‘Luke Cage’ gets new trailer ahead of Netflix release

Luke Cage is set to debut worldwide on Netflix on September 30. Building up anticipation for it, the streaming service giant released a new teaser for the latest Marvel show. This time, the focus is away from the reluctant yet bulletproof Luke Cage (played by Mike Colter) and focuses on the show’s villainous gang boss Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes (played by House of Cards’ Mahershala Ali). In this short yet menacing trailer, he reminds us that everyone wants to be king.

‘Black Panther’ director gets involved with the character’s intro in ‘Civil War’

In the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s expected that movies and their characters come out as cohesively as possible, no matter who is headlining the film. So when Ryan Coogler, director of last year’s hit Creed, was taken onboard to direct the upcoming Black Panther film, they wanted Coogler to make some suggestions for the characters introduction in Captain America: Civil War.

According to Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president and Civil War producer, they had Coogler come in to watch the film. “We did a little bit of additional photography here and there and Ryan did a pass at a couple of those scenes. So there’s a line or two that Panther says in the movie that Ryan contributed to. [Civil War screenwriters] Chris [Markus] and Steve [McFeely] absorbed it into their draft, put their spin on it and words to it, but Ryan has started to be involved in earlier cuts of this movie.” Coogler’s Black Panther, which stars Chadwick Boseman, will hit theaters in February 16, 2018.

 Source: io9

Miles Morales to officially take the reins as Spider-Man in Marvel Universe

It's official. Miles Morales will be taking over the daily duties of Spider-Man within the Marvel Universe. The multi-racial teenager was confirmed to be the titular superhero by the comic's writer and co-creator Brian Bendis. Bendis told the New York Daily News, "Our message has to be it's not Spider-Man with an asterisk, it's the real Spider-Man for kids of color, for adults of color, and everybody else. Morales became Spider-Man when Peter Parker died in the Ultimate series back in 2011. However, an adult Parker will still be making an appearance in the upcoming Spider-Man comics as a mentor of sorts for (laura  Morales. 

This continues Marvel's recent move to make their key superhero properties more inclusive.  The new Thor is Jane Foster and the new Wolverine is Logan's clone X-23 (Laura Kinney).

Source: New York Daily News | Via: Mashable