Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson

Joined: Jan 25, 2018

Michael Patterson is the Editor of Bam Smack Pow. An experienced writer and entertainment journalist with an affinity for all things superhero, he has previously written for Movie Pilot, WhatCulture, WrestleZone and Screen Rant. A part of FanSided since 2018, you can probably find him rambling about the Marvel Cinematic Universe or reflecting on the good old days of The CW's Arrowverse. He's also an avid TV and film fan who firmly believes that Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the greatest movie of all time.

Red Hulk/President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

Captain America: Brave New World parents guide: Why it may not be suitable for kids

Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

Bucky Barnes' new MCU role in Captain America: Brave New World, explained

Marvel's Avengers: Age Of Ultron..L to R: Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)..Ph: Film Frame..©Marvel 2015

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Marvel star confirms game-changing recast won't happen

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Disney Plus officially confirms Marvel show cancellation

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Photo by Eli Adé. © 2024 MARVEL.

Things aren't looking good for Captain America: Brave New World

(L-R): Teen (Joe Locke), Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) and Jennifer Kale (Sasheer Zamata) in Marvel Television's AGATHA ALL ALONG, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © 2024 MARVEL.

The Agatha All Along announcement we've waited for may be coming

Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Every Marvel movie and TV show to watch before Captain America: Brave New World

Star Wars legend reportedly cut from Disney Plus show

Red Hulk/President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

Marvel star just spoiled the ending of Captain America 4

Superman and Lois -- "It Went by So Fast" -- Image Number: "SML410_0262r" -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Superman -- Photo Credit: Colin Bentley/The CW -- © 2024 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Tyler Hoechlin breaks his silence on Superman recasting

(L-R): John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour) in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2025 MARVEL.

Thunderbolts* Super Bowl trailer breakdown: Marvel's unlikely heroes unite

(L-R) Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) and Billy Maximoff (Joe Locke) in Marvel Television's AGATHA ALL ALONG, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © 2024 MARVEL.

Agatha All Along ending explained: Spirit as our guide

Mahershala Ali is Duncan Kincaid in JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, directed by Gareth Edwards

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