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While Tom Holland continues his press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the actor has revealed that the Marvel One-Shot short films is being resurrected. This comes just a few days after the young actor confirmed an Iron Man 2 fan theory, that the young boy with the Iron Man mask who stands up to a powerful drone, is in fact a much younger version of his Peter Parker character. Now it seems the actor has spilled the beans on another Marvel project in the waiting, after revealing he wants to make a short film with Paul Rudd as Ant-Man.

These revelations come during a new Uproxx interview with Tom Holland for Spider-Man: Homecoming, where the actor was asked if he would like another McU character to swing by, like Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, in the already-confirmed Spider-Man: Homecoming 2. The actor revealed the he would love for Paul Rudd to come by as Ant-Man,...

Life on the Road

Ricky Gervais has released a new photo from "Life on the Road," a film that continues the adventures of his character of the aggressively awkward David Brent in BBC's original "The Office". The feature-length mockumentary follows Brent who is now a travelling salesman and is now attempting to get his old band, Foregone Conclusion, back together. [Source: Twitter]

Fuller House

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen famously won't be a part of Netflix's "Fuller House" series continuation, and now it has been revealed that the Michelle Tanner character's absence will be explained away by them now living in New York City and working on building a fashion empire. The thirteen-episode series includes the rest of the cast and will debut on the streaming service next year. [Source: Variety]

Untitled Thrilla In Manilla Project

Studio 8 has secured the rights to Ang Lee's untitled boxing film about the classic 1970s Thrilla in Manilla heavyweight...

If Avengers: Age of Ultron helped to prove anything, it's that no one can wield Mjolnir. Except maybe Captain America, who may have been faking it. Thor's legendary hammer was laid out like a party trick, and the rest of his comrades were offered the chance to pick it up. They all failed, though Steve Rogers was able to nudge it ever so slightly. And Vision easily handed it back to Thor, but he's an android and doesn't count. A new deleted scene from Thor: The Dark World teases that Loki might have the power to swing this mighty weapon. Maybe.

The Thor 2 deleted scene arrives as part of the 13-Disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection, which is in stores just in time for the holiday gift giving season. But as we learn from watching this scene, it is all an illusion. We get to watch Locki's coronation,...

This Marvel fan’s dream features Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, Digital Copy of each Phase 2 film,

specially designed disc holders, and exclusive Marvel memorabilia!

Synopsis: The limited edition, 13-Disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection invites you to hold the greatest power in the cosmos in your grasp – an orb containing one of the legendary Infinity Stones! Plus Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and Digital Copies of all Phase 2 films, in collectible packaging designed by artist Matt Ferguson. This set overflows with stunning Marvel memorabilia, including a gold-foiled page from the book of Dark Elves, an ancient drawing from the Morag vault, Avengers and S.T.R.I.K.E. uniform patches, a replica of the Tony Stark Tattoo from Marvel’s Iron Man 3, and much more!

Content: Marvel’s Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier...

Artist Matt Ferguson has created a great series of art for the film of Marvel Phase 2. These were created for the upcoming Blu-ray box set that includes Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man.

Ferguson is a very talented artist with an incredibly fun style. We've posted a lot of art of his over the years that you can check out here. I'm sure the fans will like what he's created for this new movie box set.

The limited edition, 13-Disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection invites you to hold the greatest power in the cosmos in your grasp – an orb containing one of the legendary Infinity Stones! Plus Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and Digital Copies of all Phase 2 films, in collectible packaging designed by artist Matt Ferguson. This set overflows with stunning Marvel memorabilia,...

Marvel's final Phase Two adventure Ant-Man is currently available on Digital HD starting today, before arriving on 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Sd and VOD on December 8. Before you pick up your Digital HD copy, Entertainment Weekly has released a new deleted scene with commentary from director Peyton Reed and star/co-writer Paul Rudd, which has a unique Easter Egg that ties into the Iron Man franchise. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) himself isn't featured in this scene, but there is a reference to one of his villains.

The scene features Corey Stoll's Darren Cross, a.k.a. Yellowjacket, putting on a presentation for numerous buyers that shows some of the practical applications of the shrinking technology he has developed. The presentation shows massive shipping containers shrunk down to one small cube, and an enormous landfill that has been shrunk to fit in the palm of your hand.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced that Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection will be a 13-disc Amazon exclusive.

