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When it comes to superhero movies, we often see lists ranking the best ones ever made. Superhero films only started being seen as good in the last decade, thanks to better CGI and effects that made superheroes look less cheesy on screen.

But before ‘Endgame’ and ‘Dark Knight,’ there were plenty of bad superhero adaptations. Some are so bad they’re still laughed at today. Fans on Ranker gathered and cast over 500K votes to decide: What’s the worst superhero movie ever?

10. ‘The Fantastic Four’ (1994)

Just by looking at the costumes and Thing’s latex suit in ‘The Fantastic Four’ (1994), you can tell what direction it’s headed. The film was so poor that it never saw an official release, though copies can still be found with some effort. Surprisingly, despite its objective flaws, it’s not terrible enough to be shelved forever. Certain aspects, like its script and...

Reed Richards and Sue Storm's child has been revealed through new Marvel Cinematic Universe Funko Pop! figures for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.While The Fantastic Four: First Steps story is not a traditional origin for the four heroes, the MCU will be introducing one of Sue and Reed's kids, as previous trailers have confirmed that Vanessa Kirby's heroine is pregnant. With the famous couple having had more than one child in the Marvel Comics canon, it was unclear which would be the first in the MCU - until now.

Since The Fantastic Four: First Steps is only two months away from its release, Funko has revealed several figures of the characters, from the team itself to Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Among them is a first look at Sue and Reed's son, Franklin Richards. Check it out below:

Families look a little bit different for all of us,...

Funko has officially unveiled its first wave of The Fantastic Four: First Steps POPs, and in keeping with the company's tradition of revealing spoilers for upcoming movies, these plastic Fantastics confirm that a certain character will make their MCU debut in the reboot.

Spoilers ahead.

In addition to all four members of Marvel's First Family and the Silver Surfer, the Sue Storm Pop comes with Franklin Richards. This reveal probably won't come as a major surprise, since we've been hearing rumors that Reed and Sue's son will appear in First Steps for a while, and the most recent trailer confirmed that Sue will be pregnant (we now know that she will give birth at some point).

A previous rumor claimed that Avengers: Doomsday was casting actors between 10-13 to play Franklin, who will have a "major role" in the film. If you're a fan of the Ff comics, you'll...

This article is part of ScreenRant's Exclusive 2025 Summer Movie Preview. Make sure to check out the full feature here!

A new image from The Fantastic Four: First Steps offers a closer look at the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Marvel's First Family as they get ready for a space expedition. After many years of waiting to see these characters in the MCU, the team is finally making their debut in 2025 with their highly anticipated reboot, which launches Phase 6. While it'll be next year when the iconic quartet team up with the Avengers, audience members will first get to see how The Fantastic Four: First Steps sets the foundation of the team in the MCU.

ScreenRant is proud to debut an exclusive image from Matt Shakman's The Fantastic Four: First Step ahead of its upcoming summer release on July 25. The new image reveals a closer look at Pedro Pascal...

Almost every hardcore gamer knew how “amazing” The Last of Us Season 2 would be. Apologies for the sarcasm. Better not discuss the immense amount of negative review bombs it got after the release. But for real, how did the show manage to do worse than the game itself?

While the show is taking Ls in a row, there are some Ws too. No, it’s not for Predro Pascal. It’s because of Isabela Merced, the actress who plays Dina in the show. Who knew a supporting character would get more love than the main character? Psst… The story is just bad, along with an actor who can’t display emotions.

Everyone loves Dina more than Ramsey A still from The Last of Us Season 2 | Image Credit: HBO

So why is everyone talking about Isabela Merced so much, despite The Last of Us Season 2 failing? Well, the answer is simple and has much more grandeur.

Just over three months after the movie premiered in theaters, Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New Worldhas finally received a streaming release date. A new teaser for the Anthony Mackie-led superhero blockbuster dropped online, inviting fans to "Hulk Out" with the alter-ego of Harrison Ford's U.S. President Thaddeus Ross when the fourth Captain America film comes to Disney+ later this month, on May 28, as the second to last feature film in Phase 5 of the MCU, capped off by the recent theatrical release of Thunderbolts*.

Captain America: Brave New World marked Sam Wilson's first solo MCU outing as Steve Rogers' successor after receiving the iconic suit and shield in Phase 4's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. It was also the first movie on Marvel Studios' theatrical release calendar this year, soaring into theaters on Feb. 14, 2025, with Mackie returning as the titular Avenger, only to find himself...

Academy Award winner and Hollywood icon Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday. But he won’t be playing Tony Stark. Instead, Downey Jr. will debut as the iconic Marvel supervillain Doctor Doom, with the actor having now teased his MCU comeback in a new image from the set of the Avengers sequel.

