There are many films that revolve around the Civil War, including 2024’s Civil War, which I think is fantastic, but not for the best Civil War film. Glory is top-notch, but there is one film that is completely underrated and that people often forget about or don’t know exists: 1993’s Gettysburg. Because it’s four and a half hours long, viewers tend to shy away from watching it, but I’d say it’s worth watching and makes good use of every second of its runtime. The length allows the film to go into detail about the events of the Battle of Gettysburg and portray them in a compelling and fascinating way. Plus, all of the actors deliver unforgettable performances.

Channing Tatum is finally taking on the role of Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine and fans, myself included, are thrilled. It’s one of the best “cameos” in the film and his performance is being praised all over social media. I would love to see Channing return as Gambit, but it’s hard to say when a Gambit movie would fit into the MCU’s plans. After just this little taste of him, I can’t imagine anyone else in the role. He nailed the accent and looked incredible in the costume – not to mention the amazing action sequences. If he doesn’t get his own movie, I hope he shows up in movies like Avengers vs. X-Men at some point (whenever we get him).

During Marvel’s 2024 Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. will play Doctor Doom in the MCU. Although Doctor Doom is a good replacement for Kang, the casting of Robert Downey Jr. has drawn mixed reactions. I’m excited to see RDJ back in the MCU, but I would have a hard time imagining him as anyone other than Iron Man. I hope that Doctor Doom will be an Iron Man variant in the MCU, rather than the franchise ignoring Robert Downey Jr.’s history as a superhero.

After Spider-Man: No Way Home has grossed nearly $2 billion worldwide, the question remains how long Tom Holland will have a future in the MCU. Since the actor is only 28 years old, Holland could realistically play Peter Parker for another decade or more. While there are rumors that Holland will return for another trilogy in the MCU, currently only Holland’s Spider Man 4 has been confirmed. Still, it’s hard to imagine a world where Tom Holland doesn’t get a new Spider-Man Trilogy together with his avenger Film appearances.

Disney revealed at D23 that the title of Freaky Friday 2 is Freakier Friday and shared a few photos from the set as they are currently filming. Freaky Friday remains one of my favorite movies and I just adore Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan so I’m very excited for this sequel. Lindsay is now playing a mother and Jamie is playing a grandmother which makes me think this could be a three-way swap. I don’t think they would have made another movie if the story wasn’t there so I hope Freakier Friday is good.

Inside Out 2 is currently the highest-grossing animated film in cinema history, but Pixar may be taking the wrong message from that success. Inside Out 2 is a great sequel, but box office records shouldn’t mean Pixar should continue to focus on sequels. Instead, Pixar should capitalize on the surprise success of an original film like Elemental and continue to develop strong new material. My favorite Pixar films in recent years, including Luca and Soul, have been originals. Hopefully the animation studio doesn’t go too far down the remake/reboot/sequel route that many others have taken.