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Lois Lane feels as though its lost the plot this issue, when it should be ramping up for the big finale in two months. Thus far this series has been an expertly-rendered, taut political thriller but now, writer Greg Rucka has decided thatthis is the point that the story needs to sidewind into not only mysticism, but a crash course in the nature of the multiverse. As far as narrative momentum goes, this storys has ground to a screeching halt.

Theres some progress, at least, insofar as the subplot involving the Kiss of Death goes. But why was it necessary to divert the story to Jessica Midnight, a tertiary character at best? With all her connections throughout the DCU, couldnt Lois have contacted Zatanna or someone a bit more up to the task at hand? On top of the misguided sidebar, the focus shifts too far away from Lois to such a degree that the majority of the issue feels like filler and not even fun filler, but three double-splash pages telling readers what they (probably) already know about how the multiverse works. As far as storytelling goes, much of this issue is an unnecessary exposition dump in service of a character we barely know anything about.

Its not all bad, though. As usual, theres a lot of cute chemistry between Lois and Clark. The latter cant quite leave her alone to do her job out of fear for her safety; her annoyance with his overbearing demeanor is palpable but overall loving in nature. Mike Perkins art is well-executed, though as per usual, the inks are too heavy and tend to bog the line weight down.

Overall, this issue is a pretty huge swing and a miss for the most part. It has its moments the tension in the second half of the issue when the Kiss of Death arrives is very well-done but with so much storytelling real estate spent on conveying unnecessary information to readers that they probably already know, it feels like Rucka is uncharacteristically treading water a bit until the big finish.

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The stories span many themes and subgenres of science fiction and fantasy, many of them drawing on Hernandezs Cuban heritage. But while the window dressing in each of the stories is unique, they have, at their core, stories of human love and loss, family relationships, and moments of betrayal and repentance. Theyre beautiful and strange and heartbreaking, and theyll resonate well after youve closed the pages of the book.

For readers who grew up on, or whose kids grew up on, the Percy Jackson series (the books, not the films, whose existence I shall deny), Riordan is a household name. In interviews, Hernandez has praised the luck that brought him to the attention of Riordan, who invited him to submit an idea to a then-newly-formed imprint for #OwnVoices middle grade fantasy novels. While most of the series published through Rick Riordan Presents are mythology focused, with gods and demigods running around, some have taken a more science fiction approach, including Yoon Ha Lees fantastic space fantasy Dragon Pearl and Hernandezs own Sal and Gabi books, which borrow some of the same ideas he has explored in his multiverse-bending short stories.

In Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, seventh grader Sal begins his career at a new middle school by combating a bullynot by fighting back exactly, but by performing a magic trick of sorts. While Sal is a stage magician, and quite good at it, he also has an uncanny ability to be able to relax and view the multiverse. Sometimes, he can pull things through. In the case of the bully, this means pulling a dead chicken out of the bullys locker. Ta da! It diffuses the bullying situation like a charm.

Unfortunately for Sal, in his heart of hearts, he misses his mother, who died when he was eight, and sometimes he brings a different version of her into his universe. It never goes well. But Sal cant stop missing his Mami, and he doesnt seem able to stop bridging the multiverse to see her, so his father, a calamity physicist, is working on a remembranation machine that will keep the multiverse from being so permeable. Meanwhile, Gabi, Sals new and soon-to-be-best friend, helps Sal approach the multiverse situation with totally fresh eyesand that new perspective may mean everything when it comes to saving someone the kids both care about.

The quest to make things right with the multiverse continues in Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe, only here, we realize that the stakes are bigger than anyone realized: if the multiverse becomes completely impermeable, it could wipe out reality all across the multiverse. Its up to Sal and Gabior, at least, one version (or more) of Gabi from elsewhere in the multiverseto save everything. (And, meanwhile, they also have to save back to school night from being dreadfully boring. Because while saving the multiverse is important, middle school at one of the coolest schools in the multiverse must go on.)

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After Doctor Strange, it was expected that a sequel of the movie will be arriving soon, however that didnt happen, and now theres lots of change in the release of the sequel. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is the new superhero film to be arriving soon with a connection to a lot of movies.

Yes, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is a sequel to the Doctor Strange and Avengers Endgame and a crossover of the film WandaVision and Loki. But is it arriving anytime soon?

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Well, heres all you need to know about Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness and its latest updates.

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To put the release of the Marvel movies right in its sequence owing to the shift made because of the pandemic outbreak, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness has been shifted to now release on 25th March 2022. So, sadly it isnt arriving anytime soon.

