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 #28

The Avengers have taken full priority for Marvel. After announcing a new trailer was set to release on Thursday, they surprised the world by giving us a chance to unlock it early, and it didn't take very long. The new trailer gave lots of new footage but that was not the only news on the Marvel front. James Gunn stated what new character we will see in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, we got our first look at Wilson Fisk, and new character posters for Avengers: Age of Ultron along side the trailer. We also found out who might direct and write the new Spider-Man franchise, Mike Colter talked about Luke Cage, and Agents of SHIELD had a very inhuman return. Read more about each of these below!

Gunn's Favorite Guardian Set for Debut
We've known since Comic-Con that the space adventure known as Guardians of the Galaxy would be getting a sequel and that the main cast will all be returning. As he normally does, director James Gunn spent time this week answering fan questions about Guardians of the Galaxy 2. He revealed that his favorite character will be making his/her debut in the sequel. Who is that character? We will have to wait and see. Gunn also stated that he would love for Al Pacino to join the movie, which is interesting since Pacino was rumored to have a meeting with Marvel last year.

Marvel Shows Off Wilson Fisk
We are just over a month away from Daredevil's release on Netflix and Marvel has started promoting their first Netflix original show. This week, they gave us our first full look at Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio). Fisk will be the main villain Matthew Murdock (Charlie Cox) has to face in season 1.

 

Hawkeye and Cap Get Character Posters
Last week, Marvel started releasing solo character posters for Avengers: Age of Ultron giving us Iron Man, Hulk, and then Thor, Black Widow, and Nick Fury. This week, they gave us two more with Hawkeye and Captain America getting the posters above. There may be more posters on the way as we get closer to the release.

Goddard Will Take on Spider-Man
After Sony and Marvel agreed to share Spider-Man, fans wanted to know who would be the director and also who could be the new hero. We made our list of 5 actors we would like to see, but it appears they may have found the writer and director. Read more about Drew Goddard reportedly joining the franchise here.

Colter Talks Luke Cage
Even though Mike Colter will have to wait over a year till he leads Luke Cage, his own Netflix show, he is set to co-star in AKA Jessica Jones alongside Jessica Jones herself Krysten Ritter. This week he talked to IGN about the role and you can read the highlights here.

Agents of SHIELD Returns
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD returned this week and started the show down the inhuman path. The sophomore season has been fantastic and looks well on its way for many more seasons. Should the show continue, Marvel will need more ideas to fill the winter break so we helped them out with 8 potential ideas. If you watched EP 11, check out our review and share your thoughts on the episode as well!

Age of Ultron Trailer 3
If you haven't already, above is the third and probably final trailer we get for Avengers: Age of Ultron. The trailer gave us more Hulkbuster vs Hulk action, Ultron gathering his massive army, and a small glimpse at Paul Bettany's Vision. You can see some screenshots from the trailer on our Twitter page.

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Marvel Weekly News #14

This was a relatively slow week for Marvel. This will be one of the shorter posts so far. This week's news dealt with a fan favorite speaking out on her willingness to play Captain Marvel, new footage for Agent Carter, Gwyneth Paltrow on her role in Captain America: Civil War, whether or not we will see Nova in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and another possible addition to the cast of Captain America: Civil War.

Emily Blunt Up For Captain Marvel

Emily Blunt has been doing press tours for her upcoming movie Into the Woods. In an interview with ScreenCrush this week, they asked Blunt about her desire to play Captain Marvel in the future movie. Blunt has been a popular fan choice for the role and even she wants to play the part. Blunt said, "If it’s an awesome part, it doesn't matter if it’s a Marvel movie or a tiny movie, I’d be up for it." She went on to say that she has not received any calls for the part so we will just have to wait and see.

New Agent Carter Footage

We are just over a month away from the premiere of Marvel's new television series Agent Carter. Marvel is starting to release more clips to see Peggy Carter in action. Check out the two clips below.

Gwyneth Paltrow Wants Civil War Role

Gwyneth Paltrow has been with Marvel since the very beginning. She has been in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, and Avengers. As you can see, she has been in every movie that Robert Downey Jr. has been in. It's unknown if she will be in Avengers: Age of Ultron but it's likely she will be in some capacity. It's hard to picture Tony Stark without Pepper Potts, which brings us to Paltrow's desire to be along side Downey again in Captain America: Civil War. She spoke to DishNation this week about the possibility and said, "My fingers are crossed. I would love to be Pepper Potts again at some point in my life." 

No Nova in Guardians 2

The once risky property of Guardians of the Galaxy has turned into a huge hit, thanks in part to director James Gunn. Gunn is now working hard on the sequel and has spoken about his desire for more characters in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. One character that everyone wants to see in the movie is Nova. Unfortunately for Nova and fans of the character, he will not be appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Gunn took to Facebook to confirm this as he responded to a fan question. Gunn said that Nova does not currently serve a purpose to the story, right now.

Maria Hill Could Appear in Civil War

As I was writing this, another rumor popped up saying that Cobie Smulders could return as Maria Hill in Captain America: Civil War. The rumor comes from Spanish sites elmulticine and Cinemax. They both claim that Smulders will in fact return as Maria Hill for the epic Civil War storyline.

