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James Gunn Claims DCU is Better than MCU

 For years, Marvel and DC have been competing to create a cinematic universe filled with their favorite superheroes and villains. Marvel with its MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), while DC came with the DCU (DC Universe). If the MCU is still rolling with the original plan, it's different with the DC Universe. The reason is that recently, the DC Universe underwent a complete overhaul, which was carried out by James Gunn and Peter Safran. So, in the press conference that was just held, James Gunn wanted to make sure that the MCU and DC Universe would be very different. Even though both are still about superheroes and each project is related to each other, there are many differences presented. Apart from that, James Gunn also mentions DC Universe identities that are not owned by the MCU, as he mentions below. “A lot of people think it (DC Universe) is going to be Marvel 2.0. And of course I learned a lot of things at Marvel, you know. I think we (DC Universe and MCU) will have a lot of

MCU Stars Reveal James Gunn's Plans in the DCU

 Late last year, the new bosses of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran had announced that they would soon be announcing various new DC Universe projects earlier this year. Now entering early 2023, there's still no sign of what the DC project in question will be. But according to an MCU star who has collaborated with Gunn quite often, like it or not, going forward the studio plans to completely overhaul the DCU. Before occupying the position as one of the executives at DC Studios, Gunn was actually known first as one of the best directors at Marvel Studios. Where since 2017 he has held one of the MCU's most successful franchises, namely Guardians of the Galaxy, which this year will soon be showing its third film in theaters. Together with Marvel, Gunn admits that he has found a lot of stars that he might invite to DCU in the future, one of which is former WWE player Dave Bautista who is famous for playing Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy team. Recently, while

Ryan Gosling Joins MCU's Fantastic Four

 Fantastic Four is one of the most anticipated superhero teams coming to the MCU. After Disney acquired 20th Century Studios in 2020, now Marvel Studios can use several characters such as the Fantastic Four and also the X-Men. Now they can join the MCU, and meet the superheroes and villains that have appeared before them. Marvel Studios has confirmed that they will make and release a Fantastic Four film in 2025. However, until now, Marvel Studios has not provided complete details about the film, such as the plot, and the cast involved. And now, starting to emerge the latest news about the film Fantastic Four. Jeff Sneider reports that Ryan Gosling will star in Fantastic Four Reboot. Sneider said he heard the news firsthand, although he did not say what character Gosling was playing. Previously, there was more news that said that Gosling was in negotiations to play Sentry, and his character appeared in the film Thunderbolts. But Gosling quickly denied the news. Gosling actually said he

Actors Banned from Oscars

 The Oscar award at the Academy Awards is usually a benchmark for the success of a film or the actors who star in the film. Usually, the name of the actor will shine even more after he gets an Oscar. There have been many famous actors who have won this award in Hollywood. Interestingly, there are several actors who have even been banned or prevented from appearing in the most prestigious event in the film industry. So who are the actors who were banned from the Oscars? Richard Gere Who would have thought that veteran actor Richard Gere would be banned from the Oscars? In 1993, Richard Gere discussed the issues that were currently hot at the time. He talked about Tibet being controlled by China. Specifically, Richard said that what China was doing had violated human rights. Indeed, what Richard Gere mentioned were facts that happened on the ground, but Richard discussed this issue at the Academy Awards. As a result of this, Richard was banned from appearing at the Oscars for more than t

Check out Invincible Season 2's First Appearance

 Season 2 of the animated series Invincible has finally officially released its first look. In the stills, Mark Grayson – voiced by Steven Yeun – meets Allen the Alien – voiced by Seth Rogen. Allen and Mark themselves last appeared together at the end of the first season of the series, when talking about the future. This seems to confirm that their alliance will bring Allen to earth for the newest season. And now, after the news regarding season 2 was confirmed last month, the first look for Invincible season 2 has officially been released via its official Twitter account. In the upload, Allen and Mark can be seen talking at Burger Mart. And besides the first look for season 2, this upload is also believed to be a hint about the appearance of the teaser trailer which is likely to be released tomorrow. Based on previous information, actually the production process for season 2 of Invincible itself has been in the works for a long time. However, the development of news about the season 2

