Marvel Studios’ New ‘What If…? Previews A Clip During Disney Investor Day

Epic Games has officially released the Black Panther and Captain Marvel skins for its popular battle royale game, Fortnite.The Marvel characters’ arrival was revealed through a new trailer on Tuesday, December 22.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe day Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, the company wasted no time making clear what it was buying for $4.05 billion, announcing three new Star Wars movies were already in the works.

In a COVID-free alternate universe, the world would have already seen Chloe Zhao’s blockbuster directorial debut in Marvel Studios’ “Eternals.” The film was originally scheduled for release in November before being delayed several times all the way into November 2021, where it is currently set up. And of all the Phase 4 features, “Eternals” might be the most interesting, as it is a brand-new franchise with a superstar ensemble.

Christian Bale will suit up as villain Gorr the God Butcher in the new Thor movie, Love and Thunder.The Dark Knight trilogy star has been linked to the Marvel blockbuster for some time, but no one knew exactly what character he would be playing – until now.The first images of Gorr have now been posted online – and Bale looks terrifying.His character is known as the deadliest villain in Marvel mythology, who wields the Necrosword, a weapon that grants the owner superhero powers and enables them

With the fallout of the new Warner Bros./HBO Max deal still being felt around the film industry, there are many people wondering which studio is going to be next to make a similar deal. Will we see Universal do a day-and-date release strategy with theaters and Peacock? What about Disney and Disney+? Well, in the case of the latter, it does appear that contracts could be worked out to make it a possibility, at least with Marvel Studios films.

Also Read: Agents, Studios Pursue 2-Track Deals as More Films Skip Theaters for StreamingIt’s unclear if the new contracts will also apply to Disney’s non-Marvel projects or whether deals are being renegotiated for completed movies like “Black Widow” starring Scarlett Johansson, which is still aiming for a May 2021 opening in theaters. One insider indicated that the studio was pursuing side-letter deals with top talent on films that had already wrapped production.

Marvel have confirmed that a new Fantastic Four movie is on the way.Announced by Kevin Feige on Disney‘s Investor’s Day yesterday (December 11), the new Fantastic Four movie will be directed by Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts.Following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Feige had previously announced at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con that a new Fantastic Four offering would be on the way.Now, Feige confirmed the news although there were no details on time scale or expected release

Refresh for updates Coming out of Disney Investor Day, there were a number of release date changes, many of which were announced yesterday, i.e. Black Panther moving from May 6, 2022 to July 8, 2022.

Disney shares are once again in record territory, bucking an overall selloff in the markets to rise 14% to north of $176. Trading volume is more than three times its normal level.

streaming-subscriber updates — and no one seems all that concerned about increasing prices.Disney’s stock price closed Thursday at 4 p.m. ET at $154.69 per share.

Even though a combined 100 movie and TV series titles were announced today during Disney Investor Day, with 80% of them going to Disney+, let it be noted that the Burbank, CA studio didn’t burn down its 2021 theatrical release schedule, like WarnerMedia did last week, in order to keep the fire going on its streaming service.

Disney unveiled dozens of new films and TV shows for Disney+ during its investor day Thursday and confirmed several others. Here is a rundown of what is headed to the streamer in the coming weeks, months and years.

Disney+ hits 87 million subscribers, and it’s getting more expensiveWhen Disney launched its streaming service a year ago, the company estimated it would attract 60-90 million subscribers by 2024. On Thursday, it was announced that the streaming service has blown past that mark to 86.8 million subs in the first year alone.

It might not entirely be Bob Chapek’s Walt Disney Company yet, but today’s virtual Investor Day made it very clear that Baby Yoda is boss.

The Marvel universe is coming fast and furious to Disney+ in 2021 with the much anticipated The Falcon and the Winter Soldier landing next spring.

“Spider-Man” director Jon Watts will direct “The Fantastic Four,” about Marvel’s first family for Marvel Studios.Studio Chief Kevin Feige made the epic announcement on Disney Investor Day.More to come… 

Almost 30 years after the last movie, Whoopi Goldberg is coming back as Deloris Wilson.