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Marvel Sets Phase 3 Lineup

After HYDRA leaked the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, Marvel officially released the trailer for the world to see. They also announced a special event that was open to media and fans. The "Marvel Event" turned into what I called Marvel-Con by the amount of news and excitement Marvel generated through the event.

When Marvel first made the announcement of the event many started trying to figure out what kind of big news Marvel could announce. I was in a small corner that did not expect anything major to be revealed. Then reports surfaced that Benedict Cumberbatch is close to signing on for the role of Doctor Strange. After that happened, my thought process started to change but did not expect what Marvel had up their sleeves.

This afternoon Marvel announced their entire Phase 3 movie lineup! That's right, after announcing dates earlier in the year, Marvel officially put titles on those dates. Among the movies announced was Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and 2. It's time to breakdown each title announced as well as speculate on what each movie could hold.

Captain America: Civil War

The first movie Marvel announced at their event was Captain America: Serpent Society! Wait what? That's what Marvel initially said but it was all just a hoax. They announced what had been reported a few weeks ago. Tony Stark and Steve Rodgers will go head to head and bring a new friend along for the ride. Black Panther will make his big screen debut as he will be asked to choose a side in this world changing debate. Captain America: Civil War will feature the previously mentioned characters as well as Falcon and the Winter Soldier. How both of these characters factor into the story will surely be interesting to watch unfold. Captain America: Civil War will release in theaters on May 6th, 2016.

Doctor Strange

Marvel also put an official date and title on Doctor Strange. Director Scott Derrickson has been attached to the movie since June and will bring his horror background to Marvel. While there is no current lead officially on the project, this week reports surfaced of Benedict Cumberbatch closing in on the lead role. Doctor Strange will release in theaters on November 4th, 2016.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Marvel announced Guardians of the Galaxy 2 at Comic-Con this year before Guardians of the Galaxy even released in theaters. So why is it on this list? Well Marvel bumped its release date up 2 months! Instead of releasing on July 28, 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will release in theaters on May 5th, 2017. James Gunn is scheduled to return to direct the sequel as well as returning the core members of the team. This movie will see the team continue to patrol the galaxy and probably have a run in with Thanos, which brings them on a path to earth.

Thor: Ragnarok

The day after comments from Chris Hemsworth surfaced where he hinted at a 2017 release date for Thor 3, Marvel gave us an official title and release date. That's right, Thor 3 will officially be called Thor: Ragnarok! It will feature the return of Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Thor will also likely travel to Ragnarok and have to deal with the fallout to what is happening or will happen to his father Odin. I expect this to be the final movie for Loki and Odin. Thor will take the throne of Asgard and be out of the way to protect earth from imminent threats. Thor: Ragnarok will release in theaters on July 28th, 2017.

Black Panther

After the fallouts from Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther will embark on his first solo movie in 2017! Who will be playing T'Challa? Chadwick Boseman! The fan favorite has officially joined the Marvel universe! Concept art for the suit was also revealed and it looks fantastic. Black Panther will release in theaters on November 3, 2017.

Avengers: Infinity War Part 1

Avengers 3 will be split into two parts now after Marvel had denied such a possibility. With the fallouts of Avengers: Age of Ultron unclear, how part one plays out could be very interesting. By this point Thanos will likely have the gauntlet in his possession and a few of the infinity gems. He will likely take to earth to destroy the Avengers but have a tough time taking them all down. Part 1 will most likely end with Thanos seemingly defeating the Avengers before the Guardians and the other cosmic allies come to the rescue. Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 will release in theaters on May 4th, 2018!

Captain Marvel

Marvel is finally doing a movie with a female lead! Carol Danvers will be the lead of Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel will have earthbound adventures but her powers are based on the cosmic side of Marvel's universe. Captain Marvel will release in theaters on July 6th, 2018!

Inhumans

Marvel announced that for their 20th movie they release another team based franchise, this time it will be the Inhumans. The Inhumans are a group of people who have been given powers from the alien race of the Kree. One actor who has commonly been linked to an Inhumans movie is Vin Diesel starring as the leader of the team Black Bolt. Marvel and Diesel have been negotiating a role that would be bigger and combine different properties. There has been much speculation that Skye from Agents of SHIELD could have Kree or Inhuman ties, which would provide a big payoff and connection from the show to the big screen. Inhumans will release in theaters November 2nd, 2018.

Avengers: Infinity War Part 2

Marvel's Phase 3 will conclude with Avengers: Infinity War Part 2. This movie should be the conclusion of the current Thanos story arc, with him having the real possibility to have a part in many of these Phase 3 movies. This will likely be Marvel's first big mega crossover event. Not only do I expect the Avengers, Guardians, and Inhumans to team together to stop Thanos but also the smaller characters. I expect Marvel's Netflix characters to appear as well as some of the other characters they develop through Agents of SHIELD. Thanos will ultimately survive the onslaught of attacks and probably be back in a few years to try again. Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 will release in theaters on May 3rd, 2019.

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