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  • Brie Larson-starrer ‘The Marvels’ to release in India on November 10

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Brie Larson-led “The Marvels” will make its debut in Indian theatres on November 10, Marvel Studios has announced.

    The studio shared the film’s release date on its official social media handles along with a new teaser poster, also featuring Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris.

    “Higher. Further. Faster. Together. Check out the brand-new teaser poster for Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, coming to theatres November 10,” Marvel Studios posted on Instagram.

    “The Marvels”, which is the 33rd installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), brings back Larson as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel.

    She previously played the character in “Captain Marvel” (2019) and “Avengers: Endgame” (2019).

    Vellani and Parris reprise their respective roles of Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau from the MCU shows “Ms Marvel” and “WandaVision”.

    The movie also features Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury as well as British actor Zawe Ashton.

    Filmmaker Nia DaCosta has directed the film from a screenplay she wrote with Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik, and Zeb Wells.

    Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has produced “The Marvels”.

    MUMBAI: Brie Larson-led “The Marvels” will make its debut in Indian theatres on November 10, Marvel Studios has announced.

    The studio shared the film’s release date on its official social media handles along with a new teaser poster, also featuring Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris.

    “Higher. Further. Faster. Together. Check out the brand-new teaser poster for Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, coming to theatres November 10,” Marvel Studios posted on Instagram.

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    “The Marvels”, which is the 33rd installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), brings back Larson as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel.

    She previously played the character in “Captain Marvel” (2019) and “Avengers: Endgame” (2019).

    Vellani and Parris reprise their respective roles of Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau from the MCU shows “Ms Marvel” and “WandaVision”.

    The movie also features Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury as well as British actor Zawe Ashton.

    Filmmaker Nia DaCosta has directed the film from a screenplay she wrote with Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik, and Zeb Wells.

    Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has produced “The Marvels”.

  • Ayo Edebiri joins the cast of Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’

    By Express News Service

    The Bear fame Ayo Edebiri has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ upcoming film Thunderbolts. Previously, at Marvel’s D23 Expo panel last year, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced an A-list crew of familiar cast members for the film.

    The Thunderbolts cast already includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as John Walker aka US Agent, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster and Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost. Unlike her co-stars, Ayo Edebiri’s role is still kept under wraps.

    Ayo has received a Critics Choice nomination for Best Supporting Role in a Comedy Series, for her stint in The Bear. She has also worked as a writer on a number of television series such as Dickinson, What We Do In The Shadows and Big Mouth. While her presence on the big screen has been limited, Thunderbolts will mark her first major role in a big production.

    Helmed by Jake Schreier with screenplay by Eric Pearson, the film will be the curtain raiser of MCU Phase 5. Thunderbolts is set to release on July 26, 2024. 

    The Bear fame Ayo Edebiri has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ upcoming film Thunderbolts. Previously, at Marvel’s D23 Expo panel last year, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced an A-list crew of familiar cast members for the film.

    The Thunderbolts cast already includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as John Walker aka US Agent, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster and Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost. Unlike her co-stars, Ayo Edebiri’s role is still kept under wraps.

    Ayo has received a Critics Choice nomination for Best Supporting Role in a Comedy Series, for her stint in The Bear. She has also worked as a writer on a number of television series such as Dickinson, What We Do In The Shadows and Big Mouth. While her presence on the big screen has been limited, Thunderbolts will mark her first major role in a big production.

    Helmed by Jake Schreier with screenplay by Eric Pearson, the film will be the curtain raiser of MCU Phase 5. Thunderbolts is set to release on July 26, 2024.
     

  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to star in Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ series 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been roped in to play the titular hero in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney Plus series ‘Wonder Man.’

    According to the entertainment website Variety, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is developing the ‘Wonder Man’ series.

    Andrew Guest is the head writer.

    Cretton, who is already set to direct Marvel’s ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ movie, may also helm ‘Wonder Man.’

    In the Marvel comics, Williams is the son of a wealthy industrialist whose company, Williams Innovations, is run out of business due to competition from Stark Industries.

    In desperation, Simon turns to Baron Zemo, who gives Simon superpowers and directs him to infiltrate and then betray the Avengers.