Pictured on the set of Avengers: Doomsday, the image shows Robert Downey Jr. sporting the muscles needed to fill out that green cloak and take on the likes of Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Sam Wilson’s Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The New Avengers, and The X-Men single-handed. The actor has also had some black dots drawn on his face, which can only mean that some CGI trickery is afoot.

In the image, Downey Jr. is also shown drawing strength from fellow MCU star Jeremy Renner’s new book, “My Next Breath: A Memoir,...

This following contains major spoilers for Thunderbolts*.

Marvel's Thunderbolts* movie almost had a different ending, but the studio was quick to change things when test screenings didn't offer the reaction they were hoping for. According to director Jake Schreier, audiences didn't cheer at the film's New Avengers big reveal.

In an interview with Collider, Schreier talked about both the movie's post-credits scene, which was filmed on the set of Avengers: Doomsday, and how the original ending for the film was changed after test screenings didn't give the desired result. Those who have seen Thunderbolts* know that the movie ends with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) announcing the Thunderbolts as her new "team", dubbed the "New Avengers".

However, audiences at the test screenings didn't quite respond as enthusiastically to the big reveal as Schreier hoped. "In my head, I was like, 'We're going to go to that, she’s going...

The release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps is just over two months away, and the film’s feature villain just got its clearest look yet. A new Lego set has shown off the first look at Galactus, who will be played by Ralph Ineson. Previous trailers have teased Galactus’ appearance in the film while only showing small parts of his look, but this new Lego set shows off the world-eating villain in all his glory. All four members of The Fantastic Four also feature in the new Lego set, with Galactus holding Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) and Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby) in his clutches while The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and The Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) close in to try to help their team members.

It’s not a stretch to say The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the most anticipated Marvel movie since Spider-Man: No Way Home, which fell...

New Avengers: Doomsday art sees Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom bringing chaos to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As Thunderbolts* finished Phase 5, The Multiverse Saga is approaching its end with Phase 6, which will kick off with The Fantastic Four: First Steps in less than two months. However, it's the Avengers movies in Phase 6 that will put the MCU to the ultimate test, especially since Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. is set to come back, but this time as Victor von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom.

As Avengers: Doomsday is currently in production, fans are eagerly waiting to get any glimpses they can regarding the project. In the meantime, talented artist and illustrator Dipankar Talukdar shared new Avengers: Doomsday art, showing the huge damage that Doctor Doom could cause the MCU. Check it out below:

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We're living in an era where the wildest movie and TV crossovers of all time can take place and easily be explained away by one simple concept: The Multiverse. The multiverse has been a constant of comics for decades, allowing for different versions of the same characters (alongside many different ones) to interact with each other for special crossovers and events, and it was perfectly acceptable as readers consumed them with glee.

DC brought the concept to the screen a decade ago with the Arrowverse series The Flash on The CW before doing the same on the silver screen with The Flash movie. Now, Marvel Studios is doing it - and has been since the franchise's Multiverse Saga launched back in 2021, allowing them to bring Marvel heroes, both from this era and the previous ones, together on the big screen.

With Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars on the horizon,...

With Avengers: Doomsday officially in production, everyone has been wondering what impact the story could have on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the franchise continues to reinvent itself, a new rumor suggests that it will change everything for the McU's biggest teams.

According to an anonymous source (via QuidVacuo), Avengers: Doomsday will see Victor Von Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) orchestrating a major conflict between the Avengers and X-Men to weaken both groups. His ultimate goal would be to gain access to a power source capable of reviving his own destroyed universe. This will also give the classic Fantastic Four villain a tragic backstory.

While this rumor remains unconfirmed, it aligns with the common MCU trend of blending characters across timelines and universes. It also has several links to Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars (2015), in which the multiverse faces total destruction due to incursions - catastrophic events where...

The release of Avengers: Doomsday is less than one year away, and production for the next major Marvel team-up film is in full swing. Marvel Studios officially announced the cast for Avengers: Doomsday last month via a live stream that unveiled one chair roughly every 10 minutes — the stream lasted over five hours. The biggest shocks from the announcement came when Fox X-Men veterans such as Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and even Alan Cumming received chairs, confirming their roles in the film. While Marvel stars are notoriously tight-lipped about upcoming projects, Cumming hasn’t been shy about sharing details. During a recent interview with Telegraph UK, he confirmed that despite being 60 years old, he’s doing all of his stunts as Nightcrawler:

“I’ve been doing stunts the past couple of days, I’m pretty fit. The stunt boys I’m working with, who could easily be my children, are...

