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Disney+ Restores Stan Lee Tribute Following Controversial Removal

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When Netflix announced that its Marvel series would be leaving the platform in March there was some concern over where they would end up. However, seeing as the distribution rights to the characters of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Punisher reverted back to Marvel in early 2021, it came as no surprise that The Defenders  saga moved over to Disney+. What was surprising were some of the changes Disney made to the Marvel Netflix shows when they arrived at Disney+.  ADVERTISEMENT Having been on Disney+ for a few weeks now, it didn't take long for viewers to spot discrepancies between the shows on Netflix and Disney+. The streamer went to lengths to remove the Netflix credit in each of the opening titles sequences of the six Defenders-centric shows in order to replace it with a Disney logo. Disney+ also removed a tribute to Stan Lee in  The Punisher as well as one for Reg E. Cathey in  Luke Cage . The reasoning remains unclear, but ...

Luke Cage Showrunner Upset By Disney+ Removal of Actor Tribute

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Over the past few weeks, Marvel fans have flocked to Disney+ to revisit the six shows formerly hosted on Netflix that joined together to make the Defenders Saga. From Charlie Cox's Daredevil to Mike Colter's Luke Cage, these shows are making a return to prominence after their streaming move. However, not all the press surrounding the transition is positive. When the series jumped from Netflix to Disney+, some interesting changes were made, even though none of the brutal violence was taken out. The Netflix logo was removed from the opening sequences for all six shows, bringing laughs with the new visuals, but one big removal has some fans up in arms. ADVERTISEMENT A tribute to the late Stan Lee was removed from the Season 2 finale of The Punisher , as was a similar tribute to Reg E. Cathey from the last episode of Luke Cage Season 2. Now, this move has induced questions on the matter from the showrunner who helped bring Luke Cage to life. Luke ...

Agents of SHIELD Leaving Netflix: Removal Date Revealed

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Way before Disney+ existed a little TV show called Agents of SHIELD forged its own path in the Marvel universe. The show first aired in 2013, a time when the presence of SHIELD in the MCU was really picking up after the events of The Avengers . Clark Gregg was the star of the series as Agent Phil Coulson, a familiar face from SHIELD in the Marvel movies, who was tasked with putting together a team of specialists to handle strange cases.  Over the years Agents of SHIELD went from being the cleanup crew for the MCU's leftovers to bringing in some of Marvel's biggest names and events, like dealing with the destruction of SHIELD from Captain America and the Winter Soldier and introducing Ghost Rider to the small screen. Plenty of debate has been had around whether Agents of SHIELD is considered canon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but regardless the show garnered millions of fans throughout its seven-season run.  ADVERTISEMENT Agents of SHIELD...