MCU Phases 5 & 6

[Thomas Seitz]

I'm fine with whomever.

[Aberzombie]

I honestly don't know what phase they're on anymore, or if there even is a phase. Still, this was interesting news...

Chris Evans Sets Marvel Return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Maybe they'll go the Nazi Cap route.

[Aberzombie]

The Russo Brothers Reportedly Signing New X-Men Deal Means MCU Could Finally See a Storyline Even Darker Than Infinity War

I don't think I've seen an MCU film in the theater since the Multiverse of Madness film (which I regretted). The Russo Brothers directing X-Men movies could possibly change that. With a big helping dose of "It depends".

[Greylurker]

Have to admit, initial look at Fantastic Four is good.

[Aberzombie]

Greylurker wrote:

Have to admit, initial look at Fantastic Four is good.

I was impressed with the FX on The Thing, and his Kirby-esque look. I also liked the whole 60s setting. Still not thrilled with the idea of Pedro Pascal as Reed. Not that I think he’d be bad, I just think they could have found someone who better fit the role.

To be honest, though, I didn’t see enough in this teaser to make me want to pay to see it in a theater.

[Aberzombie]

I was just reading an article about how some TikTok personality was able to sneak onto the set of Avengers: Doomsday at Pinewood Studios in the UK. He apparently walked around pretending like he worked there, and even raided a food table. Reportedly (I don't TikTok, so can't say for sure), he also put up some video of a scene being filmed that included the word "Madripoor".

According to the article, there was also some speculation the whole thing could have been staged by Disney as part of a controlled leak.

What I find more interesting is the shooting location in the UK. As I recall from my VERY limited knowledge of UK law, this means they'll have to file certain tax documents with the actual amount it cost them to make the movie. It'll be interesting to see if they try to hide that number in some way. Out of control Hollywood budgets seem to be getting a lot more attention from investors these days.

[JoelF847]

UK has multiple major studios and lots of high budget movies and TV shows are filmed there. It's not that unusual at all.

[Aberzombie]

Apologies if my post was unclear. I wasn’t implying filming in the UK was unusual. They did it with several other Marvel movies, up until recently.

My point was strictly regarding the tax reporting. From my understanding, it’s different here in the US, and they don’t have to report the full budget in such detail.

[Thomas Seitz]

All I know is there had better be some Black Swans involved in Doomsday. :p