The final Black Widow trailer dropped and it's quite good (up until now the marketing has been mediocre). The trailer efficiently gave us the plot, illustrated the relationships in the film, and provided Natasha's motivation. The previous trailer/teaser had only bred confusion (the only buzz was Red Guardian's weight and wardrobe jokes). In terms of set-up, it's made clear Taskmaster is in charge of the Red Room and creating more Black Widows--that is what Nat wants to stop and to do so she needs the help of her former family. The only element we're not clear on is why she's not making a call to Cap, but I think that's a minor issue.
One thing I'm curious about: since the 'reveal' of O-T Fagbenle as Taskmaster has been an open secret for months, I wonder if the re-shoots will de-emphasize the mystery. One other Taskmaster thought related to the rumours about him both dying and showing up in a post-credit scene: as the main antagonist he has to be out of commission so that Black Widow's story can both end satisfactorily and without him remaining a threat throughout Endgame. He needn't die to achieve that (capture works and is better than a fake death), but if they want to continue using the character he can't actually die. In relation to this, Murphy wrote a long theory post where he posits:
1) Taskmaster's daughter is in the Red Room program
2) He is killed in the film
3) She takes over his mantle seeking revenge on the murderer (presumably Yelena)
This is plausible and would make sense of the 'he dies but is in the post-credit scene' via leaks.
One thing I'm curious about: since the 'reveal' of O-T Fagbenle as Taskmaster has been an open secret for months, I wonder if the re-shoots will de-emphasize the mystery. One other Taskmaster thought related to the rumours about him both dying and showing up in a post-credit scene: as the main antagonist he has to be out of commission so that Black Widow's story can both end satisfactorily and without him remaining a threat throughout Endgame. He needn't die to achieve that (capture works and is better than a fake death), but if they want to continue using the character he can't actually die. In relation to this, Murphy wrote a long theory post where he posits:
1) Taskmaster's daughter is in the Red Room program
2) He is killed in the film
3) She takes over his mantle seeking revenge on the murderer (presumably Yelena)
This is plausible and would make sense of the 'he dies but is in the post-credit scene' via leaks.
Daniel has described the Eternals trailer on his Patreon and the description has filtered out. Here's the paraphrase:
"The trailer doesn’t have a lot of dialogues as it won’t give us what the story is about, but it does feature a lot of set shots which are split equally between time periods as fans know from set photos the film will take place millennia ago as well as the present day. Furthermore, the film’s stars will also be seen equally dressed in civilian clothing and their superhero outfits. Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman can be seen suited up as Black Knight. In the trailer, he will be seen riding a horse. Even though Gemma Chan’s Sersi and Harrington’s Black Knight are the film’s leads, the trailer focused on Angelina Jolie’s Thena and Richard Madden’s Ikaris."
This sounds a lot like the footage shown a few months ago at Brazil's ComicCon. The approach is very interesting and exactly what I would do in Marvel's place when it comes to marketing. Neither Chan nor Harrington are proven, bankable stars, but Jolie absolutely is (or was) and her character's key relationship is with Ikaris, so those are the characters to focus on initially. I still think the mountain to climb for marketing the film is huge because it's so busy and so weird (Guardians was obscure, but the genre was not--it's like Firefly and similar shows). I still dread the love triangle we'll see in the film--romance is usually so poorly done I fear it will sidetrack the story.
Murphy continues to push for the validity of the Reddit plot leak from October; it might be accurate (even if Shang-Chi having Multiple Man's powers is bizarre), but I think he's reaching to validate it --there's a scene involving a fight on a bus trip--he wonders if this is on the way to the tournament (?!).
Daniel echoes the rumours that Fin Fang Foom will appear in the film. He also believes the tournament idea (just as ubiquitous on the rumours).
Garth Franklin of Dark Horizons (neither of whom I've heard of before) reports that a source has told him Florian Munteanu (Creed II) has a secondary villain role in the film (he is in Australia where the filming is taking place). Excluding cameos and children (below), we have 11 or 12 of 14 cast members who are Asian, meaning Feige's "98% Asian" isn't that far off.
