Marvel Studios SDCC2019 News

Here's some news from today's Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con. More updates will be posted as the panel goes on

• The following new movies and associated cast members have been confirmed
• The Eternals - November 6, 2020
• Icarus: Madden Ikaris
• Lauren Ridoff Faustus: Bryan Tyree Henry
• Ajax: Selma Hyak
• Spirte: Lia McHugh
• Gilgamesh: Don Lee
• Thena: Angelina Jolie
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - February 12, 2021 
• Tony Leung: the Mandarin (for real this time)
• Awkwafina
• Simu Liu: Shang-Chi
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - May 7, 2021
• "the first scary MCU film" - director Scott Derrickson
• Scarlett Witch will appear
• Movie will tie into WandaVision series 
• Thor: Love and Thunder - November 5, 2021 
• Tessa Thompson is back 
• Natalie Portman is going to be the Jane Foster version of Thor 
• Black Widow - May 1, 2020
• Scarlett Johansson: Natasha Romanoff
• David Harbour: Alexei
• Florence Pugh: Yelena
• O-T Fagbenle: Mason
• Rachel Weisz: Melina
• Captain Marvel 2
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3
• Black Panther 2 
• Fantastic Four
• Blade
• Starring Mahershala Ali
• Avengers: Endgame is now (or soon will be, I'm not sure) the highest-grossing film of all time 
• The villain of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will be Helmut Zemo 
• WandaVision and Loki will premiere on Disney+ in the spring of 2021 
• Monica Rambeau will appear on WandaVision, as played by Teyonah Parris
• Loki will follow him after he steals the Tessaract in Endgame's new timeline 
• What If...? series will premiere on Disney+ in summer 2021
• The Watcher, as voiced by Jeffrey Wright, will narrate 
• Hawkeye series to premiere on Disney+ in the autumn of 2021 
• Kate Bishop has not been cast yet, but will appear 
• No dates for those last five movies (Captain Marvel 2, Guardians 3, Black Panther 2, Fantastic Four, and Blade)

New Disney+ Details Announced

Disney announced today that their streaming platform, Disney+ will launch on November 12, for $6.99/month. It will be available in the US immediately and roll out to "nearly all major regions of the world" in two years. Confirmed series include

• Star Wars: The Mandalorian (available at launch)
• a new season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• untitled Rogue One prequel series (will premiere in 2021)
• The Falcon and the Winder Soldier
• Marvel's What If...? (first episode features Peggy!Cap, BRB dying)
• WandaVision (previously referred to as Vision and the Scarlet Witch
• Loki
• a bunch of other stuff

All the Star Wars films, plus at least a dozen MCU films (including Captain Marvel and Endgame) will be available. There was no confirmation of a New Warriors or Agent Carter season 3 pickup.

What If Series in Development

/Film is reporting that Marvel Studios is developing a What If animated series for Disney+. What If is their comic series featuring alternative storylines that would have happened if events in the main timeline had gone differently (e.g. "What If Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?" "What If the X-Men Died on Their First Mission?"). By the inherent nature of the premise, the show will not be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but rather adjacent to it, potentially even featuring the same actors.