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So let's start off with talking about Scarlet Witch. Now, back with Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we pretty much saw what we thought was the death of the Scarlet Witch. I'm going to have a big tower just collapsed all around her. Now, there's a lot of people who said, "Oh no, she's dead." A little hint maybe in the Agatha for All Along trailer, where we see a body with a little tag on it or the W on it. Now that might be a red herring and might kind of set off and have entirely different things. So generally the idea is that, you know, she's gone. And also, Elizabeth Olson, who plays her characters, kind of been quite open about the fact that she wanted to do other things. But it's been a few years now and apparently in a recent interview, she's confirmed she could actually come back. In a recent interview with FM 104, she says, "It's a character that I love going back to when there's a way to use her well." And I think I've been really lucky that when I've started, I was used well. I think people didn't know what to do with me for a second there. If there's a good way to use her, I'm always happy to come back. Now, this is very much a case of, she's maybe changed her tune now or so this might be due to the fact that, you know, they're kind of going up and giving a little more money. But also sometimes it's just having a bit of a break allows them to kind of go, "Actually, I wouldn't mind doing a little bit of that." Also keeps them in the public eye. Maybe this one depends on other offers that have been coming through and stuff. Now, the simple truth is, we never saw the body in the Dr. Strange film. So, therefore, that does mean that, you know, she could come back. You've also got the use of the multiverse. They could bring her back. Maybe I don't necessarily think she's going to be in Agatha, but who knows? They were also making the new like vision series, so that might be a good way for bringing her back. Plus also, the upcoming Avengers movie. If you're going to bring her back to character, why not bring her back for some of the big ones? She might also go for a change maybe without having her kids and stuff around, which might be kind of something that they hint at with Agatha in the vision series. So, I definitely could see her coming back. And as I said, I think while it's time we see this film come out and the other series and stuff. You know, enough time has gone by that she's been away from it for a few years and it'll feel fresh and it'll feel a bit different and she's been able to go off and do other different roles and stuff, which I think actors like to do. Sometimes they don't like getting, you know, bogged down and just doing the same character over and over again. But obviously, they do like the money and I do expect no doubt that her wages will have gone up. She's one of the major characters and really does have a massive impact on Marvel. And as I said, we never saw the body plus you've got the multiverse. And I just, I don't believe she's dead for a second, but let me know what your thoughts are. Would you like to see the Scarlet Witch return? Love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below. Shifting gears now by keeping on the Marvel theme, let's not talk about a brand new series, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. So this was an animated series, which was announced a few years ago. It was called Spider-Man freshman year. They kind of rebranded it. This brand new series is set before the events of Spider-Man Homecoming when he's still kind of got all his just basic gear. But it is also kind of a multiverse story. It's not necessarily taking place in the same universe. It's going to have some different voice actors and they're going to have Charlie Cox returning as Daredevil. But it's kind of adjacent. It's not quite fully in the main MCU. Now, there's been talk, obviously, though, that was going to be coming to Disney Plus this year. However, we've got a little bit of an update. So we know it's going to be coming pretty soon, because Marvel has announced that we're going to be getting a new comic book series, which is a prequel to the series. And this one is coming out in December. We've got some new artwork and stuff for this one. I think the fact that the prequel series is coming out in December. I mean, I could read one or two ways you could look at it. On one hand, it could be that the series could be coming out around that time. And therefore, it will tie in with the idea that they've got this comic book coming out. All the comic book could be coming out before the actually arrives on Disney Plus. So there are five episodes in this comic book series. There's only just like a limited run kind of thing. So that could indicate that it could be coming a few months later, maybe in early 2025. I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. They're kind of stretching everything out. To me, it feels like if there was a Spiderman cartoon coming out, I'm ready for like November December, we'd start seeing all the merchandise sort of starting to hit stores and stuff because they want to be ready for the holiday season and all that kind of side of things either. There's no way they're launching a new animated series without merchandise. So I do think that it might not be coming necessarily in 2024 could be wrong. But just like my gut kind of feeling like by now, you know, stuff should be if it's coming out in November, we're only like six weeks or so away. You'd imagine some stores would start having some merch or would be seeing something. But who knows? And especially like just generic Spiderman stuff, you know, there's not too much of a secret. But yeah, I definitely think it's going to be coming pretty soon. But let me know. Do you think it's going to be arriving before Christmas or after? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below. Let's shift gears now and now talk about Ice Age because this is one of the most successful franchises for 20th century studios. It was originally created by Blue Sky Studios, but Disney shut down that studio. And over the years, it's been a pretty successful pulling in just about one billion at the box office. But more importantly, it's made about six billion in revenue through other methods. I would imagine a lot of that was like DVD sales and etc. So we haven't really seen too much of it for the last few years. We saw Ray Disney plus original movie The Adventures with Buck Wild, which is not great, but it was okay. We also sort of scrap toes shorts. And even some of the creators behind the show even put out like a little short where scrap finally got hold of the nut and kind of brought the franchise to an end. But it looks like it might not necessarily be over. Do you want to read an appearance on the N.P.R. Wait, Wait, don't tell me podcast. John Lezenzo, who plays a sit-to-sloth in the movies, revealed that they're about to make it. And I say six, he says, I'm so happy to hear that. We're about to do Ice Age six. Now, we didn't go into too much more details. This is kind of like the first we've heard about it. But when you're one of the major stars saying that they are making an Ice Age six, and I remember the Buck Wild film was kind of like a spin-off. It's not necessarily the sixth film, even though it is, but it isn't. But yeah, we're how far along this is in development, how long it might be arriving, whether it'll be going to cinemas, whether it'll be going to Disney Plus. I imagine if they're bringing about the voice talent, like this one's going to be going to cinemas, because the last one didn't really have anyone, but Simon Pegg returning his Buck Wild, everybody else wasn't. I think this is great. I think Ice Age is kind of one of those franchises that can definitely be like not necessarily rebooted, but something that they can just continue to go back to. And just letting Disney do something a little bit different with these characters. I think they're a great addition, you know, bringing them into the theme parks. I know they've been adding them into like video games, like Disney Magic Kingdoms. So yeah, I think having more Ice Age would be great. But what do you think? Do you like to see more Ice Age movies? We'd love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below. And our question today, which comes from John Nuffin and Jasmine, he says, "What are your thoughts on the new Phantom of the Opera film from Disney?" This was revealed over the weekend. It's going to be created by Kenny Altenga, who was behind like descendants and also high school musical. So it's important to note that Phantom of the Opera is actually a public domain book, so therefore any different company can do anything with it. So it's not necessarily like a remake or a new version of your Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. This one is can be completely different, just based on that story. They'll probably have modern music in there for modern tastes. I wouldn't be surprised if they brought it up to date to modern times as well. It could be a lot of fun. I mean, I've liked Andrew Lloyd Webber version. I've seen it on the theatre. I think it could be interesting. Again, it's not a remake or a different version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's one. It will be completely new. New music, new everything. It's just a kind of a similar story. I think this sounds like it's a good idea coming. But again, why not go and do something a little bit like this, especially for Disney and just kind of, and the fact that Kenny Altenga is coming back, I think is great. But let me know what you think. Do you think this is a good idea or not? Love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below. Remember to go check us out over at what's on DisneyPlus.com, like, follow, and subscribe, and I shall see you guys soon. Bye. [BLANK_AUDIO]