Tessa Thompson told Entertainment Tonight that Christian Bale is part of the Thor 4 cast, which seemingly makes it official (it's been confirmed by Daniel, so the concerns I'd have over her Valkyrie show boondoggle have been put aside--only Sutton, in October, ever repeated it). There's a lot of wild speculation on Bale will play, even though the comments made by Murphy (and TI) narrow it down considerably:
- It's not a cameo because Bale is unavailable while Thor 4 is being filmed
- The role isn't 100% motion capture, but motion capture is involved
- An agent wanted to know who 'Dario' was, because that was the role Bale was playing
- He's an alien and the lead villain--as per usual, TI didn't quote the actual description which is 'an intergalactic villain' (via Daniel, which you can see below)
- We can be reasonably sure Bale won't commit to more than one film
It's being reported that the Guardians of the Galaxy will appear in Thor 4, which makes a lot of sense given the ending of Endgame. I'd expect a cameo, although Daniel (below) suggests more than that.
We have a description of the clip shown at the Disney's shareholder meeting:
The footage shown felt like an extended trailer, starting with Bucky paying a visit to Baron Zemo in a state of the art prison, who tried to unsuccessfully activate his Winter Soldier programming. Bucky told him that someone has recreated the Super Soldier Serum.
Another clip showed some kind of a rally where cheerleaders and a stage were decorated with red, white, and blue Captain America insignia. The announcer introduced the new Captain America and then the camera cut to someone backstage in silhouette with the shield. It was unclear if it was actually Falcon in the suit. [This is John Walker, as we've seen set photos of this scene]
A montage of action sequences included Zemo fighting in his iconic mask from the comics. It wasn’t clear from the short clip if he was fighting with Falcon and the Winter Soldier or against them.
Lastly, we saw Bucky approach Sam Wilson and discussed that they’re not really friends. More like two guys who had a mutual friend who now need each other.
Murphy posted up videos from the filming of Falcon and the Winter Soldier and posits that it depicts the Grapplers, a group that includes Songbird (cf; aka Screaming Mimi), Titania (I thought I remembered hearing her name in rumours before, but realized I brought her up in my unpublished theory article--she's the most obvious inclusion for She-Hulk given her sparse rogue's gallery), Poundcakes, and Letha. One thing their inclusion might clear up is those Deathlok rumours we heard from Deadline last April--the group first appeared in a Marvel Two-in-One that featured that character, so if word got out that Marvel was researching that comic someone jumped to the wrong conclusion.
Murphy also discussed one of the plot elements revealed by set photos, which is that a G20 summit will be under threat during the series and that Walker and Bucky will be working together to defend it.
Murphy, while discussing Samson development, brought up the likelihood that Flag-Smasher would appear in the show. This has come up previously back in February via set photo of graffiti. When that came out both Conrad and Murphy referenced it to a 4chan post from the previous January (link above) which both believe is credible. When discussing this before I didn't go into the background of Flag-Smasher (who has been dead in the comics since 2006), but his name is in reference to him believing that nation states are outmoded in the pursuit of world peace and unity. In essence, he (and the group he later joins in the comics, ULTIMATUM) believe in using violence to achieve world peace. Whether he would have the same goals in the show is unknown (it feels a bit too radical for the MCU).
Discussing Film reports that Richard E. Grant will appear in the show in an unknown role (Variety clarified it will be for only one episode). Slipped into the bottom of the article was that actress Sasha Lane may also be in the cast, which I hadn't heard before (I'm not sure what role the young LGBT actor would be targeted for).
There's a rumour on Reddit that Enchantress will be Loki's biological daughter, which is possible, although I'm not sure what the point of that would be (the poster also claims that Di Martino is playing the adult version of her).
Writers have been signed for Hawkeye, as Katrina Mathewson and Tanner Bean (of Pitch and Versus) Tweeted out that they've been hired. The two writers worked with Hawkeye showrunner Jonathan Igla on Pitch.
Braxter with She-Hulk info: "The logline for the show she is described as being successful in her profession and specifically seeking cases in superheroic law. Furthermore, the description goes on to state that she occasionally throws down in superhero battles as the She-Hulk."
He adds they are looking for a "26-28 year old" actress as her best friend, which is oddly specific. Braxter speculates this is for the role of Jill Stevens (a very short-lived best friend), but I'd take that with a grain of salt.