Synopsis:

The limited edition, 13-Disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection invites you to hold the greatest power in the cosmos in your grasp – an orb containing one of the legendary Infinity Stones! Plus Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and Digital Copies of all Phase 2 films, in collectible packaging designed by artist Matt Ferguson. This set overflows with stunning Marvel memorabilia, including a gold-foiled page from the book of Dark Elves, an ancient drawing from the Morag vault, Avengers and S.T.R.I.K.E. uniform patches, a replica of the Tony Stark Tattoo from Marvel’s Iron Man 3, and much more!

Content: Marvel’s Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier...

Unleash the power of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an action-packed 13-Disc collector's set. The Collector's Edition is available December 8, exclusively on Amazon. This Marvel fan's dream features Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, Digital Copy of each Phase 2 film, specially designed disc holders and exclusive Marvel memorabilia. It arrives just in time for Christmas. We even have a first look at this incredible set!

The limited edition, 13-Disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection invites you to hold the greatest power in the cosmos in your grasp. An orb containing one of the legendary Infinity Stones! Plus Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and Digital Copies of all Phase 2, in collectible packaging designed by artist Matt Ferguson. This set overflows with stunning Marvel memorabilia, including a gold-foiled page from the book of Dark Elves, an ancient drawing from the Morag vault, Avengers and S.T.R.I.K.E. uniform patches, a replica of the...

Over the past few years, Marvel fans were treated to bonus short films known as Marvel One-Shot's, which were included on most of the studio's Blu-ray and DVD releases. Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King was the last one the studio put out, attached to the Blu-ray and DVD release of Thor: The Dark World last year, and some fans are wondering if we've seen the last of these short films. While promoting Marvel's latest release, Ant-Man, in theaters July 17, Kevin Feige revealed to Collider that even he is disappointed there haven't been any new Marvel One-Shots, and that they have a number of different ideas for future shorts, but he doesn't known when they will actually happen.

I'm disappointed too! Frankly, and I think it would be great to see more one-shots. We'll see... You look at me as if I'm the only person who controls that decision; I wish that were the case.

With Phase Two coming to a close later this year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is slated to expand even more with a nine-movie Phase Three that kicks off with next year's Captain America: Civil War. Marvel Studios is also expanding its brand on the small screen, with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's Agent Carter and four Netflix shows that kick off with Marvel's Daredevil next week. The studio also produces a number of animated TV shows that aren't connected to the McU, but at Emerald City Comic Con last weekend, Cort Lane, Marvel's VP of Animation Development and Production, was asked if there are any plans to produce any animated content that would tie into the McU. Here's what he had to say.

"I can't announce anything, but things are in the works."

What those "things" are, we do not know, but the studio does currently have animated shows Avengers Assemble...

Warner Bros. has added yet another movie to its expansive Lego franchise, with writers Jason Segel (The Muppets) and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) signing on to write the script and co-direct a new project entitled The Billion Brick Race. This project will be the fourth to be spawned from last year's blockbuster The Lego Movie. Warner Bros. is currently working on Ninjago (September 23, 2016), The Lego Batman Movie (May 26, 2017) and The Lego Movie Sequel slated for release sometime in 2018.

No specific details were given, but the story is based on an original idea that Drew Pearce came up with, which "excited the studio," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Billion Brick Race will be both Jason Segel and Drew Pearce's directorial debuts, although no release date was given at this time. Since Warner Bros. currently has Lego movies planned until 2018, it's certainly possible they could be aiming for a 2019 release,...

"Iron Man 3" Spoilers Ahead

So just who is The Mandarin?

As we saw in "Iron Man 3," Ben Kingsley played Trevor Slattery, a failed British actor who was pretending to be The Mandarin - the most dangerous terrorist in the world and the leader of the mysterious Ten Rings organisation.

While Slattery's take on the Mandarin was an apparent smoke screen thought up by Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), the Ten Rings is a real group in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the subsequent short film "Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King," we see an incarcerated Trevor Slattery broken out of jail by a minion of the 'real' The Mandarin.

So who is the real Mandarin? Out doing promotion for "The Boxtrolls," Ben Kingsley teased to IGN that he might know. In fact it might be him after all:

"Has the Mandarin invented Trevor, or has Trevor invented the Mandarin?...