    However, Simon joins the Avengers in earnest and is even a founding member of the spin-off team, the West Coast Avengers.

    ‘Wonder Man’ will be Abdul-Mateen’s third comic book character, after the villain Black Manta in 2018’s ‘Aquaman’ and Dr Manhattan in HBO’s 2019 series ‘Watchmen,’ for which he won an Emmy.

    He will be reprising Black Manta in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.’

    Marvel Studios has not yet announced a premiere date for the series.

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been roped in to play the titular hero in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney Plus series ‘Wonder Man.’

    According to the entertainment website Variety, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is developing the ‘Wonder Man’ series.

    Andrew Guest is the head writer.

    Cretton, who is already set to direct Marvel’s ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ movie, may also helm ‘Wonder Man.’

    In the Marvel comics, Williams is the son of a wealthy industrialist whose company, Williams Innovations, is run out of business due to competition from Stark Industries.

    In desperation, Simon turns to Baron Zemo, who gives Simon superpowers and directs him to infiltrate and then betray the Avengers.

    However, Simon joins the Avengers in earnest and is even a founding member of the spin-off team, the West Coast Avengers.

    ‘Wonder Man’ will be Abdul-Mateen’s third comic book character, after the villain Black Manta in 2018’s ‘Aquaman’ and Dr Manhattan in HBO’s 2019 series ‘Watchmen,’ for which he won an Emmy.

    He will be reprising Black Manta in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.’

    Marvel Studios has not yet announced a premiere date for the series.

  • Actor Chris Hemsworth calls CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu ‘legend’

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor’s hammer and even called her a legend.

    Chris’s praise comes after Chanu won gold at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. She was feted with the honour after she lifted 201 kilos.

    A social media user had tweeted to Chris, saying: “Time for Thor to give up his hammer.”

    To which, he replied: “She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend.”

    pic.twitter.com/HU4UrBDO1P
    — Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) August 5, 2022
    An ecstatic Chanu replied to Hemsworth saying: “Thank you so much @chrishemsworth, always love to watch you.”

    The reference was made because apart from Thor, no other superhero can pick up the Mjolnir. Thor’s Mjolnir is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings.

    NEW DELHI: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor’s hammer and even called her a legend.

    Chris’s praise comes after Chanu won gold at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. She was feted with the honour after she lifted 201 kilos.

    A social media user had tweeted to Chris, saying: “Time for Thor to give up his hammer.”

    To which, he replied: “She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend.”

    pic.twitter.com/HU4UrBDO1P
    — Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) August 5, 2022
    An ecstatic Chanu replied to Hemsworth saying: “Thank you so much @chrishemsworth, always love to watch you.”

    The reference was made because apart from Thor, no other superhero can pick up the Mjolnir. Thor’s Mjolnir is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings.

  • Marvel’s series ‘Secret Invasion’ to be a ‘crossover event’

    By Express News Service

    Marvel officials have released an official synopsis for their upcoming series Secret Invasion which describes it as a ‘crossover event.’

    The show is about a group of shapeshifting aliens known as Skrulls, who invade earth and covertly infiltrate government institutions. The presence of the Skrulls in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was officially confirmed in Spiderman: Far From Home which was released in 2019 The mini-series was recently reported as undergoing reshoots with a new writer. The show was officially announced at the recently wrapped San Diego Comic-Con. It is an adaptation of the 2008 comic book run of the same name written by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu.

    Kyle Bradstreet is developing the show for Disney+ while Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim are brought on as directors. The six-episode series will also feature recurring MCU cast members Samuel Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle.

    The recurring cast will be joined by newcomers Emilia Clarke, Christopher McDonald, Olivia Coleman, Killian Scott, and Kingsley Ben-Adir. Secret Invasion, which is currently under production, is scheduled to premiere sometime around March 2023.

    (This story originally appeared on cinemaexpress.com)

    Marvel officials have released an official synopsis for their upcoming series Secret Invasion which describes it as a ‘crossover event.’

