Richard Nebens

Senior Writer, Editor, Content Creator

Richard Nebens holds a position as The Direct's Senior Writer, also working as an assistant editor and content creator for the site. 

Richard first joined The Direct in March 2020 and plays a big role in the site's day-to-day operations by writing, editing, ideating, and posting multiple articles daily, helping readers keep up with the latest from every fandom. He started his writing career in July 2019 with MCU Exchange and also served as a writer/podcast host with The Illuminerdi from 2020 to 2022.

Prior to joining The Direct, Richard worked a variety of jobs, including as a bellman, valet, photographer, and escape room manager, later going on to own a brewery/sports bar in South Lake Tahoe, California. Richard earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Business/Management from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts as part of the class of 2013.

Richard can be found on Twitter at @RichardNebens sharing his latest article from The Direct, cheering on his sports teams, giving his best attempts at comedy, or hyping up the latest epic movie or TV show's arrival.

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Richard Nebens's Latest Stories

Bane Standalone Movie Pitched After Joker Film's Success, Could Be Villain in The Batman Sequel

Rumors point to Bane being the villain in the sequel to 2021's The Batman

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Henry Cavill’s Superman Return: Everything Reported about the Man of Steel's Comeback

Everything reported about Henry Cavill's return to the DCEU as Superman

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Chris Evans Says it Would be 'Risky' to Return as Captain America

Chris Evans reiterates that his time as Captain America in the MCU has most likely come to an end.

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Kit Harington Comments on Status of The Eternals

Kit Harington gives an update to the status of The Eternals in a new video on Twitter.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home Concept Art Reveals Unused Hydro-Man Design

Concept artist Jerad Merantz shares an early look at designs for Hydro-Man from Spider-Man: Far From Home

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X-Men Actor Nicholas Hoult Discusses the Possibility of Bringing His Beast to the MCU

Nicholas Hoult leaves the door open on potentially playing Beast again for the MCU reboot of the X-Men

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Kumail Nanjiani Teases his Superpowers in The Eternals, Saying His Character Would Beat Deadpool

Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani teases that Kingo could beat Deadpool in a bar fight.

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Spider-Man Spinoff Movie Jackpot Being Developed by Sony and Marc Guggenheim

Marc Guggenheim developing Jackpot solo movie for Sony's Spider-Man Universe

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Marvel's Phase 5: Predicting the MCU's Future Movie Slate

From Fantastic Four to Nova to X-Men, these are the predictions the most likely films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 5

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WandaVision Set To Feature Stunt Action Driving by Monica Rambeau and Others

WandaVision crew listing on IMDB sheds light on potential action sequences in the series

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Disney+ Delays Releases for Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp

Disney+ delays the streaming releases for both Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp

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Marvel Phase 4: Every Movie and TV Show in the MCU's Next Chapter

The Direct explores Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Mark Ruffalo Has Pitched An Idea For A Smart Hulk Prequel Movie

Mark Ruffalo pitches his idea for a new solo Hulk movie and describes his hesitation to join the franchise in 2012.

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Michael Douglas Teases Ant-Man 3 News Coming Pretty Soon

Ant-Man star Michael Douglas teases on Instagram live that information on the untitled Ant-Man 3 may be coming very soon.

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15 New The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Set Photos Show Fictional Location From Comics

New set photos released from The Falcon and The Winter Soldier give a look into the incredible details of Madripoor in the MCU

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Shang-Chi Movie Plot Rumors Reveal Story Details and Superpowers

A new exclusive reveals plot details for Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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She-Hulk Disney+ Show Scripts Seem to Be Finished With Writers' Room Ended

Dana Schwartz reveals on Twitter that She-Hulk script is finished in the writers' room.

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Jason Blum Predicts When Marvel Movies Will Resume Filming

Blumhouse founder Jason Blum suggests that Marvel films may not be able to safely begin filming again until 2021.

