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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Marvel Weekly News #16

It's been a week filled with speculating for fans of Marvel Studios. A few new actors have said they could be interested in a Marvel role, while a previously rumored actor confirms he has talked with the studio. The fall blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy came out on Blu-Ray and DVD this week so make sure you go pick it up! Agents of SHIELD had their revealing mid-season finale, announced a new cast member, and confirmed tying in to an upcoming movie. The Sony hack revealed talks of Spider-Man going home while Marvel revealed character names for Ant-Man and have started looking for someone to play The Ancient One. Let's jump into the news now.

Bloom and Woodley Want in Marvel's Universe

Orlando Bloom and Shailene Woodley made news this by expressing various levels of interest in joining Marvel's cinematic universe. While promoting The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies alongside Marvel vets Evangeline Lilly and Lee Pace, Bloom was asked when he will join Marvel and said "never say never." During an interview with MTV UK, Woodley said, “I would love to be in a superhero movie if it was Marvel. Their movies are so much fun to watch. I love how they’re all interconnected.”

Pacino Met with Marvel

At the beginning of September, Al Pacino made headlines when he gave Guardians of the Galaxy a glowing review. He went on to say that he would be interested in a Marvel role. Now, Pacino is back at it. This week Pacino confirmed that he has met with Marvel and Kevin Feige. During their meeting they discussed various ideas to get Pacino involved but he did not specify what roles or movies they discussed.

Agents of SHIELD Will Tie In to Age of Ultron

Before Agents of SHIELD had their mid-season finale, EW got confirmation that the show will feature a tie in to next year's blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron. How exactly the two will tie in is a mystery but maybe a cameo or two are in place. Check out our list of 5 Cameos We Want Before Phase 3.

Agents of SHIELD Mid-Season Finale

The second season of Agents of SHIELD has hit its halfway point and delivered a game changing finale. Read our full review of the episode here. Also, find out the true identities of Skye (Chloe Bennet) and her father (Kyle MacLachlan).

Spider-Man On His Way Back to Marvel

The Sony hack has revealed lots of new stories about Spider-Man and him potentially going back to Marvel. We have already broken down a majority of the news here but new wrinkles have been revealed since then. It has been reported that if Marvel gets Spider-Man back they will basically reboot the entire franchise. Andrew Garfield might have been fired by Sony so they are currently without a Peter Parker. Marvel would like to introduce Parker already with powers and not tell his origin story. Stay tuned as new information becomes available.

Ant-Man Character Names Revealed

A new Ant-Man synopsis was released this week that also shed some light one some supporting characters. The synopsis revealed a new cast member as Jordi Mollà has been cast as Castillo. It also revealed Bobby Cannavale to be playing Paxton, Michael Peña as Luis, Judy Greer as Maggie, T.I. as Dave, David Dastmalchian as Kurt, and Wood Harris as Gale.

Agents of SHIELD Casts Underwood

Now that Agents of SHIELD is on its winter hiatus, Marvel has announced a new cast member for the second half of the season. Blair Underwood has been added to the cast as Dr. Andrew Garner who just so happens to be Melinda May's ex-husband. What purpose could a doctor have for the show? Maybe he will try to understand the transformation that happened to Raina and "Skye."

Marvel Looking For The Ancient One

Last week Marvel announced Benedict Cumberbatch will play Doctor Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange in 2016. Now, it appears that Marvel is looking to cast Cumberbatch's mentor. Latino-Review is reporting that Marvel is eyeing Morgan Freeman, Bill Nighy, and Ken Watanabe to play The Ancient One.

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Saturday, September 6, 2014

Marvel Weekly News #2

This past week was relatively quiet for Marvel. Thanks to that, this week's post will be pretty short. We did get a few new looks at season 2 of Agents of SHIELD as well as some tidbits on what we could see in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Agents of SHIELD Promo Video

This week Marvel released the first promo video for season 2 of Agents of SHIELD. With that, we got a look at Skye and her bangs, Ward and his beard, Melinda May fighting the Absorbing Man, and what looked like a perfectly fine Fitz. There was also a look at the new darker logo that the show will feature. You can watch the promo video here and the new logo here.

Agents of SHIELD Season 2 Premiere Will Answer Questions

Jeff Bell spoke with TV Line this week about the upcoming season 2 for Agents of SHIELD. He revealed that the premiere of season 2 will answer some of those burning questions season 1 left us with. For instance, the premiere will address Skye's father, what Ward's future may be, and the state of the Fitz/Simmons relationship.

Earth Characters in Guardians 2?

James Gunn is hard at work on Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Gunn knows that fans want more and new characters in the sequel but he has stated that not all characters will be considered. Many wanted Ms Marvel to make an appearance but Gunn has said that he will steer clear of earth based characters. With that being said, which characters do you hope are added to the roster?

First Look at Lance Hunter

Marvel has made many new additions to the Agents of SHIELD cast. At Comic-Con they announced, along with others, that Nick Blood will play the mercenary known as Lance Hunter. We got our first image of Lance Hunter this week, which can be seen here.

Al Pacino in a Marvel Movie?

Al Pacino has apparently caught wind of the Guardians of the Galaxy fever. Pacino has been on record many times this past week raving over how much he loved Guardians of the Galaxy, even comparing it to Shakespeare. When asked if he would like to be in a Marvel movie he said, "I would do anything that I could understand in terms of how I fit in it. And you know, of course if I could fit in it. Anything’s possible." What role would you want to see Pacino play if any?