This review contains spoilers for Marvel's WandaVision episode 7, now available to view on Disney+. To remind yourself of where we left off, check out our WandaVision episode 6 review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] For much of this week’s Modern Family-spoofing chapter of WandaVision, it’s easy to think the show has dropped its first filler episode. Vision and Darcy being stuck in a van for half an hour moves the plot only marginally further than the van itself, while Wanda spends almost the entire time in her pyjamas just doing her best Claire Dunphy impression. But this is all the calm before the storm, as episode seven drops the story’s biggest twist just before the credits roll, and does so in style. Agnes is revealed to be Agatha Harkness, one of Marvel’s magical characters and a huge, insidious part of Wanda’s life in the comics. Far from being a captive in Wanda’s illusionary world, Agatha has - as the catchy tune says - been pulling every evil string all along. The musical number is used to show off numerous moments of prior WandaVision episodes and reveal that Agatha was behind them, from killing Sparky the dog to bringing Pietro into the world. The sequence is a great display of Kathryn Hahn’s larger-than-life acting talents, with some great evil facial expressions and the perfect witch cackle. With the secret now in the open, hopefully the final two episodes will allow Hahn to finally take centre stage. She’s been the show’s biggest source of untapped potential, and so it’s a shame we’ve had to wait quite this long to put her in the spotlight. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/18/wandavision-episode-6-did-wanda-just-become-the-villain-mcu-canon-fodder"] For non-comic fans, this reveal may have come out of nowhere, especially as Agnes has done nothing truly suspicious on-screen, which does dent its impact. However, it has long been a fan theory among lore obsessives that Agnes is Agatha Harkness. But as episodes have gone by, she seemed less and less the culprit, especially following her bewildered encounter with Vision in episode six. Blowing the candle out on this theory, only to reignite it an episode later, is an ideal act of timing from showrunner Jac Schaeffer, and ensures the reveal still carries some punch, even if it does get just a brief few minutes of screen time. And with Agatha’s part of the story confirmed, it opens the door wide for further theories around her intentions for Wanda and her children, as well as the potential for characters like Mephisto or even Chthon to make their MCU debut. In other big reveals, Monica’s pushing back into Westview through the hex barrier appears to have activated her powers, putting her one step ahead on the road to becoming her comic book counterpart, Spectrum. The glowing blue eyes, strange electromagnetic vision, and invulnerability to the hex’s transformative power all indicate that we could be well on the way to getting a Captain Marvel-grade superhero punch-up in the coming finale. It’s also fun to see the design of her SWORD uniform acting as a prototype of her hero costume from the comics. Monica’s material here is all in aid of anticipation rather than immediate pay-off, though, something which characterises the episode as a whole. It’s nice to get hints back to her past and hear voices from Captain Marvel, but this is very much an episode about moving all the pieces into the correct position for the finale, rather than doing anything massive with them. That thankfully doesn’t make the reveals themselves any less exciting, but the construction of the episode does mean all the characters feel somewhat underserved until the final ten minutes. Jimmy barely gets a word in, and the reveal of Monica’s contact - a bunch of military people with a space truck - is particularly unspecial considering some of the surprises WandaVision has set up in the past. Of the SWORD trio, Darcy has the most screen time, but is resigned to delivering an information dump to Vision for the entire episode. Again, this is important set up for what’s to come, but it means that Vision’s place in the story this week is to be entirely a receptacle for exposition. He also seems oddly calm about it all, in part due to the deadpan style that leaks in through the mockumentary format. There surely would be more fizz if Vision had learned this from Wanda, but - again - it does lay foundations for something more exciting in the final two episodes. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/18/wandavision-episode-7-official-clip"] As for Wanda herself, well, Elizabeth Olsen sure can do a fantastic Julie Bowen impression. Her hand movements and emphasised delivery is a perfect replica of Bowen’s Claire Dunphy from Modern Family. In fact, the homage is perhaps a little too much, as Wanda feels less like Wanda this week until her final encounter with Agatha. Her stay-at-home routine does give the show a moment to reflect on her troubles so far, though. Along with the Nexus pills advert, it’s clear Wanda has progressed past her angry grief stage and into depression, neatly visualised by the unstable house around her. After casting her as the villain for several subsequent episodes, the show is making efforts to make Wanda sympathetic again, which neatly marries up with the reveal that she is, at least partially, a victim of Agatha’s schemes. Isolating Wanda for an episode means the absence of Pietro, but this doesn’t mean a complete lack of Quicksilver. In the show’s first post credits scene, Evan Peters arrives in menacing fashion to interrupt Monica’s discovery of Agatha’s basement. It’s a cliff-hanger that, combined with what we know about Agatha, poses many questions about Pietro’s nature, and potentially hurls all our X-Men theories into the garbage.

