"Doctor Strange 2" talks about why he took over the direction of "Doctor Strange 2", "Venom 2" was originally going to join Spider-Man, "Black Widow" Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit with Disney was resolved, take a look at the latest Marvel news.
1. Sam Remy on Doctor Strange 2.
As we all know, the director of "Doctor Strange 2" was replaced by Sam Remy, this director is not small, the most famous of course is that he directed the old version of the "Spider-Man" trilogy, it can be said that the new era of modern superhero movies, is what he created, but the original version of "Spider-Man 3" failed, the original planned "Spider-Man 4" was not made, and then there was the "Amazing Spider-Man" series, and then there was a new spider-man integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Recently, Sam Remy talked about why he took over to direct "Doctor Strange 2" in an interview, and he said that the negative response to "Spider-Man 3" at that time was very strong, making him feel very bad as the director of "Spider-Man 3" (the failure of "Spider-Man 3" also has something to do with Sony's official intervention in creation), so it made him feel that he could not return to continue directing superhero films (which should be the reason why he did not continue to direct "Spider-Man 4"), but he later saw an opportunity to regain his confidence Doctor Strange 2, he said that this type of film is very demanding and challenging, and that's a good reason for him.
He also said that Doctor Strange is one of his favorite heroic characters, and he liked Scott Drrickson's first film to make a good start to the series.
Doctor Strange 2 is currently scheduled to be released on March 25, 2022.
2. The "Black Widow" lawsuit is resolved.
The lawsuit between "Widow Sister" Scarlett Johansson and Disney has caused extensive discussion on the Internet, due to the widow's dissatisfaction with Disney's decision to synchronize the "Black Widow" theater line with the Internet, saying that this move has caused it to lose tens of millions of dollars in revenue, when the two sides were more deadlocked, and even gossip said that Disney was considering suspending all future cooperation projects with widows.
And now, widow sister and Disney two sides reached a settlement, widow herself and Disney have issued a statement, widow sister said that she is very happy that her differences with Disney have been resolved, she is very proud of their achievements over the years, she also enjoys the relationship with the whole team, looking forward to the future of continued cooperation.
Disney said they are happy to reach a consensus with Scarlett Johansson on the issue of "Black Widow", they are grateful for the contributions that widows have made to the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the years, and they are looking forward to continuing to work with widows on a series of new projects in the future, including the new film "Magic Hotel".
Foreign media reported that the settlement amount exceeded $40 million, but Disney did not pay a one-time payment to the widow, and may also involve some other contract issues.
3, Julie on "Eternals".
Angelina Jolie is a Hollywood actress that everyone is very familiar with, although she has starred in a series of popular blockbusters, in which she has played some strong women and heroine roles, such as "Tomb Raider", but she herself said in an interview that she has always avoided starring in superheroes or science fiction films, but feels that "Eternity" has a lot of special things, and the roles in it are very attractive to her.
In addition, Julie also said that she once rejected a now very famous heroine role, but it was not convenient for her to say which one it was to show respect for her actor. However, there have been rumors that Marvel has approached Julie to play Black Widow, and foreign media speculate that it may be Captain Marvel or Wonder Woman.
Eternals will be released in North America on November 5th.
4, "Venom 2" film almost joined Spider-Man.
"Venom 2" has been released in North America, and although it is not yet seen in the mainland, many people should have seen some spoilers on the Internet, especially about easter eggs. Of course, if you don't want to be spoiled, you don't have to turn it down.
Recently, "Venom 2" director Andy Serkis said in an interview that the content of the Easter egg has actually undergone certain changes, and there was a period of discussion that actually allowed Spider-Man to join the story of the film, but later they decided to explore the "Venom Universe" first, so they finally made the appearance of Spider-Man into an Easter egg content.
Of course, in any case, the Venom series is now undoubtedly set in the same movie universe as Spider-Man.