Marvel Weekly News #33

This was a big week for Marvel as they launched the beginning of a new avenue of the MCU. Daredevil has finally debuted on Netflix but there was a lot more that happened leading up to it. The final Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer debuted plus more information on Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 & 2, Agents of SHIELD, Black Panther, and Ant-Man surfaced.

Final Age of Ultron Trailer
Now that we are under three weeks from the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron and Marvel decided to release the final trailer for the highly anticipated sequel. The trailer shows some new footage but you can watch it below!

Grillo Coming to Civil War
Last time we saw Brock Rumlow (Frank Grillo), he was badly injured after being inside a collapsing building. Grillo and the Russo brothers have teased what may be ahead for the character before but Grillo seemed to confirm his involvement in Captain America: Civil War early this week. Read more about Grillo returning here.

Infinity War Gets Directors and Writers
After months of rumors and speculation, Marvel finally made the hiring of the Joe and Anthony Russo to direct Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 & 2 official. This comes a few weeks after Badass Digest broke the news that the duo had agreed to direct and they are back again this week to announce the writers. Devin Faraci broke the news that Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely will write the third and fourth Avengers movies. Markus and McFeely have previously written Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and Thor: The Dark World.

No End Credit Scene for Age of Ultron
Post credit scenes have become a staple of the MCU and fans have expected them to both make them laugh but also show a piece of what is to come. Avengers featured the reveal of Thanos and then the infamous shawarma scene. While talking to EW, Whedon said that Avengers: Age of Ultron will only have one scene. It appears we will get one that foreshadows what is to come in the future but that there will not be a funny one to send the crowd out on.

Agents of SHIELD EP 16
Agents of SHIELD started to delve in to the Inhuman rituals and history this past week. It also featured the return of a surprise character from season 1. Read our full review of "Afterlife" here.

Hudson in Running for T'Chaka
Marvel announced last year that they were finally bringing Black Panther into the MCU. They also announced that Chadwick Boseman would be T'Challa and debut in Captain America: Civil War. It appears that they are now closing in on finding his father, T'Chaka. Elmayimbe of Latino-Review revealed that actor Ernie Hudson is circling the role.

New Age of Ultron Banner
EW published their summer preview magazine and there are four different covers. The covers combined together to form the above banner.

Vision Solo Poster
Fans were disappointing when it seemed that we would not be getting a solo poster for the Vision after getting them for the rest of the main cast in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Thankfully, Marvel released a solo poster for the mysterious Vision, played by Paul Bettany, and it is spectacular.

Agents of SHIELD Spinoff in the Works
Even though the ratings are not as high as Marvel would like, Agents of SHIELD has been a big success during the second season. Marvel and ABC are so happy with what the show is producing that they are reportedly in the early stages of developing a spinoff. EW dropped the exclusive news late in the week and we developed 5 Ideas for the Agents of SHIELD Spinoff Series.

Official Image of Yellowjacket Released
After Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters, Marvel will turn their attention towards promotion Ant-Man. EW was able to release the first official image of the Yellowjacket suit Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) will wear in the movie. If you look closely, he has a very small Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) leaping towards him!

Early Age of Ultron Reactions
Marvel let select members of the media see Avengers: Age of Ultron and the early reactions have been very positive across Twitter. We have gathered reactions from various people across the web and compiled them all here.

Daredevil Hits Netflix
Marvel and Netflix launched their brand new partnership yesterday with Daredevil debuting across the world simultaneously. Daredevil is darker and more violent than anything we have seen in the MCU and it isn't even close. We will have a full review up soon but we are very excited about where Marvel can go from here.

Feige Confirms High School Peter Parker for Reboot
Just as I was finishing writing this, Collider dropped some cool news from their recent interview with Kevin Feige. Feige was asked about their ideal Spider-Man and said, "In terms of the age of an actor we’ll eventually to cast, I don’t know. In terms of the age of what we believe Peter Parker is, I’d say 15-16 is right.” This should end the debate among fans of which Spider-Man we will see in the MCU for the next 10+ years.

