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MCU Notes: Strange Wolverine Video, Tom Hiddleston ‘Avengers’ Reaction, More


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Marvel fans are abuzz with the recent casting announcements surrounding ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ as well as the exciting new trailer for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps.’

That combined with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ being the second-highest grossing film last year makes it seem like the Marvel Cinematic Universe is ready to return to its former glory.

More Entertainment: New ‘Fantastic Four’ Teaser And Images Show The Team Ready To Blast Off

With this in mind, let’s take a look at the biggest stories happening with the MCU.

Deadpool and Wolverine
Deadpool and Wolverine is a festival of meta Marvel. Beyond the headline acts it also includes Wesley Snipes as Blade, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, and Channing Tatum as Gambit.

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Marvel Releases Bizarre 8.5 Hour Wolverine Video

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ brought Hugh Jackman back into the fold as Wolverine, easily one of the most popular superheroes in film history. Now, it appears that Marvel is ready to use him some more, albeit in a very strange way.

On April 8, Marvel Entertainment released an 8.5-hour video of Wolverine just breathing. The video is meant to draw attention to April as “National Stress Awareness Month” and promote breathing exercises.

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Tom Hiddleston Reacts To ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Casting Announcement

Speaking of videos that went on for hours, Marvel Studios announced everyone coming back for the highly-anticipated ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ including Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston.

In fact, Hiddleston revealed that he is ecstatic to be a part of the production and finally talked about being involved.

More Entertainment: Halle Berry Reveals If She Will be in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

To this day, Loki remains one of the best supervillains in film, largely due to Hiddleston’s mesmerizing performance of the character. His most iconic moments came in the ‘Loki’ series on Disney+.

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Ryan Coogler Reveals ‘Black Panther’ Star Hardest Hit By Chadwick Boseman’s Death

One of the most difficult moments in the MCU and recent film history was the tragic death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who iconically portrayed T’Challa (Black Panther) in ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame.’

Recently, ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler spoke about the effect Boseman’s death had on everyone involved in the film, including actor Michael B. Jordan, who played the villain Killmonger in the original film.

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Here are some other stories about the Marvel Cinematic Universe:

Jon Hamm Makes Another Pitch To Join The MCU

‘The Marvels’ Director Says Movie Was Taken Out Of Her Hands

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ – Everything We Know So Far

Vincent D’Onofrio Says Kingpin Can’t Appear In Marvel Movies

Chris Pratt Reacts To Absence From ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Announcement



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