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Alright, so from left to right, without using the internet, here goes...

1. Storm
2. Colossus
3. Wolverine
4. Cyclops
5. Banshee
6. Warpath
7. ???
8. Nightcrawler

I think I saw him in Spider-Man & his Amazing Friends, an Asian guy IIRC.

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On Set - Wolverine (Scott Adkins) Deadpool stunt double Scott Adkins on the set of X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE as Weapon XI (Deadpool). Photo courtesy of Scott Adkins.

2004 Blade Trinity

• Dracula/Drake creature = Brian Steele

Creating Frank Castle vs The Russian (Kevin Nash) 'The Punisher' Behind The Scenes

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2004 Blade Trinity

• Dracula/Drake creature = Brian Steele
• Dracula/Drake human = Dominic Purcell

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X-Men '97 Creator Addresses Black Panther Controversy Despite NDA Claim - "Humanity Before Continuity"
By Simon Gallagher Published Sep 22, 2024

De Mayo has now taken to X.com to defend the decision to use T'Chaka rather than his son, after an X-Men '97 fan asked him for the thinking behind it. When asked "Can you tell us why Black Panther was T'Chaka and not T'Challa?", he responded: "I don't know why Marvel had certain directors trying to spin and lie about this but we produced X-Men 97 Season 1 in early 2021. The loss of Boseman weighed heavily on the studio, as well as on me as a black man. Felt too soon to do T'Challa. Put humanity before continuity."

"As I said, at the time, it didn’t feel right. Just a matter of respect. If it were today, I think the choice would may be different. Either way, trying to spin it as something other than what it was makes no sense to me."

In the wake of T'Chaka's appearance, X-Men '97 supervising director was asked why T'Chaka's version of Black Panther was used despite T'Challa appearing in Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (which was also confirmed as the same continuity as X-Men '97). He didn't say anything to particularly contradict De Mayo, but did offer clarity on the timelines:

"I will elaborate on as much of it as I can. Some of the Black Panther of it all are definitely closed doors conversations that I wasn't privy to. That was definitely in Beau and the executives' realm. But for us, there's always multiple timelines right there. There's always a one off. 'This is exactly how I like it, except for that one thing."

"So, who's to say what timeline is the right timeline, the proper timeline? I mean, y'all aren't ready for how we're gonna **** you up in season two. At the end, we tease it at the end of 10. We're gonna have to elaborate on that."

X-Men: The Animated Series’ Larry Houston spoke to THR and confirmed that T'Challa was the Black Panther in TAS:

“We had two X-Men episodes in Africa, one with Storm’s mutant godchild and the other with Magneto gathering up mutants to take them to his mutant sanctuary Asteroid M. I was able to include the Black Panther into the show whenever they were in Africa, which some sharp-eyed fans were able to spot."

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Prompt: Yong Tom Hiddleston's Loki in Asgard with Ariel Relistic

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Bucky & Yelena - The Winter Soldier & The White Widow
I’m SO ready for these two to team up in Thunderbolts!! 😁😁💫🤩

Source: SlashFilm
Why Marvel's Kevin Feige Banned The Avengers Director Joss Whedon From The MCU
By Joe Roberts Oct. 4, 2024 8:00 am EST

Meanwhile, Feige didn't seem all that thrilled about the show either, mostly because he was concerned about continuity issues. The Marvel Studios head told Buzzfeed: "They had said early on, 'Hey, we're thinking about doing this show about the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' And Joss said, 'I think I might do this.' I said, 'That's cool. God bless you. But you should know that we're destroying S.H.I.E.L.D. in 'Winter Soldier.' You guys do whatever you want. But know that that's what we're going to do.'"

In short, "Winter Soldier" depicted the dismantling of S.H.I.E.L.D itself, which put Whedon and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." in a difficult position. While some reports have claimed the show's writers and producers had always been working on the show with this event in mind, according to "The Reign of Marvel Studios" (via GameRant) Feige was not happy with how Whedon handled the crossover. This was the first of many things that led to the Marvel Studios head banning Whedon from the MCU.

