Daniel Brühl Confirms Playing Baron Zemo

Late last year, it was announced that Daniel Brühl was joining the cast of Captain America: Civil War. At the time, he was rumored to be playing the villain known as Baron Zemo and would be only a small role until he appears again in Doctor Strange.

There was a casting sheet later on that labeled his role as Baron Zemo but Marvel had still not confirmed that's who he is playing.

Brühl has beaten them to it as he confirmed his role to The Independent during an interview.

In the interview, first found by Marvel_Freshman of ComicBookMovie, they asked him if he was in fact playing Baron Zemo and he responded by saying, “I think I can tell you that without being thrown into Marvel prison.”

Captain America: Civil War is scheduled to start filming tomorrow so we can expect an official casting list, roles, and synopsis from Marvel soon.

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Marvel Weekly News #35

The world is officially in the Age of Ultron. The movie debuted oversees and has started breaking box office records, while the United States will get to see Avengers: Age of Ultron this coming Friday. Now that Avengers: Age of Ultron is out, the focus for the MCU turns toward Ant-Man, Agents of SHIELD, and the rest of Phase 3.

Agents of SHIELD Season 2 Wraps Filming

There are only three weeks left of what has turned out to be a fantastic second season of Agents of SHIELD. The cast and crew revealed this week that they have finished filming this season. Agents of SHIELD has not yet been renewed for a third season but it is very likely that ABC and Marvel will pick it up again.

Ant Sized Ant-Man Promotions

Marvel has turned their attention to promoting Ant-Man, the film coming out after Avengers: Age of Ultron. The marketing team at Marvel has gotten very creative with their latest set of promotional materials. They have started putting ant sized billboards in various places in America to shed light on the next movie.

Captain Marvel Officially Gets Writers

Last week, The Tracking Board broke a story that Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve have been tapped to co-write Captain Marvel. This week, Marvel officially announced the hiring of the two female writers for their first female lead film.

Possible Leads for Agents of SHIELD Spinoff

Two weeks ago, EW revealed that their sources have told them that ABC and Marvel have been quietly developing an Agents of SHIELD spinoff series. The Hollywood Reporter came back this week claiming to know who might star in the series. According to THR, Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) and Bobbi Morse aka Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) will be the leads in the series. For more info on the spinoff series, click here.

Daredevil Renewed for Season 2

After the booming success Marvel and Netflix found with Daredevil, they moved quickly to get the series back. Marvel announced that Daredevil will be returning for a second season in 2016 but that there will be some changes. We recently gave our ideas for 10 Shows Marvel Should Make on Netflix and some of these could be set up in Daredevil Season 2. Read more about the second season of Daredevil here.

Agents of SHIELD EP 18

As mentioned earlier, the second season of Agents of SHIELD is coming to a close and that meant a new episode this past week. "Frenemy of My Enemy" brought the many separate stories of Agents of SHIELD together as they gear up for the season finale. Read our full review of EP 18 here.

Shortlist for Spider-Man Actors Revealed

Spider-Man is nearing his debut in the MCU as rumors stating that he will appear in Captain America: Civil War, which starts filming next week. Marvel and Sony has not yet locked down an actor to take on the iconic role but they have started to narrow the hunt. Jeff Sneider of The Wrap broke a story where his sources told him that Asa Butterfield, Nat Wolff, Tom Holland, Timothée Chalamet, Liam James, and few more are in the running. These actors range from 18 to 20, with Asa Butterfield being the biggest name revealed so far.

Doctor Strange May Visit Netflix

Doctor Strange is currently slated to make his debut in the MCU when his solo film, Doctor Strange, hits theaters in 2016. This week, Bleeding Cool ran a scoop that they are being told that Doctor Strange will in fact debut on Netflix first. This is an interesting rumor as they go on to say they are unsure if Benedict Cumberbatch would be the one to play him. They also say that he will appear in Iron Fist but that is currently scheduled to come out after Doctor Strange hits theaters, so that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

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Marvel Weekly News #34

It was another busy week for the MCU. We are less than two weeks away from Avengers: Age of Ultron hitting theaters and that means Marvel is promoting the life out of the movie. There has also been a flurry of news on the television front surrounding Agents of SHIELD. There was also news on when Doctor Strange and Captain America: Civil War will start filming, a new Ant-Man trailer, and much more. Check out all the news from this past week below!

