Jonathan Majors Is Out as Kang, Brave New World Taps a Moon Knight Writer, James Gunn Talks More?!

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A Marvel Studios spokesperson confirmed to HuffPost that Marvel Studios has parted ways with Kang the Conqueror actor Jonathan Majors, following his highly publicized assault and harassment convictions. Majors has played Kang since 2021 and the character was poised to be the next ‘big bad” for the cinematic multiverse. Recent reports and writer additions suggest Marvel plans to stay the course with the upcoming Avengers: Kang Dynasty still in development. 

No stranger to social media, DCU figurehead James Gunn took to Threads to share some insights and clear up confusion regarding the many casting announcements surrounding his upcoming Superman: Legacy. To paraphrase, the filmmaker suggested that ‘pointless cameo porn’ had contributed to superhero fatigue and defended his cast of characters as the opposite, saying that they are all included in the story for a reason, rather than seconds-long Easter egg appearances. Additionally, Gunn alluded to a meeting with his recently cast Lex Luthor, Nicholas Hoult, hinting how their version of the character would be new and unforgettable. 

Instead of chocolate, we’re eating crow here, as Wonka defied our expectations and won the box office, as well as won over audiences worldwide in its opening weekend. The Paul King-directed-Timothee Chalamet-starring–holiday-tent pole-musical-prequel danced to the domestic number one spot to the tune of $39 million, contributing to its $151 million global haul. 

Critics’ reviews for Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire have hit the internet ahead of its Dec. 21 Netflix debut and the consensus has been overwhelmingly negative; the film currently holds a 26 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Snyder and his films have often been subjects in the emerging conversation surrounding the seeming divide between critics and audiences and the director has already announced a director’s cut with close to an hour of extra content. What, if any, impact do these reviews have on our own anticipation for Rebel Moon Part One, or Part Two for that matter?

Deadline is reporting that Marvel Studios has tapped Moon Knight series writer Matthew Orton to take a crack at rewriting Captain America: Brave New World. According to these reports, Orton’s rewrite will add new material to previous iterations of the script, including a treatment completed by Falcon and the Winter Soldier showrunner, Malcom Spellman, with the new sequences to be filmed during the production's extensive reworks.

Poor Things star Christopher Abbott is set to replace Ryan Gosling in the upcoming Wolfman film from Blumhouse and Universal. The Wolfman will be directed by Leigh Whannell of Invisible Man fame and will release October 25, 2024.

Two-time Emmy winning actor, Andre Braugher passed away last Monday after a brief illness. Braugher, 61 at the time of his passing, built a career on playing police officers, notably starring in Brooklyn Nine Nine as Captain Raymond Holt.

Hideo Kojima is partnering with A24 to develop a live action  film adaption for his 2019 video game Death Stranding, which starred Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen and Guillermo Del Toro.

While speaking with Entertainment Tonight to promote Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, star Jason Momoa admitted it was unlikely that he’d portray the King of Atlantis again in any future films.

HBO announced that Curb Your Enthusiam’s 12th season will be its final, consisting of 10 episodes and premiering February 4th.

Per a Bloomberg report detailing the status of Netflix, the streaming platform is developing expansions of its most successful franchises with spin-offs for Extraction, Peaky Blinders, Wednesday, and several others currently in the works.

Adult Swim released the first look at Rick and Morty: The Anime. The spin off series will debut sometime in 2024 on Adult Swim and Max.