Marvel star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actor-jonathan-majors-speaks-out-for-first-time-following-guilty-verdict-in-assault-trial">Jonathan Majors</a> was sentenced to complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling program on Monday, avoiding prison time after being convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
Judge Michael Gaffey sentenced the 34-year-old actor to conditional discharge, noting that Majors had no prior criminal record and that both sides agreed the charges didn&#8217;t warrant jail time, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jonathan-majors-assault-sentencing-marvel-new-york-24212fa7708d397452d44f9cbc9fb127">Associated Press</a> reported.
Last year, a Manhattan jury found Majors guilty of two misdemeanor assault counts, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/nyregion/jonathan-majors-sentencing.html">New York Times</a> reported.
The judge said Majors must complete an in-person batterers intervention program and continue with mental health therapy. If he violates those terms, the actor could face a year behind bars. He was also ordered to have no contact with Jabbari, the AP noted.
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Jonathan Majors has now been sentenced after being convicted of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment back in December <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/THRNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#THRNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/jD0cPxJoe1">pic.twitter.com/jD0cPxJoe1</a>
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Majors left the courtroom without speaking to the media. According to his attorney, Majors did not want to make a statement because of a pending civil suit Jabbari filed against him last month. 
Jabbari claimed Majors demonstrated a &#8220;pattern of pervasive domestic abuse that began in 2021 and extended through 2023,&#8221; <a href="https://people.com/jonathan-majors-escapes-jail-time-after-conviction-8625372?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=12573176-20240408&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=people-news_newsletter&amp;utm_content=040824&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> noted. His lawyer said, &#8220;This is no surprise. Mr. Majors is preparing counterclaims against Ms. Jabbari.&#8221;
Majors is &#8220;committed to growing as a person&#8221; and will complete any court-mandated programs &#8220;with an open heart,&#8221; Priya Chaudhry, his attorney, reportedly said.  
In January, Majors spoke to ABC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce4rYGAXLvA">Good Morning America&#8221;</a> following the reckless assault conviction and said that he &#8220;felt like it was time&#8221; to tell his side of the story following the domestic dispute with Jabbari, adding that &#8220;a lot has happened&#8221; in his &#8220;personal life&#8221; and &#8220;career.&#8221;
Majors <a href="https://x.com/GMA/status/1744353537536987553?s=20">denied</a> he physically assaulted Jabbari when asked if he was responsible for any of her injuries, a fractured finger and cut behind her ear.
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&#8220;I was reckless with her heart, not with her body,&#8221; Majors replied. &#8220;I should have been brave. I should have said, &#8216;No, this isn&#8217;t working.&#8217; And I should have walked away, and I didn&#8217;t…If I leave the relationship, none of this is happening.&#8221;
When pressed about how Jabbari got the injuries, Majors said he had no idea.
&#8220;I wish to God I knew,&#8221; Majors said. &#8220;That would give clarity. That would give me some type of peace about it. [I] never hit a woman. My hands have never struck a woman, ever.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actor-jonathan-majors-speaks-out-for-first-time-following-guilty-verdict-in-assault-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Actor Jonathan Majors Speaks Out For First Time Following Guilty Verdict In Assault Trial</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-actor-says-weve-had-enough-of-studios-churning-out-stuff-that-dilutes-wanting-to-go-to-the-cinema" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marvel</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-investor-slams-shift-to-woke-marvel-films" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney</a> are once again courting controversy by casting a female actress to take on the typically male &#8220;Fantastic Four&#8221; role of the Silver Surfer in the upcoming reboot.
