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A Marvel keep getting right with your movies. Avengers: Endgame, has already become the second highest grossing film in US history, in addition to breaking records in China and dominating movie theaters in Brazil.
And the expectation is that the feature will continue in the lead in the United States, grossing $ 75 million and US$ 85 million. According to Deadline, that would make Avengers: Endgame the second-biggest gross for a third week behind Star Wars The Force Awakens, which raised US$ 90,2 million.
The film even broke Titanic and is in the second highest grossing position in US history. James Cameron, the director of Titanic and Avatar, who occupies the first position, congratulated Marvel on his Twitter.
But Avengers: Endgame it also represented the end of the saga of the group of heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In other words: we will not see more films starring the group of heroes (if we count the events of the last Avengers).
And now? What will happen to the Marvel movies? What will be the future of the biggest superhero film studio?
During a conference with investors, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that in Avengers: Endgame “there are a lot of hints about the movies to come”. And what are these movies? We list all the productions already announced and that should receive a release date soon, apart from those that will debut in the next few months.
Marvel movies
One of the latest news is that Marvel will have an LGBTQ superhero or superhero. You Russo brothers, responsible for the Avengers, said in an interview with the website Entertainment Weekly, that a hero already featured in the Marvel universe will be revealed as gay.
Joe Russo said this character will be the first “openly gay. There have been insinuations about the sexuality of other characters, but this is the first openly gay.” However, they did not say who the character was and soon changed the subject.
Another novelty is the official Marvel calendar. New movies will be released in the days 1st of may e November 6th, 2020; February 12, May 7 e November 5th, 2021; February 18, May 6 e 29 July 2022.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
The actress S, Game of Thrones, plays Jean Gray in the X-Men's solo film. In the film, Jean is hit and given even stronger superpowers, threatening the future of humans. As the film was shot before the franchise was sold to Disney and consequently to Marvel Studios, it is a Fox production.
Release date: June 6th.
Homem-Aranha: Longe de Casa
The sequence with Tom Holland how Peter Parker got an official trailer FULL of spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. So be careful when watching the images that tell the adventures of Spider-Man in Europe and his meeting with Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
Release date: 4th of July.
X-Men: New Mutants
Another feature from the X-Men created and produced by Fox. This film has Maisie Williams de Game of Thrones e Charlie Heaton de Stranger Things. The film has already been delayed three times and, although a new date has already been set, there are rumors that the production could be bought to be shown only on television.
Release date: April 3, 2020.
Black Widow
The Russian spy and member of the Avengers, who first appeared in 2010, in the film Iron Man 2, will win its own feature. Scarlett Johansson will return to play the Black Widow in the production that is expected to premiere in 2020. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress is expected to earn US$ 20 million for the film.
Johansson speculated about the plot of the original Black Widow story to TIME magazine in 2018: “I think there's definitely an opportunity to explore Widow as a woman who has conquered her life on her own and her making decisions for herself.” However, you still don't know much about the plot unless you've already watched Avengers: Endgame.
Release date: May 1, 2020 (speculation).
The Eternals
The new Marvel feature will be based on Jack Kirby's 1976 comic book. The story is about a race of space gods who came to Earth to genetically alter humans who began to populate the planet, giving them cosmic powers and a near-life. eternal.
The Eternals was not officially introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they have already been mentioned in Guardians of the Galaxy. And, according to the Hollywood Reporter, the film will feature Angelina Jolie e Richard Madden, the Robb of Game of Thrones, in the list.
Release date: May 6, 2020 (speculation).
Black Panther 2
The sequel to the Oscar-winning and award-winning Black Panther it'll happen. Kevin Feige, Marvel boss, has already confirmed that we should see Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o e até Michael B. Jordan (no spoilers) back on the big screen.
Release date: Unexpected.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
James Gunn was going to be the third film in the saga that he directed entirely, but after his old tweets resurfaced, he was fired by the Disney. After manifestations of the cast , Disney decided to rehire him for good to finish the trilogy of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Because of these complications, production was delayed. The film, which was previously scheduled to premiere in 2020, is expected to begin filming in 2020, with a release scheduled for 2021.
Release date: forecast in 2021.
Doctor Strange 2
We may see Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange in the film's sequel. The writer and director of the first film had already revealed, during a screening of the first feature, that they had a story and a villain to star in a second film.
Release date: Unexpected.
