Hey youtubers it's Charlie, comic con is this week and I'm going to be doing a bunch of
Marvel related videos and a giveaway so I wanted to do a big preview for all the Avengers
and spinoff movies stuff that's going to be happening. There are a few films Marvel isn't
going to be promoting like Guardians but the big news is that there will be an Avengers
Age of Ultron Trailer and I will be uploading the panel footage.
Be sure to subscribe to get all that stuff. It's going to be a crazy week, but here's
what's going on.
First, most important. The Marvel Universe Panel is going to be on Saturday July 26th
at 5:30PM Pacific Time. That's going to last two and a half hours. Most panels are only
one hour long. Marvel's is longer because they dedicate a bunch of time to each of their
upcoming movies. Like last year they did about 45 minutes for Winter Soldier, then another
45 for Guardians, then the rest of the time for Avengers 2.
This year is a little different in that they have new movies they'll be showing off like
Ant Man and a full on Avengers 2 presentation with the whole cast. That still leaves a lot
of time, what is the big surprise this year?
Marvel just announced release dates for Five new mystery movies. Those are theatrical movies,
so we're talking spinoffs, avengers sequels and new characters. Those five are on top
of the movies they already have scheduled in phase 3 including Ant-Man July 17th, 2015.
Captain America 3 May 6, 2016. Then 7 more untitled films. These are the dates for each
of them.
July 8th 2016, May 5, 2017, July 28 2017, November 3 2017, July 6 2018, November 2 2018
and May 3 2019.
What's the deal with so many untitled films. Marvel will probably announce at least 3 or
4 of them. No one expects them to announce all 7. But it's possible.
The most likely movies they'll announce are Doctor Strange, it has a director but no release
date. It's rumored to be that July 8 2016, making it the first phase 3 film after Captain
America 3. They have their actor, they found Doctor Strange, but he hasn't signed the contract
yet.
Kevin Feige, president of the studio said that if he signs by Saturday, they will announce
who it is at the Marvel Panel. That would be the biggest surprise.
The biggest theories right now include Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Leto and Edgar Ramirez.
After that, they'll probably announce Thor 3, Avengers 3 and a Guardians Sequel. I'm
also expecting them to announce what the first movie of phase 4 is, the first movie after
Avengers 3.
There is a small small chance they could announce a Black Panther movie and an Inhumans Movie.
That's a whole lot of information to dump on Hall H, but that's why Marvel's Panel is
always the best.
Like I said, I will be uploading it that night. So it should post by midnight Saturday night
depending on internet speed.
The Avengers 2 Trailer is a separate thing. Marvel typically does not allow people to
post footage from the panel online, I'll still do a breakdown of it no matter what, but if
they do allow it to be posted online, I'll add it to my video.
Marvel announced that what they're going to be doing, or trying to do is release at least
one sequel movie a year and one new character movie a year. So here's a screenshot of that
release schedule again, the unknowns.
Spring is always where they put their biggest movies, the sequels. Meaning the summer dates
are when we'll probably see new characters. Once we get into 2017 there are 3 movies,
so they'll probably experiment and see if it hurts their box office to release so many
big movies in the same year.
If it goes well, and it totally will. They'll probably start releasing 5 movies every two
years in addition to extra Netflix releases like the Netflix shows.
So for anyone wondering about Black Panther, Captain Marvel and other big Avengers level
characters, we will definitely see them eventually.
I'm still expecting the first female driven one to be Black Widow, but I think Captain
Marvel will be the second one.
Feige has previously said that Phase 3, thematically is going to be about Magic. Something they
haven't done in any of the movies yet. If you remember at the end of Winter Soldier,
Baron Von Strucker said we are entering the age of Miracles.
He was talking about mutants, but miracles is also another word for magic. It was no
coincidence that HYDRA was tracking Stephen Strange. I think it's interesting Sitwell
didn't saw "Doctor" Strange. But that doesn't mean that in current continuity, Stephen Strange
is not Sorcerer Supreme.
