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Back in October, Weeds and Homeland alum Martin Donovan jumped aboard Marvel's Ant-Man, in a role "pivotal" to the size-changing superhero story. In the months since, a shroud of secrecy has surrounded Donovan's role. Now, thanks to Bleeding Cool, the mystery has been solved at last.
Now that Daredevil has proven to be a complete success, Marvel and Netflix are diving headfirst into their ambitious mutli-series plan to unite the Man Without Fear with fellow superheroes Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist for a team-up event series dubbed The Defenders.
Not content with simply delivering new glimpses at Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in this month's issue, Entertainment Weekly has also released a new still from Deadpool, showing Ryan Reynolds in costume as the eponymous Merc with the Mouth.
CW Seed's upcoming Vixen animated series - which was announced back in January - has finally found its star. According to Vixen Varsity, the title role has gone to The 4400 and CSI alum Megalyn Echikunwoke, who may even appear in live-action on either Arrow, The Flash, or Legends of Tomorrow should her show be a success.
Ant-Man has yet to hit theaters, but - as we've come to expect from any Marvel Studios project - there's already been plenty of talk about a sequel. The tiny Avenger's big screen debut is tracking well and gaining positive reviews from fans and Marvel directors alike, so as long as it's not a shocking disappointment, Ant-Man 2 is almost inevitable.
Fox's upcoming adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic series Lucifer has gone through a bit of a casting shuffle. According to Deadline, the show has lost actor Nicholas Gonzalez, who will be replaced by True Blood and Arrow alum Kevin Alejandro.
The superhero film genre, while sometimes lucrative, fun, and immensely popular, can be an unforgiving thing for those who fail to achieve greatness. While successful films like The Avengers or The Dark Knight trilogy are lauded for their achievements behind and in front of the camera, the genre's various flops and disappointments have left an undeniable mark.
Though it isn't currently on Marvel's release calendar, a sequel to this year's Ant-Man is certainly in the cards, assuming the first film does well. Marvel isn't really in the business of making standalone movies (in fact, of the core Avengers, only the Hulk is waiting for his sequel greenlight), so as long as the bite-sized hero fares well at the box office and is met with enough praise (reactions from fans and even James Gunn have been extremely positive), more adventures for the tiniest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes are inevitable.
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues, it also expands. What began as a geeky experiment with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk in 2008 has turned into the most lucrative film franchises of all-time. That's a feat that wasn't accomplished simply by making popular movies - it was done by making a lot of popular movies, and making them often.
This fall, Supergirl will premiere on CBS. The series will not immediately tie in to any other DC Comics series or films, meaning that the future for the Last Daughter of Krypton is an open book.