All posts tagged: Kevin Feige

Mahershala Ali calls out Marvel for canning Blade reboot, says ‘they didn’t want to’ make it: You had me under contract

Mahershala Ali calls out Marvel for canning Blade reboot, says ‘they didn’t want to’ make it: You had me under contract

The Blade reboot, starring Mahershala Ali, was announced with much fanfare at Comic-Con in 2019. The actor even made a voice appearance as the character in a post-credits scene in Eternals two years later. But then, the film got stuck in limbo, and it recently emerged that the project was no longer moving forward. Now, Mahershala has called out Marvel Studios for their intentions about the project, saying they never wanted to make it. Mahershala Ali was set to star in MCU’s Blade reboot (Photo by Emma McIntyre / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP) Mahershala Ali calls out Marvel Mahershala is currently promoting his upcoming film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. The film is directed by Bassam Tariq, who was Marvel’s original choice for Blade. In a conversation with GQ, Mahershala opened up about the shelved film and how it gave birth to this one. “When I look at this and Blade, I couldn’t have done both, and the reason this even exists is because that …

Ryan Reynolds crashes SDCC panel as Deadpool to beg for Avengers: Doomsday role, Robert Downey Jr shuts him down

Ryan Reynolds crashes SDCC panel as Deadpool to beg for Avengers: Doomsday role, Robert Downey Jr shuts him down

Actor Ryan Reynolds is well aware of how to command attention. At Marvel Studios’ grand presentation at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, he made a surprise entrance in a Deadpool costume to get the Russo Brothers to add Deadpool in Avengers: Doomsday. The conversation with Robert Downey Jr. and Paul Rudd was highly entertaining for the Hall H crowd as Marvel Studios unveiled an exclusive preview of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer for the audiences which was different from the online trailer released on July 20. Ryan Reynolds surprises SDCC as Deadpool, asks for Avengers: Doomsday role; RDJ has perfect comeback. Deadpool makes an appearance at Hall H The panel of Marvel Studios was filled with significant announcements, castings and showings of exclusive footage before Ryan Reynolds made his entry on stage in a brand-new Deadpool grey suit. Reynolds remained in character and jokingly campaigned to have Deadpool in Avengers: Doomsday. The first person that he spoke to was Paul Rudd who plays Ant-Man, referring to one of the funniest moments left unresolved from Deadpool & …

MCU to Expand Cast for Avengers: Doomsday? Find Out as Kevin Feige Teases New Additions

MCU to Expand Cast for Avengers: Doomsday? Find Out as Kevin Feige Teases New Additions

It was a serious business when Marvel Studios started live-streaming the upcoming Avengers film’s cast announcement. Avengers: Doomsday is set to hit production soon in London and has dropped many jaws around the globe as it revealed the big names joining the new ensemble.  However, it seems like the franchise is not done including names for the grand battle, which acts as a Doom over the multiverse. Well, pun intended, because Robert Downey Jr. is all set to appear as Doctor Doom, the villain of the highly anticipated movie.  Talking in a pre-recorded video at the recently held CinemaCon, Kevin Feige hyped the attendees even more. The head of Marvel Studios, who is currently in the UK to witness the initial filming of Avengers: Doomsday, stated, “We revealed many, not all.” His words strongly hint at other major actors joining the movie soon. While the filmmaker gave this big update about the next grand ensemble of superheroes, Kevin Feige then went on to add that the groups who will fight against Robert Downey Jr.’s Victor von Doom …

World’s highest-grossing filmmaker never directed a film, yet made B; more than Nolan, Cameron, Spielberg combined | Hollywood

World’s highest-grossing filmmaker never directed a film, yet made $31B; more than Nolan, Cameron, Spielberg combined | Hollywood

James Cameron has been among the most prolific and biggest filmmakers of our time. Three of his films have crossed $2 billion at the box office, and one other has held the record for being the highest-grossing film ever. In all, films that he has directed or produced have grossed just under $10 billion. Yet, that is just one-third of the most successful and highest-grossing filmmaker of all time – a man who has never sat on the director’s chair and yet has made films grossing over $31 billion. (Also read: World’s most successful director has made $10 billion at box office, it’s not Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, Russos) Kevin Feige (extreme left) on the sets of X-Men in 2000. The highest-grossing filmmaker of all time Kevin Feige, the current President of Marvel Studios and the brain behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is the highest-grossing filmmaker of all time. The films he has produced have grossed over $31.1 billion at the box office. This astonishing number is more than double the next person on the …

Is Miles Morales Coming To MCU? Learn As Marvel Studios’ CEO Kevin Feige Teases Live-Action Debut

Is Miles Morales Coming To MCU? Learn As Marvel Studios’ CEO Kevin Feige Teases Live-Action Debut

With Spider-Man being one of the most favorite superheroes of all time, Miles Morales’ version of the web crawler gripped the fanatics with all the excitement. His introduction in Sony’s Spider-Verse movies soon made many die-hards wonder when they would see Miles Morales in the MCU as a live-action character.  All the questions related to the character were answered at the D23 Brazil in São Paulo by one and only Kevin Feige. The studio president, who is behind all the decisions related to Marvel’s superhero universe, surprised everyone, announcing the big news. Feige talked about Miles Morales’ future in the MCU.  While Feige first reconfirmed that Sony is working tirelessly to bring Miles Morales to the big screen, in the third installment of the Spider-verse film, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-verse, he then went on to add that a live-action Miles might be soon seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  “Miles will appear in the third ‘Spider-Verse’ movie, which is in production. I hope that, shortly after that, he can enter the MCU in live-action,” Kevin Feige …