There is A LOT to cover with last nights amazing Marvel’s Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, so let us just start with the dates, the stars, and what we know so far!
Black Widow | May 1st, 2020
Director: Cate Shortland
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz
What We Know (So Far):
- The timeline takes place between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.
- We will know what the “red ledger” is that BW is trying to wipe clean.
- David Harbour plays Alexi Shostakov.
- Pugh is Yelena Belova– Supposed to take on the Black Widow mantel.
- Rachel Weisz is playing Melina Vostokoff, aka Iron Maiden.
During the quick panel, Johansson talked about doing a Black Widow film in this time rather than if it were made years ago, saying:
“I don’t know if I could have played this iteration of Natasha ten years ago. It would have been a very different film and you know, I get to play Natasha as a fully realized woman and in all of her many facets. I’m excited for fans to see the flogged side of her, what she perceives to be the flogged side of her. And I’m looking to wipe out some of the red in my ledger.”
The official poster logo, as well as a small clip featuring a fight between Black Widow and Shostakov, debuted, as far as excitement goes, the cast and director are pumped and appear to be giving it their all. Check out the full panel down below! Marvel Studios Black Widow will arrive in theaters May 1st, 2020.
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier | Fall 2020 (Disney +)
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Daniel Brühl
What We Know (So Far):
- Daniel Brühl will reprise his role in Captain America: Civil War as Baron Zemo.
- Falcon will transition into Captain America in this series.
- Anthony Mackie has already tried on the suit and came to Hall H with a shiny new shield.
Of course, we are going to be seeing the playful contention between The Falcon and Winter Soldier, but where Zemo fits into this, I am not sure. Perhaps coming to turn Winter Soldier back on?… (that sounded weird…).
The Eternals | Nov 6th, 2020
Directed By: Chloé Zhao
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh and Don Lee
What We Know (So Far):
- Angelina Jolie as Thena, a super strong warrior woman.
- Richard Madden as Ikaris, father of Greek god Icarus.
- Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, samurai, master swordsman.
- Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, superhumanly fast.
- Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, often mistaken for the Greek god Hephaestus.
- Salma Hayek as Ajak, a male character in the comics.
- Don Lee as Gilgamesh, aka “The Forgotten One.”
- Lia McHugh as Sprite, adept at manipulating matter.
In the comics, the alien Celestials intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth. This leads to the inevitability of war against their nemesis, known as the Deviants. The Eternals, created by Jack Kirby and made their first appearance in The Eternals #1 (July 1976) will hit the big Screen Nov 6th, 2020
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings | Feb 12th, 2021
Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Simu: Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung
What We Know (So Far):
- This will be the first time an Asian character had a lead role to play in the MCU.
- Tony Leung is set to play The Mandarin–Not the fake Mandarin from Iron Man 3.
- The Ten Rings have been involved from the very first MCU film Iron Man, and this will explore more of the mystical parts of that organization.
Things are moving so fast over at Marvel, that the lead actor Tony Leung was only cast 4 days prior to arriving at Hall H!
Wanda Vision | Spring 2021 (Disney +)
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Teyonah Parris
What We Know (So Far):
- Reported by the actors as ‘Weird’.
- First Disney + show that DIRECTLY connects to a MCU film (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness)
- Paul Bettany not sure how Vision is around as well.
This one we have the least to work off of.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness | May 7th, 2021
Directed By: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen
What We Know (So Far):
- Set to be Marvels 1st Horror film (still PG-13).
- Multiverse DOES exist.
- Main villain is Nightmare (no casting as of yet).
Loki | Spring 2021 (Disney +)
Cast: Tom Hiddleston
What We Know (So Far):
- This is the Loki from Endgame that disappeared with the Tesseract.
- He’s pretty mad, after just being beaten by The Avengers
Marvel Studios WHAT IF | Summer 2021 (Disney +)
Cast: Jeffrey Wright
What We Know (So Far):
- This will be an animated series showing else world stories of what if scenarios.
- Many many familiar faces are set to reappear in voice form.
- This will be narrated by Jeffrey Wright, who is playing The Watcher.
Hawkeye | Fall 2021 (Disney +)
Cast: Jeremy Renner
What We Know (So Far):
- Hawkeye will be training the new Hawkeye, Kate Bishop.
- Will explore the characters time between Infinity War and Endgame as Ronin.
Thor: Love And Thunder | Nov 5th, 2021
Directed By: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman
What We Know (So Far):
- Natalie Portman will be Lady Thor
- Taika Waititi was reading “The Mighty Thor” Lady Thor run during filming Ragnarok.
- Tessa Thompson Valkyrie to be LGBTQ character, is “A King looking for her Queen” in New Asgard.
Blade | TBA (Phase 5)
Of course, Kevin Feige could not leave without announcing one or two more items, the biggest being Mahershala Ali playing Blade in a new version of the character (but we’ll get into that in another post)
Of the long list of projects coming to us in the next two years, I can say for sure the two I’m most interested in are Doctor Strange and Thor: Love and Thunder. We’ve got a LOT of new content coming, and I for one cannot wait to consume all of it (well, maybe not Hawkeye… sorry).
Watch the full Hall H panel below!