Disney brought a lot of huge projects to its CinemaCon panel yesterday evening, ending the annual event in style. The Star Wars franchise didn't receive any significant updates, but for MCU fans, there was plenty to get excited about.
While we've brought you some brief recaps of the footage shown last night, it's now time to take a deep dive into all the biggest reveals from Las Vegas. From key plot details to Marvel Studios' future plans (and a missing mustache), we have you covered.
Below, you'll find intel on Deadpool & Wolverine, Captain America: Brave New World, The Fantastic Four, and Thunderbolts*.
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5. Deadpool's Mission
After Wade Wilson is taken to the TVA in Deadpool & Wolverine, he meets Mr. Paradox and learns that, yes, his time-travel shenanigans in Deadpool 2 are indeed what put him on their radar. However, that's not why he's there.
The Merc with the Mouth has supposedly been chosen for a higher purpose: to both save the "Sacred Timeline" and avenge it. Could Paradox be one of the TVA agents who want to destroy those diverging timelines to restore the one true version we know as Earth-616?
Whatever the case may be, Deadpool gets a glimpse into his "distant" future (which sees a crying Thor mourning the fallen mercenary). With that, the anti-hero decides to enter the "greatest timeline of them all," and declares, "Suck it, Fox! I'm going to Disneyland!"
4. Thunderbolts* Mysterious Title
When Black Widow star Florence Pugh shared a video from the set of Thunderbolts, eagle-eyed fans noticed the movie's title had added an asterisk (*).
Talking to CinemaCon attendees, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said, "Yes, you’ll notice the asterisk on Thunderbolts. That is the official title of Thunderbolts and we won’t talk more about that until after the movie comes out."
The fact this isn't something the studio is unwilling to discuss until post-release is massively intriguing and suggests the * is a spoiler and something with major significance to both this movie and the MCU's future.
3. About Those Costumes...
Deadpool has given up being a "superhero" when the threequel begins, so where does his colourful new costume come from? The TVA's tailor creates it, though the sequence sees the strange, bearded old man repeatedly grope the Merc with the Mouth.
The extended clip concludes with Deadpool and Wolverine travelling in a car together in costume. Logan doesn't have his mask on, but Wade isn't exactly a big fan of the clawed mutant's new look...
"What's with the suit? The X-Men make you wear it? Those sons of f*cking b*tches," he says. "Friends don't make friends leave the house looking like they fight crime for the Los Angeles Rams."
2. President Ross' New Look
So, you might have noticed in the first stills from Captain America: Brave New World that President "Thunderbolt" Ross - now played by Harrison Ford following William Hurt's passing - no longer has his signature mustache.
Was Ford being a diva? Can he just not grow a 'tache? Honestly, we think this has something to do with his transformation into Red Hulk. You can explain disappearing facial hair in a comic book, but not quite so easily in a movie!
Asking the new Captain America to reassemble The Avengers in a CinemaCon clip, Ross mentions that he's given up cigars (in preference of lollipops) and has a new look because he was told he had to "lose the mustache or lose the election."
1. The Fantastic Four Will Be Shot In IMAX
We'd hoped for some sort of MCU slate update at CinemaCon, but it's not really the place for it (which is why Marvel Studios instead focused on its more imminent offers for the exhibitors in attendance). Fingers crossed for Comic-Con.
Kevin Feige did, however, confirm that The Fantastic Four will be shot entirely in IMAX, with cameras set to begin rolling "a few months" from now. This is a positive update and one which suggests the reboot will be epic in scale. Galactus in IMAX? Yes, please.
That was it from Marvel Studios but the next year or so is shaping up to be incredibly exciting. Tellingly, there was no mention of Blade, all but confirming that 2025 release...well, we won't be seeing it in 2025!