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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Marvel Releases 14 Age of Ultron Stills

With just over two weeks standing between the world and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel has started to crank out more and more promos. This week started with a live stream from the red carpet for the premiere of the movie in Hollywood and included a new clip of the Hulkbuster vs Hulk fight.

Today, Marvel has officially released 14 new stills from Avengers: Age of Ultron giving us looks at James Rhodes (Don Cheadle), Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), Baron Von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann), and much more. Check out all 14 images below!

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Beginning of Hulkbuster Fight Shown At MTV Movie Awards

During this years MTV Movie Awards, the show recognized Robert Downey Jr by giving him the Generation Award. After a speech and getting the award presented by his fellow Avengers, they debuted an exclusive clip from Avengers: Age of Ultron.

The clip shows the beginning of the highly anticipated fight between Hulk and Iron Man in the Hulkbuster suit. The clips reiterates that the Hulk is being controlled by Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and that he does not like the mention of his other half, Bruce Banner.

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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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Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 15 Review

Agents of SHIELD is continuing a great second season that has turned the focus to the Inhumans and another SHIELD faction. Both of these plots may seem very separate but the two collided together and shaped what we should see during the remaining seven episodes.

***** SPOILERS for "One Door Closes" to follow *****

"One Door Closes," written by Lauren LeFranc & Rafe Judkins and directed by David Solomon, has the "Real SHIELD" show its strength and cause a lot of problems for Coulson's SHIELD.

The episode goes back and forth between the current time and a flashback to the day SHIELD was overtaken by HYDRA. The flashbacks bring Isabelle Hartley (Lucy Lawless) back to the fold and show her and Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) kicking some major butt from the start.

Hartley and Mockingbird are also joined by Mack (Henry Simmons) and rescue a wounded Robert Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos). These four and a few others follow the plan laid out by Fury to sink the helicarrier they are on. That is until Mockingbird proposes a new plan instead. She decides to defect from Fury's plan and save the ship.

This is where we see the beginning of this new SHIELD faction and lays the foundation for what they believe in. It is interesting to see them portray Mockingbird as the brains behind this new faction, even going so far as Gonzalez telling Coulson he didn't even want to be the Director of the "Real SHIELD." During the last few episodes, Mockingbird's true allegiance seemed to be very questionable thanks to her relationship with Hunter, but now it appears she has actually been telling the truth about just how loyal she is.

When we are back in the present day, Coulson (Clark Gregg) immediately starts questioning the loyalty of Mack while Mockingbird is snooping around his office. Once Mack and Mockingbird are discovered as being double agents, a scramble for control ensues as Mockingbird and Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) go toe to toe for one of the best fight scenes in the shows run.

During the scrum for control, we see Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) get the best of Mockingbird and Mack save his old buddy Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) from an explosion that he set.

The "Real SHIELD" takes over the SHIELD base, but during their head count they somehow do not account for Agent May. With Coulson in handcuffs, he and Gonzalez finally come face to face to try and sort out their problems. This is truly great as we see Clark Gregg and Edward James Olmos share a lengthy scene and a lot of interesting dialogue. Just as they are finishing up their discussion, May comes in to save the day and help Coulson escape to find Skye.

Speaking of Skye (Chloe Bennet), she was taken away to a secret log cabin and since this is the Marvel universe, it is no ordinary cabin. 

Hulk Fist Indentation in Skye's Cabin

This just so happens to be the same cabin that Bruce Banner spent time in, likely the same one seen during the last scene of The Incredible Hulk. Skye starts to learn how to control her powers after a visit from Gordon (Jamie Harris) and a promise to return once she needs him. That comes much sooner than Skye anticipated after the "Real SHIELD" begins to hunt her down. She calls upon the other Inhuman after having her first moment that shows her true power as Quake, and it was beautiful.

Seeing Skye, Mockingbird, and May have a major presence in this episode, as well as Simmons to a lesser extent, was a nice reminder of just how many strong female characters the show has. Agent Carter got a lot of praise for being a show driven by a female character and Hayley Atwell was a great leading lady as Peggy Carter, but these four actresses also deserve a lot of praise.

Chloe Bennet started off being an awkward and seemingly forced character but has become a focal point of the show who has been given a story justifying her presence. Bennet has been tasked with introducing the entire MCU and its millions of fans to the Inhumans, and on a TV show none the less. She can now carry the show when necessary and her future is the most exciting thing about the show.

Ming-Na Wen joined the show as a stone faced, no nonsense right hand lady to Coulson but her transformation to becoming Skye's mentor while also kicking major butt every week is amazing. Adrianne Palicki is basically a nicer and younger version of Agent May, but she has been on a roller coaster ride during her first season. She has now been turned into a villain of sorts but I still find myself rooting for her, except for when she is defying SHIELD. Elizabeth Henstridge has also come a long way since her being an agent afraid to be in the field, even taking down Mockingbird in this episode. She is still trying to come to peace with all the changes at SHIELD, and after her best friend suffering brain damage as a result of saving her life and now Skye becoming something that could destroy them all, it's hard to really blame her.

The episode ends with Coulson on a beach, but thankfully not TAHITI this time. He is there to meet up with Lance Hunter (Nick Blood), his only other agent not being held captive. The show has really developed Hunter recently and made him the character that is worthy of being a season/series regular and not just a guest star. He signs on, while be it on a napkin, to be fully committed to Coulson's SHIELD team and these two will have their hands full come next week.

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New Age of Ultron TV Spot Shows Lots of New Footage

When many people think of March Madness their minds go to basketball, but Marvel was not about to let basketball steal all of the news cycle. Marvel has released a new TV spot that was filled with lots of new footage.

