Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. When it comes to the sheer number of announcements, updates and rumors we received this week, despite some stiff competition, Marvel Studios dominated the entertainment news cycle. So, let’s rundown and breakdown some of the biggest breaking stories impacting the future of our favorite interconnected film multiverse: Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton will no longer be directing Avengers: K...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes . It’s devastating news for MCU fans everywhere - The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Deadpool 3 will be the ONLY MCU film released in 2024. The shift starts with Deadpool 3’s release date - now July 26 instead of May 3 - and trickles down to the other MCU films. Captain America: New World Order’s new release date is February 25, 2025, Thunderbolts is moved to July 25, 2025, and Blade is now pus...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Last week, Variety published an article that laid out a behind the scenes look at growing issues and long term concerns at Marvel Studios and Disney regarding the present and future of the MCU. If you follow this show, you are likely up on many of these points but here are a few that caught our eye. This week’s new MCU entry The Marvels had several behind the scenes issues. The budget for the film was $250 million dollars and is tracking for a low opening weekend as we’ve discussed previously. L...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 14 min
In a decisive move, Marvel Studios has already put together a new creative team for Daredevil: Born Again. Dario Scardapane of Netflix’s The Punisher and Amazon’s Jack Ryan is officially the showrunner while Moon Knight and Loki season two co-directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead are stepping up to take charge of the remaining episodes of Daredevil. The show will be an amalgamation of previously shot scenes and episodes as well as new content written by Scardapane. Previous directors Chris...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your one-stop-shop for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. Everyone’s favorite merc with the mouth’s third movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is potentially being moved from its assigned release date. While Disney normally tries to stick to its release schedule, Deadpool 3 is only half-finished and there isn’t confidence even if the actor’s strike ends soon that production could be brought back together in time to make the deadline. Fan...
Oct 25, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Hayley and J. Scotty have seen Scorsese's historical, 3-and-a-half hour, epic and are here to share their non-spoiler and spoiler filled thoughts and opinions.
Oct 22, 2023•45 min
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your one-stop-shop for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. Although almost half of the episodes of Daredevil: Born Again had been shot when production was halted due to the writer's strike, Marvel Studios has decided to start over! They quietly let go head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman and also released the attached directors as part of a significant creative reboot of the series according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio is now on the hu...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your one-stop-shop for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. Swifties have lived up to their reputation for fierce loyalty, as AMC reported that global advance ticket sales for pop music icon’s upcoming concert film surpassed $100 million Thursday. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is set to hit the big screen on Oct. 13 in more than 100 countries across the world, with box office projections predicting a very lucky Friday the Thirteenth for the singer....
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your one-stop-shop for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. First impressions for season 2 of Loki are hitting the internet with critics hailing it as some of the best MCU content in recent years, capitalizing off the success of season one and taking the characters and story to new heights. Critics have only been able to review the first four episodes of the series, but there is a great deal of optimism that this series delivers. Reviewers can also...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
The First of our Multiverse Reviews! The Creator is a Sci-Fi epic that asks some wonderful questions about what it means to be a real person and what it means to be a good person. Come hear Matthew Carroll and J Scotty St. Clair give you their thoughts. Check out all our other Podcasts: StrandePanda.com
Oct 01, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your one-stop-shop for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. As of Sunday, the Writers Guild reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to end its strike after nearly five months. The parties finalized the framework of the deal Sunday when they were able to untangle their stalemate over AI and writing room staffing levels. This is welcome news to everyone involved no doubt and hopefully means the actor...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your one-stop-shop for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. Following the lead of their Disney sibling Star Wars, Marvel Studios announced on Monday that Loki Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, October 5, at 9 p.m. eastern - giving the show a primetime watching spot for North American audiences. We have to assume this means Disney+ is pleased with the viewership for Ahsoka, which is the first Disney show to experiment with a primetime release. Lok...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In a surprise, intimate ceremony in Massachusetts, Chris Evans and partner Alba Baptista have officially tied the knot. Surrounded by his Marvel, NDA-signing co-stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, and Jeremy Renner, Evans collectively shattered hopes and dreams for everyone who has been in love with the star-spangled actor for years. Amidst the current strikes, New York Comic Con will feature directors and producers hawking their productions including Jason Blum of Blumhouse and Matthew Va...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Marvel Studios has changed several release dates for upcoming Disney+ projects, though without super-specific dates. Agatha: Coven of Chaos, now apparently titled Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, is moving from winter of 2023 to fall of 2024. X-Men '97, the revival of the 90's animated show, originally slated for fall of 2023 has been pushed to early 2024. Echo, originally planned for a late November 202...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Warner Bros has officially delayed Dune: Part 2 until next year, scheduled to release March 15, 2024. The move is unsurprising, given the ongoing, concurrent Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but no less disappointing for Dune diehards. The hotly anticipated sequel took Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’s original release date, shifting that film back by a month. The animated feature T...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes In a surprising move, the Ahsoka live-action series two episode premiere was moved from Wednesday, August 23, to, well, pretty much right now - August 22 at 6:00 p.m. pacific time. Disney has been pushing this show with tv spots, trailers, ads, interviews, and more in a way that feels more intentional than some of their previous properties. Beloved young adult book series Percy Jackson and the Oly...
