Agents of SHIELD 'Frenemy of My Enemy' Review- The Calm Before the Storm

Agents of SHIELD was turned upside down after HYDRA overtook SHIELD during Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Coulson was appointed the new director of SHIELD and had to rebuild the organization from the ground up. He has since been overthrown and possibly lost the trust of his agents trying to rescue Skye.

***** SPOILERS for EP 2.18 "Frenemy of My Enemy to follow *****

The eyes of the Marvel universe are focused on the upcoming release of Avengers: Age of Ultron but there is always more happening in the MCU. Daredevil just got picked up for a second season on Netflix and now Agents of SHIELD has started building towards their season 2 finale.

In "Frenemy of My Enemy," written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Paul Zbyszewski and directed by Karen Gaviola, Coulson (Clark Gregg) realizes that his team of Deathlok (J. August Richards), Lance Hunter (Nick Blood), and Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) will not be enough to rescue Skye, who spends some quality time with her father.

Coulson has to make the difficult decision to ask Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) and Agent 33 (Maya Stojan) for their help to infiltrate HYDRA. Coulson proposes wiping Ward's memories after he complies but they instead settle on giving Ward a clean slate so he and Agent 33 can be together.

Meanwhile back in Afterlife, Jiaying (Dichen Lachman) decides it is time to split of the family and send Cal (Kyle MacLachlan) away from the rest of the Inhumans. Skye (Chlose Bennet) is not a fan about this plan so she decides to spend a day with him to try and ease the pain.

Back at the SHIELD headquarters Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) is testing relationships by trying to get to the truth of Coulson's actions. She orders Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) to hack Deathlok and Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack (Henry Simmons) go to track Coulson's team down.

HYDRA, Coulson's team, Skye, Cal, and Lincoln Campbell (Luke Mitchell) all collide in an epic showdown. The battle ends with Gordon (Jamie Harris) taking Cal and Skye away just as she realizes Coulson and Ward are there and working together. Mockingbird and Mack arrive soon after everyone has cleared out to find Coulson ready to surrender after Ward points out they do not have the necessary man power for this mission.

Kyle MacLachlan is the standout in this week's episode thanks to the wide range of his abilities, both as an actor and as Cal. He gets super emotional talking about the life and family he dreamed he would have had and shows the rage multiple times whenever Skye, who now knows her full name is Daisy Johnson, is put in harms way.

Agents of SHIELD returns next week with "The Dirty Half Dozen" as they prepare to take down HYDRA once and for all. Check out a promo for next week's episode below!

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Agents of SHIELD Post Age of Ultron Synopsis Revealed

If you have already steamrolled through Daredevil then you are probably eagerly awaiting the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron. There is however more action in the MCU between now and then. Agents of SHIELD is currently airing and delivering quality content on a weekly basis.

The show has transformed to become a pivotal part of the MCU and after Ultron and his drones meet the Avengers, the MCU will surely be different.

Coulson (Clark Gregg) has lost control of SHIELD and may be losing the trust of some of his agents while Skye (Chloe Bennet) has been learning more about her new abilities and the Inhuman history.

On May 5th, Agents of SHIELD will return for it's first episode post Avengers: Age of Ultron and it would not be surprising for the show to start having tie-ins during episode 20 titled "Scars."

Here is the official synopsis for the episode courtesy of Marvel.com.

“Skye is torn between her loyalty to S.H.I.E.L.D. and her connection to the Inhumans as tensions rise between the groups -- and Coulson reveals a secret he’s been hiding from even those closest to him, on 'Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Tuesday, May 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Agent Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Lance Hunter and Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse.

Guest starring are Henry Simmons as Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Kyle Maclachlan as Cal, Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Agent Weaver, Mark Allan Stewart as Agent Oliver, Maya Stojan as Kara/Agent 33, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Alicia Vela-Bailey as Alisha, David Douglas as Michael and Crystal Coney as scientist.

”Scars” was written by Rafe Judkins & Lauren LeFranc and directed by Bobby Roth.

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Agents of SHIELD 'Melinda' Review- The Calvary is Born

In the early episodes of Agents of SHIELD, it became clear that Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) had a rough past but that she also was a very skilled agent. Nicknamed "The Calvary" around SHIELD, May always hated that name and in this week's episode, we finally find out why.

