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Rumours are the lifeblood of the fan community, allowing people to trade stories and generate buzz for an upcoming movie long before release day. This is especially true of comic book movies, where fans will pour over casting announcements, set photos and message boards in the hopes of sussing out potential surprises or spoilers.
It could be returning characters or an exciting casting rumour, and this is a ritual every DC or Marvel movie has to go through. That’s not to say every piece of gossip is greeted with open arms. In fact, some rumours can be so disappointing they can turn fans off the film and suggest it’s moving in the wrong direction.
It’s important to treat unconfirmed reports with a healthy pinch of salt, since the source can be way off. That said they can often be right on the money too, and if the theories on this list are true, there’s likely to be a lot of disappointed or angry viewers out there.
10. Deadpool's Secret Cameo – Logan
After seventeen years of playing Wolverine Hugh Jackman is ready to hang up the claws, with Logan looking like a hell of a goodbye to his version of the character. The movie looks like a serious, dramatic affair, with an aged Logan protecting a young girl with powers similar to his. The film is also R-rated, finally giving fans the uncut, foul-mouthed Wolverine film they’ve always wanted.
Fans would also love a team-up between Ryan Reynolds Deadpool and Jackman’s Logan, which didn’t work out so well in X-Men Origins. There was a rumour Reynolds had filmed a secret cameo for Logan, but a quick glance at the trailer would show anyone the character would be totally out of place.
Both actors have denied it, and the more tantalising prospect would be Reynolds luring Jackman back for a cameo in Deadpool 2, preferably dressed in the classic yellow comic outfit; because only then will Jackman have done everything.
9. The Chitauri Are Returning - Avengers: Infinity War
Everybody loves The Chitauri, right? They were the memorable alien army from The Avengers who took part in Loki’s New York invasion and were basically cannon fodder for our heroes to punch through. Sure, they may have been insanely generic and forgettable, but...well, there’s nothing to add there really.
Rumour has it they could be making a comeback, with a recent casting call for extrassounding an awful lot like a race of familiar aliens could reappear. Since they’re associated with Thanos – who will finally get off his arse and do something this time out – it makes sense they’d reappear in some form.
If they do return in all likelihood they’ll be generic henchmen again, and there solely for the sake of having something to punch. Hopefully the film will replace them with something more interesting, though, because it’s doubtful anyone is clamouring for them to come back.
8. Fantastic Four 2 Could Still Happen
It’s hardly controversial to say Fantastic Four was a massive plate of crap; it was a dreary, joyless blockbuster that somehow failed to pass the low bar set by the 2005 version. Critics hated it, audiences avoided it and it underperformed at the box office. All talk of a sequel soon went quiet and it was eventually dropped from the release schedule, and that appeared to be that.
Yet somehow talk of a potential sequel with the same cast still pops up, with writer Simon Kinberg claiming they’d love to do a brighter take and make it closer to the comic. Weirdly enough it makes sense Fox would still be exploring their options here, since they only have a certain amount of time in between movies before the rights expire, and the brand is still considered valuable.
Kate Mara, Miles Teller and Michael B Jordan have said they’d be up for a potential sequel, but it feels doubtful it would happen with them. The critical stink still follows the 2015 version, and Fox would likely want a soft reboot situation instead.
7. Loki Will Die - Thor: Ragnarok
Marvel is regularly – and fairly – slammed for their weak villains, ranging from evil elves to a big blue bloke with a hammer and goth make-up. That said, everybody adores Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, who is somehow still lovable despite bringing a massive alien army to earth.
Loki’s has escaped death on a few occasions now, but there are only so many times he can dodge his fate. With Hiddleston becoming an increasingly bigger name he’ll likely want to move on, and while it’s not confirmed there are rumours Loki will meet his ultimate fate in Thor: Ragnarok.
It would be a real shame if Marvel closed the door on Hiddleston returning since he’s such a cool part of the MCU. The more exciting idea would be Loki somehow teaming up with The Avengers in Infinity Waer, since Thanos will likely be coming for him too.
6. Liv Tyler's Betty Ross Is Returning - Avengers: Infinity Wars
The Incredible Hulk still feels like the odd man out in the MCU, with most of the subsequent films politely ignoring it. It’s still considered canon and William Hurt’s Thunderbolt Ross returned for Civil War, but the events of the film haven’t really been referenced since it came out.
