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How Chris Evans' Captain America Influenced Moon Knight's Violence (Exclusive)

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Chris Evans'  Captain America: The Winter Soldier  was one of the biggest departures for the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the time. Not only was the genre, a 70s-esque political thriller, completely new, but the Russo Brother’s first MCU project also featured the evolution of action scenes for Marvel Studios. At the time, many audiences claimed them to be the best the company had put forth yet. The biggest improvement was how hard-hitting the action was. Every punch, kick, shield-smash—the viewers could feel each impact. This new level of intensity became the new norm for future projects. ADVERTISEMENT Now, enter Oscar Isaac’s  Moon Knight . The project is just over halfway through its first season on Disney+, and many have already considered it to be the most violent Marvel Studios project to date. So what do these two projects have in common? Well, it’s all in the fists. The Captain America Influence Marvel In an exclusive interview, The Direct...

James Gunn Defends Chris Pratt After Marvel Fans Petition to Cancel Him

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Chris Pratt is arguably one of the biggest names in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to his portrayal of Peter Quill/Star-Lord in four MCU outings to date, most notably the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise from James Gunn. Although the veteran Hollywood star is prepping for his long-awaited return in July's Thor: Love and Thunder , he's also been the subject of some unfortunate controversy off-camera. Over the past couple of years, Pratt has come under fire for reportedly being a member of a church that promotes anti-LGBTQ+ views. Pratt's also been called out for his political stances after not being a part of Democratic gatherings, leading to some fans wanting him canceled and replaced as Star-Lord within the MCU. ADVERTISEMENT Numerous MCU personalities have come to his defense after these remarks, including veterans like Robert Downey Jr. and major players like Thanos actor Josh Brolin. Now, as those callouts against Pratt resurface ...

Marvel Rumor Teases Chris Hemsworth's Future After Thor: Love and Thunder

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Thor: Love and Thunder is setting records and making MCU history ahead of its July release, which goes far beyond it being the first time an MCU solo hero has gotten a fourth film. Its debut trailer dropped just 82 days before the film’s release (a historically short marketing window), and it managed to bring in the fourth-most views ever for a trailer released online.  Along with  Love and Thunder's ground-breaking moment as a fourth solo movie, it will also break barriers and set new standards for representation in comic book films. Tessa Thompson will represent the LGBTQ+ community as King Valkyrie and Natalie Portman‘s Jane Foster becomes the new Thor in the MCU during her first starring MCU role in nine years. ADVERTISEMENT To many, Jane lifting Mjolnir looks like Marvel’s way of phasing Chris Hemsworth‘s God of Thunder out of the Avengers roster. This, combined with the movie’s main villain being Gorr the God Butcher, has many fans questionin...

Marvel Replaces Chris Hemsworth With Natalie Portman on New Thor Poster

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Thor: Love and Thunder  is set to feature the heroic transition of Natalie Portman's Jane Foster into Mighty Thor, but details on how she will ultimately transform are still being kept under wraps. Despite that, marketing for the Chris Hemsworth-led sequel has placed Foster at the forefront, with the character likely upstaging the titular Asgardian in the upcoming project.  After teasing the character's design through official merchandise and leaked promotional art, Love and Thunder 's trailer offered the first full look at Foster as Mighty Thor. Portman's Marvel hero is sporting a comic-accurate design straight from Jason Aaron's comic book run on The Mighty Thor from 2014.  ADVERTISEMENT Now, as the film's release is slowly inching closer, another look at the new MCU hero has been unveiled.  Mighty Thor Takes The Spotlight Natalie Portman shared another version of Thor: Love and Thunder 's official poster, replacing Chris ...

