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Geek Tyrant
4 days ago
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MOON KNIGHT Creator Says Character's MCU Future Is All in Kevin Feige and Oscar Isaac's Hands — GeekTyrant
It's been a while since Moon Knight wrapped its six-episode run on Disney+, and fans have been left wondering when (or if) we'll see Marc Spector and his many alter egos again in the MCU. According to series creator Jeremy Slater, your guess is as good as his. When asked about the future of the character in the MCU, he told ComicBook: 'Oh, God, I have no idea. If we do, I probably would not be involved. I am trying to launch my directing career. I am hoping to shoot in August. 'We are out to an Oscar-winning actor right now and waiting on his response, so it's very exciting. TV takes you off the board for two or three years.' Slater made it clear that the future of Moon Knight isn't something he's been looped in on. 'If there is another Moon Knight, the ball is in Kevin Feige and Oscar Isaac's court. I don't know the details of their contract. Once Kevin figures out the best way to use that character, what is the right story and who are the right storytellers to bring that to life, I would be shocked if we didn't see him again at some point. 'But, that's me speculating as a fan. I have no inside knowledge. I haven't talked to anyone at Marvel in a couple of years.' Moon Knight debuted in 2022 during Marvel's Phase 4, and since then, the character has been noticeably absent from the larger MCU, aside from a cameo in What If...? Season 3. No signs of him in Avengers: Doomsday, and Oscar Isaac has been quiet about the role ever since. With Marvel now staring down the barrel of Phase 6, and other shows like Loki and Daredevil: Born Again getting multiple seasons or major crossover moments, it's curious that Moon Knight hasn't made another appearance, especially given the show's unique mythology, unique tone, and Isaac's layered performance as a man navigating dissociative identity disorder while also moonlighting as a vigilante wrapped in Egyptian mysticism. For now, all roads point back to Feige and Isaac. Whether or not they choose to bring Moon Knight back into the fold, Slater's words suggest we shouldn't rule him out just yet. 'I would be shocked if we didn't see him again at some point.' Marvel Television head Brad Winderbaum previously explained that the Marvel Cinematic Universe absolutely has future plans for Moon Knight — they just likely won't come in the form of another TV season. Winderbaum explained: 'So I think Marvel Television has happened in waves, and I think Moon Knight happened in a wave of shows that were going to establish characters that would tie-in to the future. And moving forward our priorities have shifted. 'We're making shows as shows that can exist as annual releases, more like television. I would love to see a Moon Knight Season 2, but there are plans for Moon Knight down the road.' It's been rumored that the character could return for three Marvel movies with Avengers: Doomsday , Avengers: Secret Wars , and Midnight Suns . We'll just have to wait and see if there's any truth to those rumors.
Geek Feed
5 days ago
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Looks Like Mortal Kombat II Already Fixed the Problem of the First Movie
We know that the Mortal Kombat reboot kind of had a hard time during release since it was around the tail-end of COVID, but the movie managed to be successful enough to warrant a sequel. That being said, the first movie wasn't perfect, and here was still a lot of issues; but it looks like the sequel is going to be addressing those problems and then some. In a recent talk with ComicBook, writer Jeremy Slater has confirmed that Mortal Kombat II will be 'funnier and bigger' than the first movie—also, there will actually be a tournament this time. 'I am so excited for people to see the movie. It's been done for a while,' says Slater, 'I have been to those test screenings, which are full of Mortal Kombat fans, and watching them react to it the way I reacted to Avengers: Endgame. They were cheering and jumping out of their seats. Every joke is landing and they are loving it.' With the original games being considered as homages to B-level martial arts movies, a lot of fans had criticized the reboot for 'taking itself too seriously.' With the new tone and inclusion of Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), it was probably easier for the sequel to actually be more lighthearted alongside the gore and violence. As far as the tournament goes, it's unclear if this one will be run by Shang Tsung or Shao Khan, but Slater did say that they didn't want to hold on to that until the final movie. 'I was adamant that we had to have this tournament in the movie. We can't make people wait another movie and then be like, 'Come back for the finale.' It was finding a structure to make the tournament as satisfying as you want it to be because this had years of build-up,' says Slater. Fingers crossed they manage to pull it off. Catch Mortal Kombat II when it comes to cinemas on Oct. 24.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Fantastic Four co-writer tried to have "a classic Galactus" as the "big bad" in the 2015 Marvel movie, but "internal push back" stopped it
