Marvel Weekly News #32

It's been another busy week in the MCU as we are now less than one week away from Daredevil debuting on Netflix and less than a month till Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters and Marvel is doing everything they can to promote the two properties. This week we got a few trailers and posters for Daredevil while learning more about the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron, two more TV spots, and IMAX posters. We also got new and unused concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy, a showrunner for Luke Cage, a new episode of Agents of SHIELD as well as new promos for future episodes. There was also an update on who may appear in Captain America: Civil War, what is going to happen to the Hulk, and when Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will start production. Get more information on all of these below!

Concept Art Shows Unused Guardians Character
Marvel found themselves a brand new hit in Guardians of the Galaxy last summer. As with every movie, Marvel had various artists do concept art for the characters in the film. Thomas Nelson updated his library with concept art and it revealed an unused character. The character above is Tantalus, or known as Lord Tantalus in the comics. Even though he was not featured in the movie, it is possible he may appear in two years when Guardians of the Galaxy 2 hits theaters. Check out more of Thomas Nelson's Guardians of the Galaxy concept art thanks to Comicbook.com!

Daredevil Character Posters Released
As we near the debut of Daredevil on Netflix, Marvel and Netflix have been releasing promotional materials for the series for the past few days. Earlier this week, they released character posters for the main characters of the series that combined to make the banner above.

Age of Ultron IMAX Poster
If you are planning on seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron in IMAX 3D on opening day at midnight, then you will be receiving one of the above posters. Marvel is letting us, the fans, vote for which of the above posters we will receive. In order to vote for one of the above posters, you must go on Twitter and use the hashtag for the appropriate poster. Here are the hastags in order of the posters above from left to right- #AvengersLastHope, #AvengersUnite, #UltronUnleashed, and #UltronNoStrings.

Luke Cage Find a Showrunner
With Daredevil almost being ready for release and AKA Jessica Jones in the middle of production, Marvel has started focusing on Luke Cage, which may be the next Netflix exclusive series. They announced this week that Cheo Hodari Coker has signed on to be the executive producer and showrunner for the series. Read more about the announcement here.

Agents of SHIELD EP's 15 and 16
The two factions of SHIELD collided this past week in Agents of SHIELD. In "One Door Closes," the "Real SHIELD" infiltrates Coulson's base as Skye gets help from her other Inhumans. Read our full review of EP 15 here. Chloe Bennet and Clark Gregg also spent time early in the week talking about the future of the show at Emerald City Comic-Con, read the highlights here.

Daredevil Trailers
Marvel has released an abundance of new trailers to build up the hype for Daredevil. The first trailer shows the rise of the first defender (which can be seen here) and then Netflix released two more trailers which can be seen here and here. The first two episodes premiered on Thursday and gave the cast the opportunity to talk about the show. Read the highlights from the interviews here.

Age of Ultron Adds Two Mystery Females
The premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron is quickly approaching and that means some more information has started to become available. They sent out a press tip sheet that revealed two new cast members. Julie Delpy and Linda Cardellini. This set the internet on fire with speculation that one of them could be Carol Danvers. Superhero News went on record saying Cardellini is not a superhero and just a small supporting role. Then, El Mayimbe of Latino-Review said that one these two ladies has ties to Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) but that he didn't want to spoil a surprise for the fans.

Daredevil Yet to Be Called For Civil War
After Ultron wrecks the MCU, we will get Ant-Man before what should be another game changing film in Captain America: Civil War. We already know that Iron Man, Cap, Black Widow, Falcon, Winter Soldier, and probably Hawkeye and Crossbones will appear but there will certainly be more. Charlie Cox told IGN that, "I have not been called about that... But, it would be very very cool to just be in the background."

Daredevil Season 2 Plans
Daredevil has been getting high praise in the early reviews that have released and that means that Season 2 could very well be a possibility. Steven DeKnight spoke to SciFi Now about what may be in store and said, “The Hand, Elektra, Bullseye… with a 13-episode arc you don’t have to rush it; you can explore. That’s not to say we are going to do Bullseye and Elektra, but it’s on the radar.”