Actress Julia Garner has been picked to play a female version of the iconic comic book character and Herald of Galactus, <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/04/fantastic-four-julia-garner-silver-surfer-1235873034/">Deadline magazine</a> reported. Sources told the outlet that the Emmy-winning &#8220;Ozark&#8221; star will play the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer from the comics.
<a href="https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/03/marvels-fantastic-four-casts-inventing-anna-star-julia-garner-as-female-version-of-silver-surfer/">Bounding Into Comics</a> reported that Marvel Studios dived deep into the comic book lore to find justification to not use the Norrin-Radd version of the comic book hero played by a male.
In 1968, in an issue titled &#8220;Silver Surfer Vol. 1,&#8221; Shalla-Bal is depicted as the Silver Surfer&#8217;s love interest. For the next fifty years, her role is just that, a supporting one. Then in 1997, her character is part of the final two issues of &#8220;Earth X&#8221; when she&#8217;s briefly granted her lover&#8217;s super powers so she could stop an invading force, the <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/fantastic-four-reboot-female-silversurfer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blaze</a> noted.
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&#8216;Fantastic Four&#8217; reboot will have a female Silver Surfer — Marvel casts Julia Garner for role with obscure justification <a href="https://t.co/1kbcADjBzv">https://t.co/1kbcADjBzv</a> <a href="https://t.co/tnXGIOYSVD">pic.twitter.com/tnXGIOYSVD</a>
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Shalla-Bal&#8217;s total time as the Silver Surfer was four pages across two issues. In 2016, in Silver Surfer Vol. 8 #2 &#8220;Things Change,&#8221; writer Dan Slott changed Shalla-Bal from &#8220;Radd&#8217;s love interest&#8221; to Zenn-La&#8217;s Keeper of the Great Truth, Bounding Into Comics reported.
In the 2007 film &#8220;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486576/">Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer</a>,&#8221; the title character was played by male actor Doug Jones. His character was also voiced by male actor Laurence Fishburne, the <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/fantastic-four-reboot-female-silversurfer">Blaze</a> reported.
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Even in the official <a href="https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/who-is-silver-surfer-the-official-marvel-guide">Marvel Guide</a>, the company uses he and him to describe the &#8220;Silver Surfer.&#8221;
&#8220;Since his debut in 1966, readers have seen the Sentinel of the Spaceways serve as Galactus&#8217; loyal Herald, revolt against his leader, live on Earth and cruise the cosmos on his trusty board,&#8221; a description on the site reads. &#8220;In that time, we have learned the answers to some of the burning questions about the Silver Surfer!&#8221;
And now, the decision by Marvel to cast an actress as the Silver Surfer has sparked a debate online.
&#8220;Love all the female Silver Surfer fans that are popping up out of nowhere using the one image on her wiki,&#8221; one person <a href="https://x.com/MasteroftheTDS/status/1775891589690438036">wrote</a>. &#8220;Nobody tell them the character only appeared in 4 comics. They might strain something.&#8221;
Another <a href="https://x.com/Dougyfresh13/status/1776038455912382911">added</a>, &#8220;They should&#8217;ve casted Julia garner has Nova, a actual female character who is a equally powerful herald of galactus, instead of making her silver surfer for &#8216;Fantastic Four.'&#8221; 

