The Marvel Cinematic Universe is home to some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. At this point it’s practically a rite of passage for actors to cut their teeth playing a major Marvel hero or villain. But for some actors, a field trip to the Marvel Universe just isn’t in the cards.
From Tom Cruise’s Iron Man to Emily Blunt’s Black Widow, here are 15 examples of actors who almost had the chance to play an Avenger until things fell through…
Marvel Studios was the big winner coming out of Sunday night’s 2018 Teen Choice Awards.
Marvel swept the movie categories, with Avengers: Infinity War winning the Choice Action Movie and Robert Downey Jr. winning Choice Action Movie Actor for his performance as Tony Stark/Iron Man.
Meanwhile, Black Panther won the Choice Sci-Fi Movie and Chris Hemsworth won the Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor. In the TV categories, Riverdale was the biggest winner with Choice Drama TV Show.
Below is the full list of all the Teen Choice Awards 2018 winners:
MOVIES
Choice Action Movie
Avengers: Infinity War
Choice Action Movie Actor
Coming to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York–for a fourth year in a row–on Sunday, August 19, is WWE’s yearly event, Summerslam. This year’s PPV will be huge as the card is already stacked, including many championship matches. However, with this many matches already on the card, it’s going to be one long show.
Summerslam begins at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT on the WWE Network. The programming schedule for August 19 has been released, and the Kickoff Show will start two hours prior. Just like the the past couple of years, Summerslam’s Kickoff has been two hours long. So if you plan on catching the entire event, make sure to tune in at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT, as the Kickoff Show tends to have a couple matches on the program. As of this writing, there are 12 matches at 2018’s Summerslam, and there’s a possibility one more will be added.
If you’re looking to watch Summerslam, but don’t have the WWE Network, you can sign up for free for a month right now. After the trial subscription is up, the service costs $10 a month. However, there is no obligation to continue using the WWE Network after the trial.
While there are a lot of matches on the Summerslam card, one of the most notable is Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz. While you could say this rivalry dates back to 2010, when Miz was the mentor to Bryan on the first version of the TV series NXT, things really heated up back in August of 2016 when Miz went off on Bryan on an episode of Talking Smack. At the time, Bryan wasn’t cleared to wrestle, but now he is, and this is the first time these two have faced each other in the ring in years. This is easily the best match build on the card.
Additionally, many titles are on the line, including the WWE Universal Championship, which Brock Lesnar still has in his possession. He’ll be facing Roman Reigns yet again, and this may be the time Lesnar finally loses the title, but we’ve been wrong on countless occasions before.
Summerslam match card:
Come back to GameSpot on Sunday, August 19 for live coverage of Summerslam.
Though we may get another tease or two in the weeks to come, the launch trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man is likely our last big look at the upcoming PS4 exclusive. And though it largely touches on scenes and themes we’ve seen before, could its structure be hinting at a much larger, playable role for one of its main supporting characters?
Insomniac Games revealed Miles Morales would appear in its Spider-Man adventure back at E3 2017, with a quick tease of Peter Parker-as-Spidey swinging over his head. But since then, we’ve gotten even more Miles.
Mark Millar has officially announced Prodigy, his second comic book franchise since Netflix acquired Millarworld.
Described by Netflix, Prodigy features Edison Crane, the world’s smartest man that has become bored with running the most successful business on the planet. A scientist, composer, athlete and “expert of the occult,” Crane is a prodigy in every sense of the word.
Mark Millar will be rejoined with artist Rafael Albuquerque, whom he previously created the well-received Huck series of comics with. Check out a promotional image of Prodigy below.
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Right now GameStop has an incredible deal toward the purchase of a new Xbox One X. The deal is in-store only, but it’s worth the trip to your nearest location if you want to score a great price on an Xbox One X. You can get $300 credit toward the purchase of a brand new Xbox One X by trading in your PS4 Pro, $250 credit for trading in a Nintendo Switch, Xbox One S, PS4 Slim or PS4 original, and $200 trade-in credit for an original Xbox One.
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Marvel’s Runaways is returning to Hulu with a new season on December 21.
As detailed on Marvel’s website, all 13 episodes of the second season will debut at once. A first look at the new season, which you can view below, features the show’s main characters outside of the Hollywood Community Center.
First look at Marvel’s Runaways Season 2, via Marvel.
Ion Hazzikostas, the current game director for World of Warcraft, is set to give the opening “Storytime” keynote speech at PAX West 2018, which will take place in the Washington State Convention Center between August 31 and September 3.
Though Hazzikostas joined Blizzard in 2008 to design raid encounters, balance classes and maintain the game’s achievement system for Wrath of the Lich King, he officially became WoW’s game director in 2016. This keynote will come after WoW’s newest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, is released on August 14.
“There really are two worlds – one before World of Warcraft, and one after,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade and PAX. “I can’t wait to hear Ion Hazzikostas share some stories from the early days of WoW all the way up to the release of Battle for Azeroth.”
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Pixio is a relatively new company in the PC hardware game, and it recently reached out to IGN asking if it wanted to take a look some of its wares. It offered a monitor for review named the PX277h (See it on Amazon) that seems to tick all the right boxes: it’s sporting an IPS/AH-VA panel, 1440p resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, and HDR, all in a svelte 27-inch package. Those are pretty good specs, but the most surprising one is its price; just $420. Naturally IGN accepted the offer, and the PX277h landed on my test bench a few weeks later. Here’s my hands-on review.