Opinion: Endgame Cements Iron Man’s Story in the MCU
Spoiler Alert! There are tons of spoilers for Avengers: Endgame, Infinity War and much of the MCU below. You've been warned!
The first 22 films in the MCU ultimately center around two men - Iron Man and Thanos. When we first meet them, both are masters of death and destruction. But where Thanos seeks only to increase his powers and bring his dream of a perfectly culled and balanced universe to fruition, Tony Stark rejects his destiny as a death dealer. Tony's evolution from carefree arms dealer to a man holding the weight of the universe on his shoulders is one of the most satisfying character arcs you'll find in a superhero franchise. Even if it was a long and sometimes winding road toward that destination.
Endgame Writers on Whether Those Characters Are Really Dead
Full spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame!
The screenwriting duo of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely shot down several fan theories in a recent spoiler interview promoting Avengers: Endgame.
In a lengthy chat with The Hollywood Reporter, the screenwriters dismissed the notion that there was any other way for the Avengers to defeat Thanos other than for Iron Man to sacrifice his life:
Here’s Where You Can Watch the UK’s Highest-Rated Drama of 2019
If you take a trip across the pond (or simply browse through one of your streaming providers), you'll find that the UK has no shortage of marvelous cop thrillers: Luther, Sherlock, Happy Valley, Broadchurch, Marcella, Endeavour, etc. And if you've never heard or seen any of the aforementioned series, we highly recommend checking them out.
Line of Duty is another critically-acclaimed UK cop-drama that will make its Season 5 US debut on AcornTV on Monday, May 13. Per AcornTV, "In Season 5, Stephen Graham stars as John Corbett, the ruthless leader of an Organized Crime Group (OCG) who hijack a seized drugs transport. AC-12 investigators Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), Detective Inspector Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) suspect corrupt police officers of leaking information. As the body count rises, AC-12 realize they’re facing their most vicious adversary yet."
The Best Games on Every Platform (Spring 2019 Update)
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Now that 2019 is firmly underway and we've had a taste of some of the highs and lows that this year's games will offer, we decided to update our lists of the best games on each platform. Below you'll find a collection of recommendations curated by our in-house experts for the PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
We've updated all of these lists for spring 2019, making a few additions to each, while also removing a few other games as a result.
The Best PS4 Games
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An Awkward Thor Joke Was Cut From Avengers: Endgame’s Finale
SPOILERS AHEAD for Avengers: Endgame.
At the end of Avengers: Endgame, when Thor decides to leave Earth behind to join the Guardians of the Galaxy, he shares a special moment with Valkyrie when he names her the new ruler of New Asgard. That moment, however, was almost a bit more awkward.
Via Screen Rant, co-director of Avengers: Endgame Anthony Russo was speaking to SiriusXM when he explained that that scene almost took a bit of a romantic turn.
"There's a funny beat," Russo describes. "If you remember at the end of the film where Thor is saying goodbye to Valkyrie, and he's basically turning Asgard over to her. In the endings we felt like we wanted to keep it a little tight, so we were looking for some stuff to squeeze there. He had this beat with Valkryie where after he sort of turns over the kingdom to her, she puts her arm on his shoulder and he sort of starts to lean in for a kiss. And she goes, 'What are you doing?' And he goes, 'Oh I thought the touch..' She's like, 'Yeah, it's a goodbye touch. A tap I'm giving you.' It was a really funny beat but we cut it."
Godzilla: King of the Monsters First Reactions Twitter Roundup
Godzilla: King of the Monsters was screened to members of the press ahead of the film's release on May 31, 2019, and now all those lucky enough to see the latest take on Godzilla are able to share their first impressions with the world.
The response has been very positive, with many claiming that this is the Godzilla film they have always wanted. A perfect summer movie of epic proportions.
Here's our roundup of the first reactions to Godzilla: King of the Monsters:
IGN's Terri Schwartz enjoyed the film and stated that the "movie promises a showdown between Godzilla and King Ghidorah, and it absolutely delivers, over and over again."
Does Agents of SHIELD Season 6 Take Place After Endgame?
This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame.
In the big screen territory staked out by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thanos’ fateful snap changed everything, literally. But over on the small screen, particularly on ABC's Agents of SHIELD, not so much.
After closing Season 5 with an expectation that they had likely delivered a series finale as well, the creative team was pleasantly surprised that Agents of SHIELD received shortened orders for both a sixth and seventh season, prompting them to start planning for an unexpected future when they’d found an otherwise satisfying conclusion (including the definitive death of MCU stalwart Phil Coulson, played by Clark Gregg).
How Modern Games Still Draw From Their Tabletop DNA
Update: It's #FoundersAndLegends day! Today we celebrate the auspicious history of tabletop gaming, and how it's success paved the way for our favorite games of the modern era. The D&D community is celebrating over on Twitch, and donating money to ExtraLife to raise money for children's hospitals across the country - consider giving if you can.
Every Death on Game of Thrones
Warning: This article contains spoilers for all of HBO's Game of Thrones, up through Season 8, episode 5, "The Bells."
With Game of Thrones about to close up shop for good, it's time to look back at the massive mountain of dead bodies it's left in its wake (some of which come courtesy of The Mountain).
The most recent episode, "The Bells," left fans traumatized, as usual, due to the shocking deaths it contained (and also because of Daenerys' controversial - but not completely unexpected - villainous turn). We expect an even higher body count in the series finale, which is an hour and 20 minutes long.