This review contains spoilers for Marvel's WandaVision episode 7, now available to view on Disney+. To remind yourself of where we left off, check out our WandaVision episode 6 review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] For much of this week’s Modern Family-spoofing chapter of WandaVision, it’s easy to think the show has dropped its first filler episode. Vision and Darcy being stuck in a van for half an hour moves the plot only marginally further than the van itself, while Wanda spends almost the entire time in her pyjamas just doing her best Claire Dunphy impression. But this is all the calm before the storm, as episode seven drops the story’s biggest twist just before the credits roll, and does so in style. Agnes is revealed to be Agatha Harkness, one of Marvel’s magical characters and a huge, insidious part of Wanda’s life in the comics. Far from being a captive in Wanda’s illusionary world, Agatha has - as the catchy tune says - been pulling every evil string all along. The musical number is used to show off numerous moments of prior WandaVision episodes and reveal that Agatha was behind them, from killing Sparky the dog to bringing Pietro into the world. The sequence is a great display of Kathryn Hahn’s larger-than-life acting talents, with some great evil facial expressions and the perfect witch cackle. With the secret now in the open, hopefully the final two episodes will allow Hahn to finally take centre stage. She’s been the show’s biggest source of untapped potential, and so it’s a shame we’ve had to wait quite this long to put her in the spotlight. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/18/wandavision-episode-6-did-wanda-just-become-the-villain-mcu-canon-fodder"] For non-comic fans, this reveal may have come out of nowhere, especially as Agnes has done nothing truly suspicious on-screen, which does dent its impact. However, it has long been a fan theory among lore obsessives that Agnes is Agatha Harkness. But as episodes have gone by, she seemed less and less the culprit, especially following her bewildered encounter with Vision in episode six. Blowing the candle out on this theory, only to reignite it an episode later, is an ideal act of timing from showrunner Jac Schaeffer, and ensures the reveal still carries some punch, even if it does get just a brief few minutes of screen time. And with Agatha’s part of the story confirmed, it opens the door wide for further theories around her intentions for Wanda and her children, as well as the potential for characters like Mephisto or even Chthon to make their MCU debut. In other big reveals, Monica’s pushing back into Westview through the hex barrier appears to have activated her powers, putting her one step ahead on the road to becoming her comic book counterpart, Spectrum. The glowing blue eyes, strange electromagnetic vision, and invulnerability to the hex’s transformative power all indicate that we could be well on the way to getting a Captain Marvel-grade superhero punch-up in the coming finale. It’s also fun to see the design of her SWORD uniform acting as a prototype of her hero costume from the comics. Monica’s material here is all in aid of anticipation rather than immediate pay-off, though, something which characterises the episode as a whole. It’s nice to get hints back to her past and hear voices from Captain Marvel, but this is very much an episode about moving all the pieces into the correct position for the finale, rather than doing anything massive with them. That thankfully doesn’t make the reveals themselves any less exciting, but the construction of the episode does mean all the characters feel somewhat underserved until the final ten minutes. Jimmy barely gets a word in, and the reveal of Monica’s contact - a bunch of military people with a space truck - is particularly unspecial considering some of the surprises WandaVision has set up in the past. Of the SWORD trio, Darcy has the most screen time, but is resigned to delivering an information dump to Vision for the entire episode. Again, this is important set up for what’s to come, but it means that Vision’s place in the story this week is to be entirely a receptacle for exposition. He also seems oddly calm about it all, in part due to the deadpan style that leaks in through the mockumentary format. There surely would be more fizz if Vision had learned this from Wanda, but - again - it does lay foundations for something more exciting in the final two episodes. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/18/wandavision-episode-7-official-clip"] As for Wanda herself, well, Elizabeth Olsen sure can do a fantastic Julie Bowen impression. Her hand movements and emphasised delivery is a perfect replica of Bowen’s Claire Dunphy from Modern Family. In fact, the homage is perhaps a little too much, as Wanda feels less like Wanda this week until her final encounter with Agatha. Her stay-at-home routine does give the show a moment to reflect on her troubles so far, though. Along with the Nexus pills advert, it’s clear Wanda has progressed past her angry grief stage and into depression, neatly visualised by the unstable house around her. After casting her as the villain for several subsequent episodes, the show is making efforts to make Wanda sympathetic again, which neatly marries up with the reveal that she is, at least partially, a victim of Agatha’s schemes. Isolating Wanda for an episode means the absence of Pietro, but this doesn’t mean a complete lack of Quicksilver. In the show’s first post credits scene, Evan Peters arrives in menacing fashion to interrupt Monica’s discovery of Agatha’s basement. It’s a cliff-hanger that, combined with what we know about Agatha, poses many questions about Pietro’s nature, and potentially hurls all our X-Men theories into the garbage.

