Someone Finally Asked First Steps’ Director If RDJ’s Doctor Doom Will Appear. As A Fantastic Four Fan, I’m Curious About These Conflicting Rumors

by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | Cinemablend News, News

There’s a lot riding on the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps when it hits theaters in July. It’s the third time the first family of comics has been adapted for the screen. It’s also the third MCU movie on the 2025 movie schedule, and the first two have failed to set the box office on fire. One thing First Steps has going for it is that the film is expected to be a major setup for next year’s Avengers: Doomsday, though if the director is to be believed, not in the way we think.

With a lot of fans already looking forward to the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday, and the fact that his character of Doctor Doom is traditionally seen opposing the Fantastic Four, there has been a lot of reason to believe that RDJ may appear in the upcoming Marvel movie first. However, the director says that’s not the case.

Despite Rumors, Fantastic Four Director Says Doctor Doom “Not Part Of My Film”

Empire asked director Matt Shakman about Doom, he responded (via CBM)…

post-credits scene in Thunderbolts* wasn’t part of the production of that movie, but is actually a scene from Doomsday that was snipped out and used as a stinger, as has happened before in the MCU. For that reason, the scene wasn’t the work of Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier, but was actually helmed by Joe and Anthony Russo.

The same thing could be true here. If the post-credits scene in Fantastic Four was actually shot to be part of Doomsday, then it’s not part of Matt Shakman’s film and likely wasn’t directed by him. He’s not saying anything that isn’t true, but that doesn’t mean the scene won’t be there.

We’ll have to sit through the credits of The Fantastic Four: First Steps to know for sure, but it’s not like a lot of Marvel fans weren’t already planning to do that.

ESPN Is Reportedly Thinking Of Shaking Up Its NBA Broadcasting Team Next Season, And I’m Sad That One Popular Name May Be On Their Way Out

by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | Cinemablend News, News

ESPN has been in the proverbial hot seat as of late, with critics speaking out on everything from its NFL draft coverage to how it may handle Inside The NBA, which it acquired from TNT. Now, it appears there’s more chatter surrounding the network, as reports suggest it’s looking to shake up the commentary team it currently employs for NBA games. As Richard Jefferson, Doris Burke and Mike Breen prepare for the 2025 NBA Finals, a report is circulating that it’ll be their last series as a trio.

This three commentators have served as ESPN’s go-to team for NBA coverage for a little while now, but it’s looking like that lineup may not remain in tact, according to The Athletic. While two names of this bunch seem to be locked in as part of the network’s broadcasting team on game day going forward, one of them may be headed elsewhere.

accepting a challenging job as coach of the Lakers.

2025 has been quite a year for ESPN and broadcasters, as the network has contended with Shannon Sharpe stepping away amidst legal troubles as well as Stephen A. Smith feuding with LeBron James. While I’m not saying controversy could steer the network away from making a decision about its broadcasting team, there may be some viewers whoa re dissatisfied about the decision to take Doris Burke out of the mix.

It’s definitely not uncommon for ESPN to make changes to its staff or move personalities elsewhere. However, there is something sad about hearing that Doris Burke could potentially stop contributing to the network’s NBA coverage. She was the first female broadcaster to serve as an NBA game analyst on a national level, and she joined the lead commentary team in 2023.

It’s a relatively short tenure, but it’s a spot that I feel that Doris Burke has earned as much as anyone else at the table. Of course, the contract situation detailed above limits the amount of change that can occur, and Mike Breen has a long history as a sports broadcaster, which could protect his position.

As for Richard Jefferson, I think it’s clear that ESPN and other networks have leaned more into retaining former players over sports journalists on their staffs as of late. Jefferson also receives recognition as a former teammate of LeBron James, which only bolsters his popularity beyond his hilarious social media presence. I don’t blame ESPN for allegedly wanting to keep him on NBA games, but it’s still unfortunate that there’s a chance we’ll see Burke exit her post.

Of course, nothing is set in stone as of yet, and fans can still look forward to hearing Burke, Jefferson and Breen call the upcoming NBA Finals, which set to air on ABC beginning on Thursday, June 5th. It should be an exciting series between OKC and the Indiana Pacers, so even casual fans might want to tune in!

‘Now We’re Getting Weird.’ Hayley Atwell Admits She’s A Well-Known Klepto On Sets And May Have Taken Tom Cruise’s Gym Socks

by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | Cinemablend News, News

The 2025 movie schedule has finally delivered on the many promises held in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. While that “symphony of danger” has given us Ethan Hunt’s last impossible mission and amazing performances from lead Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Angela Bassett and many more, the popcorn sharing cast is pretty clearly a close one behind the scenes. So close, apparently, that everyone is aware of Atwell’s propensity for theft on set, and now we know just how “weird” some of the items she steals can be.

What’s Been Revealed About Hayley Atwell Stealing From Mission: Impossible Sets?

It’s not unusual for actors to admit to taking things from movie or TV sets, especially when they’re nearing the end of their tenure for a long-running franchise or television series. However, once and potential future Marvel star Hayley Atwell seems to have developed quite a habit of filching items, not just from sets, but from restaurants and even her fellow Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning stars.

fashionable double train wearer appeared in an intriguing interview with MTV, known as LightsCameraDebate, with her co-star Simon Pegg. It was the long-time Benji Dunn actor who revealed that Atwell is known on set as “Klepto Atwell,” because of her “rampant thievery,” which led to this exchange between the actors and their interviewer, Josh Horowitz:

good advice from Cruise during her time working with him) possibly stealing the used gym socks of the franchise’s stunt-focused leading man. As a sock lover, I can honestly say that it would never occur to me to take another person’s dirty socks, regardless of how clean that person typically is. So, my sincerest hope is that the floating shoulder queen is kidding here, but there’s really no way to know.

If you think that was everything related to The Final Reckoning that Atwell copped to stealing, you have another thing coming. You can take a look at the clip to see what else she admitted to, below:

I’m sorry…WHAT?! She managed to remove actual items from an aware human being (co-star Greg Tarzan Davis) as they sat together for interviews and then reveal that she’d stolen from him and he had no clue? Sounds to me that Atwell has learned quite a bit from her M:I character, pro thief Grace, and if she ever decides to leave Hollywood behind, we might just know where her career will take her next.