***** SPOILERS for EP 2.17 "Melinda" to follow *****

This episode, written by DJ Doyle and directed by Garry A. Brown, takes us seven years in the past to Bahrain. We see a completely different Agent May then the one that is currently the second in command at SHIELD. Coulson, May, and a tactical SHIELD team go to Bahrain to meet the super-powered Eva Belyakov (Winter Zoli).

Back in the present time, Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) tries to recruit May into helping the "Real SHIELD" figure out what Coulson (Clark Gregg) has been up to. It appears that Coulson has secretly been very busy. He has been moving assets and resources all across the globe and not telling anyone. This project is being called Theta Protocol and Mack (Henry Simmons) believes it is because Coulson is building a separate base to house powered people. 

Skye/Daisy (Chloe Bennet) is still with the other Inhumans in Afterlife and learns the secret that Jiaying (Dichen Lachman) is her mother. Jiaying helps Skye understand her abilities and the different ways she can use them. Jiaying requests Skye has dinner with Cal (Kyle MacLachlan) because without him her, they never would have been reunited.

When we go back to Bahrain, another organization was also after Eva and captured her and a young girl. This forces Coulson's hand and reluctantly sends May in alone. Once inside the building, May finds a room containing her other SHIELD agents but they are not okay. They need her pain. 

Melinda goes on to take down guards and try and rescue the little girl being held hostage. She kills Eva thinking that her death would eliminate the spell her coworkers were under. Unfortunately, a much darker choice lies ahead for her. The little girl, Katya (Ava Acres), is actually the one controlling their minds. May is given the choice of either touching Katya's hand and falling under her spell or eliminating the child.

She is forced to make the logical choice and kill the child. This came at a time where her and her husband Andrew Garner (Blair Underwood) were trying to have a child of their own. Melinda becomes distant and requests a transfer out of the field and not become a member of the team Coulson is assembling to recruit Earth's mightiest heroes.

Coulson has always referred to his SHIELD team as a family and this week we got a look at an Inhuman family but also the beginning of the end for another. 

Check out the promo for next week's episode "The Frenemy of My Enemy" below, which has strong ties to Avengers: Age of Ultron!

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Agents of SHIELD 'Afterlife' Review- New and Familiar Faces Arrive

Marvel has changed the way they're approaching Agents of SHIELD this season. The first season had the feeling of the show just being happy to be in the MCU, but now it is not only co-existing but changing the shape of the MCU on a weekly basis.

***** SPOILERS for EP 2.16 "Afterlife" to follow *****

"Afterlife," written by by Craig Titley and directed by Kevin Hooks, brings Skye (Chloe Bennet) to the home of the Inhumans while Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) bring in a surprising reinforcement in their battle to regain control of SHIELD.

The episode immediately introduces us to Lincoln, a brand new Inhuman, played by Luke Mitchell. Lincoln has been given the task of helping Skye transition from normal human to becoming an Inhuman and learning to control her powers.

Skye learns a lot of new information during just the first few days of her trip to Afterlife, the base of operation for this group of Inhumans. Among the revelations, the audience and Skye learn just how rare her form of transformation is, that her powers are obviously permanent, and there is a group of unhappy Elders that make decisions for this group.

During a meeting with her "transitioner" Lincoln, Skye figures out that these people are not telling the whole truth either. They have been housing Raina (Ruth Negga) and that brings a near deathly confrontation between the two. Raina's life is only spared when Jiaying (DichenLachman) appears to calm down Skye, who is unaware of their biological connection. 

Meanwhile, Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) go full on spy to outsmart their former allies. This involves Simmons creating a replica of Fury's box of secrets and then sending the real box, plus a few sandwiches, along with Fitz as he leaves SHIELD.

Even though we, the viewers, know where Skye is, Coulson is on a frantic hunt to find his protege. Hunter is along for the ride but is not to happy when Coulson alerts the "Real SHIELD" of their location. The two manage their way past the first wave of SHIELD soldiers but fall right into a trap. That is when the biggest surprise of the night happened and Deathlok (J. August Richards) comes blasting back into the picture.

The return of Deathlok means Coulson has one more ally in his fight to regain SHIELD but the information he carries with him means they will be searching for another former member. Deathlok has spent the past few months trailing Dr. List (Henry Goodman) and that HYDRA is also interested in experimenting on people with powers, just like the "Real SHIELD." This brings Coulson to the conclusion that the only way to figure out what both of their foes are up to is to track down the one and only Grant Ward (Brett Dalton).

