Trivia: Director James Gunn was originally fired from this film after some of his old Twitter posts with offensive jokes resurfaced, even though he had disavowed them before Disney even hired him. Disney eventually rehired him following backlash from fans and numerous individuals involved with the films and the MCU in general. Dave Bautista was so upset over Gunn's firing that he repeatedly goaded Disney into firing him, even going as far as spoiling that he would indeed appear in Avengers: Endgame.
Phaneron
7th May 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
7th May 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
6th May 2023
General questions
I once caught a scene from either a movie or TV show in the early-to-mid 90's. A mother and daughter were driving along a cliff and having an argument. The daughter got so fed up with the mother that she grabbed the steering wheel and forced the car off the cliff. Anyone know what this was from?
1st May 2023
The Fan (1996)
25th Apr 2023
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Question: This film will be a sequel to the first two Deadpool films, which were part of the Fox X-Men franchise, but will instead be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Is this the first time in history that a film is a sequel to another film, but is now part of a new franchise?
Answer: It depends how you want to define a franchise. Are you talking production companies involved or the distribution company? And are you considering reboots? The reason Deadpool 3 would be "set" in the MCU is because Disney bought Fox and the filming rights returned to Marvel Studios, along with the rights to X-Men and Fantastic Four. When Sony rebooted Spider-Man with Tom Holland, Sony shared the rights with Marvel Studios. So Spider-Man was part of the MCU while still being part of the Sony Spider-man franchise. Venom 2's mid-credit scene is meant to make it part of the MCU while still being part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe. That being said, there are a number of cross-over films that put sequels into another franchises. Such as Freddy vs Jason, Godzilla vs Kong, or Frankenstein meets the Wolf-Man.
I'm speaking strictly from a narrative point of view. Say, for instance, they made a new Alien movie, but it was now part of the Avatar franchise moving forward, while still being a sequel to the previous Alien movies, and not intended to be a brief crossover. I know the meta nature of the Deadpool character and movies makes it a different beast, but still.
And this is what's up for debate, but to me, the MCU isn't a franchise. It's made up of the various franchises; Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, etc. where they exist in the same universe. So when crossover films occur, it's two or more franchises now existing in the same universe. Even the Avenger films can be considered crossovers. Which is why people were wonder if Spider-Man was part of the MCU or the Sony universe. Deadpool is still part of the Deadpool franchise, but now part of the MCU.
23rd Apr 2023
Boy Meets World (1993)
Danger Boy - S2-E16
Trivia: The Last Ride roller coaster is supposedly inspired by Action Park, a closed theme park in New Jersey that was infamous for having rides built without regard for safety regulations, which resulted in numerous injuries and even a few deaths to guests. The owner reportedly had employees test rides and stubbornly refused to settle lawsuits.
23rd Apr 2023
Boy Meets World (1993)
Danger Boy - S2-E16
Trivia: When Cory is despondently leaving Chubby's, he passes by a rack of comic books. According to Rider Strong, producer Michael Jacobs is a huge fan of comics and freaked out on the props department that the comics were outdated and not restocked with more current issues on episode to episode basis. (00:08:50)
17th Apr 2023
Fight Club (1999)
Trivia: Rosie O'Donnell saw an early screening of this film and was so put-off by it that she decided to spoil its ending on her talk show. This could be a contributing factor as to why the film ended up being a box office flop.
17th Apr 2023
Friends (1994)
The One With The Embryos - S4-E12
Trivia: Chandler's line of "Donald Trump wants his blue blazer black" was a genuine flub by Matthew Perry. Everyone's reaction to it was so on-brand for their characters that they decided to use it it for the episode.
16th Apr 2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Question: Regarding the scene where people catch fire after John Wick shoots them with a particular gun, what exactly is causing them to catch fire? I recall an earlier scene showed men carving lines into the tips of their bullets, though I don't remember if the two things are related. If so, is there something about carving the bullet that causes it, or is it the particular gun?
