Loki and Scarlet Witch among other MCU stars tipped to limited series on Disney’s streaming service

Expect to see Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch to appear on a TV, tablet, smartphone, or any other mobile device you have on hand once Disney launches its own streaming service. At least Variety reports that the two Marvel heroes (or antihero) among other “second tier” Marvel Cinematic Universe characters will be getting limited series centered on their stories/characters. The site mentions these two actors and characters specifically might be getting shows that include around six to eight episodes. Unlike its other TV shows that are under Marvel TV Studios, these will be developed by Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige will be taking a “hands-on role” in the production.

There are no writers attached to the projects yet and storylines are supposedly being “teased out.” The article claims Disney looks to be “holding back some significant fire power for the big screen.” Don’t expect Avengers who got their own movies to get TV shows, though. Disney is reportedly going to be spending heavily on these productions with budgets that can rival those of other major studio productions. But it needs to bet big if it is to go against its bigger streaming rivals. We don’t know much about the endeavor beyond Disney saying it will cost less than Netflix and will launch late in 2019.

Production for ‘Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ put on hold after James Gunn firing

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Following the firing of James Gunn, Marvel Studios and Disney are on the lookout for a new director for the third installment of Guardians of the Galaxy. And that’s put the production of the film on hold. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this has pushed the timeline of the film further. Pre-production was supposed to start this fall but now crew members for certain positions reportedly have been let go. And production, which was scheduled to begin this winter, doesn’t look like it’s going to push through.

Gunn was fired in late July after prominent far-right bloggers and personalities dug up offensive and questionable tweets from Gunn’s timeline, some of them around a decade old. Gunn reportedly met with Disney chairman Alan Horn and Marvel Studios co-president Kevin Feige to talk about his return for the final installment but Horn wouldn’t budge. The cast, in an open letter, have asked the studio to reinstate Gunn. But Disney hasn’t commented on the matter. 

Marvel movies will stop coming to Netflix starting with ‘Captain Marvel’

The days of Marvel movies on Netflix are numbered. When Captain Marvel gets released next year, that will be the first Marvel Studios film to be offered exclusively through Disney’s upcoming streaming service. Ant-Man and the Wasp will be the last Marvel Cinematic Universe film to come to the service. As for the Marvel Netfix shows, these don’t seem to be going anywhere just yet. A Disney spokeswoman told The New York Times that there are “no current plans” to move these shows off Netflix.

This move is not surprising at all since Disney has long wanted to contend with Netflix and has even pulled out key Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar movies from the streaming network. Netflix is hoping that its huge investment in original content can counteract the loss of marquee content from big studios.

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ promises over 80 hours of content

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If you want to get the full Kingdom of Hearts 3 experience, prepare to spend over 80 hours playing the game. If you’re sticking with the main campaign, you’ll get around 40 to 50 hours of gameplay. Now, if you want to play the mini-games, Geek.com reports that you better be prepared to play almost double of that. Some of the mini games you can play include a Ratatouille-based cooking game and "20 different old-school Tiger Toys/Game & Watch style 2D side scrolling games based on Mickey cartoons from the 1930s and 40s." Kingdom Hearts 3 is set to come out on January 29, 2019 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.