    The show is about a group of shapeshifting aliens known as Skrulls, who invade earth and covertly infiltrate government institutions. The presence of the Skrulls in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was officially confirmed in Spiderman: Far From Home which was released in 2019 The mini-series was recently reported as undergoing reshoots with a new writer. The show was officially announced at the recently wrapped San Diego Comic-Con. It is an adaptation of the 2008 comic book run of the same name written by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu.

    Kyle Bradstreet is developing the show for Disney+ while Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim are brought on as directors. The six-episode series will also feature recurring MCU cast members Samuel Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle.

    The recurring cast will be joined by newcomers Emilia Clarke, Christopher McDonald, Olivia Coleman, Killian Scott, and Kingsley Ben-Adir. Secret Invasion, which is currently under production, is scheduled to premiere sometime around March 2023.

    (This story originally appeared on cinemaexpress.com)

  • ‘Shang-Chi’ director Destin Daniel Cretton to helm ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: ‘Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings’ director Destin Daniel Cretton will be seen helming ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’, a representative for Marvel Studios confirmed.

    Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced ‘The Kang Dynasty’ during the company’s wide-ranging presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, as part one of the two-part conclusion to the Multiverse Saga -similar to how 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ concluded the Infinity Saga, reports Variety.

    Unlike those films, which were filmed and directed back-to-back by MCU veterans Anthony and Joe Russo, Cretton will only be directing ‘The Kang Dynasty’, which is set to debut on May 2, 2025.

    The follow-up, ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’, is due to open just six months later, on November 7, 2025. No director has been announced for that film.

    While there have been no screenwriter or casting announcements for ‘The Kang Dynasty’ either, the title makes clear that Jonathan Majors’ ‘Kang the Conqueror’ who will be first introduced in 2023’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’, will play a central role in the film.

    As his name suggests, Kang did indeed successfully conquer Earth in a Marvel comics run in the early 2000s, until the Avengers defeated him.

    ‘Shang-Chi’ was the first Marvel Studios film to get an exclusive theatrical release following the Covid pandemic shutdown, earning $432 million worldwide amid rolling shutdowns during the spread of the delta variant.

    Prior to that film, Cretton was best known as the director of the deeply felt 2013 indie drama ‘Short Term 12’, which helped to launch the career of its star Brie Larson all the way to playing Captain Marvel in the MCU.

    Larson has since appeared in all of Cretton’s movies, starring in the 2017 biographical drama ‘The Glass Castle’, and co-starring with Michael B. Jordan, also an MCU veteran, in Warner Bros.’ 2019 historical drama ‘Just Mercy’.

    LOS ANGELES: ‘Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings’ director Destin Daniel Cretton will be seen helming ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’, a representative for Marvel Studios confirmed.

    Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced ‘The Kang Dynasty’ during the company’s wide-ranging presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, as part one of the two-part conclusion to the Multiverse Saga -similar to how 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ concluded the Infinity Saga, reports Variety.

    Unlike those films, which were filmed and directed back-to-back by MCU veterans Anthony and Joe Russo, Cretton will only be directing ‘The Kang Dynasty’, which is set to debut on May 2, 2025.

    The follow-up, ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’, is due to open just six months later, on November 7, 2025. No director has been announced for that film.

    While there have been no screenwriter or casting announcements for ‘The Kang Dynasty’ either, the title makes clear that Jonathan Majors’ ‘Kang the Conqueror’ who will be first introduced in 2023’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’, will play a central role in the film.

    As his name suggests, Kang did indeed successfully conquer Earth in a Marvel comics run in the early 2000s, until the Avengers defeated him.

    ‘Shang-Chi’ was the first Marvel Studios film to get an exclusive theatrical release following the Covid pandemic shutdown, earning $432 million worldwide amid rolling shutdowns during the spread of the delta variant.

    Prior to that film, Cretton was best known as the director of the deeply felt 2013 indie drama ‘Short Term 12’, which helped to launch the career of its star Brie Larson all the way to playing Captain Marvel in the MCU.

    Larson has since appeared in all of Cretton’s movies, starring in the 2017 biographical drama ‘The Glass Castle’, and co-starring with Michael B. Jordan, also an MCU veteran, in Warner Bros.’ 2019 historical drama ‘Just Mercy’.

