sad banjo music. The Best Picture screw-up was...

The Academy Awards are upon us! Join us as we discuss our Oscar picks and those nominees which deserve to win the most.

There are currently almost 6,000 members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). These people are professionals who have worked in the film industry and every year it is their votes which decide the films and individuals which receive Oscar nominations. Each member will select 5 nominees in the category of their work, and they also select nominees for best picture. These votes are tabulated and the people and films that get the most votes end up with the nominations, which are then voted on again by the Academy to select the winners.

It’s not an easy task to sift through hundreds of films a year to determine which ones are the “best”. Consider that each of the nearly 6,000 voters this year brings their own...

The 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards kicked off Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, honoring the year's best acting performance in both film and television.

La La Land favorites Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone were both nominated for their roles in the modern musical, while casts of The People v. O.J. Simpson and Stranger Things were also expected to win big.

Related: SAG Awards 2017 Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need to Know!

Check back throughout the night for updates to see who takes home The Actor as each category is announced!

Film

Cast in a Motion Picture

Captain Fantastic

Fences

Hidden Figures **Winner**

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Female Actor in a Leading Role

Amy Adams, Arrival

Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land **Winner**

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Male Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

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The Motion Picture Sound Editors have announced their nominations for this year’s Golden Reel Awards. The Golden Reels recognize achievement in sound editing across Film, TV, Gaming, and computer entertainment products.

Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” tied the all-time record for Oscar nominations Tuesday with 14 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Actress for Emma Stone. “Titanic” (1997) and “All About Eve” (1950) share the record with “La La Land.”

See below for the full list of nominations for the 89th Academy Awards.

Best Picture

“Arrival”

“Fences”

“Hell or High Water”

“Hacksaw Ridge”

“La La Land”

“Manchester by the Sea”

“Moonlight”

“Hidden Figures”

“Lion”

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”)

Mel Gibson (“Hacksaw Ridge”)

Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”)

Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester by the Sea”)

Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”)

Andrew Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge”)

Ryan Gosling (“La La Land”)

Viggo Mortensen (“Captain Fantastic”)

Denzel Washington (“Fences”)

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”)

Natalie Portman (“Jackie”)

Emma Stone (“La La Land”)

Meryl Streep (“Florence Foster Jenkins”)

Ruth Negga (“Loving”)

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali...

Sometimes it’s tempting to watch a movie just to see big, expensive special effects. Michael Bay, for example, has built his career on the notion that people will line up to see money falling out of the screen (also: lampposts). Often those movies leave you feeling a little dazed and worse for the wear by the end, and so this supercut of the 10 movies running for Best Visual Effects at this year’s Oscars is a sort of cheat sheet, encompassing the thoughtful framing of Arrival and The Jungle Book, the making of zombie Grand Moff Tarkin and baby Robert Downey Jr., and a whole bunch of Marvel shit. Man, Dr. Strange owes Christopher Nolan a sandwich or something.

Academy Awards Visual Effects Shortlist Reel 2016 from Art of the Film on Vimeo.

Compiled by the people behind the Art Of The Film series, the video also cuts ...

Every once in a while the spectacle of the big screen should be enough of a reason to go to the movies, story and plot be damned. And if there is a movie, perhaps other than Dr. Strange, that merits that trip this year, it has to be the adaptation of the video game Assassin’s Creed.

Alright, so shoot me, I’m not really familiar with the game that spawned this franchise. But that Justin Kurzel’s rendition made it interesting even to the uninitiated is a testament at least to the technical savvy of his team. The adaptation—while extremely weak in the story telling department—is overall and exhilarating and breathtaking experience.

Thank perhaps the visual effects supervisor. If you’re reading this, you probably know that the Assassins are some sort of sect entrusted to protect the world from the evil Templars. In this film they...

Many of the recent comic-book and video-game adaptations have been defended with, “Well, it’s for the fans,” as though a) major movies are (or should be) designed with only the pre-existing audience in mind, and b) simultaneously pleasing fans and entertaining newbies was somehow impossible. (I enjoyed seeing the big window on Dr. Strange’s Greenwich Village crash-pad as much as the next comics reader, but that’s not all the movie had to offer.) “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is for the fans, all right, but in that expression’s worst way. Unless you’re thrilled by the idea of 133 minutes.

Billy Eichner has taken to the streets to get people excited about a few sensationalized “reboots” he has in the works.

