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 The Direct Articles

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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Star Wars Celebrates Halloween With 5 New Shorts Featuring Ahsoka, Boba Fett & More LEGO Characters

LEGO Star Wars debuted five Halloween-themed Star Wars shorts featuring the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda, Ahsoka, Maul, and Boba Fett.

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She-Hulk: How Mark Ruffalo Helped Abomination Actor Tim Roth Overcome Troubles With Marvel Return

She-Hulk's Tim Roth, who plays Abomination, opened up about returning to the role and credited Mark Ruffalo for helping him find his way.

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Is Doctor Strange the New Leader of the Avengers? Benedict Cumberbatch Gives Coy Response

Benedict Cumberbatch comments on whether Doctor Stephen Strange is the new leader of the Avengers ahead of his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home and 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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Doctor Strange 2 Rumor Reveals Exactly How Much Time Has Past Since WandaVision

A new rumor suggests how much time has transpired between the events of WandaVision on Disney+ and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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Disney Reveals 4 New Release Dates for Marvel Studios' 2024 Movies

Disney shared Marvel's updated release calendar for 2024 and four MCU movies per year is now the new standard.

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Star Wars Celebrates Daisy Ridley's Rey Skywalker With New Yellow Lightsaber Replica

Star Wars released a replica of Daisy Ridley's Rey Skywalker's yellow lightsaber from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker that is available for pre-order through Entertainment Earth.

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Elizabeth Olsen Celebrates Doctor Strange 2 Wrap In New Photo With Marvel Team

Marvel stylist posted on Instagram that filming has wrapped on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness starring Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Steven Strange.

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WandaVision Concept Art Reveals Thor Easter Egg That Got Scrapped

New Marvel concept art showed WandaVision's Billy Maximoff dressed like Thor for Halloween for the show's Halloween episode on Disney+.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home: Is Tobey Maguire In the Movie? Trailer Hints at Return

While Tobey Maguire didn't appear in the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, the return of his trilogy's villains and more hint at his Spider-Man's return.

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Sony's Official Spider-Man Twitter Account Responds to Trailer Leaks

Sony's Spider-Man Twitter account responded to the Spider-Man: No Way Home leaking online a day ahead of its official release.

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Marvel Star Claims Shang-Chi 2 Is Teased During Ending of First Movie

Marvel's Shang-Chi stars Simu Liu and Awkwafina talked about their interest in a Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sequel.

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Shang-Chi Post-Credits Scene(s) Teased by Marvel Director

When asked about Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings post-credits scene or scenes, director Destin Daniel Cretton said audiences should "most definitely stick around."

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Moon Knight Disney+: Ethan Hawke Teases Fights With Oscar Isaac's Hero

Moon Knight's Ethan Hawke claimed that David Koresh was the inspiration for his character in the upcoming Marvel Studios Disney+ series.

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Marvel Releases Bizarre New Hyundai Promo Featuring Doctor Strange, Ultron & More What If Characters

Marvel Studios posted a What If...? ad in partnership with Hyundai featuring Thor, Captain Carter, and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Spider-Man 3: No Way Home's New Promo Art Features The Daily Bugle, Suit Plans & More

New official Spider-Man: No Way Home promo art included references to the Daily Bugle, the multiverse, and blueprints for new Spider-Man suits.

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Star Wars Just Destroyed a Major Location In The Bad Batch's Series Finale

The first half of The Bad Batch's Season 1 finale on Disney+ destroyed a pivotal Star Wars location that was shown heavily in The Clone Wars series.

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Tom Hiddleston Teases Loki's Quest For Sylvie In Season 2

Loki's Tom Hiddleston teased what Loki will do in Season 2 of the Marvel Disney+ series and that he probably won't be searching for Sylvie.

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James Gunn Reveals His Dream Marvel Studios Disney+ Show

James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad, shared his interest in a Disney+ series about the Ravagers from his MCU Guardians films.

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Why Marvel Studios Rejected a Luke Skywalker Cameo in the MCU's What If...? Show

Marvel's What If...? writer A.C. Bradley talked about what she couldn't use for the new MCU series, including a Star Wars Luke Skywalker cameo.

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Dave Bautista Claims Marvel Studios Never Asked Him To Return For Disney+'s What If

Dave Bautista, who plays Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, claims Marvel Studios never asked him to voice the character for the upcoming What If...? MCU series on Disney+.

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Evangeline Lilly, Don Cheadle & 52 More Marvel Actors Returning In Disney+'s What If...?

Marvel Studios confirms that over 50 MCU actors like Evangeline Lilly, Paul Bettany, and Andy Serkis reprised their roles for Marvel's upcoming What If...? series streaming on Disney+ August 11.

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Watch: Ahsoka Star Rosario Dawson Engages In a Funny Lightsaber Duel on DMZ Set

Rosario Dawson who plays Star Wars' Ahsoka Tano shares a fun edited video of a lightsaber duel from the set of The Mandalorian Season 2.

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Disney Issues Brutal Response To Scarlett Johansson Lawsuit: 'No Merit Whatsoever'

Disney has harshly responded to Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit over Marvel's Black Widow's Disney+ Premier Access option and the lack of an exclusive theatrical release.

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Marvel Reveals Clever Way Tom Hiddleston Filmed His Miss Minutes Scenes (Photos)

In a new video, Marvel shows how Tom Hiddleston's Loki filmed his scenes with the TVA's Miss Minutes for Loki on Disney+.

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