Everyone loves Tom Holland and Zendaya, right? Apart from being Hollywood’s hottest It Couple these days, their chemistry clearly makes Peter Parker and MJ one of the MCU’s best couples. So you’d think the news of their supposed imminent return would be met with fandom-wide celebrations. Eh, think again.
Meanwhile, The Marvels refuses to break the habit of a lifetime by earning itself more doom-laden conspiracy theories by literally doing the bare minimum, while Loki season 2 destroys your dearest hopes and dreams.
Spider-Man 4, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, might be filming within 12 months… and people still aren’t happy?
Spider-Man: No Way Home — which is somehow two years ago already — is easily the most successful MCU movie since Endgame, so reports that Spider-Man 4 could finally go before cameras prior to the end of 2024 have naturally caught a lot of attention. But it’s not as universally — or multiversally — positive as you’d expected. Tom Holland and Zendaya are said to be back as the leads, which apparently isn’t a good thing as people want Peter and MJ to stay separated, because they have no hearts. Meanwhile, others believe director Jon Watts should be replaced. You know, the filmmaker who’s earned the studio well over $3 billion. Maybe go back to bashing The Marvels, folks.
The Marvels‘ late reviews automatically means they’re bad reviews, going by the logic of haters
Oh, you already are? Never mind. Yes, water is wet, Secret Invasion was bad, and The Marvels unwittingly spawns a new prediction of its inescapable failure on a daily basis. This time, the reveal that Marvel won’t be lifting the review embargo until a day before its theatrical release is leaving folks convinced that there must be a dark reason the studio is keen to keep reactions under wraps for as long as possible. Never mind the fact that this is becoming an increasingly common marketing practice for Marvel to do across the board.
No, Loki season 2 did not just hint at the coming of the MCU’s X-Men
Remember when Loki season 2’s premiere featured an Easter egg that had to absolutely, without any shadow of a doubt be a direct hint at the coming of the X-Men? You know, there was a shot that was practically an exact match for the X-shaped doors opening to Professor X’s Cerebro in Fox’s X-Men movies? Well, it turns out… It was a complete coincidence, as the episode’s director has admitted that he has no idea about the significance of the shot, stating “I don’t even know the doors people are talking about.” Hey, you know what they say, when one door closes another opens, so more concrete X-Men teases are surely on their way soon enough.
What with the Fantastic Four reboot owing its life to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it’s always funny that we can never predict what’s coming next in the MCU news cycle, so stay tuned for more.