Sorry Marvel fanboys!
While the DCEU has netted its first win at the Oscars with Suicide Squad, the Marvel fans are going to have to wait for their favorite movies to bring home a gold statue.
Doctor Strange was up for Best Visual Effects, but came up short as Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book came home the winner. On the bright side, at least it’s “all in the family” as Doctor Strange and Jungle Book are both from Disney.
The Jungle Book netted $966,550,600 at the box office.
Jon Favreau is developing a sequel to The Jungle Book as well as a live-action adaptation of the animated Lion King movie.
The Jungle Book also beat out Star Wars: Rogue One, Deepwater Horizon and Kubo and the Two Strings.
Star Wars: Rogue One also lost for Best Sound Mixing, which went to Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge.
Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.