The episode was one of the strongest episodes of the series as the story kept on moving but also was tasked with handling a lot of major plot points. Inhuman history, the introduction of Lincoln, bringing back Raina, Jiaying, and Cal (Kyle MacLachlan), as well as showing off the new and improved version of Deathlok are four major stories that would have been handled much differently in the beginning of the series. Instead of spending an entire episode on one of these or stringing out the information over the course of multiple episodes, Agents of SHIELD is impacting the MCU heavily and quickly in season 2.

Craig Titley also deserves a lot of credit for bringing back the FitzSimmons dynamic that everyone loved in season 1. The duo was sneaking around, talking smack to the likes of Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack (Henry Simmons), knowing what the other is thinking, and genuinely caring about one another. This relationship has not been the same since the end of season 1 and it may never return to full form as it was in the beginning, but these moments throughout a course of an episode and a season are nice reminders to why so many people fell in love with this pair during a shaky start to the series.

Agents of SHIELD returns next week with the origin story of Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) appropriately titled, "Melinda." Check out the promo below!

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Agents of SHIELD EP 2.18 Synopsis Released

Now that there are two different factions of SHIELD, Coulson (Clark Gregg)'s team has been split up as they try and take down the "Real SHIELD" lead by Roberto Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos).

Spoiler TV has released the synopsis for episode 18, "The Frenemy of My Enemy."

A dangerous new alliance is formed as Coulson and Hunter turn to the last person anyone would expect – Grant Ward! As the war between S.H.I.E.L.D. factions continues, Skye and Lincoln will find themselves drawn into this conflict, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” TUESDAY, APRIL 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD" stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Lance Hunter, and Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse.

Guest starring are Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Henry Goodman as Dr. List, Kyle MacLachlan as Cal, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Maya Stojan as Kara, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Kris Lemche as Ethan, Staci Roberts as Paula, and Trenton Rostedt as Hoodie Guy.

"The Frenemy of My Enemy" was written by Monica Owusu-Breen and directed by Karen Gaviola.

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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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Bennet and Gregg Talk Agents of SHIELD at Emerald City Comic-Con

Emerald City Comic-Con ended today in Seattle which means people are finally starting to share what was talked about at different panels.

Agents of SHIELD had a presence at the show with their two biggest stars doing separate panels over the weekend. Chloe Bennet (Skye/Daisy) spoke to the audience on Friday with Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson) appearing to the event Saturday.

Just like with a lot of Marvel properties, no major news comes out of these events unless Marvel wants it too. The shows two stars were able to give some smaller bits of information on how Agents of SHIELD will shape up as season 2 comes to an end.

Here are some of the highlights from the reports given by GeekMom and SeattlePi-

Bennet said Skye "grows a lot" over the rest of the season and that newcomer Luke Mitchell, who will play the Inhuman named Lincoln, will be a big reason why Skye learns more about her new found powers.

Bennet also seemed "hint at a possible death" on the show according to Tim Hall on SeattlePi, but it seems unlikely that one of the main characters would be killed off at this point.

Clark Gregg is no stranger to the many Comic-Cons and he certainly teased quite a bit in Seattle.

Agents of SHIELD has certainly turned its attention to the Inhuman side of the Marvel universe and Clark said, “People who like the Inhumans will be satisfied by what’s coming up.” Hopefully we will be getting some more Inhuman mythology that likely won't be addressed in the upcoming Inhumans movie.

Thanks to the show being part of the MCU, everyone wants more crossovers to happen and we may be getting that in Agents of SHIELD soon. According to GeekMom Clark Gregg said "with a smile" that “There’s always that possibility.” The site also said, "A fan of the way Marvel is telling an overarching story across multiple media, Gregg left the impression that there are still surprises to come." Jeremy Renner teased having to put on the Hawkeye suit again for a secret project a few months ago. Could he be coming to the small screen?

Gregg also addressed how he hopes the Avengers will react whenever they find out Coulson is still alive. “Coulson would like to see Cap happy to see him alive again, but I hope Banner wouldn't be too angry about it.”

