Captain America – ScienceFiction.com https://sciencefiction.com Science Fiction (sci-fi) news, books, tv, movies, comic books, video games and more... Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:53:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Will Not Make Its Planned August Release Date https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/17/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-will-not-make-its-planned-august-release-date/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/17/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-will-not-make-its-planned-august-release-date/#disqus_thread Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:09:05 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354218 It’s official: ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ will not make its originally planned August release date.  The show faced at least one production delay– thanks to earthquakes in Puerto Rico– before the COVID-19 outbreak, which shut it down completely.  What was supposed to be the first Marvel Studios TV series was left off of Disney+’s list of new programs being rolled out next month. It seems as though filming can resume in the near future, as nations in the European Union are lifting travel bans for US film and television productions.  ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ had been filming in the Czech Republic at the time that coronavirus shutdowns went into effect. Anthony Mackie reprises his role of Sam Wilson/The Falcon, and Sebastian Stan returns as James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes/The Winter Soldier.  Details about the show’s plot are under wraps, but the show will address the duo’s future after Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) passed his shield over to Wilson in ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Also returning from the movies are Daniel Brühl as Helmut Zemo, who we know is adopting a costume more consistent with his comic book appearance, and Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, the niece of Cap’s […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/17/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-will-not-make-its-planned-august-release-date/feed/ 0 Anthony Mackie Says Marvel Needs More Diversity Behind-The-Cameras https://sciencefiction.com/2020/06/29/anthony-mackie-says-marvel-needs-more-diversity-behind-the-cameras/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/06/29/anthony-mackie-says-marvel-needs-more-diversity-behind-the-cameras/#disqus_thread Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:53:43 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=353780 DisneyOne of the biggest hits in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe was 2018’s ‘Black Panther’, which grossed $1.347 billion at the box office, as fans declared, “It’s Not A Movie, It’s A Movement!”  And outside of that film, Anthony Mackie has the role of Sam Wilson, a.k.a. The Falcon and possibly the next Captain America, while Don Cheadle portrays War-Machine/James Rhodes.  But even though Mackie is set to co-headline the Disney+ series ‘Falcon & Winter Soldier’, he thinks Marvel Studios and parent company Disney could do a lot more to increase diversity behind the camera. In a dual interview with ‘Snowpiercer’s Daveed Diggs, Mackie lamented: “When ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ comes out, I’m the lead.  When ‘Snowpiercer’ came out, you’re the lead. We have the power and the ability to ask those questions. It really bothered me that I’ve done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, every stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person has been white. “We’ve had one Black producer; his name was Nate Moore.  He produced ‘Black Panther.’ But then when you do ‘Black Panther,’ you have a Black director, Black producer, a Black costume designer, a Black stunt choreographer. […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/06/29/anthony-mackie-says-marvel-needs-more-diversity-behind-the-cameras/feed/ 0 ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’: Sebastian Stan Talks Making A TV Series Versus A Movie And Breaks Down The Ending Of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/24/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-sebastian-stan-talks-making-a-tv-series-versus-a-movie-and-breaks-down-the-ending-of-avengers-endgame/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/24/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-sebastian-stan-talks-making-a-tv-series-versus-a-movie-and-breaks-down-the-ending-of-avengers-endgame/#disqus_thread Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:10:53 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=353088 ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ was supposed to arrive on Disney+ later this year, but the show seems to be cursed, as its production has had to shut down, first due to earthquake damage in Puerto Rico, and again in early March due to the coronavirus.  It seems that the majority of the series has been shot, but there is still a bit more needed before post-production can begin. In the meantime, Sebastian Stan, who co-stars as James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes, a.k.a the Winter Soldier, is promoting his latest film, the mostly-improvised drama ‘Endings, Beginnings’.  