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Marvel Changes Phase 3 Release Dates

After Sony and Marvel agreed on a deal for Spider-Man, they had to do some shuffling. The first Spider-Man solo movie of the MCU will come out on July 28, 2017. The problem with that was Thor: Ragnarok was already scheduled to come out that day.

Marvel has pushed back 4 movies to make room the new Spider-Man reboot. They have decided to move Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Inhumans.

Thor: Ragnarok is now scheduled to come out November 3, 2017. Black Panther is set to be the first film after Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and premiere July 6, 2018. Their first female led movie Captain Marvel follows with a release date on November 2, 2018. The last move was moving Inhumans from before Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 to after with a July 12, 2019 release date.

The moving dates mean we get to see more of Spider-Man sooner, but that Marvel is pushing back the releases of their first female led film, a film lead by a black character, and the Inhumans, a race that is currently being introduced in Agents of SHIELD.

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Marvel Weekly News #24

We are getting closer and closer to Avengers: Age of Ultron being released and this week brought us lots of promo art as well as official images for the film. Marvel also added to the casts of AKA Jessica Jones, which started filming this week, and Agents of SHIELD. They gave us our first trailer for their first Netflix original series Daredevil, while showing us a new episode of Agent Carter. We also heard an actor throw his name into the ring to play T'Chaka in Black Panther. Read more about each of these below-

New Age of Ultron Promo Art Surfaces

With just over three months separating the world from seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron, promotional materials are starting to become more and more popular. This week Fathead showed off their products from the film, show casing individual Fatheads for all the films main characters, excluding Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. DCMarvelFreshman from CBM was able to blow the images up for very good looks at each of the characters.

Carrie-Anne Moss Added to Jessica Jones

Marvel has been steadily announcing new members to the cast of AKA Jessica Jones the last few weeks and this week they made another addition. Carrie-Anne Moss has joined the Netflix original series as a mystery character that could have a big impact on Jessica Jones' story. Moss joins Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Mike Colter (Luke Cage), David Tennant (Kilgrave), and Rachael Taylor (Hellcat).

Official Age of Ultron Photos Released

Besides the promotional art, Marvel should continue to release official images from Avengers: Age of Ultron up until the film's release. They did so this week by releasing 16 Official Age of Ultron Photos.

Lance Reddick Interested in T'Chaka

Since the Marvel universe is continuing to expand, there are hundreds of roles up for grabs. With that in mind, Marvel is also one of the most successful studios in the world right now so many actors and actresses will want to join the fun. This week Lance Reddick told IGN, "I would love to play T'Chaka... if it's an origin story." Reddick is only 14 years older than Chadwick Boseman but it could still be possible.

Agent Carter EP 5

Agent Carter is closing in on the conclusion of its first season. It has been a success for Marvel on seemingly all fronts and they delivered what is most likely the strongest episode yet with "The Iron Ceiling." Check out our full review here.

First Daredevil Trailer

After much anticipation and a 15 second teaser, Marvel gave us our first look at their first Netflix original series Daredevil. The trailer was dark, bloody, and showcased Hell's Kitchen. Watch the trailer and more here.

Luke Mitchell Getting Inhuman

We are less than a month away from the return of Agents of SHIELD and what should be a crazy second half of the season. It's been revealed that the cast had a few Inhumans on it already and now they are getting another one. Luke Mitchell has joined the cast an Inhuman named Lincoln.

AKA Jessica Jones Starts Filming

With Daredevil just 2 months away from debuting, Marvel's second Netflix series officially started filming this week. Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) was seen in New York shooting scenes for AKA Jessica Jones.

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Marvel Weekly News #17

The Sony hack continues to bring out new information on a daily basis and this week brought about a few new details about a potential Sony/Marvel deal. This information is not always reliable and will really depend on where it is coming from to figure out if it is true or not. Marvel also had a meeting with a body builder. There were also new images from Daredevil and a poster for Agent Carter. 