The Justice League That Didn't Appear in the DCU

 The Justice League is one of the strongest superhero teams in the DCU. They have made a major contribution in protecting the Earth from various threats, starting from threats that come from outside the Earth, as well as those that come from the Earth itself. As we know, several core Justice League members have been introduced to the DCU, namely Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Cyborg. But there's actually a lot more members of the Justice League in the comics. Which members of the Justice League haven't appeared in the DCU yet? Check out the following: firestrom Firestrom is a hero with enormous power. His powers are focused on nukes, much like Captain Atom's. Firestrom is indeed an interesting character, because he is actually a combination of two different people, namely Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein. Raymond is a teenager while Stein is an adult who has won a Nobel Prize. Both of them had an accident so they finally joined forces to become Fires

Scopper Gaban Will Appear in One Piece 1072

 It is widely predicted that the figure of Scopper Gaban will return towards the end of One Piece's story, where maybe he will help Luffy get to Laugh Tale. Scopper Gaban might become another guiding figure for Luffy. Or it could also be that he is an important figure to reveal various secrets, either about the world's secrets or about Laugh Tale. Gol D. Roger is the only pirate known to have reached Laugh Tale Island. Together with his crew, Roger managed to overcome various obstacles and managed to find all four Road Poneglyphs before he made it to Laugh Tale. After that, he decided to disband his crew. After Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban is believed by fans to be the next important Roger crew to appear. Who is Scopper Gaban Scopper Gaban is one of Roger's confidants, besides Silvers Rayleigh. He sailed to the last island with the rest of Roger's crew. Considering his status in the crew, there is a possibility that Scopper Gaban was one of the early crew members who joined

5 Other Names of Adam Warlock in the Marvel Universe

 Long before the Marvel Universe was bustling with multiverse stories, Adam Warlock was one of the characters from the 60s who already had quite a few names or nicknames. Regardless of whether it is a future version or a past version, these names will eventually stick to the figure of Adam Warlock, who does not have many variant characters in the multiverse. This nickname then begins to describe the position and nature of Adam Warlock which is quite ambiguous in the Marvel Universe, even now. From heroes to villains, here are 5 other names for Adam Warlock! Him Him is another name for Adam Warlock that Marvel first pinned on when he made his debut in Fantastic Four comics #66–67 (1967). It all started when he was created by a group of scientists as the most perfect human born from a cocoon. Instead of directly naming him with a special name, scientists just use a simple nickname for him, namely Him (He). Unfortunately, because he was immediately born an adult, while his mind was still

5 Actors Who Failed to Play Ant-Man, Here's the Reason

 Debuted in the 60s, Ant-Man is a Marvel superhero identity that was first embraced by Hank Pym, co-founder of the Avengers at Marvel Comics. Since the late 70s, his identity has been carried on by Scott Lang, who is also part of the super-team Avengers and Fantastic Four. With such a long history, it's clear that Ant-Man is a character that is inseparable from Marvel, as well as the MCU version played by actor and comedian Paul Rudd. Speaking of the MCU version of Scott Lang, Paul Rudd will soon be reprising his role in the film that many fans have been highly anticipating, namely Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantummania. But you know, before Rudd's name became famous among Marvel fans, there were actually a number of other actors who almost played the character of Ant-Man. Most of the names of these actors may even be familiar to your ears. Here are 5 actors who failed to get the role of Ant-Man in the MCU. Adrien Brody Historically, Ant-Man was the first MCU film that Marvel Studio

War Machine Becomes Skrull Incarnate in Secret Invasion

 Going into early 2023, Marvel is preparing a number of shows that will be part of the early stages of Phase 5 of the MCU. One of them is the Secret Invasion series which is predicted to be aired at the beginning of this year. The series, which takes its title from the comic book story, will tell the story of an invasion of the evil Skrull aliens who are famous for being able to disguise themselves as other Marvel characters. And in the MCU itself, the strongest candidate who has the potential to emerge as a Skrull incarnation in Secret Invasion is James Rhodey aka War Machine. What are the instructions and theories like? Check out the discussion below. Skrull Clues As War Machine in Secret Invasion In the MCU, the Skrull aliens have actually been introduced in the film Captain Marvel (2019), where their shape-shifting abilities are known to be very difficult for even the superhero's eyes to notice. So far two groups of Skrull have been introduced to the MCU. The first is the group

