Rebecca Furguson rumoured for Captain Marvel

The Phase 1 Avengers lineup (Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner) was added to in Phase 2 (Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd). We know that Phase 3’s additions include Chadwick Boseman, Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch but Marvel’s new major female hero Captain Marvel has been elusive to cast.

Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), Katee Sackhoff (Oculus), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Emily Blunt (Looper) had previously been mentioned or rumoured but now Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and The White Queen’s Golden Globe nominated actress Rebecca Ferguson is reportedly in line for the role.

Sadly, Ava DuVernay (Selma) ruled out directing so there currently isn’t a serious candidate for directing. However, some rumours have included Angelina Jolie (Unbroken), Adam McKay (Anchorman) and Joss Whedon (Serenity).

Captain Marvel – October 26th 2018

Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and more in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation trailer

This is a very rare scoop for us. The trailer, poster and title for the fifth Mission: Impossible have been unleashed in one fell swoop. Rogue Nation is here. Ethan and co are taking on Syndicate, a villainous organisation dedicated to bringing down the IMF. Rumour has it that this is only the pre-cursor to tomorrow’s main trailer.

Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie, writer of the sci-fi smash hit Edge of Tomorrow and The Usual Suspects, helms the adventure – succeeding the likes of Brian De Palma (Scarface), John Woo (Face/Off), JJ Abrams (The Force Awakens) and Brad Bird (The Incredibles). The cast includes Tom Cruise (Minority Report, A Few Good Men, The Last Samurai, Jerry Maguire, Collateral), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers, American Hustle), Alec Baldwin (Beetlejuice, The Hunt For Red October, The Departed), Rebecca Furguson (The White Queen), Ving Rhames (Don King: Only in America), Sean Harris (Prometheus), Simon McBurney (The Theory of Everything) and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek Into Darkness).

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – July 31st