Savannah Sanders

Savannah Sanders

Writer

Savannah Sanders joined The Direct as a writer in 2020. In addition to writing for The Direct's Star Wars, Marvel, and DC teams, Savannah specializes in the relationship between Disney's blockbuster franchises and the Disney Parks.  

Prior to joining The Direct, Savannah was a high school history, government, and English teacher, as well as a freelance writer with bylines for the Touring Plans Blog and Screen Rant. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Southern Illinois University

You can follow Savannah on Twitter (@DisneyParkSavvy) to keep up with her thoughts and reviews. 

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Savannah Sanders's Latest Stories

Star Wars Delays Its Next Movie From Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins' Star Wars film Rogue Squadron has been delayed.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Receives Promising Release Update

Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home was confirmed as the first MCU Phase 4 film to debut in China.

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Eternals Director Reveals How Henry Cavill's Superman Influenced the Marvel Movie

Marvel's Eternals director Chloe Zhao explained how DC's Henry Cavill's Superman influenced Richard Madden's character of Ikaris.

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Jeremy Renner & Hailee Steinfeld Sport Iconic Marvel Suits on New Hawkeye Cover

A new cover for Marvel's Hawkeye on Disney+ has been revealed featuring Hailee Steinfeld's Kate Bishop, Jeremy Renner's Clint Barton, and Lucky the Dog.

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Eternals Post-Credits Scene Featured a Secret Cameo From Huge Marvel Actor

Eternals director Chloe Zhao confirmed the identity of a Marvel actor who provided an off-camera cameo in the film's post-credits scene.

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Marvel's Eternals Director Posts 'Grateful' Message Amid Poor Reviews

Ahead of Marvel's Eternals theatrical debut and amidst mixed reviews, director Chloe Zhao posted a "grateful" message on social media.

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Star Wars: Darth Maul Animated Show Featuring Paul Bettany Reportedly In the Works

WandaVision's Paul Bettany reportedly set to reprise his role as Solo: A Star Wars Story's Dryden Vos in a Darth Maul animated series.

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Marvel's Morbius Trailer Release Date Reportedly Revealed - Is Spider-Man: No Way Home Next?

Marvel's Morbius trailer reportedly has a release date which could mean Spider-Man: No Way Home's second trailer could be next.

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WandaVision Star Kathryn Hahn Reacts to Agatha Spin-off Reports

Kathryn Hahn who played Agatha Harkness in Marvel's WandaVision on Disney+ broke her silence on news of a Agatha spin-off series.

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Star Wars Celebrates Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka & The Mandalorian With New Hasbro Figures

New Star Wars action figures that are now available for pre-order include Ahsoka from The Mandalorian on Disney+ and a Mandalorian from the Death Watch.

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Marvel's Eternals: Salma Hayek's Hero Is In Big Trouble In New Teaser

A new Eternals teaser from Marvel Studios showed Salma Hayek's Ajak shooting a shotgun.

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Top 10 Marvel Halloween Costumes for Women (Scarlet Witch, Black Widow & More)

Just in time for Halloween, here are 10 of the best Marvel-inspired 2021 Halloween costumes for women.

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Marvel Sets Out to Make Amends With Cheated Winter Soldier Creator

Former Marvel writer Ed Brubaker who created Bucky Barnes' Winter Soldier character admitted that he's hopeful Marvel Studios will make things right.

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Thor 4 Reportedly Casts Penny Dreadful Actor Simon Russell Beale

A Broadway playbill showed that actor Sir Simon Russell Beale was cast in Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Marvel Studios Author Disputes Agents of SHIELD's Place In MCU Canon

The author of The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe argued and indicated that Marvel's Agents of SHIELD isn't canon.

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Eternals' Chloe Zhao Teases Interest In Directing Kevin Feige's Star Wars Movie

Eternals director Chloe Zhao claimed she would consider directing Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige's upcoming Star Wars film.

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Marvel Just Confirmed Superman Exists In the MCU

A new featurette for Marvel Studios' Eternals confirmed Superman's existence within the MCU.

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Marvel Is Hiding Eternals' Post-Credits Scenes From Early Viewers

In early screenings of Eternals, Marvel Studios withheld the film's spoiler post-credits scenes.

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Did Angelina Jolie Just Spoil Marvel's Sequel Announcement for Eternals?

