Before Matt Shakman took over directing duties for the MCU’s first Fantastic Four movie, Jon Watts was in charge. The director of the Spider-Man: Home trilogy dropped out in 2022, and his reasons for leaving are completely valid: he had to take a much-needed break. During a recent storytelling class at the Mediterrane Film Festival, Watts […]
How Theme Park Snack Culture Influenced the Movie Theater Popcorn Bucket Craze
Popcorn buckets are becoming must-have toy collectibles, and this plot twist of trends comes from the unhinged virality of containers that evoke pop culture icons and hold tasty snacks. As a theme park nerd, I saw it unfold as Disney Parks’ snack of choice went from the general cylindrical plastic bucket to Mickey Mouse-shaped holiday […]
The ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Theme Is Expectedly Excellent
The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn’t just look unlike any other mainstream superhero movie in recent years, it’s also got an unusual sound to match. Following tickets going on sale for the movie, Marvel released the full track for the film’s main theme, created by longtime film composer Michael Giacchino. There’ve been snippets of the […]
Hasbro’s New Marvel Legends Figures Are the Bendiest Boys Around
Today Hasbro revealed a boatload of Marvel Legends figures, and they were united beyond the mere fact that they were action figures made by Hasbro, and were from Marvel properties. No, there was a standout theme among today’s reveals: bendiness. It would be otherwise difficult to marry the two halves of Hasbro’s reveals today—our first official […]
The MCU’s Fantastic Four are Getting a Prequel Comic
Come July, the Fantastic Four are taking their First Steps to theaters in nearly a decade, and along the way, they’ll step into comics. On Friday, Marvel announced the MCU version of the First Family will take to the page in a one-shot story from writer Matt Fraction and artist Mark Buckingham. The comic, which […]
Fantastic Four’s Julia Garner Teases Her Take on the Silver Surfer
Julia Garner (Wolf Man) recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to give some insight on her take on the mysterious Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: The First Steps. Like many fans with only casual knowledge of the comics and past films from Marvel and Fox, she assumed the Silver Surfer was a male character—but then […]