  • ‘Black Panther 2’ teaser is a sombre, lyrical tribute to Chadwick Boseman 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Marvel Studios has unveiled the official teaser of its much anticipated superhero film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, which is a heartfelt homage to the late franchise lead Chadwick Boseman.

    The makers released the footage on Saturday evening at the San Diego Comic-Con, where the team was led by writer-director Ryan Coogler, who helmed the first “Black Panther”.

    Set to a spiritualistic cover version of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” and “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar, the video depicts the fictitious African nation of Wakanda in mourning, an apparent reference to the death of King T’Challa/ Black Panther, originally played by Boseman. The actor died in August 2020 after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer.

    According to Variety, Coogler addressed Boseman’s demise and said “it’s going to be hard to follow that up, but we’ll try.”

    “It’s been five years since I was here. I sat there and we premiered the first footage from ‘Black Panther 1,’ and sitting next to me was our T’Challa, the late great Chadwick Boseman.”

    The filmmaker said he could feel the late star’s presence in the room. “I promise you, I can feel his hand on me right now,” he added.

    Letitia Wright, who is said to be taking on the mantle of the Black Panther as Shuri, said she is looking forward to the film. “It’s a blessing. We’ve all grown so much as a family, and it feels great to see you guys and honour big bro at the same time,” she added.

    The lines “Good friends we have and good friends we’ve lost” by Marley is a reiteration that Boseman will not appear on the screen as the superhero after the studio confirmed in 2021 that they will not use computer-generated imagery to include him in the new film.

    “I am Queen of the most powerful nation in the world, and my entire family is gone,” cries Angela Bassett’s Ramonda, who is seen sitting on the throne earlier in the teaser.

    There is also a sequence of an underwater birth with actors Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and Winston Duke reprising their roles.

    The clip also takes the audience to some never-before-seen places in Wakanda, introduces them to new characters Riri Williams aka Ironheart (Dominique Thorne) and Namor, the Submariner (Tenoch Huerta), shares a glimpse into an imminent battle, and teases the new Black Panther who has their claws out.

    “It’s a labour of love, and I have so much gratitude to be a part of it and be able to share it with you,” Duke, who plays M’Baku, said of the sequel.

    Series newcomers such as Michaela Coel, Thorne, Alex Nivilani, Mabel Cadena and Huerta were also part of the panel.

    Huerta said he was excited to be part of the film’s cast “I want to say something really fast about inclusion. I come from the hood and, thanks to inclusion, I’m here. I wouldn’t be here without inclusion. A lot of kids in the hood are here looking at us dreaming to be here. And they’re going to make it! They’re going to make it!” he added.

    Coel lauded the musical performance that opened the panel. “It feels really special seeing the drummers and dancers. It reminded me what an honour it was to support this cast,” she said. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is slated to be released in the US on November 11.

    LOS ANGELES: Marvel Studios has unveiled the official teaser of its much anticipated superhero film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, which is a heartfelt homage to the late franchise lead Chadwick Boseman.

    The makers released the footage on Saturday evening at the San Diego Comic-Con, where the team was led by writer-director Ryan Coogler, who helmed the first “Black Panther”.

    Set to a spiritualistic cover version of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” and “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar, the video depicts the fictitious African nation of Wakanda in mourning, an apparent reference to the death of King T’Challa/ Black Panther, originally played by Boseman. The actor died in August 2020 after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer.

    According to Variety, Coogler addressed Boseman’s demise and said “it’s going to be hard to follow that up, but we’ll try.”

    “It’s been five years since I was here. I sat there and we premiered the first footage from ‘Black Panther 1,’ and sitting next to me was our T’Challa, the late great Chadwick Boseman.”

    The filmmaker said he could feel the late star’s presence in the room. “I promise you, I can feel his hand on me right now,” he added.

    Letitia Wright, who is said to be taking on the mantle of the Black Panther as Shuri, said she is looking forward to the film. “It’s a blessing. We’ve all grown so much as a family, and it feels great to see you guys and honour big bro at the same time,” she added.