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Marvel Weekly News #31

Its been a busy week for Marvel news. They are continuing to promote Avengers: Age of Ultron and Daredevil, while also having the rest of the MCU to worry about. Due to such a busy week, this weeks news will be broken down by movie and then sort through all the news that was released on that title. We will touch on the Spider-Man reboot, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Agents of SHIELD, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, and AKA Jessica Jones.

Spider-Man
Marvel and Sony have actively been searching for a new Peter Parker, or Miles Morales, and they seem to be targeting very young actors. Thanks to Devin Faraci of Badass Digest, we know that Marvel has held an audition with 16 year old actor Mateus Ward. Marvel and Sony want someone who can be the face of the MCU for the next 15 or so years, so getting such a young actor is a no-brainer. His first solo movie is set to come out in 2017 but he may be getting some screen time and introduction to the MCU in Captain America: Civil War, which begins production soon.

Inhumans
Whether you like Vin Diesel or not, he is a big box office draw. His fans have wanted him to join the MCU for quite some time, so they got their wish when he signed on to voice Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy. At the time, Diesel said this was a way to please his fans but that something bigger may be in store. He has teased him being cast as Black Bolt, the leader of the Inhumans, for years and he did it again this week. He told MTV, "You know, I enjoyed the experience of playing Groot. A lot of it was the great cast, and the genius of James Gunn. But I also enjoyed, you know, entering into the Marvel world. And...good things will come from that."

Another small tidbit was dropped by Da7e on Latino-Review where he said that Marvel is still talking to Adam McKay about directing one of their many future films. McKay was at one point almost committed to directing Ant-Man but instead just helped rewrite the script. Da7e speculates that he could be directing Inhumans, as that makes the most logical choice out of remaining titles without a director in place.

Avengers: Infinity War
After Captain America: The Winter Soldier flipped the MCU upside down, Marvel started negotiations with the films directors Joe and Anthony Russo to keep them around for the foreseeable future. It appears that they have done just that. The brothers are already set to direct Captain America: Civil War and it has now been revealed they have signed on to direct both parts of Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel has yet to confirm this, which was first reported by Devin Faraci of Badass Digest.

Captain Marvel
Depending on who you ask, you will get very different answers to whether or not we will meet Carol Danvers in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Supreme Scooper El Mayimbe says he has been told that she will appear near the end of the movie and that she has in fact already been cast. Who is Carol Danvers is being kept a secret but everyone has a list of their favorite candidates. El Mayimbe seemed to indicate on Twitter that it is not rising star Natalie Dormer.

It has been widely assumed that Captain Marvel will have a female director, with Angelina Jolie even been rumored to have an offer of $20 million to direct. Jeff Sneider from the Wrap dropped a small scoop on Meet the Movie Press that Captain Marvel will indeed have a female director. Sneider says that Marvel is down to two candidates and that we may have announcement before summer begins.

Agents of SHIELD
Agents of SHIELD is picking up steam during a great second season. If you haven't been watching or know someone who stopped during season 1, you all should really reconsider. The ramifications from the events in the show are sure to appear in the larger scale of the MCU. Episode 14 debuted this week which gave us more knowledge of the "Real SHIELD" and brought Ward (Brett Dalton) back to the show. Check out our full review of the episode here.

The poster on the left is a promo for episode 15, "One Door Closes" and brings Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) to the forefront.

Marvel also titled and gave the synopsis for episode 17, "Melinda." Read the full synopsis here as we learn how Agent May (Ming-Na Wen) got her nickname of The Calvary.

A small rumor started on Twitter when KDNL ABC30 News shared that the Agents of SHIELD finale may be a 2 hour special. This would certainly be a surprise and fantastic based on the way Marvel has shaped this season. The finale is scheduled to come out May 19th, which is only a few weeks after Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters.

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel has continued to promote Avengers: Age of Ultron by shared the above banner plus much more. Marvel also released 13 fun facts about the film that included information on Banner's pants, the Hulkbuster suits development, how they monitor Banner's rage, the Twins, and more. Check out the full list on Comicbook.com.

The studio has also released a new international TV spot for Avengers: Age of Ultron that showed off some new fighting movies by Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Captain America (Chris Evans).

Buzzfeed was also able to release the information they got from a late set visit. The interview talked to director Joss Whedon, Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Quicksilver). We've already posted the highlights of the interview here but you can also read the entire interview by Buzzfeed for more information.

