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Pink Villa
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matches Thunderbolts Rotten Tomatoes Score on Release Day, Find Out
The Fantastic Four: First Steps has matched the score of Thunderbolts* on Rotten Tomatoes. The Pedro Pascal starrer, which released today, July 25, went on to gain 88% from the critics on the tomatoes meter and 93% from the audience on the popcorn meter, which is the same as Thunderbolts*. The latter film was dropped in theaters on May 2, 2025, and was well-lauded by the fans of Marvel. The movie starred Sebastian Stan and Florence Pugh, amongst others. The ratings for both the superhero films are considered to be great. The audience verdict is out It has been a great year for Marvel so far. The studios have managed to pull themselves back up after a terrible previous phase, which included movies like Thor: Love and Thunder and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The fans are loving the stories and new faces taking over the franchise and powering it up with their brilliant acting skills. Speaking of new faces, Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby have impressed the viewers of Fantastic Four with their presence onscreen, and the results are quite visible in the data provided above. Moreover, Stan and Florence Pugh's latest film worked as the revival of Marvel. The reviews garnered by Thunderbolts* were excellent, and the cast went on to call themselves the 'New Avengers.' According to the media reports, the Thunderbolts as well as the first family of Marvel will join some of the original Avengers in the Doomsday to fight the evil of Victor Von Doom. The other cast members of Avengers: Doomsday include Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Hiddleston, Paul Rudd, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and others. Meanwhile, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is running successfully in theaters. Thunderbolts* will soon be available to stream on OTT.
Daily Mirror
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
‘One of the most entertaining Marvel movies ever' is streaming free - but not for long
As yet another Marvel blockbuster hits screens this week, one of the superhero franchise's best entries is available to watch for free BBC iPlayer is currently streaming one of the most beloved films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it won't be on the platform for very long. This small-scale action thriller from 2015 stars one of Hollywood's most beloved comedic actors taking on the role of a reformed criminal who eventually becomes one of the Avengers' most reliable heroes. 10 years on, this groundbreaking superhero film with one of the most unique characters in Marvel's extensive roster is still highly regarded by comic book fans, so it's well worth a rewatch. Unfortunately, Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd, is only available on iPlayer for the next eight days, so viewers have a very limited window to watch this jaw-dropping movie totally free of charge. The action gets started when Scott Lang (played by Rudd) is released from prison and forms an unlikely partnership with Dr Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), who is desperate to keep his dangerous shrinking technology from falling into the wrong hands. However, Pym's volatile former protégé, Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), has developed a shrinking suit of his own known as the Yellowjacket that could wreak untold havoc. With the latest MCU adventure, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, hitting the big screen later this week, now's the perfect time to revisit one of Marvel's smaller superhero hits. One fan raved in a five-star Google review: 'Ant-Man is BY FAR one of the most entertaining, funny, and heartwarming movies in the MCU - I'm thinking it's my favorite! 'I went into the movie not expecting much but Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) was so easy to like and hilarious. 'My family had such a great time watching this underrated classic. It was fast-paced, had good character development, a simple storyline, didn't take itself too seriously but managed to HIT A HOME RUN, and did I mention funny as hell?' Another gushed: 'I love this movie with all my heart. It's funny, interesting, heroic and one of the funniest at Marvel Studios.' 'I never realized how great this movie is until now,' a third admitted. 'Top 5 MCU films for me. 'It is just so fun, fresh, and has great action too. Villain is actually pretty good. One of the more rewatchable films in Marvel.' Someone else said: 'This is probably my favorite Marvel movie. I am a huge Marvel fan and this was just amazing. It has comedy and the character development is amazing!' And a final review said: 'I recommend this movie cause it's just so darn funny! 'Paul Rudd does an amazing job as Ant-Man, and the humor is amazing. The action: 10/10. Humor: 10/10. Basically everything: 10/10.' Make sure you revisit another Marvel film packed with heart and humour as the Fantastic Four gear up for their next big screen outing very soon. Ant-Man is available on BBC iPlayer until Wednesday, 30th July.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Benedict Cumberbatch blasts his 'horrific' Marvel diet for 'Doctor Strange': 'I could feed a family'