While a third <a href="https://x.com/aduder999/status/1775754393830207770">wrote</a>, &#8220;Not to sound like one of those &#8216;everything&#8217;s woke&#8217; guys, but why change Silver Surfer to a woman? I know there was a female silver surfer in the comics. But the main Surfer was always the guy.&#8221;

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Marvel Courts Controversy Again By Casting Woman In Typically Male ‘Fantastic Four’ Role

Marvel Courts Controversy Again By Casting Woman In Typically Male 'Fantastic Four' Role

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Disney investor Nelson Peltz slammed the company for its turn to &#8220;woke&#8221; themes with its Marvel super hero films and said moviegoers &#8220;don&#8217;t go&#8221; to the theaters &#8220;to get a message.”
In recent comments to <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0a182c97-6af7-42a6-ad9f-ae980562bb45">The Financial Times</a>, Peltz questioned whether Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige forgot why people go to the movies. He alluded to the female-led &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-marvels-continues-to-flail-at-box-office-earns-worst-second-weekend-drop-of-all-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Marvels&#8221;</a> and the &#8220;Black Panther&#8221; films.
“People go to watch a movie or a show to be entertained,” Peltz told the outlet. “They don’t go to get a message.” 
“Why do I have to have a Marvel that’s all women?” he added. “Not that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that?”
“Why can’t I have Marvels that are both?” Peltz continued. “Why do I need an all-black cast [like in &#8216;Black Panther&#8217;]?”
The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nelson-peltz-disney-woke-black-panther-marvels-1235859565/">Hollywood Reporter</a>, which reported on the interview, noted the comments were similar to remarks from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cuts-marvel-entertainment-chair-ike-perlmutter-following-massive-layoffs">Ike Perlmutter</a>, a former Marvel Entertainment chairman and CEO who is friends with Peltz.
Last year, Disney confirmed that Perlmutter was out following massive layoffs by the House of Mouse as part of its cost-cutting efforts. Marvel Entertainment is a subsidiary of the Disney Company. 
Perlmutter was let go along with Marvel Entertainment’s co-president Rob Steffens and chief counsel John Turitzin, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/disney-marvel-entertainment-ike-perlmutter-layoffs-1235567927/">Variety</a>.
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Nelson Peltz, the activist investor trying to win two Disney board seats, questions Kevin Feige&#39;s track record and says Disney&#39;s current strategy is &#39;woke&#39; 
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Speaking to The <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-marvel-perlmutter-laid-off-fired-16821248?st=820hay8nuzdziv0">Wall Street Journal</a>, Perlmutter said he had “no doubt” his firing “was based on fundamental differences in business between my thinking and Disney leadership.” 
In a lengthy statement obtained by <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ike-perlmutter-disney-politics-desantis-marvel-box-office-1235368346/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, Perlmutter said that he “long expected that my working relationship with Disney would end.”
“That it should come as a result of my trying to help Disney improve its business should sadden many shareholders as it does me, the company’s largest individual shareholder,” he added.
Perlmutter’s <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/marvel-entertainment-chairman-ike-perlmutter-cut-from-disney-1235312663/">division,</a> which centered on consumer products, comic book publishing, as well as game licensing and arena shows, was folded into larger Disney business units, two unnamed Disney executives told The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/business/media/disney-marvel-ike-perlmutter.html?smid=tw-share">New York Times</a>.
The move came after Disney announced that 7,000 jobs were being eliminated to cut $5.5 billion. Perlmutter had been with the company for more than a decade after selling Marvel to Disney in 2009 for $4 billion, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/marvel-entertainment-chairman-ike-perlmutter-cut-from-disney-1235312663/">Deadline</a> reported.