Get to know the Forever Crystal, Marvel's Most Advanced Time Travel Tool

 Currently, time travel is a premise that is often brought up in the Marvel Universe. Especially since Marvel Studios introduced the concept at the end of the Infinity Saga and then made it one of the main themes in the currently ongoing Multiverse Saga. In the comics themselves, there are actually lots of tools or artifacts that are often used to support the story of time travel. However, none of them are as powerful as the Forever Crystal, because it is said that this artifact can be used to change Marvel's past and future as well. How could that be? Let's just talk about it. Origin Forever Crystal at Marvel Comics First appearing in the comic Avengers: Forever #3 (1998), the Forever Crystal is an artifact in the Marvel universe created by Immortus, a variant of the future Kang who devoted himself to the Time Keepers. The main purpose of Immortus using this tool is to change the destiny of mankind while preventing their ambitions to make conquests beyond Earth. The reason Imm

One Piece: Is This Oda's Inspiration for Creating Devil Fruits?

The readers of the One Piece series are perhaps one of the sources of inspiration for the devil fruit power that Eiichiro Oda presents in his story. Readers are a very important part of the story of One Piece and for all of them. Because of that, it makes sense that Oda Sensei was inspired to "manifest" their wish in the form of a devil fruit power. The world of One Piece is a very big world with many mysteries that have not been revealed until now. And one of the mysteries that is still unanswered is about the devil fruit. We still don't know where devil fruit actually comes from, who made it, and so on. Even so, there is an interesting theory about the inspiration for this devil fruit. Devil Fruit Origin Theory As mentioned above, if the origin of the devil fruit is still one of the big mysteries that has not been revealed. The fans themselves finally presented a lot of theories and speculation regarding this matter. Oda Sensei himself had promised his fans dozens of ye

Is This the Main Villain in The Marvels?

 This year it is confirmed that Captain Marvel will return soon with her second film entitled The Marvels. In the 33rd MCU film, he will be accompanied by Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau who each recently got their superpowers. Apart from these formidable superheroes, this film directed by Nia DaCosta will also mark the debut of actress Zawe Ashton as the main villain of The Marvels. Although Marvel Studios is still keeping Zawe's role under wraps, a number of rumors and speculations have focused on one character. Who is she? Immediately, see the discussion below. Zawe Asthon as Dar-Benn? Deadline first revealed the role of the main villain Zawe Ashton in The Marvels itself in 2021. Given that at that time there was no additional information revealing his character, currently a number of rumors and fan speculation have been converging on the figure of supervillain Dar-Benn. One of the first credible scoopers to claim this news was Marvel updates on Twitter, which was later endorsed b

The 5 Weirdest Godzilla Movies That Were Canceled

 In its history, Godzilla is one of the film franchises that is not easy to realize. First released in the 50s, a classic Godzilla film from studio Toho usually requires very thorough preparation, starting from the concept of the story to the set of miniatures and monster costumes that will be used. Things like this often result in a Godzilla film being ultimately canceled from production, even though the script has been completed. Like the 5 films that we will discuss this time, apart from failing to air, all of them have strange and astonishing stories! Bride of Godzilla Success with its first two films which were released consecutively in 1954 and 1955, Toho, who was still a home studio at that time, had intended to present a partner for Godzilla in the next film. This idea first appeared in 1956 through the Bride of Godzilla script written by Hideo Ungami. Surprisingly, the couple prepared by the studio turns out to be a giant female robot created by a scientist who misses his late

Get to know Android as well as Kang's Mainstay Weapon

 When talking about the big bad Marvel villain, some fans will immediately remember Kang the Conqueror. Especially in the MCU cinema universe, Kang from actor Jonathan Majors is certain to become the new big bad in the Multiverse Saga that is currently underway. As we know, Kang himself is actually not a famous villain because of his physical strength, but because of the advanced technology and weaponry he has. Did you know that of all the technologies, Kang really likes his flagship stimuloid, where this 'android stimulant' called Growing Man often makes Marvel superheroes feel overwhelmed. Android as well as Kang's Mainstay Weapon First told in the comic Thor #140 (1967) by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Growing Man was initially seen as a small doll or mysterious action figure found by a museum expeditionist. When the experts tried to hand him over to the police, according to Kang the Conqueror's plan, Growing Man immediately activated himself to fight Thor. Where the andr