Daredevil
We are now less than two weeks away from the entire world being able to binge watch Daredevil in its entirety on Netflix. The show will surely see Daredevil (Charlie Cox) and Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio) battle with one another but it seems likely that they will each have more friends to help. It remains to be seen who will side with who but Marvel did tease the alliances in the two photos below.

Murdock, Page, Nelson, and Urich Meet

Kingpin and Madame Gao

AKA Jessica Jones
The next series that will debut on Netflix is AKA Jessica Jones, which is currently filming in New York. The venue means that set photos are sure to pop up quite frequently thanks to the many paparazzi nearby. This week gave us some new looks at Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and a potential romantic relationship with Hellcat (Rachael Taylor) and Carrie-Anne Moss' character. Check out more photos from the set here.

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Marvel Weekly News #30

The hype machine that is Marvel is hitting on all cylinders recently. This week was full of news about Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Agents of SHIELD, Captain America: Civil War, and possibly Guardians of the Galaxy 2. We have a lot of news to get to, so here it is-

Ultron Solo Poster
After spending time promoting the entire Avengers roster, Marvel has turned their attention to the main villain. Early in the week, they released the above solo poster for Ultron. The poster itself is taken directly from some of the footage we have seen from the trailers for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Hell's Kitchen Moving Poster
Marvel also released the above motion poster for Daredevil, which is less than a month away from debuting on Netflix. The poster gives a glimpse of the Avengers Tower in the background and teases the red suit Murdock will eventually suit up in, among much more. Check out the poster above!

Agents of SHIELD EP 13
Agents of SHIELD is continuing a strong second season and has turned the focus squarely on all things not normal. This week's episode had the SHIELD team go head to head with Calvin Zabo and his newly assembled super villain team. Check out our full review here.

D'Onofrio Talks Daredevil
With Daredevil nearing its debut, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio), the main villain that Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) will face off with, took to Twitter to answer some fan questions. Read the highlights of the Q&A here.

Agents of SHIELD EP 14 Promo Poster
In a few days, episode 14 of Agents of SHIELD "Love in the Time of Hydra" will debut on ABC as we try and get answers to what Mack and Bobbi are up to. The above poster, which comes from EW, teases what else may happen in the episode that features the return of Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) and Agent 33 (Maya Stojan).

New Age of Ultron TV Spot
Avengers: Age of Ultron is just over a month away and Marvel used March Madness to help promote possibly the biggest movie of the year. The new TV Spot features a lot of new footage which you can see, along with some screenshots, here.

More Heroes Coming to Age of Ultron?
Joss Whedon is the man overseeing the MCU alongside Kevin Feige and also directed The Avengers and the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. He spoke with Marvel this week and hinted that there may be some characters who have yet to be revealed appear in the summer blockbuster. What characters could that be? Carol Danvers has long been rumored to appear so she is an option. Idris Elba, who is confirmed to appear, also said he did a scene with Tom Hiddleston, but Marvel has not confirmed the appearance of Loki. It was also once rumored that a new Guardian, possibly Mantis, and we can never rule out the appearance of either Black Panther or Spider-Man.

Is Adam Warlock on His Way to the MCU?
A smaller story this week was that someone who works for Marvel let it slip that Adam Warlock will be in the MCU sooner rather than later. This information came during an online chat on Marvel Heroes but unfortunately no one was able to get a screenshot of the conversation. One of the top scoop hunters in the business, Latino-Review's Umberto Gonzalez, had this to say about the matter.

@Raccoonatic @TheMCUExchange @CBBrainSplatter I been investigating warlock and you will be pleased with what i discovered. :)
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) March 20, 2015

First Look at Luke Mitchell as Inhuman
As Agents of SHIELD heads farther and farther down the Inhuman path, they will have to keep introducing new Inhumans. Luke Mitchell is the latest man to get cast as an Inhuman named Lincoln. TV Line was able to release the above photo that gives us our first look at Luke Mitchell on Agents of SHIELD.

Age of Ultron Rumors Arise
The rumor mill never stops with comic book movies and especially Marvel ones. This week gave way to a whole bunch of rumors including what the team may look like at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the possible death of a character, and what sides people will take heading into Captain America: Civil War. Read all of the rumors here.

