With no new Marvel content on the immediate horizon, it’s the behind the scenes business surrounding the MCU that’s been grabbing all the headlines over the past 24 hours, from Disney getting serious about cracking down on spoilers to Daredevil: Born Again‘s latest casting news inciting widespread fear (that’s hopefully unfounded). Last but not least, the Academy Awards continues to upset not just faithful fans but a certain star who feels the need to fight on his MCU family’s behalf.
Marvel Studios takes Reddit to court to stop spoilers, but leaves itself open to scorn
The most shocking Marvel Studios development of the day has to be Disney hitting back against leaks in the most aggressive manner in its history. After the full script for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania leaked online, the studio has issued a subpoena against the MarvelStudiosSpoilers subreddit, which has shut down in the face of potentially sizeable legal issues. While Marvel might have locked the door on spoilers, though, it’s only cleared the way for mockery and scorn as the internet has its inevitable fun at this unexpected turn of events.
Daredevil: Born Again opens the door for Defenders diehards’ nightmares to come true
Jon Bernthal might be back, but not everyone from Netflix’s original Defenders Saga will be. With a key role having been recast, Daredevil: Born Again now has fans fearing that their worst nightmares will come true and that all of their old favorites will be replaced in the Disney Plus revival. It’s not just Marvel fans who are incensed by this particular piece of recasting either, as Snyderverse loyalists will be annoyed that the MCU is following James Gunn’s DCU in eradicating all remnants of the old-school DCEU from the superhero sphere.
Michael B. Jordan doesn’t hold back in addressing Auntie Angela Bassett’s Best Supporting Actress snub
The fallout of this past weekend’s Oscars continues to be felt on social media – with everyone continuing to be more than a little miffed that Angela Bassett lost out on her well-deserved Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis (no offense to JLC, of course, but maybe this wasn’t the time she should’ve won). Bassett’s Black Panther co-star Michael B. Jordan continues to be her biggest champion. Following on from his “Hey Auntie” moment at the ceremony itself, the Creed lead is spearheading the #AngelaWasRobbed campaign on Twitter by sharing the love for the Queen Ramonda star all over again. Is this our king? You bet it is.
Time will tell if the Oscars leads to another Oscar-nominated actress getting a new breath of life in the MCU, but we guarantee more of the latest Marvel news will be coming soon.