In the sequel of Doctor Strange, we are expecting Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange back. There might be Benedict Wong, or he might not be in the sequel. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams might be coming back for the sequel movie.

Its too early to expect the trailer for the Doctor Strange 2 by now. The sequel movie might be scary one this time suitable enough to be of horror genre film. Connecting so many movies, it will definitely be having the storyline of other movies for which it is going to be the sequel.

There might be the introduction of a new character Sorcerer Clea and as such someone might join the cast to play that role. However, who would be playing that role isnt known to us right now.

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Over 11 years and 23 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken fans to the furthest reaches of space and back. But even with everything the Avengers and their fellow heroes have taken on, weve still barely scratched the surface of what the MCU is capable of.

As fans of the comics know, the Marvel universe is a complex one. Filled with alternate dimensions, timelines, and all manner of epic storytelling, the world of Marvel Comics contains infinite possibilities. Phase 4 of the MCU looks to begin tapping into some of them.

And the key to it all is J.K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson.

Simmons an Oscar winner for 2014s Whiplash turned in an unforgettable performance in Sam Raimis original Spider-Man trilogy. The actors work as the irate editor of the Daily Bugle was so good, in fact, that the only man who could replace him was Simmons himself.

Twelve years after Spider-Man 3, Simmons reprised the role for a mid-credits scene in Spider-Man: Far from Home. More than just a fun nod to the actors previous work as the character, the casting caused a flood of speculation. For instance, what implications does Simmons return have for the MCU?

Recent reports indicate Jameson could be used as a bridge of sorts to connect the officially named Sony Universe of Marvel Characters to the MCU proper. After all, Sony is spinning off its Spider-Man movie rights to a Venom sequel and a Morbius movie. So Jameson makes sense as a TV personality helping fans feel like the SUMC and MCU share the same space.

But theres an entirely other way in which Marvel could use Simmons casting. After all, the actor played the same character in a previous incarnation of the Spider-Man mythos. So this connection opens the door to the Marvel multiverse. Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed the multiverse will factor into the companys upcoming plans.

At the very latest, fans expect this story will kick off in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. As its title suggests, the movie could see Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) visiting alternate dimensions. Spider-Man: Far from Home toyed with introducing this concept. But it is finally on its way. And whos directing the Doctor Strange sequel? Raimi himself.

The very same filmmaker who cast Simmons as Jameson in the first place is helming the film which will unequivocally integrate the Marvel multiverse. Could this be a coincidence? For the meticulously planned MCU, that doesnt seem likely. Rather, Marvel, Simmons, and Raimi could leverage this opportunity to unite many previous incarnations of Marvel properties.

The CWs Crisis on Infinite Earths event united just about every movie or TV universe based on DC Comics. They all co-exist in separate dimensions, maintaining the integrity of each but acknowledging one another at last. The MCU could be heading down a similar path which would bring the rich history of Marvel Comics on the big screen into one interconnected web.

Not only could Simmons casting be the gateway to bringing Raimis Spider-Man films into the MCU. The Amazing Spider-Man movies and even Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse could take part. Hugh Jackman could make one last appearance as Wolverine. Chris Evans could reprise the Human Torch. And Ryan Reynolds Deadpool could make even stowaway to the MCU.

Although such an approach could feel like a gimmick, it allows Marvel Studios to make its own rules going forward. Best of all, the MCU wouldnt feel confined by its current cast or design. If the need ever came to recast Tony Stark or Steve Rogers, simply shift gears and set the story elsewhere in the multiverse.

So many new stories and characters could come from a Marvel multiverse. And if the MCU is ready to do so, Simmons Jameson could be its very first step.

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After the success of Doctor Strange production decided to make second part named Doctor strange Multiverse of Madness . The complete story will run around Dr. Stephen Strange whose role will be performed by Benedict Cumberbatch.

Plot

According to few details of Production Weekly, the plot is going to follow Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch)

But we will talk about the story line then still not sure and fix information is available as everything is delayed due to the corona virus pandemic. But one thing is very sure that this movie is going to make a record at the box office . We will have to wait for it , we can say this very surely on the basis of part 1st of this movie named Doctor Strange had a Box office record of $677.7 million, so surely the next part will rock in March 2022.

Casts

Samuel M. Raimi is an American filmmaker and the director of Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness.

Rachel McAdams,Benedict Wong,Michael Stuhlbarg ,Benjamin Bratt,Scott Adkins,Mads Mikkelsen,Tilda Swinton, Benedict Cumberbatch,Chiwetel Ejiofor are the cast who are going to perform their roles in the movie.

