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Ollie Bradley-Writer

Ollie Bradley

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Author Details

Ollie has been a professional writer for four years jumping between gaming and entertainment publications such as MMOGames.com before settling firmly in the camp of cinema in 2023.   

Industry Focus

For ScreenRant, Ollie has honed in on all things MCU and DCU related, squirreling out the most important topics on readers' minds such as how the DCEU cast would look as DCU villains, or how the Hulk has been done dirty by the MCU for too long. 

Favorite Media

Ollie has a special affinity for all things MCU or Marvel related but is already champing at the bit to see what Gunn and Safran can achieve with the DCU now that the old guard has changed.

Latest Articles

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Devastating Marvel Theory Makes Loki's MCU Story More Tragic & Solves A Thor: Ragnarok Plot Hole

A convincing Marvel theory has just solved a Thor: Ragnarok plot hole while also making Loki even more sympathetic with a tragic explanation.

Scarlet Witch and Fox's X-Men 1
Fox Did The MCU’s Scarlet Witch Story 17 Years Ago

Scarlet Witch has one of the most tragic stories in the MCU, but Fox's X-Men covered some very familiar beats in their X-Men movies 17 years ago.

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Which MCU Movie Will Break Marvel's Billion Dollar Box Office Drought?

The MCU is experiencing a worrying box office drought, with the failure of The Marvels leaving it up to another movie to break $1 billion once again.

Christian Bale As Bruce Wayne In Full Batman Suit Standing Amid A Riot In The Dark Knight Rises 1
The Lost Dark Knight Rises Scene That Made Christopher Nolan Turn White

Despite Batman being inherently violent, there is one scene that Christopher Nolan refused to include in the final cut of The Dark Knight Rises.

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Loki (2021)
Loki Season 2 Makes A Phase 5 Villain Redemption Story Way More Possible

The MCU has become pretty proficient in writing compelling redemption arcs, and Loki Season 2 has just made a Phase 5 villain's more likely.

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) looks worried and Zeus (Russell Crowe) looks menacing in Thor: Ragnarok 1
Thor 5 Can Be The God Of Thunder's Biggest Challenge Yet (By Being His Smallest)

Thor 5 isn't yet confirmed, but the ending of Thor: Ragnarok teases a smaller stakes conflict with the potential for a huge impact on the character.

Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker comes through a portal in Spider-Man No Way Home 1
Andrew Garfield On If He Gets Upset When Fans Prefer Other Spider-Man Actors: "I'm 40 Years Old If You Love Me, Fine"

Andrew Garfield was asked if he gets upset when fans prefer other Spider-Man actors to him, and his response was blunt yet on the money.

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All 11 Thor Villain Costumes In The MCU, Ranked

The costumes that appear in Thor's solo movies are among the most striking in the MCU, and the chosen wardrobes of the villains are no exception.

Henry Cavill as Clark Kend and Superman in Man of Steel 1
Zack Snyder's Flawed Superman Dream Will Come True...In The MCU

Zack Snyder's controversial take on Superman helped define the DCEU, but his unfulfilled dream for the character can come true in the MCU.

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The MCU Can Solve Its 15-Year-Old Hulk Issue With The Avengers Trick That Defined Iron Man

The Hulk has been a secondary Avenger for 15 years, but the MCU still has time to fix that issue by repeating a trick that defined Iron Man.

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Snyder's Hand-Picked MCU Movie Could Finally Answer A Huge Pre-MCU Daredevil Mystery

Zack Snyder has revealed the only characters he'd like to work with in the MCU, and his pick would answer a huge pre-MCU Daredevil mystery.

Professor X flanked by Quicksilver and Wolvering in various Fox X-Men movies 1
10 X-Men Movie Characters Who Are Way More Powerful Than The Avengers

With the X-Men so tantalizingly close to their MCU debut, its time to address how much more powerful they are than the Avengers from past appearances.

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MCU Infinity Stones, Ranked By Most Powerful

All of the Infinity Stones in the MCU are immensely powerful objects, but some seem capable of much stronger feats and effects than others.

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What Happened To Jared Leto’s Joker After Suicide Squad

Jared Leto's Joker, who debuted in 2016's Suicide Squad, was a controversial rendition of the character, and his eventual fate is left unclear.

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Smallville (2001)
Where Was Smallville Filmed: DC Filming Locations Explained

DC's Smallville was filmed in a befittingly small section of the world that provided perfect filming locations for its iconic scenery and buildings.

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Deadpool 3 Has A Superhero Origin As Dark & Tragic As Rocket Raccoon's

Despite being steeped in humor, Deadpool 3 is set to star a new superhero whose origin is just as dark and tragic as that of Rocket Raccoon.

Robert Pattinson's Batman and Heath Ledger's Joker 1
Why DC's New Batman Movie Needs To Avoid The Hero's Most Famous Villain

DC's Batman: The Brave and the Bold is facing a lot of challenges, which it can help to overcome by avoiding Batman's most famous villain entirely.

James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) in Secret Invasion and Endgame respectively 1
Iron Man's Endgame Death Avoided A Bigger Betrayal Than Civil War

The implications of Iron Man's death in Avengers: Endgame carry a positive note as it avoided a betrayal bigger than Captain America: Civil War.

OB in Loki season 2 looking in a TVA device and at the temporal loom 1
Loki (2021)
Loki's OB Was Almost A Variant Of Another MCU Character According To New Concept Art

OB was an instant hit when he arrived in Loki Season 2, but an original concept for his character nearly turned him into another variant instead.

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Loki (2021)
The Avengers’ First Scene Justifies How The Loki Season 2 Ending Works

Loki season 2's mind-blowing conclusion saw Loki embody his glorious purpose - a scene which was justified by an early shot in The Avengers.

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