Love and Thunder Explains Why Chris Hemsworth's Hero Isn't Fat Anymore

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Marvel Studios has undeniably taken its time and struggled to find its footing with Thor. Chris Hemsworth's first two solo films are among the most controversial in the MCU, while Taika Waititi's third installment,  Raganrok , turned the character around with a new comedic direction that proved popular among fans. Following his standout role in the two climactic  Avengers  events of the Infinity Saga, Waititi is back with a fourth Thor solo outing:  Love and Thunder . The God of Thunder proved to be the shining star of  Infinity War, in which he took on and failed to kill Thanos, leading to the death of trillions. The depression of his failures led Hemsworth's Thor to gain some significant weight by the time  Endgame  came around, but with the Mad Titan now defeated, the Asgardian was last seen jetting off into space with the Guardians of the Galaxy. ADVERTISEMENT Moving into  Love and Thunder , on-set images have shown Hemsworth to be his mo...

Chris Pratt, Tessa Thompson & More Marvel Stars React to Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer

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Thor: Love and Thunder  is all gas and no brakes ahead of its summer release. Marvel Studios officially kicked off its historic marketing campaign for the fourth installment, releasing the first teaser trailer a mere 81 days before the film hits theaters. Despite the long wait, the social reaction to the God of Thunder's return has been overwhelmingly positive. The 90-second trailer featured Chris Hemsworth's Thor throughout his years, ranging from a child to a  "retired"  adult. Alongside Thor came the return of Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie, now with a political makeover, and Chris Pratt's Star-Lord, who stands with his fellow Guardians of the Galaxy. ADVERTISEMENT Beyond the fans, creatives from within Marvel Studios are overjoyed with the first look. Marvel Stars React to Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer Marvel The God of Thunder is quite a popular kid at Marvel Studios. Following the highly-anticipated  Thor: Love and Thunder ...

Chris Hemsworth Reacts to Thor 4 Trailer With a Promise to the Fans

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The God of Thunder has returned! After weeks of anticipation from fans, the first teaser for Thor: Love and Thunder has finally arrived. Due to the return of Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, as well as the film's title, there was little doubt that Thor 4 would be a wild ride. Now, fans have an idea of what Chris Hemsworth's post- Avengers:  Endgame tale has in store.  Even though the footage was only a teaser's length, its 90 seconds were jam-packed with reveals and first looks. Those included the debuts of Jane Foster's Mighty Thor and Russell Crowe's Zeus as well as the returns of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Tessa Thompson's King Valkyrie. ADVERTISEMENT To mark the start of Love and Thunder 's marketing campaign, Thor's own Chris Hemsworth and other MCU stars have taken to social media to share their own reactions.  Chris Hemsworth Responds to Thor: Love and Thunder Teaser Marvel To celebrate the release o...

Thor 4 Trailer Receives Exciting Update From Chris Hemsworth Voice Actor

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The anticipation for Thor: Love and Thunder has been high, as evidenced by the fan demand for its official trailer. The upcoming sequel is still slated for release this July, but marketing has yet to begin. As a result, the wait for its first footage has been making headlines and MCU history in the past weeks, leading everyone to speculate as to why Marvel Studios is not releasing the trailer online. Even though the promotional push has yet to ramp up, Chris Hemsworth's previous confirmation that the film's press tour had begun gave everyone hope that the trailer could arrive anytime soon.  ADVERTISEMENT Now, as Love and Thunder 's release inches closer, an important update about the much-talked-about trailer has emerged.  Thor 4 Trailer Coming Soon? Gaurav Chopra, who serves as the Hindi dub actor of Chris Hemsworth, shared a new Instagram story to give fans an update about the highly-anticipated trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder .  In ...

Chris Pratt's Face Will Look a Little Different In Thor 4

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Even though  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness  is right around the corner, Chris Hemsworth's  Thor: Love and Thunder  has garnered more and more attention. That's all but a given, though, since it now holds the record for the shortest time between its first teaser trailer and the project's release. It even managed to beat out  Spider-Man: No Way Home , whose lack of a trailer sparked an internet frenzy for weeks. While there's still no sign of footage from the film hitting the web, something else leaked out instead: images of an upcoming line of figures for  Love and Thunder . The wave of toys sports new looks at Thor, Jane Foster, and even the mysterious Gorr the God Butcher, played by Christian Bale. ADVERTISEMENT The Guardians of the Galaxy also made the cut, with both teenage Groot and Peter Quill getting a spot in the line-up. While the living twig looks the same as he did in  Avengers: Endgame , Star-Lord's face will ...