Benedict Cumberbatch is going to perform the role of Dr. Stephen Strange.In the same different characters are going to perform different roles in the movie .

Release date-

Due to the corona virus pandemic the release is being delayed and kept productions on hold, Variety reported in March that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is on the way to be released in June .

As every production has postponed their releases in the same way Disney was forced to move several films to be released later, This Movie is pushed back from its old release date May 7, 2021. Now, it will be released on March 25, 2022.

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In the darkest corners of the DC Multiverse, Batman has been transformed into a real creature of the night.

In almost any version of the DC Universe, Batman is one of the world's greatest heroes, even though he uses the cover of darkness to bring down his enemies. Within Gotham City, Batman's iconography and nocturnal missions have given many residents the impression that he is actually a supernatural creature of the night. But while he's a mostly human man in the core DC Universe, some stories from the other worlds of the DC multiverse -- such as Elseworlds andFlash Forward-- explore that concept.

Now, we're taking a closer look at what happened in the worlds of the DC multiverse when Batman transforms into a true creature of the night, a vampire.

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The Batman & Dracula trilogy takes place over the course of three Elseworlds graphic novels - Red Rain, Bloodstorm, and Crimson Mist by Doug Moenich and Kelley Jones. In this reality, Batman ended up coming up against a number of vampires, who had made their home in Gotham. One of the vampires, Tanya, reveals the truth of Dracula and his vampires to Batman, and works with him to lure the vampires into the Batcave. The hero wipes out the vampires and Dracula, although he is transformed into a vampire himself.

Batman: Bloodstorm centers around Batman trying to protect Gotham as a vampire, and dealing with the Joker and his new band of vampiric killers. Although he does his best to resist the darker influences that his new vampiric form allows, Batman lashes out and kills the Joker after he kills Catwoman. Batman has Alfred and Gordon stake him - putting Batman into a catatonic state.

But when the criminals of Gotham quickly use his absence to take over the city in Batman: Crimson Mist, Alfred and Gordon restore Batman. Having been driven to madness by his isolation, this new bloodthirsty Batman quickly wipes out most of his enemies in bloody form, drinking their blood in the process. In the end, he's killed by Alfred, Gordon and Gotham's final villains -- Killer Croc and Two-Face -- in an effort that leaves everyone involved dead.

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Earth-43 began in a similar way to the Batman & Dracula trilogy, with Batman being transformed into a vampire while fighting Dracula. But while that version of Batman appeared to die once and for all in the finale of the trilogy, Earth-43 of the current DC multiverse features a version of the vampiric Batman who was restored to life. He was then able to spread his vampiric infection to many of the other heroes of the Justice League, turning them into monsters like himself. The Blood League quickly grew to include Superman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Flash, Green Lantern and Batgirl among its infected heroes. The former heroes quickly turned their now demented attention on the world around them, infecting many of the regular humans they once protected.

Some heroes like Nightwing fought back, but they didn't last long before falling to the superhuman vampires. The Blood League now threatens the Raan Empire, which is defended by Adam Strange. However, some recent defeats have seen the Blood League somewhat humbled.After encountering the magically empowered League of Shadows in an attempt to attack other realities, Earth-13's Annataz is said to have used her powers to change the vampire's hunger for blood to coffee. In Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth's Flash Forward #3, the core DC Universe version of Wally West ended up in this reality. Working with the still-human Roy Harper of Earth-43, Wally was able to kill the vampire Flash and trap the vampire Batman in a radioactive core, hopefully containing him long enough for someone to reverse the curse.

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Batman: Nosferatu is the second part of the trilogy that combines DC characters with concepts from the classics of German Expressionist cinema. Following the events of Superman: Metropolis (where Clarc Kent-son and Lois Lane took over the massive strange city of Metropolis), the twisted Dr. Arkham tries to resist the changing times by using his twisted creation known as the Laughing Man to kill his enemies - including Eschevin Gord-son and Dirk Gray-son. Dirk's friend Bruss Wayne-son and Gord-son's daughter Barbera try to suss out what happened, which ends with Bruss thrown into a pit. But rather than dying, Bruss is changed by the sentient computers at the core of the city into a creature of the night to protect the city - Nosferatu.