We know some of your are waiting for Netflix, so if you still haven't seen Iron Man 3 yet, you may want to stop reading, because this story contains Major Spoilers.

One of the lingering mysteries left by Iron Man 3 is the true identity of the evil Mandarin. In the film, Ben Kingsley plays Trevor Slattery, an actor pretending to be the most dangerous terrorist in the entire world. He is soon discovered to be working as a media smokescreen for Aldrich Killian. The character went onto appear in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, where he is incarcerated with a group of true sycophants. He is eventually blasted out of jail by a minion of the 'real' Mandarin. But who is the 'real' Mandarin?

While promoting his voice work in the upcoming Lakia stop-motion animated adventure The Boxtrolls, Ben Kingsley teases that he might know.

In fact, he...

Earlier today, it was announced that Captain America: The Winter Soldier would be hitting Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, and it was believed to include a new Marvel One-Shot. But Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that's not the case. There will be no new Marvel One-Shot created for this upcoming release.

Marvel hasn't confirmed that it is ending its run of Marvel One-Shot short films, which so far include 2011's Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer and Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant, 2012's Marvel One-Shot: Item 47, 2013's Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter and 2014's Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King. If a new short is made, fans won't see it until the Guardians of the Galaxy home video release this winter.

This news comes as a surprise, since the shorts are incredibly popular, and have even inspired two TV series, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel's Agent Carter.

Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick have signed on to star in the comedy Mr. Right.

Max Landis wrote the screenplay, which follows a young woman (Anna Kendrick) who falls for the perfect man (Sam Rockwell), only to learn that he is actually a reformed hitman. When his dangerous past comes back to haunt him, their relationship is put to the ultimate test as they try to save one another.

Paco Cabezas (Tokarev) is directing, with Circle of Confusion's Lawrence Mattis and Rick Jacobs producing. Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo's Amasian Entertainment will provide the financing, with Stephen Emery and Max Landis serving as executive producers. Production is scheduled to begin sometime this fall.

Sam Rockwell most recently starred in Trust Me and Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, and he will next be seen in The Eel and the Poltergeist remake. Anna Kendrick will next be seen...

Ant-Man will have more than one villain, though we don't yet know who they are. We know who will be playing one of the bad guys though, as Avatar and Escape Plan actor Matt Gerald has joined the cast.

This is an interesting move, since Matt Gerald is no stranger to the Marvel universe. He recently appeared as White Power Dave in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, which was a spin-off of Iron Man 3 and featured that film's villain, Mandarin (really an actor named Trevor Slattery) giving an interview from prison. Is Matt Gerald reprising his role as White Power Dave? That is entirely possible. His character is still alive and well, residing as an inmate at Seagate Prison. The same prison that houses Luke Cage, a character rumored to have a cameo in Ant-Man, which will set up his solo Netflix series in 2015. Here is a clip...

Now that filming for The Avengers: Age of Ultron is in full swing across the globe, Marvel Studios is gearing up for production next month on its "Phase Three" launcher, Ant-Man, in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the ever-reliable Deadline, the latest name attached to the Edgar Wright-directed adaptation is Matt Gerald. Best known for his roles in Avatar, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Showtime's Dexter, the actor will apparently play "one of the bad guys," but his character may be already established in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Matt Gerald played 'White Power Dave' opposite Sir Ben Kingsley in the Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, which featured on Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray. However, the casting report fails to acknowledge Gerald's minor role in the short film. Therefore, it is unknown if he will play the same character in Ant-Man. Anyhow, Matt Gerald joins an ever-growing cast that so far includes Paul Rudd,...

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King is a short film following the character of Trevor Slattery also known as The Mandarin, (played by Ben Kingsley) after the credits rolled on Iron Man 3. This short film is available on the Thor: The Dark World 3D Combo Pack and Blu-ray discs that hit the streets yesterday, February 25th.

Featurette: All Hail the King – Marvel One Shot

Thor: The Dark World featuring the short film Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King is available on Digital 3D and Digital HD, and on 3D Combo Pack and Blu-ray discs as of February 25th.

Here’s the Amazon link:

See larger image Thor: The Dark World (2-Disc 3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital HD) (Blu-ray) Director: Alan Taylor

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Worlds collide when a powerful ancient enemy threatens to plunge the cosmos into eternal darkness. Experience this...

