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Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Deadpool & Wolverine is in the billion dollar club.

The world likes Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s team-up, which injected Deadpool into the MCU and brought Jackman’s Wolverine (and lots of other Marvel characters) along for the ride.

Deadpool & Wolverine has made $1.029 billion at the global box office, through today, putting it just a little behind 2019’s Joker as the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, according to Deadline.

Correction: Deadpool & Wolverine made $1.029 billion, not $1,029 billion.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Fortnite’s next Marvel collab will be nothing less than fabulous.

During the Horizons: Disney Experiences panel at this year’s D23 event, Kevin Feige announced that Marvel’s next collab will, unsurprisingly, revolve around Doctor Doom. But the most promising thing about the event’s trailer is the number of X-Men (like Emma Frost) who popped up.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Agatha’s on the (witches’) road.

Even though Marvel’s Agatha All Along Disney Plus series is going to be something of a comedy, its latest trailer is big on witchy vibes that’ll be perfect for its September 18th two-episode premiere.

Doctor Doom’s comics legacy is so much bigger than his Iron Man connections

Victor von Doom is one of Marvel’s most iconic characters for a reason, and his MCU debut could easily be Kevin Feige’s most fantastic or dreadful idea yet.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Fly my car.

In lieu of footage, we at least got this look at the Fantasticar from Fantastic Four, which gives a good sense of the film’s 1960s, retrofuturistic vibe.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
He just can’t stay away.
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Fantastic Four has a real title.

Marvel confirmed that the upcoming film will be called The Fantastic Four: First Steps. But don’t get your hopes up about a trailer any time soon, as production doesn’t kick off until next week.

Deadpool & Wolverine is a desperate Hail Mary

Beneath the dick jokes and solid X-Men cameos, Deadpool & Wolverine feels like Marvel’s way of admitting how much of a mess its multiverse era has been.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Deadpool & Wolverine’s final trailer adds Laura to the mix.

Dafne Keen’s performance as Laura in Logan was arguably the best thing about the film, and the character popping up in Deadpool & Wolverine’s latest trailer is probably a sign she’ll be sticking around in the MCU for a while.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Russo Brothers are reportedly in talks to direct two more Avengers movies.

Though it seemed like the Russo brothers were ready to put the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind them, the duo are in early talks to direct both Avengers: Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Los Angeles Red Carpet And Fan Screening For Prime Video’s “Citadel” - Arrivals
Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Emmys might basically be a streaming awards show this year.

There will be plenty of traditional television series like Shōgun and The Bear in the running at the 76th Emmys in September. But given how many Netflix, HBO, Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, and Amazon projects were just nominated for awards, this year’s competition seems like it could easily go to the streamers.

Emmys 2024: List of Nominees

[The Hollywood Reporter]

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Wanda Wilson? I haven’t heard that name in years...

Though there isn’t all that much new to see in Deadpool & Wolverine’s latest trailer, it features our best look yet at the film’s live-action takes on what seems to be the Deadpool Kid (a cowboy variant) and Lady Deadpool (a woman named Wanda with a sick-ass ponytail.)

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Fantastic Four definitely sounds like a multiversal period film.

Marvel’s flagship podcast covering all its latest movie, tv, gaming, and comics news has just launched, and the show’s inaugural episode features an interview Kevin Feige discussing — among other things — how excited he is to be putting out The Fantastic Four as a period film.

Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Whosoever holds this hammer lock, if they be worthy, shall possess the power tools of Thor.

I think most people will be worthy, considering how easy it is to unlock this lock shaped like the MCU version of Thor’s hammer.

Truth be told, I’d still find something to use it for.

Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish
Hey Overwatch, can I copy your homework?

NetEase Games debuted a new trailer for Marvel Rivals during Sony’s State of Play. And while I know nobody can claim sole ownership over a 5v5 hero shooter, it’s getting really hard to ignore the Overwatch-ness of it all when all of the trailer’s action takes place in a techno-futuristic Japanese temple festooned with cherry blossoms. Maybe things will look different during the closed beta coming this July.

Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Marvel’s What If...? Vision Pro mixed reality story will debut on May 30th.

Marvel says What If...? An Immersive Story will have viewers (players?) casting spells, fighting battles with Marvel characters, and using the infinity stones. Judging from the trailer, that means making Doctor Strange’s magic sparks with your hands.

This edition of What If...? will be “free for a limited time” when the app is available on May 30th.

X-Men ‘97 understood the power of perfect timing

X-Men ‘97’s weekly release schedule was a key part of what made the first season such a glorious return for Marvel’s mutants.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Daredevil will be born again next year.

While we still don’t know a lot about the upcoming Disney Plus reboot of Daredevil, we do at least have a release window: Marvel says the show will start streaming in March 2025.

A man in a red armored superhero costume.
Image: Netflix / Marvel Studios
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Ralph Ineson hungers.

After announcing the new live-action Fantastic Four leads, Marvel revealed that Julia Garner will play a new version of the Silver Surfer, now Deadline is reporting that they’ll all be beefing with Ralph Ineson’s Galactus when the movie hits theaters.

“The Tragedy Of Macbeth” European Premiere - 65th BFI London Film Festival
Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
X-Men ‘97 is about to become a Cable show.

Disney Plus is well on its way to becoming a cable channel, and the final trailer for X-Men ‘97 makes it feel like the series is going to be following suit given the Cable of it all.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
To me, my Xbox.

Unfortunately this X-Men ‘97-themed Xbox is only available through a sweepstakes, which is disappointing since reading the comic book panels would be great for killing time while your controller updates.

An X-Men ‘97-themed Xbox console.
Image: Microsoft
Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel
The clock is ticking on Disney’s streaming strategy.

Today’s episode of Decoder is all about Disney, the massive activist investor revolt it just fought off, and what happens next in the world of streaming. Earlier this month, Disney survived an attempted board takeover from businessman Nelson Peltz. While investors overwhelmingly sided with Disney and CEO Bob Iger, the boardroom showdown made something very clear: Disney needs to figure out streaming and get its creative direction back on track.

To help me better understand what’s happening here, I brought on my friend Julia Alexander, who is VP of strategy at Parrot Analytics, a Puck News news contributor, and, most importantly, a former Verge reporter. She’s a leading expert on all things Disney, and I always learn something important about the state of the entertainment business when I talk to her.