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Disney Investor Slams Shift To 'Woke' Marvel Films

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">Marvel</a> actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson promises that his new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">film</a>, “Kraven the Hunter,” will be different from other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes">superhero</a> movies.
The 33-year-old British star recently discussed his new project for a cover story with <a href="https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/film/aaron-taylor-johnson-britains-next-leading-man-bond-interview-37853/">Rolling Stone UK</a>.
“I think there was something unique about this character, and something grounded,” Taylor-Johnson said when discussing accepting the role. “We’ve all had enough of seeing certain studio films, a certain kind of pop culture… where they’re churning out stuff that dilutes wanting to go to the cinema. I wouldn’t have signed onto it if I felt there wasn’t something to really bring to life with this character.”  
“Taking on a Sony/Marvel movie is a different challenge altogether,” he added at another point in the interview. “There’s the story, the character, the role; that’s one thing. But then you also step into a world where you’re dealing with a studio and a franchise — or possible franchises, though let’s not get ahead of ourselves.&#8221;
The actor went on, &#8220;So, they’re rolling the dice on me, in a sense, which is a lovely thing. But you’ve got to appease the studio, please the audience and do what’s dignified for you as an actor. I find all of that super challenging.” 
Besides working with Marvel, Taylor-Johnson is rumored to be replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond. When the interviewee inquired about it, the British actor said, “I can only really talk about the things I’m going to show and tell. I don’t feel like I need to have a future drawn out for me. I feel like: whatever’s drawn out for me, I can f***in’ do better.”
Taylor-Johnson will be featured in several upcoming films in 2024 in addition to “Kraven,” including a supporting role in “The Fall Guy” and an ensemble role in “Nosferatu.” 
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Marvel’s “Kraven the Hunter” will premiere on August 30. The movie follows Sergei Kravinoff (Taylor-Johnson), a Russian immigrant on a mission to prove he’s the greatest hunter in the world. The film’s trailer depicts the character transforming from wanting to be a hunter to becoming one of Spider-Man’s villains. 
Other stars in the cast include Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, and Christopher Abbott.

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Marvel Actor Says We’ve ‘Had Enough’ Of Studios ‘Churning Out Stuff That Dilutes Wanting To Go To The Cinema’

Marvel Actor Says We’ve 'Had Enough' Of Studios 'Churning Out Stuff That Dilutes Wanting To Go To The Cinema' 

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Dakota Johnson</a> said the bad reviews for her superhero film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Madame Web</a>” are not too surprising. She also mentioned she’s not planning to try the genre again.
“Unfortunately, I’m not surprised that this has gone down the way it has,&#8221; the 34-year-old actress told Bustle in an <a href="https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/dakota-johnson-teatime-book-club">interview</a> published Tuesday. 
At another point in the conversation, she said, &#8220;But it was definitely an experience for me to make that movie. I had never done anything like it before. I probably will never do anything like it again because I don’t make sense in that world. And I know that now.&#8221; 
Johnson also mentioned that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">film</a> changed from what it was initially pitched as. &#8220;But sometimes in this industry, you sign on to something, and it’s one thing and then as you’re making it, it becomes a completely different thing, and you’re like, ‘Wait, what?’ But it was a real learning experience, and of course it’s not nice to be a part of something that’s ripped to shreds, but I can’t say that I don’t understand.&#8221;
“Madame Web,” a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">Marvel</a> film released by Sony Pictures about an NYC paramedic who starts exhibiting signs of clairvoyance, was a box office disappointment. It earned just $26.2 million over its six-day opening from Valentine&#8217;s Day to Presidents Day, according to <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2024/02/25/madame-web-box-office-flop-puts-sony-spider-man-universe-in-jeopardy/?sh=5b379622e3ce">Forbes</a>. That made it the lowest opening for any Spider-Man Universe film, including the universally reviled vampire-themed “Morbius” (2022), which made $39 million during its opening.
&#8220;Madame Web&#8221; currently has a 12% critic rating and a 57% audience score on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/madame_web">Rotten Tomatoes</a>.
Johnson further reflected on the state of the entertainment industry during the interview and predicted what the headlines would be about her thoughts on “Madame Web” being a failure.
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&#8220;Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You cannot make art based on numbers and algorithms. My feeling has been for a long time that audiences are extremely smart, and executives have started to believe that they’re not. Audiences will always be able to sniff out bullsh**. Even if films start to be made with AI, humans aren’t going to f***ing want to see those.&#8221;
As for what outlets might report on, the actress said, &#8220;Like, ‘Dakota Johnson Breaks Her Silence On Madame Web’s F***ing Box Office Failure.’ It’s like, ‘No, I’m not breaking any silence. I’m just talking.&#8221;