The show is seeking a "29-35 actress" called 'Meg' who plays another lawyer. Braxter speculates she's Mallory Book--given how MCU casting calls have steered away from matching the first letter of the call to their comicbook counterpart, I'm leery of this idea. It's difficult for me to speculate who this is because I'm largely unfamiliar with the IP (it's important to remember that She-Hulk has mostly been a secondary character in other people's comics).
Braxter confirmed Hulk (Ruffalo's) appearance in the show. This has always seemed like a lock to me--very much like Clint Barton in Hawkeye--it's a way to anchor interest in the show via original Avengers. I mentioned last time that this show and Ms. Marvel would need an assist from an established MCU-character to help generate interest. I would expect, given the cost of using Hulk, that we won't see Ruffalo that much (perhaps using flashbacks to when he's Bruce Banner for a good chunk of his screen time).
Incidentally, Braxter includes this throwaway line, "Could we one day see Walters actually defend Peter Parker if Sony and Disney keep playing nice?" This is a direct reference to an old Conrad rumour from July (which claimed Matt Murdock would be Peter's lawyer, but if not Daredevil it would be She-Hulk). This was echoed by LotLB, but it hasn't had any other resonance (outside of places like Cosmic Book News and WGTC, who in late December were touting the original Conrad idea, even though Marvel can't legally use Daredevil while Spider-Man 3 will be filming).
We have what I think is fanfiction posing as a rumour from 4chan:
- Marvel's Quake is an upcoming MCU film for phase 4 among other surprises that will pop-up very soon. Please, don't ask me how I know, I'm not going to tell you but it's up to you whether you believe it or not. Here's what I know about the plot so far.
- PART I
- Agent Johnson is following a lead on a mysterious organization named Serpent Society that imposes itself on global domination with the aim of converting the entire human race into a host for a "symbiotic cybernetic exoskeleton" program and prepare humanity against future alien threats. [The appearance of Quake echoes LotLB in July and more particularly August; since then only a solitary 4chan post from November has chimed in; I haven't seen the Serpent Society mentioned by anyone, other than a 4chan F&tWS post from November that included the Rachel Leighton Diamondback]
- H.A.M.M.E.R. industries created a snake-like Iron Man suit built from stolen Chitauri and Stark technology. The Serpent Society is led by former Hammer Industries CEO Justin Hammer who is now known as the terrorist King Cobra and press an infusion of vibranium with his symbiotic cybernetic exoskeleton to ensure an indestructible global military power.
- Agent Johnson's lead leads to an underground organization in New York City.
- Anaconda, a Serpent Agent invades a Wakanda port and steals the Vibranium needed to create an army. Shuri contacts the former White Wolf, Bucky Barnes, and asks for his help since T'challa is overseas on an important business trip.
- Bucky tracks down Anaconda to New York City with the device Shuri planted on her airship before she left the Wakanda airspace. Bucky encounters Agent Johnson in the Serpent Society underground base and they defeat Anaconda who had an experimental symbiotic cybernetic exoskeleton suit.
- Daisy takes a sample of the material to some old friends from S.H.I.E.L.D. who are living in the countryside and they create a device capable of deactivating the symbiotic technology without having to fight the host. This measure is taken because the hand-to-hand combat against the symbiotic cybernetic exoskeleton is almost impossible thanks to the properties of the amorphous liquid matter of the suit.
- PART II
- Bucky follows the plan of the former S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent who seeks help from her childhood friend, Matt Murdock, the Daredevil of Hell Kitchen to track down the Serpent Society who have been using old routes that The Hand used to use.
- Bucky, Johnson, and Murdock arrive at an oil platform where they acquire plans that lead to the symbiotic liquid being released into the ocean from a freighter that's headed for the UK.
- Arriving at a port facility in England, they find Tanya Hammer, daughter of Justin Hammer connected to an experiment tube in a lab. Justin Hammer arrives and confronts them letting them know that his daughter has cancer and the symbiotic technology is the only way to keep her alive.
- Marc Riemer who is Hammer's right hand betrays him after learning that his wife Blanche Sitznski (Anaconda) is dead and takes all the vibranium liquid into himself and becomes Boomslang.