Marvel's Thunderbolts* movie is continuing its success in the United States and around the world. The movie remains at the top of the box office charts and recently passed a major milestone.

Variety reports that the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie added an impressive $9 million to its domestic box office revenue on Friday, pushing it over the $100 million mark in North America, with a projected $130+ million expected by the end of the weekend. It's around a 53% fall from its opening weekend, which shows that Thunderbolts* is performing much better than Captain America: Brave New World, which dropped 68% this February.

As Thunderbolts* continues its stronghold at the box office, it's pulling ahead of some stiff competition. Sinners, which is Black Panther director Ryan Coogler's original horror film, added another $6.5 million on Friday and is expected to surpass $200 million domestically over the weekend. A Minecraft Movie came in third place, up...

Warning: Spoilers for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #33!A new version of The Fantastic Four could be manifesting thanks to Miles Morales. Since their debut in 1961, The Fantastic Four have been referenced as Marvel's first family and cited as among the first crop of superheroes introduced into its universe. While the core four have always been comprised of Mister Fantastic, The Thing, The Invisible Woman, and The Human Torch, Marvel periodically introduces alternate versions of the team.

The latest version of The Fantastic Four will be created by Miles Morales, starting in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #33 by Cody Ziglar and Marco Renna. Ahead of the comic book's May 14 release date, readers can find a preview of the issue below. The preview also features cover art by Federico Vicentini and Neeraj Menon.

After becoming a herald to the Spider-God Anansi, Miles is forced to fight on his behalf after Anansi challenges Ares to a Tournament of the Gods.

Marvel fans eagerly await The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which will storm theaters on July 25, 2025. But a fresh twist has sparked whispers: the film is undergoing reshoots in Los Angeles, mere months from its cosmic debut. Reshoots are not an uncommon business in Hollywood, especially for an MCU juggernaut like this.

However, the reshoot reports have ignited debate about whether Marvel’s First Family is hitting turbulence. With a stellar cast and a bold 1960s vibe, the stakes are sky-high. The fans must be beaming with questions: Whether reshoots could elevate this blockbuster, and what awaits in this galactic saga?

Why are reshoots taking place for The Fantastic Four: First Steps? The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Credit: Marvel Studios

Reshoots often raise eyebrows but are a standard part of blockbuster filmmaking. For The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the additional photography seems tied to fine-tuning the film after test screenings. This...

You never know who's going to pop up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The legendary Marvel Studios franchise has been a staple of Hollywood for the past 17 years and it has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. It's a good thing because, throughout the course of the past two decades, it has produced some of the most awe-inspiring moments and featured some of the most star-studded casts in all of Hollywood. That's the mighty MCU for you.

From Samuel L. Jackson's game-changing cameo in the post-credits scene of 2008's Iron Man to the countless returns and appearances in 2019's Avengers: Endgame, the MCU has taken great pride in surprising us with a host of familiar faces over the years!

Now, the franchise has cast a veteran of the Star Wars universe in a major role in an upcoming MCU project.

Star Wars veteran Matthew Wood joins The Fantastic Four...

Marvel continues to be so secretive about Avengers: Doomsday that some of its stars remain in the dark about what they're doing in the upcoming superhero blockbuster. Star Wyatt Russell claims he's unsure about his Thunderbolts* character's fate in Doomsday, having "no clue" about the fate of John Walker/U.S. Agent.

Speaking on Driven with Andrew Freund, Russell addressed his role in Doomsday, now in production in the U.K. Despite Doomsday being filmed, Russell admits he's yet to see a script for the Avengers sequel and fears what will happen to U.S. Agent in the movie. "I honest to God don't know what I'm doing. I have no clue," he said. "I have not read the script. I could die in the first five minutes! I don't know. It would be a nice way to go!"

Russell isn't the first Thunderbolts* star to reveal being left out...

Nightcrawler actor Alan Cumming may have just spoiled a major fight scene in Avengers: Doomsday, one that will pit the X-Men against a Marvel team. Though it won't beThe Avengers like many expected. Since it was confirmed that seven actors from the 20th Century Fox X-Men films would return for Avengers: Doomsday, many fans began to speculate that the movie would partially adapt Avengers vs. X-Men. This 2012 storyline pitted Marvel's two most iconic teams together. With Avengers: Doomsday currently filming, it appears one of the fights will see the X-Men characters trade blows, but not with the Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but instead Marvel's First Family, The Fantastic Four.

Speaking with Buzzfeed UK, Cumming let slip which Marvel character his Nightcrawler will be going up against. It sounds like Nightcrawler will go head-to-head with the leader of The Fantastic Four, Mister Fantastic, played by actor Pedro Pascal. Cumming's details on...

