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A Marvel actor has recently returned for the fourth time, and it’s finally time for the studio to make her character officially part of the MCU. Marvel has spent over two decades developing the MCU into a well-respected franchise, and its success has meant that more heroes get to be in the spotlight. There is no shortage of niche characters from Marvel Comics, and having the substantial fanbase that they have means that the MCU can take bigger risks with the characters who get projects.

An obscure Marvel hero who has recently gotten a lot of attention is Squirrel Girl. She is currently featured as a playable hero in the new game Marvel Rivals, and many fans are taking an interest in Doreen Green’s story. She is voiced by actor Milana Vayntrub, who is best known for her roles in This Is Us and numerous AT&T commercials. The...

Marvel seems to come back to one actress over and over again, although they have yet to appear in live action. Marvel has been around for a long time, but its popularity on the big screen has peaked over the last two decades. With the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Marvel has had the opportunity to shine a light on dozens of the lesser known characters from its extensive roster in a variety of mediums.

This has been an outstanding factor in bringing the nerdy and geeky world of comics into the mainstream. However, even the McU's success has struggled to keep the largest franchise cinematic universe going on just the big screen, and Marvel has leaned in to producing more cartoons and video games to buoy up the diverse portfolio of content. But earlier in the run, there was one Marvel TV show that was greenlit for 10 episodes,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for X-Force #5! When Avengers fans think of Captain America, they see the perfect embodiment of a hero in every sense of the word - but that much cannot be said for his variant, Captain Assyria. Captain Assyria is from an alternate universe that was corrupted by a god-tier villain, and now, hes officially returning to Marvel lore. Not only that, but Captain Assyria comes with his full Avengers roster, complete with costumes and codenames.

In a preview for X-Force #5 by Geoffrey Thorne and Marcus To, the team of militant mutants are facing off against the last people they thought theyd have to fight: the Avengers. While its true the X-Men and the Avengers havent always gotten along, the current state of the Marvel Universe has cemented them as allies. When Orchis attacked mutantkind, the Avengers were there to help. Captain America led the Uncanny Avengers, Spider-Man let Nightcrawler use his superhero identity,...

This post contains spoilers for the first two episodes of "Agatha All Along."

"Agatha All Along" is off to a fantastic start. In its first two episodes, the new Marvel series delivered a pitch-perfect prestige crime drama riff, a sapphic showdown of "Killing Eve" proportions, and a whole lot of seasonally appropriate witchy mischief. It also introduced an onslaught of new characters, from the coven Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) forms to travel the Witches Road to the mysterious teenager accompanying them.

The most mysterious new characters are a group known as the Salem's Seven, who Aubrey Plaza's character Rio warns Agatha will come for her at sundown. When the group does arrive, they're portrayed as black-clad wraiths or other dark entities. They're freaky and fast-moving, dressed a bit like Satanic nuns, and the only hint of their identities we're given is via a quick close up of the shadowy,...

X-Men writers feared Avengers would ruin Firestar and Justice, impacting their portrayal in X-Men books. Firestar and Justice's absence in X-Men books was due to conflicts with their role in the New Warriors series. "Fall of X" helped rejuvenate Firestar's reputation, making her a fan-favorite character in the X-Men universe.

There was once a concern from X-Men's writers that two key heroes would be ruined by the Avengers. The on-panel feud between the X-Men and The Avengers that spawned its own heartbreaking Marvel event has been well documented. However, one feud that some fans may not know about is that between the writers of X-Men and the writers of Avengers.

In an interview with Aipt Comics, X-Men editor Jordan D. White discusses the Fall of the House of X. White expresses the concerns writers had when they wanted to use Firestar and Justice during the Krakoan era, but worried if...

Silver & Black was quickly taking shape at Sony Pictures a few years ago, with the idea being to pair up Silver Sable and Black Cat on screen before having them assemble as part of an all-female team of superheroes. 