A Steam developer using the name 'Very Positive' has had their account banned and their game delisted from the platform, with Steam accusing them of manipulating reviews. As reported by Vice, the crafty user had done this due to the proximity of the 'Developer' text to the 'Recent Reviews' text when looking at a game on Steam. "I noticed that the publisher/developer name is located really close to the reviews and has the same color, and I decided to use it for my purposes," the anonymous developer of Emoji Evolution told Vice. Having 'Very Positive' reviews on your game will no doubt influence whether users will click on it or consider purchasing it, and for the less eagle-eyed, it could quite easily trick people into thinking that the game was well-received, when in actuality, the reception was 'Mixed'.

Well, this is one way to trick people into thinking your game has positive reviews on Steam…! pic.twitter.com/jnzGC9qfEu

— Patrick Klepek (@patrickklepek) February 10, 2021

The developer told Vice that they didn't think it would be an issue with Steam, but Very Positive has now been banned from Steam, with Emoji Evolution delisted. "Valve has banned my developer account due to the 'review manipulations”. Absolutely disagree with this accusation.' wrote the developer on Twitter (below). They followed up with "I will contact the support to clarify Steam position on Very Positive Developer" – so perhaps the story isn't yet over.

I will contact the support to clarify Steam position on Very Positive Developer. Will keep you posted!

— Very Positive Developer (@verypositivedev) February 13, 2021

In the wake of the ban, the Very Positive Developer has said on Twitter that they are only guilty of making a "really bad game." "If making awful games is not allowed on Steam, why haven't they already suspended the CDPR account?," they added, in a jab at the Cyberpunk 2077 developer. They would later go on to apologize on Wednesday, tweeting "I apologize to any customer that was misled by my trick. Bless Steam refund system." VPD has now uploaded Emoji Evolution to Itch.Io, and says that it will be "free until Steam restores my developer account (forever, lol)." In other Steam news, the platform keeps breaking its own concurrent player's record, recording over 26 million people logged in at once in early February. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

A Steam developer using the name 'Very Positive' has had their account banned and their game delisted from the platform, with Steam accusing them of manipulating reviews. As reported by Vice, the crafty user had done this due to the proximity of the 'Developer' text to the 'Recent Reviews' text when looking at a game on Steam. "I noticed that the publisher/developer name is located really close to the reviews and has the same color, and I decided to use it for my purposes," the anonymous developer of Emoji Evolution told Vice. Having 'Very Positive' reviews on your game will no doubt influence whether users will click on it or consider purchasing it, and for the less eagle-eyed, it could quite easily trick people into thinking that the game was well-received, when in actuality, the reception was 'Mixed'.

Well, this is one way to trick people into thinking your game has positive reviews on Steam…! pic.twitter.com/jnzGC9qfEu

— Patrick Klepek (@patrickklepek) February 10, 2021

The developer told Vice that they didn't think it would be an issue with Steam, but Very Positive has now been banned from Steam, with Emoji Evolution delisted. "Valve has banned my developer account due to the 'review manipulations”. Absolutely disagree with this accusation.' wrote the developer on Twitter (below). They followed up with "I will contact the support to clarify Steam position on Very Positive Developer" – so perhaps the story isn't yet over.

I will contact the support to clarify Steam position on Very Positive Developer. Will keep you posted!