Doctor Strange Production Date
Marvel will venture into the mystical side of the MCU next fall with the release of Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch. While Kevin Feige was as the press junket for Avengers: Age of Ultron, he told reporters that Scott Derickson's Doctor Strange will start filming in November of this year.

Is Spider-Man Already in MCU?
Marvel and Sony made a groundbreaking deal early this year to bring Spider-Man into the MCU. He is set for his own movie in 2017 but we are probably going to see him in Captain America: Civil War next year. Kevin Feige talked to Crave Online about Spider-Man and said, "There is a young kid [already] running around New York City in a homemade version of the Spider-Man costume in the MCU, you just don’t know it yet." Maybe we could see Spider-Man himself or a reference to him sooner than we think.

More Age of Ultron Footage Released
Marvel has started to heavily promote Avengers: Age of Ultron and released 6 more revealing clips of the movie. You can watch the beginning of the Hulkbuster vs Hulk fight here, Ultron and Iron Man collide here, Black Widow calm down the Hulk here, the Avengers deal with initial Ultron attack here, an extended look at the party scene here, and a new TV Spot featuring the return of an old ally here. Along with the new footage, they released 14 stills from the movie giving us new looks at some new faces. You can see all 14 stills here.

New Ant-Man Trailer Released
Marvel also released the second full trailer for Ant-Man and totally changed the perspective of the movie for most people. It gave us our first live action look at the Yellowjacket suit worn by Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) and more action with Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) getting the help from ants. Watch the full trailer here!

Civil War to Start Filming Soon
Once Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters, production will begin on Captain America: Civil War. Variety reported that the Russo brothers will start filming the movie on April 27th. This lines up with other reports in the past and we should be getting an official synopsis and cast once production officially starts.

Universal Studios Owns Solo Hulk Movie Rights
When Marvel announced their entire lineup for Phase 3, many fans were not happy that Hulk or Black Widow were left out of the picture and not getting solo movies of their own. Scarlett Johansson recently stated that conversations are ongoing about how they could tell more of Black Widow's story but the Hulk solo movie is not coming soon it appears. Mark Ruffalo told Collider that Universal still owns the distributing rights for Hulk. That means that Marvel would have to come to an agreement with Universal if they wanted to have the Hulk carry his own franchise.

Captain Marvel Finds Writers
Marvel will finally have a female led movie in 2018 when Captain Marvel joins the MCU. Marvel is actively talking to female directors to take on the project but it appears they have already added two females to the movie. The Tracking Board posted an exclusive this week saying that Marvel is very close to hiring Nicole Perlman and Meg Lefauve as writers for the project. Nicole Perlman helped write a draft for Guardians of the Galaxy so Marvel is very familiar with her work.

Agents of SHIELD Finale, Guest Stars, and More
Agents of SHIELD is quickly approaching the end to the second season and it appears that we are in for a treat. SpoilerTV reiterated an earlier report that the finale will be 2 hours long as Marvel will air episodes 21 and 22 back to back on May 12th. We also finally learned the story of how Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) got the nickname The Calvary in this week's episode. Cobie Smulders also revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live that she is returning as Maria Hill at some point this season, but Marvel will probably try and keep which episode it is a surprise. They did however release the synopsis for episode 20, which is the first episode in a post Avengers: Age of Ultron MCU.

First Look at Luke Cage
Luke Cage (Mike Colter) will make his debut in the MCU when AKA Jessica Jones debuts later this year or early 2016. He is set to appear in 6 or 7 episodes and we finally got our first look at him this week. The MCU Exchange found some photos on Tumblr that showed Mike Colter on the set and riding a motorcycle, with a helmet as well. Either Cage is trying to blend in or the man with indestructible skin does not have his powers yet.

Steven DeKnight Talks All Things Daredevil
Now that Daredevil is on Netflix, it has been receiving great reviews (you can read ours here). DeKnight sat down with IGN this week to talk about season 1, the possibilities of a second season, and much more. Reach the highlights of the interview here.

John Ridley Helping Marvel with New TV Series
Last week we learned that Marvel and ABC were developing an Agents of SHIELD spinoff show for the fall. Now, EW is reporting that Oscar winning writer John Ridley has joined Marvel to help them develop another new and secret television series. EW said, "We hear the deal involves reinventing an existing Marvel superhero character or property for ABC—but all sides are staying quiet on exactly which title Ridley is adapting."