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Dakota Johnson Says She’s ‘Not Surprised’ That ‘Madame Web’ Flopped: ‘Probably Will Never Do Anything Like It Again’

Dakota Johnson Says She's 'Not Surprised' That 'Madame Web' Flopped

The once-mighty MCU has fallen and it can’t get up.
Even non-Comic Con types know the Marvel Cinematic Universe no longer lords over Hollywood. Last year’s mega-flop, “The Marvels,” put an exclamation mark on that sorry state of affairs. The film made $206 million globally compared to the $1.1 billion the original earned four years prior.
Could Ryan Reynolds and his foul-mouthed alter ego, Deadpool, bring the MCU back from the cinematic grave? He might, assuming the powers that be follow the Reynolds Method, a heady blend of marketing ingenuity and old-fashioned charm.
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The next big MCU film drops this summer. Reynolds returns as the “Merc with a Mouth” in “Deadpool &amp; Wolverine,” out July 26. The film unites the unlikely mutants in an R-rated romp that got Comic Con nation all hot and bothered.
The film’s trailer generated 365 million views in just one day, a record number significantly boosted by its <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-wolverine-most-watched-movie-trailer-1235823882/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Bowl exposure</a>. It’s still a staggering sum, suggesting the core characters retain plenty of audience goodwill.
And rightly so.
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Hugh Jackman, AKA Wolverine, is a talented star who rarely meddles in divisive matters. He’s an old-school actor who just wants to “put on a show,” and his eclectic film choices bear that out, down to his turn in 2017’s “The Greatest Showman.”
It’s still Reynolds’ franchise.
The “Deadpool &amp; Wolverine” trailer’s gazillion views matter, but the film&#8217;s strength goes beyond that. Reynolds is the kind of apolitical, marketing savvy star that Disney desperately needs at this point in the MCU.
It’s about brand renewal as much as a stellar product.
Reynolds has mostly stayed above the political fray over the years. Yes, he did <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-apologize-plantation-themed-wedding-n1235770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the “hostage-style&#8221; apology</a> after learning the venue where he married actress Blake Lively had plantation ties from long ago.
The mea culpa came eight years after the ceremony and, more importantly, months after George Floyd’s death following an altercation with Minneapolis police.
The couple even bent the fiscal knee, donating $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to assuage their guilt.
Otherwise, the actor mostly stays above the partisan fray.
Reynolds shared an “I Voted” photograph on Election Day three-plus years ago but refused <a href="https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1319769201914089472?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to say his presidential choice</a>. He previously admitted to being “terrified” by the thought of a Trump presidency, but he didn’t make his views so obvious that they became part of his persona.
He’s the un-Robert De Niro.
Reynolds is endlessly funny on film, leaning hard into his wiseacre brand. That’s never been more true than with the Deadpool character. He’s taken it very seriously behind-the-scenes, constantly connecting with fans and taking a personal stake in the character.
The New York Times called him the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/movies/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“driving force”</a> behind the franchise, and few dispute it. That spirit extends beyond the film set.
The Canadian native is a whiz with social media, leveraging his gargantuan flock — now 21.5 million strong on X, 51.3 million on Instagram.
That’s no accident.
Reynolds’ marketing mastery has coincided with his rise to superstardom. He helped turn Mint Mobile into a billion-dollar company.
He also took control, with fellow actor Rob McElhenney, of the Welsh football team Wrexham AFC and subsequently <a href="https://thehustle.co/03172023-ryan-reynolds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watched ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities soar.</a>
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Disney could learn a thing or two from the star. The Mouse House’s Rachel Zegler of “Snow White” infamy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disneys-snow-white-star-slammed-as-she-continues-bashing-original-film-in-another-resurfaced-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trashed her own franchise</a> more than once last year. Disney ended up postponing the live action reboot’s debut a full year, possibly to do some behind-the-scenes tinkering to deal with the PR fallout.
That’s never an issue with Reynolds.
He’d rather poke fun at himself than the fans or the material that’s making him even richer.
Ironically, the “Deadpool” franchise wasn’t even under Disney’s thumb initially. The company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox changed all that. And now he’s working for Mickey and chums. He even found some good-natured humor in that merger, mocking how some classic Disney films <a href="https://movieweb.com/deadpool-logan-disney-plus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">truly deserve an R rating</a> like the “Deadpool” saga.
He wasn’t being woke, just silly.
Too many MCU stars either trash the franchise after the fact or lean, hard on its new woke ways. Actor Ray Winstone did the latter, saying his time shooting “Black Widow” was “<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ray-winstone-soul-destroying-experience-filming-black-widow-1235839139/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soul destroying</a>.”
Comedian-turned-actor Kumail Nanjiani whined that the bad reviews surrounding his MCU debut in “Eternals” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-actor-said-he-had-trauma-from-eternals-bad-reviews-went-to-therapy-for-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chased him into therapy.</a>
Reynolds would never say anything close to these complaints. He’s like Jackman, a star who wants audiences to see the sunny side of superhero shtick.
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He’s getting paid handsomely to wear a silly costume, crack wise, and tell jokes his inner 15-year-old finds hilarious. And he refuses to settle for mediocrity. Think the team behind “Madame Web,” one of the worst superhero films of the last 20 years, had the same commitment to quality?
That’s exactly what the MCU needs. That, plus a hit to make the “superhero fatigue” talk fade, if at least for a while.
Follow Reynolds’ lead. Focus on the product. Reach out to the fans. Do it with a wink and a smile. And never let ‘em see you sweat.