The 5 Evil Megazords in Power Rangers

 First introduced in the 90s, Power Rangers is an American superhero franchise that adapted the Japanese Super Sentai and has now become a pop culture icon worldwide. For nearly thirty years, this iconic franchise has introduced various teams of Power Rangers and their flagship robots called Megazords. Interestingly, even though the Megazord is actually intended to defeat giant monsters, the fact is that there are also evil robots that actually pose a threat. Like these 5 worst Megazords! Serpentera The first evil megazord whose power can no longer be doubted in the Power Rangers universe is Serpentera. This green dragon-shaped robot is famous for having a very large size as well as being the longest among other Megazords. With a nuclear shot coming out of its mouth, Serpentera quite often defeats the Rangers' Thunder Megazord. Fortunately, despite all of his terrible power, it turns out that Serpentera's energy runs out very quickly, so he can only appear occasionally. Includi

7 Strongest Father Son in Anime, There's Naruto Minato

 One interesting type of relationship in anime is that between fathers and children, especially sons. While all parent-child pairs have the potential to be attractive, there are many types of father-son relationships. In addition to getting along and supporting each other, there are also father-daughter relationships that have the potential to fight each other. Of the many strongest father-daughter duos in anime, here are 7 of them! 1. Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) Naruto Uzumaki and his father Minato Namikaze actually did not live on the same timeline, because Minato sacrificed his life to protect Naruto and the village of Konoha when Naruto was a baby. But the two of them get a chance to fight together after Naruto almost loses himself to the Nine-Tails' chakra, and finally meets his father who helps him control the beast and use its power to defeat Pain. They also fought together when Minato was reincarnated through Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War. H

Two stars of 1968's "Romeo and Juliet" sued Paramount Pictures

 The two stars of 1968′s “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens. Olivia Hussey, then 15 and now 71, and Leonard Whiting, then 16 now 72, filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging sexual abuse, sexual harassment and fraud. Director Franco Zeffirelli, who died in 2019, initially told the two that they would wear flesh-colored undergarments in the bedroom scene that comes late in the movie and was shot on the final days of filming, the suit alleges. But on the morning of the shoot, Zeffirelli told Whiting, who played Romeo, and Hussey, who played Juliet, that they would wear only body makeup, while still assuring them the camera would be positioned in a way that would not show nudity, according to the suit. Yet they were filmed in the nude without their knowledge, in violation of California and federal laws against indecency and the exploitation of children, the suit says.

One Piece to Jujutsu Kaisen, Anime Dominating the Box Office in 2022

 2022 is a massive year with many anime appearing, including the emergence of new anime. Namely Spy X Family, Lycoris Recoil, Chainsaw Man, to Blue Lock, which stole the show. These new anime even took place when several other big Japanese anime were also released in the same year. Like the anime My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Bleach. However, when it comes to anime films for 2022, some are also hits at the box office. In fact, not only hits and dominates the Japanese box office, but several Japanese anime films also dominate globally. As the popularity of anime continues to grow, more and more anime films are being released globally. Starting 2023, Japan has calculated revenue and revealed the biggest anime film released during 2022. Call it One Piece: Red, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and other anime films that were also successful outside Japan, which were able to increase the popularity of anime. even adding to the revenue from Japanes

SBS Releases Trailer for Drama Taxi Driver 2, Notes Premiere Date

 The South Korean drama, Taxi Driver, will soon be releasing season 2. After the success of the first season, now SBS has also released a trailer for the drama which makes fans even more enthusiastic. For the second season, the drama Taxi Driver is increasingly making the audience curious about the storyline. Curious what the trailer looks like? Come on, see the full article below! SBS Releases Trailer for Drama Taxi Driver Season 2 In early 2023, SBS shared a trailer for the second season of the drama Taxi Driver. Now the drama starring Lee Je Hoon, Kim Eui Sung, Pyo Yejin, Jang Hyukjin, Bae Yuram and Shin Jaeha will be released this year. The series is the work of director Lee Dan, while the script is written by Oh Sang Ho. Taxi Driver Season 2 is a follow-up drama to Taxi Driver season 1 (2021), starring Lee Je Hoon and Kim Eui Sung. Through this new trailer, the writer and director gives a glimpse of Lee Je Joon who has avenged the victims who have been wronged. This trailer also l