It appears the devastating blow in HBO’s The Last of Us season 2 isn’t the only major beating that Pedro Pascal is going to take onscreen in a major franchise. With Pascal set to mark his debut in the MCU’s ever-expanding multiverse with the highly anticipated The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the actor has already been incorporated into next year’s Doomsday.

While story bits regarding their upcoming clash against Doom remain under wraps, one X-Men star has seemingly confirmed his onscreen clash against Pascal’s Reed Richards in Doomsday.

Pedro Pascal might’ve to take another hit to the head in Doomsday The Last of Us Season 2 | Credit: HBO

Marvel doesn’t take its security lightly, and barring Tom Holland’s occasional slip-ups, the media giant has been pretty successful in containing story bits and surprises, until now. During a recent interview, X-Men star Alan Cumming, one...

As Thunderbolts* wins over critics and audiences, Disney's head honcho believes the Marvel Cinematic Universe is back on the right trajectory following mixed returns in recent years. CEO Bob Iger admits that a significant change in approach is driving the MCU back to great heights after going off the rails for a while.

During a conference call with Wall Street analysts (via Deadline), Iger addressed the MCU content strategy, echoing previous sentiments about a less-is-more approach to producing Marvel films and TV shows. According to Iger, Marvel's focus on creating higher-quality films is reflected in Thunderbolts*, the McU's Phase Five finale.

“In our zeal to flood our streaming platform with more content, we turned to all of our creative engines, including Marvel, and had them produce a lot more,” Iger said. “We’ve also learned over time that quantity does not necessarily beget quality. Frankly, we’ve all admitted to...

Though Avengers: Doomsday promises many battles, especially against the villainous Doctor Doom, a star of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster spoils that one of those fights will be between heroes. X-Men franchise actor Alan Cumming reveals who Nightcrawler will face off with in the Avengers sequel, and it could be a fantastic duel, pun intended.

Speaking with Buzzfeed UK, Cumming shared that Nightcrawler will go head-to-head with Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in Doomsday. When the British actor delved into his fight scenes as Nightcrawler throughout the X-Men franchise and addressed his role in the Avengers follow-up, he let slip that his character and The Fantastic Four's leader would come to blows. “I'm sort of learning these fights and I'm like, ‘What, who am I fighting with?’ [They’re like,] ‘You're hitting Pedro Pascal against the head,’” he said.

Cumming's revelation seemingly points toDoomsday's heroes not entirely being on...

After overtaking the lifetime domestic haul of Jared Leto's horribly-received superhero film Morbius in its opening weekend of release alone, Marvel's Thunderbolts* has surpassed it globally as well. Thunderbolts* was released theatrically this past weekend, drawing a healthy $74 million in its domestic debut. This put the movie above Morbius' lifetime domestic haul. It has now also passed the poorly received Spider-Man spin-off at the global box office. Directed by Daniel Espinosa, Morbius debuted in 2022, and received poor reviews upon release. It became fodder for memes, and remains one of the most despised superhero films ever made.

The movie made $162 million worldwide, against a reported production budget of $80 million. Thunderbolts*reportedly cost over $100 million more, but, unlike Morbius, earned positive reviews from critics and audiences. The movie holds a "fresh" 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, as compared to Morbius' dismal 15%. The movie initiated the spiral for Sony's ambitious Spider-Man Universe,...

The Walt Disney Co. blew past Wall Street earnings expectations in its latest quarter, the company’s fiscal Q2.

The company delivered revenue of $23.6 billion, up 7 percent from a year prior, and operating income of $4.4 billion, an improvement of 15 percent from a year earlier.

The company also announced a major new project: Its seventh theme park and resort, to be located in Abu Dhabi.

Every division — Entertainment, sports and experiences — beat expectations, with streaming driving particular growth in the entertainment division.

Disney’s entertainment division had revenue of $10.7 billion, up 9 percent vs the prior year, with operating income of $1.3 billion, up 61 percent from last year. Direct-to-consumer operating revenue soared to $336 million, compared to $47 million in the same quarter a year ago.

In fact, after losing 700,000 Disney+ subscribers in the prior quarter, the company added 1.4 million subscribers in its latest quarter, bringing its Disney+ subscriber total to 126 million. Arpu also improved...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will finally bring H.E.R.B.I.E. to the big screen. Director Matt Shakman told Empire that H.E.R.B.I.E. is just as crucial to the film as Reed (Pedro Pascal), Sue (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny (Joseph Quinn), or Ben (Ebon Moss-Bachrach).

