Well, Marvel Studios woke up this Monday morning and decided they wanted to own the day. So, they dropped this amazing sizzle reel that included Stan Lee narration, a clip from Avengers: Endgame opening night, the first footage from Eternals, and new names and release dates for Marvel Studios theatrical projects.
Let’s take a look at all the projects that we’re featured in this epic sizzle reel:
Black Widow — July 9, 2021
Black Widow is a spy thriller that will see Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. The rest of the cast includes Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, and Ray Winstone. Black Widow is directed by Cate Shortland. The script was written by Ned Benson.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — September 3, 2021
Shang-Chi stars Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) in the titular role. Liu is joined by Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love) as Wenwu/The Mandarin, Awkwafina (Raya and the Last Dragon) as Katy, Fala Chen (The Undoing) as Jiang Li, Meng’er Zhang as Xialing, Florian Munteanu (Creed II) as Razor Fist, Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians) as Jon Jon, and Michelle Yeoh (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2) as Jiang Nan. The screenplay was written by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Andrew Lanham. The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.
Eternals — November 5, 2021
Eternals are ancient beings who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. After the events of Avengers: Endgame, the team reunites to take on mankind’s most ancient enemy The Deviants. The film stars
Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Gemma Chan, and Barry Keoghan. The screenplay was written by Ryan and Kaz Firpo. The film was directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao.
Spider-Man: No Way Home — December 17, 2021
The highly-anticipated follow-up from Spider-Man: Far From Home. Spider-Man: No Way Home stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, J.B. Smoove, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Alfred Molina. The screenplay was written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. The film was directed by Jon Watts.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — March 25, 2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will star Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Rachel McAdams (Christine Palmer), and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo), plus the addition of Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) and Xochitl Gomez (America Chavez). The film directed by Sam Raimi (The original Spider-Man trilogy). Jade Bartlett and Michael Waldron (Loki) penned the script.
Thor: Love and Thunder — May 6, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie). The film will also feature the Guardians of the Galaxy — Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Dave Bautista (Drax), Karen Gillan (Nebula), and Sean Gunn (Kraglin). The film also makes the return of Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) and Jaime Alexander (Lady Sif) to the Thor franchise. Thor: Love and Thunder also includes two major actors making their MCU debuts in Christian Bale (Gorr the God Butcher) and Russell Crowe (Zeus). The film is directed by Taika Waititi. With a screenplay from
Taika Waititi and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — July 8, 2022
The film written and directed by Ryan Coogler will showcase the world of Wakanda.
The Marvels — November 11, 2022
The highly-anticipated sequel to Captain Marvel which no longer features Captain Marvel in the main title…
The Marvels will be directed by Nia DaCosta and will see Brie Larson return as Captain Marvel as she is joined by Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan (Disney+’s upcoming Ms. Marvel) and Teyonah Paris as Monica Rambeau(WandaVision). Zawe Ashton is slated to play the villain.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania — February 17, 2023
Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Evangeline Lilly (Wasp), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), and Michelle Pfeifer (Janet Van Dyne) return for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Kathryn Newton will play Cassie Lang and Jonathan Majors will play Kang the Conqueror. The film is directed by Peyton Reed with a script from Jeff Loveness.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 — May 5, 2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy return in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 written and directed by James Gunn. Before the third film in 2023, we will see the Guardians in Thor: Love and Thunder on May 6, 2022, and the Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special in December 2022. Plus Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT should be open sometime within 2022 and way before 2023.
Fantastic Four — TBA
Marvel’s First Family enters the MCU. Jon Watts (Holland Spider-Man trilogy) directs. No release date or actors have been announced for this project but we have betting odds!
Marvel Studios wants people to return to the movies and this hype reel seems like the perfect way to do that. Hopefully, more franchises take note so we can all be back watching blockbusters in theaters again.
Zach Perilstein is the Editor-in-Chief of the Boardwalk Times
