They give snippets of everyone’s back story but I don’t see how the story could hit properly without Yelena’s back story. I’d recommend watching Widow and then the 10 minutes YouTube compilation of her Hawkeye scenes.
I think Black Widow is necessary. I don't think F&WS is. You can explain John Walker's character to someone in 15 seconds and they'll get it and his role in the movie. I think you need to see Yelena in BW to understand her story and appreciate her role in this movie.
Was listening to phase hero and a couple points I liked. Thunderbolts and Ep 1,8,9 of DD are the first projects we’ve seen post Marvels/Kang/Secret Invasion when Feige/Iger stepped up and decided to nuke everything behind the scenes. That’s a real promising start for a new direction. Now Ironheart might be another step back but hopefully Coogler kept that on point. The other interesting idea was have Doomsday come out like normal but push Secret Wars back a couple years or do a Part 1 and Part 2 so you can add a few more movies in there for a better runway. I just don’t see how they can shove all of Doom, F4, X-men, OG Avenegers, New Avengers, Wakanda, etc in 2 movies with a Spider-Man sandwiched in between.
So who do we think will be in Sam’s avengers? Tic tac , wasp Iron heart America Chavez Shang Chi Torres? Spider man? Any man? Please Lord let Madysin and Wong be there
I could see Wonderman setting up a West Coast Avengers flare. Sam Torres Ant man Wasp Shang Chi She-Hulk White Vision Wonderman Probably Riri as the tech and the smarts. Chavez and Wongers for some magic. Maybe Valkyrie for some more beef? I bet they save the OG 6 for a big secret wars scene to get everyone to freak out, otherwise I could see him getting Banner or Thor to join.
Oh Shit!!! Cap Sam ain’t playin. The official #Avengers social media channels have added a copyright symbol ©️ to their name.— Every Film Now (@everyfilmnow.bsky.social) 2025-05-06T16:59:16.975Z
It's funny and all, but I don't see how this makes Sam anything but a chode in the eyes of the viewers. Whose gonna side with the lawyer'd up Cap and his band of goobers over Bucky, Yelena, Bob and the rest of the lovable misfits?
The New Avengers have three knock off Captain Americas on their team and all of them are > Sam right now.
Also (sorry for Dirt Ball spamming) I think i figured out how the mostly way underpowered New Avengers are going to have any use in the fight against Doom. They're the only ones who can get into Bob's headspace and talk him down from going full Void on everything that moves. So when Sentry inevitably turns it on and then goes too far, it won't be Spiderman, Dr Strange, or any of the "super" heroes that will be able to help. Even Xavier will be unwelcome in Bob's mind, but Yelena and the gang will be able to get through to him. Imo, that's the payoff in Secret Wars or Doomsday that is set up at the end of Thunderbolts.
An X-men property with emotional depth that isn’t a cartoon! Holy shit we’re going to be eating good.
I read she had serious sinus issues as a kid which explains her raspy voice. They were so bad the entire family moved from England to Spain for the Mediterranean climate.
Scoopers saying they’re locking down Arnold’s kid for an X-men role. That’s seems like some Cyclops type casting. Don’t know if he has the chops to handle the depth of that character if done correctly.
'Ironheart' premieres in just 45 days, but there's still no trailer. This makes it the shortest gap ever between a Marvel Studios series first trailer and its release. The trailer is rumored to release within the next couple weeks.— The MCU Den (@mcuden.bsky.social) 2025-05-10T19:24:11.401Z
Which is odd because Coogler couldn’t get any hotter right now. That plus leaning into the mephisto memes seems like an easy ad campaign. I wouldn’t think Coogler would let it be bad but maybe it just stinks.
I love you New Avengers but this is damn near blasphemous New poster for ‘Thunderbolts*’/ ‘The New Avengers’.— The MCU Den (@mcuden.bsky.social) 2025-05-10T22:19:54.393Z
That doesn't really mean anything. The character came out of Black Panther 2 so he gets to have his name attached. If it was a movie, it'd be a way for him to get a cut of the profits, but as a D+ show, it's probably just a marketing gimmick. Then again, there is no marketing.
Yeah. He isn’t making anything but there's still a pride aspect to it. He was very vocal about it being his first EP role and it would have Stark, and tech v mystic, it’d finally have mephisto, etc…. But like others have said, that was probably 3 years ago when they shot it.
“And a B in Spanish”. lol. Mama Rio just goes completely unglued. “No mami, eso no es mi fault!” ….. ….. ….. “Esto no es mi fault!?!? Tu estas tomando la class en…..SPANGLISH!!!”
“A in art” “He takes after his uncle” ~ Smug Jeff “He’s missed six classes” “He’s a truant…like his uncle.” ~ Disappointed Jeff
“Miles has a great story to tell, your name is Miles Morales. You grew up as a struggling immigrant.” “I’m from Puerto Rico, that’s part of America!” “I’m about to be named captain, we have an entire flat in Brooklyn, I wouldn’t say struggling.”
“So hears the deal. Wherever you go, you have to take care of my little boy. Make sure he never forgets where he came from and make sure he knows he’s loved. He never lets anyone at those big fancy places he’ll be in, tell him he doesn’t belong. And when he comes home to me, AND HE BETTER COME HOME, he will be early and he will have a nice normal cake. You have to promise Miles…and never get lost” “Prometo Mami”
“So we’re supposed to let people die because some algorithm says it’s supposed to happen? You realize how messed up that sounds don’t you!?” “You have the choice, between saving one or saving an entire world…” “SPIDER-MAN CAN DO BOTH!!!!”