"It's a grossly wasteful industry," the actor behind Stephen Strange said. An apple a day is not nearly enough for Doctor Strange — but maybe it should be. Benedict Cumberbatch discussed his complicated feelings toward maintaining his Marvel diet and fitness regimen during an interview with the Ruthie's Table podcast. "For me, the exercise is great," the Sherlock star began. "And the end result is that you feel strong and you feel confident — you hold yourself better. You have stamina through the exercise and the food that makes you last through the gig." Cumberbatch expressed dismay, however, at the nutritional side of the job. "But it is horrific. I don't like it personally," he said. "I think it's horrific eating beyond your appetite. Again, going back to responsibility and resourcefulness and sustainability — it's just like, what am I doing? I could feed a family with the amount I'm eating." Cumberbatch said that his diet while playing the Sorcerer Supreme included five meals per day, plus "a couple of boiled eggs between those five meals, or some kind of high protein snack, cheese and crackers or almond butter and crackers — crackers, lots of crackers." That being said, the Imitation Game actor said that on the whole, he appreciates the overall process of maintaining intense fitness for his superhero projects. "It's great fun. I love it. I love body transformation in my job," he said. "On Marvel, it's a big sand pit. So they've got resources. You have someone who can prescribe you what you're eating, and they can cook [for] you. We had a fantastic chef on the last Doctor Strange film." Other Marvel actors have previously discussed the difficulties of maintaining a superheroic physique. Paul Rudd said that he essentially cut out all flavorful foods while playing Ant-Man. "When I was having to train for the Ant-Man movie, and I was on a very restrictive diet, my reward was sparkling water," he told the Off Menu podcast in 2023. "That's how horrible that diet was. I was like, 'All right, I can have some sparkling water now, I've earned it.'" Earlier this year, Danny Ramirez — who played Joaquin Torres, the new Falcon in Captain America: Brave New World — said that upholding his character's physique requires significant sacrifice from a dietary standpoint. "I think everyone out there that goes through an intense training regimen knows how boring it gets," he told Men's Health. "Now my dinners are kinda bland." Elsewhere in the Ruthie's Table interview, Cumberbatch also explained how his Marvel diet is indicative of a wider problem in Hollywood. "It's a grossly wasteful industry," he said. "You may think about set builds that aren't recycled, think about transport, think about food, think about housing, but also light and energy — the amount of wattage you need to sort of create daylight and consistent light in a studio environment, it's a lot of energy."The Power of the Dog actor said that when he produces projects, he pushes for more climate-friendly policies during production. "It is a systemic thing, but as a producer, I'm really hot on that," he said. "I try to push the green initiative, the green handshake into every agreement I can, whether it's just a gentlemanly discussion about, 'Can we not have any single-use plastic? Really, I think we're beyond that.' [Or] if people have water bottles now, they can bring in.... You don't have to give the crew plastic bottles." Watch the full interview with Cumberbatch above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly Solve the daily Crossword
Digital Trends
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Ant-Man is my favorite Marvel franchise. It's also the silliest
Paul Rudd is incredibly handsome, but the idea that he would ever lead an entire superhero franchise might have, at one time, seemed a little far-fetched. For as charismatic as he is, Rudd's defining quality on screen has always been his silliness. As it turns out, that's precisely what made Ant-Man the perfect character for him to play. The original Ant-Man, which is now 10 years old, came out at a time when Marvel was already dominant but not yet the supreme force that it would become in the years ahead. Crucially, this is a movie that doesn't matter all that much. It's a movie about an amateur thief tasked with preventing a tech mogul from weaponizing ant technology for evil ends. The thief is played by Rudd because why not! Then, he learns how to be super small and gets to hang out more with his daughter. Recommended Videos It's all very, very silly! And that's part of what makes Ant-Man the most interesting franchise in the entirety of the MCU. That's not to say it's the best, but it's one of the few franchises in the MCU that has some sense of internal cohesion. Let's dive into why these movies, and the first installment in particular, work so well: They know how to take advantage of Ant-Man's powers To the immense credit of director Peyton Reed and the folks at Marvel, Ant-Man's powers are often some of the most fun to watch on screen. That's in large part because his powers are totally distinct from anyone else in the MCU and because they can have a lot of fun with the size of various everyday objects. Do you want to see an office building in a tiny size? This movie has that. Do you want to see a giant salt shaker? We've got one of those. Although those gags are good in and of themselves, they are reinforced