Shang-Chi Gets A Director, Marvel Asks What If, Sony’s Overwhelming Spider-Man Plans and More

On the March 13, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista, to discuss the latest film and tv news, including a Marvel What If tv series, Sony’s plans for the Spider-Man universe, an abandoned Captain Marvel post-credits scene, Annapurna losses, and breaking news: Marvel’s Shang-Chi has found a director.

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Opening Banter: Twitter is apparently getting rid of retweet and like numbers and we aren’t happy about it.

In The News:

• Peter: Exclusive: Marvel Studios Producing ‘What If’ TV Series For Disney+
• Chris: Sony Has the Next Seven Years Laid Out for Their ‘Spider-Man’ Universes, in Both Film and TV
• Brad: Abandoned ‘Captain Marvel’ Post-Credits Scene Almost Tied Back to ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Instead
• Chris: Annapurna Lost Money On All But One of Their 2018 Films, and This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
• ‘Short Term 12’ Filmmaker Destin Creston To Direct ‘Shang Chi’

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