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Sony and Marvel Agree on Spider-Man Deal

When Sony was originally hacked near the end of 2014, many outlets sifted through the information that leaked to see what they could find. The biggest nugget was Marvel and Sony once again discussing a possible deal to bring Spider-Man into Marvel's cinematic universe.

It was not the first time fans had heard rumors of this as there were talks before The Avengers came out that Oscorp Tower could be featured in the New York Skyline. Then rumors swirled of a "Spidey Summit" happening in early January where the likes of Kevin Feige and others from Marvel would sit down with Sony executives to try and finalize the deal.

That deal, is officially done.

Marvel has announced that the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back under their control.

The new Spider-Man franchise will be overseen by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal as they reboot the franchise for what will be the third time on screen. The new Spider-Man will first appear in one of Marvel's previously announced films before having his own solo movie co-produced by both studios on July 28, 2017.

With the new Spider-Man set to make an appearance in MCU before his solo movie, Doctor Strange or a small cameo in Captain America: Civil War are the most likely options.

It is clear that this will be a new direction and not carry over any of the previous baggage or story lines from the original Spider-Man trilogy or the last two installments of The Amazing Spider-Man. 

What that means is no Andrew Garfield (sadly) and another new Peter Parker on the way. Marvel and Sony have yet to lock down an actor to play the web slinger but it should be a gig that any actor wants.

Current characters from the MCU have the possibility of appearing in solo Spider-Man movies as well.

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Marvel Weekly News #22

This week was the slowest in the past few weeks for Marvel. They did not announce anything officially but there was a bit of leaked and rumored news as usual. Some of the points that will be looked at more below is the possible villain of AKA Jessica Jones, new Guardians of the Galaxy info, new roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and an actor being courted by Marvel for Doctor Strange.

Jessica Jones Villain Revealed?

Now that Krysten Ritter has been cast as Jessica Jones, the production for the second Netflix show should start production soon. A.K.A. Jessica Jones does not have a set release date, but a tweet from a Marvel worker, Agent M, seemed to indicate it will come out before 2015 is done. It may have been revealed this week who the main villain Jessica will face during season 1. Some videos from auditions for the show seem to indicate that The Purple Man will be featured in the show.

Agent Carter Finishes Season 1

Marvel's Agent Carter had a one week hiatus this past week. With episode 4 premiering next week, we will hit the halfway point for the show. This week, Marvel finished filming the first season of their new hit. Hopefully the show will get renewed for a second season that could potentially be longer than 8 episodes.

Vision's Been a Plan For 3 Years

We have yet to get our first official look at Paul Bettany as Vision but just like everything at Marvel, he's been in the plans for a while. Bettany said in an interview this week that he has known about him transforming into Vision for 3 years. Marvel will likely have a TV Spot or new teaser during the Super Bowl and hopefully will give us our first look at the newest addition to the team.

Marvel Looking at Ejiofor

Even though Marvel has 3 movies sitting between them and Doctor Strange, it appears they are starting to look for more cast members to put next to Benedict Cumberbatch and possibly Daniel Brühl. This week, The Hollywood Reporter was told that Marvel is currently courting the star of 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor! The role is a complete mystery but it is reportedly not a villainous role but it will be significant. 

James Gunn Gives New Info in Q&A

James Gunn held a live Q&A on Facebook this week while having a simulcast viewing of Guardians of the Galaxy with fans across the world. As he shared his own thoughts on different scenes and answered fan questions, some new information became known. Here is some of the new information- 1) Gunn elaborated on the inclusion of Thanos in the film. He said that despite what previous interviews made it seem, he very much wanted Thanos in the film because he "didn't want to lose the connection to the Avengers since more people would see the movie. I also like Thanos. But he was difficult because he made the relationships to the other characters so difficult and more complicated - and he served future stories more than this one." 2) Gunn once again said he wanted more Nebula but would not say when she will return. 3) Gunn said that Ronan will not return in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 despite what Lee Pace wants, but would not rule him out entirely for returning at some point. 4) Gunn revealed that he originally planned to blow up Yondu's ship at the end of the movie by Rocket placing a bomb in the orb. He said he removed it because he knew fans would love Yondu.

Serkis's Role in Age of Ultron Confirmed

Since the first Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer when we first saw Andy Serkis's character, everyone has assumed that he will play Black Panther villain Ulysses Klaw. Now, Schmoes Know is reporting that their sources have confirmed that Serkis is playing Klaw.

