by Jim Smith | Jul 29, 2024 | Marvel, Media
“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” – Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight Rises Wrong cinematic universe, but truer words were never spoken, at least as far as Robert Downey Jr. is concerned. On July 27, 2024, during Marvel...
by Jim Smith | Oct 13, 2023 | Disney, Marvel, Spotlight
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on October 20, 2023.) Since the outset of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in 2008, Marvel’s storytellers – led by president and chief MCU mastermind Kevin Feige – have wowed...
by Jim Smith | Oct 3, 2023 | Fun Facts, Lists and Trivia, Marvel
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates and Princesses and published on October 5, 2023.) The self-proclaimed “God of Mischief” is about to make his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with season two of the Disney+ series Loki. The confounding...
by Jim Smith | Jun 20, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists, Marvel, Role Call - The Best of Disney
Nowadays in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stories rarely turn out how we expect. The onset of the Multiverse has shattered our ability to trust what we see, and therefore we never quite know what to believe. This environment of uncertainty is primed for deliberate...
by Jim Smith | Dec 27, 2021 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Marvel, Media, Spotlight
When former Disney CEO Bob Iger made Disney history with his November 2018 announcement of the planned rollout of the Disney+ streaming service, social media buzzed over how Disney would impact the direct-to-consumer (streaming) market. During an anticipation-filled...