    The lines “Good friends we have and good friends we’ve lost” by Marley is a reiteration that Boseman will not appear on the screen as the superhero after the studio confirmed in 2021 that they will not use computer-generated imagery to include him in the new film.

    “I am Queen of the most powerful nation in the world, and my entire family is gone,” cries Angela Bassett’s Ramonda, who is seen sitting on the throne earlier in the teaser.

    There is also a sequence of an underwater birth with actors Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and Winston Duke reprising their roles.

    The clip also takes the audience to some never-before-seen places in Wakanda, introduces them to new characters Riri Williams aka Ironheart (Dominique Thorne) and Namor, the Submariner (Tenoch Huerta), shares a glimpse into an imminent battle, and teases the new Black Panther who has their claws out.

    “It’s a labour of love, and I have so much gratitude to be a part of it and be able to share it with you,” Duke, who plays M’Baku, said of the sequel.

    Series newcomers such as Michaela Coel, Thorne, Alex Nivilani, Mabel Cadena and Huerta were also part of the panel.

    Huerta said he was excited to be part of the film’s cast “I want to say something really fast about inclusion. I come from the hood and, thanks to inclusion, I’m here. I wouldn’t be here without inclusion. A lot of kids in the hood are here looking at us dreaming to be here. And they’re going to make it! They’re going to make it!” he added.

    Coel lauded the musical performance that opened the panel. “It feels really special seeing the drummers and dancers. It reminded me what an honour it was to support this cast,” she said. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is slated to be released in the US on November 11.

  • Marvel teases new Avengers movies, ‘Black Panther’ sequel

    By Associated Press

    Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer for ” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ” — set to “No Woman No Cry” — to fans at Comic-Con on Saturday in San Diego.

    It was just one part of the massive Hall H presentation, which also included first looks at “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and new information about Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will conclude with two Avengers movies in 2025: “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.”

    ” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Ryan Coogler was on site in San Diego to preview the highly anticipated film, which is due to arrive in theatres on Nov. 11 and serve as the conclusion to Phase 4. Coogler paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020.

    “The impact that he made on this industry will be felt forever,” Coogler said. After the massive success of “Black Panther” in 2018, plans for a sequel were quickly set into motion. But those were altered after Boseman’s unexpected death from colon cancer. The studio said it would not recast Boseman’s role of T’Challa. but very little has come out about the film in the years since. Production wrapped in March after several delays, one of which was due to an injury sustained by Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s brainy sister Shuri. Also returning are Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett, but not Daniel Kaluuya, whose “Nope” schedule conflicted.

    Phase 5, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said, will kick off in February with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and conclude with “Thunderbolts” in July 2024. The new “Blade,” starring Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, also got a release date of Nov. 3, 2023, and “Captain America and the New World Order,” featuring Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, will hit theatres on May 3, 2024.

    ALSO READ | ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ trailer releases; whirlwind of tech, emotions

    The “Guardians of the Galaxy” will also come to an end in the midst of Phase 5 in May. Director James Gunn showed up in San Diego to confirm that “Vol. 3” would be the last for the space rogues. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillian and Dave Bautista are all returning for the film. New cast members include Will Poulter, as Guardians adversary Adam Warlock, and Maria Bakalova.

    Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors and director Peyton Reed made the trip to San Diego to show some footage from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”

    Phase 6 will launch with a new “Fantastic Four” movie on Nov. 8, 2024, and finish with “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” set for May 2, 2025, followed by “Avengers: Secret Wars,” on Nov. 7, 2025.

    Marvel also showed trailers for Disney+ series such as “Secret Invasion,” with Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, due in the spring, and the half-hour comedy ” She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” starring Tatiana Maslany, debuting in August. The second season of “Loki” is also expected next summer. Comic-Con runs through Sunday. 

    Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer for ” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ” — set to “No Woman No Cry” — to fans at Comic-Con on Saturday in San Diego.

    It was just one part of the massive Hall H presentation, which also included first looks at “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and new information about Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will conclude with two Avengers movies in 2025: “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.”

    ” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Ryan Coogler was on site in San Diego to preview the highly anticipated film, which is due to arrive in theatres on Nov. 11 and serve as the conclusion to Phase 4. Coogler paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020.