(Cbr) Fans and members of the press entered the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood for a special screening of Marvel Studios' newest One-Shot short, "All Hail The King," in advance of its official release as an extra on the "Thor: The Dark World" Blu-ray and DVD.   The evening's event kicked off immediately with the short film, written and directed by "Iron Man 3" scribe Drew Pearce and starring Sir Ben Kingsley. For 15 minutes, viewers get a glimpse into the life of fake Mandarin, Trevor Slattery (Kingsley), after the events of the third "Iron Man" film. In lock up at a high security prison due to his part in the Aldrich Killian/Mandarin plot, the story unfolds as a documentarian with access to Trevor attempts to dig deeper into the apparently shallow actor, digging up footage of Trevor's first big acting break on a CBS '80s TV show called "Caged Heat...

Who will direct Doctor Strange? Last week, we heard that Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies), Mark Andrews (Brave), Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) and Dean Israelite (Welcome to Yesterday) were all in contention. Today, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reveals that isn't quite accurate. While he does confirm Marvel and Disney are currently on the hunt for someone to helm this upcoming superhero adventure, none of the names mentioned were close to signing on, and some may not be in the running at all.

"Well, that article was true that we're meeting a lot of people now. That article was not true about who we're meeting or what level anybody is. But we're actively looking. We always look at a wide range of people with a wide range of backgrounds. There's only one criteria: do something that we think is really cool. [Laughs] That's about it."

There was also another rumor from...

Earlier tonight, I attended at press event where I got to watch the full short Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, which is attached to the Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD release of Thor: The Dark World that debuts tomorrow, February 25. While you can check out our full report on the short film, and the Q&A that followed with writer-director Drew Pearce, producer Kevin Feige and Trevor Slattery himself, Ben Kingsley, Marvel had a very special surprise in store for the fans, the first 10 minutes of the studio's next Phase Two sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

If you don't want to know how the movie begins, then stop reading right now, because what follows will be a detailed description of these opening scenes. This is your last chance.... Still with me? Ok then, here we go.

The movie opens with a bit of levity, a serene morning in Washington D.

One of the numerous special features attached to the Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD release of Thor: The Dark World, is the latest Marvel short film, Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King. Last night, I headed down to the Arclight Hollywood for a screening of this short, which features Ben Kingsley reprising his Iron Man 3 role as Trevor Slattery, the British actor who tricked the world into thinking he was a dangerous terrorist known as The Mandarin. These shorts have become big hits with the fans, but All Hail the King is by far the biggest one yet, that you surely won't want to miss.

The 15-minute short opens with Jackson Norris (Scoot McNairy) a documentary filmmaker who arrives at Seagate Prison for his final interview with Trevor Slattery, as he tries to figure out who, exactly, this mysterious man really is. However, before the interview itself, we see...

Ben Kingsley is set to reprise his role as Mandarin in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, which gets an official poster today courtesy of EW. The short film will be included on the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray available Tuesday, February 25.

Ben Kingsley is back as Iron Man 3 terrorist Mandarin in the all-new short film Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King. Spoiler Alert! Exposed as the theatrically inclined Trevor Slattery, this villain is locked up in a high-security prison where his newfound profile has brought him celebrity and protection on the inside, where he gladly agrees to do an in-depth profile with a well-known documentary filmmaker. Will the real Mandarin come out from hiding to hunt Trevor down?

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King was released February 25th, 2014 and stars Ben Kingsley, Scoot McNairy, Lester Speight, Sam Rockwell, Matt Gerald, Allen Maldonado, Crystal the Monkey, Rob S. Gray.

Scheduled to be officially released with the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray & DVD Combo pack, All Hail the King continues the tradition of Marvel Studios' one-shot short films that includes Item 47 and Agent Carter. As fans of Marvel's Iron Man 3 well know, Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) loves a spotlight...and in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, he'll get his biggest one yet! Written and directed by Drew Pearce, who co-wrote Iron Man 3, the 14-minute long short film finds Trevor in prison following the events of Tony Stark's latest adventure as the former actor relates the story of his life to a documentary filmmaker, played by Scoot McNairy (Argo). Marvel Studios has now released a new art house styled poster for the short film that will be distributed to attendees of a special...

After penning superhero comedy No Heroics, Brit screenwriter Drew Pearce found himself brought into the Marvel movie family to pen an adaptation of The Runaways and work with Shane Black on crafting Iron Man 3.

