Everything Marvel Studios Revealed About Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi, Blade, And More At San Diego Comic-Con

Everything Marvel Studios Revealed About Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi, Blade, And More At San Diego Comic-Con




The Infinity Saga is officially complete, and Marvel Studios is full-steam ahead on Phase 4. At San Diego Comic-Con in the prominent Hall H, the studio’s fearless leader and president Kevin Feige formally introduced the opening ten assignments on their slate — with a little bit help from all of his companions, including old favorites like Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth, and the newest members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, like Simu Liu and Angelina Jolie.


From Black Widow all of the way to Thor: Love and Thunder, here’s everything you have to know about the franchises that are about to dominate the box office.





  • Black Widow

    Marvel Studios


    Release: May 1, 2020


    Black Widow’s first solo film has been shooting in London for 30 whole days — and we barely knew it! The last we saw of Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Endgame, she sacrificed herself for the greater good categorize in attempt to get the Soul Stone. Knowing this movie had been rumored for quite some time, her selfless act was a little bit of a head-scratcher.


    Well, good news: Scarlett Johansson will be back in Black Widow’s suit, alongside a host of newcomers to the MCU. Florence Pugh will play Yelena, a sister-figure to Natasha, Stranger Things’s David Harbour will portray Alexei, or The Red Guardian, O-T Fagbenle will play Mason, who teased a “romantic undercurrent” for Natasha (whether those feelings are returned remains to be seen), and Rachel Weisz as Melina.


    Director Cate Shortland teased what we can expect from the movie: “She had so several secrets and she’s got so much vulnerability, and I think that’s what makes her such an excellent heroine. And I think in this film we get to understand her past and she gets to put all of the pieces of herself back with each other and come out a whole person. And I think we’re all excited about helping her on that journey.”


    Johansson added that she couldn’t have even played this version of Natasha 10 years prior. “I get to play Natasha as a completely realized woman in all of her several facets, and I’m excited for fans to be able to see the flawed side of her — or what she perceives to be the flawed side of her — and I’m looking to wipe out some of that red in my ledger,” she said.


    The cast also shared a sneak peek at the footage they’ve shot so far — and by the looks of it, that cast has been very busy within the past month.


    The preview opened with some bits from Black Widow’s past inside of the MCU, showing the family member she’s made — but her past still haunts her. That’s presumably what leads her on this solo mission.


    the opening new footage took us to Budapest (finally!), Where Natasha is roaming through an empty residence, gun drawn. Any time as soon as she gets to the kitchen, she finally finds her target: Yelena. Natasha inches toward her target up until they’re standing gun-to-gun. At the same time, they make their moves, embarking on a tight 50-second long fight that makes it clear that they procured their skills from the same teachers. Scene moves by way of the kitchen and into the living room, eventually landing them both on the floor choking each other with the same curtain. Cut to post-fight shots being poured. “Good to be able to see you also, sis,” Natasha says before asking, “You just had to come to Budapest, didn’t you?”


    The second major bit we visualize is a fight scene on a bridge. She shoots at her hooded target although hits his shield — which looked suspiciously like Taskmaster, a rumored villain of the movie, although not formally reported. They immediately tango in a mesmerizing fight scene.






  • Eternals

    Marvel Studios


    Release: November 6, 2020


    Eternals will be “something entirely new, entirely different for the MCU,” Feige mentioned. And the crowd in the room was particularly amped to hear that “this film is full Jack Kirby.”


    Chloé Zhao will direct the cast with Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as leader Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, and Angelina Jolie as Thena.


    “It’s about this sort of incredible immortals, nevertheless through their journey we’re going to get to explore what it means to be human and humanity in our time on this planet,” Zhao mentioned, while Madden described their characters as “a race of immortal aliens sent to earth by the celestials to protect humankind from the deviants.”


    Also cool: Ridloff will portray the opening deaf hero in the MCU. “I do have a son and he asked me, soon after he read Greek mythology, ‘What does honor mean?’ This. This is what honor means. I am so honored to be here,” she said.


    Meanwhile, veteran action star Jolie vowed to work “10 times harder” in this role than ever before, in service of MCU and all of the fans who keep them going.






  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

    Marvel Studios


    Release: Fall 2020


    Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will reprise their heroic roles in a post-Endgame world for Disney+. The duo came on stage and played around with their undeniable chemistry and discussed about how much fun they have with each other on set, not giving much away about the show itself.


    However then an evil takeover popped up on screen, revealing that Daniel Brühl will be reprising his role because the villainous Baron Zemo. “Beat you once, we can beat you twice,” Mackie mentioned before their time on stage ended.






  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Marvel Studios


    Release: February 12, 2121


    Apparently, the MCU has been laying the groundwork for this movie all along. The Ten Rings have been hinted at countless times since the initial Iron Man film hit theaters.


    We right now officially have a star of the movie: Simu Liu as Shang-Chi. The Mandarin will be portrayed by Tony Leung, and Awkwafina was confirmed to be in the movie in a mystery role.


