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Director Nia DaCosta opens up on The Marvels and its disastrous fallout

April 8, 2025 by EJ Moreno

Nia DaCosta is a solid filmmaker with a strong vision for her work, but even she couldn’t handle the Marvel Studios machine. Now, a few years after the release of The Marvels, the filmmaker has addressed what happened. While speaking at Dublin’s second annual screenwriting festival, Storyhouse Ireland, The Playlist shared DaCosta’s feelings on the fallout […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Captain Marvel, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, the marvels

28 Years Later Part II gets mysterious new title

June 25, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Fans of those iconic fast-running rabid zombies have plenty to look forward to in the future. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s upcoming 28 Years Later trilogy is already in production, and the second instalment has been titled. Filming on the long-delayed sequel with Jodie Comer has begun, and the production team is already looking towards […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple, Alex Garland, Danny Boyle, Nia DaCosta

Candyman’s Nia DaCosta in talks to direct second film in 28 Years Later trilogy

April 11, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Candyman director Nia DaCosta is heading back to horror with the news that she is in talks to direct the second installment of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later trilogy.  Deadline report that DaCosta, who is coming off the back of The Marvels, is in discussions with Sony Pictures to helm part two of this new […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: 28 Days Later, 28 Years Later, Alex Garland, Danny Boyle, Nia DaCosta

Movie Review – The Marvels (2023)

November 11, 2023 by Robert Kojder

The Marvels, 2023. Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-jun, Samuel L. Jackson, Mohan Kapur, Zenobia Shroff, Saagar Shaikh, Daniel Ings, Gary Lewis, Leila Farzad, Abraham Popoola, Tessa Thompson. SYNOPSIS: Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Abraham Popoola, Brie Larson, Daniel Ings, Gary Lewis, Iman Vellani, Leila Farzad, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mohan Kapur, Nia DaCosta, Park Seo-jun, Saagar Shaikh, Samuel L. Jackson, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, the marvels, Zawe Ashton, Zenobia Shroff

The Marvels will combat superhero fatigue by being “really wacky and silly”, says director Nia DaCosta

August 12, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Are we getting something new from The Marvels since the film’s director Nia DaCosta notes it will take us to “worlds that you haven’t seen before,” or will it be more of the MCU comedy? Only time will tell, but the filmmaker behind Marvel Studios’ big fall release has promised something different than what we […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, the marvels

The Marvels stars discuss their “sisterly bond” on the MCU sequel

July 19, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Sitting down for an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani – the stars behind The Marvels – have dived into the upcoming MCU entry and spoken about their sisterly bond in an entertaining discussion. “I’m excited that the MCU has three lead women, all from very diverse backgrounds, and they’re […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, Teyonah Parris, the marvels

Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels unleashes first trailer

April 11, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Marvel Studios has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels. Directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman), the film sees Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) teaming up with Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) to save the universe after her powers become entangled with the pair when she embarks on […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, Samuel L. Jackson, Teyonah Parris, the marvels, Zawe Ashton

Eight Potential Directors for Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars

August 2, 2022 by Liam Hoofe

Liam Hoofe takes a look at potential directors for Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars… Marvel’s long-awaited San Diego Comic-Con panel has come and gone, and it certainly managed to live up to expectations. The company revealed their plans not just for Phase Five, but also there three big movies for Phase Six as well. The biggest […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Liam Hoofe, Movies Tagged With: Anthony Russo, Avengers 5, Avengers 6, Avengers: Secret Wars, avengers: the kang dynasty, Daniels, Joe Russo, John Krasinski, Justin Lin, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, Peyton Reed, Rian Johnson, Ryan Coogler

Brie Larson says that the script for The Marvels is “bonkers”

February 22, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Every new MCU release is usually met with an effusive round of “quite unlike anything Marvel has done before”, and it appears that Marvel Studios’ upcoming Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels might also aim to achieve a similar reaction, because Brie Larson has called the script for Nia Candyman DaCosta’s blockbuster sequel “bonkers”. During an in-depth interview with […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, the marvels, Zawe Ashton

Find out why The Marvels director Nia DaCosta blames Cap for the Thanos Snap

October 23, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

Anyone who’s seen Candyman will be aware that Nia DaCosta knows a thing or two about the blurred lines between heroism and villainy, and she has applying those expertise, along with her own Marvel credentials – she refers to herself as “Marvel trash” – while speaking out about who she thinks is to blame for […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Avengers: Infinity War, Chris Evans, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nia DaCosta, the marvels

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