In a People exclusive sneak peek, Billy on the Street‘s Eichner goes all over New York City with Andy Samberg dressed as MySpace founder Tom Anderson’s iconic social media profile and the fishing boy in the DreamWorks logo. The pair manage to confuse and intimidate passerby with their raucous romp through the streets.

Among other highlights, viewers meet the Starbucks siren, Blake Lively‘s “assistant,” the Princess Diana commemorative Beanie Baby and the Spotify logo.

As Eichner approaches one concerned citizen,...

by Deborah Lipp

I have a pet peeve about comic book movies, and Professor Spouse is sick of hearing it, so I’m imposing on you all. When Professor Spouse and I got back from seeing Dr. Strange, I said, “I have one* complaint—it’s an origin story.” She said, “I knew you would say that.”

*Well, only one complaint that is the subject of this essay.

The fundamental problem in comic book movies is the shift into a different medium, though in many ways the mediums are a natural fit...

Had he only worked for a period of roughly ten years, Michael Chapman would still be among the best-regarded cameramen of his time. How else to qualify the man who acted as operator on Klute, Husbands, The Landlord, The Godfather and Jaws, as well as cinematographer on The Last Detail, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Hardcore, The Last Waltz, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers? (The decades-blurring Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is no small achievement, either.) But then he’d go on to helm All the Right Moves (a key early point in Tom Cruise’s career), then photographed (to name but a few) The Fugitive, Scorsese’s video for Michael Jackson’s “Bad,” and, of course, Space Jam. How many people in his trade can lay claim to that wide a berth?

Chapman’s been retired for nearly ten years — his last feature, Bridge to Terabithia, was released...

Big Bad Barnes. It was nice knowing you.

Barnes fully embraced his dark side on Gotham Season 3 Episode 9, but made the mistake of inviting Jim in on his little secret. Meanwhile Penguin learned the truth about Isabella and Ivy retintroduced herself to Bruce and Selina.

Well, that was one crazy hour. While I loved every minute of it, I was also a bit disappointed – mostly in the Barnes story. Did we really have to lose Big Bad Barnes so soon?

It wasn't surprising that he was going to look to Jim to be his partner. It was obvious that was going to be the case from how Gotham Season 3 Episode 8 ended. I think Barnes was hoping to tap into Jim's dark side. What he didn't realize was that Jim's already scraped the bottom of that well and that well is dry.

There is no more dark side for Jim. Not...

Thor has Loki, Captain America has the Red Skull, and Dr. Stephen Strange has Dormammu. If you caught Doctor Strange this week, then you’ve already met the otherworldly villain. Sure, Mad Mikkelsen was front and center in the film’s marketing, as evil sorcerer Kaecilius, but the big showdown at the end of the film is a mind-bending one on one confrontation between Strange and the master of the dark realm, Dormammu. It was a treat for long-time Marvel fans who might have been let down that a third-stringer like Kaecilius was positioned in all the marketing as the film’s sole bad guy. In the comics’ Strange was calling on Dormammu’s powers almost from the get-go. This is quite a departure from the film, where (spoiler) Dr. Strange admonishes the...

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I’d seen none of the Marvel movies outside the Iron Man trilogy and wasn’t planning to dive into the McU with Dr. Strange. But positive early responses piqued my interest, and then I got a curious invitation to a screening preceded by a technical demonstration of the Dolby Atmos sound system. Never having gotten the financial willpower together to shell out the super-premium price to check out what 128 channels of sound (including speakers on the ceiling), it seemed worth a listen. The presentation turned out not to be about just Dolby Atmos but the Dolby Cinema, a package deal theater space you can currently only track down […]...

Fans of the Sorcerer Supreme may be excited to know that Mondo's Doctor Strange enamel pins have been released. Pins for the doctor, Dormammu, and Baron Mordo are available to pre-order right now.

From Mondo: "“By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth!

After much anticipation, the latest from Marvel Studios hits theaters today. Dr. Strange is one of our all-time favorite Marvel superheroes, and we couldn't wait to check out the film last night. It's an incredibly fun watch, and worth seeing for the mind-bending visuals alone.

To celebrate the film, we're releasing our next set of pins designed by Tom Whalen, including Dr. Strange, Dormammu, and Baron Mordo.

Click here to pre-order now!