Betty Ross – Bruce Banner’s love interest – hasn’t been mentioned since either, but according to a report about Infinity War in the Daily Record, Liv Tyler might be returning to the role. This hasn’t been confirmed, however, and since Tyler’s version of the character acted alongside Ed Norton, it would feel awkward seeing her interact with Mark Ruffalo instead.
The romance between Betty and Banner was also a little slushy and forgettable too, so we don’t really need to revisit it.
5. Superman Turns Evil - Justice League
The DCU has really given Superman a makeover compared to his previous movies; he’s no longer the good-natured Boy Scout Christopher Reeve portrayed, but a brooding hero unsure of his place within his adopted world. He even had to break a dude’s neck, so he’s got some grit under his fingernails.
While he apparently died at the hands of Doomsday in Dawn Of Justice, he was hardly going to stay that way with a Justice League movie on the horizon. There’s endless speculation on how he’ll figure into the plot, with a popular one being that he’s resurrected by Steppenwolf and made to fight the rest of the group.
That would certainly give the fight a personal touch, but with both DC and Zack Snyder claiming the new movie is about hope – especially after the darkness of the previous movie – it would feel gimmicky to have him turn evil for the sake of a cool fight.
4. Megan Fox Is Playing Poison Ivy - Gotham City Sirens
Margot Robbie loved playing Harley Quinn so much she approached Warner Bros about making Gotham City Sirens, based on a comic following the misadventures of Harley, Catwoman and Poison Ivy. WB would hardly going to say no, and Suicide Squad helmer David Ayer was quick to sign on.
There’s no word on who will play Catwoman yet, but according to a Bleeding Cool report, Megan Fox is the frontrunner for Poison Ivy. While she’s hardly the worst actress in the world, she’s far from the best either.
Poison Ivy is a great character who hasn’t been given her due on the big screen yet – sorry Uma – and there are any number of actresses out there who would nail the role, like Jessica Chastain, Emma Stone or Evan Rachel Wood.
Fox isn’t on top of any fan’s wish list for the character, so let’s hope this one is just a rumour.
3. "It's A Mess" - Wonder Woman
The DCU movies to date have taken a beating by some fans and critics, with Dawn Of Justice, in particular, getting an outright hammering. Wonder Woman looked like it might be the one to turn that around, until an alleged former Warner Bros employee claimed it was a “mess” in an open letter to the studio, which set alarm bells ringing.
This was quickly denied by both director Patty Jenkins and the studio, but another source has claimed the same thing, and this source said the same thing about BVS before it opened. We really hope that’s not the case since the trailer makes it look like a fun adventure, and Gal Gadot looks awesome in the title role.
It would be great to have a DC movie both fans and critics can stand behind, so let’s hope these rumours turn out to be nothing.
2. Ben Affleck Might Be Leaving - The Batman
Poor Ben Affleck has had a rough time of it recently. His gangster movie Live By Night has been a huge commercial bomb and has made news for having the highest cinema screen drop in history, losing a whopping 94% of cinemas willing to show it. He was also gutted with the cold reception to Batman V Superman and worn out from his relentless schedule.
This doubtlessly lead to him exiting the director’s chair for The Batman, which was something fans were really looking forward to. Surely the award-winning director of Argo and The Town would bring some critical respect to the DCU? Sadly that won’t happen now, but according to a report from Forbes, there’s a small chance Affleck could leave the project altogether.
He’s frustrated with the script and generally exhausted, so he's tempted to walk away. Odds are he won’t, but even if he stays for The Batman it could be his last time playing the role. This would be a real shame since even people who didn’t like BVS admit he was great, and we’d all love to see him stay in part.
It sounds like he needs a nice relaxing holiday, more than anything.
1. Quicksilver Is Back From The Dead - Avengers: Infinity Wars
In the great Quicksilver war between Avengers: Age Of Ultron and X-Men: Days Of Future Past, DOFP easily came away the winner. Despite his dodgy outfit Evan Peters made the character a likeable scene stealer, and it helped he got the best scene in the film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s version was nothing special, though, and when he became the first Avenger to bite the bullet - or several bullets - nobody really shed a tear.
At least his death felt like a baby step forward for the MCU, which has a bad habit of “killing” characters only to immediately bring them back; think Coulson, Pepper Potts, Nick Fury etc. Now there’s a rumour – according to 4chan – that Pietro Maximoff might be coming back after all. There’s a chance Johnson could return for a cameo or flashback instead of coming back to life, which we hope is the case.
Death needs to mean something in the MCU, and undoing one of the few permanent deaths in the series feels like a step backwards.
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