MCU News From San Diego Comic Con 2016
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The Marvel panel at San Diego Comic Con has concluded, and boy, did we get some good stuff! Brace yourselves!
Black Panther
New film logo also released
'Black Panther' will begin filming in January 2017. It was revealed that actress Lupita Nyong'o will be playing the character of "Nakia" aka "Malice" from the comics.
For a description of Nakia's character from the comics go to: http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Nakia_(Earth-616)
Actor Michael B. Jordan is playing villain Eric Killmonger, revealed during the Black Panther panel.
For a description of Eric Killmonger's character from the comics, go to:
Actress Danai Gurira (Michonne from 'The Walking Dead') is playing Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje.
For a description of Okoye's character, go to:
Check out this gallery of photos from the Black Panther Comic Con Panel!
Thor: Ragnarok
New film logo also released
The villain, Surtur was confirmed for 'Thor: Ragnarok' during the Marvel panel. For a full transcript, check out Slash Film.
For a description of Surtur's character from the comics, go to:
During the panel, it was revealed that
A shot of Hulk's gladiator armor was also spotted
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Peter Parker himself Tom Holland took the stage during the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' panel, where is was revealed that villain "The Vulture" has been confirmed for the film, per Slash Film. A piece of concept art was also released along with the news.
For a description of The Vulture in the comics, go to:
Further details on "The Vulture" were released via Twitter by media members in attendance.
New details on the tone of the film were also tweeted about by the media:
Check out this gallery of photos from the Comic Con panel!
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
New film logo also released
Actress Elizabeth Debicki has been cast to play "Ayesha" in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' during its panel at Comic Con.
For a description of Ayesha from the comics, go to:
Also revealed during the panel was the news that Kurt Russell will be playing the character of Ego, who is also Peter Quill/Star-Lord's father. Check out this article from Birth.Movies.Death on the topic.
For a description of Ego's character from the comics, go to:
Media members in attendance gave some details about Ego:
During the footage shown at Comic Con, details regarding "Baby Groot" were tweeted about by media members. Check out this article from The Hollywood Reporter on the topic.
Also confirmed was that Sylvester Stallone will be in the film.
Check out these photo galleries from the Comic Con panel
Doctor Strange
A new Comic Con trailer for 'Doctor Strange' was released during the panel, along with a new poster.
Check out this photo gallery from Comic Con
Captain Marvel
New film logo also released
To cap off the Marvel panel, it was officially announced that actress Brie Larson will be playing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel.
Check out this photo gallery of Captain Marvel from Comic Con.
This panel was so much fun to cover and there was a TON of great stuff for the upcoming slate of MCU films. Make sure to follow our Twitter page, as there are so many Comic Con panel videos that I re-tweeted.
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