Robert Downey Jr Joins Captain America 3

Marvel is about to break apart their cinematic universe in 2016. Variety is reporting an exclusive story that Tony Stark will join the untitled Captain America 3 and go head to head against Steve Rodgers.

The movie will reportedly have the subtitle of either Civil War or Fallon Son. Regardless of the subtitle, the plot will remain the same. Due to the fallouts of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Stark will look to get the Superhero Registration Act moving and get anyone with super powers to register with him.

For those of you are not familiar with the Civil War comic storyline, which Marvel is remaking in 2015, Stark believes superheroes should register but Rodgers does not agree. This causes an all-out war between the two former friends and a costly end to Captain America.

One of the big parts of the storyline happens to be Spider-Man. Now there have been rumors that he could come back to Marvel sooner rather than later, but this seems to soon. He is uneasy on which side to choose and is recruited by both to join their side. They could easily change who this person is or write it out entirely.

Anthony and Joe Russo have their hands full again but reportedly want much more. Variety is also reporting that Marvel is eyeing the Russo brothers to direct not only Avengers 3 but also Avengers 4, due to Joss Whedon's contract running out.

We know that Captain America, Falcon, Iron Man, and likely Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, and Crossbones. Crossbones and Bucky are very interesting pieces to the puzzle. In the original comic story, Crossbones snipes Captain America after being arrested by Stark and SHIELD. Bucky on the other hand blames Stark for the death of his friend and decides he needs to kill him.

This storyline will truly test the loyalties of all of Marvel's characters. With Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision, War Machine, Black Widow, and Hawkeye all rumored to appear in the movie, and possibly on Captain America's side, who helps Stark should be fascinating.

Now this is just my own speculation but what if Crossbones and Bucky decide it's best to register after seeing all the death and destruction they helped cause over the years. Having Bucky be against him again would certainly tear Rodgers apart inside and make him want to defeat Stark even more.

Stark will undoubtedly survive this and his reported $40+ million payday for appearing in the movie. This could open the possibility of Stark to jump from film to film and continue to be the face of Marvel for many more years. Could Stark eventually join the Guardians or perhaps cameo on Agents of SHIELD as he has stated he would enjoy? Only time will tell, but for now, enjoy this exciting news!

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Marvel Weekly News #7

This week was full of speculation in the Marvel universe. New York Comic Con has been going on this week and many people want the Daredevil suit to be revealed but it has not, as of yet. The future of the Avengers cast and who and who won't be in it has also been a highly talked about subject. We also got another mysterious casting for Ant-Man and the third episode of Agents of SHIELD.

Main Avengers not in Avengers 3

Early this week Devin Faraci of Badass Digest reported that some of our favorite Avengers could be held out of Avengers 3 so Marvel can use the actors in a mega event later on. He reported that Avengers 3 will not be split into two movies but "as the springboard... to something else." If this report is in fact true, Marvel could hold out the likes of Thor, Captain America, Hulk, and maybe more to have newcomers like Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, and possibly Ms Marvel or Black Panther help previous Avengers save the planet. The most intriguing part of this report is the "something else" Marvel has planned. Could we see their take on Civil War, Secret Wars, or could this "something else" be a mega team up to stop the mad titan Thanos? We will have to wait and see.

Martin Donovan Joins Ant-Man

Ant-Man is currently in production and while we know details of the plot, many of the actors and actresses roles in the movie remain a mystery. That list grew larger this week when The Holleywood Reporter reported that Martin Donovan has been added as a "pivotal" but hidden role. What role would you like to see Martin Donovan take up?

Spider-Man Joining Avengers?

Along with new faces joining future Avengers movies, reports surfaced this week that we could see our favorite web-slinger join sooner rather than later. HitFix reported that they have heard rumblings that Sony and Marvel are once again talking about how to get Spider-Man on screen with Marvel's cinematic universe. They talked back before The Avengers came out to include Oscorp Tower in the skyline but unfortunately it was too late in the process to feature it. According to the report, Marvel wants to be able to use all of their characters in this universe they are creating, even if that means helping out Sony. Throwing Spider-Man into Avengers 3 with Iron Man, Hawkeye, Doctor Strange, and more would get people even more excited for the third chapter before Avengers: Age of Ultron even gets a trailer. They could also hold him out until that "something else" Faraci talked about. Either way, getting Spider-Man back into the hands of Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios is the best scenario for fans.