However, as recounted in the book (via MSN) it wasn't the committee that broke Whedon, so much as the editing process on "Age of Ultron," which he described to members of the press as "dark," "weird," and "horrible." Whedon's comments, apparently, transgressed a rule that Kevin Feige had in place, i.e. don't tell the press about your problems.

For Feige, it seems the notoriously controlling creative just wasn't a fit for a franchise that required constant collaboration to ensure the overall continuity made sense. ..., Feige outright banned the man from the franchise, with the authors writing, "Apparently everyone in MCU history was on Feige's call list — except Edward Norton, the franchise's first Bruce Banner, and Joss Whedon, whose 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' characters remained in limbo."

Source: The Escapist
DC Is Thriving In One Key Place Where Marvel Studios Is Failing
Leon Miller Published: Oct 5, 2024 06:00 pm

Specifically, DC isn’t afraid to it have its baddies be, well… bad. Even big screen blockbuster The Joker and prestige miniseries The Penguin avoid the temptation to frame the legendary Bat-foes that head them up as bonafide heroes. Do these productions help us understand where Arthur Fleck and Oz Cobb’s antisocial behavior comes from? Sure. Do we sympathise with them, even root for them to win at the end? Absolutely. But we’re never in any doubt as to either character’s moral alignment. There’s no redemption arc for these nefarious folks (and they wouldn’t want one).

By contrast, Marvel is allergic to villainous protagonists. Loki wrapped up by reforming its titular, self-styled God of Evil once and for all. New Disney+ series Agatha All Along seems poised to similarly rehabilitate hitherto gleefully wicked witch Agatha Harkness. The result is less nuanced, less satisfying storytelling, that tips the scale in DC Studios’ favor. Which begs the question: why does DC embrace villains and Marvel shun them?

But let’s be honest: odds are that by the time we reach Agatha All Along‘s series finale, we’ll learn that none of the horror stories about Agatha’s past are true, that’s she’s really a terribly misunderstood creature, and that she isn’t that bad after all. Sadly, we’ll probably have to wait a little while longer for our first true, unwaveringly villainous MCU protagonist. And until that happens, DC will have the edge over Marvel – in this one area, at least.

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More cosplay characters at Jalan Asia Afrika: Iron Man vs Bumblebee

Who would win, MCU Iron Man or film Bumblebee?

Source: Collider 2024.10.06
So What's the Deal With Deadpool’s Creator, Feet, and That 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Joke?

The running gag since the 1990s is that Rob Liefeld doesn't like drawing feet for his characters, and their feet are always out of frame. If you examine Liefeld's interior pencils and cover artwork for his superhero books, it's a recurring trait. Now, you can certainly find instances of the feet of the characters Liefeld draws appearing in his comic book panels and covers, but the criticism became so widespread that it followed Liefeld throughout most of his career.

After she joins the new X-Force team, Deadpool opines, "Luck?! What coked-out, glass pipe-sucking, freak show comic book artist came up with that little chestnut? Probably a guy who can't draw feet!" ... There was a shoe store in the background before the big climactic battle scene where Deadpool and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) are about to take on the Deadpool Corps. The store is called "Liefeld's Just Feet."

Reynolds pitched the Deadpool 2 feet joke directly to Liefeld, and the comic book creator was one hundred percent on board with it, "Ryan calls me and says, 'Rob, we have this joke, I wanna run it by you. Please share your thoughts.' I said, 'Ryan, I absolutely love it.'" ... Liefeld considered the joke an extreme form of flattery. "There’s no greater shout-out in the world. I love it; I love taking the piss out of people. I love people taking the piss out of me. I got three kids who make fun of me all day long, so if my characters are making fun of me, all my kids are trashing me. I love it."

During the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, "I was laughing hysterically when the Marvel business affairs people called me. They were laughing, too." Liefeld is well aware of what fans say about his artwork, and he owns it. Critics joking about how a comic book artist draws feet probably seem trivial when that artist's creations are grossing billions of dollars at the box office. However, Liefeld can appreciate a good joke and doesn't mind any witticisms being made at his expense, recognizing that it's all good fun. He once joked about his artwork for Marvel Comics Presents #85, "Hi, I'm Rob Liefeld, and I have never known Da Feet….I mean defeat!!"

