It’s been reported that Catwoman will be one of the main villains that Batman will have to fight in Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman movie.

It’s still not 100 per cent certain yet, however, it seems pretty likely for the time being, and this has got the Internet abuzz.

People aren’t very happy that they’re planning on using these two Batman villains since they have been on-screen a number of times before, both on the big and small screen.

There’s a feeling from Batman and DC Comics fans that it’s time for something new, a Hugo Strange, or Calendar Man perhaps.

However, Reeves is writing the script and I’m sure there’s a reason he’s decided to reunite the two villains from Tim Burton’s Batman Returns.

Anyway, it’s now time to speculate on who might play the role of Catwomen should the rumours prove to be true.

Here’s a list of five actors who could play the role superbly in the upcoming The Batman flick, which is also rumoured to star Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader.

5. Ana de Armas

Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049

Ana de Armas’ fame is fast on the rise. She already impressed us in Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, and she has just landed herself a role in the upcoming Bond movie, which for now is just being called Bond 25. She’s shown how good she is on-screen and she’s able to do her own stunts, which would be useful as Catwoman. She’s a very talented actress who’s going to be a household name in a short while and Matt Reeves would be lucky to have her in his film.

4. Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper

I love the idea of seeing Stewart and Pattinson on-screen together again, and I truly feel she’d make an excellent Catwoman. She certainly has the acting chops for the role, as she’s proven in recent years. Go watch her in Personal Shopper and then come back to me and tell me she’s not a great actress. Alas, I think the logistics of having her and R-Pats in the same movie would just be too tricky and might mean that only one of them could be cast in Matt Reeves’ film. Shame really.

3. Alison Brie

Alison Brie in GLOW

I think Alison Brie is great. She’s perfect in everything she’s in. She’s currently showing off her acting talents in Netflix’s GLOW, yet she was also showing how great she is on-screen in the cult TV show, Community. There’s no doubting Brie’s talents as an actor, and with GLOW she’s shown that she’s perfectly capable of doing her own stunts, which is a plus when casting Catwoman. I personally think she’d be an excellent choice for the role and would bring her own unique twist on Catwoman.

2. Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga in Warcraft

Ruth Negga is a real gem of an actor. She deserves to be in more things and more recognised. You might know her as Tulip in Preacher, and she’s great in the AMC series. She’s also in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D in which she plays Raina. However, she’s also demonstrated what a wonderful performer she is in the likes of Loving, Warcraft: The Beginning (bad film but very good performance), and also World War Z, in which she’s great. However, she hasn’t been given that big role yet, and Catwoman would be exactly that. Hollywood should be paying much closer attention to Negga because she’s brilliant and deserves to be in more stuff.

1. Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella in Atomic Blonde

I first became aware of Algerian actress Sofia Boutella in Tom Cruise’s The Mummy. Now, that film was terrible, yet Boutella was extraordinary as The Mummy. I then saw her in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (I watched it pretty late), and she was also in Star Trek: Beyond and has been brilliant in everything I’ve seen her in. She moves unlike anybody I’ve seen on-screen and her movements are very feline in nature. Her background as a dancer is one of the reasons she’s able to move the way she does, and she’s a very accomplished actor. She’d be perfectly suited to the role of Catwoman should the opportunity arise to cast her.

Anyway, The Batman, or whatever it’ll be called, is scheduled for release on June 25th, 2021, but that could change in time.

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With the news that Robert Pattinson is in line to play Batman in Matt Reeves’ Batman movie, people started to wonder who he might be facing off in the film.

It was then rumoured – thanks to The Hollywood Reporter – that The Penguin and Catwoman would be the film’s villains.

Personally, I’m not so sure about using the exact same villains from Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, especially since Batman has such an incredible array of villains to choose from.

Hush, Harvey Two-Face, Calendar Man, Hugo Strange, The Court of Owls… Literally, any of these villains deserve to be brought to, or back, to the big screen.

Catwoman in The Dark Night Rises

Yet, it seems as though Reeves is using The Penguin and Catwoman, and I’ll reserve judgment until after I’ve seen the movie.

The characters were famously played by Danny DeVito and Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns. However, who would make a good Penguin Matt Reeves’ Batman movie?

Here are a few suggestions that I think would make excellent Penguins (the DC Comics villain, not the animal itself).

