Superhero Bits: Dave Bautista Wasn’t Asked To Voice Drax In ‘What If…?’, ‘Venom 2’ Is Getting Energy Drinks & More
(Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)
In this edition of Superhero Bits:
America Chavez Joins Marvel Contest of Champions
For all youMarvel Contest of Championsout there, the mobile fighting game is addingAmerica Chavezbefore she makes her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by way ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Kabam, the game’s developer announced the addition of America Chavez (AKA Miss America) along with her abilities in the game. She’s described as a Mystic class character and a powerful brawler specializing in drawing strength from buffs and overwhelming opponents with heavy-hitting combos. If you play the game, then you know what that means. Chavez will also be able to open gateways to parallel dimensions, which provide utility and increases her base stats.
Find out more in the official announcement from Kabamover here.
There Are Already Changes Happening at Avengers Campus
Peter Sciretta and hisOrdinary Adventures YouTube channelare back atAvengers Campusat Disneyland in California, and they’ve discovered that the theme park expansion is already making some changes shortly after opening. Find out about some new merch, updates to theSpider-Manstunt display, and more.
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage is Getting Official Energy Drinks
Venom: Let There Be Carnageis coming to theaters in September, and there will be plenty of cross-promotion to go along with it. The energy drinkG-Fuelis one of the first out of the gate with two new flavors coming soon. The flavors themselves haven’t officially been announced, but they will undoubtedly be inspired byVenomandCarnage, so I’m gonna guess it’s tar and blood.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Helps Promote The Suicide Squad
A new promo forDC’s Legends of Tomorrowalso acts as marketing forThe Suicide Squad. Co-starNathan Fillionappears in this TV spot that addresses the DC Comics time-traveling superhero team and tells them that logic and rationale are highly overrated when it comes to saving a member of your own team.
The Gifted Creator Hopes Future X-Men Movies/Shows Connect
The Giftedtried to bring the appeal of theX-Mento the small screen with two seasons of television on FOX. But the sale of 20th Century Fox to Disney and the end of theX-Menfranchise created all sorts of problems for the series, and creatorMatt Nixhopes that the future of the mutant superheroes will integrate film and TV. Nix toldComic Book Resources:
Indeed, theX-Mendeserve a TV show that doesn’t have any limitations with what they can and can’t do. Now thatX-Menrights are situated back at Marvel Studios, here’s hoping that there are big, grand plans to usher in the mutants and tell their stories in a variety of ways.
Marvel’s What If…? TV Spots Asks the Question
A new TV spot tells fans to expect the unexpected when Marvel’sWhat If…?animated series arrives on Disney+ next week. There’s a new shot of the originalAvengersin animated form, which makes us wonder how they’ll come into play in this anthology series. There are certainly some surprising twists and turns involving those characters, and we’re very interested to see how this series plays out.
Dave Bautista Wasn’t Asked to Voice Drax for Marvel’s What If…?
When a fan asked whyDave Bautistadidn’t reprise the role ofDrax the Destroyerin Marvel’sWhat If…?, theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise co-star bluntly explained that he was never invited to take the job. With major Marvel stars like Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson and Chadwick Boseman on board, why didn’t they ask Dave Bautista? As you can see in the tweet above, evenJames Gunnwas shocked at this information.
Perhaps this has something to do with how openly critical Dave Bautista was of Disney when James Gunn was fired fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3awhile back. Maybe his relationship with the studio is a tenuous one, and he’s only sticking around because of James Gunn. Either way, this feels like an unnecessary oversight.
The Suicide Squad Trailers, TV Spots and Clips
If you can’t wait untilThe Suicide Squadhits theaters and HBO Max this week, then take a gander at this collection of all the trailers, TV spots, and clips that have been released from the movie so far (viaJoBlo). There may be too much revealed in this marketing footage, so if you’re already sold on the movie, then hold off for a few days. It’ll be worth it.
Captain Carter is Ready for Action in Marvel’s What If…? Poster
Finally, Marvel has released a new poster for Marvel’sWhat If…?animated series that has aCaptain Americaposter in the style of 1940s patriotic propaganda being torn away to revealPeggy CarterasCaptain Carter. She’s where this alternate universe of Marvel stories begins, and the show’s creative team has pegged her as the crux of the series, which will feature her reappearing in later seasons.
