Next year, Star-Lord and Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder will be attending to galactic affairs across Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok, respectively, though the Russo brothers have all but confirmed that the heroes will be united for the two-part Avengers: Infinity War.
As Iron Fist teeters on the edge of production, Marvel and Netflix's latest series has cast David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, 300) as Harold Meachum, an old confidant to Finn Jones' headline star, Danny Rand.
Of those films affected by the internal switcheroo include the languishing Captain Marvel and Inhumans, which were bumped to November 2, 2018 and July 12, 2019, respectively, one Tom Holland's Peter Parker swung onto the scene.
Tessa Thompson is bound for the Seven Realms now that the Creed breakout has joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok, replacing Natalie Portman as the threequel's female lead.
Mere days before the film's theatrical bow in North America, it's been revealed that Disney has opened talks to push ahead with a sequel to The Jungle Book.
Much like Dungeons & Dragons before it, the past few years have seen Warner Bros. struggling to make any tangible sign of progress on its long-gestating Tomb Raider reboot. True to the cliché of video game adaptations stalling in development, directors came and went before Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug was appointed at the helm.