    “The impact that he made on this industry will be felt forever,” Coogler said. After the massive success of “Black Panther” in 2018, plans for a sequel were quickly set into motion. But those were altered after Boseman’s unexpected death from colon cancer. The studio said it would not recast Boseman’s role of T’Challa. but very little has come out about the film in the years since. Production wrapped in March after several delays, one of which was due to an injury sustained by Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s brainy sister Shuri. Also returning are Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett, but not Daniel Kaluuya, whose “Nope” schedule conflicted.

    Phase 5, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said, will kick off in February with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and conclude with “Thunderbolts” in July 2024. The new “Blade,” starring Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, also got a release date of Nov. 3, 2023, and “Captain America and the New World Order,” featuring Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, will hit theatres on May 3, 2024.

    ALSO READ | ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ trailer releases; whirlwind of tech, emotions

    The “Guardians of the Galaxy” will also come to an end in the midst of Phase 5 in May. Director James Gunn showed up in San Diego to confirm that “Vol. 3” would be the last for the space rogues. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillian and Dave Bautista are all returning for the film. New cast members include Will Poulter, as Guardians adversary Adam Warlock, and Maria Bakalova.

    Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors and director Peyton Reed made the trip to San Diego to show some footage from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”

    Phase 6 will launch with a new “Fantastic Four” movie on Nov. 8, 2024, and finish with “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” set for May 2, 2025, followed by “Avengers: Secret Wars,” on Nov. 7, 2025.

    Marvel also showed trailers for Disney+ series such as “Secret Invasion,” with Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, due in the spring, and the half-hour comedy ” She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” starring Tatiana Maslany, debuting in August. The second season of “Loki” is also expected next summer. Comic-Con runs through Sunday.
     

  • ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ trailer releases; whirlwind of tech, emotions

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Marvel Studios is bringing fans back to Wakanda in the first trailer for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, reports Variety’. The footage debuted at the conclusion of Marvel’s massive panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday evening (U.S. Pacific Time), introduced by a group of traditional African singers performing a fanfare.The trailer is strung together with a lyrical motif of Bob Marley’s ageless ‘No woman, no cry’, moving between riveting images of Wakanda’s aquatic environments, futuristic technology and what appears to be a funeral with crowds of Wakandans dressed in white.”I am Queen of the most powerful nation in the world, and my entire family is gone,” Angela Bassett’s Ramonda declares, according to ‘Variety’.A question lingers over the trailer: who will take on the mantle of the Black Panther? A figure is seen in the hero’s suit at the end of the trailer, though it isn’t clarified who is in the costume.

    Writer-director Ryan Coogler, who helmed the first ‘Black Panther’, took the stage to discuss the sequel, reflecting on the death of the series’ former star, Chadwick Boseman, who played the lead character, T’Challa. Boseman died in August 2020 after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer.This trailer included a nod to Boseman. His image, as ‘The Direct’ notes, came on a piece of art in the streets of Wakanda, helping the people remember their fallen king.

    ALSO READ | ‘Black Panther 2’: Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya not to be part of sequel Coogler also introduced ‘Black Panther’ stars Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and Winston Duke on the Comic-Con stage, and then declared: “It’s a labor of love, and I have so much gratitude to be a part of it and be able to share it with you.”The trailer is strung together with a lyrical motif of Bob Marley’s ageless ‘No woman, no cry’, moving between riveting images of Wakanda’s aquatic environments, futuristic technology and what appears to be a funeral with crowds of Wakandans dressed in white.

    LOS ANGELES: Marvel Studios is bringing fans back to Wakanda in the first trailer for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, reports Variety’. The footage debuted at the conclusion of Marvel’s massive panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday evening (U.S. Pacific Time), introduced by a group of traditional African singers performing a fanfare.
    The trailer is strung together with a lyrical motif of Bob Marley’s ageless ‘No woman, no cry’, moving between riveting images of Wakanda’s aquatic environments, futuristic technology and what appears to be a funeral with crowds of Wakandans dressed in white.
    “I am Queen of the most powerful nation in the world, and my entire family is gone,” Angela Bassett’s Ramonda declares, according to ‘Variety’.
    A question lingers over the trailer: who will take on the mantle of the Black Panther? A figure is seen in the hero’s suit at the end of the trailer, though it isn’t clarified who is in the costume.

