Captain Marvel
We Need to Talk About the Cat in the Loki Trailer
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Captain Marvel. By now, we’re all familiar with the new trailer for Disney+’s next Marvel spinoff series Loki. But what we haven’t talked about enough is its surprise introduction of … a cat. Or, “cat.” As we see in the trailer, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is immediately confronted by a noticeably chill tabby cat upon being released into an office after meeting with Owen Wilson’s Mobius. The cat even begins purring when Loki drops into the adjacent chair. Now, anyone who’s had the good fortune to interact with a cat would find this suspicious: What pet on Earth would be that content when next to an empty bowl, or that calm when a fugitive God of Mischief interrupts their afternoon? But that’s exactly it: They’re not on Earth. Loki is a prisoner of the Time Variance Au...
‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta Tapped For ‘Captain Marvel 2’
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Marvel Studios knows how to shake the room because their latest news has induced a praise dance across social media. Nia DaCosta will direct the highly anticipated Captian Marvel 2, making her the first Black woman to direct a film for the studio. News first broke about the sequel in January before the coronavirus pandemic halted the film industry. At the time, production had started and Disney+ WandaVision writer Megan McDonnell joined on the project. Details were slim pickings beyond that point, but this new addition from Vulture is a pleasant surprise to fans. Captain Marvel grossed over $1 billion worldwide to date, which means the sequel stands to match that, or more, once the film is released to the masses. As for the budget, Marvel doesn’t cut corners...