by choreography that gets at all the ways you imagined Ant-Man would use his powers to take on bad guys. It's easy to overlook those sections of the movie because they exist on the comedic end of the Marvel continuum, but the first two Ant-Man movies are remarkably inventive in their fight choreography. You get the sense that there was a brain trust responsible for figuring out how to make the stunts look both silly and realistic, and they nailed it. Paul Rudd turns out to be the ideal vehicle for all this One of the most remarkable things about Avengers: Endgame is that, while the movie is chiefly about the core Avengers, Rudd's Scott Lang is in it a shocking amount. Scott is crucial to the film's plot mechanics, and he proved to be such a revelation in his own movies. Rudd's overt silliness is a wonderful addition to the ensemble movies he's cast in, but the Ant-Man movies know how to make it work as its own distinct flavor, too. Rudd's Scott is a fun guy, but he knows how to put just the right amount of saccharine sweetness into the performance. His connection with his daughter is genuinely moving, and the times when we do get to see them together are emotional. Rudd, who comes from the Apatow school of sentimental laughs, knows how to make himself both a silly guy and, fundamentally, a good dad. It's that combination that makes the Ant-Man movies and Ant-Man the character work. Ant-Man is good when Ant-Man is self-contained The first two Ant-Man movies are good precisely because not a whole heck of a lot of consequence happens in them. Ant-Man fights a bad guy and emerges victorious. He gets into a lot of shenanigans along the way, and that's really about the sum of it. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is worse than the first two films precisely because Marvel tried to use it to launch an entire supervillain. While there's still plenty of silly stuff in the movie, the more actual universe-building these movies have to do, the worse they tend to be. So the fondness I have for Ant-Man and its first sequel stems mainly from how fun both movies are and how much it feels like you can walk out of them without worrying about Kang or any other massive threat to the Marvel universe. Scott's just trying to spend time with his daughter and be a decent guy, and at the end of the day, the movies that focus on him and on his escapades are the most fun to watch. You can watch Ant-Man on Disney+.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd star in cringe comedy Friendship
Produced by indie darlings A24, Friendship is the debut starring role for Tim Robinson, best known for hit Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave. The show propelled the comedian to TikTok stardom, becoming the punchline of the viral 'I'm doing my part' meme and having catchphrases from the show enter social media vernacular. This week, he teams up with Marvel star Paul Rudd for the excruciatingly funny Friendship. Robinson plays Craig, a marketing executive whose lack of emotional availability means he is disconnected from his wife Tami (Kate Mara) and son Steve (Jack Dylan Grazer). His isolated life turns around, however, when he befriends Austin (Rudd), a charismatic weather man who has moved onto his street. Craig becomes energised by his new pal, but when his social awkwardness ruins the friendship, he becomes obsessed with winning Austin back. The film is a platform for Robinson's humour, with his misinterpretation of social cues and increasingly desperate behaviour leading to several moments that are both hilarious and cringe worthy in equal measure. What makes it more than a series of wacky antics, however, is an underlying theme of just how difficult it is to make friends as an adult. Every character in the story has some need to reconnect, and while Craig takes those insecurities to an extreme, there will be moments that will feel uncomfortably familiar. The intelligence of writer-director Andrew DeYoung's story lies in finding a degree of empathy to a man who clearly is the villain of his own story. With floppy hair, a thick moustache, and a TV news-centred job, Rudd's Austin feels like a modern riff on his Anchorman character Brian Fantana. There's no dodgy cologne this time, but his easy-going nature and free spirit make it easy to see why Craig would become so drawn to him. Considering that the Ant-Man star could be making any number of vanity projects with himself as the main attraction, it's a testament to his talent that he turns up in a smaller, but nonetheless impactful role. By contrast, Robinson is the epitome of chaos. It's a delight to see him make snap decisions that turn things from bad to worse in a second. His reaction during a sequence where Craig goes on an uneventful drug trip, or finally snaps at his corporate job, are worth the price of admission alone. There's always a concern that someone known for shorter content can expand their comedy to a feature length without exhausting the audience – happily Robinson has no such trouble, slotting his off-kilter persona into a character that feels like a nightmarish satire of the male loneliness epidemic. If you've ever cracked a bad joke at a party, or persevered with a friendship that just wasn't going anywhere, then this off-the-wall comedy with strike a chord as it makes you squirm in your seat. A fine showcase for a growing comedy great. •
