Edward Norton Up For Playing MCU Villain, Zendaya's SPIDER-MAN 3 Return, Disney+ Budgets & More MARVEL News

Edward Norton Up For Playing MCU Villain, Zendaya's SPIDER-MAN 3 Return, Disney+ Budgets & More MARVEL News

In this round-up of Marvel news, we have details on how much Marvel's Disney+ TV shows will cost, comments from Edward Norton about returning to the MCU, Spider-Man: Far From Home concept art, and more...

By JoshWilding - Oct 16, 2019 10:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios
It's been another busy day for Marvel news here on ComicBookMovie.com (have you checked out our look at all the confirmed and rumoured Phase 5 movies on the way yet?), so we've now rounded up another batch of MCU-related stories for you all in one place!

We kick things off with a look at how much money Marvel Studios is getting to play with for its Disney+ TV shows, before moving on to some fresh details about the next Thor film, Edward Norton's comments about a potential return to the MCU, Zendaya's Spider-Man 3 status, and much more. 

There's a lot of great content here for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and beyond), so all you guys have to do to check it out is click on the "View List" button down below...

Big Budgets For The MCU On Disney+

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In an article over at The Hollywood Reporter detailing the launch of the Disney+ streaming service, the trade mentions just how much money is being spent on the MCU TV shows there. 

It's said that "a source pegs Marvel entries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision and Hawkeye at as much as $25 million per episode." With an average of six episodes for each show, that's a budget of around $150 million, which is standard for a non-Avengers Marvel movie. 
 
Unlike the Marvel TV shows produced by Marvel Television, that means they'll be movie quality.
 

Korg Is Coming Back!


This probably won't surprise you, but during a recent interview to promote his new movie Jojo Rabbit, actor and director Taika Waititi confirmed that Korg will return in Thor: Love and Thunder.

"My character is coming back, Korg," he revealed as the audience burst into cheers. "Thank you. Thank you so much for that reaction." He also added that, "I just finished a couple of drafts of that story. There’s more Thor!" Well, there's going to be two of them to be precise!
 

Edward Norton's MCU Return?

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Recently, The Incredible Hulk star Edward Norton talked more about his decision to walk away from the MCU after playing Bruce Banner. It didn't sound like he was keen to join another superhero franchise after the dark and brooding two movie arc he had mapped out never came to pass, but it now appears as if something has changed. 

"Maybe as a baddie?" he said when asked by Games Radar about an MCU return. "Maybe I’ll write my own. I don’t know, I’m open to everything. I mean, I did Ask the StoryBots on Netflix."
 

A Closer Look At The Wall-Crawler's Web-Shooters



Thanks to Marvel Studios Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding, we have a much closer look at how Spider-Man's web-shooters appear in Spider-Man: Far From Home on his new costume.
 

Zendaya's Spider-Man 3 Return

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It's safe to say that we all knew this would be happening, but in a profile on Zendaya in The Hollywood Reporter, the trade confirms that, "She'll next be seen on the big screen in Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation, and she'll reprise her Spider-Man role in a third Sony-Marvel film."

The actress has previously expressed her excitement about the Sony/Marvel deal on social media.
 

ICYMI...



We recently caught up with Zombieland: Double Tap stars Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg to discuss the sequel and the subject of their respective roles as Lex Luthor and Carnage. "Yes," Harrelson responded when asked if there's anything he could tell us about what comes next for the classic Spider-Man villain. "My character, Carnage..."

It was then that Eisenberg interrupted to shed some light on his future, or lack thereof, as Superman's greatest foe. "Different venues. I will say, quite confidently, different venues. His will be, like, kind of a movie that people go to and mine will be in my living room that people occasionally go to but mostly one at a time."
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Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 10/16/2019, 10:46 AM
Edward Norton has the right idea for how the Hulk should be handled. And part of me is sad we will never get to see what he had planned for the character. Ruffalo is great and I do think there should be some comedy with the Hulk, but we've lost a lot of what in my mind makes the character interesting.

The darker elements and the actual split idea between Banner and Hulk. Something Ruffalo played with in Avengers but we haven't seen since. I really wish Marvel would just try again and go for a more hulk 2003 style movie, darker elements and really delving into Bruces mind.



Sadly we will never see that movie, cause in order to make a true hulk movie, you can't have hulk smashing all the time. Which sadly is what the GA wants.

In some universe we have our perfect Hulk movie, and Marvel studios could give it to us. But I'll just be fine with what we have I suppose.

Jeight8
Jeight8 - 10/16/2019, 10:55 AM
@Mrcool210 - I mean the split idea was pretty prominent in the MCU as well. It was only in Endgame where they merged. They were seperate for 5 movies.
Manmarvel
Manmarvel - 10/16/2019, 10:47 AM
So let's play, what villain fits Edward Norton? I think he would actually be good as The Leader, but I don't see that happening, but would be cool and ironic as he is once again trying to destroy the Hulk.
Jeight8
Jeight8 - 10/16/2019, 10:49 AM
Feige doesn't mess around with the Disney+ shows. 25 per ep is probably top 3 highest budget for a tv show EVER.

He knows people expect a certain standard and he doesn't want to pennypinch unlike a certain other exec.

The question is. If those shows are so expensive will they get second seasons with the same budgets if they are successful?
Havenless
Havenless - 10/16/2019, 10:50 AM
They got a really timid reporter for that Woody Harrelson interview. I hate it when they get a really bashful person and they end up trying not to step on anyone’s toes. The questions never really go anywhere
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/16/2019, 10:50 AM
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THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/16/2019, 10:53 AM


Repian
Repian - 10/16/2019, 10:56 AM
He can be a good Connors.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 10/16/2019, 11:17 AM
@Repian - Too bad we've already seen The Lizard already. Maybe The Jackal if they decide to do Clone Saga down the road.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 10/16/2019, 12:21 PM
@soberchimera - He would make a great Jackal. Good call.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/16/2019, 11:14 AM
Norton as Kang maybe. I can see it.

MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 10/16/2019, 11:35 AM
Off topic I binged Euphoria last week and ththought it was great and showed alot of chops from Zendaya.
parkerray
parkerray - 10/17/2019, 6:03 PM
@MrCamw1 - Yess, stunning performance. Incredible characters, flawless acting across the board. Impossible not to binge.

Just one season and I put it near the top of my all time favorite shows:
1.Stranger Things
2.End of the F***ing World
3.Curb Your Enthusiasm
4.The Office
5. Euphoria
Maybe higher after seeing where they take it.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 10/17/2019, 7:29 PM
@parkerray - I like that you have Curd Your Entgusiasm on your top 5. I just finished season 7 yesterday. In regards to Euphoria I love that every character has a n interesting story. A good chunk of the Kat/ Cam Girl story arc I loved. And i label this show a waaaaaay better version of 13 Reasons Why in regards to high school drama. Also I dont remeber off hand but I hoped Zendaya was nominated for an Emmy for the show. Theres a scene where her drug dealer wont leather into his home and shes basically chastising him/ beginning and blaming him for her being which was amazing.
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