Transformed into a bat-like creature that appears like a twisted vampire, Bruss hunts down Arkham and his allies, even killing the Laughing Man in battle. Bruss ends up actually coming into conflict with Super-Man, who sees no place for Nosferatu's darker sensibilities in his world. However, Super-Man eventually comes to terms with the idea that Nosferatu will protect the city in the night and take vengeance from the shadows, while Super-Man defends the people in the light. In the end, they come to an understanding, and Bruss even ends up in charge of the Asylum in his civilian identity, with Arkham -- the only person who knows his true identity -- as one of his patients.

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Solar Opposites is far from the opposite of Rick and Morty but that was always to be expected. While Adult Swim fans waited patiently for new inter-dimensional exploits, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland developed a new show which bears more than a striking resemblance to its forebear, both in terms of subject matter and animation style.

This story of five aliens stranded on Earth even shares some of the same voice talent as Rick and Morty, including Roiland himself, which has led fans to wonder if the two shows are directly connected in the same universe.

Unfortunately, Korvo's family are unlikely to meet the Smiths anytime soon. Solar Opposites is produced by 20th Century Fox Television (now owned by Disney), while Rick and Morty airs on Adult Swim, a subsidiary of Warner Bros Entertainment.

Since the release of Solar Opposites, Roiland has expanded on this further with The Hollywood Reporter, explaining the legal issues which would prevent such a crossover from taking place:

"Navigating those IP waters, those are two behemoths," Roiland said. "We got Disney+ or Disney, and you have the HBO/AT&T/Time Warner behemoth. Those are very separate pools of water, I dont know."

Despite all that, Roiland does suggest the two shows exist in the same multiverse together, and eagle-eyed fans might have already spotted some evidence which proves that to be true.

In the Solar Opposites pilot 'The Matter Transfer Array', Terry and Korvo watch a fictional show-within-a-show called Funbucket where a creature plays around with portals in its basement. Sound familiar?

Later in the same episode, Rick's favourite word, "schwifty" can be seen on a poster describing "live jazz" outside the principal's office.

These homages to Rick and Morty make sense given Roiland's involvement on both shows, but things get far squanchier in the third episode thanks to one easy-to-miss Easter egg which directly connects Solar Opposites to Rick and Morty.

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If you look closely at the background of a NYC-like cityscape around ten minutes in, you'll spot a five-star poster for something called Trover Saves the Universe, which just so happens to be a VR game created by Roiland in real life.

That title is crammed full of nods to Rick and Morty, even though the game itself revolves around a chair-bound alien who's tasked with saving the universe from a puppy-stealing monster.

Since the release of Trover Saves the Universe, Rick and Morty returned the favour by including a billboard poster of the game in the season-four premiere. You'll notice it when the show quickly cuts to a video of Morty in Times Square.

Trover Saves the Universe exists in both Solar Opposites and Rick and Morty, therefore creating a small but concrete connection between the two. Bizarrely though, that's not the only animated show which directly crossed over with Korvo's family in their first season.

At one point in the Solar Opposites finale, Terry and Corvo reminisce about the time they beat basketball players from the movie Space Jam with help from the Simpsons (!!), and they even appear briefly on screen.

While no other yellow-skinned people show up in Solar Opposites, it's not impossible to imagine the aliens visiting Springfield at some point using inter-dimensional travel. After all, Rick and Morty did exactly that just a few years ago in The Simpsons 26th season finale.

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Given that The Simpsons didn't end up as Rick/mutant hybrids in season 27, it's safe to say that this couch gag shouldn't be considered as canon. And given that the two shows belong to different networks, don't expect more crossovers between Bart and Morty anytime soon either.

However, Solar Opposites is a different story. Disney now owns Fox and it also owns Hulu too, which makes future guest appearances from The Simpsons on that show surprisingly viable.

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And if Solar Opposites is indeed connected to Rick and Morty (like Roiland himself confirmed), then perhaps, somewhere out there in that big wide multiverse, there's a show where all three families cross over with each other.

Looks like it's time to sign up for some Interdimensional Cable!

Solar Opposites is available to watch on Hulu in the US. There is currently no UK broadcaster yet.

Rick and Morty season 4 airs Sundays on Adult Swim in the US, and airs in the UK on E4 and All 4 on Wednesdays.

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The beauty of the Marvel Multiverse is that there is an infinite number of alternate realities, many of which contain a version of someone like the Incredible Hulk. Even in the standard Marvel Universe of Earth-616, there is more than one Hulk running around, but the Multiverse is home to some of the strangest around.