5. Dan Fogler

Dan Fogler in Fantastic Beast

You might know Fogler from the Fantastic Beasts movies, and honestly, he’s wasted in them. Fogler is a very talented actor who’s shown a remarkable versatility both on the big and small screen. He was in Hannibal, The Walking Dead, Fanboys and of course, both Fantastic Beast movies. He’s often seen as a funny man but he has a darker side to him too which he could explore as The Penguin in The Batman. He’d certainly give Robert Pattinson’s potential Batman a run for his money.

4. Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis in Black Panther

What hasn’t been written about Andy Serkis? The guy is easily one of the very best actors working in Hollywood and it’s a travesty that he hasn’t even received a nomination for his sterling work. The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and most recently, The Planet of the Apes movies. Serkis is a genuine talent and would bring his A-game to the role of The Penguin. It would also be nice to see him step away from the motion capture and show Hollywood what he can do without having to deal with the bizarre stigma around motion capture performances. He’s also worked with Matt Reeves before which might help get him cast in the role.

3. Toby Jones

Toby Jones in Captain America: The First Avengers

Again, another fantastic actor who doesn’t get the plaudits or the recognition he deserves in Hollywood. Toby Jones is terrific in absolutely everything he’s in, and talk about versatility. I’d struggle to think of a more versatile actor working in Hollywood today. He can do anything, and he deserves a big starring role. He has been in the Marvel movies, which was great casting. But I’d like to see him sink his teeth in a role like The Penguin, and hopefully get some Oscar buzz come Awards season for it.

2. Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall would make a great Penguin

There seems to be a bit of theme with this list of actors who’d make brilliant Penguins. They’ll all underappreciated in Hollywood and are mostly British. Well, here’s another one for you: Timothy Spall. Spall is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best actors working today. He’s just such a watchable actor and can handle anything you throw at him. He’s also got experience working in big franchises, having played Peter Pettigrew in the Potter films. However, he’s also got that creepy look needed to play the Penguin. I can just imagine a fantastic scene in which Batman meets The Penguin for the first time, and Spall could make it so gloriously creepy. I’d be well chuffed if Spall got the role.

1. Josh Gad

Josh Gad in Marshall

This name has been bandied about A LOT in relation to the Penguin role. He’s been heavily campaigning for it, and so he should. He’d be a great choice for the role. It’s often said that comic actors make the best villains, and this would certainly be the case with Gad. He’s known as the bubbly and loveable guy who does the voice of Olaf in Frozen. However, he could really show off his acting chops and darker side at The Penguin. He’d make an excellent foe for Pattinson’s Batman, or whoever ends up getting the superhero role.

Anyway, The Batman, or whatever it’ll be called, is scheduled for release on June 25th, 2021, but that could change in time.

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With The CW bringing an end to Arrow, which is the show that started it all for the network’s DC Comics superhero TV series, many fans were wondering what the future of these shows will be.

There was speculation that they could end up wrapping them all up, since it looks like The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow might be coming to an end.

However, they then announced that Batwoman was on its way, and it looks all set to take the superhero TV show world by storm.

The show will star Ruby Rose (Orange Is The New Black, John Wick: Chapter 2) as Kate Kane, who’s Bruce Wayne’s cousin, and she ends up becoming Batwoman when Bruce ends up going missing in rather mysterious circumstances.

Image via The CW

This new trailer shows the beginnings of Kate as Batwoman, and she looks darn cool beating up them bad guys.

Fans were first introduced to the character in the recent Flarrowverse crossover which saw The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl travel to Gotham City.

She was pretty cool then, and the character definitely deserves a whole show.

Batwoman will also star Dougray Scott as Kate’s father, Jacob Kane, who’s in private security, as well as Meagan Tandy who’s playing his very best officer (and Kate’s love interest), Sophie Moore.

What do you think of this upcoming Batwoman series? Let us know in the comments below.

Batwoman will arrive on The CW in spring 2019.

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A lot of column inches have been dedicated to the question of who will be playing Batman after Ben Affleck announced he was stepping down from the role.

Affleck had played Bruce Wayne, a.k.a Batman, since Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and went on to appear as the caped crusader in Suicide Squad and Justice League.

However, he’s now called it quits after having been attached to star in Matt Reeves’ The Batman for a while, and he was initially on-board to write and direct the picture, but they apparently just couldn’t get the script right.

