Star Wars has it’s Feige, TONS of MCU News, Superman: Legacy fills out its cast, the Madame Web trailer has debuted

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When it comes to the sheer number of announcements, updates and rumors we received this week, despite some stiff competition, Marvel Studios dominated the entertainment news cycle. So, let’s rundown and breakdown some of the biggest breaking stories impacting the future of our favorite interconnected film multiverse:

Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton will no longer be directing Avengers: Kang Dynasty. The filmmaker is reportedly stepping away to continue work on other Marvel Studios projects including a Shang-Chi sequel and the Wonder Man Disney Plus series, which was confirmed to fall under Marvel’s new Spotlight banner.

While speaking with Business Insider, director Taika Waititi discussed the possibility of another Thor sequel, suggesting that he wouldn’t be involved due to commitments to other future projects.

Fantastic Four has been no stranger to casting rumors of varying credibility, but according to Deadline’s sources, Pedro Pascal has emerged as the frontrunner to play Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richards. While the deal is not yet inked, discussions are reportedly going well.

Also, suspected villain Galactus received more attention this week, as insider rumors named Javier Bardem as the choice to voice the planet-eater.

Sony dropped the trailer for Madame Web, giving us our first glimpse at the latest Spider-man spinoff not featuring Spidey. The trailer showcased leads Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney, teasing a slasher-esque narrative as they are stalked by a mysterious villain, Ezekiel Sims. Of course, all those details are overshadowed by the absolute heyday the internet is having with a certain line of dialogue about Studying Spiders.

With the SAG-AFTRA strike nearly in our rearview mirrors, James Gunn has wasted no time building out the foundation of his DCU with a few notable additions joining the roster of Superman: Legacy. Nicholas Hoult is stepping into the Oxford shoes of Superman’s greatest enemy, Lex Luthor. While his secretary and mistress Eve Teschmacher will be played by model and actress Sara Sampaio. Supe’s best pal - Jimmy Olsen will be played by The Righteous Gestone’s Skyler Gisondo. And finally Maria Gabriela de Faria joined the cast as the antagonist, The Engineer, with a liquid nanite body from which she creates solid objects. She is also a member of the team, The Authority. So presumably she would carry over into that announced film as well.

During an interview with Vanity Fair, Ahsoka and Clone Wars showrunner Dave Filoni dished up some details about the future of Star Wars, including his own promotion as the chief creative officer of Lucasfilm. He suggested that the new role would see not only his increased involvement on every part of the franchise, but also include him far earlier in the development process than previously. Filoni will reportedly continue to helm his film which will follow from the events of the Ahsoka, Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett, as well as a second season of Ahsoka.We asked, which Marvel delay are you most bummed about?

The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling is being pushed back March 1 to May 3, the date originally held by Deadpool 3

Actress and playwright, Ana Nogueira, has been tapped to write Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow for the DCU. James Gunn broke the news while confirming that he is also currently looking for a director for the film.

Marvel Studios has dropped the first trailer for the second season of the animated series What If…? The trailer was accompanied by the season’s release schedule; set to debut December 22 on Disney+ and dropping a new episode daily for 9 days through December 30th.

Bob Iger revealed that Disney is working on a fourth “Frozen” movie in addition to the previously announced “Frozen 3,’ which hasn’t been released yet.