Aug 23, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Superhero fatigue is a term that’s been tossed around a lot lately and The Marvels director, Nia DaCosta, chimed in on the subject while speaking to Total Film Magazine. She expressed her belief that superhero fatigue absolutely exists, but that her upcoming MCU entry will stand out as wacky and silly in its depiction of bright worlds that have never been seen before. DC’s latest film outing, Blue...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes We’ve discussed Fantastic Four casting rumors at length, but even if not 100 percent confirmed, the latest batch seems to be the most credible and likely so far, with Vanessa Kirby reportedly cast as the MCU’s Sue Storm. Additionally, Matt Smith has emerged as an apparent frontrunner for Reed Richards, and Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn is being eyed for Johnny Storm. The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach ...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Marvel Studios gave us a Monday morning treat, releasing the first official trailer for Loki Season 2. We see Tom Hiddleston’s main character race against time in an attempt to save the timeline from the Kang variant, Victor Timely. Alongside Sylvie, Mobius M. Mobius, Ravonna Renslayer, and Hunter B15. Our fears have come true with the news that Sony has already made the decision to push Kraven th...
Aug 02, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes The Barbenheimer phenomenon catapulted both Barbie and Oppenheimer to the fourth largest weekend domestic box office showing of all time. Barbie pulled in $162 million dollars domestically and $344 million worldwide, making Greta Gerwig the first female director in history to achieve those numbers. Oppenheimer debuted to an $80 million dollar domestic showing and $174 million dollars worldwide, ex...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes For the first time since 1980, the grind in Hollywood has come to a near halt as actors in the union SAG-AFTRA officially went on strike last week. The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers could not come to an agreement on a contract by the deadline at midnight last Wednesday. Some of the key bargaining aspects are: economic fairness - highlighting what t...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Superman Legacy Cast Gets a Little More Super According to reports, James Gunn’s Superman Legacy continues to fill out it’s cast with three new notable additions: Nathan Fillion will portray Green Lantern, Guy Gardner; Isabela Merced, most known for Dora and the Lost City of Gold is set to appear as Hawkgirl, and X-Men: First Class’s Edi Gathegi joins the fray as Mister Terrific. That’s a lot of s...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated Dune: Part Two released a full three-minute trailer last week where we saw more shots of now well-known Arrakis, as well as extended shots of Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Austin Butler as Feyd Rautha, and Christopher Walken’s Emperor. Barbie and Little Women director Greta Gerwig has signed on to direct at least two Chronicles of Narnia movies for Netflix...
Jul 06, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes In a headline-gripping move from James Gunn, actors David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been cast to lead his Superman: Legacy project. The new Clark Kent and Lois Lane have some heavy lifting to do after fan-favorite Henry Cavill is no longer part of the future DCU. However, with this film slated to be the first official film under Gunn and Peter Safran’s leadership, expectations are sky hi...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Check out all of our other Podcasts at: www.strandedpanda.com Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes John Romita, Sr. died last week at the age of 93. Romita, Sr. was key in developing beloved Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, Spidey’s paramour Mary-Jane Watson, Wolverine, Kingpin, the Punisher, and many more. The news was broken by his son, John Romita, Jr. a beloved comic book artist in his own right. Romita, Sr. worked as the ar...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Check out all of our other Stranded Panda Podcasts! www.strandedpanda.com Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Disney announced major shake-ups to its release schedule with far reaching effects to some of the biggest franchises under its belt. Most notably, the Marvel slate has seen a complete overhaul with Phase 5 film Captain America: Brave New World shifting dates from May 3, 2024 to July 26, 2024, which in turn, delays the Thunde...
Jun 14, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Check out all of our other podcasts! www.strandedpanda.com Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes The predicted box office opening for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was blown away, with the movie collecting $120 million in the states and a whopping $209 million, globally. The widely hyped film is now in the lead for the biggest box office opening this summer. To add to the excitement, Sony producers Amy Pascal and Avi Arad teased...
Jun 08, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes With lots of hype around the Fantastic Four movie, the First Family is being rumored to have been cast with Adam Driver as Reed Richards, Margot Robbie as Sue Storm, Paul Mescal as Johnny Storm, and Daveed Diggs as Ben Grimm. Disney’s live action remake of The Little Mermaid took in a very strong $95 million Domestic box office opening during Memorial Day weekend. This great domestic showing was b...
May 31, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Check out all of our fine Stranded Panda Podcasts www.strandedpanda.com Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes According to a now deleted Disney Movie Insiders post, the release date for the Star Wars: Ahsoka Disney Plus series has been revealed to be August 31! This is in line with reports coming out of last month’s Star Wars Celebration that the 8-episode limited series would be premiering sometime in late summer. It’s not all happy ...
May 24, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Check out other Stranded Panda Shows! www.strandedpanda.com Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Marvel Studios has announced new premiere dates! Loki Season 2 will premiere October 6 and Echo will premiere November 29. The series join The Marvels, currently scheduled for a November 10 release, as part of the Phase 5 fall lineup. The hype for James Gunn’s DC Universe is REAL and fans are clamoring for his already-written Superman: Le...
May 17, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9