Robert Downey Jr. Future With Marvel

Robert Downey Jr. has been making the rounds promoting his new movie The Judge and has not been able to avoid questions about the possibility of Iron Man 4 and other possibilities with Marvel. On The Ellen Degeneres Show, he jokingly said that it is happening but later said that it is not part of the current plan. He did reveal that him and Marvel are talking about his contract and seeing what they could do, and what it would cost them, to get Downey to stay the face of the universe for many more years to come. Even if Tony Stark is not Iron Man and just is a behind the desk man, his presence in the world as a Nick Fury-esque character is something Marvel knows would keep fans incredibly happy.

Agents of SHIELD Episode 3

Agents of SHIELD continues to improve in season 2 and this week debuted episode 3, "Making Friends and Influencing People." You can read our full review on the episode here.

Official Daredevil Synopsis revealed

Today we got our first official synopsis for the Daredevil Netflix series. The synopsis is " 'Marvel's Daredevil' is a live action series that follows the journey of attorney Matt Murdock, who in a tragic accident was blinded as a boy but imbued with extraordinary senses. Murdock sets up practice in his old neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, New York where he now fights against injustice as a respected lawyer by day and masked vigilante at night." Daredevil stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock and will debut on Netflix in early 2015.

Agent Carter Finds Another Agent

Kyle Bornheimer has been added to excellent Agent Carter cast as Agent Ray Krzeminski. He will reportedly clash with Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter as they try to protect the world.

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Marvel Weekly News #5

This was a big week for Marvel, especially on the television front. Agents of SHIELD season 2 premiered on Tuesday with a different look. We also got news on Adrianne Palicki as Mockingbird, a Hawkeye solo movie, new casting for Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy DVD release, and a new rumor about Avengers 3.

Shea Whigham Added to Agent Carter Cast

Early this week Marvel announced a new addition to the cast of Agent Carter. Shea Whigham has been cast as Roger Dooley, the chief of the SSR. Whigham has recently had roles in Boardwalk Empire, True Detective, Non-Stop, The Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle, and Silver Linings Playbook.

Hawkeye does not want a solo movie

In an interview this week with MTV, Jeremey Renner revealed that unlike fans, he is not in a rush for a solo Hawkeye movie. Renner is one of the busiest actors around. He is involved with the Bourne franchise, Mission Impossible franchise, and Hansel & Gretel movies. Not to mention Avengers: Age of Ultron and very likely a role in Captain America 3.

Agents of SHIELD returns

Season 2 of Agents of SHIELD kicked off on Tuesday. "Shadows" had a lot to deal with like introducing new characters and answering questions. I thoroughly enjoyed the premiere and you can read my review of it here. Ratings wise it was down 58% from the season 1 premiere, but that should not be a huge cause for concern. Season 1 came directly after The Avengers so the amount of anticipation and excitement for the show was much higher than it is now. Hopefully as the show continues to improve it will draw in new fans and old that may have left at the beginning of season 1.

First look at Mockingbird

Marvel and Entertainment Weekly gave us our first look at Adrianne Palicki as Mockingbird in Agents of SHIELD. As you can see in the picture, her look has changed from the classic comic look. Her back story has also reportedly changed. This next piece of information could be considered a spoiler so read if you dare. In Agents of SHIELD Bobbi Morse will reportedly start off as a HYDRA agent before eventually turning to help SHIELD. We will get our first live look at Adrianne Palicki as Mockingbird in episode 5.

Guardians of the Galaxy DVD release

Amazon.com allowed fans to start pre-ordering Guardians of the Galaxy for DVD and Blu-Ray. With that, they revealed that the cosmic hit will be available to buy everywhere on December 9th. James Gunn took to twitter to confirm the release date and also said there will be plenty of extras and commentary packaged along.

Will Avengers 3 be a 2-part movie?

We got another new rumor about Avengers 3 on Friday. According to The Daily Marvelite and their sources, Marvel is considering breaking Avengers 3 into an epic 2-part adventure. This makes a lot of financial sense for Marvel and is something many have been speculating since Marvel announced their slate of movie dates. Making Avengers 3 a 2-part movie would give Marvel the ability to kill off Captain America and Iron Man in part 1 when their contracts would expire, then introduce new plot points and characters like the Black Panther in July and November before Avengers 3.5 hits theaters in May 2019 with the possible help of the Guardians to take down Thanos.

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