With Affleck stepping down, there were a series of actors rumoured to be in contention for the role.

Names like Jake Gyllenhaal, Matt Bomer, Jon Hamm and Luke Evans were thrown around. However, it’s being reported now that British actor Robert Pattinson has landed the role.

The report came courtesy of Variety, who said that he’s in negotiations for the role.

However, they did note that it’s not a done deal yet, and this was followed with a report from Deadline that Robert Pattinson and Nicolas Hoult were both in the running to play DC Comics’ most famous superhero.

Both actors are good choices to play Batman; however, Pattinson seems like the frontrunner in this race.

Image via eOne Films

He’s come a long way since the Twilight movies and has demonstrated that he’s one of the most interesting and hard-working actors working in Hollywood today after having starred and impressed in films such as Cosmopolis, Good Time, The Lost City of Z and The Rover to name a few.

Pattinson certainly has the Bruce Wayne look down to a T and would be a great based from which to launch the DC superhero.

He’s young, talented, ambitious and is only signing on to projects he genuinely believes in, so the fact that he’s even interested in starring in this movie is a good sign for Matt Reeves’ picture.

Reeves came in to direct and write The Batman after Affleck stepped down from the duties claiming that he couldn’t quite crack the script.

Reeves has already proven himself to be a masterful director having helmed the last two Planet of the Apes movies: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.

What do you think of the idea of Robert Pattinson as Batman? Let us know in the comments below.

The Batman is currently slated for a June 25th, 2021 release.

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People weren’t sure if it could be done. Titanic has occupied that number two spot in the highest-grossing movies of all time list for so long now that it was starting to look like nothing would ever topple it.

However, the day finally came when Titanic would be surpassed at the global box office and the film to do it was Marvel’s latest blockbuster epic, Avengers: Endgame.

Endgame was the culmination of over a decade of movies, and therefore you could argue that its success has been a long time coming.

The Russo brother’s film opened to hugely positive reviews and it looks like fans have been rather pleased with the end result.

As for Cameron, the director took to Instagram to post a rather amusing picture of the Titanic hitting an iceberg in the shape of the Avengers’ logo.

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The image also features some text from the great director which reads as follows: “To Kevin and everybody at Marvel, an iceberg sank the real Titanic. It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic. Everyone here at Lightstorm Entertainment salutes you. You’ve shown that not only is the movie industry alive and well, it’s bigger than ever! James Cameron.”

The only other movie in Avengers: Endgame’s way is Cameron’s other huge hit, Avatar. However, it should only be a matter of time before it ends up surpassing that film as well.

Avengers: Endgame is in cinemas now everywhere across the UK, and the globe.

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James Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2 is starting to look very interesting indeed as the film has reportedly added yet another huge star to its already impressive cast.

A few weeks back it was revealed that Idris Elba was going to join the film, and it was first suggested that he was going to replace Will Smith as Deadshot.

However, those rumours were quickly brushed aside as it was revealed the British actor would, in fact, be playing an undisclosed role which wasn’t Deadshot.

It does seem as though DC and Warner Bros. are keen to stay in Mr. Smith’s good-books and they’ve given themselves the option to bring his version of Deadshot back for another film should Gunn’s sequel succeed.

As for Rooker, it’s been reported by The Wrap that he’ll be playing King Shark in Suicide Squad 2, which is very interesting casting.

It had been rumoured that Rooker’s Guardians of the Galaxy co-star, Dave
Bautista, would be playing King Shark. Yet, that looks like it won’t happen.

As of yet, nothing’s been officially confirmed, yet fans of the comics and of Rooker’s will be hoping that he does get to bring the character to life of the big screen.

Fans of The CW series, The Flash, will be familiar with King Shark, yet the character has gone through many different iterations in the comics.

He was at one point, working alongside Aquaman, and then went on to be a member of the villainous organisation known as the Secret Six.

King Shark in the comics differs somewhat to the one seen in The Flash in the sense that he is as intelligent as a human and can speak normally.

In the CW series, King Shark is pretty much more shark than human and doesn’t speak at all, until he’s briefly turned back into a human, only to chose to become King Shark again in order to save Star City from the super-intelligent gorilla, Gorilla Grodd.

If Rooker is to sign on the dotted line, he’ll join a cast which includes Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and, of course, Idris Elba. David Dastmalchian will take on the role of Polka-Dot Man, Daniela Melchior will play Ratcatcher, and John Cena is also said to be in talks for a role.

