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61 Years Later, Marvel Is Finally Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Catchphrase

2 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Some phrases are synonymous with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, like “Avengers, assemble” and “That’s my secret, Cap.” But some of Marvel’s most famous catchphrases have yet to make the jump from comic book page to MCU movie, a fact that will partially change when The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings Marvel’s First Family into the fold. The team’s most famous saying has yet to appear in any promotional material, but it’s foreshadowed in the movie’s latest — and final — trailer.
50 Years Ago, A Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller Pushed The Genre's Wild Limits

2 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Before reality TV was a pop culture staple, it was the stuff of sci-fi nightmares. Movies like The Running Man satirized and skewered the desire to make humanity’s brutal side into entertainment, and the genre only grew as reality TV became a staple of everyday life. And 50 years ago today, long before movies like The Hunger Games drew inspiration from it, one movie solidified the genre’s potential to take down classism and corporate tyranny while still being goofy as hell.
Marvel's Most Cursed Movie Just Got A Strange New Update

3 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Amid all of Marvel’s canceled and postponed projects, one movie is always brought up as the epitome of development hell: Blade. The reboot of the ‘90s vampire hunter series was announced in 2019 with Mahershala Ali as its star, but directors kept churning through the project with no sense of forward movement. After years of kicking the release date back, Marvel finally removed it from its schedule in October 2024, putting the movie’s existence in jeopardy.
Star Wars Just Confirmed A Huge Sith Fan Theory

3 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

The Acolyte may have been one of the shortest-lived Star Wars shows, but it opened up an entirely new chapter of the timeline. Set a century before the prequel trilogy, it was able to show viewers what the galaxy looked like before Palpatine and Anakin even existed. A certain Sith, however, was around back in those days, and in the show’s finale, we finally saw him: Darth Plagueis, the Sith master destined to train Palpatine.
'Ironheart' Episodes 1-3 Will Finally Reintroduce A Long Awaited Marvel Hero

4 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

It may have been three years since the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but its influence still ripples throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of its most important byproducts has been the character of Riri Williams, the MIT wunderkind who attempted to create her own version of Iron Man’s armor. Unlike most spinoffs, Ironheart was announced years before we even saw Riri on screen (in December 2020, specifically).
The Dark Reason British Viewers Were Extremely Disturbed By the Ending of '28 Years Later'

4 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

The 28 Days Later film series has always been deeply entrenched in British culture. One of the most iconic images of the franchise is Cillian Murphy’s Jim standing in an abandoned London. And while 28 Weeks Later showed the rage virus spreading to Paris, 28 Years Later took the virus back to the British Isles while the rest of the world continues as usual. This makes not only the story, but the outbreak itself, uniquely British.
Brand New Day’ Is Bringing A Beloved Anti-Hero Back To The Big Screen

4 days ago | inverse.com | Lyvie Scott

Marvel’s Cinematic Universe is going all-in on the Punisher. The ruthless vigilante has been a Marvel staple for decades, but it wasn’t until Jon Bernthal brought the character to life in Netflix’s Daredevil that the Punisher had a worthy screen presence. Though Netflix’s brand of Marvel shows were canceled a few years back, Bernthal has since made the jump into the MCU proper.
35 Years Ago, a Legendary Writer Made an Incoherent Sci-Fi Sequel

5 days ago | inverse.com | Jake Kleinman

Officer Alex James Murphy cruises through the crumbling streets of Detroit in a broken-down cop car — sirens blaring, shards of glass and metal whipping off the vehicle as it careens through oncoming traffic. Chaos and crime have overwhelmed the city due to a police strike actively encouraged by the department’s corporate owners.
60 Weird, Amazeballs Things We're Loving on Amazon Right Now

6 days ago | inverse.com | Jill Layton

Amazon is overflowing with stuff — and if you’re looking for weird, amazing, and somehow completely essential stuff, you’ve come to the right place. These particular, hand-selected gems are making lives better in the best possible ways. Here are some of the strange yet incredible finds that people are loving right now. 01A silicone body scrubber that’ll replace your loofahYou won’t be disappointed when you replace your loofah or wash cloth with this silicone body scrubber.
A Cult Fantasy Movie Redefined

6 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

The Wizard of Oz isn’t just an influential movie, it’s the influential movie. In 2018, researchers at the University of Turin used mathematical approaches to find what movie has been most referenced or cited as an influence in film history, and the groundbreaking 1939 MGM blockbuster took the top spot. With such an illustrious history, it’s hard to imagine any other movie trying to tackle it, but last year, Wicked proved that it was very possible, even with a different source material.