Spider-Man in Spiderverse 2
One of the biggest and best animated films of recent times should get a sequel. According to information from Variety, this feature should focus on Miles Morales learning to deal with and control his spider instinct.
Release date: Unexpected.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Spin-off
Another Spider Kid movie is a spin-off project from the hit animation featuring various spiders from various different universes. The difference is that the spin-off will focus on female versions of Spider-Man, according to Variety.
Release date: Unexpected.
Shang-Chi
According to Variety, Marvel Studios has ordered a film based on the character Shang-Chi. The film will be the first about an Asian superhero from Marvel to win a solo film.
Release date: Unexpected.
Venom 2
Venom premiered in October 2018 and the sequel is already in production. The first feature was a success and a preview, which appeared in the end credits, already indicated that there could be a second film.
Release date: Unexpected.
morbius
Jared Leto, apparently, is leaving DC Comics for Marvel. In a post on Instagram, he showed that he is already in morbius to play one of the villains of the Spider-Man universe.
Release date: 2020.
Ms. Marvel
A fan-favorite comic book, Marvel's first Muslim superhero, Ms. Marvel, must be one of the next heroines to hit the big screen. The heroine, inspired by Captain Marvel, debuted in the comics in 2014. According to the Variety, the information was released by Kevin Feige himself.
Release date: Unexpected.
What will happen to the cast of The Avengers?
With the end of the Avengers saga, the question was raised: will we still see the main actors in flashbacks, new scenes or even new Marvel movies? Some chose not to renew their contract, but others will even get their own films and series on their own.
captain America
Who won't step into Captain America's shoes again is Chris Evans, who chose not to renew his contract with Marvel after 8 years playing Steve Rogers.
On the other hand, it can be seen in Knives Out, a predicted suspense 27 November and which will also star Daniel Craig e Lakeith Stanfield. Evans will also participate in the 1997 biopic of an Israeli agent who helped save Jews in Sudan, produced by Netflix.
In addition to Netflix, Chris Evans will participate in a series on Apple's streaming service: Defending Jacob, based on the book of the same name. The production does not yet have a release date.
Iron Man
The contract for Robert Downey Jr. isn't over, that is: we'll probably have more of Tony Stark - we just don't know how, especially if we consider how the character ended up in Avengers: Endgame.
Outside of Marvel, Downey Jr. will also star in a film written and directed by Jamie Foxx. The actor will participate in The Journey of Dr. dolittle, in addition to starring Sherlock Holmes 3, which is expected to be released in 2021.
Thor
Chris Hemsworth will, yes, continue at Marvel. Before he plays the Norse god again, he can be seen in Men in Black: International, which will premiere on June 14.
He then meets up with Joe Russo, one of the directors of Avengers, in the Netflix movie Dhaka, which Hemsworth will star in and produce. Another feature he will star in this year is Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and he is currently gearing up to play wrestler Hulk Hogan in a biopic.
Black Widow
How was said, Scarlett Johansson will return as the Russian spy in a solo film of her character. Before we see the movie, however, we might see Johansson in a Noah Baumbach movie for Netflix and in Jojo Rabbit.
Hulk
Mark Ruffalo, who has played the Hulk since the movie The Avengers 2011, decided not to renew his contract with Marvel. But don't worry: his next project will be alongside Anne Hathaway, in dry run.
Ruffalo will also star in a new series called I know this much is true, playing two identical twins. Production is expected to launch in 2020.
Archer hawk
Jeremy Renner will return as Gavião on the small screen in a Disney+ production which will focus on the hero. The first season, with eight episodes, is scheduled to premiere in 2020.
Before that, Renner will be a voice actor in the animated film Arctic Justice, scheduled to debut in November this year. Afterwards, Renner will participate in the film Spawn, another comic book classic.
Stan Lee's Participations and Projects
Before he died, in November last year, the comic book god idol Stan Lee left some cameos recorded to be shown in future Marvel movies.
So we were able to see him in Avengers: Endgame. However, the Russo Brothers assured that this was the last cameo recorded by Stan Lee to be part of the Marvel movies.
But that doesn't mean we won't see (or hear) more from him. Before he died, the father of Marvel recorded an audio series with the name Stan Lee's Alliance: A Trick of Light.
Producer Audible said the new product is “one of the icon's latest collaborations and takes him back to his creative roots as he explores the complex relationship between the human race, science and technology.". Stan Lee's Alliance: A Trick of Light is scheduled to debut on the day June 27.