Dr. Strange Enamel Pin Set (Pre-Order). Includes Dr. Strange, Dormammu, and Baron Mordo. Designed by Tom Whalen. $25

Dr. Strange Enamel Pin (Pre-Order). Designed by Tom Whalen. Approx. 1.5" double-posted, soft enamel pin on Shiny Silver Nickel. $10

Dormammu Enamel...

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life in general, you are sure to have a fun time with them! In theory.

If you haven’t listened to the show before – why not? – you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas podcast on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly (yes the Hobi gang have rejoined us in our second post-shutdown lease of life) each and every week…

Episode 148: Jesus Isn’t The Only Thing Rising!

Number One Fan Doug joins the Hobi Gang in the Bob Studios this week for a creepy Halloween episode!

Decades before Marvel ruled the big screen, it had its eye on taking over the small one. Within a period of months, Marvel used TV movies to launch ongoing CBS series for The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man, but its third attempt didn't quite have the magic touch. When Dr. Strange aired on Sept. 6, 1978, those behind the production believed it would be a golden ticket to the CBS kingdom. But the movie tanked in the ratings — in part because it aired opposite a rerun of ABC's Roots, and in part because audiences didn't know what to

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comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of October 30, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.

comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:

"Disney/Marvel's 'Dr. Strange' conjured up spectacular international numbers earning an impressive $86.0 million a week ahead of its North American debut.  Sony's 'Inferno' despite a second place finish in its North American opening this weekend has banked $147.7 million globally."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 30, are below.

Doctor Strange - Disney - $86.0MInferno - Sony - $44.1MTrolls - 20th Century Fox - $30.0MJack Reacher: Never Go Back - Paramount Pictures - $21.1MTyler Perry's Boo!

This is a weekend up ups and downs. Grosses compared to last year are up, and a sleeper success repeated at #1 with Tyler Perry’s return to form, “Boo! A Madea Halloween” (Lionsgate).

Surprisingly, the week brought for the first time in a long while a limited release Indian film. Fox’s production of “Ai Dil Hai Mushkil” took in over $2.1 million in only 307 theaters. Meantime, in only 36 theaters the year’s best-reviewed movie “Moonlight” grossed $900,000.

The next few weeks are among the most crucial of the year, with some hope that fortunes might be improving.

The Top Ten

1. Boo: A Madea Halloween (Lionsgate) Week 2 – Last weekend #1

$16,675,000 (-41%) in 2,299 theaters (+39); PTA (per theater average): $7,253; Cumulative: $52,019,000

2. Inferno (Sony) New – Cinemascore: B+; Metacritic: 44; est. budget: $75 million

$15,000,000 in 3,576 theaters; PTA: $4,195; Cumulative: $15,000,000

3. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Paramount) Week 2 – Last weekend #2

$9,550,000 (-58%) in 3,780 theaters (no change); PTA: $2,526; Cumulative: $39,679,000

4. The Accountant (Warner Bros.) Week...

It’s been a long time coming, but Brooklyn’s Alamo Drafthouse finally opens for business on October 28. On Monday, IndieWire got a sneak peek of the new dine-in cinema, whose opening was originally scheduled for this past summer before being delayed due to a fire alarm control panel that exploded. Everything about the new location, from the gourmet culinary offerings to the diverse programming, suggest that the Austin, Texas-based chain’s first New York City venue is going to be a big hit with moviegoers.

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The 25th Alamo Drafthouse to open since the company’s founding in 1997, the Downtown Brooklyn location has seven screens with in-theater food and beverage waiter service. The cinema’s mix of studio movies, independent films and repertory titles can’t be found under...

Marvel is continuing their habit of allowing critics and reporters to post their initial thoughts on social media shortly after the first screenings of one of their movies has completed. Now that the first screening of Marvel’s Doctor Strange has been shown, the tweets are coming. So far, the reaction from the critics seems to be mostly positive. Here are some of the tweets about the film’s advance showing.

Eric Eisenberg of Cinemablend writes…

* Prepare to dig #DoctorStrange! Not the strongest script, but it legitimately adds new colors to the McU, and the action is beautiful & crazy

Erik Davis from Fandango posted….

*The action sequences in #DoctorStrange are unlike anything Marvel's done. There are so ferociously loopy, frenetic & nerdy, I adore them.

William Bibbiani from Crave Online tweeted these thoughts…

* I wouldn't put #DoctorStrange in Marvel's top five but it's an entertaining movie with big ideas, gorgeous CGI and unique action sequences.