    And the casting news is pretty much all we got from this one! We’ll have to stay tuned for more.






  • WandaVision

    Marvel Studios


    Release: Spring 2021


    Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany will join forces once again as Wanda Maximoff and Vision — plus it sounds like things are about to get really funky. “We’re gonna have a lot of fun,” Olsen promised. “It’s gonna get weird, we’re gonna go deep, we’re gonna have some surprises. And we’re gonna finally understand Wanda Maximoff because the Scarlet Witch.”


    The Disney+ show will take place right after Endgame, and will feature one more main character from the MCU: Monica Rambeau, who we saw as a child in Captain Marvel. Teyonah Parris will play the grown-up Lieutenant Trouble.


    “I can’t tell you how exhilarating and different and unconventional that show is going to be,” Feige closed.






  • Loki

    Marvel Studios


    Release: Spring 2021


    One of the most-asked questions Feige got immediately after Endgame was where Loki went soon after he got the Space Stone. Well, thanks to the upcoming Disney+ show, we’re about to find out.


    “So he’s still that guy [from Avengers] and just about the last thing that happened to him was he got Hulk-smashed, so it’s a lot of psychological developments that is still although to happen,” Tom Hiddleston mentioned, setting the scene. And that was pretty much all he might mention, other than tease, “This is new territory, a new world, new challenges, and I cannot wait to get started.”






  • Doctor Outlandish in the Multiverse of Madness

    Marvel Studios


    Release: May 7, 2021


    “Just because Quentin Beck takes up lies about the multiverse, doesn’t mean it isn’t real” Feige said.


    Director Scott Derrickson and star Benedict Cumberbatch took the stage to reveal that the second Doctor Abnormal movie will be the opening horror film to hit the franchise. “When I came and spoke to Kevin about doing a sequel I mentioned I don’t wanna do just another sequel to do a sequel. If we’re gonna do it, it has to go into the territory that drew me into the Doctor Unconventional comics in the initial place, which is how they dipped into the gothic and the horror and the horrific, and we’re gonna make the opening scary MCU film” the director mentioned to massive cheers.


    Another surprise: Scarlet Witch will be joining Doctor Bizarre, with Elizabeth Olsen working overtime to weave the WandaVision storyline into the feature-film.






  • What If…?

    Marvel Studios


    Release: Summer 2021


    Marvel Studios will be debuting their very first animated series on Disney+ with What If…?, a show that will explore the alternate realities and could-have-beens inside of the MCU. Feige mentioned this one has been 10 years in the making, and also you could be assured we’ll get to dig into stories we’ve long accepted as truth.


    Jeffrey Wright will narrate Because the Watcher in the series, who he describes as “a non-earthly being who observes all things. He’s watching over the multiverse, and occasionally or might not intervene with the doings of Earthlings. Other than that, he’s off doing his own thing.”


    An exhaustive list of MCU talent is on board to voice their characters, including Michael B. Jordan, Sebastian Stan, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Hayley Atwell, Chadwick Boseman, Karen Gillan, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Neal McDonough, Dominic Cooper, Sean Gunn, Natalie Portman, David Dastmalchian, Stanley Tucci, Taika Waititi, Toby Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Rooker, and Chris Sullivan.






  • Hawkeye

    Marvel Studios


    Release: Fall 2021


    Hawkeye will finally have his time to shine with his very own Disney+ show! Jeremy Renner was on hand to share that the series will show him welcoming Kate Bishop into the fold to be a “better version of me.” He’ll also get to explore more of his time as Ronan.


    “The fiber of what Hawkeye is, at least what I think Hawkeye is, is a superhero without superpowers. And I get to teach someone else how to be a superhero without super powers,” Renner mentioned. “I think that’s an impressive sentiment to share with people, because that indicates each person can be a superhero.”






  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Marvel Studios


    Release: November 5, 2021


    Thor 4 officially has a name! Unfortunately, it does not rhyme, however Love and Thunder does sound pretty damn cool.


    Director Taika Waititi and stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson were on hand for the big announcement, where Thompson jokingly asking Hemsworth, “Are you thunder and I’m love?”


    There wasn’t much to mention about the story, as neither of the stars have even seen the script nevertheless, although Thompson did suppose that first sort of company for Valkyrie as King of Asgard will be for her to find her Queen. “She has some thought, I’ll keep you posted,” Thompson mentioned. Next, she supposes she’ll concentrate on “reinvesting in her people, along with a cool thing is to prepare refuge for any person that might need it. That, to me, is the idea of a brilliant Asgard, the sort of kingdom she’d desire to rule over.”


    Oh right, and then there was the big reveal. Natalie Portman will reprise her role as Jane Foster, right now the Goddess of Thunder and the female Thor.






  • Blade and more...

    Marvel Studios


    At the very end of the panel, Feige casually confirmed that Black Panther 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Captain Marvel 2, Fantastic Four, mutants, and Blade starring Mahershala Ali are all on the way.













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