— Very Positive Developer (@verypositivedev) February 13, 2021

In the wake of the ban, the Very Positive Developer has said on Twitter that they are only guilty of making a "really bad game." "If making awful games is not allowed on Steam, why haven't they already suspended the CDPR account?," they added, in a jab at the Cyberpunk 2077 developer. They would later go on to apologize on Wednesday, tweeting "I apologize to any customer that was misled by my trick. Bless Steam refund system." VPD has now uploaded Emoji Evolution to Itch.Io, and says that it will be "free until Steam restores my developer account (forever, lol)." In other Steam news, the platform keeps breaking its own concurrent player's record, recording over 26 million people logged in at once in early February. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

WandaVision Episode 7, 'Breaking the Fourth Wall', includes the series' first mid-credits scene – so make sure you hang around once the names start popping up. Unlike most Marvel Cinematic Universe fare, WandaVision's first 6 episodes haven't included extra scenes tucked in between the credit sequences (although some have guessed that the credit sequences themselves might hold clues). This week was a little different. If you want to know what was in it, scroll down. Full spoilers follow for Episode 7 of WandaVision! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/wandavision-episode-7-official-clip"] Breaking Through the Fourth Wall, which riffed off of mockumentary sitcoms like Modern Family and The Office, ends by confirming the long-held theory that Kathryn Hahn's Agnes is in fact Agatha Harkness, a witch originating from the Marvel comics. In a closing theme song, we're shown how Agatha has seemingly been responsible for much of the strangeness surrounding Wanda and her family, including seemingly creating or summoning Evan Peters' Pietro Maximoff. The mid-credits scene seems to confirm Pietro's connection to Agnes, as the newly powered-up Monica Rambeau explores Agnes/Agatha's house, discovers a mysterious, vine covered basement entrance – and is surprised by Pietro (who's been absent for the episode) before she can enter. Exactly what all this means isn't entirely clear yet – but what is clear is that we should probably be sitting through WandaVision's credit sequences every week from now on. With WandaVision fast coming to an end, you might be wondering what's to come – well there's the 'good old-fashioned fun' of The Falcon and Winter Soldier beginning on March 19, and there's also a making-of documentary on WandaVision, Assembled coming on March 12. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

WandaVision Episode 7, 'Breaking the Fourth Wall', includes the series' first mid-credits scene – so make sure you hang around once the names start popping up. Unlike most Marvel Cinematic Universe fare, WandaVision's first 6 episodes haven't included extra scenes tucked in between the credit sequences (although some have guessed that the credit sequences themselves might hold clues). This week was a little different. If you want to know what was in it, scroll down. Full spoilers follow for Episode 7 of WandaVision! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/wandavision-episode-7-official-clip"] Breaking Through the Fourth Wall, which riffed off of mockumentary sitcoms like Modern Family and The Office, ends by confirming the long-held theory that Kathryn Hahn's Agnes is in fact Agatha Harkness, a witch originating from the Marvel comics. In a closing theme song, we're shown how Agatha has seemingly been responsible for much of the strangeness surrounding Wanda and her family, including seemingly creating or summoning Evan Peters' Pietro Maximoff. The mid-credits scene seems to confirm Pietro's connection to Agnes, as the newly powered-up Monica Rambeau explores Agnes/Agatha's house, discovers a mysterious, vine covered basement entrance – and is surprised by Pietro (who's been absent for the episode) before she can enter. Exactly what all this means isn't entirely clear yet – but what is clear is that we should probably be sitting through WandaVision's credit sequences every week from now on. With WandaVision fast coming to an end, you might be wondering what's to come – well there's the 'good old-fashioned fun' of The Falcon and Winter Soldier beginning on March 19, and there's also a making-of documentary on WandaVision, Assembled coming on March 12. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Keith Gill, the Redditor known as DeepF*ckingValue on the subreddit r/WallStreetBets, and one of the biggest success stories from the GameStop short squeeze, testified before congress today. Speaking before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Gill presented himself as a hobbyist investor, not a hedge fund or professional investment firm that provides “investment advice for fees or commissions.” Any posts Gill made about GameStop stock on the internet or social media in the past were entirely personal, he says. Gill, who reportedly made $7.8 million off of GameStop stock, is one of the biggest profiles to come out of the unforeseen financial drama that’s now the subject of multiple movies, TV, and documentary features. Gill has also been hit by a class-action lawsuit over accusations of market manipulation. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=gamestop-in-the-news-timeline&captions=true"] To recap, individual investors online either on the subreddit r/WallStreetBets or YouTube, noticed a short happening to GameStop stock, the struggling brick-and-mortar video game retailer. Upon realizing this, individuals like Gill went and purchased GameStop stock while it was incredibly cheap, and when short-sellers moved in to cover their short, prices for the stock skyrocketed hundreds of percentiles. This took GameStop stock, which once traded as low as $4 as high as $347 in late January. Now, GameStop stock has seemingly regulated to a more modest $40 per share price. The short squeeze created a flurry of media attention both on wall street short-sellers and day trading stock apps like Robinhood, whose CEO Vlad Tenev was also present in front of Congress to testify. Gill’s testimony was largely focused on his personal situation and how he came to see GameStop as a good investment. “I believed the company was dramatically undervalued by the market,” says Gill. “The prevailing analysis about GameStop’s impending doom was simply wrong.” In Gill’s testimony, he says that his stock purchases were based “entirely on publicly available information,” and a misconception that GameStop was a failing business. “I grew up playing video games and shopping at GameStop, and I’m looking forward to buying a new console at GameStop,” says Gill. He also cites the addition of pet supplies empire, Chewy, co-founder Ryan Cohen to GameStop’s board as a reason for his optimism in the company. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/28/what-is-going-on-with-gamestop-stock-ign-now"] Gill admits that the investment was risky but ultimately proved successful in the long-run beyond his own predictions. “Ultimately my GameStop investment was a success. But the thing is, I felt that way in December far before the peak, when the stock was at $20 a share.” Ultimately, Gill leaves any potential legislation to prevent or regulate what happened with GameStop to lawmakers. “It’s alarming how little we know about the inner-workings of the market, and I am thankful that this Committee is examining what happened,” says Gill. “I believe an analysis of GameStop’s recent price action must start with a discussion of the exorbitant short interest in the stock, as well as an investigation into any potentially manipulative shorting practices and brokers’ reported failures to timely deliver shares and settle trades.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is News Editor at IGN. Photo credit: Financial Services Committee via YouTube. Captured by IGN. Correction: An earlier version of this story listed GameStop's stock as high as $120. This was an example of its height, but prices went as high as $400. The story has been updated to reflect this.