Not much is known about the film’s plot, but it’s said to, “follow the team on a mission to the Middle East to stop Onslaught and infiltrate their headquarters in Qurac. This seems like a fitting type of story for the ‘Suicide Squad’ that will keep the stakes lower compared to the first film.”

What do you make of Rooker as King Shark? Let us know in the comments below.

Suicide Squad 2 is currently set for release on August 6th, 2021.

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When it was (finally) announced that Joaquin Phoenix would indeed be playing the Joker in the upcoming Joker movie, fans were equally excited and nervous to see how he’d fair in the role.

There’s no denying Phoenix’s talent’s as an actor, however, the same could be said of Jared Leto and look at how his Joker in Suicide Squad turned out.

The Oscar winner’s depiction of the character deserves to be in the dustbin of Hollywood movie villains, never to see the light of day again. Perhaps that’s being a tad harsh.

It was well-documented that much of Leto’s work didn’t end up being in the final cut of the movie. However, there’s probably a very good reason for that.

Then there were all the reports of how Leto went full method actor for the role and ended up sending rather unpleasant things his co-stars such as bullets, condoms and anal beads.

Safe to say that all his antics didn’t result in a performance to remember, which actually tends to be the case when actors adopt the method technique. The stories of what went on on-set are often far more interesting than the films themselves.

That said, after the first trailer for Todd Philips’ Joker hit the Internet, there’s been a lot of goodwill towards Phoenix’s version of the character.

It’s been said that this Joker film is very much inspired by Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, which probably explains why he’s on board as a producer and why Robert De Niro has a role in the film.

Phoenix’s Joker, a.k.a Arthur Fleck (A. Fleck… ringing any DC Comics movie bells anybody…?), seems to be a failed comedian with a rather unhealthy relationship with his mother who keeps on telling him to make the world smile.

It looks like he’s going to take his mother’s advice rather too literally and do something pretty dastardly in the process.

What the trailer really highlighted was Phoenix’s incredible metamorphosis into the role, which is something that Leto didn’t really achieve. The trailer shows a man slowly turning into the Joker, as opposed to just being the Joker, which will be a cinematic first.

There’s also his physicality, which is very important whilst playing a role like the DC Comics villain. Heath Ledger got this down to a T, and he also got the voice spot on.

What really stands out about Phoenix’s Joker is that it looks to be very different to the ones that came before him.

This isn’t Phoenix copying Ledger or Leto’s versions of the character. This is something entirely new, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the Academy is blown away by his performance and nominate him for an Oscar.

This wouldn’t be the first time an actor was awarded an Oscar for playing the Joker. Heath Ledger was awarded the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2009 Oscars.

It was a rather sad moment though because it was awarded after the actor’s death and The Dark Knight director, Christopher Nolan, had to come on stage to accept it on behalf of Ledger.

Fans will have to wait and see until Joker is released in cinemas on October 4th later this year to see whether Phoenix’s performance as the DC villain is really worth an Oscar nomination.

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What can I say about Avengers: Endgame that hasn’t already been said? That’s a tough one because it’s easily the most talked about movie of the year, and it could end up being the most talked about movie of the decade.

Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of over a decade of movies which all started with Iron Man back in 2009, and it’s grown into the colossus that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is today.

The MCU is unrivalled as far as modern movie franchises are concerned, despite Warner Bros. giving it a good go with their DC Comics cinematic universe.

Avengers! Assemble.

Steve Rogers

However, back to Endgame, this is the movie that Marvel fans have been waiting for quite some time, and I’m happy to report that it doesn’t disappoint. It could be argued that Endgame is the cinematic event of the decade, although J.J. Abrams and Star Wars: The Force Awakens might have something to say about that.

What Anthony and Joe Russo have done with this film, which is a part two to last year’s Avengers: Infinity War, is frankly unprecedented. The very first question you have to ask yourself before going into Endgame is how exactly they are going to handle the events of the previous film, which came as a serious gut-punch to many fans out there.

The answer is, as well as they possibly could have done. I won’t go into details here for fear of spoilers. Suffice to say that it should please most, if not all the fans of the franchise.

Do you trust me?

