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How Avengers: Endgame & Other MCU Movies Influenced Marvel's What If Score (Exclusive)

What If...? composer Laura Karpman says she drew inspiration from Avengers: Endgame when it came to working in multiple scores in a singular episode.

By Liam Crowley -


Why Spider-Man: No Way Home's Doc Ock Makes the Tobey Maguire Franchise Canon In the MCU

With Alfred Molina reprising his role as Doc Ock in No Way Home, Marvel Studios appears to have made Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man franchise canon to the MCU.

By Sam Hargrave -


How Marvel's Kevin Feige Improved Doctor Strange's What If Episode (Exclusive)

What If...? editors Joel and Graham Fisher revealed how Kevin Feige improved the show's fourth episode.

By Richard Nebens -


Marvel's What If Composer Confirms Return for Season 2 (Exclusive)

What If...? composer Laura Karpman confirmed that she is returning for Season 2 of the animated Marvel Studios show during an exclusive interview with The Direct.

By Pamela Gores -


Marvel to Adapt Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow Movie For What If Season 2 (Exclusive)

What If...? production designer Paul Lasaine revealed that Season 2 will have a Black Widow episode in an exclusive interview with The Direct.

By Richard Nebens -


Did Shang-Chi Almost Feature Ant-Man? Marvel Producer Responds (Exclusive)

Shang-Chi takes place in San Fransico, the exact location of another MCU mainstay in Ant-Man—was there ever a chance that he was going to show up in the film?

By Russ Milheim -


Shang-Chi Producer Confirms Tim Roth's Voice Performance as Hulk Villain Abomination (Exclusive)

Jonathan Schwartz, the producer for Shang-Chi, commented on Abomination's return in the film and why that character was chosen.

By Russ Milheim -


Shang-Chi Producer Jonathan Schwartz Developing Secret Invasion Disney+ Series (Exclusive)

Shang-Chi and Marvel Studios Producer Jonathan Schwartz reveals that his next project is Secret Invasion, alongside another mystery project.

By Russ Milheim -


Shang-Chi Producer Confirms Avengers' Infinity Stones Influenced MCU's Ten Rings Design (Exclusive)

Shang-Chi and Marvel Studios producer Jonathan Schwartz comments on the similarity between the Ten Rings and the Infinity Gaunlet.

By Russ Milheim -


Spider-Man 3: No Way Home Theory: Will the Avengers Forget About Peter Parker?

Some Avengers amnesia could have real-world repercussions on the future of Spider-Man.

By Liam Crowley -


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