Disney's reported Avengers Doomsday budget is already causing discussion across Hollywood, and not in a good way. According to comments made by John Campea, the next major Marvel team-up film could carry a staggering price tag—one that may put unprecedented pressure...
When Marvel Studios released Eternals in late 2021, the company thought it was launching the next Avengers-level franchise. According to Variety, Kumail Nanjiani, one of the “stars” of Eternals, had signed on for an ambitious six-picture deal across a decade, complete with appearances in a video game and even a planned theme-park attraction.
For more than a decade, comic book movies were Hollywood’s surest bet. Audiences could count on at least one Marvel or DC (usually Marvel…) release smashing past $700 million globally every single year. However, that comic book movie box office hot streak is now broken.
For years, Disney has been accused of alienating men and boys, the very audience that once made Marvel and Star Wars global juggernauts. Now, according to a Variety exclusive, the company is quietly admitting its mistake. Executives are instructing their film division to create content specifically targeted at Gen Z males—boys and young men between the ages of 13 and 28, who Disney has been pushing away for years.
Sometimes the entertainment press can’t resist making a mountain out of a molehill. Case in point: Bella Ramsey appeared to joke about playing Spider-Man at an HBO Emmys event, and suddenly Variety and other outlets acted like Marvel Studios had a new stunning and brave casting announcement.
Disney’s Marvel Studios is pulling the plug on Georgia as a production hub, and the fallout is already being felt across the state. Once hailed as the “Hollywood of the South,” Georgia built its entertainment economy around Marvel blockbusters like Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Black Panther.
For the last week, the internet has been set ablaze with Avengers: Doomsday cast rumors. One day, Spider-Man is reportedly in the movie. The next, Hulk. Then, out of nowhere, outlets insist Steve Rogers is returning alongside Deadpool, Ironheart, and She-Hulk. Depending on which “scoop” you believe, Doomsday might contain every Marvel character that’s ever existed plus a few extras for good measure.
Marvel fans may want to keep their expectations in check when it comes to the Merc with a Mouth. Two of Hollywood’s top trade outlets — The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline — are publishing directly contradictory claims about whether Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool will appear in Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars.
On August 13, 2025, a rumor first exclusively reported by That Park Place in March 2025 re-surfaced via insider Alex Perez’s Q&A on The Cosmic Circus, suggesting that Tatiana Maslany will reprise her role as Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, set for release in December 2026.
Marvel’s Ironheart may have unwittingly saved the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), not by restoring favor with fans, but by setting the course for Avengers: Doomsday.
Estimates have been removed and we now have final tallies for the weekend box office. Fantastic Four: First Steps has officially followed up a 67% drop in its second weekend with a 59% drop in its third. Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps opened with much...
Marvel Studios’ latest superhero entry, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, experienced a significant 60% decline in its third weekend at the domestic box office, grossing an estimated $15.5 million.
In a scathing long post on X, Beau DeMayo, the ousted creator of Disney+’s X-Men ’97, has pulled back the curtain on what he describes as dysfunctional and demoralizing creative meetings with Kevin Feige at Marvel Studios.