Scorpion, Tarantula, Chameleon, Tombstone, and Norman Osborn were all set to factor into Gina Prince-Bythewood's (The Woman King) movie. Alas, even after giving the green light to terrible movies such as Morbius and Madame Web, Sony reached a point where they decided this project simply wouldn't work.

Now, with Deadpool & Wolverine set to arrive in theaters, we're revisiting a plot leak for Silver & Black which takes us through what might have been beat-by-beat. 

It had potential and, while Spider-Man wasn't going to factor into the story, we'd have rather sat through this than Madame Web or even this December's Kraven the Hunter! Find out what you missed by clicking...

Marvel Studios teases Squirrel Girl in a Deadpool & Wolverine promo video, sparking fan interest in a possible crossover. Deadpool's voiceover pokes fun at the similarities between Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and a real-life Wolverine. Fans speculate on a live-action Deadpool and Squirrel Girl crossover, hoping for a cameo in the upcoming Phase 5 movie.

In a new Deadpool & Wolverine promo video, Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson namedrops Squirrel Girl, a famous Marvel character who's yet to make her MCU debut. With Deadpool & Wolverine's July 26 release approaching, Marvel Studios' promotion for the Phase 5 movie is now in full gear.

On X, the official Deadpool Movie account shared a video with the caption "A truly Hugh-nique specimen". The video follows a real-life wolverine in the style of a nature documetary, with Ryan Reynolds' voiceover describing the animal as "kind of a boring animal" with a "pungent aroma". Reynolds...

Unlike their golden run on the big screen till phase 3, Marvel didn’t quite replicate its huge success on the small screen, with most of the Disney Plus MCU shows earning less-than-stellar reception. While fans have complained about MCU’s recent catalog being bloated following the abundance of TV shows, Marvel has also abandoned an overwhelming number of TV shows over the years.

This involves several renowned superheroes, including a Captain Britain show, which was greenlit long before the rise of Disney Plus and MCU TV shows.

Captain Britain

Captain Britain | Marvel Comics

Back in 2016, rumors regarding a Captain Britain show being in the early stages of development emerged. Poster artist Clara McAvoy claimed she was being paid to do a promo poster for it, assuring fans an official announcement might be heading our way in early 2017 or late 2016. Unfortunately, it never happened, leading many to speculate Marvel might have put the kibosh on it.

Quick Links Who Were the New Warriors Before the MCU? Why The McU's Young Avengers Needs to be Scrapped Why the New Warriors Are the Perfect Replacement for the Young Avengers The New Warriors has a long-reaching history within Marvel comics. The MCU’s New Warriors had potential before being prematurely canceled. The Young Avengers already proves to be a questionable concept at best.

With potential upcoming projects like the Young Avengers on the horizon and older ones fading away, it posits the question of what Marvel Cinematic Universe's New Warriors was intended to be. In the expansive cinematic universe Marvel created, there are inevitably ideas that don't materialize and plotlines that remain unresolved. Yet, amidst these changes and the passage of time, audiences are left wondering whether Marvel's future success lies in revisiting its abandoned past stories and characters.

From the start, it was clear that Marvel intended their...

Marvel has had numerous scrapped TV shows throughout its history, including potential adaptations of Namor, Black Widow and Daredevil, and Thor and Daredevil spinoffs. The 1978 TV film adaptation of Dr. Strange received negative reviews and low ratings, leading to the cancellation of plans for a spinoff TV show. Other canceled shows include a Captain America animated series, a Daughters of the Dragon live-action series, a comedic New Warriors TV show, and an animated Marvel Era series that would have celebrated Marvel's 75th anniversary.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a dominant force on television and in cinemas for well over a decade, yet Marvel has numerous scrapped TV shows that would have been fascinating to see. Marvel quickly cemented itself as one of the two most popular and influential comic publishers in the early 1960s when, thanks to characters like the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, Marvel challenged and defied the accepted norms of superhero fiction.

