It was only a matter of time before a Captain America 4 rumor did the rounds, and a new report is claiming that the villain of the piece will be none other than the daughter of the Red Skull, Sin.
Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – If It Ain’t Broke
Marvel Studios/Disney By Jacob Hando on 60%
60 Acceptable
Mackie and Stan make an entertaining duo in a more tonally consistent Marvel TV show that lacks both high highs and low lows.
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Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers was the paragon of heroism in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. An amalgam of selflessness, honour and an unwavering sense of loyalty to his friends, Captain America was the perfect moral epicentre for the behemoth franchise. But following the final scenes of
Avengers: Endgame where the vibranium shield was passed down to Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), Marvel’s sophomore television outing navigates the vacuum left by Rogers’ passing, with mixed results.
Martin Scorsese said superhero movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe don’t convey emotional, psychological experiences. Not everyone agrees.
“I’m glad genre is starting to get a little bit of respect, although let’s be honest, it’s always going to be an uphill climb for us,” said “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke, whose series might score with Emmy voters who honored “Watchmen” last year both are deconstructions of superhero mythos. “Any good genre, going back to ‘The Twilight Zone,’ has a very human, oft times subversive story to tell and it’s just cloaked in metaphor.”
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The perception of the genre’s limitations is well-earned; Kripke notes the start of comics in the 1940s, with its simplistic good-versus-evil worldview. Emmy voters of a certain age could have a tough time shaking the “Pow-Biff-Zokk” camp of the 1960s “Batman.” But current superhero TV isn’t just about how Mr. Freeze wants to put Gotham on ice.