“He’s absolutely as important and as alive as any other member of the cast,” Shakman said. “He’s sometimes a slightly put-upon robot, but he is definitely a member of the family. He’s just so charming and adorable. He is really Reed’s right hand in the lab, capable of assisting him on any sort of experiment, always by his side. whether in New York City or out in space.“

Empire also reveals the voice actor behind H.E.R.B.I.E., and it’s one Star Wars fans will almost certainly recognize: Matthew Wood, the sound editor at Skywalker Sound who is best known as the voice of General Grievous.

Warning: contains potential spoilers for Storm #10!

A new Silver Surfer is on their way to the Marvel Universe, and fans simply will not believe their identity. One of Marvel’s most powerful heroes, the Silver Surfer soars in the currents of space, helping those in need. Yet now, a grave threat to the universe has arisen, one that threatens both the Surfer and his former master Galactus, as seen in a first look at Storm #10.

Marvel shared information about the forthcoming Storm #10 with League of Comic Geeks. The book will be written by Murewa Ayodele and drawn by Lucas Werneck, and is part one of “The Thunder War.” Marvel’s solicitation for the issue reads as follows:

"Thunder War" Begins! It's a full-circle moment. The F.B.I. finally discover the mutant child from the Oklahoma Incident (from Issue #1) and the safe house Storm sheltered the child in. The F.B.I....

Kevin Feige has already introduced Billy Kaplan in the MCU through WandaVision, making a second appearance in Agatha All Along as a fully realized Wiccan. Now, it seems that the character is finally going to unite with his longtime partner (and later husband), Hulkling, in the MCU.

According to insider Lizzie Hill, the MCU is heading toward introducing Hulking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Given that the Champions, under the leadership of Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, are likely going to appear in the MCU, it can be assumed that Hulking might be close to being introduced in the franchise sometime soon.

Lizzie Hill believes that the MCU will go ahead with Billy and Hulkling’s relationship Joe Locke as Billy Kaplan aka Wiccan in Agatha All Along || Credits: Marvel Studios

During her Discord Q&a (as reported by The Cosmic Circus), Lizzie Hill revealed that the MCU is indeed going...

The post-credits scene for "Thunderbolts*" is pretty hard to complain about: The Thunderbolts, now referred to as the New Avengers, are alerted of a "multi-dimensional spacecraft" entering Earth's orbit. The characters don't understand the significance of this, but the audience does -- it's the Fantastic Four's spacecraft. And unlike other recent post-credit sequences that have teased plot points far into the future, we'll likely get a follow-up to this scene very soon. "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" releases in theaters July 25, 2025. 

But before "Thunderbolts*" had a post-credits scene teasing "The Fantastic Four," there were other plans in place. Eric Pearson, who co-wrote the movie, revealed in a recent IGN interview that the original post-credits scene idea involved teasing another film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As he put it, "I was throwing together at the beginning a post-credit sequence that had to deal with Kang."

"Thunderbolts*," which was revealed...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings back the robot companion of Marvel's first family, H.E.R.B.I.E., as the AI-powered character helps the group battle Galactus and the Silver Surfer. The Marvel Cinematic Universe film's director confirms who will voice the Reed Richards-created android, and it's someone familiar to fans of another major film series.

Per Empire, a new look at First Steps' H.E.R.B.I.E. has emerged, showing the robot holding stamped paper during a crib-building scene. Additionally, director Matt Shakman confirmed that H.E.R.B.I.E. will be voiced by acclaimed sound editor and actor Matthew Wood, best known for voicing the Jedi-hunting Star Wars character, General Grievous. According to Shakman, Wood will bring extra personality to a character considered a fan favorite among Fantastic Four fans. “He’s charming, he’s funny — but he also will break your heart,...

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, Avengers: Doomsday, ramps up production, one of its actors shares a chilly behind-the-scenes video, potentially from the set. Star Anthony Mackie releases a cold-weather clip on location for his new project.

On his Instagram Stories, Mackie posted a video of himself filming an unspecified project in a snowy setting. Perhaps ruing that he's a far cry away from spring, Mackie wishes fans a "warm, beautiful sunny day" while looking at the snow falling. Some fans are speculating that this is hinting at Mackie's MCU character, Sam Wilson, heading to a cold location in Doomsday. Notably, Mackie did not state where he was or which project he was working on when posting the video.

Anthony Mackie shared a video while shooting on location.“Wherever you are, I hope it’s a warm, beautiful, sunny day.†pic.twitter.com/6zRBkTdSr6— Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is officially only a few months away, and the most anticipated MCU film of 2025 just got a major update. Empire Magazine unveiled a new image of H.E.R.B.I.E. in the film, and buried in the report was the news that the character will be voiced by Matthew Wood, famous for his work as General Grievous in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The new image of H.E.R.B.I.E. can be found below. This confirmation debunks an extremely popular rumor that Natasha Lyonne would be the voice of H.E.R.B.I.E. in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It remains unclear who Lyonne will play in the film, but she did recently make her animated MCU debut as Byrdie in What If…? Season 3.