Tony Stark

Then, the second, and perhaps most pressing question should be: how can they possibly fit all those big superhero characters into one movie without it feeling bloated or forced.

They managed to do this with great effect in Infinity War, yet I would argue that it’s even more satisfying in this film to see so many Marvel superheroes – including Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel – in one movie.

Before Infinity War, people were suggesting that Marvel had a bit of a villain problem, yet then came Josh Brolin’s Thanos to silence those naysayers. He’s back again in this film and just as effective and as menacing as ever.

You could not live with your own failure, and where did that bring you? Back to me.

Thanos

However, the real standout of this film, without giving too much away, is I would argue Karen Gillan’s Nebula, who puts in one of the most nuanced, funny and, of course, tortured performances yet. It was a real joy to see characters like her’s and Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye get more to do and they show that really will shine if you give them more to do.

I couldn’t write this review without mentioning how good the mainstays of the MCU are. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo are all brilliant and there are a few surprises along the way.

What this film really demonstrates is how far Hollywood blockbusters have come in the last ten years. Endgame isn’t only a good blockbuster, but it’s a good film in its own right. It’s well-made, well-written, full of pathos and genuine emotion. I will warn you that you will shed a few tears in this movie. If not, then you’re probably not human, or you’re just probably not as invested in the MCU characters as most people are.

It is America’s ass.

Steve Rogers

However, on that point, what this film also does is bring in the uninitiated to the world of Marvel movies. People can watch this film without knowing much about the MCU and still enjoy it. That said, I would recommend people watch at least Infinity War before watching this film, because it is a two-part movie in many respects.

The Russo brother, along with the help of their incredible cast, crew, writers, producers, and Kevin Feige, have reinvented the blockbuster. We’re now in a post-Endgame era when moviegoers will expect more films like this, and Hollywood will have to rethink how they approach their tentpole films.

We’re not in Kansas anymore, Hollywood. Endgame has happened and there’s no going back. It’ll be interesting to see how Marvel Studios reacts to their own film. The next instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Spider-Man: Far From Home, which to many might seem like a bit of a comedown after Endgame, but it’s perhaps exactly what filmgoers need. A sort of pallet cleanser after the onslaught which was Endgame.

Even if there’s a small chance that we can undo this, I mean, we owe it to everyone who is not in this room, to try.

Natasha Romanoff

That said, I wouldn’t go as far as claiming that Avengers: Endgame is a perfect film. I still have some issues with these Marvel movies, as much as I love them. Pacing is often an issue, and I do find it a bit jarring to hear a quip right after a moment of genuine emotion. It sometimes comes off as a bit insensitive.

That said, I truly believe that there was no better way to mark the end of what had been an incredible decade of Marvel movies (barring the odd misstep – Thor: The Dark World and Iron Man 2…). Now, let’s see what they can do for the next ten years.

With the likes of Captain Marvel and Spider-Man, it does look like the MCU is in very capable hands.

Avengers: Endgame is showing in cinemas EVERYWHERE!

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CGI de-aging is nothing new. It’s been around for quite some time. However, it seems as though the technology has now reached a point of no return.

This was recently demonstrated in Captain Marvel which featured a younger and slightly fresher-faced Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

The film was set in the 90s, hence the younger Fury, however, this was easily the most convincing bit of CGI de-aging I’ve ever seen on screen, and the thing which was so scary about it was that Fury was on screen a lot.

We’ve seen little snippets of this before. The beginning of Ant-Man featured a much younger Michael Douglas as Hank Pym.

The recent Star Wars spinoff movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, brought Peter Cushing back to life as Grand Moff Tarkin, and even featured a cameo from Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia right before the opening scene of Star Wars: A New Hope.

However, these clever bit of CGI de-aging were just brief cameos and nothing more, whereas Samuel L. Jackon’s young Nick Fury in Captain Marvel was one of the film’s leads.

What should we expect next? Will there be a new Leia Star Wars spinoff movie? Will a Hollywood studio decide to bring the likes of James Stewart, Carrie Fisher or even Heath Ledger back from the dead for one of their films?

Some people might like to see this happen, yet it could prove to be somewhat problematic since they’ll inevitably be the question of who owns these actors’ likenesses. Will it be the family or the movie studios?

And if the studios get their way, will they end up tarnishing the dead actors’ legacies?