But of course, questions arose regarding ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’, and he offered a few fresh insights into that project. When speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he was asked whether ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ would retain the same cinematic feel of the movies, or if it was more of a standard TV series, to which he replied that it was a bit of both. “It felt like both. In a lot of ways, it felt like a movie… What I loved about it was that, tonally, it was very much in the same world that ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/24/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-sebastian-stan-talks-making-a-tv-series-versus-a-movie-and-breaks-down-the-ending-of-avengers-endgame/feed/ 0 Boston’s Ace Comic Con Is Canceled Due To A State Of Emergency In Massachusetts https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/12/bostons-ace-comic-con-is-canceled-due-to-a-state-of-emergency-in-massachusetts/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/12/bostons-ace-comic-con-is-canceled-due-to-a-state-of-emergency-in-massachusetts/#disqus_thread Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:45:23 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=352333 A State of Emergency has been declared for the state of Massachusetts forcing the cancellation of another major con, Ace Comic Con, which was to have been held in Boston from March 20-22.  Celebrity guests would have included hometown boy Chris Evans, as well as Hayden Christensen, Taylor Gray, Rupert Grint, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ewan McGregor, Shameik Moore, Ray Park, Keri Russell, Tiya Sircar, Tessa Thompson, Matthew Wood, and Bonnie Wright. A second Ace Comic Con is already scheduled for Chicago in October and that remains on the books, as most are hoping the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will be contained by then. Below is the full statement from the event’s organizers: “ACE Comic Con is an extended family. We feel like we know each one of you personally, and as much as we make you feel welcome into our lives a few times a year, you have been gracious in return. Yesterday, a State of Emergency was called in Massachusetts, and after many hours of consultation with the BCEC, a city-owned facility, it was determined that running the event at its regularly scheduled date/time is not possible due to ‘force majeure.’ We are working with the […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/12/bostons-ace-comic-con-is-canceled-due-to-a-state-of-emergency-in-massachusetts/feed/ 0 Prague Production Of ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Canceled Due To The Coronavirus https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/11/prague-production-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-canceled-due-to-the-coronavirus/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/11/prague-production-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-canceled-due-to-the-coronavirus/#disqus_thread Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:55:39 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=352301 Is someone trying to tell us something?  In January, Disney+’s ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ had to scrap plans to film in Puerto Rico after the area was damaged by earthquakes.  Now, production in Prague has been shut down due to threats from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.  The government of Prague has already shut down schools, as the virus has rapidly spread from Asia to parts of Europe and is now popping up with increasing frequency in the U.S. Is this series cursed?! The majority of the series was filmed in Atlanta, and reportedly the cast and crew were summoned back there from Prague.  Shooting in that country was only supposed to take about a week, so it doesn’t seem as though this portion was that important, and it’s possible that a substitute location can be secured.   RELATED:  ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Are Ready To Fly On The Small Screen With A New Synopsis And Photo   Hopefully, things will pan out.  Disney+ previously expected to have ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ up and streaming in August, to be followed by ‘WandaVision’.  The Marvel Studios series were a big selling point of Disney+ in the […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/11/prague-production-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-canceled-due-to-the-coronavirus/feed/ 0 ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Recruits Carl Lumbly, Possibly As Isaiah Bradley https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/21/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recruits-carl-lumbly-possibly-as-isaiah-bradley/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/21/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recruits-carl-lumbly-possibly-as-isaiah-bradley/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:03:25 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351379 Red Rover, Red Rover… Another DC actor is crossing over to Marvel, as ‘Supergirl’s Carl Lumbly (M’yrnn J’onzz) has been cast in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’.  Though it has not been officially confirmed, it is speculated that he is playing Isaiah Bradley, the first Black Captain America, from the 2003 miniseries ‘Truth: Red, White, and Black’.  In that story, it was revealed that the American government attempted to recreate the Super Soldier formula that made Steve Rogers the superhuman dynamo Captain America.  But this newer formula was tested on African American soldiers (based on the real-life Tuskeegee experiments), but the results weren’t the same.  Isaiah Bradley was the only soldier that survived these experiments, but it ultimately damaged his brain. In ‘Avengers: Endgame’, a now-elderly Steve Rogers bequeathed his shield to Sam Wilson, The Falcon (Anthony Mackie).  