Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Victoria Alonso Clashed With Marvel Over Blurring Gay Pride References in ‘Ant-Man 3’ for Kuwait (Exclusive)
The intrigue over Victoria Alonso’s abrupt exit from Marvel continues. On March 24, THR exclusively reported that Disney fired Alonso for breach of contract, due to her work on the Oscar-nominated feature Argentina, 1985, which was made by Amazon. Last week, Disney indicated the dismissal was due to “an indisputable breach of contract and a […]
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Inside the Firing of Victoria Alonso: Her Oscar-Nominated Movie ‘Argentina, 1985’ at Center of Exit (Exclusive)
The Oscar-nominated film Argentina, 1985 was at the center of last week’s sudden firing of longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Alonso was one of eight producers on the Argentine historical drama, which was distributed by Amazon and competed for the best international feature Oscar. However, by assuming that role, […]
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Marvel Working to Find ‘Quantumania’ Leaker
Marvel is closing in on the source of a leak of a script from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania before the movie was released, and it intends to take legal action, a Disney company source tells The Hollywood Reporter. A federal judge in California on Monday issued subpoenas to Reddit and Google directing them to […]
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New AI-Powered Tech Applied Digital Cosmetics to ‘Ant-Man’ Sequel
With the belief that Hollywood stars need never age on screen, or at least can do so more gracefully, Canadian visual effects studio Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (a.k.a. MARZ) is close to commercially rolling out its Vanity AI artificial intelligence-driven program that cosmetically alters and enhances an actor’s skin and hairline in real-time or ages and […]
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Box Office Preview: Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Creed III’ to Knock Out Competition
MGM’s Creed III will have no trouble knocking out the competition in its box office opening. The latest installment in the Rocky spinoff series is expected to start off domestically with a pleasing $38 million to $40 million, easily enough to win this weekend’s match. In addition to returning as the title character Adonis Creed, […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star David Dastmalchian Talks the Necessity of His New Role and Reuniting with Christopher Nolan
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s Veb needed David Dastmalchian, and it turns out that he needed Veb more than anyone might realize. Veb — who’s a slime-like creature with the ability to break down communication barriers in the Quantum Realm — is Dastmalchian’s second role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the opportunity came out of the […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star Corey Stoll Talks the Shakespearean Influence on MODOK
[This story contains spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania] From Ulysses to Macbeth, Corey Stoll has been doing Shakespearean work for the entirety of his acting career, and despite the outlandish exterior, his MCU return as MODOK in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania doesn’t fall far from the tree. In Ant-Man (2015), Paul Rudd’s […]
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Box Office: Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man 3’ Gets Mauled by ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Suffers Record 69.7 Percent Drop
Marvel and Disney’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania may have stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its sophomore outing with an estimated $32.2 million, but the real superhero of the weekend was Universal’s high-concept genre pic Cocaine Bear. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, Cocaine Bear opened to $23.1 million after stealing away younger adults […]
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Box Office: ‘Ant-Man 3’ Faces Record Drop, ‘Cocaine Bear’ Feeling High and Happy
Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is facing stormy times at the weekend box office, where it tumbled 69.7 percent to $32.2 million in its sophomore outing. If these estimates hold, the pic is suffering the worst second-weekend decline ever for a title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or for a Hollywood superhero pic […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Writer Jeff Loveness Talks Deleted Hope Story, Jennifer Coolidge’s Potential Role and ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’
[The following story contains spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.] Nearly three years to the day that he was hired by Marvel Studios, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quatumania writer Jeff Loveness is finally able to openly discuss the fruits of his labor. After having one of Marvel’s last in-person meetings before the world came […]
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Box Office: ‘Cocaine Bear’ Sniffs Up $2M in Thursday Previews
Cocaine Bear — director Elizabeth Banks’ daring dark comedy — sniffed up $2 million in Thursday previews from 3,000 theaters at the domestic box office. Shows began at 5 p.m. Inspired by a true story, the Universal Pictures movie is about a drug smuggling operation that goes horribly awry when a 500-pound American black bear […]
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Jonathan Majors Receives IMDb Fan Favorite STARmeter Award Amid Busy Year on Big Screen
Jonathan Majors has more than a few fans, and now he’s got an award to prove it. The actor — backed by a breakout year (and it’s barely March) that has already delivered a critically acclaimed turn in the Sundance Film Festival selection Magazine Dreams, last weekend’s Marvel entry Ant-Man the Wasp: Quantamania and the […]
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