3 Hour Run Time for Age of Ultron?
As this post was being written, Jeremiah Pearce from Comic Book Brain Splatter, found new information hinting towards an almost three hour run time for Avengers: Age of Ultron. The news comes courtesy of a theater chain called Event Cinemas, but it may not be accurate. Ryan Penagos (AgentM) responded on Twitter saying that they have not released the official run time yet. Different sites have had the run time between 140 to 150 minutes so having it be 170 minutes would be amazing.

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Marvel Weekly News #27

It's been a busy week on the Marvel front. Promotional materials for Agents of SHIELD, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Daredevil were released this week, with more to come for Avengers: Age of Ultron in the coming week. Rumors about what version of Spider-Man we will see in the MCU, an actor expressed interest in playing him, and the season finale of Agent Carter premiered. Read more about the biggest Marvel stories of the week below!

Agents of SHIELD Promo Teases Inhumans
After an eight week winter break, Agents of SHIELD is only a few days away from its return and a new promotional video was released this week. The video above teases Skye/Daisy's (Chloe Bennet) new powers.

New Look at Daredevil Suit
Marvel fans will be able to instantly stream Marvel's first Netflix series, Daredevil, in just over a month and we are starting to get better images of Charlie Cox as Daredevil. This week, Australian magazine FilmInk gave us our best look at the first suit Daredevil will wear.

Which Spider-Man Will Star in Reboot?
Ever since Sony and Marvel announced that Spider-Man would be joining the MCU, fans have been wondering which version of the web slinger we will see. Marvel and Sony made it seem that Peter Parker would once again be the version we see. Then this week, a new report said that it may actually be Miles Morales. Read more about just what version of Spider-Man we will see here.

Age of Ultron Poster #2
Marvel released the second the official poster for their upcoming blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron this week. Reactions to the above poster were mixed as the poster is a bit cluttered. The poster did confirm that Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), and Heimdall (Idris Elba) would appear in the movie. Marvel did go on to start releasing individual character posters for the movie, but more on those soon.

Season Finale of Agent Carter
After seven weeks of 1940's action with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), Agent Carter came to an end. The series as a whole was enjoyable but did not have lasting impressions on the MCU, at least not yet. Read our full review of the finale here.

Hutcherson Interested in Spider-Man
Back when Sony was looking for someone to star in The Amazing Spider-Man, Josh Hutcherson was someone who was in talks for the role, and even did an impressive test video for the role. Now that there is a need for a new Spider-Man, Hutcherson told Yahoo, "Yeah, of course I’d think about doing it. It’s Spider-Man, that’d be really cool."

Individual Age of Ultron Character Posters Released
Marvel has started releasing individual character posters for Avengers: Age of Ultron via actors Twitter accounts this week. It started with Robert Downey Jr releasing the above Iron Man poster. Mark Ruffalo followed suit by releasing a Hulk poster the following day, with Samuel L. Jackson giving us Thor, Black Widow, and Nick Fury posters. More posters are sure to be on the way featuring Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Ultron, and Vision.

New Promo Art for Ant-Man
Marvel's smallest superhero, Ant-Man, will make his big screen debut this July and more promo art has surfaced online. ComicBookMovie shared all of the promotional materials that give new looks at the Ant-Man suit and the main villain of the film, Yellowjacket.

Agents of SHIELD EP 11 Poster
The first 10 episodes of season 2 of Agents of SHIELD have been very good and Marvel is aiming to keep up that quality in the final 12 episodes of the season. The back half of the season should be very inhuman and Marvel teased that with the new poster above. The poster shows Skye/Daisy with her new earth shaking abilities and teases what exactly Raina (Ruth Negga) has become.

Daredevil Motion Poster
A new motion poster has been released for Daredevil that gives us an up close look at a bloody knuckled and smirking Matthew Murdock (Charlie Cox). Daredevil hits Netflix April 10th.

Hemsworth Talks Age of Ultron
Multiple news outlets were given the chance to have set visits on Avengers: Age of Ultron. The embargoes that the sites had have been partially lifted and Collider shared the transcript of a group interview they participated in. The interview was with Thor actor Chris Hemsworth where they talked about many things including Loki's reign on Asgard, Thor's role in the film, and the fighting style that Thor will exhibit.

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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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