He might be the MCU’s best chance at a new beginning.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/robert-downey-jr">Robert Downey Jr.</a> made a dig at the Marvel Cinematic Universe (<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">MCU</a>) during his acceptance speech at the 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony. 
The 58-year-old was accepting the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">Best Supporting Actor</a> award for his portrayal of villainous politician Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s highly lauded drama, “Oppenheimer.” Downey Jr. referenced the difference in this role compared to his best-known role as Tony Stark in the MCU.
“I played a guy named Tony in the MCU for about 12 years,” he <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/robert-downey-jr-oppenheimer-marvel-speech-bafta-b2498617.html">sai</a><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/robert-downey-jr-oppenheimer-marvel-speech-bafta-b2498617.html">d</a> from the stage “Recently, [Nolan] suggested I attempt an understated approach as a last-ditch effort to perhaps resurrect my dwindling credibility.”
The Golden Globe-winning actor made multiple appearances as Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, between 2008 and 2019, playing the character in the &#8220;Iron Man&#8221; trilogy and all four &#8220;Avengers&#8221; films. He’s credited with helping make Marvel into a money-making machine.
Downey Jr. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/09/magazine/robert-downey-jr-interview-oppenheimer.html">told</a> The New York Times in 2023 that he’d been nervous about taking on the demanding “Oppenheimer” part due to the types of movies he’d been in previously.
&#8220;You start to wonder if a muscle you have hasn&#8217;t atrophied,&#8221; the actor told the outlet at the time. &#8220;I knew there was a point where Chris Nolan was endorsing, let&#8217;s work those other muscles, but let&#8217;s do it while rendering you devoid of your usual go-to things,&#8221; Downey Jr. added.
His remarks come on the heels of several high-profile superhero movie flops. This genre churned out massive hits for years, but recent releases have underperformed, leaving industry insiders wondering if audiences are sick of superhero films in general. 
In November, the female-led film “The Marvels” earned just $47 million domestically over opening weekend, making it the lowest-ever opening for a Marvel movie. And it’s not just the MCU suffering. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” was yet another box office disappointment for comic book films, bringing in just over $40 million over the extended four-day Christmas holiday weekend.
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“Captain America: A Brave New World,” “Thunderbolts,” and “Blade” were all originally slated for 2024 but are being pushed to 2025. This is being blamed on strike-related production delays but could also be the result of poor box office numbers for similar movies.
 The only Marvel release scheduled for 2024 is “Deadpool 3.” Upcoming DC projects include “Joker: Folie á Deux,” which will debut in November 2024, and “Superman: Legacy,” which will hit theaters in July 2025.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeremy-renner">Jeremy Renner</a> made a surprise appearance at the 2024 People&#8217;s Choice Awards one year after his near-fatal snow plow accident.
On Sunday, the 53-year-old <a href="https://x.com/peopleschoice/status/1759392650732634273?s=20">actor</a> walked across the stage unassisted by a cane to present the first award of the night and was greeted by rounds of applause and a standing ovation, <a href="https://people.com/peoples-choice-awards-2024-jeremy-renner-surprise-appearance-8584759">People magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;The fans rock, I tell you what,&#8221; Renner said. &#8220;The People&#8217;s Choice Awards, gotta say, it feels good to be back. This year&#8217;s been a heck of a journey and I&#8217;m happy to be here with you, the fans.&#8221;
&#8220;You guys are the best,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You guys really brought this year. You broke records. You turned movies into movements. We heard you all loud and clear, we heard you.&#8221;
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Jeremy Renner in the building presenting the award for The TV Performance of the year to our winner Billie Eilish! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PCAs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PCAs</a> <a href="https://t.co/zNfkeOOvh7">pic.twitter.com/zNfkeOOvh7</a>
— People&#8217;s Choice (@peopleschoice) <a href="https://twitter.com/peopleschoice/status/1759392650732634273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
The Marvel star then announced the nominees for &#8220;TV Performance of the Year&#8221; and said &#8220;Right now, I get the privilege of celebrating the most powerful movie performances on screen. So, are you ready for the first award of the night?&#8221; The honor went to singer Billie Eilish for her part in &#8220;Swarm.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-reflects-on-year-of-recovery-no-one-ever-told-me-that-i-was-gonna-get-better">Renner</a> has undergone extensive therapy for the last year after his body was nearly crushed under a 14,300-pound snowcat in an accident on Jan. 1, 2023 near his Nevada home, resulting in more than 30 broken bones.
The actor recently talked about the life-threatening injuries he sustained in the accident and said &#8220;Not one doctor, early on, said &#8216;You&#8217;re gonna pull through, you&#8217;re gonna be able to see again, you&#8217;re gonna be able to walk again, you&#8217;re gonna be able to breathe right, you&#8217;re gonna be able to talk,'&#8221; <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jeremy-renner-snowplow-accident-recovery-acting-future-1235817895/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
&#8220;No one gave me anything,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I think they were all communicating with my family. And I feel like if they didn&#8217;t tell me it must have been pretty bleak.&#8221;
&#8220;The Avengers&#8221; star said when he heard there would be limitations to his recovery, it only fueled him to get back on his feet faster.
&#8220;I love that the doctor says, &#8216;this guy&#8217;s not gonna walk again, or if he does, it&#8217;ll be in two years and he&#8217;s gonna walk funny,'&#8221; Renner said. &#8220;I love when people say this. Even my own physical therapist is like, &#8216;You know what, you&#8217;re never gonna be able to run under a five-second 40,&#8217; I&#8217;m like, &#8216;F*** you, it&#8217;s going to happen, I&#8217;m gonna do it in six months, watch this.&#8221;
&#8220;I love when somebody tells me that — it&#8217;s just gonna give me more energy to do it and do it even better,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I already challenge myself anyway, and that&#8217;s also part of my recovery, as a competitor.&#8221;

