Age of The Nerd
Welcome to Weekend Watch, where we highlight some of the best nerd-related videos released throughout the week. Whether it be short films, behind the scenes videos, or video essays, the only requirement is that they are about–in some shape or form–our favorite movies and TV shows!
In a special spoiler-filled edition of of Weekend Watch, we take a look at all things Marvel, including a great video where the ‘Avengers: Infinity War‘ cast reads “mean tweets” about themselves, a cool video compiling all of the instances where Marvel fan theories actually came true, and a detailed VFX breakdown of the third act battle in ‘Black Panther‘. Plus, we have a great easter egg breakdown from the most recent ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp‘ trailer, as well as an in-depth spoiler interview with ‘Infinity War’ screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Let’s jump into it!
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/OrnpSe4OChM”]Starting off, we have a fun video from Jimmy Kimmel Live where most members of the ‘Avengers: Infinity War‘ cast read mean tweets that people have written about them. It’s great to see the cast of the film having a little fun with their on-screen personas, but it’s also funny to see how the body language of each actor changes after reading their segment.
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/LBdFuKf3mMs”]Up next is a great video from Screen Rant that details many of the Marvel fan theories that have actually came true throughout the years. Although this video is not strictly relegated to the MCU, stretching all they way back to ‘X2: X-Men United‘. If you are unfamiliar with the many, many rumors about all of these movies throughout they years, be aware of spoilers since they were, well–true.
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/M-E5wDgptQA”]Here’s a great VFX breakdown from ‘Black Panther‘ from Wired that gives a more detailed look at the many types of effects that the film employs. Even though this breakdown is primarily focused on the third act battle that takes place in the film, it’s surprising how many effects ere used to bring this battle to life. What’s particularly fascinating about this featurette is how they used visual effects to augment the practical suit in a way that makes the two indistinguishable.
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/7n4DRQtD4cg”]Speaking of fan theories, here is an awesome video from ScreenCrush that details all of the little easter eggs that were featured in the most recent trailer for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp‘. Although a lot of this breakdown is pure speculation, there’s a lot of great little details that they point out.
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/31hGnh7elAU”]In this Spoiler-Filled interview with ‘Infinity War‘ screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, Collider‘s Steve Weintraub sits down to delve deep into spoilers about the film. In this nuts and bolts approach, the screenwriters delve into all aspects of crafting the film from the characters to the set pieces. It’s a very inside baseball approach, but it’s an entertaining watch nonetheless. You can read more about ‘Avengers 4‘ here and you also check out our spoiler-free review of ‘Infinity War’ here.
