Saturday, March 14, 2015

Marvel Weekly News #29

The Marvel universe is always expanding and this week we got news on many of the different properties that will soon be in the Marvel cinematic universe. Whether it was casting for Spider-Man, Daredevil or Agents of SHIELD, a trailer for Daredevil, or new images from AKA Jessica Jones or Avengers: Age of Ultron, there was a lot of news that we will breakdown below! Also be sure to check out an interesting story on the site where we talk about Possible Ant-Man Connections.

Marvel Going Young for Spider-Man
The casting process to be the next Spider-Man is currently underway according to reports but this week, Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) tweeted out that Marvel and Sony are looking for someone who can pass as a 15 year old. He also said that fan favorites Dylan O'Brien and Logan Lerman will both not be getting the part unfortunately. Lerman was my top choice but now it appears that they could be too old for what Marvel and Sony are looking for.

Marvel Studios Not Attending Comic-Con
A surprising story that came out this week thanks to a James Gunn Q&A. The MCU Exchange searched through the information and found a response where Gunn said that he will likely not be at Comic-Con because Marvel Studios is not planning on attending. This is surprising but ultimately, Marvel fans would be disappointed by the lack of announcements Marvel made. Could the Doctor Strange cast be a big enough draw to steal some of DC's thunder? I doubt it.

Woodley Still Interested in Mary Jane
When Sony was casting for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony cast Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane. Woodley filmed a few scenes for the film but they were cut during the editing process. Now that the reboot is happening the role for Mary Jane will probably become available again, and thanks to an interview with Clevver Movies, we know that Woodley is still interested.

New Daredevil Trailer
We are now less than a month away from the release of Daredevil on Netflix and this week, we got our first real trailer for the show. You can see the trailer and some screenshots in our entire post.


Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 12 Review
Agents of SHIELD has returned from its winter break and it is continuing a strong start. With the return of Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander), the team uncover Skye's secret while Bobbi and Mack continue to hide something. Check out our full review of the episode and a preview for episode 13 here.

Set Photos from AKA Jessica Jones
During the middle of the week, new photos emerged from the New York set of AKA Jessica Jones featuring our leading lady Jessica Jones herself, Krysten Ritter. Check out a few of the photos here.

Six More Cast in Daredevil
With Daredevil closing in on its release and a new trailer, Marvel decided to unveil some more supporting characters for the show. The new additions are all villains that Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) will have to battle at some point during the first season. Get more information on the new additions here.

The Twins Get Solo Age of Ultron Posters
After last week, we expected that Marvel would release character posters for all of the main characters in Avengers: Age of Ultron. This week, Marvel finally decided to show off two of the newer additions in Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Check out the posters here.

Lucy Lawless Returning to Agents of SHIELD
Marvel has announced that Lucy Lawless will return in episode 15 "One Door Closes," which premieres March 31st. This means she will be appearing in some type of flashback scene most likely due to her unfortunate and surprising fate in the season 2 premiere.

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