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A crewmember died on the set of Marvel Studios&#8217; latest series &#8220;Wonder Man&#8221; on Tuesday following an accident in Los Angeles.
The rigger, who has been <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/02/wonder-man-tv-series-crew-member-dies-accident-1235816662/">identified</a> by the Los Angeles Police Department as Juan Carlos Osorio, 41, of Temple City, fell from the rafters in an accident at CBS Radford Studios in Studio City, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/marvel-crewmember-death-wonder-man-1934893fd0571ee1498c69d9b03bc011">Associated Press</a> reported.
&#8220;Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family and friends, and our support is behind the investigation into the circumstances of this accident,&#8221; a Marvel spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet.
The series &#8212; which stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a stuntman-turned superhero &#8212; was not filming on Tuesday when the accident occurred, but the crew was on set working, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/crewmember-dies-on-set-of-marvels-wonder-man-1235817446/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Fundraiser for Juan ‘Spike’ Osorio, Who Died on Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ Set, Surpasses $120,000 in 24 Hours <a href="https://t.co/k2CjnBdQKF">https://t.co/k2CjnBdQKF</a>
— Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1755358549700415672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Wonder Man&#8221; is <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21066182/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Wonder%2520man" target="_blank" rel="noopener">described</a> as, &#8220;Hollywood actor Simon Williams is thrust into the world of superheroes as he gets powers of his own, and becomes the new superhero Wonder Man.&#8221;
Matthew D. Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) &#8212; the union that represents behind the scenes workers &#8212; released a statement following the accident.
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&#8220;Everyone in the IA family is shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic loss,&#8221; Loeb said. &#8220;We are working to support our member&#8217;s family, and his fellow members and colleagues.&#8221;
&#8220;Safety on set is our highest priority and we will assist Cal/OSHA in their investigation in any way that we can,&#8221; he added. &#8220;If you feel unsafe on set for any reason, members can call the IATSE Safety Hotline at 844-422-9273 or use our safety info app.&#8221;
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be investigating the accident, the AP noted.
A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/juan-spike-osorio-wu">GoFundMe</a> has been set up to raise money for Osorio&#8217;s family. At the time of this publication, it has already raised more than $124,000.
&#8220;On February 6th, 2024, our friend [Juan] Spike [Osario] lost his life on the set of Marvel&#8217;s &#8216;WonderMan&#8217; shoot at <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/cbs-radford-studios/">CBS Radford studios</a> due to a potential structural failure,&#8221; the message on the fundraiser page read.
&#8220;We are hoping the Production Company, The Facility, MBS, <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/marvel-studios/">Marvel Studios</a> handles things properly, but expect a long road fraught with attorney fees and expenses,&#8221; the message added. &#8220;In the meantime, bills will be mounting and the widow, Boom Operator Joanne W. will be left to deal with everything. Help if you&#8217;re able, it&#8217;s greatly appreciated.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-gives-surprising-answer-when-asked-if-hes-changed-since-near-fatal-snow-plow-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy Renner</a> reflected on the year of recovery he&#8217;s had following his near-fatal snow plow accident, saying no one told him that he was &#8220;gonna get better.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-finally-returns-to-set-following-near-fatal-snow-plow-accident-a-year-ago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">53-year-old</a> actor recently talked about the life-threatening injuries he sustained on January 1, 2023, near his Nevada home, revealing, &#8220;Not one doctor, early on, said &#8216;You&#8217;re gonna pull through, you&#8217;re gonna be able to see again, you&#8217;re gonna be able to walk again, you&#8217;re gonna be able to breathe right, you&#8217;re gonna be able to talk,'&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jeremy-renner-snowplow-accident-recovery-acting-future-1235817895/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;No one gave me anything,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I think they were all communicating with my family. And I feel like if they didn&#8217;t tell me it must have been pretty bleak.&#8221;
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Jeremy Renner on how he&#8217;s doing after his snowplow accident: &#8220;A few days after the anniversary of the accident, my daughter and I were just looking at each other like: How far we’ve come. What a wonderful celebration&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/2cYqsZJsRY">https://t.co/2cYqsZJsRY</a>
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href="https://twitter.com/THR/status/1755263596999713222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
The Marvel star said when he heard there would be limitations to his recovery, it only fueled him to get back on his feet. Renner has undergone extensive therapy for the last year after his body was nearly crushed under a 14,300-pound snowcat, resulting in more than 30 broken bones.
&#8220;I love that the doctor says, &#8216;this guy&#8217;s not gonna walk again, or if he does, it&#8217;ll be in two years and he&#8217;s gonna walk funny,'&#8221; Renner said. &#8220;I love when people say this. Even my own physical therapist is like, &#8216;You know what, you&#8217;re never gonna be able to run under a five-second 40,&#8217; I&#8217;m like, &#8216;F*** you, it&#8217;s going to happen, I&#8217;m gonna do it in six months, watch this.'&#8221;
&#8220;I love when somebody tells me that — it&#8217;s just gonna give me more energy to do it and do it even better,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I already challenge myself anyway, and that&#8217;s also part of my recovery, as a competitor.&#8221;
At one point in the interview, he called the accident a &#8220;wonderful blessing.&#8221;
&#8220;Dying and coming back. I got that time out in life, I got to put pause on life, and go really live life,&#8221; Renner said. &#8220;And [I think], how can I give this to people? I think we had a little bit of it in COVID, right? There was a global epidemic going on but the silver lining in that is like we got to put pause on something, we got to stop and chill out, and ask what has value in our lives.&#8221;
&#8220;A little bit more extreme version of that is dying and coming back,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There&#8217;s a wonderful gift in that, if you can hang on that superpower of [realizing] what has real value in our lives.&#8221;
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He also discussed his promise to his young daughter, Ava, after the accident.
&#8220;Early on, I told her to wait for me, because she saw me busted up with 38 broken bones.&#8221;
&#8220;I said, &#8216;If you wait for me, I promise you I&#8217;ll get better,'&#8221; he added. &#8220;I had somebody to get better for — this little girl…&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-gives-surprising-answer-when-asked-if-hes-changed-since-near-fatal-snow-plow-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy Renner Gives Surprising Answer When Asked If He&#8217;s Changed Since Near-Fatal Snow Plow Accident</a>

