Avengers 4 Director Trolls Fans Again Over The Film’s Title

Avengers 4 co-director Joe Russo may have broken from the Marvel Studios norm of telling the public nothing when he hosted an online Q&A, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to drop all the big reveals quite yet, answering the inevitable question of the film’s official title by trolling his fans once more.

It’s a query that was saved for right at the end of the session. “Did only one person ask that question?” Russo replied, knowing full well that this wasn’t the case. After the interviewer joked in return that this wasn’t one of the more popular questions, the filmmaker then offered his real response:

“The next movie’s called Avengers…“

…and then the stream cuts out.

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This is far from the first time that the Russo Brothers have taken pleasure in screwing with their info-hungry fans. For another two examples, Joe and Anthony Russo sent ripples across the internet earlier this year when they shared a pair of mysterious images that spawned a range of eccentric theories.

What’s more, some of the MCU cast has been getting in on the fun too, with Don Cheadle trolling his followers last month with fake hints of the title for the Avengers: Infinity War sequel. Mark Ruffalo, meanwhile, stirred up a lot of fans when he seemingly blurted out the name of the film when he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. But based on subsequent comments from Cheadle and Karen Gillan, it’s quite possible that the cast is as much in the dark as we are about what the flick is called.

Whatever its real title is, we’ll find out if Avengers 4 is worth all the fuss when it hits theaters on May 3rd, 2019.

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New Video Reveals How Fantastic Beasts 2 Connects To The Wider Wizarding World

You’ve heard of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Sony’s fledging SUMC (real name: the Sony Universe of Marvel Characters), but what about Warner’s Wizarding World?

It is, in essence, the catch-all term for both Harry Potter and the ongoing Fantastic Beasts franchise, which is now on the verge of releasing its second installment, The Crimes of Grindelwald, upon wizards and muggles alike.

Much like its fantastical predecessor, The Crimes of Grindelwald is a prequel to the core Potter series, and whisks viewers off to 1920s Paris, where the young Newt Scamander is on a mission from Dumbledore – yes, the Dumbledore. Suffice it to say, between Dumbledore’s involvement and the upcoming trip to Hogwarts, Fantastic Beasts 2 is deeply embedded within the Harry Potter lore. And above, you’ll see that the latest featurette from Warner Bros. helps outline the connective tissue joining one franchise and the other.

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There’s nothing quite like a dose of movie magic – particularly if it originates from within the wider Wizarding World. What’s more, with another three Fantastic Beasts movies in the pipeline, there are still many more adventures to look forward to between now and 2025.

Don’t take that timeline as gospel, mind you, as Warner Bros. may choose to switch things up once The Crimes of Grindelwald makes its debut. Besides, we’ve long heard that Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander will be phased out of the prequel saga in favor of the young Dumbledore, which tells us that surely – surely – Warner plans to explore his tragic relationship with Gellert Grindelwald, the original dark lord.

Audiences will bear witness to the many Crimes of Grindelwald once Fantastic Beasts 2 begins playing worldwide next Friday, November 16th. Wands at the ready.

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Venom Smashes New Domestic Box Office Milestone

Venom continues to gobble up one box office milestone after another.

At $545 million strong, the Sony-backed Spidey spinoff movie has proved to be, dare we say it, critic-proof, as a 29 percent Tomatometer score has had no tangible impact on the film’s performance. Case in point, as highlighted by Box Office Report (h/t ComicBook.com), Venom‘s domestic haul has now surpassed the $200 million milestone which, in the crowded month of October, is an achievement in and of itself.

Between Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star is Born and the deliciously R-rated Halloween sequel, October delivered a record $820 million at the domestic box office – $200 million of which now belongs to Venom after its 33-day theatrical run. And those numbers will only continue to climb over the coming days.

Here’s the official word via Twitter:

Venom passed the $200M domestic mark after grossing $1.03M on Tuesday. 33-Day total stands at $200.33M.#Venom #BoxOffice @SonyPictures @VenomMovie pic.twitter.com/L25ZE4iLqf

— BoxOfficeReport.com (@BORReport) November 7, 2018

Based on Venom‘s estimated $110 million production budget, the Spider-Man-less Spider-Man spinoff has now grossed 5.08x its budget. To put that impressive haul into perspective, Forbes has crunched the numbers to reveal that Venom‘s global theatrical gross/production budget ratio is now higher than Spider-Man 2 – earned $784m on a $220m budget in 2004 (3.56x) – and Spider-Man 3, which earned $891m on a $260m budget in 2007 (3.42x).

Indeed, it’s even more profitable that Marvel’s wildly successful Spider-Man: Homecoming, which scored $880 million worldwide off the back of a $175 million budget. So, if nothing else, Venom is profitable – so much so, in fact, that box office analysts believe it’s only a matter of time before Sony gets the gang back together for a full-blown sequel. Though whether it can still attract the likes of Tom Hardy et. al after such a critical drumming is another question entirely.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on Venom‘s box office performance as time wears on, so be sure to stay tuned.

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