‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is the fastest movie to hit US$1 billion mark

Marvel Studios’ most colossal film yet has made history books by becoming the fastest movie to cross the US$1 billion mark in global box office sales this weekend. Disney confirmed the film posted an estimated $275 million in movie ticket sales around the world for its second weekend in theatres. This puts the total global ticket sales at $1.16 billion. The film has now bested 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, which earned $1.15 billion. It also recently broke another Disney franchise’s record. It earned $250 million in the US on its opening weekend, besting the $248 million opening weekend record of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Source: CNET

Here’s a new look at ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’

If you were thinking you’d catch a glimpse of what happened post-Avengers: Infinity War, we’re sorry to disappoint you but Marvel’s next movie Ant-Man and the Wasp is set before the big throw down with Thanos. Our last sighting of Scott Lang a.k.a. Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) was when he went home to be with his family instead of teaming up with Captain America. But now Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) need him back in the suit. But this time, he gets Hope in on the action as Wasp, Ant-Man’s long-time superhero partner in the comics. We get to see more high jinks ensue in both big and small ways in the new two-minute trailer. Ant-Man and the Wasp is set to hit theatres on July 6.

‘Captain Marvel’ brings back three major MCU characters

With Captain Marvel kicking off production, there’s some news coming out of that Marvel production that might excite fans of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Three major MCU characters are making a comeback in this film: Clark Gregg’s Agent Coulson, Lee Pace’s Ronan the Accuser, and Djimon Hounsou’s Korath the Pursuer. With Captain Marvel set in the ‘90s, it doesn’t surprise us that Coulson is coming back. It also means we’re getting a glimpse at an earlier version of S.H.I.E.L.D. It was previously announced that Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is coming back for the movie. MCU head Kevin Feige has told Entertainment Weekly recently that Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel is the first superhero Fury ever meets.

The official synopsis for the movie describes it as: “Based on the Marvel comic character first appearing in 1968, the story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.” Captain Marvel is coming to cinemas on March 8, 2019. It’s directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck with the screenplay penned by Boden and Fleck, Meg LeFauve, Nicole Perlman, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Liz Flahive, and Carly Mensch. The cast also includes Ben Mendelsohn, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte, McKenna Grace, and Jude Law. 

Source: The Independent

Chris Evans confirms his leaving MCU after ‘Avengers 4’

Chris Evans is really ready to hang up Cap’s shield after the untitled Avengers 4 movie, that is. The untitled film is said to be the second part of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. The news gets confirmed through a New York Times profile on the actor. It says there these two movies are the only ones left on his Marvel contract and he has no further plans to continue playing Captain America. Evans was quoted saying, “You want to get off the train before they push you off.”

This isn’t the first time the actor spoke about leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He said back in June that his contract was up after Infinity War but he signed on for one more film because Avengers 4 is considered to be the sequel of sorts to Infinity War. He said, “They had so many other characters to fit in—Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Ant Man—and couldn’t get them all into one movie. [I agreed] because it made sense. It’s going to wrap everything up.” What’s next? We might not see much of him as Evans has been quoted in the past saying he wanted to pursue directing. He isn’t the only Marvel superstar looking to hang up their superhero costumes. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth, or Iron Man and Thor to you, have also spoken about leaving the MCU.

Source: GameSpot