- Marvel Studios is currently making a big announcement about the MCU
- A live feed appeared on the comic titan’s YouTube page at 11AM ET today (March 26)
- It’s all but confirmed that a full cast reveal for the next two Avengers movies is taking place
Editor’s note: this is a developing story. New updates will appear further down the page!
Marvel is making a huge announcement about the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), according to a live feed that’s, well, gone live on its social media platforms.
Yesterday (March 25), there were tentative rumors that the comic book giant would make a big announcement today (March 26) at 11AM ET / 3PM GMT. And, as if by magic, a live video appeared on the studio’s YouTube channel, as well as the likes of X/Twitter, at that exact time.
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The live feed began with an out-of-focus individual (Marvel chief Kevin Feige, is that you?) walking into frame to place a chair bearing Chris Hemsworth’s name on it. Unsurprisingly, that sent MCU fans into a frenzy over a possible Thor 5 reveal.
Fun though it would be to get confirmation that another Thor movie is on the way, though, that’s not the big announcement I’d expect Marvel to make, especially one that’s devoting an entire live feed to.
18 minutes later, another chair bearing the name of Vanessa Kirby, who’ll play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, was placed next to Hemsworth’s. Moments later, a piece of music slowly started to kick in and, 23 minutes into the live feed, the Avengers‘ iconic MCU theme began to play, and it’s been rising and falling ever since.
Update 1: More chairs are being periodically added, too. One minute after the Avengers musical score began, a third chair adorned with Anthony Mackie, aka the latest actor to play Captain America, was brought in. At the 40-minute mark, Sebastian Stan’s (i.e. Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier) seat was added to the mix.
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Update 2: At 11:50AM ET, 12:05PM ET, and 12:15PM ET respectively, current Black Panther star Letitia Wright, whose character Shuri assumed the mantle in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang/Ant-Man, and Wyatt Russell’s John Walker/US Agent, who’ll next appear in Thunderbolts* in early May, joined the aforementioned quartet on the confirmed cast roster.
Update 3: In perhaps the most surprising cast reveal so far, Tenoch Huerta Meija’s anti-hero Namor was confirmed to feature at 12:30PM ET. He was last seen licking his wounds after getting a severe whopping from Wright’s Shuri in Black Panther 2.
2019’s Avengers: Endgame was the last time that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assembled on the big screen (Image credit: Marvel Studios)
That, my friends, means one thing: we’re getting a full cast reveal for the next two Avengers movies – those being Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
It’s in Marvel’s best interests to take control of the cast roster narrative. With filming expected to start on Doomsday and Secret Wars in April, there has been, and would’ve continued to be, plenty of speculation about which heroes might appear in either or both films. This is Marvel’s way of getting ahead of any industry leaks or rumored appearances before principal photography begins.
More cast reveals are going to be made about the aforementioned Marvel Phase 6 projects in the coming minutes and hours. So, stay tuned to TechRadar for more details as and when I have it!
In the meantime, read on for some exclusive coverage from my recent chat with Doomsday and Secret Wars directors Joe and Anthony Russo, plus the latest actors linked with roles in the films. Alternatively, tell me in the comments who you want to see in the Multiverse Saga’s movie duo capper.
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