- A Hulk-sized Boomslang fights Agent Johnson who uses her vibration powers to weaken the vibranium. King Cobra is taken down by Daredevil and Bucky uses an "anti-vibranium" serum created by Agent Johnson's scientist friends to stabilize the symbiotic cybernetic exoskeleton and takedown Boomslang.
- In the end, Justin Hammer is taken back to prison, Marc and Blanche die, and Tanya Hammer is taken into special custody for treatment. Matt Murdock part-ways with the team and gives them both his business card in case one of them needs a lawyer. Agent Johnson and Bucky report back to Nick Fury. Agent Johnson gives Murdock's lawyer card to Fury and speaks highly of her friend. Fury keeps the subjection in mind and initiates project S.W.O.R.D.
I'd assumed that with social media and sites like Full Circle Cinema that all of Daniel's content was out on the Internet for broad consumption. This assumption was checked when going through Pierre Chanlieu's scoop list I used to contribute to and I saw a number of items that I wanted to go through (both to track various rumours as well as explore things no one seems to have discussed). The funny thing is, the meatiest content Daniel provides are cast lists that the other major scoopers have, but often they sit on them (for whatever reason) and when they do use them its paraphrased rather than the raw information. With that preamble away, let's dig into the interesting bits.
September
- Silver Surfer movie is now in active development. [It's unclear if he's stealing GWW's scoop, vice versa, or if they heard the same thing from the same source; regardless, only LotLB and Sutton keep repeating the information]
- Marvel have plans for the characters Phyla-Vell and Moondragon. [The former I've only seen come up before in KC's theory video in May, which is unlikely to have impacted Daniel; LotLB put the latter on a reserve list in August]
- Marvel have plans for The Savage Land in the MCU. [LotLB said as much back in May and I suspect they are the ultimate source of the information (only WGTC repeated it, saying it's a Phase Six movie)]
- Marvel are [going] to use the Ms. Marvel show to reboot the Inhumans into the MCU. Feige also want [wants] to use some of the Netflix characters and reboot others into the MCU. Iron Fist is being talked about for a reboot. [He seems to be the source of the GWW story that came out not long after; he reiterated the former idea to LotLB (same link) and the latter was repeated by Sutton a few weeks later, presumably with Daniel as the source]
- Nova is now in active development [I don't think this idea ever goes away]
- Marvel have plans for Dark Legion [This is a minor Ghost Rider character whose mother is Lilith (who came up in Discussing Film speculation in January), but I've not seen this idea repeated elsewhere]
- Marvel started test screening for actresses for Ms. Marvel and in the script they got for the audition Ms. Marvel is being interviewed by [Captain Marvel] and she's talking about watching the New Avengers on the news and how she got her powers and that she's an Inhuman. [This is the content of the leaked video that came out c.November; the actress would be reading a dummy script for casting, so I'd ignore the specifics]
- Open casting, 30s-40s for She-Hulk. While it's early I also heard they plan to have General Ross in it and maybe even bring back Liv Tyler as Betty Ross! [We can see how the age request has changed below; no one else has pushed the latter suggestion]
- They are considering casting Vin Diesel and Aaron Taylor Johnson in different roles in the MCU. [This was aggressively rejected by a Redditor afterwards; putting the former in another role would be easy, but it's hard to imagine the latter getting Gemma Chan'd into another role]
- Marvel are talking to Josh Brolin about reprising his role as Cable in the MCU [for Deadpool 3]
- I'm hearing Secret Invasion and Annihilation are the next big arcs they are aiming towards. [Rich Johnston confirmed the former in January; the latter echoes a Sutton scoop from September that's attached to Nova, which likely comes from Matt McGloin's post about the IP in July--there he posits the Fantastic Four were part of the MCU's Hank Pym era but have been frozen in time in the Quantum Realm--possibly being responsible for the release of Annihilus (and thus leading to Annihilation)]