But when you think about Phase 3, think about him and Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Phase
3 is paving the way for a multi dimensional Marvel Universe, but giant asterisk.
That doesn't mean they're going to jump into the multiverse or visit any demon planes,
it just means they're building the foundation to do that.
Feige did this other interview where he made it sound like Marvel will introduce Doctor
Strange in an Avengers context. Just because in his mind, that's the way the character
has been developed in the past. In the comics he's always a big part of Illuminati stories
and big Avengers Team Ups.
That's why I totally think it's possible that the Avengers 2 post credits scene could be
a Doctor Strange moment. They already hired Scott Derrickson to direct a Doctor Strange
movie, so we know he's getting a standalone.But if the president of the studio thinks the
character needs to be established through the Avengers and Avengers 2 is still shooting,
wouldn't it make sense to include him in some small way?
It's just supports the theory that they'll announce some big Doctor Strange stuff this
weekend.
The other big news they probably won't talk about is the fate of who will direct Avengers
3. There's a lot of talk that Joss Whedon will only write and produce that. The reason
people are reporting that is because the demands of catering to Marvel's way of making movies
is getting tough. And Marvel movies have literally been all he's thought about for the last 3
years and however long it takes to make Avengers 3. That's exhausting.
So typically in situations like that, he'd just step down from day to day directing duties
and just work on the script and produce. He'd still have a big say in who gets cast, what
the story is and how everything looks. He'd just get more of his free time back to be
a normal human being again. He does have a family.
If Joss Whedon doesn't direct Avengers 3, who will they pick next?
That's easy, James Gunn. Whenever you see Guardians of The Galaxy in a couple weeks,
you'll see exactly why James Gunn would be perfect for a big team up movie like Avengers.
Plus, he's not as expensive as Joss Whedon at this point.
It's true that Gunn said depending on how well Guardians does at the box office, he
will direct Guardians 2. Marvel hasn't confirmed that movie yet, but I'm expecting them to
announce it at the panel. Right now, it's pre-release ticket sales are estimating it
will make between 68 and 70 Million Dollars opening weekend, if it goes crazy that number
could go as high as 80 Million.
Compare that to Winter Soldier opened at about 95 Million Dollars and Thor The Dark World
which opened at 85 Million dollars. Those were both sequels. The first captain america
movie only earned 65 Million it's opening weekend.
So if Guardians actually hits what they're predicting, James Gunn will definitely do
a sequel. That could make it harder for him to do a third Avengers movie, but it just
depends on scheduling. It will be a little easier to guess what Marvel
will do once they announce a date for Avengers 3, which I think is going to happen this weekend.
I think that's going to be that July 2018 Date. That would give them two more films
to do after Captain America 3.
And for those asking about Tom Hiddleston, he won't be back until Thor 3, which I also
think they'll announce at the panel. I don't think he's going to introduce everyone like
he did with that huge reveal last year. He was there mostly because they were promoting
Thor The Dark World.
A small part of me thinks that James Spader is going to do an Ultron Voice to intro the
panel. They'll do the Loki thing, but it will be James Spader doing creepy Ultron Voice.
That is the coolest thing I think they could do, but let me know if you have another theory.
Here's the details on my Marvel giveaway.
I'm giving away a Marvel Funko Pop figure. All you have to do to participate is be a
subscriber and leave a comment on this video. I'll pick a winner next week. You can pick
pretty much any character that's available like Iron Man or Loki.
So big reminder, Marvel Panel Saturday Night I'll upload that as soon as possible. If you
want updates or watch me live tweet the panel there are links for my social accounts like
twitter and facebook in the description.
I'm working on a Marvel Inhumans Movie Video for tomorrow. You can click here to get it
and you can click here to learn all about The Vision in Avengers 2. The "Other" Child
of Tony Stark.
Thanks so much for watching, see you guys tonight. High Fives!