The report also includes an interview with director Matt Shakman (WandaVision), who highlights H.E.R.B.I.E.’s importance to the team. He’s the perfect assistant...

You probably know the members of The Fantastic Four. There’s Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, the stretchy one. There’s Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, the invisible one. You have Joseph Quinn as her brother Johnny Storm, the fiery one. And Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, the… well, the thingy one. But you might not know their ‘Fifth Beatle’, so to speak. Make way for H.E.R.B.I.E., the Reed Richards-created adorable android, a companion and collaborator to the main four who’s about to make a big impact in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

“He’s absolutely as important and as alive as any other member of the cast,” director Matt Shakman enthuses to Empire about H.E.R.B.I.E. “He’s sometimes a slightly put-upon robot, but he is definitely a member of the family. He’s just so charming and adorable.

Thunderbolts* are no more, as Marvel pulled the rug on those who have not seen the movie over its opening weekend with a huge spoiler that began taking over marketing for the movie on Monday. After just a few days in cinemas, Thunderbolts* has lost its asterisk and its original title, with posters and billboards now all declaring the team as The New Avengers.

While the move has puzzled many people, director Jake Schreier explained that it was “all part of the plan” for the movie, and after a year of hiding the real title behind that asterisk, the time was right for things to be changed. He told The New York Times:

“It felt like, if Val is also trying to pull a switcheroo and sell the New Avengers to the world, we could do that, too. Especially given that the asterisk has been on the movie for a year,...

Marvel Studios has officially begun promoting its latest theatrical release, Thunderbolts — now retitled The New Avengers — following a post-credits scene that introduced the team’s new name. The updated marketing began shortly after the film opened in theaters on May 2.

Sebastian Stan, who portrays Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appears in a new video released by Marvel replacing a Thunderbolts poster with a revised The New Avengers version at a Los Angeles bus stop. Dressed in black, Stan mirrors his character’s usual costume as he attaches the new poster with visible strips of tape.

Another video shared by the studio features Florence Pugh, in her role as Yelena Belova, tearing off a poster’s surface to reveal The New Avengers underneath. She is joined by castmates including Olga Kurylenko, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell, Geraldine Viswanathan, Lewis Pullman, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The video appears to have...

Apple TV+ has a new heist drama in the works with Captain America: Brave New Worldstar Anthony Mackie in the leading role. Now, the series has cast an Emmy-nominated actor to co-star alongside Mackie. Per Variety, Kali Reis, who delivered a breakout performance in True Detective: Night Countryco-starring Jodie Foster, will join Mackie in Apple TV+’s new series, 12 12 12.

The official logline of 12 12 12 states that the series “unfolds across the three propulsive timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Anthony Mackie) and an American career criminal (The Tourist’s Jamie Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.” Reis took to Instagram to announce the news.

Sebastian Stan is owning his membership of The New Avengers.

Earlier this morning, Marvel Studios tweeted a video of the actor, who has long portrayed James “Bucky” Buchanan Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic universe as early as films like Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), replacing a poster for the latest Marvel installment film Thunderbolts*, directed by Jake Schreier, at a bus stop.

Stan, clad in black from head to toe like his character Bucky often wears, and definitely does so in his latest MCU film, can be spotted on a stroll with some rolled up posters, and once he sees one at the bus stop, he stops to place a poster that reads *The New Avengers over it. Pieces of tape have been placed at the top and bottom of the poster’s frame.

Ahead of this latest promotional clip for the film, which arrived in theaters Friday, May 2 and opened to $74M,...

The first season of Daredevil: Born Again has already come and gone, but we’re far from done with Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock. After playing the character in the Netflix Daredevil series and suiting up in other MCU projects such as She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Echo, Cox will be back once again next year in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.However, fans remain hopeful that this won’t be the only 2026 Marvel project to feature Cox’s Daredevil.

Although not given a chair as part of the Avengers: Doomsday casting announcement, it’s still impossible to rule out Cox appearing as Daredevil, especially considering other stars like Benedict Cumberbatch, who has already confirmed his role in the film, didn’t get one either. Collider’s Tania Hussain recently sat down with Cox for an in-depth profile, and she asked where his chair was and why we didn...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest big-screen feature, Thunderbolts*, puts the Sentry and his warped alter-ego, The Void, as its intimidating antagonist up against the titular group. However, one of the film's writers reveals that one of the Thunderbolts' members was positioned as its main villain before rewrites put the Sentry front and center.

