Marvel Studiosis on an absolute roll this year - not only in terms of new releases but also in providing updates on several Phase 4 projects that are still in early development. One such update regards the upcomingSecret Invasionseries, which is being developed for Disney Plus, as Kingsley Ben-Adir ofPeaky Blindershas been cast in a leading role for the project.
Deadline reports Ben-Adir will play a villain alongsideSamuel L. Jackson’s Nick Furyand Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos, the Skrull who was introduced inCaptain Marvel. As of now, the identity of Ben-Adir’s villain is still unknown.
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Secret Invasionwill be based on the 2008 Marvel Comics story of the same name, which focuses on the alien race of shape-shifters who have been coming to Earth for several years. Brian Michael Bendis, the writer of the eight-issue comic miniseries, intended forSecret Invasionto be a direct sequel totheAnnihilationstoryline, which was released in 2006. Featured in the series are a slew of superhero squads, including the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers, and the Fantastic Four.
Perhaps one of the most far-out theories circulating the web is thatSecret Invasioncould have some sort of tie-in with the rumoredSpider-Womanfilm, which Olivia Wilde is said to be working on. In the comics, the Skrull Empress Veranke uses her shape-shifting powers to transform into Spider-Woman, taking her place as a double-agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. under the watch of Nick Fury. However, it is more likely that the series will have more to do with theCaptain Marvelstoryline since that is where the Skrulls were first introduced.
TheSecret Invasionseries was first revealed by Marvel Studios at the Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day last year, along with two other comic-based series -Armor WarsandIronheart. The shows are part of the company’s push to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond theAvengersfranchise, exploring different aspects of the comic books that tie into the stories of the OG superheroes.
WhileSecret Invasionwill introduce a new team of Skrulls that will impersonate many of the superheroes on Earth,Armor WarsandIronheartwill look at the stories of two characters with ties to the Avengers' founding member, Iron Man.Don Cheadle will return as James Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine, in the former, while Dominique Thorne will portray Riri Williams, a genius inventor who created an advanced suit based on Tony Stark’s original invention, in the latter.
