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Why Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Cut Out Rocket's Origin Story

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In recent years, Marvel has proactively taken bigger steps to adapt its various IPs into quality blockbuster level games; not just the lackluster mobile games they've been known for. Some of these projects blossom into critical hits like Insomniac Games'  Spider-Man , while others devolve into disappointing messes like Square Enix's  Avengers.  Another one of its recent games, and one of the best from a critical standpoint, is  Guardians of the Galaxy . The announcement for the game came out of left field last year. As surprising as the reveal itself was, even more shocking was how quickly it was released afterward. Many projects get announced years before they ever see the light of day, but in this case, it was only months. ADVERTISEMENT The game saw Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot trying to take down the Universal Church of Truth, which had begun successfully brainwashing a good majority of the galaxy. The story included many sur...

Marvel Reveals New Details on Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight Origin Story

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Marvel Studios is less than two months away from making history once again. For the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's streaming era, a new hero will debut in their own self-titled series without ever being teased, referenced, or included in a previous movie or show. This rookie is Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight, a cloaked crusader that deals with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Isaac will make his first appearance as the future Midnight Son in Disney+'s  Moon Knight  next month. ADVERTISEMENT The first MCU project of 2022 has already begun its marketing campaign, unveiling a sizable teaser trailer in late January. Aside from a brief glimpse at antagonist Arthur Harrow, played by Ethan Hawke, the first  Moon Knight  footage does not reveal much about the show's plot. While the teaser is mostly a collection of confusion, it does name drop two of Isaac's alter egos: Steven Grant and Marc Spector. That said,  Moon Knight 's te...

MCU Writers Explain How Spider-Man's Origin Story Is 'Born In the Blood' of Aunt May

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Spider-Man: No Way Home served as the culmination of Peter Parker's origin story in the MCU, which is a unique approach since it happened throughout three movies. Tom Holland's Peter Parker made his debut during Captain America: Civil War , with the young hero already suited up as Spider-Man. Since then, the character's solo movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home , dove deep into the hero's dynamic with MCU mainstays such as Tony Stark and Nick Fury (Talos) while still developing the web crawler's heroic transition.  Far From Home 's ending created a massive shift in Peter's life as his secret identity was revealed to the rest of the world by Mysterio. As a result,  No Way Home completely changed the game as it introduced Peter to the biggest mission of his superhero life.  ADVERTISEMENT From unveiling the Multiverse to the film becoming a celebration of all things Spider-Man, No Way Home still managed...

No Way Home Actor Reveals Surprising Origin of Pointing Meme Scene

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After spending most of 2021 denying rumors and speculation about his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home  and amidst Oscar buzz for his role in Tick, Tick... Boom! , Andrew Garfield is now freely discussing his return to the Spider-Man role and the experience of shooting alongside fellow web-slingers Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire.  A professed Spider-Man fan himself, Spider-Man: No Way Home wasn't just a homecoming for The Amazing Spider-Man star, it was also a love letter to Spider-Man fans. In fact, the fans are why Garfield chose to lie about his reprisal, since he, as a fan, explained that he would've wanted to be surprised.  ADVERTISEMENT Still, keeping secrets wasn't Garfield's only contribution to the record-breaking film. According to "Peter 3," he came up with the right moment for a scene fans had long hoped to see and which also may have been one of the most meta. Andrew Garfield's Idea for Pointing Spidey Me...