Two New Age of Ultron TV Spots
Marvel is also continuing to promote a movie that probably does not need it in Avengers: Age of Ultron. They released two new TV Spots showing off Ultron, Thor, Black Widow, and more. Check out the TV Spots below and then screenshots from the trailers at our newly launched Facebook page.

Has the Hulk's Fate Changed? (Possible SPOILERS)
A while back, rumors circulated that we may see the Hulk get sent into space at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Now it appears that may not be the case. El Mayimbe said during his #AskElMayimbe segment on Twitter that it appears the scoop he reported way back was changed during the process of making the film. This means the Bruce Banner or the Hulk could pop up throughout Phase 3 even though he doesn't have a solo movie of his own. One cool way to keep him involved would be to have him interact with the teenage Spider-Man in the 2017 reboot. He could be a mentor to Parker or Morales and maybe even give us a chance to see the two go head to head like so many want.

Age of Ultron Character Descriptions
Avengers: Age of Ultron is set to introduce a bunch of new characters into the MCU but there are two that we know little about. Thanks to some character descriptions released by Film Police Reviews (via CBM) we have new information on Andy Serkis' Ulysses Klaue (or Klaw?) and Claudia Kim's Dr. Helen Cho. Klaue is "He is a black-market arms dealer, smuggler and gangster operating out of South Africa. He is a former acquaintance of Tony Stark’s from his weapons-dealing days and a powerful new player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe." Dr. Cho is "She is a world-renowned geneticist and an ally of The Avengers. From her offices in Seoul, South Korea, to sharing workspace with Bruce Banner in his lab at Avengers Tower, Dr. Cho’s research and technology help keep The Avengers in the fight."

Guardians 2 Will Start Production Next Year
James Gunn revealed earlier this week that he is scheduled to meet with Marvel soon to go over his screenplay and vision for Guardians of the Galaxy 2. He also revealed during one of many Q&A's on Periscope that the sequel is scheduled to start production in February 2016. We already know that the core group of Guardians as well as Yondu, Nebula, and a few new faces are set to appear in the film.

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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 #13

This week we got news on a Guardians of the Galaxy rumor, the filming status of Ant-Man, another new episode of Agents of SHIELD, confirmation on the mystery alien from Agents of SHIELD, and the potential casting list for Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.

Beta Ray Bill in Guardians?

Guardians of the Galaxy is nearing its release on Blu-Ray and DVD and James Gunn is making the press rounds to talk once again about the film. In an interview with Collider, Gunn was asked about whether or not the image on the left is Beta Ray Bill in The Collector's warehouse. Unfortunately for fans, Gunn confirmed that it is definitely not Beta Ray Bill.

Evangeline Lilly wraps up Ant-Man

Ant-Man is nearing the end of filming. Last week we learned that Michael Douglas has finished filming his part for the movie. While doing press for her new book, Lilly confirmed that she has also finished filming her scenes.

Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 8

Season 2 is nearing its winter break for Agents of SHIELD. Episode 8 debuted this week and continued the strong output for the season. You can read our full review of the episode here.

Mystery Alien Origin

During the first season of Agents of SHIELD, we learned that the GH325 serum was a product of a mysterious blue alien. During an interview this week with TV Guide, Executive Producer Jeffrey Bell revealed what race the alien was. We will learn more about the alien in two weeks on Agents of SHIELD but for now, if you want to know the origin, keep reading.

Still reading? Well the alien has been confirmed to be of Kree alien!

Jessica Jones and Luke Cage Wish List

Marvel is gearing up to continue its Netflix series with AKA Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Deadline reported this week that they got news of potential casting choices for the two superheroes for Marvel. For the lead in Jessica Jones, Marvel is reportedly looking at Krysten Ritter, Alexandra Daddario, Teresa Palmer, Jessica De Gouw, and Marin Ireland. For the lead in Luke Cage, Marvel is reportedly looking at Lance Gross, Mike Colter, and Cleo Anthony.