Thor 4 Poster Gives Better Look at Chris Hemsworth & Natalie Portman In Action

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Thor: Love and Thunder  is set to feature a grand reunion between Chris Hemsworth's Thor and Natalie Portman's Jane Foster but in an unexpected way. Directed by Taika Waititi ( Thor: Ragnarok ), the upcoming sequel will mark the MCU return of Portman's character as she embarks on a new heroic journey as Mighty Thor. The film will also showcase the first adventure of the God of Thunder in the post-Infinity Saga chapter of the MCU.  Marketing for Love and Thunder has yet to officially ramp up, but Hemsworth did previously confirm that the press tour had begun, indicating that more official looks at the film will start to emerge. However, in the past months, leaked merchandise and posters have given fans a sneak peek at the character's designs, specifically Thor and Foster's new looks.  ADVERTISEMENT Now while fans are anticipating the film's first trailer, another special look at the heroic pair has been revealed. A Powerful Thor ...

Chris Pine Criticizes Star Trek for Trying to Be Like Marvel

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In today's cinematic landscape, franchises are the name of the game due to the success of Harry Potter, James Bond, the DCU, Star Wars, Star Trek, and the juggernaut that is Marvel Studios. While the current practice is to build origin stories, sequels, a universe, and now TV shows, the jump between film and television is nothing new for one of pop culture's oldest franchises: Star Trek.  The 1960s television series not only sparked other television shows and is continuing to do so on streaming, but also in films, including a theatrical reboot starring Chris Pine as James Tiberius Kirk, the captain of the USS Enterprise.  ADVERTISEMENT In the years following Pine's third film as the iconic captain, he and his costars have been no stranger to other popular franchises. For instance, Pine went on to star in Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 , while Uhura's Zoe Saldana is part of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and ...

Chris Hemsworth Kicks Off Thor 4 Promotion Ahead of New Trailer

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Thor: Love and Thunder  is set to deliver a brand-new adventure for Chris Hemsworth's titular Asgardian, marking the first time that an MCU hero will have four solo movies. Directed by Taika Waititi, the plot details of the sequel are still being kept under wraps, but it has been confirmed to tackle the transformation of Natalie Portman's Jane Foster into Mighty Thor.  Joining Hemsworth and Foster is a stellar ensemble of new and returning characters, including a Gamora-less Guardians of the Galaxy team, Korg, and Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie. The God of Thunder and Mighty Thor are expected to duke it out against a dangerous villain in the form of Gorr the God Butcher.  ADVERTISEMENT Marketing for Love and Thunder has yet to ramp up, but Marvel has been releasing official merchandise for the movie to give fans an idea of what to expect. One of the biggest question marks, though, is the trailer's actual release, leading everyone to speculat...

Thor 4 Merch Features Chris Hemsworth's New Helmet & Costume (Photo)

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Marvel Studios is set to come in with a thunderous summer thanks to Chris Hemsworth's Thor: Love and Thunder , the fourth solo movie for the God of Thunder. Thor is in for possibly his wildest solo journey to date, taking on new challenges and adversaries after Hela in Thor: Ragnarok and Thanos in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame . Love and Thunder will allow director Taika Waititi to make a movie that takes on a new level of insanity after bringing his style of comedy and action to Ragnarok in 2017. This will come with some of the most over-the-top adventures in any MCU solo movie to date, which also includes equally exciting new costumes for multiple main cast members. ADVERTISEMENT Hemsworth's Thor is front and center in that regard as well, with promo images already teasing his latest new set of threads that he will don in just a few months' time on the big screen. Now, that costume is coming to the forefront once aga...