And in the comics, The Falcon became Captain America for a time, so fans are anticipating a similar evolution on ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’.  With a new Black Captain America coming into being on this series it would certainly make sense to explore the story of the first Black man to inhabit that role. And, if you’re keeping track, […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/21/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recruits-carl-lumbly-possibly-as-isaiah-bradley/feed/ 1 Strange Company: ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ May Include Versions Of Known MCU Characters From Other Realities https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/05/strange-company-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-may-include-versions-of-known-mcu-characters-from-other-realities/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/05/strange-company-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-may-include-versions-of-known-mcu-characters-from-other-realities/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:38:25 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=350150 Between what we know about ‘Loki,’ new rumors about Wanda (aka Scarlett Witch) losing it in ‘WandaVision‘ (both shows coming to Disney+ in the future), the time travel shenanigans of ‘Endgame,’ and the title ‘Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness,’ it looks more and more likely that the MCU is building toward a multiverse created by time travel and the reality-warping powers of the Scarlett Witch. All of which begs the question, what will Doctor Strange (and audiences) encounter when the character has to deal with the ‘Multiverse of Madness’ in his sequel film? The biggest rumor was recently talked about over on the website MCU Cosmic, where they claim we will see versions of MCU characters in these alternate realities, potentially characters like Captain America or Iron Man (or others), just played by different actors since they are not from the prime MCU reality. Of course, that does not necessarily mean those characters will come back to the main reality and replace the characters we know and love, but it is a cool idea to show alternate versions, potentially setting up a future where some event does force those characters to join the MCU prime reality and take […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/05/strange-company-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-may-include-versions-of-known-mcu-characters-from-other-realities/feed/ 0 Disney+ Narrows The Release Window For ‘The Falcon And The Winter Solider’ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/28/disney-narrows-the-release-window-for-the-falcon-and-the-winter-solider/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/28/disney-narrows-the-release-window-for-the-falcon-and-the-winter-solider/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:05:40 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=349455 We have known that ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ was set to arrive sometime this year, but a year is a long time.  Now at least we have a smaller ballpark to play in.  According to a report on Deadline (about Noah Mills joining that cast), it was subtly stated that ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ will arrive in August. It was previously announced that ‘WandaVision’ had been bumped to “late 2020” after originally being slotted for Spring 2021. Now that ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 1 has ended, there is a clear lack of original programming on Disney+ for older subscribers.  ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ and ‘Cassian Andor’ are not expected to arrive until 2021.  It seems as though ‘The Mandalorian’ S2 will also arrive sometime in the fall/winter.  So it looks as though older viewers will have to wait out the majority of the year, but come late summer, there will be a steady parade of shows.  At the very least, there is the new seventh and final season of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ which arrives on February 21.  Even though it is animated, this series has always had an older fanbase, so at least that’s one thing to […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/28/disney-narrows-the-release-window-for-the-falcon-and-the-winter-solider/feed/ 0 ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Recruits ‘The Enemy Within”s Noah Mills https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/24/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recruits-the-enemy-withins-noah-mills/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/24/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recruits-the-enemy-withins-noah-mills/#disqus_thread Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:54:08 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=349219 Noah Mills, who starred on NBC’s ‘The Enemy Within’ and ‘The Brave’, has joined the cast of Disney+’s ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ in an undisclosed role.  The show has already been in production for a while, filming in and around Atlanta.  Recent plans to film in Puerto Rico had to be scrapped due to earthquakes in the area. Malcolm Spellman developed the show and serves as head writer, while Kari Skogland is set to direct all six episodes.  The cast includes Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/The Falcon and Sebastian Stan as James Buchanon “Bucky” Barnes/ The Winter Soldier, reprising their roles from the movies.  