Michael Patterson

United Kingdom

Writer and Content Creator at Freelance

Writer | Associate Editor @bamsmackpow | Co-host @TheCWSpiral | Words: @FanSided, @WhatCulture, Movie Pilot, @screenrant | Professional fanboy • he/him

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Articles

Marvel 'definitely' will revisit the MCU storyline we've been waiting for

4 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

Marvel Studios will reportedly be going back to its most unexplored stories in the MCU's next chapter. The Multiverse Saga has been an interesting time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although it started on a high, it has been full of ups and downs as Marvel Studios attempted to figure out the way forward for the franchise after Avengers: Endgame, while also juggling the new mediums of television shows and one-off specials it now had at its disposal.
Star Wars legend officially rules out return: 'They should focus on the future'

5 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

A veteran of the Star Wars saga has revealed that he won't reprise his iconic role in the franchise, confirming the end of an era. The world of pop-culture owes the Star Wars franchise a huge debt of gratitude. What started with George Lucas' vision of a space adventure in the 1970s has spawned into one of the most successful film series of all time (and, in a way, one of the very first major franchises of its time).
Marvel officially 'recasts' Daredevil hero; new actor to take over

5 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

Another character is set to take over the mantle of a beloved hero in Daredevil: Born Again, carrying on Marvel's trend of legacy heroes. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a thrilling ensemble of superheroes, many of whom have spent the past two decades saving the world - and indeed the universe - from all kinds of threats.
Former Marvel star unexpectedly teases an Avengers return

5 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

A veteran star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is seemingly teasing a potential comeback in at least one of the upcoming Avengers movies. It's always an exciting time in the pop-culture world when an Avengers movie is on the horizon.
Upsetting Marvel announcement breaks fans' hearts: 'This doesn't make sense'

6 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

The weekend opened with a major announcement regarding Marvel's plans this summer, which completely caught fans off-guard. Marvel Studios is a juggernaut. Kevin Feige's incredible shared universe of superheroes dominates everything that it sets its mind to, be that movies, television, or standalone specials. Simply put: People love the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Stranger Things season 5 first look reveals release date (and there's a big twist)

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

Netflix has officially unveiled the release date for Stranger Things season 5 at TUDUM and fans had better be ready for what's coming. It's been a long time coming, but Netflix has finally confirmed when audiences can expect to see new episodes of Stranger Things. As fans know all too well, Stranger Things is one of Netflix's most popular shows of all time - in fact, it's one of the most popular shows of all time, period - and it's been far too long since it's been on-screen.
Marvel may have quietly cancelled another Disney Plus show

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

A heavily-rumored Marvel series may no longer be the plan for two beloved MCU characters. Marvel Studios has found a great deal of success in Disney Plus in recent years. The Marvel Cinematic Universe's stories have expanded beyond the big screen, spilling into the world of multi-episode, long-form storytelling. All it took was one episode of WandaVision to show us that Marvel had mastered the medium, and it pulled it off by doing something completely different.
'Cancelled' Marvel characters to stage comeback in next MCU chapter

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

You thought you had seen the last of these Marvel heroes. You might have been wrong. Everything and anything can change in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is after all the world in which a giant purple alien can snap his fingers and make half the universe disappear! And that's what makes the Marvel Studios franchise so edge-of-seat; you simply never know what's going to happen next. That's been on true on the business side of things too in recent years.
Marvel 'circling' one of Hollywood's biggest legends for major role

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

Hollywood royalty may be about to join the MCU as Marvel Studios is reportedly eyeing a major star to play a villain in one of the franchise's biggest upcoming movies. It's Marvel's world and we're just living in it. The biggest franchise in Hollywood history just crossed the $30 billion lifetime gross mark last year and it looks to expand those numbers in a big way next year with Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday.
'Cancelled' Marvel star's Avengers return confirmed, reports say

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Michael Patterson

It sounds like we might not have seen the last of this beloved Avenger after all. It isn't long until the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe reunite for the inevitably game-changing Avengers: Doomsday. It's the movie that fans have been waiting for, the one that will kick off the culmination of the Multiverse Saga (and now randomly clash with Dune: Messiah) and officially bring in Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom. Yep, it's a star-studded must-see affair for Marvel fans.