We are coming to the end of the four hour presentation of Disney Investor Day with Marvel Studios! It is of course hosted by Kevin Feige, president and chief creative officer of Marvel Studios. He noted that the Disney+ series will be “connected to theatrical releases.” The interesting part was that there was no investor exclusives, Feige does like to open content to everyone, but there is also the missing year of no content. The first series on Disney+, WandaVision, will debut on January 15th. Feige showed a new trailer opens like a black and white sitcom that has Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha questioning Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen). Then, we have Vision (Paul Bettany) in a sweater like the perfect sitcom father. She uses her powers like something out of Bewitched. Then, color bleeds in like the movie Pleasantville (1998). It also brings in Teyonah Parris as an adult Monica Rambeau. The strange world seems to involve an Infinity Stone.
Feige noted that Olsen is currently in London filming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Sam Raimi directed it with Benedict Cumberbatch returning as Dr. Strange. Feige added that a new character, America Chavez, will be played by Xochitl Gomez. The heroine, also known as Miss America, first appeared in Vengeance #1 (2011). It opens on March 25, 2022. Feige says it also connects to the Spider-Man films. Next, Feige showed an exclusive look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will be a six episode series. Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) brings up the “legacy of that shield” to Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). There was some explosions, a band forms into the Cap star on a football field, and there is some villain in a black mask with a red hand print rumored to be Flag-Smasher. The trailer was kinda confusing and didn’t reveal too much. Feige announced the release date of May 7th for Black Widow.
Next, he showed the cast of Loki, that will start in May. Feige noted new genres for the MCU putting Loki “in the center of his own crime thriller.” The trailer shown has Loki in Avengers: Endgame picking up the Tesseract and taken to a desert. Loki taken in handcuffs down an elevator with Owen Wilson’s character. He says, “time passes differently in the TVA”, this is the Time Variance Authority that first appeared in Thor #372 (1986). Next, Feige showed a trailer for the animated series What If…? The original comic book series started in 1977. The trailer opens with Howard Stark seeing the chamber open to reveal Peggy Carter. She has all the power of Captain America, but wears the British flag. Instead of finding Peter Quill, Yondu discovers T’Challa. Jeffrey Wright voices The Watcher. It opens in Summer 2021. Great twists on the MCU, but I would like to see the comic book versions or even animated films mixed in with the MCU.
Feige continued noted that Shang-Chi: and the Legend of the Ten Rings wrapped production in Australia. He noted the rest of the cast which includes Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh, two cast members from Crazy Rich Asians. Also, Tony Leung, who was Ip Man in The Grandmaster (2013). Feige says that the film was “the first of Phase 4” and set for release in 2021. Then, he updated the Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel, Feige noted that during the shutdown, Marvel held online auditions for the part of Kamala Khan. They found the actor in Iman Vellani. A feature was shown about the character, the producers, and the announcement to Vellani with brief clips from the show. Feige said that Captain Marvel is currently in the works with director Nia DaCosta, he also said that Vellani will be in the film. Also, Monica Rambeau, so it looks like all versions of the characters are seen in the movie, maybe to take over if Carol Danvers loses her powers?
Next was The Eternals where Feige said “we’re introducing a new ensemble”, the cast was shown, missing was Kit Harington as the Black Knight. The Eternals will open on November 5, 2021. Feige continued with the Hawkeye series, on Disney+ “late next year.” He confirmed the character of Kate Bishop played by Hailee Steinfeld. This is a character that first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (2005). She-Hulk was next, it sounds like a comedy with the 6’7” heroine, who will be played by Tatiana Maslany. Also that Tim Roth is returning as the Abomination along with Mark Ruffalo. He teased that since Jennifer Walters deals with superhero legal cases, “you never know what Marvel characters will pop up.” Feige describes the Moon Knight series as an “action adventure Indiana Jones-type story”, he says the character has “multiple identities” like Marc Spector in the comics. He said the background has “incredible Egyptian iconography.”
New surprises include Secret Invasion, this was a 2008-2009 storyline that ran in Marvel Comics, it will star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Talos (Ben Mendelsohn). Feige describes it as a “sect of Skrulls that infiltrated” Earth, they were found to have taken superhero identities in the comics. Then, Feige brought up Ironheart, this is character, Riri Williams, cameo'd in Invincible Iron Man #7 (2016). He said of her, “she has the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.” Dominique Thorne plays Williams. Next, was Armor Wars, a storyline in the Iron Man comic from 1987 to 1988. Feige says, “it what happens when his tech falls in the wrong hands.” It stars Don Cheadle as War Machine. Feige says Disney+ provided “the right outlet” so there will be Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special filmed during Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Also, I Am Root, a series of shorts on Disney+. Feige noted that January will be the start date to film Thor: Love and Thunder. He confirmed that Christian Bale will play the villain, Gorr the God Butcher.
The update for Blade with Mahershala Ali was “development and storylines are coming together.” Feige said that the next Antman film is titled Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania. He added that Katheryn Newton will play Cassie Lang, she is Scott Lang’s daughter, and becomes the superhero Stature in Young Avengers #6 (2006). Also that Jonathan Majors will play Kang the Conqueror. This supervillain was introduced as Kang in Avengers #8 (1964), his mastery of time, would serve as what I think is the next big Avengers bad. Feige talked about the loss of Chadwick Boseman and stated “we will not recast the character.” Black Panther II with Ryan Coogler will have the film in theaters in July 8, 2022. One of the most exciting news was Fantastic Four, Feige said, “We’re working on a feature now”, to be directed by Jon Watts. He was the director of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), good for the MCU, but missing what was essential for the comics character. The first Fantastic Four comic was published in 1961. There was high expectation that the FF would be coming to the MCU. There is potential for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fan excitement is high, but Marvel Studios has to come through for them!
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