The new TV spot gave us new looks at all of our heroes and villains, the recruitment of Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to become Avengers, Quicksilver's accent, and lots more.

Check out the TV spot below followed by some screen grabs from the new footage shown.

Thor Hits Captain America's Shield

Maria Hill

Nick Fury sure looks like he is back with a secret organization

Hawkeye and his weapon stash

Captain America's shield magnets

Hulk shows off his roar and his muscles

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Hulk Gets Solo Age of Ultron Poster

Yesterday, Robert Downey Jr. released the first of what should be many solo character posters for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Today, Mark Ruffalo used his Twitter account (@MarkRuffalo) to share a solo Hulk poster.

Each of the remaining Avengers should also get solo posters with Downey Jr teasing a big reveal 7 days from now. It seems likely that each of the solo posters will connect to form one giant poster just like Marvel did at SDCC.

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10 Most Anticipated Moments in Age of Ultron

As we get closer to the release of Marvel's most anticipated movie yet, Avengers: Age of Ultron is sure to have it's fair share of jaw dropping moments. There have been lots of these moments teased in the trailers so far and I have compiled a list of 10 moments that I'm anticipated the most. Check out the list below!

10. Klaw's Involvement
When Andy Serkis first joined Avengers: Age of Ultron, it was assumed given his background in motion capture that he would use those skills. Instead, Serkis will be playing the famous Black Panther villain Ulysses Klaw. He has been shown briefly in each of the first two trailers but how big of a role he will actually have is not clear. He may simply be an easy way to introduce Wakanda and give Ultron the Vibranium he needs but if the glimpses we have gotten are any indication, his role may be much bigger.

9. Banner's Anger Problems
Thanks to his role in The Avengers, the Hulk became a favorite among fans around the world. His future in the movies has been a hot topic with rumors stating he be in space by the time Avengers: Age of Ultron comes to an end. His fate may be related to his ability to control his anger and not Hulk out. From the footage we've seen of Banner, his ability to control the Hulk is unstable. Seeing how he deals with his anger will be very interesting to watch.

8. The Twins
Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) are some of the newest super powered individuals in the Marvel cinematic universe. They have been used sparingly in marketing in large part to most likely make their screen time that much more enjoyable. The twins will begin by helping Ultron but should switch and join the Avengers before the movie is finished. How their powers will be displayed and utilized make their presence one of my most anticipated moments of the film.

7. Cameos
We know a large majority of the cast and characters that will make appearances in Avengers: Age of Ultron but their are certainly a few that should surprise us. From Black Panther, to Carol Danvers, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Mantis, SHIELD agents and their director, or even a new Peter Parker, there has been no shortage of rumors on who just might make a cameo. Director Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) seems like the most likely cameo to take place, especially considering Agents of SHIELD is set to tie in to this movie. Other than that, Scott Lang, Hank Pym, or Stephen Strange would be a pleasant surprise and makes this one of my most anticipated moments of the film, should it happen.

6. Civil War Seeds
Following Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel will release Ant-Man before delivering what Anthony Mackie called "Avengers 3.8" in Captain America: Civil War. Civil War will feature Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) square off about who super powered people, like themselves, should have to answer to. Marvel has been hinting at Civil War for quite some time and should continue that during Avengers: Age of Ultron making it one of our most anticipated moments.

5. Hero vs Hero Fights
One of the best parts of The Avengers was seeing heroes go to head to head. Thor vs Hulk, Iron Man vs Thor, and Black Widow vs a mind controlled Hawkeye were just a few of the battles that we saw. We know of one hero vs hero fight that will get more of a spotlight later on. In the footage we have seen, we know there will be some tension between Thor and Iron Man, but what other fights we could see are a mystery. It seems very likely that we will see Captain America and Iron Man go head to head to preview Captain America: Civil War. Seeing other heroes, both old and new, go head to head will be a very memorable part of the film.

4. Splitting the Team
With Captain America: Civil War on the horizon, there have been plenty of rumors of what side other characters will pick. It is rumored that the current Avengers team will be no more after this movie for various reasons and Captain America will form and lead a brand new team. Seeing who exactly makes that team, where the rest of the current Avengers go, and what this could mean for the future make it a very anticipated moment of the film.

3. Final Ultron Battle
The villainous A.I. Ultron will be the big bad the Avengers have to face in Avengers: Age of Ultron. We've seen the introduction to Ultron in the trailers but the final battle between him and the team should be extremely memorable. Should he get his body coated in Vibranium remains to be seen but from the footage Marvel has shown, Ultron will be an incredibly hard opponent to take down. As he said, "There are no strings on me."

2. Reveal of Vision
Contrary to the amount of promo art that has come out featuring the full life form of JARVIS, his transformation into the Vision has not been shown in footage. Marvel has, to this point, hid Vision (Paul Bettany) in live action and unless they surprise us in the third (last) trailer we won't see him. The reveal of Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron and what side he starts and finishes on make his reveal one of the most anticipated moments.

1. Hulk vs Hulkbuster
This should not be a surprise to anyone who has been following Avengers: Age of Ultron. Marvel teased the Hulk vs Hulkbuster fight with promo art during their Marvel/75 Years/Pulp to Pop special on ABC and has been the centerpiece of the trailers. Seeing the full fight on the big screen and who may or may not be controlling/manipulating the Hulk will be a great moment in MCU history.

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Marvel Releases 16 Official Age of Ultron Photos

We are now less than three months away from the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron and with that, Marvel has decided to release 16 brand new images.

See each of the new pictures below featuring the Hulk, Ultron, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Tony Stark, the Hulkbuster armor, and Joss Whedon.

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