    Writer-director Ryan Coogler, who helmed the first ‘Black Panther’, took the stage to discuss the sequel, reflecting on the death of the series’ former star, Chadwick Boseman, who played the lead character, T’Challa. Boseman died in August 2020 after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer.
    This trailer included a nod to Boseman. His image, as ‘The Direct’ notes, came on a piece of art in the streets of Wakanda, helping the people remember their fallen king.

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    Coogler also introduced ‘Black Panther’ stars Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and Winston Duke on the Comic-Con stage, and then declared: “It’s a labor of love, and I have so much gratitude to be a part of it and be able to share it with you.”
    The trailer is strung together with a lyrical motif of Bob Marley’s ageless ‘No woman, no cry’, moving between riveting images of Wakanda’s aquatic environments, futuristic technology and what appears to be a funeral with crowds of Wakandans dressed in white.

  • ‘Black Panther 2’: Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya not to be part of sequel 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya will be missing in action from Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero tentpole “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”.

    Slated to be released on November 11, “Wakanda Forever” is the much-anticipated sequel of the 2018 blockbuster “Black Panther” directed by Ryan Coogler.

    Kaluuya told Rotten Tomatoes that he had to exit the film due to scheduling conflicts with Jordan Peele’s movie “Nope”, which is scheduled for a July 22 release.

    The actor was nominated for the best leading actor Oscar for his role in Peele’s superhit horror film “Get Out” (2017).

    In “Black Panther”, Kaluuya played W’Kabi, the best friend to T’Challa/Black Panther (the late Chadwick Boseman) and the head of security for the Border Tribe of the fictional African nation Wakanda. Officially announced by the studio in mid-2019, “Black Panther 2” has had a tumultuous journey after lead star Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020.

    Following Boseman’s demise, Marvel decided not to recast the role of T’Challa. The sequel will explore other characters from the world of “Black Panther”, while also honouring Boseman’s legacy.

    The COVID-19 pandemic added to the makers’ woes as several stars tested positive for the virus on set. In 2021, Wright suffered an injury while filming a stunt sequence, which further delayed production.

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    “Wakanda Forever” will see Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Gurira, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, and Angela Bassett reprise their roles. The follow-up will also have new cast members with Dominique Thorne making her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Riri Williams / Ironheart alongside Michaela Coel and Tenoch Huerta in undisclosed roles.

    LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya will be missing in action from Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero tentpole “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”.

    Slated to be released on November 11, “Wakanda Forever” is the much-anticipated sequel of the 2018 blockbuster “Black Panther” directed by Ryan Coogler.

    Kaluuya told Rotten Tomatoes that he had to exit the film due to scheduling conflicts with Jordan Peele’s movie “Nope”, which is scheduled for a July 22 release.

    The actor was nominated for the best leading actor Oscar for his role in Peele’s superhit horror film “Get Out” (2017).

    In “Black Panther”, Kaluuya played W’Kabi, the best friend to T’Challa/Black Panther (the late Chadwick Boseman) and the head of security for the Border Tribe of the fictional African nation Wakanda. Officially announced by the studio in mid-2019, “Black Panther 2” has had a tumultuous journey after lead star Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020.

    Following Boseman’s demise, Marvel decided not to recast the role of T’Challa. The sequel will explore other characters from the world of “Black Panther”, while also honouring Boseman’s legacy.

    The COVID-19 pandemic added to the makers’ woes as several stars tested positive for the virus on set. In 2021, Wright suffered an injury while filming a stunt sequence, which further delayed production.

    ALSO READ | Actors Iman Vellani, Rish Shah open up about their on-screen bonding in ‘Ms Marvel’

    “Wakanda Forever” will see Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Gurira, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, and Angela Bassett reprise their roles. The follow-up will also have new cast members with Dominique Thorne making her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Riri Williams / Ironheart alongside Michaela Coel and Tenoch Huerta in undisclosed roles.