By Philip Cole

Today at 18:00 GMT Marvel Studios invited Press and fans to join them for an undisclosed event. Whilst there were no specifics given many hoped that it would address the recent rumours that have been flying around, as well as hopefully reveal some as yet unmentioned work. Unfortunately Backwards Compatible’s invite was lost in the post, but I was at another location… with a computer… and was able to follow the Liveblog online and can relay the details to you, our readers!

First off, the “standard” unveilings:

Sequels

Captain America 3 – 6th May 2016

Guardians of the Galaxy (as yet unnamed sequel) – 4th November 2016

Thor 3: Ragnarok (Ragnork means “The end of the world” as Marvel helpfully told us) – 28th July 2017

And what looks to be the ultimate end-of-it-all close to the story arc that has run since the first Iron Man…

Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 – 4th May 2018

Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 – 3rd May 2018

Yes folks, like Harry Potter and The Hobbit, Marvel is going two parter crazy. And yes, that’s the Infinity War as in The Infinity Gauntlet as wielded by the mad Titan Thanos (I’m assuming he’s going to do more than just sit in a chair in these two….)

Interspersed with these somewhat expected films, boy do Marvel have some goodies lined up for us.

Doctor Strange

…will hit screens on the 4th November 2016, though there was no confirmation of who is playing him, so Cumberbatch fans? Maintain your high alert status.

Next up is a long rumoured bit of news but something that will excite a lot of people:

Black Panther

will be starring in his own title to be released on the 3rd November 2017. Whilst he’s not known in the mainstream world so much, Black Panther is a pivotal character in the Marvel universe and it will be interesting to see the place he takes in the Marvel Films Universe. He will be played by Chadwick Boseman who, whilst a relatively unknown name, appears to have some serious acting chops. Some on stage banter between himself, Chris Evans and Robert Downey journey hinted at Black Panther playing a part in the next bit of exciting News.

Civil War

That’s right folks, It’s confirmed. Captain America 3 will reproduce what some of you will know from our podcast is the story arc that got me into comics, the Civil War. Quite how this will play out is unsure, but from the rapidly expanding cast of characters that Marvel are introducing it’s certainly beginning to look like something that could echo the epic scale of the Comic story line on the silver screen.

Hot on the heels comes a completely new and, as far as I am aware, unrumoured title.

Captain Marvel

And that’s not any Captain Marvel (and no, not Mar-Vell either), but the one and only Carol Danvers will be joining us on July 6thNovember 2018. This is HUGE news for comic fans and the cinema going public alike, as it will be the first proper film to feature a female lead hero and, some would say more importantly, beats DC to the punch as they are yet to announce a date (if any is forthcoming) for a Wonder Woman film. I’m really excited to see this character on screen as she’s always been an interesting, and wry, addition to the Marvel Universe. The release date could point towards a major patriotic intention, the original Carol Danvers was an US Air Force officer, time will tell!

In confirmation of something we discussed on the podcast a few weeks ago, Marvel have also confirmed

The Inhumans

No details were given yet as to cast or even character make up, but they will make their cinematic debut on the 2nd November 2018. We’ll have to wait and see whether the rumoured idea of replacing the X-men in the Marvel Film Universe with the Inhumans (like Pietro and Wanda Maximoff in Age of Ultron) will come to pass or whether they will feature Black Bolt and his royal family, or perhaps some mixture of the two.

Needless to say, it’s an exciting time to be both a Marvel comics fan and a fan of the superhero movie genre! Now… where’d I put that time machine….

With two major DC shows hitting in the same week it is conceivable that we would have sidestepped one, but thanks to the magic of shows coming early to SKY our eager beaver Chris has been able to get the jump on the fastest man alive. His review is done but as it's a wee bit spoilery we have decided to release the review after the show has aired. From then on expect his reviews to come thick and fast for both shows as he tries to fly straight and be as swift with his writing as he can be.

The pace of the Walking Dead in its entirety is a bit of a mixed bag, we have had fast paced action scenes, slow tension filled escapes and even slower looks into the human constitution and idea of civilisation. This mixture has helped grow the show over the past four seasons, as well kept the comic of which it is based running for over 130 issues.

It's a great opening to the season which has the ability to bring in new watchers with the small amounts of exposition that help fill people in. I will however tell you that it is better to catch up first but new watchers should not be afraid.

For those of you loyal watchers then the pay off is hugely rewarding. The tension that is created from the last season comes to a head and should grip most viewers throughout the episode. The pacing feels forgiving as the story ebbs and flows but be warned this is not for the faint hearted but what you expect anything less form The Walking Dead.

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