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Y: The Last Man, based on the DC/Vertigo comic, is set in a post-apocalyptic world where everyone and everything with a Y chromosome has vanished, leaving only the protagonist and his pet monkey.

 

Marvel's Kevin Feige Reportedly Angry, Ashamed About Black Widow Lawsuit



It seems Marvel Studios President and Marvel Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige is very unhappy with Disney's handling of Black Widow and its response to Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit.

Matthew Belloni, the former Executive Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, reported on Feige's reaction to the Black Widow situation in his newsletter What I’m Hearing... "[Feige] is a businessman, and he is not prone to to corporate confrontations or shout fights. But I've heard he's angry and ashamed," Belloni wrote.


"He pressured Disney against the day and date plan for Black Widow, preferring the exclusivity of the big screen and not wanting to disturb his star," Belloni continued. "Then, when things got ugly, the movie began to fail and Johansson's team threatened to litigate, he wanted Disney to fix things with her."

This all came to light after a report published on July 29, revealing Johansson is suing Disney for allegedly breaching her contract by doing a day-and-date streaming and theatrical release for Marvel's Black Widow. The lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court states Marvel Entertainment guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release for Black Widow, with her salary based on the film's commercial performance. With the movie's box office diminished due to it also being available on Disney+ Premier Access, Johansson is projected to lose more than $50 million.


"It's no secret that Disney is releasing films like Black Widow directly onto Disney Plus to increase subscribers and thereby boost the company's stock price," said attorney John Berlinski, one of Johansson's representatives, alleging the company is using the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a pretext for its actions. "There is no merit whatsoever to this filing," said Disney said in a statement. "The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic."

Belloni said he “won’t suggest Feige would leave Marvel over this,” but noted Feige is more important to Marvel Studios and Disney's future than Johansson, whose contract with the studios ended with Black Widow. Whether this impacts the way Disney resolves the situation, that remains to be seen.

 

@Ra Depends on the contract. I think Disney probably should have figured out an amount to pay ala WBs. However, I think its absurd Scarlet is arguing that Disney should have held the movie until Covid was done. At the rate this world is going you might never be able to release a movie if you are Disney lol

 

Batman on the set of The Flash movie, which is filming predominately overseas - 07/28/21.

 

Looks like Bob Odenkirk will be alright:


https://twitter.com/quiethandfilms/status/1420924853788499974

 

New promo art.

 

Trailer # 2 For Venom: Let There Be Carnage

 

Wasted potential with this & the first movie. Sony had a chance to beat Marvel to the punch on something going full on serious dark horror with the franchise. The Venom symbiote being treated as comic relief rather than as the dangerous alien predator it is, is just plain sad.

 

The Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series Gets Amazon Premiere Date & First-Look Photo


Filming wrapped today on Season 1 of Amazon Studios’ The Lord of The Rings TV series.

The studio has set Friday, September 2, 2022, for the debut of the first season of the yet-to-be-titled series. New episodes will be released weekly, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 territories and countries worldwide. Amazon Studios also released the first series image tied to the wrap of filming in New Zealand.

It is a shot from the first episode of the series, but the studio is staying mum for now on the character and actor featured in the photo.





[via Deadline]

 

Road to Wakanda: Children of T'Chaka - Marvel's Avengers

 

Here's the first in an official series of posters inspired by Marvel Studios' What if...? series.
Art by Frey Betts.

 

I was always a book fan of Carter, that actress has some serious assets @SilverSmith

 

Y: The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event wipes out every mammal with a Y chromosome but one cisgender man and his pet monkey, based on Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's acclaimed DC Comics series. The survivors in this new world are followed as they fight to recover what has been lost while also attempting to establish something better.

 

A new teaser for ‘Stranger Things 4’.