Hopefully, movie studios will handle this sort of thing with care, yet can they really be trusted to do the right thing? Probably not…

We’ve already seen this issue arise with the upcoming Star Wars movie after Fisher’s passing, and they opted not to use CGI to bring her back, but footage of her filmed on the set of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which seems more fitting.

However, who’s to say what movie studios will decide to do in the future. Who’s to say what they’ll put in the clauses of actors’ contracts.

Will future actors have to sign away their own faces in return for work? Hopefully, it’ll never get to that point, but now that the technology is clearly there, there’s always going to be a possibility that something like that could happen.

There’s also a question mark for future actors trying to break into the industry. Will they end up having to compete against deceased actors as well as living ones?

That’s a bit of a bleak outlook on things, and it’ll probably not come to that. Yet, this is still something that the families of actors who have passed away will have to think about, as Carrie’s family already have done.

Fingers crossed that common sense will prevail and that people’s likenesses will be protected moving forward.

Captain Marvel is currently in cinemas across the UK.

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Avengers: Endgame will possibly be THE cinematic event of 2019. Although the next Star Wars movie might have something to say about that.

Fans around the world are desperate to know how the remaining Marvel superheroes will try to defeat Thanos and bring back the other heroes and people who were dusted by the Titan.

With Avengers: Endgame’s second and possibly final trailer landing the other week, fans are excited to find out more about how Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, a.k.a. Clint Barton, will feature in this upcoming superhero extravaganza.

He was mysteriously absent in the previous Avengers movie, Infinity War, and it looks like he’s going to be slightly different in Endgame.

Fans of the movie franchise would have already heard that Renner will be playing Ronin, a more badass version of the Hawkeye character, in Endgame, and this could mean bad news for Thanos.

Hawkeye is not a man you want to mess with.

After Captain Marvel hit cinemas, people are naturally assuming that she’ll have something to do with the titan’s eventual downfall. However, could Ronin be the Avengers’ secret weapon?

It’s already been suggested that Hawkeye will have lost his family thanks to Thanos’ snap, and he’s not exactly a man you want to mess with.

A Hawkeye with a grudge is not someone to be taken lightly, and due to the fact that he has no apparent superpowers, apart from being good with a bow and arrow, Thanos might not think of him as a potential threat.

Yet, Hawkeye’s proven himself time and time again in both the comics and the movies capable of going toe-to-toe with some pretty formidable foes, and he might also be able to go under Thanos’ radar.

There’s also the fact that should the rumours that Hawkeye will lose his family after the snap turn out to be true, then he’ll truly be a man with nothing to lose, which is dangerous for Thanos.

He could end up being the John Wick of the MCU, which fans of the franchise will love to see.

Just think what could happen should Hawkeye decide to get a dog after losing his family, and that dog ends up being killed as a direct result of Thanos’ genocidal antics.

There are clear indications in the trailer that Ronin might be a bit of a loose cannon in this film.

I wouldn’t want to be in Thanos’ shoes should that happen.

Moreover, there are clear indications in the trailer that Ronin might be a bit of a loose cannon in this film.

There’s the moody shot of him in the rain, and it looks like Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow might have to calm him down a bit.

In the comics, Clint adopted the identity of Ronin when he rejoined the New Avengers in the aftermath of Civil War, and he’s a lone warrior and takes a lot of inspiration from the Samurai.

In the movie, Renner’s Ronin could end up using his Samurai-like abilities to his advantage in a final battle against Thanos, who might not even see the hero coming.

It would undoubtedly be a fascinating way to go for the character, who’s seemingly been a bit forgotten in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Renner’s played him brilliantly, yet, he’s never really been given the room to show us what he can really do.

Sure, we’ve seen him be good with a bow and arrow, and he’s delivered a few good one-liners here and there, but he’s never done anything truly memorable, and the character and the actor deserve something more.

Just thinking back to what they did with Hawkeye in the first Avengers movie makes me shudder. He was brainwashed, and it really wasn’t a good use of the character nor the actor.

Here’s hoping that Marvel’s writers and the film’s directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, would have something a bit more interesting in store for Hawkeye, a.k.a. Clint Barton, a.k.a. Ronin (boy, does he go by a lot of names) in Endgame.

It’s certainly been a long time coming!

Avengers: Endgame will be in UK cinemas on April 25, 2019. Are you looking forward to it, and who do you think will end up defeating Thanos?

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