Marvel's Phase 4 and 5 have introduced powerful new heroes, and one of the strongest Avengers might be lurking off-screen in Ms. Marvel. Evidence suggests that the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl might have had a voice cameo in Ms. Marvel through the podcast This Powered Life. While there is no official confirmation, Squirrel Girl's upbeat demeanor and her ability to stop iconic villains make her a perfect candidate to appear in Ms. Marvel Season 2.

Marvel has introduced several powerful new heroes in the MCU Phase 4 and 5, but Ms. Marvel may have secretly introduced one of the strongest Avengers yet. From Captain Marvel to Thor, the McU's Infinity Saga brought an impressive group of heroes together to stop Thanos from ultimately succeeding in his plan to wipe out - and keep wiped out - half of all life in the universe. However, as Kang rises as the McU's new premiere threat, Marvel has upped the power of its heroes,...

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. alum Adrianne Palicki recently discussed the ABC series' unrealized spinoff, Marvel's Most Wanted, hinting that she thinks canceling the show may have been a mistake on Disney's part.

Palicki starred on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Barbara "Bobbi" Morse, who Marvel Comics fans will also know as Mockingbird and/or Agent 19. During an interview with Den of Geek, the actor fondly recalled her time playing Bobbi Morse, saying she "loved" working on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and remains good friends with co-stars Ming-Na Wen, Henry Simmons and Nick Blood. Notably, Blood would have starred opposite Palicki on Most Wanted, which shot a pilot but was never picked up as a full series.

Related: Doctor Strange Star Rachel McAdams Speaks to Her MCU Future: 'To Be Continued'

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 set up the Most Wanted spinoff, with Bobbi and her ex-husband, Lance Hunter (Blood), being disavowed by S.

Yara Shahidi will be honored with the Youth Empowerment Award during The Cameron Boyce Foundation’s The Cam for a Cause Gala this June in Los Angeles.

Shahidi, who currently stars in Grown-ish and recently appeared as Tinkerbell in Disney+’s Peter Pan & Wendy, will be celebrated for her activism surrounding Stem awareness, women’s rights, civil rights and her countless acts of kindness towards others, according to the foundation. She is slated to receive the first iteration of the award at the second annual gala on June 1.

The event, which was established last year by the late actor Cameron Boyce’s parents, raises funds and awareness for epilepsy. (Boyce died in 2019 at the age of 20 due to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy following a seizure.)

“I met Cameron when we were 5 years old, and even then, his talent, his fearlessness and his belief in the power of his peers was evident,...

Marvel is officially launching a scripted "Squirrel Girl" podcast, with Milana Vayntrub assuming the titular role. Vayntrub was initially cast as Squirrel Girl in a live-action TV series called "New Warriors" that was ordered straight to series at Freeform in 2017, but the show unfortunately was axed before it even debuted.

According to Variety, the six-episode podcast series, backed by broadcasting company SiriusXM, will be titled "Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show," chronicling the adventures of Squirrel Girl, who is now a college girl and has been revealed as a superhero in the public eye. While I'm...

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There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more... But it's not the group you're thinking about. Long after the Avengers pulled together, Marvel was plotting the course for six super-powered young people to team up in a series called "New Warriors." Based on the team from Marvel comics, the show planned to feature a Young Avengers-esque team of C-List heroes figuring out how to be heroes, including the popular character Squirrel Girl. "Cougar Town" and "Enlisted" creator Kevin Biegel was set as showrunner and writer for the series back in...

The post Take a Look at Squirrel Girl From Marvel's Canceled New Warriors Series appeared first on /Film.

Exclusive: Gil Birmingham, Terry O’Quinn and Calum Worthy are set for recurring roles opposite Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote in Netflix’s dramatic thriller series Pieces of Her.

Based on the 2018 book by bestselling crime author Karin Slaughter, the eight-episode series comes from an all-female creative team led by Charlotte Stoudt, Bruna Papandrea, Lesli Linka Glatter and Minkie Spiro, who will direct the season.

