It wasn't that long ago that Marvel Studios' plan to create a closely interconnected movie and TV universe sounded like poppycock. What if one of the films bombed or nobody tuned in for a particular show? For over a decade, the House of Ideas managed to avoid these roadblocks thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's domination of the box office, coupled with the loose -- and, if we're being honest, almost completely one-sided -- ties between the McU's movies and the live-action series produced under the now-defunct Marvel Television banner. It's why few panicked when ABC's "Inhumans" died on the way back to its home planet or Netflix's "Defenders" shows were casually picked off, slasher-style, in the lead-up to Disney+ launching.
However, now that Marvel has consolidated its movie and TV divisions under one roof, we're beginning to see the drawbacks of this approach. It was often near-impossible to...
However, now that Marvel has consolidated its movie and TV divisions under one roof, we're beginning to see the drawbacks of this approach. It was often near-impossible to...
- 4/11/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Film deemed ‘repugnant’ by country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Pakistan’s Film Producers Association has begun lobbying to overturn a ban on the release of Joyland in cinemas in the country.
Saim Sadiq’s Joyland, Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars, was banned from release in the country last week.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a statement on November 11 saying it had received written complaints that the film “contains highly objectionable material which do not conform with the social values and moral standards of our society.”
It added the film is “clearly repugnant to...
Pakistan’s Film Producers Association has begun lobbying to overturn a ban on the release of Joyland in cinemas in the country.
Saim Sadiq’s Joyland, Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars, was banned from release in the country last week.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a statement on November 11 saying it had received written complaints that the film “contains highly objectionable material which do not conform with the social values and moral standards of our society.”
It added the film is “clearly repugnant to...
- 11/14/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Spoiler Alert: This story includes discussion of major plot elements of the season finale, including the post credits scene, of “Ms. Marvel,” currently streaming on Disney+.
Over the many iterations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008, rarely has a project felt as personal as “Ms. Marvel,” the six-episode series that streamed its season (perhaps series) finale Wednesday. The show serves as the origin story for its titular superhero, a teenage girl named Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), whose powers are unlocked after she places an ancient family bangle on her wrist. Over the course of the series, Kamala learns that the origins of her powers tie her to the Clandestines, a group of supernatural beings — including her great-grandmother — who are trapped on Earth from an alternate dimension and are desperate to use Kamala’s bangle to return home.
But the show spends far more time exploring Kamala’s Earth-bound heritage as...
Over the many iterations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008, rarely has a project felt as personal as “Ms. Marvel,” the six-episode series that streamed its season (perhaps series) finale Wednesday. The show serves as the origin story for its titular superhero, a teenage girl named Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), whose powers are unlocked after she places an ancient family bangle on her wrist. Over the course of the series, Kamala learns that the origins of her powers tie her to the Clandestines, a group of supernatural beings — including her great-grandmother — who are trapped on Earth from an alternate dimension and are desperate to use Kamala’s bangle to return home.
But the show spends far more time exploring Kamala’s Earth-bound heritage as...
- 7/14/2022
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the stakes have only been getting greater and greater since Iron Man’s debut in 2008. In Avengers: Endgame, fans saw the culmination of Kevin Feige’s multi-phase master plan, in which every hero across the galaxy came together to defeat their most powerful foe yet: Thanos.
But in Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan’s (Iman Vellani) story brings Marvel back down to Earth — figuratively and literally. Set in Jersey City surrounding a (seemingly) normal Pakistani-American family living in modern-day Earth-616, the Disney+ series sheds light on a more realistic version of our own society within the MCU, giving audiences a glimpse into the normal day-to-day living in the post-Blip aftermath.
And that’s not to say that our titular hero doesn’t see her fair share of action sequences, chase scenes and run-ins with galactic forces throughout the show,...
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the stakes have only been getting greater and greater since Iron Man’s debut in 2008. In Avengers: Endgame, fans saw the culmination of Kevin Feige’s multi-phase master plan, in which every hero across the galaxy came together to defeat their most powerful foe yet: Thanos.
But in Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan’s (Iman Vellani) story brings Marvel back down to Earth — figuratively and literally. Set in Jersey City surrounding a (seemingly) normal Pakistani-American family living in modern-day Earth-616, the Disney+ series sheds light on a more realistic version of our own society within the MCU, giving audiences a glimpse into the normal day-to-day living in the post-Blip aftermath.
And that’s not to say that our titular hero doesn’t see her fair share of action sequences, chase scenes and run-ins with galactic forces throughout the show,...
- 7/7/2022
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As Disney+ releases the six episodes of "Ms. Marvel" this summer, Popsugar has exclusive interviews with the cast and creators about making the show come to life. This week, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy chats with Popsugar about episode four, "Seeing Red."
It was serendipitous: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy already had two Academy Awards under her belt - from 2012 and 2016, for her documentary shorts - and was thinking about moving into narrative work when her agents told her Marvel was looking for "Ms. Marvel" directors. Both her daughters were fans of the comics, and she thought it would be a great fit.
"I've been creating films and telling stories from around the world about women who have extraordinary abilities like working in healthcare and education and climate change in their communities," she tells Popsugar. "And I just think of them as superheroes without capes."
"Partition and the 1947 story is so ingrained in all of our lives.
It was serendipitous: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy already had two Academy Awards under her belt - from 2012 and 2016, for her documentary shorts - and was thinking about moving into narrative work when her agents told her Marvel was looking for "Ms. Marvel" directors. Both her daughters were fans of the comics, and she thought it would be a great fit.
"I've been creating films and telling stories from around the world about women who have extraordinary abilities like working in healthcare and education and climate change in their communities," she tells Popsugar. "And I just think of them as superheroes without capes."
"Partition and the 1947 story is so ingrained in all of our lives.
- 6/30/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
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