Movie Theater Uses Fake Poster to Promote Chris Hemsworth Sequel

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While most MCU fans are focusing on May's Doctor Strange 2 , Chris Hemsworth's Thor: Love and Thunder comes to theaters only two months later. Thor 4 will be the first time any hero has gotten a fourth solo movie as Hemsworth teams up with power players like Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie and Natalie Portman's Jane Foster. Now, all fans are waiting for is the start of the movie's promotional tour. The plot for Love and Thunder has remained relatively under wraps, save for a few leaks showing action scenes with Portman and early looks at Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher. Although this is certainly refreshing after the leak-infested Spider-Man: No Way Home , the time seems to be approaching for Marvel to start promoting its second film of 2022. ADVERTISEMENT Fans haven't seen so much as an official poster for  Love and Thunder , and there are currently only two Marvel Studios movies with a shorter time between their first tra...

Thor 4 Director Teases Last-Minute Adjustments to Chris Hemsworth Sequel

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Director/writer/actor Taika Waititi is back with Marvel Studios for his second full theatrical movie, which will arrive this July with Chris Hemsworth's Thor: Love and Thunder . The Oscar-winning director is only a few months away from delivering his latest pet project, as Hemsworth takes the God of Thunder on another wild adventure throughout the galaxy. Waititi is well-known for his unique style of filmmaking and storytelling, which fans saw throughout 2017's Thor: Ragnarok as Thor, the Hulk, and more took on Hela and Asgard's demise. Thanks to that threequel's overwhelming success both with critics and with fans, the man behind Love and Thunder now gets to take everything he did five years ago and kick it up a notch or two. ADVERTISEMENT With Thor 4 having faced the same delays as the rest of the MCU, fans are curious to find out when the movie will be complete and ready for its July 2022 release date. Well, Waititi recently answere...

How Doctor Strange 2 Sets Up Chris Evans' MCU Return

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Avengers: Endgame was the end of an era, particularly in terms of the MCU's original leaders: Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man and Chris Evans' Captain America. But while audiences witnessed the end of Downey's Tony Stark, Cap's current status is still up for debate. In the years following the 2019 film, there have been rumors hinting at Chris Evans' MCU return; and if he was ever going to make a comeback, Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange 2 doesn't just offer one possibility, but several.   Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness isn't just a sequel to Benedict Cumberbatch's 2016 origin film, but also a continuation of the Multiversal events from  Spider-Man: No Way Home .  ADVERTISEMENT However, while No Way Home  brought characters from other universes and franchises into the MCU, Doctor Strange 2 looks to flip the script, whisking the former Sorcerer Supreme through different universes to face Variants of hims...

Thor 4 Leak Teases One Ridiculous Scene In Chris Hemsworth Sequel

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While Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the next Marvel Studios film to hit theaters, many have already set their sights toward Chris Hemsworth’s next outing: Thor: Love and Thunder . The project will see the return of director Taika Watiti, whose previous MCU outing, Thor: Ragnarok , ranks among many fans’ favorite Marvel films. This time, the titular hero won’t be alone as Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster will be tagging along once again. However, circumstances will be different: she too will be a God of Thunder, wielding Odinson’s formerly shattered hammer, no less.  ADVERTISEMENT The villain of the piece will be Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, who will aim to live up to his name. Besides that, details of the project’s plot are still scarce. Though, more tend to leak the closer fans get to the film’s release. LEGO Recently, a new LEGO set from the upcoming movie showed off a mysterious-looking creature attacking New Asgard, alongsid...

Marvel Celebrates Chris Hemsworth's Thor With Special MCU LEGO Set

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Marvel Studios is set to add Thor: Love and Thunder to the Phase 4 slate in July 2022, which will mark the first time any leading MCU hero has enjoyed a fourth solo film. Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder became part of the MCU's holy trinity alongside Captain America and Iron Man throughout the Infinity Saga, often putting his Asgardian hammer Mjolnir down along the way. Thor has made his mark as one of the most powerful Marvel heroes over the last decade, showing the strength to wield iconic weaponry and call down lightning as well. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame gave the Asgardian hero the Stormbreaker axe, which brought cheers across theaters worldwide, but it was Mjolnir that helped push the hero through most of his adventures. ADVERTISEMENT Made of Uru metal on Nidavellir, Mjolnir has made its mark on seven of the MCU's 32 projects to date, and it's far from done leaving an impact on the franchise's cosmic journe...