Tag: Marvel Cinematic Universe
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New Suit New Land – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 926 (#444)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot to cover. The show begins with a conversation about the new Spider-Man outfit coming to the Disneyland Resort and also the new Super-Hero land. The show then pivots to chat about the new posters released today for Avengers: Endgame. Back at Disneyland,…
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Marvel Would You Rather…?
At this point, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is stuffed to the gills with unique and interesting characters. Without fail, every capital “g” Geek can and will find something to identify with and love. As Geeks ourselves, a favorite activity has always been a game of “who would you rather,” taking the fantastical characters from our…
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The New Walt Disney Company – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 925 (#443)
Welcome to a very special edition of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the show takes place just minutes after The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox. This is a substantial change for The Walt Disney Company and the geeks talk about how things will change moving forward. In movie news, two new trailers have come…
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‘Captain Marvel’ Opens with $455 Million Worldwide
Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel debuted this weekend with a superpowered $455 million global opening—the sixth highest global debut of all time. It’s also the biggest ever for March and the second biggest worldwide debut for a superhero film behind only Avengers: Infinity War. The film’s $153 million domestic debut is the biggest of the year and among the…
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It’s All About Going “Higher, Further, Faster” in New Captain Marvel Trailer Revealed During Super Bowl
The Walt Disney Company shared several trailers during this year’s Super Bowl. One was for Avengers: Endgame, another for Toy Story 4. The third was for Captain Marvel. In the Captain Marvel trailer, Brie Larson’s character says it’s all about “higher, further, faster” and then eventually “try to keep up.” This new trailer reveals more about the…
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Far From Home Alone – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 916 (#434)
Welcome to a very rainy evening’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the biggest story is the release of the first teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home. The geeks spend quite some time chatting about the teaser, the movie, and the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. In other movie news, Mary Poppins Returns used some…
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Creating a Super Hero – Marvel Studios Releases Featurette of Brie Larson Training to Be Captain Marvel
Marvel Studios has released a new featurette with Brie Larson and directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck sharing about the training process Brie Larson went through to become Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel for Captain Marvel. The movie will be coming to theaters on March 8, 2019 and tickets are on sale already. Check out this featurette and then share…
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A Galactic Week – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter! This week there is a lot of news coming out of the Disney Parks to cover, among other things. With new news about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, discounts for both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts, and a new logo, it was a busy week in Disney…
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New Year, New GEEKS! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 914
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER and happy New Year! As the geeks kick off the year on New Year’s Day they show off their brand new set! Over the last couple of weeks, the team has been hard at work redesigning the set. A big thank you goes to our set designer, Madie! We hope you…
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The Past is the Key to the Future in New Captain Marvel TV Spot
Marvel Studios has released a new TV Spot for Captain Marvel. In it, Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers is searching in her past to unlock a current mystery. This will be even more interesting as this movie takes place in the past, compared to all the other movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Many of the…
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Disney+ to Be a Big Part of the Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Disney+ is going to be a large part of the future for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In a recent interview with Variety, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that the MCU would be headed to new Disney streaming service. “When we announced ten movies and people asked ‘Well what about these other things?’ the…
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Doctor Strange Director Scott Derrickson Returning for Sequel
It appears that there is a sequel in the works for Doctor Strange. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has finalized talks to return with Marvel to direct the sequel. The next step will be finding a screenwriter to pen the sequel. While there aren’t a lot of details known about this film…
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Brie Larson Represents Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL at Brazil Comic Con Experience
Brie Larson was in Brazil this week representing Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel at Brazil’s Comic Con Experience. At Brazil CCXP, she participated about the movie that will be coming to theaters on March 8, 2019. The event takes place in Sao Palo, Brazil. Brie Larson stars in Captain Marvel that is the next Marvel Cinematic…
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Marvel Releases Captain Marvel Trailer During Monday Night Football
During the Monday Night Football game, Marvel Studios released a new trailer for Captain Marvel. The trailer was released during halftime of the game between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Along with a new trailer, a new poster for the film was also released over the weekend in anticipation of…
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New Disney Streaming Service to Be Called Disney+ Bob Iger Confirms on Earnings Call
Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced that the name of Disney’s streaming service will be Disney+. The news came during an earnings audio webcast that shared Disney’s fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results. Disney+ is scheduled to launch in the United States sometime late in 2019. The name of…
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Falcon and Winter Soldier To Possibly Get Own Streaming Show on Disney Streaming Service
Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) reportedly are getting their own series. According to Variety, the two would appear on a series that is being worked on for the Disney streaming service. Malcolm Spellman is working on the script for the series. Neither Marvel of Disney commented to Variety on the story. Falcon and…
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Marvel’s Kevin Feige Will Be Overseeing X-Men Films Upon Acquisition of Fox
The X-Men will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe it appears. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger confirmed this news. Iger responded to the question asking how X-Men would be absorbed by Marvel. “I think it only makes sense. I want to be careful here because of what’s…
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Avengers: Infinity War – Home Entertainment Review by Mr. DAPs
Avengers: Infinity War is a movie that has been ten years in the making. All of the movies before have been leading up to this epic battle with Thanos. Now, the Avengers are facing the destruction of half of the universe. They are also potentially facing their own destruction as Thanos collects the infinity stones.…
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Don Cheadle to Voice Donald Duck in Disney’s DuckTales!
Donald Duck is getting a new voice. At a San Diego Comic-Con panel focused on DuckTales, it was announced that Don Cheadle will be voicing Donald Duck. For the first time, the series will be getting an Academy Award-nominated actor joining its cast. Not only is Cheadle an Academy Award-nominated actor, he also portrays an…
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Pixar Fest Fantastic? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 829
Welcome to a very Pixar episode of GEEKS CORNER. Cameron is going on vacation and we want to know from YOU who our guest co-host should be in his stead. Make sure and let us know who you think it should be! This weekend Pixar Fest began at the Disneyland Resort and the Geeks talk…
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Marvel Studios Releases LEGACY Featurette Ahead of Avengers: Infinity War
More featurettes are arriving from Marvel Studios. This time, the featurette is entitled Legacy and Kevin Feige joins other filmmakers and the cast of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War to remember the last 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It all began with Iron Man in 2018 and will be culminating (for now) with Avengers:…
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Pixar Fest Time! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter! This week there is a lot going on in the Disney and geek communities. The biggest story of the week has to be the opening of Pixar Fest at the Disneyland Resort though. DAPS MAGIC has full coverage of this special event that will run through September…
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Marvel Studios Celebrates 10 Years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe With Featurette
This year Marvel Studios is celebration 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As part of the celebration, a 10 Years of Fandom featurette was made. It comes ahead of the release of Avengers: Infinity War in U.S. theaters on April 27. Watch the featurette here: Marvel Studios – 10 Years of Fandom Featurette This…
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Marvel Studios Releases Special Look at Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel Studios has just a few short weeks until Avengers: Infinity War is released. Ahead of that release, marketing materials continue to drip out. Recently, character posters were shared on social media. Today, a special look at Avengers: Infinity War was shared by Marvel Studios. This TV Spot gives a glimpse of what will be…