This article reveals spoilers for Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War.
Marvel Studios unveiled its plans for Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will consist of both movies and Disney+ series, at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday.
We are getting a female Thor. It was announced that actress Natalie Portman is set to take up the hammer in Thor: Love and Thunder, which will debut on November 5, 2021. And Tessa Thompson, who plays Valkyrie in the franchise, might just become MCU’s first LGBTQ hero. “First of all, as a new king, she needs to find her queen. So that will be the first order of business” Thompson said at the panel.
“The answer is yes,” Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said of the LGBTQ storyline. “How that impacts the story remains to be seen with that level of representation you’ll see across our films, not in just Thor 4.”
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Natalie Portman. Taika Waititi returns as director. In theaters November 5, 2021. pic.twitter.com/Lq4hM8GSRV
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
The Blade is getting a reboot. And Mahershala Ali is set to take on the titular role as the half-immortal vampire hunter. Feige told the Hollywood Reporter that Ali called Marvel Studios after winning an Oscar for Green Book and said that he wanted to be the Blade. Of course, they obliged.
“When Marhershala calls, you answer,” Feige told the magazine.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ BLADE with Mahershala Ali. pic.twitter.com/JPcrSqSerW
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
Scarlett Johansson will reprise her role as Black Widow in its standalone film, which is set to premiere on May 1, 2020. If you have seen Endgame by now, you know this has to be a prequel film. Rachel Weisz, Florence Pugh will also be joining Johansson as her co-stars. Oh, and Stranger Things’ David Harbour will be joining the MCU as none other than a character named Alexi.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ BLACK WIDOW with Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Cate Shortland. In theaters May 1, 2020. pic.twitter.com/oyUvYdzF3P
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
Angelina Jolie is also joining the MCU with The Eternals, which is a lesser-known Marvel comic featuring a slew of 35,000-year-old aliens. Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek and Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden will join Jolie in the film. Marvel is sure to make The Eternals a household name with a lineup like that. The Eternals will premiere on November 6, 2020.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ THE ETERNALS with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, and Don Lee. Directed by Chloé Zhao. In theaters November 6, 2020. pic.twitter.com/inn67bSZiM
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
We’ll be meeting another new hero with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which will premiere on February 12, 2021. Simu Liu will take on the titular role of Shang-Chi, making him Marvel’s first Chinese superhero. Starring alongside Liu will be Awkwafina and Tony Leung.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, with Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. In theaters February 12, 2021. pic.twitter.com/WePmw8d5Gq
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, which will debut on May 7, 2021, is slated to be Marvel’s first horror film. The film will star Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS with Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen. Scott Derrickson returns as director. In theaters May 7, 2021. pic.twitter.com/bVyOYjPLly
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
What If…? is Marvel Studios’ first animated series in MCU, which will be exclusively streaming on Disney+ in the summer of 2021. The series will present MCU with alternate realities. “Many actors from across the MCU reprising their roles as voice talent,” Marvel announced on Twitter.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ WHAT IF…?, the first animated series in the MCU, with Jeffrey Wright as the voice of The Watcher, and many actors from across the MCU reprising their roles as voice talent. Streaming exclusively on Disney+, Summer 2021. pic.twitter.com/6aPhlQvMR9
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
The Falcon and Winter Soldier will premiere as a Disney+ original series in the fall of 2020, which will make it the first Marvel series to hit the streaming service. Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, is the new Captain America who took up the shield in Endgame. It will take place post-Endgame and makes a team out of Wilson aka The Falcon and Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER, an original series with Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Daniel Brühl. Streaming exclusively on Disney+, Fall 2020. pic.twitter.com/COes9WV7Wv
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
Feige said that Loki will take place pre-Endgame, which explains how Tom Hiddleston will be able to reprise the role. Loki is a Disney+ original show, which will premiere in the spring of 2021.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ LOKI, an original series with Tom Hiddleston. Streaming exclusively on Disney+, Spring 2021. pic.twitter.com/lDqAWtIE0u
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
WandaVision takes place post-Endgame, and it’s still unknown how Vision will be revived. The Disney+ original series will feature Paul Bettany who will reprise his role as Vision. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will have a large presence in its storyline. Elizabeth Olsen will reprise her role as Wanda Maximoff and Scarlet Witch, which will connect the two storylines. It is slated for a spring 2021 release.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ WANDAVISION, an original series with Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Teyonah Parris. Streaming exclusively on Disney+, Spring 2021. pic.twitter.com/mDgxZVW3BF
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
Hawkeye is yet another Disney+ original series set to launch in the fall of 2021. Jeremy Renner and Kate Bishop will star in the series. Hawkeye is set post-Endgame.
Just announced in Hall H at #SDCC, Marvel Studios’ HAWKEYE with Jeremy Renner, an original series that will also introduce Kate Bishop. Streaming exclusively on Disney+, Fall 2021. pic.twitter.com/n2u6G4i4iG
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2019
Feige also made another big announcement at Comic-Con: Endgame is set to dethrone Avatar to become history’s highest-grossing film. On Saturday, Endgame was expected to close the $500,000 gap standing in between it and the title by Sunday.
“Thanks to you, Avengers: Endgame is the biggest film of all-time,” Feige said at a panel.
Avatar director James Cameron, who held a nine-year reign with the film, congratulated Feige along with everyone at Marvel on Twitter.
Disney+ is slated to launch on November 12, 2019.
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