Also returning from the movies are Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/ Agent 13, and Daniel Brühl as bad guy Helmut Zemo.  Wyatt Russell joins the cast as John Walker, also known as the Super Patriot and later the U.S. Agent, while Adepero Oduye, Desmond Chiam, and Miki Ishikawa are known to be part of the cast, although their roles are unknown.  This is expected to be the first Marvel Disney+ series, and is set to debut sometime later this year. Mills, a former model, made his acting debut in ‘Sex and the City 2’.  He has since appeared in the film ‘Happy New Year’, and […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/24/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recruits-the-enemy-withins-noah-mills/feed/ 0 RUMOR MILL: ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ May Set Up The Thunderbolts https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/22/rumor-mill-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-may-set-up-the-thunderbolts/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/22/rumor-mill-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-may-set-up-the-thunderbolts/#disqus_thread Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:05:25 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=348922 RUMOR MILL: This information is STRICTLY RUMOR so take it with a grain of salt! According to scooper Daniel Richtman’s Patreon, Disney+’s ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ will either set up or fully introduce The Thunderbolts to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Richtman previously spilled that Marvel is working on a ‘Thunderbolts’ project, either a movie or another Disney+ series.  The latter has not been confirmed or denied by Marvel Studios or Disney. But it is true that Daniel Brühl is returning as Zemo on ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’, and he is going to shift closer to the way the character is depicted in the comics.  It was Zemo that formed and led the Thunderbolts when they first appeared in the comics, as a new group of superheroes who stepped in when the Avengers and Fantastic Four went missing.  It wasn’t until the end of their first issue that readers discovered that these were actually the Masters of Evil in disguise.  Conflict arose when some of these villains realized they preferred acting as heroes for real.   RELATED:  RUMOR MILL: Marvel Is In Early Development On ‘Thunderbolts’ As Either A Movie Or Disney+ Series   ‘The Falcon and […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/22/rumor-mill-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-may-set-up-the-thunderbolts/feed/ 0 Hugo Weaving Reveals Why He Didn’t Return As The Red Skull In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And ‘Endgame’ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/21/hugo-weaving-reveals-why-he-didnt-return-as-the-red-skull-in-avengers-infinity-war-and-endgame/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/21/hugo-weaving-reveals-why-he-didnt-return-as-the-red-skull-in-avengers-infinity-war-and-endgame/#disqus_thread Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:42:16 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=348839 When the Red Skull vanished at the end of ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’, it was done in such a way that it would be possible for him to return.  But after he didn’t resurface for several movies, most assumed they’d seen the last of the renegade Nazi.  But then he popped up in a surprising new role in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, but a lot of things had changed.  He was no longer the Nazi leader with enhanced Super Soldier abilities.  He was now a floating specter and the guardian of the Soul Stone in the realm of Vormir.  And he was played by a different actor. Hugo Weaving portrayed the villain in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’, but when the character returned in ‘Infinity War’, he was played by ‘The Walking Dead’s Ross Marquand, a performer noted for his ability to mimic other celebrity voices, including, apparently, that of Weaving.  But it seems that Marvel Studios did approach Weaving, but he declined because they wanted to slash his salary. Speaking to Time Out, he disclosed: “Oh, yeah. I loved playing that character Red Skull – it was a lot of fun. We were all obliged to sign up for […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/21/hugo-weaving-reveals-why-he-didnt-return-as-the-red-skull-in-avengers-infinity-war-and-endgame/feed/ 3 Plans To Film Parts Of ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ In Puerto Rico Are Cancelled After Earthquakes https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/13/plans-to-film-parts-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-in-puerto-rico-are-cancelled-after-earthquakes/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/13/plans-to-film-parts-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-in-puerto-rico-are-cancelled-after-earthquakes/#disqus_thread Mon, 13 Jan 2020 23:58:52 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=348254 ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ has cancelled plans to shoot in Puerto Rico, after the recent earthquakes there.  Up to this point, it appeared that the show intended to carry on with the original scheduled shooting, (in the northern part of the island of Arecibo) but it has now been confirmed (by Deadline) that those plans have changed.  Crew members were expected to begin arriving on Tuesday and shooting there was expected to last for two weeks.  