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  • Composer for Captain Marvel First Woman to Compose MCU Film

    Composer for Captain Marvel First Woman to Compose MCU Film

    Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has been dominating the box office and critically acclaimed. The universe the films take place in feels huge and limitless, and viewers can always expect to be wowed and inspired by Marvel’s outings. From talking raccoons to gods duking it out, anything seems possible in the MCU. Well, except a woman leading a film. Until Captain Marvel, that is. Captain Marvel, one of the company’s biggest names, will star in her own feature film next year. The film’s composer, Pinar Toprak, will be the first woman composing a film in the MCU, too.  

    Pinar Toprak’s Stellar Resume 

    Toprak is no slouch, either; Marvel fans can rest easy knowing she’s got some serious compositional chops. The Captain Marvel composer has previously composed scores for Syfy’s Krypton series, another sci-fi comic book outing. Superman and Captain Marvel both have similar powers and settings. As such, providing the score for a super-powered space-traveler will come naturally to Toprak! Toprak also did the score for the smash-hit video game Fortnite, which you may have heard of by now.  

    Captain Marvel in the MCU 

    Brie Larson will play Captain Marvel, real name Carol Danvers. The film is being directed by the duo of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, and is set to be the 21st in the MCU. Her film will be set in the 1990’s and will act as an origin story and introduction.  

    In the comics, Carol inherits the mantle of Captain Marvel from an alien superhero named Mar-Vell. As such, comic fans are excited to see how this version of the character gets her name and powers. Oddly, Mar-Vell is part of the Kree race of aliens. (We saw them in Guardians of Galaxy; Ronan the Accuser is one.) Fans are eager to know if Danvers is the first Captain Marvel of her world, or if she inherits the mantle from another character. We’ll know for sure when her solo outing lands on March 8th, 2019! 

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  • Avengers and X-Men Crossover in Danger? AT&T Time Warner Takeover

    Avengers and X-Men Crossover in Danger? AT&T Time Warner Takeover

    We really want to see Wolverine going toe-to-toe with the Hulk. Or Reed Richards and Tony Stark talking shop. Or Thor and Storm making sparks together. Really, we just want all the Marvel characters to come together on the big screen. And we’re so close! Disney has but in a bid to buy 20th Century Fox. But this darn AT&T ruling could really mess it up. 

    Comcast and Fox 

    Marvel Comics owns the rights to all of their characters, of course. They can create comic books, television shows and pretty much anything they want with their characters. But they sold the film rights to a ton of them to other companies in the late 90’s. Sony owns the film rights to Spider-Man, for instance, and Fox has the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four. However, the House of Mouse owns Marvel now. And they want their stuff back. 

    Disney put in a bid to purchase Fox last year for an absurd $54.2 billion in Disney stock. Comcast, seeing dollar signs, decided that they, too, wanted to buy Fox. But they put their plans on hold. See, A&T, for their part, was in court defending their attempt to acquire Time Warner.  

    AT&T Won that Case 

    And then AT&T won their case, and the regulatory board is likely to allow their acquisition. This gives Comcast a pretty clear-cut course to acquiring Fox. Fox, for their part, seemed hesitant to go for the Comcast offer, even though it was higher than Disney’s because it was uncertain if the deal would pass a regulatory board.  

    Now that there’s proof that such a merger can pass the board, Fox might just take the deal. This would spell disaster for our dreams of an Avengers and X-Men crossover. Which would be a serious shame. We just want to see Captain America and Professor Xavier exchanging tips for leading groups of super-powered people! And maybe have Scarlett Witch meet the X-Men film version of Quicksilver so she can have her mind blown! Okay, that one’s not happening anyway, but we can dream! In the meantime we’ll just have to read Marvel comics if we want to see the two super-teams cross paths! 

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  • Luke Cage Season 2: What’s in Store for the Unbreakable Man?

    Luke Cage Season 2: What’s in Store for the Unbreakable Man?

    If you’re still reeling from Avengers: Infinity War and looking for some more Marvel to whet your appetite before Ant Man and the Wasp swoop in, I have good news for you! Luke Cage Season 2 hits Netflix on June 22nd. If you’ve been following the man with unbreakable skin, you’ll remember that after the events of the first season, he was jailed for crimes he didn’t commit. In Defenders, Foggy Nelson was able to help Luke earn his freedom back. Now that you’ve had a brief refresher, let’s get into what to expect from season 2! 

    Returning Characters 

    You can expect all the villains who survived the first season to make another appearance. In the official trailers we see both Mariah Dillard and Shades, the two primary non-Cottonmouth villains from season one. Additionally, Netflix series stable Claire Temple makes another appearance. In this season it looks like she’s still dating Luke, as the trailers show them living together.  

    Misty Knight, who had her arm severed by villain Bakuto in the Defenders, returns with a prosthetic arm. In the original comics Misty’s prosthetic arm came courtesy of Tony Stark, but it seems this time it was made by the Rand Corporation. Speaking of Rand, that company’s CEO, Danny, will be making an appearance this season as well… 

    Luke Cage and Danny Rand: Heroes for Hire? 

    Danny, who is also known as the Immortal Iron Fist, will be returning this season to help Luke train in the martial arts. This could set up for a potential crossover for the two heroes. In the comics, Luke and Danny are the two main members of the Heroes for Hire. The for-profit super-heroics of that group often entice heroes like Daredevil, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing to join the fray. 

    And while we’re talking about Colleen Wing, it’s worth noting that Danny’s presence could suggest she’ll make an appearance too. Colleen and Misty hit it off in the Defenders, so maybe we’ll see a hint of their team-up as the Daughters of the Dragon. 

    New Villains: Nightshade and Bushmaster 

    The trailers heavily focus on a dangerous new entity in Harlem: Bushmaster. John McIver, AKA Bushmaster, is a Caribbean supervillain with enhanced strength and durability like Luke’s. In the comics, Bushmaster forced the scientist who experimented on Luke to repeat those same experiments on him. This gave McIver the same powers as Luke and allowed him to fight the Heroes for Hire with his bare hands. It’s unclear where McIver has acquired his powers in the show, though. Some scenes in the trailer make look like he may even be using a mystical source, such as voodoo. 

    Also appearing this season is Tilda Johnson, a villain also known as Nightshade. In the comics Nightshade is primarily depicted as being a manipulator of werewolves. It seems unlikely that the relatively grounded Netflix Marvel universe will be using her in that capacity. We’re looking forward to seeing what she brings to the table when Luke Cage premieres on June 22nd! 

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