Marvel reissues ‘Avengers: Endgame’ poster after Danai Gurira’s credit omission

A few days ago, Avengers: Endgame got a new trailer and movie poster, which made fans more excited about the upcoming film. The poster featured all the surviving Marvel Cinematic Universe heroes, but fans noticed that Black Panther’s Danai Gurira, who plays Dora Milaje’s general Okoye, was missing from the credits at the top of the poster. Instead, her name was included in the bottom credit block, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Benedict Wong. Fans took offense to the omission because she is the only star in the poster that didn’t get above-the-title billing. It got exacerbated by the fact that she’s the only actress of color to appear on the poster.

As Polygon points out, credit billing in posters is a “complex process” that involves a lot of negotiation by agents and the like over things like who earns a “with,” an “and,” or even how big or small names appear on the poster. But fans weren’t having this treatment, especially with MCU having had a predominantly white male presence in the past (which is something they are trying to fix moving forward). Marvel responded and reissued the poster with Gurira’s name now appears before Bradley Cooper and Josh Brolin. It was announced with a tweet that says, “She should have been up there all this time.”

Avengers: Endgame is set to hit cinemas on April 26^th.

Marvel rumoured to be working on animated 'What If' series of Disney+

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Marvel is reportedly working on an animated series based on the What If comics for the soon-to-be-launched Disney+ streaming service. The What If series are one-shot adventures that exist outside of the comics canon and ask questions like "What if Loki had found the hammer of Thor?" or "What if Spider-Man didn't become a crimefighter?" The series will operate under the same idea, giving different takes on what has happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe canon.

The series is reportedly being developed by Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. And we could expect some of the bigger Marvel stars to come in and voice their characters. This show will join the already-announced Loki series and other rumoured Marvel shows that'll revolve around characters like Vision and Scarlet Witch and another with Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Source: The Verge

Gwyneth Paltrow is ready to retire her Marvel character

Looks like Chris Evans isn't the only one ready to hang his Captain America suit. According to actress Gwyneth Paltrow's interview with Variety, she plans to retire her role as Pepper Potts after Avengers: Endgame. “I mean, I’m a bit old to be in a suit and all that at this point,” Paltrow, 46, told Variety. “I feel very lucky that I did it, because I actually got talked into it. I was friend with [Iron Man director] Jon Favreau. It was such a wonderful experience making the first ‘Iron Man’ and then to watch how important it has become to fans."

She has said she'd be open to doing cameos and the like. “I feel honored to be a part of something that people are so passionate about,” she said. “Of course, if they said, ‘Can you come back for a day?,’ I will always be there if they need me.”

Netflix cancels Marvel's 'The Punisher' & 'Jessica Jones'

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With Disney gearing up to launch its own streaming service, it comes as no surprise that Netflix is letting go of the last two Marvel shows in its roster. The streaming service just announced that it is cancelling both The Punisher and Jessica Jones. The Punisher just finished its second season, while Jessica Jones has one more season coming out.

Netflix said in a statement, "Marvel’s ‘The Punisher’ will not return for a third season on Netflix. Showrunner Steve Lightfoot, the terrific crew, and exceptional cast including star Jon Bernthal, delivered an acclaimed and compelling series for fans, and we are proud to showcase their work on Netflix for years to come. In addition, in reviewing our Marvel programming, we have decided that the upcoming third season will also be the final season for Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones.’ We are grateful to showrunner Melissa Rosenberg, star Krysten Ritter and the entire cast and crew, for three incredible seasons of this groundbreaking series, which was recognized by the Peabody Awards among many others. We are grateful to Marvel for five years of our fruitful partnership and thank the passionate fans who have followed these series from the beginning.”

Source: Variety