The Multiverse contains some of the weirdest, strongest, most ridiculous, and craziest versions of the Hulk around, but not every gigantic green rage monster is one who could top a list about the most insane versions out there. There are some freaky Hulks that have shown up in the comics over the years, and odds are, they're weirder than you think.

Whether it's a futuristic version of the Hulk or a version of the Hulk that stems from someone other than Dr. Bruce Banner, there are plenty to choose from in finding the one considered to be the craziest one out there.

These ten versions of the Incredible Hulk may not be the strongest, they may not be the smartest, but they are certainly ten of the most insane alternate versions of the jade giant to have graced the pages of Marvel Comics over the years.

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Season 4 episode 3, "One Crew Over The Crewcoo's Morty" of Rick and Morty showcases why C-137 Rick Sanchez is the biggest jerk in the multiverse.

Rick Sanchez has never exactly been the most altruistic scientist in the galaxy, but the Rick and Morty episode "One Crew Over The Crewcoo's Morty" exemplifies exactly why the character is one of the worst human beings in the multiverse. While the first season was more focused on vignette episodes exploring the multiverse and building the world that the show would inhabit, seasons 2, 3 and 4 seem to be gearing up to redefine the way that each character views Rick. From Jerry, to Beth, to Summer, and of course, Morty, each member of Rick's immediate family have gone through a major crucible that recontextualizes their opinion of Rick.

Rick and Morty is a show that finds increasing enjoyment in lampooninggenresin pop culture and entertainment. Whether it be literally fist-fighting the Devil in "Something Ricked This Way Comes" or taking direct aim at the newfound popularity of superheroes and comic books with "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender," the show has no qualms about attacking the fictional concepts that have embedded themselves in the zeitgeist (all in good fun, of course). Episode 3 of season 4 is no different, setting itself up as a parody of heist films in the vein of Mission: Impossible and the Ocean's Elevenfranchise. The episode revolves around Rick and Morty's trip to HeistCon, a massive nerd culture convention themed around heists, where Rick is challenged to a Heist-Off for the Crystal Skull of Horowitz.

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However, below the veneer of mocking the tropes of heist media, the heist episode also displays some of Rick's worst tendencies as a character. While Rick and Mortyhas slowly been keying audiences in on Rick's temperament for seasons now, "One Crew Over The Crewcoo's Morty" is definitive proof that Rick is undefendable.

Throughout the course of the show, Rick has been the ultimate nihilist, and he has no problems sharing that viewpoint with people. From his mocking insistence that God isn't real to his belief that nothing in the multiverse truly matters because it's infinite, Rick Sanchez is trulyan acerbic character,and that attitude also extends to the people around him, whom he constantly humiliates for believing in and participating in behaviors that he feels are worthless.

Nowhere is that more evident than his entire demeanor throughout season four's heist episode. From the moment that he and Morty raid the alien tomb at the beginning of the episode, Rick spends the entire time belittling and berating both fans of the genre as well as the genre as a whole. When he and Morty go to HeistCon to confront Miles Knightley, they're given the opportunity to register as either professionals or fans. Of course, refusing to express interest in anything he deems inferior, Rick refuses to enter the con as a fan, leading to an extended sequence of him putting together a team of heist experts for the sole purpose of registering as a professional, only to dump them once he gets what he wants. Not only does Rick's total lack of investment in anything ruin his own relationships, but he actively weaponizes it to ruin other people's enjoyment of things.

The traditional mold of Rick and Morty episodes unfolds with Rick instigating a grand adventure with one of his family members, which inevitably goes off the rails when someone deviates from the plan laid out before them. This leads to Rick being forced to save the day, usually begrudgingly. Rarely, however,is there anepisode in which the main problem comes from Rick himself and his inflated ego, but that's exactly what happens with the heist episode. In his selfish and mean-spirited desire to show fans of the heist genre that their interest is totally juvenile, Rick invents an AI named Heist-o-Tron, programmed with the tropes of several heist films in order to predict and counteract Miles Knightley's plan. This allows him to steal the Crystal Skull, as well as mind control every inhabitant of HeistCon and force them to steal every square inch of the convention arena. However, his plan totally backfires when Heist-o-Tron gains sentience and turns on Rick, quickly stealing the entire planet in a matter of hours.

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Despite his creation of a sentient intelligence being the entire reason for their current predicament in the first place, Rick decides to create another AI, entitled Rand-o-Tron, that gives them a series of totally randomized events that will lead them to Heist-o-Tron's lair. In a twist of irony, however, Heist-o-Tron seemingly has Rick's same level of arrogance and ego, as the two of them spend hours bickering back and forth over hypothetical double crosses until the robot short circuits and explodes. In classic fashion, Rick's inflated sense of intelligence saves the world, but he conveniently disregards the fact that it's what put it in danger in the first place.