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Marvel Weekly News #9

This week turned out to be pretty uneventful on the Marvel front unfortunately. Wait, what's that? Oh yeah, it was the exact opposite! Thanks to the work of HYDRA we got our first leaked and official look at Avengers: Age of Ultron! Mockingbird also made her debut in Agents of SHIELD, James Gunn gave some Guardians of the Galaxy 2 news, new director rumors, and a new addition to the Agent Carter cast was announced. With so much news, let's get right to it.

Guardians of the Galaxy Climbs Oversees

Guardians of the Galaxy was once considered to be a huge risk and the potential downfall of Marvel Studios but it has been anything but that. Thanks to the movie finally releasing in China, it has now totaled $739 million in worldwide gross. It now sits as the third highest Marvel Studios behind only the billion dollar club of Iron Man 3 and The Avengers.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Characters

Thanks to the aforementioned success of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel wasted no time in announcing a sequel. In fact, the made it official before the first movie even came out. James Gunn has been hard at work on the sequel since the day Guardians of the Galaxy came out. This week he confirmed that the core team of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket will all return as well as some other familiar faces. Nebula, Yondu, and Corpsman Dey all should return. He also once again teased the addition of another character to the main roster. Fan favorites include Nova, Adam Warlock, and Moondragon.

Agents of SHIELD EP 5

Agents of SHIELD continued on its strong sophomore season with its 5th episode. You can read our full review of the episode here. It featured the debut of Adrianne Palicki as Mockingbird and gave us a bigger look at Skye's background and father. The episode also saw an uptick in viewers up to 4.7 million and was the number 1 show in the 18-49 male demographic. After the debut of Mockingbird, Marvel released the first image of the official costume. 

Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Leak

HYDRA may be in hiding but they aren't holding back. This week they got their hands on the first Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer and leaked it early. Marvel was planning on premiering the trailer after next week's episode of Agents of SHIELD. With HYDRA ruining their plans, Marvel had to act quickly to save fans.

Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Released

Only hours after the leaked trailer, Marvel officially released the trailer in HD early. While that means they'll have to change their plans for what they're going to do after next week's Agents of SHIELD, they made all fans extremely happy. Check out the trailer and a few screens right here! It featured our first look at the Hulkbuster armor, many different Ultron suits, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in action, and Andy Serkis!

Avengers: Age of Ultron Poster

Marvel wasn't done with the trailer either. They also released the first poster for Avengers: Age of Ultron. It looks almost identical to the first Avengers poster but with an obvious twist on Ultron.

  

Adam McKay the Director

Adam McKay was at one time in the running to replace Edgar Wright as the director of Ant-Man. He did help re-write the script with the help of Paul Rudd but could not direct because of other projects. Marvel is apparently very happy with his work as they are in early discussions for him direct an upcoming movie. Doctor Strange already has a director and it's unlikely he would direct Thor 3 or an Avengers movie, so what could it be? Black Panther is a possibility but I think him directing a small team up movie would be fantastic. Making a Secret Avengers or West Coast Avengers movie starring Hawkeye, Black Widow, Falcon, and a combination of Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Iron Patriot, Vision, and Mockingbird would certainly draw in a crowd.

New Avengers: Age of Ultron Footage Coming

Since Marvel had to release the first Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer early, they are going to roll out new footage soon. It will start after episode 6 of Agents of SHIELD and then the following week during Marvel's 75th anniversary show.

Lyndsy Fonseca Joins Agent Carter Cast

Marvel continues to add quality actors and actresses to the cast of Agent Carter. Yesterday they announced that Lyndsy Fonseca will join the show as Angie Martinelli. She is an aspiring actress in New York who befriends Peggy and helps her adapt to a world without war.

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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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