Sentences with phrase «superhero cinematic universe»

In a superhero cinematic universe in which Deadpool and Captain America: Civil War are the current reigning champs — and Batman v Superman makes a ton of money but earns zero respect — Apocalypse is something of an underdog.

There is no sign of stopping for the superhero cinematic universe as Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed back in November that there will be 20 more films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It's always refreshing to encounter a new kind of hero in this already overstuffed superhero cinematic universe.

However, Sony is still keen for their own superhero cinematic universe, looking to the wider Spiderverse for their options.

Not exact matches

The schtick this time around is to marry the world of «South Park» with the tropes of Marvel's cinematic universe, offering a parody of superhero epics like «Civil War» (but with a lot more fart jokes, no doubt).

Until now, whether they hail from the DC or Marvel cinematic universes, big - screen superheroes have traditionally been white dudes put on this earth (e.g. Superman and Thor, who each came from other planets) or fashioned by the U.S. military (à la Captain America and War Machine) to defend America from its enemies.

But another superhero movie was a smash hit in 2008: Iron Man, the beginning of Marvel's entire cinematic universe and a movie about a man who realizes that his power has been used toward evil ends, so he decides to start using it toward good ones.

With Warner Bros. and DC Films taking stock of the DC Extended Universe after the lacklustre reception to last year's Justice League, it seems we're now getting a good idea as to the next phase of their cinematic superhero universe.

As the first black superhero film in a cinematic universe that's spent the past decade focused primarily on white superheroes, it underlines the chasm that exists between society's treatment of black Americans and white Americans.

DC Comics has rushed its cinematic universe, and, in turn, its latest film doesn't do its superheroes any justice.

Directed by the Russo brothers, who also helmed the past two Captain America films, Infinity War represents the culmination of a decade of Marvel moviemaking and the final piece in Marvel Studios» cinematic plan to create a universe of interlocking, connected superhero movies.

But after Marvel Studios cinematic universe started a decade ago and launched successful series such as «Iron Man» and «The Avengers» — while casting a bunch of white blond guys named Chris — fans knew it was bound to use its rights to the top black superhero.

Writer - director Ryan Coogler (Creed, Fruitvale Station) doesn't just elevate the comic - book superhero genre with Black Panther, Marvel's 18th entry in its ever - expanding, 10 - year - old - and - counting cinematic universe...

Marvel's new film Guardians of the Galaxy may have its connections — however slight — to the cinematic superhero universe it has been building for years, but it's not a superhero movie at all.

In February, Doctor Strange star Benedict Cumberbatch teased that the mutliverse is about to get even bigger: «What we've seen happen within the Marvel Cinematic Universe is this ever - expanding coterie of superheroes, and I think now we're at the stage where this universe, even within our world, has gotten quite crowded and it's just about to explode into other dimensions.»

Otherwise, the only other name slated to appear in the film is Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, one of Marvel's new superheroes for Phase Three of their cinematic universe.

Marvel and DC movies tend to get compared a lot because, really, there's no other meaningful point of comparison for cinematic superhero movie universes of this scale.

Latest news on the superheroes from the Marvel cinematic universe, including Hulk, Iron Man, Black Panther, Captain America and Thor.

The goal is not only to provide a setting to watch the first African - American superhero lead a film in the Marvel cinematic universe, but also empower children of color to partipate in the arts and help change the fact that of the the 100 highest - grossing films of 2016, roughly a quarter lacked any black characters (stemming from a lack of representation amongst directors, actors and screenwriters).

At the same time, Civil War is arguably a better Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover «event» than either of the first two Avengers films, when it comes to delivering balanced amounts of standalone plot development, universe - building, and superhero - based spectacle.

Black Panther, the latest installment in Marvel's cinematic universe and the first with a black superhero in the lead, is chock full of moments that will leave viewers in awe — «More times than you have fingers and toes,» Bassett promised — including the ensemble of powerful women that King T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) surrounds himself with: Bassett as Queen Mother Ramonda, as well as Lupita Nyong «o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright.