Throughout the episode, Morty continuously hints at the fact that he's writing a screenplay for a heist movie (a new layer of meta for a show that frequently references other movies). This is why he's so excited by the prospect of the episode's adventure: it brings him closer to an understanding of the genre in order for him to be able to write a successful script. However, the entire time Rick mocks his creativity and continues to remind him that the heist genre is one that's creatively bankrupt and easy to predict.

This is all for the sake of a point, as audiences have come to expect from Rick Sanchez. At the end of the episode, Morty gets the opportunity to pitch his script to Netflix. However, the events of the episode have left him disillusioned with the heist genre, leading to him abandoning his pitch despite the fact that the Netflix executives were interested. It's then revealed that the entire episode was a cheap ploy to burn Morty out on the entire heist sub-genre, so that he would sabotage his own pitch out of a lack of enthusiasm. Rick's motives were simply so that he could keep Morty close to him and keep him going on adventures with him.

This is a textbook example of emotional manipulation and gaslighting, something that Rick has done to several characters throughout the series. Despite the few instances of genuine emotional affection sprinkled throughout the series, Rick is a narcissist emotional abuser who will resort to any methods to get people to cling to him. It remains to be seen what the hidden overarching plot of the show is, but Rick and Morty continues to make a great case as to why Rick just might be the show's greatest villain.

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Long before Ryan Reynolds made the character a household name, Deadpool fans had a long wait to see the Marvel anti-hero done right. Reynolds infamously played a bizarre version of the Merc with the Mouth in X-Men Origins: Wolverine before reprising the role seven years later.

And now that Disney has acquired Fox, Deadpools future remains for the moment, at least somewhat unclear. So, in the meantime, fans are speculating about how the character could be adapted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And one idea involves a popular Game of Thrones star.

Before we get to the latest Deadpool rumor, its worth exploring exactly what the characters status is right now. Following the Disney-Fox deal, fans assumed this meant Deadpool would soon join the MCU in some form or another. Yet, over a year has passed since the deal closed. So whats the hold-up?

According to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, Marvel Studios and its head Kevin Feige are behind the delay. Like many impatient fans, Liefeld just wants the studio to move forward with the characters integration into the MCU. [Marvel is] the reason it isnt happening, he said. Whatever conundrum or it didnt fit into your master plan, just commission it.

To be fair, Marvel has been gearing up for Phase 4 of the MCU. Coming off the heels of Avengers: Endgame, the next few years of stories including movies and Disney+ shows was underway prior to the Fox deals closure. And the coronavirus pandemic has only further delayed these plans.

Since Marvel hasnt offered an update, fans have no clue whats next for the character or when to expect Deadpool 3. So when Game of Thrones star Lena Headey recently voiced her interest in playing Deadpool, fans were all about it. After all, Headey already starred in comic book movies like 300 and Dredd.

And better yet, theres precedence in Marvel Comics. In 2010, Liefeld and writer Victor Gischler co-created a character called Lady Deadpool. Liefeld caught wind of Headeys comment and, according to ComicBook.com, supports the casting idea.

Bring it on, baby! Bring it on! Liefeld said. Lady Deadpool is fantastic. Shes ridiculously popular as well. Also slightly underused, I think.

The character is actually a member of Deadpool Corps., a team the original one assembles himself. If Marvel Studios decides to bring the team to the big screen, the MCU is already heading for the perfect opportunity.

Feige confirmed Phase 4 will introduce the Marvel multiverse. This storyline could open the door to a variety of exciting developments, such as the Deadpool Corps. The team is comprised of alternate universe versions of Reynolds character, meaning he could go on a multiverse-hopping quest to assemble his own team.

It would be just like Wade Wilson to meet the Avengers and try to one-up them by making a team of people just like him. Plus, the storyline fits with where fans last left the character. In Deadpool 2, he discovered time travel and the importance of family. So it makes sense he would rebound fast from a failed attempt at creating X-Force to Deadpool Corps.

Reynolds previously teased Deadpool 3s crazy story. A focus on Deadpool Corps. would certainly qualify. After all, not only does the team include Lady Deadpool but also Kid Deadpool, Dogpool, and a severed head named Headpool. The film would be like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse but weirder. Would Marvel Studios embrace such a bizarre story? Well see.

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