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Jeremy Renner Reflects On Year Of Recovery: ‘No One Ever Told Me That I Was Gonna Get Better’

Jeremy Renner Reflects On Year Of Recovery 

Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Kumail Nanjiani</a> said that the terrible reviews of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">Marvel</a> film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Eternals</a>” in 2021 affected his mental health so much that he went to therapy for it. 
“The reviews were bad, and I was too aware of it,” the 45-year-old <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kumail-nanjiani-counseling-eternals-bad-reviews-1235817946/">said</a> during a recent appearance on the podcast “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum,” per The Hollywood Reporter. “I was reading every review and checking too much.”
“It was really, really hard because Marvel thought that movie was going to be really, really well reviewed, so they lifted the embargo early and put it in some fancy movie festivals and they sent us on a big global tour to promote the movie right as the embargo lifted,” Nanjiani explained. 
Their plan backfired, however, and led to the actors promoting the film as many reviewers heaped criticism on it.
“I think there was some weird soup in the atmosphere for why that movie got slammed so much, and I think not much of it has to do with the actual quality of the movie,” the actor said. “It was really hard, and that was when I thought it was unfair to me and unfair to [my wife] Emily, and I can’t approach my work this way anymore. Some sh** has to change, so I started <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mental-health">counseling</a>. I still talk to my therapist about that.”
“Emily says that I do have trauma from it,” Nanjiani continued. “We actually just got dinner with somebody else from that movie and we were like, ‘That was tough, wasn’t it?’ and he’s like ‘Yeah, that was really tough,’ and I think we all went through something similar.”
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&#8220;Eternals&#8221; is a superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics race of humanoids. It was directed and co-written by Chloé Zhao and features an ensemble cast of big-name stars, including Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, and others. The movie grossed $402 million worldwide and received some awards and nominations, but it was also plagued by bad reviews and mostly panned by critics as not meeting expectations.
The Marvel film currently has a 47% critic score and 77% audience rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eternals">Rotten Tomatoes</a>. “Clearly, we&#8217;re supposed to leave the cinema filled with an urgent sense of anticipation. But all I felt was relief that the two-and-a-half hour running time had finally come to an end,” the Sydney Morning Herald reviewer <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/the-eternals-question-has-the-marvel-universe-become-too-complicated-20211104-p595vj.html">said</a>.

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Marvel Actor Said He Had ‘Trauma’ From ‘Eternals’ Bad Reviews, Went To Therapy For It

Marvel Actor Said He Had 'Trauma' From 'Eternals' Bad Reviews, Went To Therapy For It

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-encourages-couples-to-rush-and-start-a-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Pratt</a> revealed how his attempted prank on his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger over her obsession with labeling everything totally backfired.
In a Thursday post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2qopvJO0s6/">Instagram</a>, the 44-year-old actor talked about his &#8220;wife&#8217;s penchant for compulsive organization&#8221; and how she &#8220;labels everything.&#8221;
&#8220;As a prank, I decided to &#8216;label&#8217; her label maker,&#8221; Pratt explained. &#8220;I waited in the wings for her to notice so I could pounce out like a cat, &#8216;Ha! Got you!'&#8221;
&#8220;She immediately pointed out that I misspelled &#8216;label maker,'&#8221; he added. &#8220;So, there you go. I Uno Reversed myself.&#8221;
The post included a picture of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” star holding up the label maker with the misspelled label that read &#8220;lablemaker&#8221; across the front.
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The replies to the Marvel star&#8217;s post are just as hilarious as what happened to him, with people finding creative ways to troll Pratt.
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In January, Pratt dropped exciting news that production will soon get underway for a prequel to &#8220;The Terminal List,&#8221; titled &#8220;The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-drops-exciting-news-for-fans-about-the-terminal-list-prequel">Pratt</a> shared a poster on his social media revealing the title for the prequel to the hit Amazon Prime series. It will once again star Pratt and Taylor Kitsch.
&#8220;From the Producers of<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theterminallist/"> [TheTerminalList</a>] and NYT Bestselling author<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jackcarrusa/"> [Jackcarrusa</a>]–introducing THE TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF, a prequel series featuring Ben Edwards and James Reece,&#8221; the post read. &#8220;Production begins early this year.&#8221;
In the first season, Pratt&#8217;s character, former Navy SEAL officer James Reece, must investigate &#8220;why his entire platoon was ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission,&#8221; a description on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">IMDb</a> reads.
The show was a huge success for the streaming site, scoring the No. 2 spot on Nielsen&#8217;s weekly Top 10 streaming ratings chart, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/chris-pratt-the-terminal-season-2-prequel-s-taylor-kitsch-prime-video-1235246705/">Deadline</a> noted. 
It was also a massive hit with audiences, despite critics trying to slam it as &#8220;anti-woke&#8221; and more, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-media-trash-chris-pratts-anti-woke-terminal-list-audiences-love-it">reported</a>. It hit the streaming site on July 1, 2022.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-encourages-couples-to-rush-and-start-a-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pratt</a> was previously married to actress Anna Farris, and the two welcomed a son in 2012. In 2018, the couple got divorced after nearly ten years of marriage.
In 2019, Pratt and Schwarzenegger got engaged, and the couple share two little girls.

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