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#LukeCage #Daredevil #JessicaJones # Defenders #Marvel Try to be surprised. Really, just try. But it’s not quite as simple as you might think, even if you were surprised. In the endless hell year of 2018 the fact that Netflix turned to Thanos and asked him to watch in awe as it decimated its own Marvel roster feels like it was ancient history. The cancellation of Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and then Daredevil seemingly out of nowhere left fans not only asking why but also assuming that these shows—and presumably Jessica Jones and The Punisher, whenever those eventually join their comrades in the canceled pile—were being primed for a splashy return on Disney’s own upcoming streaming service, Disney+. And while it’s not a certainty quite yet, it seems like that could be an option on the table—at least, according to Kevin Mayer, Disney’s chairman for its direct-to-consumer deals. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in a wide-ranging interview this week, Mayer didn’t exactly confirm that i...

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH ROGERS/THE DAILY BEAST Disney acolytes and Zendaya fans alike got quite the surprise earlier this week, when  rumors  surfaced that the former child star and Disney darling had been offered the lead role of Ariel in the upcoming live-action adaptation of  The Little Mermaid.  The original report implies that casting Zendaya could be a major step for inclusivity in Disney films—since Zendaya is biracial, it’s likely that other actors of color would be cast to play members of her mer-family. Neither Zendaya nor Disney have confirmed—or even commented publicly on—said rumors, but that hasn’t stopped some disgruntled  Little Mermaid  fans from taking to Twitter to express their (mostly racist) frustrations with the alleged casting. pls explain me why black actresses playing white characters isn’t as racist as white actresses playing black characters (yeah im throwing shades at all the people saying that Zendaya can play the...