- I hear Feige wants ti [to] bring Jon Bernthal back as Punisher to the MCU. [Fits his earlier idea about the Netflix IP, which was echoed Sutton/LotLB not long after, but the latter had been pushing the general idea since August; I have a hard time seeing the MCU using Punisher or validating the Netflix shows and Murphy said in January that nothing official was going on with them (not that anything official could go on until the rights expire); the ultimate source of the Netflix reboot idea seems to be Matt McGloin of Cosmic Book News, who put out the story in July]
- Fantastic Four movie is now in active development news should come soon not sure how soon. ['Soon' hasn't happened yet; there's nothing paralleling this, although in June Conrad and GWW claimed a film was coming in 2022, something Roger Wardell actively debunked]
- [Ms. Marvel casting:] (Muneeba Khan) 40s-50s, Female. Pakistani-American; (Yusuf Khan) 40s-50s, Male. Pakistani-American; (Amir Khan) 20s, Male. Pakistani-American. [Discussing Film got this cast sheet out just before Daniel did]
- They [have] started casting She-Hulk. [In response to a question in this post Daniel claimed there was a chance Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin could return, which fits his Netflix posts above, but I think that's extremely unlikely]
- They are currently casting an unnamed female character [for Moon Knight] who in the audition script talking about a magical mirror and is offering it to someone. [This is almost certainly Stained Glass Scarlet, whose appearance Sutton scooped in September, which Conrad either stole just before Daniel's post or used the same primary evidence for it]
- Repeats that Nova is in active development [Did he forget that he already said it in October?]
- [Ms. Marvel casting] [Male Lead] Pakistani male 17 - 25 years old, can have American or Pakistani accent.
- Sparky the dog from the Tom King Vision run is in WandaVision. [I believe this was on a LotLB long-term spec list, but I left it out because of how goofy and irrelevant it seemed]
- Daniel Radcliffe is one name in the mix for Moon Knight. [In response to a question he said so were Andrew Garfield and Shia LeBeouf; WGTC made the Radcliffe claim in September, but Radcliffe himself debunked the idea in February]
- [Ms. Marvel casting] They are casting four main leads for the series, two Pakistani, 17-25, male and female. One black woman and one adult man as the villain open casting. Kamala herself is in the final stages of casting an offer will be coming soon for one actress. Casting announcement likely in Jan. [The latter idea was echoed by Conrad in January, but as of yet we've heard nothing; the leads are presumably Kamala herself, her two love interests, and the main villain]
- Werewolf by Night [Jack Russell] and Dracula will be in the Moon Knight show [The first echoes LotLB in early summer who thought the former would have his own TV show, and then GWW in August who guessed the former would appear in the show; LotLB also had the latter first, again on Hulu, back in July]
January
- [A now dated Doctor Strange 2 description] Cast: Christine Palmer: Rachel McAdams, Script: Jade Bartlett, Director: Scott Derrickson, Seeking: [Female Villain Role] 30s-40s, Female. Open Ethnicity; [Male Villain Role] 30s-40s, Male. Black. [Three things to note here: 1) Christine Palmer returns, 2) Bartlett's script was current, 3) Mordo isn't listed--see below]
- [Dated MCU Disney+ Production:] Ms. Marvel will start shooting in April. They are casting her family, villain and two classmates. Moon Knight in August, they are casting the lead, female lead, female and male villains. She-Hulk still TBD but this year as well and they already started the casting for the lead. No other casting yet [We can see the adjustments to this schedule below]
- They are casting Teddy [Hulkling] for an upcoming Untitled Marvel project. 15-20. Not sure which project but my guess would be WandaVision, Ant-Man 3, or an upcoming untitled D+ show. [GWW either lifted this from Daniel or simply made the same connections with the same source]
- As my friend Joe Dekelmeier [That Hashtag Show] reported America Chavez will make her MCU debut in Doctor Strange 2. With a Disney+ show to follow. Another set up for Young Avengers! [Vicky Depledge is the name on GWW's article from August, but the news about a show to follow hasn't been repeated; TI echoed the former news in January]
- [A] new and more updated grid that one of them is indeed Brother Voodoo. Working on getting the other one confirmed. [Later post] Clea is the female character and an offer went to A-List actresses for the role. [The appearance of both these characters was revealed by Wardell way back in December of 2018]