New Guardian may Appear in Age of Ultron

As Schmoes Know was dropping the news about Serkis playing Klaw, they also revealed that a new female character may also pop up during the movie. If this is true, the character has strong ties to both the Avengers and the Guardians in the comics and could serve as a way to tie the cosmic side and the earth side of Marvel's universe together. According to Schmoes Know's sources, that character may be Mantis. This is the first time Mantis' name has come up for Avengers: Age of Ultron so it is an interesting report but one I would be okay with.

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Marvel Weekly News #20

It's a new year and that means the start of new promotions for Marvel. This past week, they gave us lots of news and promotions for their summer movie Ant-Man. Between a trailer, official photos, and a teaser poster, Marvel is trying to make the public more aware of the upcoming film. It was also a big week for Marvel on the television front. Agent Carter debuted as well as an official release date for Daredevil was set. Other news this week include Cumberbatch talking about Doctor Strange, Renner teasing mystery Hawkeye project, new addition to Agents of SHIELD cast, an Agent Carter cameo, and filming information for Captain America: Civil War revealed.

Doctor Strange Introduces a Huge New Element

After a long process with many twists and turns, the fan favorite Benedict Cumberbatch is officially Doctor Strange. Cumberbatch is now allowed to answer some questions about the role. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he was asked if the role was a risk. He said, "I don’t think it’s a risk because of Marvel. Marvel is a stable of bringing out ordinary comic characters and turning them into screen-like gods. It’s very different, it’s an Astral Plane. There’s a huge new element to this Marvel universe that’s going to be employed in building this story and this character. But you know, I’m really excited about it, about working with Scott [Derrickson] whose imagination is endless, and all the boys and girls at Marvel who know what they’re doing."

Ant-Man Teaser Poster and Trailer

As mentioned earlier, Marvel has started ramping up the promotions for Ant-Man. This week gave us our first teaser poster (pictured above) for the film which pokes fun at just how small and unique of a character Ant-Man is. They also released the first teaser trailer for the movie after the premiere of Agent Carter. I already broke down the trailer earlier in the week which you can see here.

Mystery Hawkeye Role

When the Phase 3 lineup was announced, fans were upset by the lack of appearances that Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) could have. Renner has already expressed how he was unpleased with his role as Loki's minion for the majority of The Avengers and that has resulted in a larger role in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Now Renner has hinted at an upcoming mystery role. On Tuesday, Renner posted on social media saying "Tues morn. I find myself in costume again. I just can't tell you why. And it still fits! #marvel #avengers #hawkeye" Could he be appearing in this season of Agents of SHIELD? Or is he simply doing a fitting to get ready for a possible role in Captain America: Civil War? Only time will tell.

Agent Carter Premiere

With Agents of SHIELD on its winter break, Marvel has launched a brand new show based around the life of Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) following the events of Captain America: The First Avenger. It had a two hour premiere on Tuesday that was really good. Read our full review of the premiere and tune in every Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST on ABC for new episodes.

Daredevil Release Date Set

Post-production for the first Netflix exclusive Marvel series is well underway. Now, Marvel has given us the day that we will be able to get our Daredevil binge on. Find that out plus see a cool moving poster at our full post.

Agents of SHIELD Casts Olmos

The cast and crew of Agents of SHIELD are back to work following their winter break to finish what should be a crazy season 2. As they aim to answer some unanswered questions, the show has also been adding to its cast. This week Marvel announced that Edward James Olmos has joined the show as Robert Gonzalez. His presence on the show "will have massive repercussions for Director Coulson and his team."

Agent Carter Cameo

Marvel's newest series Agent Carter is already two episodes in and has been a big hit among critics and fans. Marvel has officially titled and described the fourth episode "The Blitzkrieg Button" and revealed it will feature a cameo by the great Stan Lee!

Civil War Filming Locations

Captain America: Civil War starts production soon and is the film that will kick off Phase 3 of the Marvel cinematic universe. Anthony Mackie, who is confirmed to be returning in the movie as Sam Wilson (The Falcon), revealed some more information on the movies production in a recent interview with B96 Chicago. He confirmed that Captain America: Civil War will start filming in April and that he will be on set for about 5 months. He also said the movie will film in Atlanta (like many of the Marvel movies) but also Berlin and Puerto Rico. Could the Civil War story line lead to a global dispute? We will have to wait and see.

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