Written by Stoudt, who serves as showrunner, Pieces of Her is set in a sleepy Georgia town where a random act of violence sets off an unexpected chain of events for 30-year-old Andy Oliver (Heathcote) and her mother Laura (Collette). Desperate for answers, Andy embarks on a dangerous journey across America, drawing her towards the dark, hidden heart of her family.

Birmingham plays Charlie Bass, a protective family friend of...

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In these divisive times, it takes a lot to unite everyone, but Marvel Comics has done it. Earlier this week, they unveiled two new heroes: Snowflake and Safespace. The characters will be part of Luciano Vecchio and Daniel Kibblesmith’s New Warriors series and the company has been promoting Snowflake as their first non-binary superhero, with Kibblesmith explaining the pair as follows:

“Hyper aware of modern culture and optics, and they see their Super Heroics as ‘a post-ironic meditation on using violence to combat bullying. It’s this idea that these are terms that get thrown around on the internet that they don’t see as derogatory. [They] take those words and kind of wear them as badges of honour.”

It’s also worth watching him explain them in person, which feels like it might be lifted from a Christopher Guest movie:

The first non-binary superhero in Marvel and they named them Snowflake.

Marvel Comics have introduced some brand-new superheroes who are out to promote diversity. These characters are a part of the New Warriors reboot. Included in these new heroes is Marvel's first non-binary character and the response has been a bit on the mixed side, mainly due to the character's name. Daniel Kibblesmith and Lucciano Vecchio are the ones responsible for the recently revealed characters and they are taking them and mixing them with some old favorites.

Snowflake is the name of Marvel's first non-binary character, which isn't sitting well with a lot of people at the moment. While Daniel Kibblesmith is trying to take the word back, it doesn't come off that way. Snowflake has become a derogatory term over the past few years, used for calling someone out for being too sensitive. Making matters worse is the fact that Snowflake has a twin named Safespace. The world just might...

While you may assume that the Avengers, the Fantastic Four or the X-Men are the strongest group of superheroes in the Marvel universe, one team has them beat, at least according to a new theory over on ScreenRant. Based on the individual and combined powers of the characters, the theory goes that the Great Lakes Avengers are actually Marvel’s secret MVPs. With most of its members not widely known though, it’s worth looking at the team in more detail to see if the idea holds up.

For those not in the know, the Great Lakes Avengers began as a semi-serious and unofficial band of superheroes based out of Madison, Wisconsin. Originally tied to the West Coast Avengers title, the Gla were initially taken to task for borrowing the Avengers name, but were revived in Dan Slott’s Gla Misassembled miniseries, which brought in some heavy hitters to make them a legitimate force.

As Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige builds out his own TV universe spawned from the “Avengers” films, Marvel’s dedicated television unit is seeing its live-action world contract.

Feige’s division — part of the Walt Disney Studios feature-film operation — is currently working on multiple shows for the nascent streamer Disney Plus centered on Marvel Cinematic Universe characters like Falcon and Winter Soldier, as well as Loki, and Vision and Scarlet Witch, with shows based on She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and Moon Knight also in the works. Meanwhile, with Hulu having this week killed a planned series based on the character Ghost Rider, Marvel Television — the division of Marvel Entertainment responsible for the comic-book publisher’s initial push into live-action TV under Disney ownership — now has few announced live-action projects on the air or in the works.

According to multiple industry sources who spoke with Variety, the perception throughout the entertainment business...

Here's the status of TV shows like Mad About You, The Magicians, Major Crimes, Malibu Rescue, Manhunt: Unabomber, The Man in the High Castle, The Mandalorian, Maniac, Mann & Wife, Marcella, Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger, Marvel's Daredevil, Marvel's Deadpool, Marvel's Ghost Rider, Marvel's Helstrom, Marvel's Hit-Monkey, Marvel's Iron Fist, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Marvel's Luke Cage, Marvel's The Defenders, Marvel's Modok, Marvel’s New Warriors, Marvel's The Punisher, Marvel's Runaways, Marvel's Tigra & Dazzler Show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Mary Kills People, Master of None, Mayans Mc, McMafia, Mech-X4, Medical Police, Medici: Masters of Florence, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Merry Happy Whatever, Messiah, Metropolis, Micronesian Blues, The Mindy Project, Miracle Workers, Motherland: Fort Salem, Mosaic, Mozart in the Jungle, Mr. Iglesias, Mr. Inbetween, Mr. Mercedes, Mr. Robot, Mrs. Fletcher, Murdoch Mysteries, The Name of the Rose, Narcos, Nashville, National Treasure, The Nevers, The New Legends of Monkey, The New Pope,...

Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion – this time featuring reviews of a handful of books that I’ve recently added to my pull list, including The Punisher, West Coast Avengers and La Muerta.

The Punisher #3

Matt Rosenberg’s fantastic run on Punisher continues with issue three, which picks up from the cliffhanger ending of #2 as Daredevil tries to bring Frank Castle to justice, only for the subway car their in to become overrun with numerous enemies, all wanting the massive bounty on the Punisher’s head. Which means this issue is action-packed, and I do mean Action packed. From beginning to almost end, The Punisher #3 is non-stop action and violence. Which means there’s not much room for story… making this book feel a little like a filler release. Not a bad example of a filler book, more a pause in the story if you will. And whilst...

Marvel Rising is a brand-new, multi-platform animation franchise starring the next generation of Marvel heroes, set to launch in 2018. The program will launch with six, four-minute digital shorts that spotlight Spider-Gwen with her new secret moniker, Ghost-Spider, and introduce audiences to the world of Marvel Rising. Following the shorts, a feature-length animated film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors will premiere later that year.

“Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors” is a long-anticipated event, bringing together Marvel’s newest and beloved characters that have garnered major fan excitement over the last few years. Powered teens Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Quake, Patriot, America Chavez, and Inferno join forces as an unlikely, but formidable crew of aspiring heroes. When a threat no one could have expected bears down on the Marvel Universe, this ragtag, untrained band of teens have no choice but to rise together and prove to the world that sometimes the difference between a...

Marvel Entertainment announced today, Marvel Rising, a brand-new, multi-platform animation franchise starring the next generation of Marvel heroes set to launch in 2018, culminating with Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors. The program will launch with six, four-minute digital shorts that spotlight Spider-Gwen with her new secret moniker, Ghost-Spider, and introduce audiences to the world of Marvel Rising. Following the shorts, a feature-length animated film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors will premiere later that year. Distribution partners for the content to be announced at a later date. Marvel has unveiled a new video, where fans can meet the characters and all-star voice actors behind the all-new franchise Marvel Rising.

The content features an all-star line-up of voice talent including Dove Cameron, Chloe Bennet, Tyler Posey, BooBoo Stewart, Kathreen Khavari, Milana Vayntrub, Cierra Ramirez, Kamil McFadden, Skai Jackson, Kim Raver, Ming-Na Wen, Steven Weber, and Dee Bradley Baker among others. Future stories and content are...

It seems Squirrel Girl is out of her tree, at least temporarily. Although they picked up the 10-episode first season of Marvel's New Warriors TV show back in April of 2017, Freeform has now cancelled its order for the half-hour live-action superhero comedy. THR reports that since Freeform has declined to move forward with New Warriors, Marvel is shopping the series to other outlets in preparation for a 2018 release. Marvel's New Warriors centers on "...six young people learning to cope with their abilities in a world where bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates." The last we heard, the cast includes Milana Vayntrub as Doreen Green a.k.a Squirrel Girl; Derek Theler as Craig Hollis a.k.a Mister Immortal; Jeremy Tardy as Dwayne Taylor a.k.a Night Thrasher; Calum Worthy as Robbie Baldwin a.k.a Speedball; Matthew Moy as Zack Smith...