His ingenious take on the comic's supervillain The Mandarin (played by Sir Ben Kingsley as drunken jobbing actor Trevor Slattery) set tongues wagging, and the character will return in Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, available on the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray and DVD.

Digital Spy spoke to Pearce to find out the secrets to writing a good comic book film.

Do your research...

"I read every single Iron Man comic I could possibly get my hands on before Iron Man 3. One of the great things about Marvel is that they have pretty much everything, 50-60 years of comics digitised. My iPad was fit to bursting with certainly every classic one. I can't...

Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi have signed on to star in the indie drama Life for director Anton Corbijn.

We first reported on the project back in September, when Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan joined the cast. The drama is based on the true story of photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson), who struck up an unlikely friendship with James Dean (Dane DeHaan) after landing an assignment with Life Magazine to take the movie star's picture. No details were given for Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi's characters.

Luke Davies wrote the screenplay, with See-Saw Films' Iain Canning and Emile Sherman producing alongside First Generation Films' Christina Piovesan. The film is currently shooting in Toronto, with production also scheduled to take place in Los Angeles.

Ben Kingsley will next be seen reprising his Iron Man 3 role of Trevor Slattery in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, which will...

When Marvel releases Thor: The Dark World on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on February 25, fans will also get to see the studio's next Marvel One-Shot entitled All Hail the King, starring Ben Kingsley reprising his Trevor Slattery role from Iron Man 3. The studio has released the second clip from this short film, which shows Trevor Slattery impressing his fellow Seagate Prison inmates by providing his fake Mandarin voice. The One-Shot co-stars Scoot McNairy as documentary filmmaker Jackson Norris as he prepares for his final interview with this British actor who fooled the world into thinking he was the villainous Mandarin. Take a look at this clip, then read on for more details from Ben Kingsley and writer-director Drew Pearce.

Ben Kingsley first spoke about how much fun he had playing the complex Trevor Slattery in both Iron Man 3 and this Marvel One-Shot short film.

"I realized I...

With the release of Thor: The Dark World on DVD and Blu-ray just a few weeks away, Marvel have started releasing various clips and featurette excerpts from the highly anticipated release.

Below, you’ll find a featurette about casting Tom Hiddleston as Loki (containing his full screen test for the role of Thor), a deleted scene in which Freya (Rene Russo) explains to Thor why Loki, an adopted child, has her powers, and a preview of the rather hilarious gag reel.

Of course, the home release features even more than all of this, including the Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King, starring Sir Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery/The Mandarin.

Thor: The Dark World is released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D in the UK and 24th February and the Us on February 25th.

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The Thor: The Dark World DVD and Blu-ray will feature the short film Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King. It’s a continuation of Iron Man 3′s story of The Mandarin. What did happen to Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) after the credits started rolling?

Clip: Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King

Thor: The Dark World featuring the short film Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King will be available on Digital 3D and Digital HD release February 4, and on 3D Combo Pack and Blu-ray discs on February 25th.

  Marvel One Shot All Hail The King Images Revisits The Mandarin. Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014) Short Film, written and directed by Drew Pearce and starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Scoot McNairy, will serve as an update on Trevor Slattery: the actor (portrayed by Ben Kingsley) hired to [...]

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A lot of comic book fans were far from pleased by Marvel Studios’ decision to turn The Mandarin into a dim-witted impersonator being used by A.I.M. as the face of terrorist organisation, The Ten Rings, in Iron Man 3. However, few had many issues with Sir Ben Kingsley’s hilarious performance, and he will be returning to the role of Trevor Slattery in a 14-minute Marvel One-Shot which will be included on the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray later this year.

According to EW, “All Hail The King” serves as an epilogue to Iron Man 3 and perhaps even a prelude to a fourth instalment of the franchise. The short picks up with Trevor in a maximum security prison (Seagate prison; the same location in which Luke Cage gained his powers in the comics) where he is enjoying his newfound infamy. As it turns out, The Ten Rings...

Trevor Slattery is back in the Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King, which stars Sir Ben Kingsley (as well as Argo's Scoot McNairy as a documentary filmmaker) as the controversial "villain." Iron Man 3 screenwriter Drew Pearce sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the 14-minute short, including how they decided to focus on Kingsley's Iron Man 3 character and just what that means for future Marvel films. Pearce on why they chose to bring back such...