During the red carpet premiere for Marvel Studios Eternals, Angelina Jolie's comment may have spoiled plans for an Eternals 2 project.

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Justice League: Gal Gadot Reflects on Abusive Comments From Joss Whedon

Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot reflected on director Joss Whedon's comments and treatment on the set of DC's Justice League.

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Moon Knight: Oscar Isaac Reveals Why It Was So Hard to Film Marvel's Disney+ Series

Oscar Isaac claimed that Marvel's Moon Knight series for Disney+ was the most challenging work of his career.

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Deadpool 3 Star Ryan Reynolds Announces He's Taking Short Break From Movies

Ryan Reynolds' Instagram post claims the actor is taking a "sabbatical from movie making", leaving fans to speculate about the release date of Deadpool 3.

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Star Wars Reveals First Photo of Mysterious Darth Plagueis In Canon

A new book titled Star Wars: Secrets of the Sith offered the first in-canon image of Darth Plagueis.

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MCU: New Data Reveals Most & Least Popular Episodes of Marvel's What If...?

A popularity listing for Marvel Studios' What If...? episodes reveals how fans engaged with each episode in comparison to others.

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Marvel's Eternals: Surprising Post-Credits Scenes Teased by Director

Eternals director Chloe Zhao confirmed that two post-credits scenes will follow Marvel Studios' upcoming ensemble film.

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MCU: New Evidence Points to Bill Murray Joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe

A new cast listing indicates that Bill Murray is set to appear in Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in 2023.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn Reacts to Character Deaths Prediction

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn responded to predictions about which Guardians will die in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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Ant-Man's Evangeline Lilly Admits She Isn't Caught Up on 2 Marvel Disney+ Shows

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania actress Evangeline Lilly admits she has not seen every Phase 4 release.

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8 Ways Spider-Man: No Way Home's Title Video Foreshadowed Major Villains & Plot Points

The original announcement for Marvel's Spider-Man: No Way Home hinted at what audiences saw in the film's first official trailer starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Marvel Hid Evan Peters' WandaVision Surprise From X-Men Director

WandaVision's Quicksilver cameo by Evan Peters for the Marvel Studios Dinsey+ show surprised even X-Men director and producer Simon Kinberg.

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Agent Carter's Hayley Atwell Shares Heartfelt Message About Marvel & MCU Representation

Marvel's Hayley Atwell shared a What If...? poster of Peggy Carter as Captain Britain on Instagram and shared her thoughts on her character's role raising the standard for female representation.

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Marvel Director Explains Thanos' Dumb Death In MCU's What If

Marvel director explained Thanos' surprisingly easy death in What If...? for Disney+.

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Marvel's Eternals Movie Makes History With Festival Premiere

Marvel's Eternals, directed by Chloe Zhao and starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, and Richard Madden, is set to premiere for the first time ever at the Rome Film Festival.

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Guardians of the Galaxy's James Gunn Uses Facebook Outage to Tease Secret Easter Egg

Marvel's Guardians of Galaxy director James Gunn teased fans about revealing his legendary Guardians Easter egg during a massive Facebook outage.

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Gamora Wears Thanos' Avengers: Infinity War Armor In New What If Poster

A new poster for Marvel's What If...? on Disney+ featured Guardians of the Galaxy's Gamora in Thanos' armor ahead of the show's Season 1 finale.

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Shang-Chi Writer Addresses Fixing Iron Man 3's Mandarin Mistakes

Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings writer and director addressed fixing the mistakes of Iron Man 3 in the 2021 origin story film.

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Marvel Rejected Certain MCU Characters for Shang-Chi Post-Credits Scene

Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, discussed how Marvel denied certain characters for the film's post-credits scene.

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Ryan Reynolds & Mark Ruffalo Pose Next to Deadpool & Hulk Stickers In New Netflix Movie Photo

Mark Ruffalo and Ryan Reynolds posed next to Hulk and Deadpool stickers in promoting Netflix's The Adam Project.

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Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever Listing Reveals Scene In Mexican Village

A new casting call for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever revealed that a scene takes place in a Mexican village.

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Marvel's Eternals: 6 New Images Show Kit Harington, Salma Hayek & More In MCU Epic

Disney released new images from Marvel's Eternals that include Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Gemma Chan, and more.

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