- Awhile ago I got a grid and posted about it here for a female trans character they are casting for an upcoming Marvel project. Now we [got] a new Loki grid [so that] I know the character was for Loki. But it does say on the grid the character could show up in the movies as well. [TI repeated this information subsequently from the same grid]
February
- A production grid is saying [Guardians 3] will start filming on Jan 2022 until May 2022. UPDATE: Sorry my bad the date on the grid seems to be a placeholder. Still looks like it'll shoot sometime in 2022 for a 2023 release. [I've included this simply because we see a plethora of supposed dates for the film and to demonstrate sometimes official grids are placeholders]
- A new production grid says Ms. Marvel will now start filming on June this year. [see below]
- On a recent casting grid for Ms. Marvel it is said they'll need the actress to be available from June 2020 till July 2022. Since the show will only shoot from June till September this should mean multiple cameos/roles for Kamala in other Marvel projects they'll need the actress for. Captain Marvel 2 is clearly one of those. As for the rest could be anything. Young Avengers? She-Hulk? Something else? [This filming info was also echoed by TI]
- Christian Bale to play an "Alien Villain" via a new grid. [Again, echoed by TI]
- I hear the reports are true and there really is a kind of Secret Invasion related show in development for Disney+ that will lead straight into Captain Marvel 2 which I told you awhile ago would likely be Secret Invasion. I hear the show would likely focus on SWORD and the Invasion from the side of the Skrulls and Kree and Captain Marvel 2 from the side of the heroes. [See above; no one has echoed the story details as yet]
- [MCU Production Slate] Ms. Marvel; August 2020; She-Hulk; August 2020; Moon Knight; TBD Fall 2020-Early 2021; Hawkeye; TBD Summer-Fall 2020; Thor: Love and Thunder; August 2020; Ant-Man 3; TBD Early 2021; Black Panther 2; March 2021 [Differences from Murphy's Disney+ slate posted a couple of weeks later: Hawkeye in September; She-Hulk in November; Moon Knight in November]
- [She-Hulk] New casting breakdown confirm they are open to any ethnicity for the role, 25-34. Comedy experience a plus. Confirms Bruce/Hulk is in it [see above] and that She-Hulk will join the Avengers. [We can see the shift in age down from 30-40 to someone younger]
- Ross as Red Hulk is set to appear in the MCU in an upcoming project. [GWW say She-Hulk, something LotLB scooped back in August]
- [Loki cast] TI posted the same casting call sheet, so the notable thing is that in the comments Daniel confirmed the male lead role was Owen Wilson's
- [Shang-Chi cast] (Mom) Rosalind Chao Role description under wraps. [Her casting was scooped by TI in January]; (Clive Reston) Supporting Male 40-50 Caucasian An old friend of Shang-Chi's and member of MI-6. Formerly [Shang-Chi's] partner. (Leiko Wu) Supporting Female Late 20s-30s. An elite MI-6 agent. She is Shang-Chi's ex and Clive Reston's wife. She had strong feelings for Shang-Chi but after his departure from the world she chose Clive. (Black Jack Tarr) Supporting Male Caucasian. 30s-40s. An MI-6 Agent who works with Clive. He's an elite martial artist who enjoys the thrill of battle. (Kwun) Supporting Male 50-79 Chinese A leader of his village. Speaks Mandarin fluently. Martial arts ability a plus. [Seems to be a film invention] (Younger Brother) Supporting Male (16) Asian Chinese-American; as of now he ONLY speaks English in the pages they've seen, but they're confirming if he'll need to speak Mandarin as well. (Kid Wiz [Wiz Kid]) Supporting Male Asian 11 years old, male, Chinese. Computer whiz/hacker with big glasses. Speaks English. Ability to speak Mandarin a plus. [This information was put out on social media by Daniel, but he didn't mention the character was being changed from Japanese to Chinese] (Amy) Supporting Female Asian 4-5 years old, female, Chinese. Ability to speak Mandarin a plus. (Eric) Supporting Male Asian 7-8 years old, male, Chinese. Speaks Mandarin fluently with accent of native speaker. Martial arts ability a plus. (Nathan) Supporting Male Asian 10 years old, male, Chinese. Accomplished martial artist. Speaks Mandarin. (Steel Claw [aka Tiger Claw]) Supporting Male 20s-40s, male, imposing physical presence (over 6'1). Athletic/fight experience required, martial arts experience preferred. (Yaeko) Supporting