“New Warriors” is on the move. The live-action comedy series centered on the Marvel comics heroes will not air on Freeform as originally planned, TheWrap has learned. “New Warriors,” which had been set for a 2018 debut, is currently getting shopped to other networks and platforms. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the project will also not move to Disney’s in-the-works streaming service as has been reported by other media outlets. Also Read: 'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff Launches at Freeform With Two Returning Stars The show landed a straight-to-series order from Freeform earlier this year,...

Over the last few years, Marvel has enjoyed a lucrative partnership with streaming giant Netflix, producing successful shows like Daredevil and Jessica Jones, which recently crossed over in The Defenders (one of the fastest-watched original series on Netflix). Fans had been hoping that more and more comic book characters would be added to this line-up going forward, but a new report suggests that this is definitely not going to happen.

First off, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Marvel’s upcoming comedy series New Warriors is no longer set to air on Freeform, as was originally announced. Apparently, this is due to scheduling conflicts at the network and while discussing where else the show – starring Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl – could end up, the site disclosed that its “sources” suggest the possible options may be limited. That’s because according to THR, “Disney-owned Marvel is no longer able to sell to outside companies.

Marvel's has been developing a series adaptation of their comic New Warriors and it was originally set to air on Freeform. That's all changed now. The series will no longer air on Freeform and according to THR, Marvel is now trying to find a new home for it.

Apparently, Freeform couldn't seem to find a slot in their schedule for next year to fit the show into. Marvel has screened the pilot episode for test audiences already and according to the report, it's testing through the roof and has caught the attention of high-level Disney executives. That's a good sign! Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Entertainment said:

"We are extremely excited about Marvel’s New Warriors and look forward to finding the perfect partner to launch the series with in 2018.

According to inside sources, Disney isn't letting Marvel shop the project around to networks outside of the Disney organization, which...

Squirrel Girl and her fellow vigilantes will no longer fight crime at Freeform.

Marvel’s New Warriors, the first half-hour comedy from Marvel Studios, will not be moving forward at the teen-oriented basic cable network — despite receiving a 10-episode order back in April.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Freeform was unable to make room on its schedule for a 2018 premiere. As a result, Marvel Studios requested that they be allowed to shop the series to other outlets, with an eye on a two-season pick-up. Marvel likely is looking...

Marvel has planted its seeds far and wide over the past few years in the television landscape, but that volume has so far yielded mixed results.

While rival DC has found success by focusing on familiar franchises like “The Flash,” “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” and the Batman origins tale on “Gotham,” Marvel has been a bit more stingy with its marquee characters. For example, ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” lives in the world of the Avengers, yet never became a hit partly because it focused on lesser-known characters.

But that’s not always a hindrance. Many of Marvel’s Netflix series, especially “Jessica Jones,” have been critically acclaimed partly because they felt like they hadn’t been overly mined previously. It takes a visionary showrunner, in this age of so many superhero tales, to bring a fresher take to the genre and keep interest high.

Quality control and maintaining narrative...

Derek Theler's already set to be a hero in Marvel's New Warriors, but has just teased a long awaited audition for the Dceu's Shazam.

James Hunt Sep 6, 2017

If Netflix continues to mine the Marvel seam, which characters might come in for the Defenders treatment next?

The Marvel-Netflix deal might have met its initial goal with the broadcast of crossover series The Defenders, but there’s no stopping that particular gravy train - future seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are already on their way.

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Marvel has already shows its willingness to add new characters to their roster of heroes with a Punisher series due to drop this year, and deals like New Warriors and Cloak & Dagger show that they’re not afraid of pushing D-listers into the spotlight to see what takes. So with the obvious choices already taken care of, we couldn’t help wondering: which characters should make up a second wave of Defenders shows?

Here...

Michelle Dockery will resume her Good Behavior on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 9/8c, when Season 2 of the TNT drama premieres.

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When Good Behavior returns, Letty (played by Dockery) has patched things up with Javier and reconciled with her mother, who had long stood in the way of Letty getting custody of son Jacob. On the run from FBI Agent Rhonda Lashever, Letty, Javier and Jacob are heading for a new life trying to be normal, though that proves futile when something more dangerous than the FBI catches up with them — the past.