Source: ScreenRant 2024.10.06
Deadpool & Wolverine Claimed A Major Box Office Milestone For The X-Men
By Ollie Bradley

Deadpool & Wolverine Takes The X-Men Franchise's Final Box Office Over $3 Billion
Fox's X-Men Franchise Has Also Grossed Over $7 Billion Globally

Fox's X-Men Franchise Box Office Totals:

Source: MovieWeb 2024.10.06
Marvel Boss Addresses Agatha All Along's 'Cheaper' MCU Audience Experience
By Anthony Lund

According to Marvel’s Brad Winderbaum, this is something that was planned from the start and offered a whole new kind of freedom for the series.

"I can tell you it’s our least expensive show, and I think that was by design. We are looking to make these shows for a responsible cost. Frankly, it gives us a little bit more freedom creatively when we can bring them in at a reasonable budget. Like [Agatha All Along], for example, the show has minimal CG, way less than we’ve ever done before. It’s mostly practical effects, and I think you can feel it in the show."

Source: The Escapist
I’m Really Worried That Marvel’s Agatha All Along Will Disappoint Horror Fans
Haiden Lovely | Published: Oct 4, 2024 05:00 pm

• WandaVision and Agatha All Along Have a Genre Problem
• How Agatha All Along Works Against Its Own Tension
• Agatha All Along Can’t Decide What It Is

Pirates of the Caribbean meets the MCU. Would at least a Wade Wilson if not with a Deadpool costume, adventure in the PotC universe, revive the swashbuckler franchise? What do you think?

It would be a true multiverse since it would be not within Marvel/MCU itself. The interactions of Jack and Wade would be hilarious. It could easily be set during one of Wade's travels using Cable's device. When he saved Vanessa, he was in plain civilian clothes there for example. In the PotC films, the undead always had the "unkillable" advantage, but with Deadpool, they would easily meet their match.

I've seen the last two PotC films, and I've been reading, and apparently many fans were not quite satisfied with the last two installments since the original trilogy.

Source: YouTube: 2024.08.19 Captain Jack SparrowEd
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Deadpool and Wolverine Bloopers and Gag reel (2024) Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

this blooper reel is everything 😂

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X-Men Updates @XMenUpdate

The ‘DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE’ gag reel has been released. 😂

Source: Comicbook.com 2024.09.30
Marvel Art of Ryan Meinerding: See Exclusive MCU Concept Art

On sale Oct. 1st from Abrams Books, the new book features more than 500 illustrations and goes behind the scenes of the MCU with unprecedented insight into Meinerding's creative process.

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Source: Maxblizz 2024.09.29
New Concept Art Reveals Joe Locke’s Teen Hero and Ali Ahn’s Alice Wu with Powers in Agatha All Along

New concept art of Joe Locke‘s ‘Teen‘ and Ali Ahn’s Alice Wu, showcasing their powers in Marvel’s Agatha All Along, has been revealed by Daniel Selon, the show’s costume designer, on his Instagram account.

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Source: ComicBook.com 2024.09.30
What Marvel's Thunderbolts* Can Learn From DC's Suicide Squad Movies

1. Get to It Already – Both versions of DC's Suicide Squad films take their sweet time even getting to the task at hand. Ayer's film is infamous for the redundancies of its introduction and re-introduction of the principal characters; Gunn's film had a very purposeful fake-out, with an entire team of faux protagonists slaughtered in the opening act. ...

2. Let. Them. Fight. – Due to the nature of Suicide Squad's premise, there's always a missed opportunity to see the various superpowered characters on the team going at it. There were scuffles, sure (like Peacemaker killing Rick Flag Jr.), but it took the footage of just one trailer for Thunderbolts* to showcase how very cool it is to see Yelena/Black Widow II, John Walker/US Agent, Ava Starr/Ghost, and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster all fighting one another while utilizing their respective powers and skill sets. ...

3. Take Heavy Losses – The beauty of Thunderbolts* is that its roster of characters is either experienced MCU fan favorites (Sebastian Stan's Bucky, Pugh's Yelena), or characters that fans wanted brought back, expanded on, or redeemed in some way (Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster). ...

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A new deleted scene from 'DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE' featuring B-15 and Mr. Paradox.