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Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘Avengers: Doomsday' and ‘Secret Wars' release dates pushed back
The Avengers will return slightly later than expected. Disney is pushing back the release dates of its next two 'Avengers' movies. 'Avengers: Doomsday' is now slated to hit theaters Dec. 18, 2026, and 'Avengers: Secret Wars' will be released Dec. 17, 2027. Both films were previously planned for May in their respective years. Marvel Studios initially unveiled 'Doomsday,' its fifth 'Avengers' film, at San Diego Comic-Con in July. The movie marks the return of Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwarts Anthony and Joe Russo — who previously directed 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) — as well as 'Iron Man's' Robert Downey Jr., as new villain Doctor Doom. In March, Marvel revealed, in a five-plus hour livestream, 27 members of the 'Doomsday' cast, which includes veteran 'Avengers' stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), as well as 'Thunderbolts*' (a.k.a. New Avengers) actors Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Lewis Pullman (Bob Reynolds), Wyatt Russell (John Walker) and Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost). 'Doomsday' will also feature members of the MCU's newest superhero team, the Fantastic Four. Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) will make their debut in the upcoming 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' which bows in theaters July 25. 'First Steps' will mark the beginning of the MCU's Phase 6. For now, Sony and Marvel's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is the only MCU film expected to be released between 'First Steps' and 'Doomsday' on July 31, 2026. The MCU's Phase 5 will officially conclude on TV with the upcoming series 'Ironheart,' which premieres June 24 on Disney+. Amid the 'Avengers' release date shuffle, Disney also revealed that its 'The Devil Wears Prada' sequel, which will reportedly see Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly navigating the decline of magazine publishing (too real, says this reporter), is scheduled to open May 1, 2026, while Ridley Scott's adaptation of the post-apocalyptic 'The Dog Stars' will hit theaters March 27, 2026.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
John Malkovich Says He Turned Down Marvel for Years Due to ‘Grueling' Productions for Minimal Pay
John Malkovich had to wait for the right circumstances to join the MCU, meaning the right director and the right paycheck. Malkovich told GQ that he turned down working in the Disney franchise for years prior to making his Marvel debut with 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps.' The undisclosed role reunites him with director Matt Shaman, whom directed Malkovich in 2014 film 'Cut Bank.' More from IndieWire 'Eric LaRue' Trailer: Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård Are Parents of a School Shooter in Michael Shannon's Directorial Debut Watch the 4K Trailer for Charles Burnett's Newly Restored Masterpiece 'Killer of Sheep' Malkovich explained that 'First Steps' was 'not that dissimilar to doing theater' because 'you imagine a bunch of stuff that isn't there and do your little play' — but the film still had a 'grueling' production, he said. 'The reason I didn't do them [before] had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever,' Malkovich said. 'I didn't like the deals they made, at all. These films are quite grueling to make… If you're going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me. You don't want to pay me, it's cool, but then I don't want to do it, because I'd rather be onstage, or be directing a play, or doing something else.' Malkovich currently stars in Mark Anthony Green's viral Sundance film 'Opus.' And he isn't the first actor to speak out on acting alongside green screens in the MCU. 'Thor: Love and Thunder' star Christian Bale previously said it would be a 'pitiful attempt' to apply classical acting techniques in the franchise. 'That would've been a pitiful attempt to do that, as I'm trying to get help getting the fangs in and out and explaining I've broken a nail, or I'm tripping over the tunic,' Bale said during a 2022 GQ story. 'That's the first time I've done that [working with green screens]. I mean, the definition of it is monotony. You've got good people. You've got other actors who are far more experienced at it than me. Can you differentiate one day from the next? No. Absolutely not. You have no idea what to do. I couldn't even differentiate one stage from the next. They kept saying, 'You're on Stage Three.' Well, it's like, 'Which one is that?' 'The blue one.' They're like, 'Yeah. But you're on Stage Seven.' 'Which one is that?' 'The blue one.' I was like, 'Uh, where?'' Bale's 'Thor: Love and Thunder' co-star Anthony Hopkins, who also appeared in Marvel films 'Thor,' 'Thor: The Dark World,' and 'Thor: Ragnarok,' echoed to The New Yorker that he had a 'pointless' approach to acting with the green-screen effects. 'They put me in armor; they shoved a beard on me,' Hopkins said of starring in the films. 'Sit on the throne, shout a bit. If you're sitting in front of a green screen, it's pointless acting it.' Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie The 55 Best LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now