Starting with Iron Man in 2008, Marvel and Disney have created a superhero box office juggernaut with their cinematic universe.

Perhaps it's the stress of doing the same kinds of stunts he performed 14 years ago, when he was but 32, though you would never guess it from his bulked - up physique; more likely, it's the exigencies of a cinematic universe grown ever more used to the pessimistic worldview of post-Dark Knight superhero films.

Thus, such an idea was born in the year 2008 with the release of Iron Man, a superhero movie that set - in motion one of the most famous (and profitable) shared cinematic universe in the history of filmmaking titled the «Marvel Cinematic Universe» (or simply dubbed the «MCUcinematic universe in the history of filmmaking titled the «Marvel Cinematic Universe» (or simply dubbed the «MCUCinematic Universe» (or simply dubbed the «MCU»).

Marvel's cinematic universe sometimes requires a little bit of visual homework, but superheroes are so pervasive in culture, you'd be hard pressed not to find someone who doesn't at least know of Captain America and others.

However, the studio plans on exploring the cosmic side of the shared universe following the close - out of Anthony and Joe Russo's Avengers 4, and they may first want to see how Ryan Coogler's Black Panther - the studio's first black superhero movie as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - performs before committing to another black superhero flick.

But Marvel's decision to make Captain Marvel the first solo female superhero movie in its cinematic universe isn't just because she's a powerful superhero with a great storyline.

Because Black Panther is the first solo superhero movie to feature a black star and predominantly black cast since Marvel Studios launched its cinematic universe with Iron Man in 2008, there's been an immense interest in how well it will ultimately perform at the box office.

Directed by the Russo brothers, Infinity War represents the culmination of a decade of Marvel moviemaking and the final piece in Marvel Studios» cinematic plan to create a universe of interlocking, connected superhero movies.

Chukky Ibe has started a GoFundMe campaign to buy tickets for underprivileged kids to see Black Panther, the latest film in Marvel Studio's insanely popular cinematic universe, and the first focused on a black superhero.

The interconnected Marvel cinematic universe began with 2008's «Iron Man,» and though these films have come a long way since then — culminating earlier this year in one of the very best of the whole series, the superhero smackdown «Captain America: Civil War» — there are points at which «Doctor Strange» can't shake the sense it's almost a redo of that first Robert Downey Jr. - starring film.

Even as yet another superhero origin story, there are some truly next - level visual effects and action sequences in director Scott Derrickson's film, and opening the Marvel cinematic universe up to all the possibilities that come from the realms of the mystical is an exciting prospect.

Two of the best superhero movies to hit theaters in 2016 — Doctor Strange and Deadpool — barely paid any attention to their respective cinematic universes at all.

They also tell the story of adding the historic first black superhero, Black Panther, to the universe, and bringing Spider - Man home from his own cinematic galaxy over at Sony Pictures.

The painstakingly built film universe out of Disney's Marvel properties called Marvel Cinematic Universe will finally see its biggest moment yet as the Big Bad Thanos finally engages in a battle against Marvel superheroes in Avengers: Infinity War.

Starting with Iron Man in 2008, the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU) has been carefully building up its pantheon of superheroes and villains to tell a story of this scale and magnitude where the outcomes affect everything — and I mean everything within their cinematic cosmic sphere.

But if the studio can use diverse Marvel comics superheroes to add colour and a satisfying sense of story development to its cinematic universe, that becomes an entirely different matter.

Infinity War has superheroes from multiple franchises under Marvel Cinematic Universe coming together to fight the threat of Thanos, who is looking for Infinity Stones that would allow him to destroy half the universe.

In the world of superhero movies, particularly those from Marvel Studios, the go - to method for building on a cinematic universe has been the post-credits scene.

If the proliferation of shared cinematic universes has taught us anything, it's that no superhero is an island.

While Black Panther is neither the first predominantly black film nor the first black superhero film, the full financial backing of the Disney Marvel cinematic universe allows for the portrayal of black life and black fantasy on a scale many have not seen before.

The DC Comics cinematic and television universes aren't the only places where you'll find DC superheroes beating the crap out of each other.