In an interview with Screen Rant, Thunderbolts* screenwriter Eric Pearson confirmed that Wyatt Russell's John Walker/U.S. Agent was originally the Phase Five finale's big bad. An earlier draft had Walker become CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's pawn, being manipulated by her in the Disney+ miniseries, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, before he became a "time bomb" working as her mercenary.

"The original drafts of this had John Walker as the punching villain at the end," Pearson said, "The idea was that part of Val's manipulation was that she had told him that his serum was wearing off,...

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The newest MCU movie is now playing in theaters everywhere, and after opening up the year with the divisive Captain America: Brave New World, Marvel seems to have returned to form with another hit. Thunderbolts* hit screens around the world this weekend, and after earning strong scores of 88% from critics and 94% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, it also collected $162 million globally in its first few days. Fans have been dissecting what the asterisk in the title means for Thunderbolts* for months, but the ending of the film, coupled with the post-credit scene, revealed the title’s true nature.

The Thunderbolts* team got its name from Yelena’s (Florence Pugh) former soccer team, but it’s not until the end of the film that Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) announces them as the New Avengers. This title change kicks in after the post-credit scene,...

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Thunderbolts* landed in theatres, and we finally know what that asterisk stands for in the title. As speculated by numerous sources, the asterisk was in fact in place to indicate that the team was not necessarily called The Thunderbolts. In fact, the team, by the end of the film, has been dubbed The New Avengers.

In the post-credit scene of the film, the team is alerted to an interdimensional ship in Earth’s outer atmosphere, which comes into view, with a huge ‘4’ emblazoned on it. As fans would know, the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is expected to be The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Now, while the post-credit scene might point towards the next entry in the MCU, speculations suggest that it can point towards Avengers: Doomsday as well.

It is unknown how the post-credit scene is going to factor...

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A New York City real estate specialist estimated how much Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, paid for the Avengers Tower in Thunderbolts*. The asking price is wild but tempting enough for the world's wealthiest.

Thunderbolts* just set the record straight on an ongoing MCU debate about who currently owns the Avengers Tower. Val bought the building and renamed it The Watchtower, which now serves as her company's headquarters. The property sold for an undisclosed amount, but Michael Cohen, a New York City real estate consultant, crunched the numbers. Per IGN, the asking price would have been $1 billion based on real-world estimates. That seems a bargain for the wealthy, but there's a catch. Tt comes with real-world amenities, so absolutely no future tech.

"Avengers Tower would sell for a billion dollars or more based upon the look of it, the size, and the location,...

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The Russo Brothers may be hard at work filming Avengers: Doomsday, but they made time to promote the McU's latest arrival: Thunderbolts*. The filmmakers also teased a special post-credits scene that they directed from the set of the next Avengers film.

"If you haven't seen Thunderbolts*...Go now!" The Russo Bros. wrote in an Instagram post containing poster art for the film. "[Jacke Schreier] made a fantastic film! Congratulations to the entire cast and crew," they wrote before teasing Doomsday. "And make sure to stay until the very end of the credits... we left you a little something." Last week, Schreier teased that he didn't shoot the final post-credits sequence, and heavily hinted that it was the Russo Bros. who filmed it on the set of Doomsday. Cbr also broke the news that the Russo Brothers directed...

The first full look at Galactus has been revealed two months before The Fantastic Four: First Steps' release. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has shown snippets of the final 2025 MCU movie in trailers, but fans have yet to see official stills or footage that show Galactus' full look. Now, they will not have to wait any longer, as the McU's Galactus looks comic book-accurate in the first full reveal of the villain's design, and it can only help raise the excitement for Ralph Ineson's role as the main threat of the Fantastic Four movie's cast.

On Twitter, @acelirium shared the first full look at Galactus' design in the McU's Fantastic Four movie.

First Real Look At Ralph Ineson As Galactus 🙂â€â†•ï¸ðŸ™‚â€â†•ï¸ðŸ™‚â€â†•ï¸ðŸ™‚â€â†•ï¸ pic.twitter.com/gTyBPlwchi— ace ⓸ missing mando (@acelirium) May 2, 2025

Galactus looks comics-accurate, with...

Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage is opening up about just how difficult it was to film his new psychological thriller The Surfer, which is currently in movie theaters. He tells Entertainment Weekly that he “could’ve died” doing some of the scenes in the new film, in which he plays a businessman returning to his Australian hometown hoping to buy the beach house where he grew up. Although he isn’t seen surfing much in the film, he told the outlet that he wishes his character had been able to do more.