Keith Gill, the Redditor known as DeepF*ckingValue on the subreddit r/WallStreetBets, and one of the biggest success stories from the GameStop short squeeze, testified before congress today. Speaking before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Gill presented himself as a hobbyist investor, not a hedge fund or professional investment firm that provides “investment advice for fees or commissions.” Any posts Gill made about GameStop stock on the internet or social media in the past were entirely personal, he says. Gill, who reportedly made $7.8 million off of GameStop stock, is one of the biggest profiles to come out of the unforeseen financial drama that’s now the subject of multiple movies, TV, and documentary features. Gill has also been hit by a class-action lawsuit over accusations of market manipulation. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=gamestop-in-the-news-timeline&captions=true"] To recap, individual investors online either on the subreddit r/WallStreetBets or YouTube, noticed a short happening to GameStop stock, the struggling brick-and-mortar video game retailer. Upon realizing this, individuals like Gill went and purchased GameStop stock while it was incredibly cheap, and when short-sellers moved in to cover their short, prices for the stock skyrocketed hundreds of percentiles. This took GameStop stock, which once traded as low as $4 as high as $120. Now, GameStop stock has seemingly regulated to a more modest $40 per share price. The short squeeze created a flurry of media attention both on wall street short-sellers and day trading stock apps like Robinhood, whose CEO Vlad Tenev was also present in front of Congress to testify. Gill’s testimony was largely focused on his personal situation and how he came to see GameStop as a good investment. “I believed the company was dramatically undervalued by the market,” says Gill. “The prevailing analysis about GameStop’s impending doom was simply wrong.” In Gill’s testimony, he says that his stock purchases were based “entirely on publicly available information,” and a misconception that GameStop was a failing business. “I grew up playing video games and shopping at GameStop, and I’m looking forward to buying a new console at GameStop,” says Gill. He also cites the addition of pet supplies empire, Chewy, co-founder Ryan Cohen to GameStop’s board as a reason for his optimism in the company. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/28/what-is-going-on-with-gamestop-stock-ign-now"] Gill admits that the investment was risky but ultimately proved successful in the long-run beyond his own predictions. “Ultimately my GameStop investment was a success. But the thing is, I felt that way in December far before the peak, when the stock was at $20 a share.” Ultimately, Gill leaves any potential legislation to prevent or regulate what happened with GameStop to lawmakers. “It’s alarming how little we know about the inner-workings of the market, and I am thankful that this Committee is examining what happened,” says Gill. “I believe an analysis of GameStop’s recent price action must start with a discussion of the exorbitant short interest in the stock, as well as an investigation into any potentially manipulative shorting practices and brokers’ reported failures to timely deliver shares and settle trades.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is News Editor at IGN. Photo credit: Financial Services Committee via YouTube. Captured by IGN.