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The co-writer of 2015's Fantastic Four, Jeremy Slater, has talked about the MCU's upcoming take on Marvel's First Family – and Galactus. "I'm excited. I like the fact that they are taking a big creative swing," he told ComicBook. "They are telling a multiverse story, with a different world and a different set of heroes. It looks like they are bringing them in collision with our Marvel Cinematic Universe. I think that is a smart angle. I think they are getting Galactus right. "I wanted to make him our big bad and there was some internal push back," he continued. "First, he was our big bad. Then, he was just going to appear in one scene. Then, he was only appearing in the post-credits scene. Coming off the Galactus cloud from [2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer], which I was one of those fanboys probably bitching on Ain't It Cool News back then about how he was a fucking cloud, I was excited to bring back a classic Galactus and have that Jack Kirby design. It looked like they've accomplished that, so I can't wait to see him in real life." The first look at Galactus in The Fantastic Four: First Steps came from a very unlikely place – a Snapple promotion. He certainly looks very comic accurate. "The most epic of the most epic that you can imagine," producer Grant Curtis has said of the villain. "Because that's the global stakes we're dealing with, the universal stakes we're dealing with," he continued. "That's Galactus. When Galactus's gaze comes across your planet, you're not in a good spot. I think that's as big of a scope and scale you could ever ask a villain to bring with him or her. And that is what Galactus brings... One of the beautiful things about working with Kevin Feige and with [director] Matt Shakman, they are totally in on sci-fi." The Fantastic Four: First Steps is in theaters this July 25. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else that's on the way.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Mortal Kombat 2 Early Reactions Similar to Avengers: Endgame, Says Writer
Jeremy Slater, the screenwriter for the upcoming , stated in a new interview that the early responses to the movie are similar to how he reacted to Avengers: Endgame. Mortal Kombat II will serve as the sequel to the 2021 film Mortal Kombat and be the fourth live-action movie in the franchise overall. Like its predecessors, it is based on the video game series of the same name, developed by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Slater drew a comparison between the early reactions to Mortal Kombat II and his own reaction to Avengers: Endgame during an interview with ComicBook. Notably, Endgame debuted in US theaters in April 2019 and went on to become one of the most successful movies of all time. It currently has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes after 551 reviews. The movie is also the second-highest-grossing feature film of all time, behind 2009's Avatar. Slater disclosed that Mortal Kombat II had been complete 'for a while' and that they had been 'waiting for the right release date and waiting for the right window.' He added, 'I have been to those test screenings, which are full of Mortal Kombat fans, and watching them react to it the way I reacted to Avengers: Endgame. They were cheering and jumping out of their seats. Every joke is landing, and they are loving it. It's one of the greatest moments of my life. That's why you get into this business.' The release date of 2021's Mortal Kombat was initially delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its premiere, it has garnered a 55% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes after 297 reviews. The movie had a modest to good box office run and did quite well when it became available for streaming. The cast of Mortal Kombat II includes Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Lewis Tan as Cole Young, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion. The movie premieres in US theaters on October 24, 2025. The post Mortal Kombat 2 Early Reactions Similar to Avengers: Endgame, Says Writer appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Geek Tyrant
11-06-2025
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Marvel's MOON KNIGHT Series Originally Had a Very Different Main Villain — GeekTyrant
When the Marvel series Moon Knight finally landed on Disney+, fans were introduced to Ethan Hawke's eerie and unsettling character Arthur Harrow as the show's main villain. But that wasn't the original plan. According to series creator Jeremy Slater, Harrow was more of a plan B. The original villain was none other than Raoul Bushman, a brutal mercenary and one of Moon Knight's most iconic comic book enemies. In a recent interview with ComicBook, Slater peeled back the curtain on the show's development process and revealed why Bushman was ultimately left behind. 'Ultimately, [Marvel] went in a different direction and the director put together his own team of writers. 'You know when you are coming in to play in such a big sandbox that you are . . . borrowing someone else's toys to play with for a short amount of time and, at the end of the day, they don't belong to you. You know that going in, so it wasn't a surprise at all.' Slater's early vision for Bushman wasn't just as a grounded mercenary, he had a mythological twist in mind. The idea was to give Bushman a supernatural upgrade turning him into the avatar of a different Egyptian god, one that could rival Khonshu. Slater said: 'The goal was if Marc Spector was the Avatar of Khonshu, we were going to take Bushman and make him the avatar of a different Egyptian god and let them duke it out.' It's not hard to imagine the heavy, high-stakes action that version of the show might've leaned into. But a major obstacle loomed… Black Panther. More specifically, Killmonger. 'The problem we kept running into was Black Panther had just come out and Michael B. Jordan was so damn good as Killmonger in that movie, that he casts such a big shadow…that everything we wrote wound up feeling a little derivative.' The more the writers leaned into the Bushman-versus-Marc Spector setup, the more it started echoing the T'Challa/Killmonger dynamic, two ideological rivals powered by gods, squaring off with the weight of their respective beliefs behind them. So rather than tread familiar ground, the team pivoted to Arthur Harrow, a character with a lighter comic book footprint, giving the writers more room to shape him into something original and unsettling. Instead of a brutal mercenary, we got a cult leader channeling Ammit's judgment with chilling calm. It may not have been the original plan, but the switch ultimately helped Moon Knight stand apart. Still, it's hard not to wonder what that alternate version with Bushman might've looked like.
