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PODCAST | Is SONY putting the kibosh on Spidey in the MCU? Or is Disney making a power play for more money? We break down the messy divorce that may find the web slinger slinging webs in another Universe.
PLUS: With Natalie Portman taking over as Thor, is it time to replace all the White Male Superhero characters or is it just lazy writing to do the gender swap? We weigh in alongside Geek Chic Elite Podcaster Lauran Cerrone
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Segment 1: MCU Spiderman No More?
The Skinny: Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige won’t produce any further Spider-Man films because of an inability by Disney and Sony Pictures to reach new terms that would have given the former a co-financing stake going forward. A dispute that has taken place over the past few months at the top of Disney and Sony has essentially nixed Feige, and the future involvement of Marvel from the Spider-Man universe, sources said.
Our Take: This is a power play move by Disney/Marvel to sway SONY execs onto their side. If they create enough backlash, SONY President Tom Rothman will have no choice to capitulate or face the wrath of a rabid fanbase of movies. Negotiations are still ongoing. Don’t be surprised if a deal gets reached.
Segment 2: The Thor 4 Controversy
Now that we’ve got a female Thor, let’s topple every pale, male and stale superhero character we can
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/thor-4-natalie-portman-avengers-endgame-box-office-diversity-inclusion-a9017656.html?fbclid=IwAR39zOf2YY_E2nsJn-YthCgsNmbH9ybnTe8WIB7SMxPD4b4gC7HkTAg7glA
The problem with ‘lady Thor’ and ‘female James Bond’
https://theweek.com/articles/854125/problem-lady-thor-female-james-bond
The Skinny: The Thor casting controversy rages on! Is gender swapping the only way for diverse and under represented characters/ creators to be recognized? Or is it just lazy writing?
Spotlight: Laura Cerrone
Name: Laura Cerrone
WHAT DO YOU DO?
By day: work in publishing
By night: editor, writer, podcaster in pop culture
WHAT DO YOU GOT GOING ON THESE DAYS?
Mostly just http://www.geekchicelite.com and it’s affiliated podcast, https://soundcloud.com/geekchicelite
GOT A HOT TAKE?
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is one of the best comic book TV shows
WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU ONLINE?
I’m all over, but we’ll stick to these:
Instagram: legendoflaura
Twitter: LauraConverses
GCE Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeekChicElite
GCE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeekChicElite/
SEGMENT 4: Spinning the Racks
Taking you INSIDE the source material for your favorite films.
Jonathan Hickman Responds to House of X Plagiarism Accusations
Marvel Comics’ revival of the X-Men franchise under the direction of scribe Jonathan Hickman has earned many fans for its drastic changes to the popular squad of mutants. However, because of Hickman’s previous comments in an interview for one of his other comic books, novelist Catherine Webb has made it clear that she’s uncomfortable with aspects of her novel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August possibly being plagiarized by the new X-Men writer.
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NEXT WEEK: We break down the ramifications if Spidey is officially out of the MCU.
PLUS: We go deep dive into House of X with Newsarama’s Chris Arrant
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