Female 20s-early 30s, female, open to any ethnicity. Fun, and has a sense of humour. Simu's partner. Standard US accent required. [She seems to be a film invention and I don't know if 'partner' indicates love interest, MI-6 agent partner, or current associate] (Henry) Supporting Male, Open Ethnicity, 20s - 40s. An avid member of the neighborhood watch club. Enjoys bowling, spending time and gossiping with his friends. (Ming) Supporting Female This role works heavily throughout the shoot. Character details will be sent directly to actor. ([Moving Shadow] Shadow) Cameo Male 20s-50s, male. Athletic/fight experience required, martial arts experience preferred. (Ghost Maker) Cameo Male 20s-50s, male. Athletic/fight experience required, martial arts experience preferred (Razor-Fist) Cameo Male 20s-50s, male. Athletic/fight experience required, martial arts experience preferred. (Comedic Cameo) Cameo Unknown (20 - 40) can be either male or female, they are only looking East Asian for the moment. (Kane) Cameo Male (25 - 30) one scene; comedic, 20's male (any ethnicity) who's on a bus with the main characters as they get into their first large scale fight - and he livestreams and narrates the whole event. [Seems to be a film invention] [This long list clarifies that the metric ton of characters appearing in the film are largely cameos for the fight sequences; none of the descriptions of the fighters designate ethnicity, but it may simply not be included in this list; I have no idea why a bunch of kids are also included--flashbacks? We also have the love triangle more clearly stated]
- [Doctor Strange 2 casting] (New Female Role) Lead Female (30 - 45); contemporary to Benedict. Was offered to an A-List actress [dating back to Wardell, link above, this was for an Asian actress, but the sheets we've seen have listed the role as 'open'--my guess is that decision was made before Shang-Chi was pushed up the slate]; Mordo; [Black/African-American Male Role] Supporting Male (25 - 45) Black Should “feel like a star”. Not necessarily a physical part, but a great actor. [Young Latina] Supporting Female (16) Hispanic / Latino definitely needs to feel like a teenager and not an adult; maybe they could cast 18 but not older. [Compared to the previous cast list we've lost Christine, added Mordo and the Latina role that's assumed to be America Chavez--it's fair to say the latter two might have already been part of the cast and simply didn't appear on the grid above (or they had smaller roles initially)]
- SOME of the Squadron Supreme are indeed planned for Loki. I don't know who but not the whole team I hear [This seems to be in response to Rich Johnston's article]
March
- [Thor 4 casting:] Male Lead 1 (35 - 50) Villain role. Alien and other-wordly (Christian Bale); Male Lead 2 (35-45); Female Role (26-44) Any ethnicity; Villain Lead Unknown [This doesn't tell us very much]
- Heard [the] Owen Wilson character in Loki is Justice Peace agent of [the] TVA [This was my guess a month earlier]
- [Thor 4] I hear that not only will the Guardians of the Galaxy be a part of the film but Rocket will actually have a good supporting role. [The latter would fit the relationship the two developed in Infinity War]
This was a massive amount of content to go through, but I think it served a useful purpose. At minimum nearly all of these items made their way out into the world (and some clearly game to him from others), but there are exceptions and in some cases less detail was included externally.
Sony has tapped Amazing Spider-Man 2 writer Roberto Orci to write an unknown Sony Marvel film. This is only notable because Palak Patel is behind the project and his films are the only ones that have been made thus far--my guess is that this is for the Madame Web film announced in September.
Sony has tapped Amazing Spider-Man 2 writer Roberto Orci to write an unknown Sony Marvel film. This is only notable because Palak Patel is behind the project and his films are the only ones that have been made thus far--my guess is that this is for the Madame Web film announced in September.
Patreon Update for the big scoopers:
Daniel 260 (+34)
Murphy 202 (+81)
Conrad 39 (-1)
Conrad's Patreon is essentially dead (much like his YT channel, which hasn't experienced growth since Endgame--his videos have less viewership than LotLB despite a higher sub count). Daniel's growth is solid, while Murphy's is transcendent.
This article is written by Peter Levi (@eyeonthesens)
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