“(Director) Lorcan (Finnegan) and I talked at length about it. He knows that I wish I could have gotten to that point,” said the Face/Off star. He added he ultimately wanted to recreate a scene from the 1979 film Big Wednesday in which his character surfed. “I seem to remember in my mind’s eye, Jan-Michael Vincent on the board and...

Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, quietly confirmed last year who the anchor being of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is, and it should come as no surprise. User @hermandy_s via the social media site X posted an interview in which Feige was promoting last summer’s hit Deadpool & Wolverine, and the studio chief stated that the MCU’s anchor being, or the being that helps tether their reality, is, in fact, Iron Man.

Iron Man, portrayed in the MCU by Robert Downey Jr. since 2008’s Iron Man, was confirmed to he the anchor being by Feige. In the interview posted to X, Feige began, “When Logan had come out, it was such a great movie. We were working on Infinity War and Endgame where I was trying to stick the landing with sending off our own anchor being.” The 2017 film Logan saw Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) as well as Professor X (Patrick Stewart) die.

Doctor Doom wearing the face of Tony Stark is something that has a lot of fans intrigued about how the MCU is going to address the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is playing both characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There have been a lot of theories as to why Doctor Doom looks similar to Tony Stark, and some are a little darker than others.

The theory rests on the fact that Tony Stark and Doctor Doom are in fact Variants of each other. While this has some utterly fascinating implications for the MCU, it could lead to a multitude of things, with one outcome being something right out of a horror movie. However, it is something that we have already seen in the MCU, in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Doctor Doom might use his dream-walking abilities to possess the corpse of Tony Stark Doctor Doom || Marvel Comics...

Avengers: Doomsday began filming on April 28, and several cast members, including Robert Downey Jr., are currently in the U.K. for the production. It appears that the cast members got some time off from filming, as a few of them got together for a special screening of the newly-released Thunderbolts*.

While most of the cast members of the new film are yet to work with Downey Jr. and the rest of the Og cast, they found a familiar face in Sebastian Stan’s Bucky. Among the actors watching, Simu Liu and Channing Tatum are the new additions, reprising their roles from Shang-Chi and Deadpool & Wolverine.

Robert Downey Jr. & Avengers: Doomsday cast get together to watch Thunderbolts* Robert Downey Jr. in the cast announcement video of Avengers: Doomsday | Credits: Marvel Studios

Thunderbolts* marks the end of MCU Phase 5. From the reviews, it appears that the film has managed to end this phase on a high note.

The MCU’s heroes have officially assembled as filming on the highly anticipated Avengers: Doomsday continues. Today (May 2), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ actor Simu Liu shared an image (below) from the set of the movie, which featured himself and eight other actors from the film, including the villain they’ll all be teaming up against, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.

Liu posted the candid photo via his Instagram story Friday afternoon. Along with Shang-Chi and Rdj’s Doom, the image also features Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Channing Tatum (Gambit), Winston Duke (M’Baku), and two members of The Fantastic Four: Vanessa Kirby (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman) and Ebon-Moss Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing).

The behind-the-scenes look doesn’t give much away in terms of showing off the cast members in their costumes, or the set(s) they are currently filming on.

This article contains spoilers for Marvel's Thunderbolts*.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is famous for its many connections between films and television series, and that is not stopping anytime soon. With its latest release, Thunderbolts*, enjoying a positive reception as it hit theaters, fans are also curious about what's next.

Thunderbolts* marks the final entry in the McU's Phase Five, and one of its two post-credit scenes completely changes the scene for the film. After debuting a new name for the unlikely team-up of antiheroes as the "New Avengers," one of the scenes is intricately connected with two upcoming Marvel films. However, one of them was filmed for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. Speaking about the connection to the future films and what this might mean with Entertainment Weekly, director Jake Schreier shied away from confirming an early meetup with The Fantastic Four.

In one of the post-credit scenes, the Thunderbolts* team,...

Thunderbolts* opens in theaters today amid a positive critical reception, hyping it as one of the best Marvel Cinematic Universe entries in years. However, the Phase Five finale's Thursday previews suggest it has work to do at the box office as it fails to match the underwhelming Captain America: Brave New World.

According to Deadline, the Jake Schreier-helmed Thunderbolts* earned $11 million in Thursday previews on May 1. Despite the solid return, Thunderbolts*' tally fell just short of Brave New World's Thursday previews, with Anthony Mackie's first solo Captain America outing raking in $12 million in February.

Brave New World, the penultimate Phase Five film, went in with high expectations as it continued from where the hit Disney+ miniseries, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, left off. However, the Captain America sequel struggled to break even, grossing $415 million worldwide against its $180 million budget, putting it on the lower end of the MCU box-office spectrum.