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Nicolas Ayala

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April, 2020
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About Nicolas Ayala

Nicolas Ayala is a Features Writer for the Superhero beat at Screen Rant. He's also a screenwriter, photographer, cosplayer, and music producer who loves all kinds of art — as long as they're powerful and optimistic.

Industry Focus

With his encyclopedic knowledge about Marvel and DC and a lifetime of writing and cosplaying, Nicolas dives into the deepest corners of comic book lore to find every single easter egg and reference in the MCU and the DC Universe, as well as in blockbuster franchises such as Fast & Furious and Jurassic Park.

Favorite Media

Nicolas' favorite characters are the always underrated Quicksilver and Dazzler, and he believes movie castings don't get better than Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Henry Cavill as Superman.

Beyond the superhero scene, Nicolas' love for Back to the Future, Rocky, Terminator, Rambo, Dragon Ball, and other '80s movies and shows grows exponentially every day.

Latest

Thunderbolts IMAX poster with the whole team
Thunderbolts*’ Post-Credits Scene Sets Up A Name Change For The MCU’s Young Avengers According To Marvel Movie Theory

Thunderbolts*' post-credits scene suggests the Young Avengers might face the same legal challenge Bucky and Yelena's team is going through.

Olga Kurylenko's Antonia Dreykov a.k.a. Taskmaster wears her mask in Thunderbolts_
Thunderbolts* Killing Off Taskmaster Sets Up The Second Character To Hold The Title In MCU Movie Theory

Taskmaster's death in Thunderbolts* is definitive, but an MCU actor's recent comments suggest another Marvel character can take her place.

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David Corenswet's Kal El crosses his arms looking up to the bright blue sky in James Gunn's Superman
James Gunn's Superman Looks Like The Man Of Steel Movie I've Wanted For 20 Years

James Gunn's Superman promises to honor the legacy of the Christopher Reeve movies properly after previous film adaptations missed the mark.

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David Corenswet's Clark Kent reacts to Lois Lane's interview in James Gunn's Superman
James Gunn's Superman Perfectly Nails The Clark Kent And Lois Lane Dynamic And I Couldn't Be More Thrilled

The new trailer for James Gunn's Superman promises the best big-screen adaptation of Clark Kent and Lois Lane's romantic relationship to date.

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The Fantastic Four stand in front of their 4 logo in First Steps
I'm Worried That Some Of The MCU's Best Villain Decisions Have Already Secretly Sabotaged The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four's MCU debut comes with certain implications for the team's comic book lore, especially in regard to their classic villains.

Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor smiles inside a building
Is Lex Luthor President In Superman?

The official trailer for James Gunn's Superman features a suspicious line that suggests Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor is more than a regular DC villain.

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Nicolas Cage as Nick Cage looking at Spider-Man Noir
Nicolas Cage's Spider-Noir First Look Is Giving Sin City Vibes In The Best Way Possible

Spider-Noir's first teaser offers a glimpse of the Nicolas Cage-led Spider-Man series, which bears a striking resemblance to the Sin City movies.

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Wyatt Russell's John Walker a.k.a. US Agent stands on a NYC street without his mask in Thunderbolts_
Thunderbolts* Star Wyatt Russell Reveals He Did Not Want US Agent To Say Iconic Captain America Quote

Wyatt Russell reveals his Thunderbolts* reference to Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson wasn't originally in the movie, and he didn't want to add it.

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Alan Cumming's Kurt Wagner a.k.a. Nightcrawler growls in X2 X-Men United
"I've Been Doing Stunts The Past Couple Of Days:" Avengers: Doomsday's Nightcrawler Alan Cumming Teases Action-Packed X-Men Scenes

Nightcrawler actor Alan Cumming shares an update from the set of Avengers: Doomsday, where he's pulling off his own action stunts at sixty years old.

Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror looks at the camera in Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
I Can't Believe The MCU's Failed Kang Plans Ended Up Adapting The Villain More Accurately Than I Expected

Kang the Conqueror's unceremonious defeat may be anticlimactic, but it suits the multiversal supervillain quite well, all things considered.

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Yelena Belova, Bob, Ghost, and John Walker peek behind a wall in Thunderbolts
The MCU's New Avengers Team Is Already Giving Me What I've Been Missing From The Original Avengers For 10 Years

Thunderbolts*' post-credits scene reveals that the MCU's New Avengers have already matched Earth's original Mightiest Heroes in one key way.

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I Can't Get Over Just How Close Thunderbolts* Came To Having Its Story Mirror DC's Suicide Squad Sequel

Thunderbolts*' similarities to the DCEU's Suicide Squad movies would have gone even further if a scrapped idea had made it into the final cut.

Daniel Bruhl as Baron Zemo put on his comic book inspired mask
After The Reveal Of How 1 MCU Villain Was Cut From Thunderbolts*, My Comic-Accurate Sequel Theory Feels Way More Likely

A Thunderbolts* script detail suggests the MCU won't leave the original team name behind after Yelena and her fellow heroes become the New Avengers.

Martin Freeman as Everett Ross in Black Panther Wakanda Forever
I'm Surprised The MCU Missed 2 Chances To Follow Up On A Black Panther 2 Storyline In 2025

Thunderbolts* apparently scrapped one character's villainous plan, which had been brewing since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, or even earlier.

Original Blade Trilogy Writer Addresses How Marvel Can Finally Make Movie Happen
"Give Me A Call": Original Blade Trilogy Writer Addresses How Marvel Can Finally Make Mahershala Ali's MCU Movie Happen

Exclusive: Blade trilogy writer David S. Goyer shares his thoughts on the many delays and rewrites the MCU's Blade movie has gone through so far.

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Anthony Mackie in Captain America
Anthony Mackie Reignites Major Avengers: Doomsday Theory With Social Media Video

Anthony Mackie shares an update from the Avengers: Doomsday set, which may introduce a new MCU location connected to Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom.

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Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes stands in front of the Thunderbolts_ asterisk
I’m So Glad Thunderbolts* Took One Of Bucky Barnes' Best Comic Suit Designs & Made It An MCU Reality

Bucky Barnes' new look in Thunderbolts* seems to have roots in the comics, and it may tease a new story for Sebastian Stan's New Avenger.

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Stephen Amell wears his Green Arrow hood and mask in the Arrowverse
I’m Glad James Gunn Just Debunked A Major DCU Casting Rumor, As I’m Convinced The Actor Would Be Better For Another Hero Role

James Gunn shot down a theory about one DCU actor's Lanterns role, meaning it's still possible he's playing a different DC Comics superhero.

Wyatt Russell's John Walker a.k.a. US Agent looks up at the camera without his mask in Thunderbolts_
Thunderbolts* Writer Reveals John Walker Was Originally The Main Villain And Why It Became Sentry/The Void Instead

Exclusive: Thunderbolts* writer Eric Pearson reveals Wyatt Russell's John Walker almost replaced Sentry and the Void as the MCU movie's main villain.

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Thunderbolts MCU Team Not Complete Zemo SR
Baron Zemo Was Originally In Thunderbolts* - MCU Writer Reveals Why The Marvel Character Wasn't In The Movie

Exclusive: Daniel Brühl's Baron Zemo was part of an early Thunderbolts* draft that made him a major antagonist, as revealed by writer Eric Pearson.

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