User blog:Spencerz/The Future of The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Redux)

You may remember reading a post I made about this subject a few months ago. Time for round two. With new info floating around, the list of possible MCU entries has had a few changes, and I'd like to cover them.

Definetly Happening:
1. Captain America: The First Avenger Already finished filming, Captain America: The First Avenger releases July 22, 2011. 2. The Avengers Filming as you read this sentence, The Avengers releases May 4, 2012. 3. Iron Man 3 Confirmed by Marvel and Disney, Iron Man 3 is still being written, but will begin filming once The Avengers wraps up. Iron Man 3 releases May 3, 2013.

Definetly Most Likely Happening:
1. Captain America: The First Avenger sequel Announced in February, and then again in April, writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus had been hired to write a sequel to come after The Avengers. 2. Thor sequel Announced alongside the Captain America sequel in April, the sequel will also come after The Avengers. 3. The Incredible Hulk sequel Way back in 2008, Marvel Films president Kevin Feige said Hulk would get his own sequel. However, like all other Marvel movies, it'll start up production after The Avengers.

Probably Happening:
1. Black Widow Agent Romanoff could be getting her own film. Announced in September 2010, and mentioned again in April 2011, talks have commenced, but (say it with me) it'll happen after The Avengers. 2. Hawkeye After his cameo in Thor, and his starring role in The Avengers, Marvel mentioned a possible solo shot for the archer in April 2011. After The Avengers. 3. S.H.I.E.L.D./Nick Fury Although no one seems to be able to decide the actual title, Samuel L. Jackson has mentioned this a lot, and Kevin Feige mentioned it on his "Want List" in April 2011. 4. War Machine Second War Machine actor Don Cheadle mentioned that a War Machine solo run was in development in January 2011. 5. The Black Panther Confirmed by Jon Favreau that the Black Panther does exist in the MCU, and Marvel's January 2011 announcment that documentary film maker Mark Bailey is writing a B.P. script, T'Challa could grace the screen fairly soon. But after The Avengers.

Others/Fan Boys Can Hope:
1. Namor/The Sub-Mariner With a bare-bones IMDb entry, a Comic Vine blog and logo, and a mysterious red dot in the Southern Atlantic Ocean (go rewatch the Iron Man 2 scene with Tony and Fury in the monitor-filled room), a Namor movie has been hinted at for a while. However, Marvel is silent on this one, so it's a waiting game. 2. The Punisher Punisher's rights reverted back to Marvel in 2010. Feige says Marvel is definetly making a Punisher fim, but whether it'll fit into MCU continuity has not yet been revealed. 3. Dr. Strange Aside from Feige saying that Dr. Strange is coming after The Avengers, there's not much to report. Also up in the air is whether Marvel has the rights to Dr. Strange or not, and therefore, if it will end up in MCU continuity. 4. The Hands of Shang-Chi Talked abpput for a number of years, but never going anywhere serious, Feige mentioned a movie about "the world of martial arts". (This is total speculation on my part. But whatever. It's my blog post.)

Definetly Not Happening:
1. Ant-Man Well, the movie is still happenning, director Edgar Wright has stated that it's not happenning in MCU continuity. The pint-sized Avenger will have his own universe instead.