Marvel has regained the live-action rights to Jessica Jones and The Punisher from Netflix. This means all the Marvel characters Netflix previously held the live-action rights to, including Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, have reverted to Marvel. As reported by ComicBook.com, the multi-year deal between Marvel and Netflix has officially come to a close now that the last remaining Marvel heroes Netflix held the rights to are back with Marvel. The latter of which has recently spun up its own TV originals on Disney+ with shows like WandaVision and Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Jessica Jones, which starred Krysten Ritter as the titular hero, was a noir detective story centered around Jones' hard-knock character solving street-level mysteries in New York City. The Punisher, starring Jon Bernthal, was a spinoff of Daredevil featuring the gun-toting vigilante. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-netflix-marvel-series-review&captions=true"] In 2013, Marvel and Netflix announced a deal that would create a mini Marvel universe on Netflix based on The Defenders. This included original shows starring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Later a Punisher spinoff was also created and released on Netflix as well as a team-up series for The Defenders. This deal effectively ended in 2019 when Netflix announced it will be canceling the remainder of its Marvel shows, possibly in light of the news that Marvel was pursuing its own original television programming on the then newly-announced Disney+ streaming service. Netflix kept the rights to the Marvel characters for a two-year period after the cancellation of a show, which meant characters like Daredevil reverted to Marvel in late 2020 and Jessica Jones and Punisher are now finally changing hands back to Marvel. What Marvel will do with these characters now that it has the live-action rights to these characters remains to be seen. For example, reports have suggested Daredevil star Charlie Cox has been spotted on the set for the upcoming Spider-Man 3 starring Tom Holland. Spider-Man 3 is shaping up to be a bonanza of multiverse shenanigans with The Amazing Spider-Man’s Electro (played by Jamie Foxx) set to return, and rumors of a possible return from other non-MCU Spider-Man actors like Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Alfred Molina, who played Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/is-spider-man-3-also-adding-daredevil"] And if you’re watching WandaVision you’ll know that show is also taking some bold risks with characters. So who’s to say what the future has in store for Jessica Jones and Punisher. For more, check out IGN’s WandaVision Episode Release Schedule, and every WandaVision Easter Egg we’ve spotted so far. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is News Editor at IGN.

Marvel has regained the live-action rights to Jessica Jones and The Punisher from Netflix. This means all the Marvel characters Netflix previously held the live-action rights to, including Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, have reverted to Marvel. As reported by ComicBook.com, the multi-year deal between Marvel and Netflix has officially come to a close now that the last remaining Marvel heroes Netflix held the rights to are back with Marvel. The latter of which has recently spun up its own TV originals on Disney+ with shows like WandaVision and Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Jessica Jones, which starred Krysten Ritter as the titular hero, was a noir detective story centered around Jones' hard-knock character solving street-level mysteries in New York City. The Punisher, starring Jon Bernthal, was a spinoff of Daredevil featuring the gun-toting vigilante. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-netflix-marvel-series-review&captions=true"] In 2013, Marvel and Netflix announced a deal that would create a mini Marvel universe on Netflix based on The Defenders. This included original shows starring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Later a Punisher spinoff was also created and released on Netflix as well as a team-up series for The Defenders. This deal effectively ended in 2019 when Netflix announced it will be canceling the remainder of its Marvel shows, possibly in light of the news that Marvel was pursuing its own original television programming on the then newly-announced Disney+ streaming service. Netflix kept the rights to the Marvel characters for a two-year period after the cancellation of a show, which meant characters like Daredevil reverted to Marvel in late 2020 and Jessica Jones and Punisher are now finally changing hands back to Marvel. What Marvel will do with these characters now that it has the live-action rights to these characters remains to be seen. For example, reports have suggested Daredevil star Charlie Cox has been spotted on the set for the upcoming Spider-Man 3 starring Tom Holland. Spider-Man 3 is shaping up to be a bonanza of multiverse shenanigans with The Amazing Spider-Man’s Electro (played by Jamie Foxx) set to return, and rumors of a possible return from other non-MCU Spider-Man actors like Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Alfred Molina, who played Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/is-spider-man-3-also-adding-daredevil"] And if you’re watching WandaVision you’ll know that show is also taking some bold risks with characters. So who’s to say what the future has in store for Jessica Jones and Punisher. For more, check out IGN’s WandaVision Episode Release Schedule, and every WandaVision Easter Egg we’ve spotted so far. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is News Editor at IGN.