New Details on Sony/Marvel Deal

Last week our first details of a potential Sony/Marvel deal to work together on Spider-Man came out. This week, more news came out regarding the deal. We have already written a full post about the new details here.

Kai L. Green Joining Marvel?

Marvel has lots of upcoming projects which means there are plenty of characters that need casting. This week, Kai L. Green, a body builder, had a meeting with Marvel. It is possible that Marvel is looking for him to portray someone in Black Panther. We will have to wait and see if this leads to anything.

Agent Carter Poster

With Agents of SHIELD now on its winter hiatus, Marvel is increasing the amount of promotions for Agent Carter. This week we got a new promo poster for the show featuring Peggy Carter, played by Hayley Atwell.

New Daredevil Images

Entertainment Weekly got their hands on some new photos for the upcoming Netflix series Daredevil. The two new photos, which you can see below, feature Charlie Cox as Matthew Murdock in his everyday attire and also his first Daredevil costume.

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5 Cameos We Want Before Phase 3

When it was announced that Marvel would be conducting re-shoots for Avengers: Age of Ultron in January 2015, many started speculating what could be in these scenes. A few days later, Marvel officially announced that Benedict Cumberbatch will be their Doctor Strange. This lead to lots of rumors that Cumberbatch will be featured in a cameo Avengers: Age of Ultron. With that in mind, we know that Phase 3 will kick off with Captain America: Civil War. Cameos have always been something Marvel has done and we expect many more before Phase 3 starts. Here are 5 cameos that we want to see before Marvel starts Phase 3.

Coulson in Age of Ultron

By the time Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters, it will have been three years since Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) died trying to stop Loki. Thanks to the fans and some Kree DNA, Coulson was brought back to life and is now the director of SHIELD. When season 2 of Agents of SHIELD returns in March, Coulson will be faced with some inhuman problems. Between those tasks and a raging robot terrorizing the world, it is time for Coulson to let the Avengers team he helped bring together that he is still alive.

Ant-Man in Age of Ultron

For the longest time we thought Avengers: Age of Ultron would be the end of Phase 2 and then Ant-Man would start Phase 3. Marvel revealed that Ant-Man is the last chapter of Phase 2. We have yet to get a look at Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in the Ant-Man suit. It has been rumored that Andy Serkis is playing Ulysses Klaw and he will be broken out of a prison at some point during Avengers: Age of Ultron. We do not know the level of criminal that Lang will be but it would be a great way to introduce our future Ant-Man in almost a villainous light. 

Black Panther in Age of Ultron

It has not been made official that Wakanda will have a presence in Avengers: Age of Ultron but it seems that it is a likely scenario. We know that Chadwick Boseman will appear as T'Challa in Captain America: Civil War, but could it be sooner? Boseman said recently that he will be introduced before his solo movie in 2017 in movies. The key there was the plural "movies." If Wakanda is brought into the picture in Avengers: Age of Ultron, having a T'Challa cameo is a no-brainer for Marvel. 

Murdock in Agents of SHIELD

Marvel is launching their original Netflix series Daredevil in 2015. We know that Charlie Cox will play Matthew Murdock in Daredevil but will we really have to wait till the series hits to meet Murdock? I hope not. So far this season Agents of SHIELD has been on a global journey but if they return to America in the second half of the season, getting a quick introduction to Murdock would be great. The team could potentially rescue him from a threat and they would become his inspiration to become Daredevil.

Iron Fist in Daredevil

In the past week, Marvel has announced that Krysten Ritter will be Jessica Jones in AKA Jessica Jones. It has also been reported that they are eyeing Mike Colter to be their Luke Cage and that he will appear in 6 to 7 episodes of AKA Jessica Jones. The lone man left out of the Netflix news has been Iron Fist. His show will reportedly debut at some point in 2016 but Daredevil and AKA Jessica Jones will come out in 2015. With Luke Cage rumored to debut in AKA Jessica Jones, Iron Fist needs to make his debut before his show as well. My bet it a small role towards the end of Daredevil that helps introduce him and show off his skills.

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