Over the past year, there has been quite a bit of backlash against the alleged whitewashing of characters in upcoming films. Marvel’s “Dr. Strange” and the live-action adaptation of manga series “Ghost in the Shell” have experience significant backlash for casting white actress in traditionally Asian roles, and the issue has come up yet again with the upcoming live-action remake of the 1998 animated Disney film “Mulan.”

Two days ago, the Asian Angry Man blog posted an open letter to the creators of the new “Mulan” film to protest the direction of the film after claiming to have read the script. In the script, the lead of the film is “a 30-something European trader” who only helps the Chinese Imperial Army because he’s infatuated with Mulan. This provoked an immediate negative reaction on social media, as the main thrust of the original film, and the legend of Hua Mulan on which it was based,...

While there have been teases and phots from set we haven’t gotten a look at Ghost Rider on Agents of Shield, till now.

Now when the hype started out for Agents of Shield with a flaming chain accompanying the show’s logo I said without a doubt that they weren’t going to be using Ghost Rider. I said hey it’ll probably be Hellfire as he was one of Fury’s Secret Warriors. Ghost Rider would be too expensive for a show. Actually my friend Rob said that as I was full on in for Ghost Rider. I must say my joy at being right has never been more obnoxious but moving on. Here is the newest Spirit of Vengeance to grace the live action screen as seen on yahoo.com.

Now despite the flack I liked the first Ghost Rider movie, not so much the second one.

Good news for Warner Bros., bad news for Fox?  Director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity) has abandoned Fox's Gambit, still starring Channing Tatum, for the DC project Justice League Dark, Variety reported yesterday. Perhaps anticipating Marvel's Dr. Strange, the film will explore fringe supernatural characters in the DC universe like John Constantine (played by Keanu Reeves in 2005's Constantine), Deadman, Zatanna, Etrigan the Demon, Madame Xanadu and...

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No one can deny Geek Culture has gotten bigger, broader and more mainstream. It’s cool to know about comics and comic characters’ history. It’s now cool to wear shirts with superhero images no matter what your age. And even mainstream retailer Bed Bath and Beyond is getting into the act, borrowing the soon-to-be unveiled Captain America statue for the grand opening of a new store before it makes a permanent home in Brooklyn.

Just a few short years ago, telling the world at large that you were planning to attend the San Diego Comic-Con was met with eye rolls and snickers. Now that very same travel announcement is invariably met with envy, excitement and the inevitable “You’re so lucky! Can you get me a Dr. Strange poster?”

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I’m trying to remember when nerd culture became the zeitgeist of my era… I imagine it all started with the moon landing, it being one of the greatest awe-inspiring events in human history, exponentially heightened by a medium — TV — that allowed for nearly the entire world to partake in the moment together. That was a huge win for nerds, even if the idols created from it — Armstrong and Aldrin — were hunkier and jockier than the scientists and mathematicians in the background that made it all possible. Bill Gates is the epitome of a nerd, but yet he’s super-successful; he gave Earth a device that enables me to watch pornogra… I mean, study the teachings of Jesus Christ whenever and wherever I want; and he’s infamous for his business acumen and dominating, competitive zeal. Reading comic books was always an endeavor undertaken by nerds and nerds...

Thor: Ragnarok begins filming Pictured: Concept art from Thor: Ragnarok It's a busy time for comic book movie fans, with a couple big movies still on deck this year (Suicide Squad, Dr. Strange), some that just wrapped production (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Wonder Woman), and many more either already in production (Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wolverine 3) or getting ready to begin soon.  On the Marvel front, they've already started rolling on...

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Thor: Ragnarok begins filming Pictured: Concept art from Thor: Ragnarok It's a busy time for comic book movie fans, with a couple big movies still on deck this year (Suicide Squad, Dr. Strange), some that just wrapped production (Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 and Wonder Woman), and many more either already in production (Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wolverine 3) or getting ready to begin soon.  On the Marvel front, they've already started rolling on Spider-Man: Homecoming, and now Thor: Ragnarok has kicked off filming in Australia, with director Taika Waititi tweeting the first image from set.   @MrPeytonReed @louisde2 Pretty sweet 1st day. Look at all these people who turned up to work. #Blessed #support pic.twitter.com/xJQdJzyFwR &mdash...

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