In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, The Defenders, Daredevil, Venom, Silver & Black, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, The Sinister Six, Deapdool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Gifted, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Flashpoint, Justice League Dark, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Black Lightning, Smallville, Batman vs. Two-Face, Justice League: The New Frontier, Hellboy and more…
A couple of weeks after Avengers: Infinity War wrapped production, directors Joe and Anthony Russo took to social media this week to announce that filming is now underway on the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Olsen revealed that none of the cast have been given the full scripts for Marvel’s two-part blockbuster for fear of spoilers, while Karen Gillan revealed that Nebula has “a new BFF” in Infinity War: “I know who her new BFF is, and I can’t tell you. I can’t. I promise you it’s brilliant and unexpected and just so good… I don’t know about any frenemies. She is on a clear mission, as everybody is, to deal with someone with a glove, and I think that is the most important issue. So I think people are grouping together to take care of this task.” Any guesses..?
…Next up from Marvel is November’s Thor: Ragnarok, and this week saw the release of a new international poster featuring Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Loki (Tom Hiddleston), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Hela (Cate Blanchett), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Heimdall (Idris Elba) and The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) [see here], along with a selection of new images, including a shot of Loki and Valkyrie mid knife fight [see here and here]. Meanwhile, Karl Urban offered a few words on his character Skurge and we may have had confirmation that Jaimie Alexander will be reprising her role as Lady Sif…
…Coinciding with the Digital HD release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Marvel gave us a peek at some of the special features accompanying the cosmic sequel this week with the ‘Guardians Inferno’ music video featuring David Hasselhoff and the cast [watch it here], along with a couple of deleted scenes including one of Ego unveiling a monument to Star-Lord [see here], and Kraglin showing Peter how to operate the Zune MP3 player [see here]. Meanwhile, director James Gunn also spoke about the film’s soundtrack [see here], as well as giving an update on his progress with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the potential casting of Adam Warlock (saying that Matthew McConaughey is too old), and revealing that Marvel is already at work on scripts for more cosmic movies in Phase Four…
…Marvel and Sony are also prepping for the home-entertainment release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, and a list of the special features arrived online this week, along with a video showcasing the Mask Edition 4K Collector’s Set [check them out here]. Meanwhile, Donald Glover spoke about his role as Aaron Davis, revealing that the character was written specifically for him, stating Jon Watts told him: “If you don’t do [the part], we aren’t going to [include] it.” The actor also added that he is “not ruling out a future with Spider-Man” should Marvel decide to introduce Aaron’s nephew Miles Morales, a.k.a. the Ultimate Spider-Man…
…In a couple of other bits and pieces from the big screen side of the MCU, the first set photos from Ant-Man and the Wasp have arrived online, featuring Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne) and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) [see here], and Brie Larson has been speaking about taking on the role of Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, and which Marvel heroes she’d like to do battle with: “I do kind of have fantasies of battling The Hulk, just because that’s like, it’s just visually so good. The Captain Marvel thing was something I really spent a lot of time thinking about. And eventually I came to the conclusion that being part of a giant feminist film that can be a symbol for people, that was one I wished I would have had, just outweighs some of the small annoyances [of fame]. Like, they’re really small in comparison to the good that it can do…”
…With Inhumans fast approaching, Marvel has announced that there will be different cuts for both IMAX and television premieres, with the TV version having an additional 9 minutes of content, running for 84 minutes as opposed to the 75 minutes of the IMAX version. Meanwhile, we also got a batch of character portraits featuring Anson Mount as Black Bolt, Serinda Swan as Medusa, Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon, Ken Leung as Karnak, Sonya Balmores as Auran, Ellen Woglom as Louise, and Mike Moh as Triton, while director Roel Reine revealed that – as with almost everyone else on the planet – he wasn’t a fan of the first trailer for the new series: “I felt like it didn’t give you the scope, it didn’t give you a lot of secrets or visual effects. I felt it was a little bit too early because the visual effects were not ready – Medusa’s hair was not ready. So I was really nervous about it and would think the fans would not really like it. The trailer was made by other people, so I was really nervous about it when I saw it. So I was like, ‘oh guys maybe we should hold off’, but it was too late because it was already in the open. The second trailer really got all the fans back on track and they really like it now and they really want to see it. I was really happy with that second trailer…”
…Ahead of its release this coming Friday, Marvel has unveiled a new poster for The Defenders featuring Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Iron Fist (Finn Jones), Elektra (Elodie Yung), Stick (Scott Glenn) and Alexandra (Sigourney Weaver) [see here], while Charlie Cox has expressed an interest in seeing Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow making the jump to the small screen for a role in Daredevil. Meanwhile, in other Marvel TV news, it seems ABC may be looking to premiere the fifth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. earlier than the previously suggested January 2018 date, while Jeremy Renner has once again confirmed that there are no plans for a Hawkeye TV series…
…Click below to continue on for Venom, Silver & Black, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, The Sinister Six, Deapdool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Gifted, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Flashpoint, Justice League Dark, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Black Lightning, Smallville, Batman vs. Two-Face, Justice League: The New Frontier, Hellboy and more…
