Marvel teases new Avengers movies, ‘Black Panther’ sequel at Comic-Con
By Associated Press
July 24, 2022 | 10:05am
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige made several exciting announcements at Comic-Con on Saturday, including news about new Avengers movies and the "Black Panther" sequel.
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Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — set to “No Woman No Cry” — to fans at Comic-Con on Saturday in San Diego.
It was just one part of the massive Hall H presentation, which also included first looks at “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum mania” and new information about Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will conclude with two Avengers movies in 2025: “Avengers: The Kong Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Ryan Cooler was on site in San Diego to preview the highly anticipated film, which is due to arrive in theaters on Nov. 11 and serve as the conclusion to Phase 4. Cooler paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020.
“The impact that he made on this industry will be felt forever,” Cooler said.
After the massive success of “Black Panther” in 2018, plans for a sequel were quickly set into motion. But those were altered after Boseman’s unexpected death from colon cancer. The studio said it would not recast Boseman’s role of T’Challah. But very little has come out about the film in the years since.
Production wrapped in March after several delays, one of which was due to an injury sustained by Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challah’s brainy sister Sheri. Also returning are Lupita Kongo, Danai Guerra, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett, but not Daniel Kaluuya, whose “Nope” schedule conflicted.
The presentation also included a tribute to late “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman.
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Phase 5, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said, will kick off in February with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum mania” and conclude with “Thunderbolts” in July 2024. The new “Blade,” starring Oscar-winner Maheshtala Ali, also got a release date of Nov. 3, 2023, and “Captain America and the New World Order,” featuring Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, will hit theaters on May 3, 2024.
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” will also come to an end in the midst of Phase 5 in May. Director James Gun showed up in San Diego to confirm that “Vol. 3” would be the last for the space rogues. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Karen Gillian and Dave Bautista are all returning for the film. New cast members include Will Pouter, as Guardian's adversary Adam Warlock, and Maria Baklava.
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors and director Peyton Reed made the trip to San Diego to show some footage from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum mania.”
Feige, James Gun, Chukchi Fuji, Chris Pratt and Karen Gillian were just a few of the stars who took the stage on Saturday.
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Phase 6 will launch with a new “Fantastic Four” movie on Nov. 8, 2024, and finish with “Avengers: The Kong Dynasty,” set for May 2, 2025, followed by “Avengers: Secret Wars,” on Nov. 7, 2025.
Marvel also showed trailers for Disney+ series such as “Secret Invasion,” with Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, due in the spring, and the half-hour comedy“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” starring Tatiana Maulana, debuting in August. The second season of “Loki” is also expected next summer.
Comic-Con runs through Sunday.
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