It is now expected that a new location will be found. Puerto Rico was hit last Tuesday by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, which appears to be the strongest it has experienced this century.  Then, on Saturday, it was hit once again by another quake that measured 5.9.   RELATED:  ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Concept Art Reveals New Costumes For The Featured Characters   Filming of ‘The Flacon and the Winter Soldier’ began in October in Atlanta.  The show is expected to arrive sometime later this year on Disney+.  It’s unclear if this will delay its launch. Earlier this month, it was announced that fellow new Marvel/Disney+ series, ‘WandaVision’ was being pushed up to 2020, after it was earlier planned for […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/13/plans-to-film-parts-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-in-puerto-rico-are-cancelled-after-earthquakes/feed/ 0 Toy News Tuesday: Whats Going On? https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/07/toy-news-tuesday-whats-going-on/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/07/toy-news-tuesday-whats-going-on/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Jan 2020 04:26:39 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=347797   Happy New Year and welcome back once  again for an all new Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! It is OFFICIALLY 2020, the year of the future! How many sci-fi films are set during this year? Hell, the future portion of ‘Back To The Future’ was set half a decade ago at this point! This yesr is pretty definitively ‘the future’ and WE are living in it. What else is great about the future is the insane number of new toys we have to talk about! Don’t waste another second, scroll on down to the Toy News for the week of  January 7th, 2020! More Power Rangers Ready To Go-Go Since taking over the Power Rangers brand last year, the team at Hasbro has been knocking it out of the park and keeping the hits coming with their 6-inch scale ‘Power Rangers: Lightning Collection’ toyline. This week Hasbro announced the complete lineup for their fourth wave of figures […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/07/toy-news-tuesday-whats-going-on/feed/ 0 The Top 10 Highest-Grossing Genre Movies Of 2019 https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/01/the-top-10-highest-grossing-genre-movies-of-2019/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/01/the-top-10-highest-grossing-genre-movies-of-2019/#disqus_thread Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:15:03 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=347222 Well, we covered the flops of 2019, but recapping the hits is a little easier because there is only one number to look for– how much a movie made.  Of course, once you factor in production and advertising budgets, things can change, but for now, let’s look at the movies that made the most this year based purely on ticket sales.  Of course, unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last year, you already know what the #1 movie is.  But did these others do as well, better, or worse than you thought? Once again, this list is limited to genre films– science fiction, fantasy, and horror.  That means that one major hit, Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ has been omitted.  It is actually the second-highest-grossing movie of 2019, having earned $1.656 billion.  That movie’s omission allowed the #10 movie on this list to slip in.  What was it? 10. It: Chapter Two Global Gross: $472.1 million ‘It: Chapter One’ became the highest-grossing horror movie of all time, earning over $700M, but the general consensus is that ‘Chapter Two’ fell short, despite director Andy Muschietti returning, along with the original kid cast and Pennywise actor Bill Skarsgård, and a star-studded […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/01/the-top-10-highest-grossing-genre-movies-of-2019/feed/ 0 Spider-Man And The Avengers Come To Disney California Adventure In 2020 https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/31/spider-man-and-the-avengers-come-to-disney-california-adventure-in-2020/ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/31/spider-man-and-the-avengers-come-to-disney-california-adventure-in-2020/#disqus_thread Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:25:02 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=347094 For the longest time, our Marvel superhero options in theme parks were pretty limited. Universal’s Islands of Adventure gave us a cool Hulk rollercoaster and a sweet Spider-Man ride, but those lack the MCU’s flare. Sure, that’s all because of licensing agreements from over twenty years ago, but we want some interactive Tom Holland Spidey action now! Don’t worry. Disney heard our cries and is set to deliver onto us tidings of colorful leather and spandex. 2020 is set to be the year in which significant changes will be happening all across Disney parks worldwide. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to be a substantial factor in that metamorphosis. In the coming twelve months, Disney California Adventure Park will be home to the first phase of Avengers Campus. This new land will be entirely dedicated to the heroes and heroines of the MCU in some exciting ways. The initial E-Ticket attraction will be an interactive Spider-Man ride, which looks to be a combination of the IoA ride and ‘Toy Story Midway Mania.’ On this 3D journey, you’ll assist Spidey web-up his wayward Spider-Bots. Hopefully, this is just part of the ride, and we’ll run into some of the Webhead’s rogues […]

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