Ready for...

Legendary character actor Keith David has joined the cast of Marvel's upcoming series New Warriors! This will reunite David with showrunner Kevin Biegel. They worked together on the 2014 series Enlisted.

According to THR, David will take on the role of Ernest Vigman, "a caustic municipal employee who butts up against the hopeful energy of the new warriors." This will be a reoccurring role in the series. I'm such a huge fan of David and his work whose film career pretty much started with John Carpenter's The Thing.

David will join Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us) as Squirrel Girl; Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) as Mister Immortal; Jeremy Tardy (Dear White People) as Night Thrasher; Calum Worthy (Austin and Ally) as Speedball; Matthew Moy (Two Brok Girls) as Microbe; Kate Comer as Debrii.

Marvel’s New Warriors is about six young people with powers living and working together. With powers and abilities...

Freeform's New Warriors TV show will star Milana Vayntrub as Doreen Green a.k.a. Squirrel Girl - but who is Squirrel Girl, and what are her powers?...

Marvel Television seems intent on giving us more shows based on their characters by companies not named Netflix. While in my view this is obviously a terrible idea, I'm just a guy living paycheck-to-paycheck who gets really excited for twice-a-month trips to Chipotle. The head honchos over at Marvel TV, though, have a New Warriors show to cast.

If you're unfamiliar with the New Warriors, keep your chin up. They debuted in the pages of Thor in 1989, had their own book for parts of the 90s, and then were subsequently completely killed off in 2006 in the opening chapter of Civil War. Of course, this being a comic book company, a new New Warriors later formed, but the show seems to be based off the original team. Sadly, we won't get to see them offed in Civil War since, you know, that movie already happened (and Kevin Feige's having nothing...

Actress Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us, Silicon Valley) has gone from At&T salesperson in TV commercials to landing the very big role as sassy superhero Squirrel Girl in Marvel’s upcoming New Warriors TV series. Marvel has confirmed the lead cast for the planned 10-episode series of New Warriors. The show will focus on six young […]...

Ladies and gentlemen, meet your New Warriors. Marvel's latest TV team-up aligns the superhero masthead with Freeform for Marvel's first foray into live-action comedy. The Ya-oriented series is a sort of Jr. Avengers about "six young people learning to cope with their abilities in a world where bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates." The half-hour scripted comedy comes from Enlisted and Cougar Town creator Kevin Biegel, and today brings the news that the series has completed casting for all six key characters. But of course, you're probably wondering about who'…...

2017-07-10T14:36:19-07:00Marvel Finally Casts Its Squirrel Girl

Three months after being picked up straight to series by Freeform, Marvel's New Warriors has found its cast.

Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us) has landed the breakout role of Squirrel Girl, while Baby Daddy grad Derek Theler will stay in business with Freeform after landing the role of Mister Immortal in Marvel's first live-action scripted comedy.

The duo lead the ensemble cast in the 10-episode series about six young people learning to cope with their abilities in a world where bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates. Joining Vayntrub and Theler are Jeremy Tardy as Night Thrasher, Calum Worthy as Speedball, Matthew Moy as Microbe and Kate Comer as Debrii.

"I am thrilled beyond belief to be working with this incredible group of actors. They are funny, sincere, eager, charming and perfectly embody these characters.

Earlier this year Marvel and Freeform revealed that character that would be included in their upcoming New Warriors series. Today they announced the cast that would be playing those characters. I've included that list below along with their character descriptions.

Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us) will play Squirrel Girl:

Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl)

Superpower: “The powers of a squirrel, the powers of a girl” (is acrobatic, strong, can fight, can talk to squirrels) Doreen is a totally empowered fangirl. She is a natural leader—confident and tough, but not innocent. Doreen is bouncy and energetic and her greatest quality is her optimism… She has faith in others and inspires people to believe in themselves. She also takes her pet squirrel, Tippy Toe, everywhere.

Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) will play Mister Immortal:

Craig Hollis (Mister Immortal)

Superpower: Cannot die. Ever. Maybe. So he says. The team troublemaker and lothario… Craig is...

Marvel’s New Warriors has found its Squirrel Girl in the At&T Girl.

Milana Vayntrub — who just as notably played Kevin’s playwright/actress girlfriend Sloane on NBC’s This Is Us — has nabbed the lead role in Freeform’s straight-to-series comedy, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Also cast in the show is Baby Daddy vet Derek Theler as Craig Hollis aka Mister Immortal.

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The half-hour, 10-episode comic book adaptation follows six young people who work and live together and possess abilities “on the...

The Hollywood Reporter today brings word that Marvel and Freeform’s New Warriors series has filled out its cast, with Milana Vayntrub set to spearhead the ensemble as Doreen Green (Aka Squirrel Girl).

Vayntrub, best known for her work on This Is Us, will be rubbing shoulders with Derek Theler (Mister Immortal), Jeremy Tardy (Night Thrasher), Calum Worthy (Speedball), Matthew Moy (Microbe), and Kate Comer as Debrii. The live-action scripted comedy series will span 10 episodes in its first season and skew toward a younger audience, not unlike Marvel’s soon-to-be-released Cloak and Dagger series.

But whereas Cloak and Dagger focuses on the fiery love story between its titular leads, New Warriors is all about “six young people learning to cope with their abilities in a world where bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates.” Behind the scenes, series showrunner and all-around Squirrel Girl superfan, Kevin Biegel, released the...

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Squirrel Girl has assembled her squad – and not a moment too soon.

Set to headline Marvel and Freeform’s upcoming New Warriors, USA Today has blown the lid off the half-hour action-comedy series to identify the five costumed crusaders who will be rubbing shoulders with Doreen Green in 2018. Ordered straight to series just over a fortnight ago – it’ll join fellow Marvel show Cloak and Dagger on the network’s burgeoning slate – we know that writer-producer Kevin Biegel (Cougar Town, Scrubs) is attached to pen the script, with the option to serve as showrunner still on the table.

In tandem with today’s reveal, Jeph Loeb, executive producer and head of Marvel Television, spoke to USA Today about what makes Squirrel Girl and Co. so unique, stating that the New Warriors are “the eager, hopeful-for-a-brighter-tomorrow group that also have the wry, sardonic, life-is-hell attitude that makes them uniquely Marvel.”

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About 3 weeks ago Jason wrote a story that The New Warriors live action comedy TV series was coming to FreeForm (read story here). At the time the only character announced to be on the team was Squirrel Girl. Well true believers Marvel has just released the full team lineup of the group so without further ado let’s check out that line up!

Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl)

Superpower: “The powers of a squirrel, the powers of a girl” (is acrobatic, strong, can fight, can talk to squirrels)

Doreen is a totally empowered fangirl. She is a natural leader—confident and tough, but not innocent. Doreen is bouncy and energetic and her greatest quality is her optimism… She has faith in others and inspires people to believe in themselves. She also takes her pet squirrel, Tippy Toe, everywhere.

Craig Hollis (Mister Immortal)

Superpower: Cannot die. Ever. Maybe. So he says.

The team troublemaker and lothario…...

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Milana Vayntrub will headline Marvel's New Warriors TV show, stepping into the role of Squirrel Girl...

Are you ready for a half-hour comedy series set in the Marvel Universe? One that features younger heroes with offbeat codenames and superpowers? Well, you'd better be, because Marvel ordered a full season of New Warriors earlier this year.

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Today, we have cast info to share. Cbr reports that Milana Vayntrub, who impressed in the family drama This Is Us, will headline the show as Squirrel Girl.

Vayntrub has also been seen in Love, Silicon Valley, Other Space and - briefly - 2016's Ghostbusters.

This is what she looks like, to save you a Google search...

Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) will play Mister Immortal, Jeremy Tardy (Dear White People) is Night Thrasher, Calum Worthy (Austin & Ally) is Speedball,...