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Daredevil To Be Played By "Another Actor" In Spider-Man 3 If Rumors Are True, Says Charlie Cox

Daredevil actor Charlie Cox reveals that he is not a part of Spider-Man 3

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37 New Avengers: Endgame Behind the Scenes Photo Reveals from Quarantine Watch Party

Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, and Hayley Atwell are some of the actors in new "Avengers: Endgame" set photos from Joe and Anthony Russo, and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely...

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Chris Evans' Last Day As Captain America Captured in New Avengers: Endgame Set Video

Russo Brothers share Twitter video highlighting Chris Evans' last day ever on set as Captain America

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Watch: Brie Larson's First Day on the Avengers: Endgame Set Shared From Russo Brothers' Video

Russo brothers share Twitter video of Brie Larson's first day as Captain Marvel on the set of Avengers: Endgame

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Benedict Cumberbatch Is In An Iron Man Suit In New Avengers: Infinity War BTS Photo

Avengers: Infinity War screenwriters share behind the scenes look of Benedict Cumberbatch

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The 10 Best and Most Memorable Moments from Avengers: Endgame

From Captain America's Mjolnir moment to Iron Man's farewell to "I Love You 3000", here are "Avengers: Endgame"'s most memorable moments one year after its theatrical release

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Marvel Moves Release Dates for Doctor Strange 2 and Thor: Love And Thunder

Marvel moves release dates for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder

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Scarlett Johansson Says That The Black Widow Release Is Perfect Timing

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson reveals her solo film will delve deep into the idea of self-forgiveness from past mistakes

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Thor: Love and Thunder Casting Call Points to Mysterious New Character

Thor: Love and Thunder casting call reveals search for a young black male to play Zappa, which could be a cover for a huge MCU return

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Scorpion Actor Michael Mando Won't Confirm or Deny Spider-Man 3 Appearance

Scorpion actor Michael Mando tight-lipped on Reddit about a potential return to the MCU Spider-Man movies

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James Gunn Releases List of 64 Songs Considered for Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtracks

James Gunn shares 64-song playlist entitled "Meredith Quill's Complete Awesome Mix," including dozens of songs from Queen, Styx, and more not included in the soundtracks for the first two movies.

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Shang-Chi Director Shares Last Look at the Cast and Crew Before Production Shutdown

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Shares Last Look At Cast and Crew before virus-caused shutdown

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Avengers 5 Will Not Release For a While According To Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan reveals that there are no set plans for the fifth Avengers movie and that it will be a while until it comes.

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Spider-Man 3 and She-Hulk Filming Dates Revealed... But Are Most Likely Outdated

Production start dates revealed for She-Hulk and Spider-Man 3, although both will most likely be delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic

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Top 10 MCU Cameos (Excluding Stan Lee)

From Elon Musk to David Hasselhoff to Matt Damon, these are the 10 best cameos in the MCU by anyone not named Stan Lee

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Bob Iger Returns To Disney CEO Duties Amid Coronavirus Emergency

Bob Iger returns to role as Disney CEO, taking over for Bob Chapek amid Coronavirus pandemic

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James Gunn Shares His Personal MCU Trilogy Rankings

Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy director James Gunn shares his thoughts and rankings of other MCU movies

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Michael Rooker Would Return For Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, But Not as Yondu

Michael Rooker wouldn't mind returning to the MCU and in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, but will not come back as Yondu

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Disney Furloughs Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm Jobs

Walt Disney Company confirms job furloughs for the parent company of Marvel and Lucasfilm, temporarily dismissing jobs as of April 19

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Parks and Recreation Writer Alan Yang Could Be Next Marvel Studios Director

Alan Yang reveals he has had talks with Marvel about possibly directing a future movie.

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Avengers: Endgame Opening Night Reactions Share the Cheers and Applause to Film's Biggest Moments

Fan reaction videos from opening night of Avengers: Endgame released, including "America's Ass," Steve Rogers wielding Mjolnir, Portals, and more.

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Black Widow Will Explore "Surprising" Events Between Other MCU Movies

Kevin Feige teases Black Widow will explore her entire MCU storyline, throughout all of her appearances.

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