Answer: These are dragon's breath shotgun shells. The shells are filled with magnesium pellets and ignite when fired. The film seems to exaggerate the stopping power, making it seem almost like an explosive round rather than incendiary. These are not the same rounds that we see the men carving into. Carving grooves into a bullet is done so the bullet expands upon impact and causes more damage similar to a hollow-point round, though the effectiveness of this method is debated.
10th Apr 2023
Up (2009)
10th Apr 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
10th Apr 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
10th Apr 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
9th Apr 2023
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: Although she doesn't remember it, Will Friedle claims that Danielle Fishel was directed to do so many takes of her campaign announcement at the end that she eventually broke down crying. Friedle noted that her eyes during the scene look like they had makeup applied around them to cover up that she had been crying, and Rider Strong added that she looked pissed.
9th Apr 2023
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: The "All girls are icky" note from Shawn on Paula's notebook was actually written by Rider Strong. When watching the episode, Strong said he had no recollection of writing it, but recognized it as his handwriting.
2nd Apr 2023
Christopher Robin (2018)
Trivia: Will Friedle of Boy Meets World fame wrote a script similar to this film and sold it to Disney around 1997. They opted not to make the film. By the time this film was made, there were so many story revisions that Friedle could not get a story credit. A representative from the Writer's Guild of America even tried to intervene on his behalf, but Disney's rep claimed his script was completely different.
2nd Apr 2023
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: Rider Strong once attended a bachelor party, and someone arranged for him to get a lapdance from a stripper. The stripper told him that she grew up watching Boy Meets World.
2nd Apr 2023
Boy Meets World (1993)
Trivia: Will Friedle once had an awkward encounter with a fan of the show at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The fan wanted to get a picture with him, and he told them it wasn't an appropriate place to do it.
2nd Apr 2023
The Simpsons (1989)
Itchy and Scratchy and Marge - S2-E9
Trivia: One of this episode's plots features outraged parents trying to prevent children from seeing the statue of Michelangelo's David because his penis is visible. In March 2023, a principal at a Tallahassee, Florida charter school was fired after parents complained about their children seeing images of the statue, deeming it to be pornographic.
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Answer: In addition to Bishop's answer, you could theoretically apply this to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man characters. They both appeared in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which technically acts as a sequel to "Spider-Man 3," "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home" - three distinct movie franchises. (And there are persistent rumors that Maguire and/or Garfield may make future MCU appearances).
TedStixon
To add to that (I ran out of room in my reply), with the creation of the multiverse, now any Sony or Fox franchise or universe can be considered as part of the MCU. So any Fantastic Four or X-Men sequel (although most likely any up coming film will be a reboot) can be part of the MCU.
Bishop73
I get what you're saying, but No Way Home was more of a crossover film that acknowledged characters coexisting in the multiverse, with those characters returning to their respective universes by the end, and Sony would still have control of those characters. Although we won't know for sure until Deadpool 3 comes out, Deadpool is meant to start as a character in a previously established film franchise and then occupy a different one moving forward.
Phaneron ★
But what film franchise would he be in? If he's in a Deadpool movie, he's in the Deadpool franchise. If they stop making Deadpool films and put him in another film, then he becomes part of another franchise. (Or more likely, just another crossover film).
Bishop73
This is where I would disagree with you about the MCU not being a franchise. I would contend that it is a franchise, and every series of films and TV shows within it are sub-franchises. So the Deadpool series of films would be a franchise unto itself, beginning in the larger Fox X-Men franchise and transitioning over to the MCU.
Phaneron ★
So what distinguishes one Marvel film from being in the MCU and another Marvel film not to be in it? Marvel Studios has been part of the production of a lot of films not included in the MCU, including the Blade, X-Men, and Deadpool films.
Bishop73
Any film made by Marvel themselves (or co-produced like the Tom Holland Spider-Man films). Marvel didn't begin making their own movies until the first Iron Man. All previous movies based on Marvel characters were made by other studios in association with Marvel, largely because Marvel licensed out their properties to avoid going bankrupt. The MCU itself is recognized as being the highest-grossing film franchise of all time.
Phaneron ★