Marvel
The inside story of how Disney roared back to life
A year after a series of failures bruised its brand, the House of Mouse has two billion-dollar babies on its slate, and a third in its sights.
- by Michael Idato
Latest
It’s not a pop concert or megachurch. This is Disney’s D23 super-convention
Marketing in the 21st century or a modern-day cult? Welcome to the House of Mouse.
- by Michael Idato
Disney banks on sequels as Star Wars, Marvel, Frozen franchises expand
Baby Yoda is heading to the big screen and Disney has confirmed a third – and a fourth – Frozen film, among other reveals at the studio’s D23 convention.
- by Michael Idato
Has Deadpool’s success revitalised Marvel’s failing fortunes?
After a recent string of critical and commercial disappointments, is Hollywood’s most reliable hit factory back in the game?
- by Garry Maddox
‘That’s just Alastair’: Jeff Kennett’s candid assessment of ‘firecracker’ coach Clarkson
The former Victorian premier and ex-Hawthorn president weighs in on the controversy the Hawks can’t shake. Plus, an Aussie surprise at Comic-con in San Diego.
- by Mathew Dunckley and Michael Idato
Analysis
Film & TV production
Could Deadpool & Wolverine have hit No.1 without an underage audience?
Deadpool & Wolverine has broken R-rated records box office records. But when it comes to R-ratings and movie tickets, almost anything goes.
- by Michael Idato
Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth among A-listers at Comic-Con
Founded in 1970 as a comic book convention, the event is where Hollywood’s studios bring out their big guns to promote upcoming films and series.
- by Michael Idato
Rising Aussie film star Geraldine Viswanathan scores major new Marvel role
The Australian actor is replacing The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri on the star-studded superhero project.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Why the Jonathan Majors conviction just made Disney’s very bad year infinitely worse
As villain Kang the Conquerer, Hollywood star Jonathan Majors was the linchpin of Marvel’s next phase, until his conviction on assault charges this week.
- by Robbie Collin
How Marvel turned an alcoholic war veteran into a superhero
A new book shows that from the beginning, Marvel believed in the expansiveness and possibilities of the superhero film genre.
- by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards
How Marvel sowed the seeds of its own demise and killed cinema in the process
The studio’s latest bomb, The Marvels, was 15 years in the making.
- by Robbie Collin
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