The Secret Invasion begins in the new trailer for Marvel’s next Disney Plus show
Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury for "one last fight"
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Marvel Studios has been pretty tight-lipped about Secret Invasion, its upcoming Disney+ series that gives Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury a proper starring role, but at least that’s an appropriate vibe for this story: Secret Invasion—named for a similar event in the comics—is about a conspiracy to replace high-ranking people in the government and in the superhero community with shape-shifting Skrulls, and Nick Fury doesn’t trust anyone but himself to get to the bottom of it.
The last trailer, released back in September, was full of spy thriller vibes and quick glimpses of people we know like Fury, Cobie Smulders’ Maria Hill, Don Cheadle as War Marchine/Rhodey, and Ben Mendelsohn as Skrull leader Talos from Captain Marvel, plus new footage of suspicious newcomers played by Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman. Despite previous reports that Clarke would be playing S.W.O.R.D. boss Abigail Brand, we just heard a few days ago that she’s apparently actually Talos’ daughter G’iah (previously seen as a kid in Captain Marvel, which took place in the ‘90s).
This latest trailer, which finally gives the show a release date (June 21), shows off more of the physical and psychological toll that life in general has taken on Fury, and it also shows a lot more of Olivia Colman’s mysterious character. She’s supposed to be some kind of spy, but she’s definitely a Skrull, right? Maybe Queen Veranke? Or how about Kingsley Ben-Adir’s character? That’s some arm-stretching he’s doing at one point, is he the Super-Skrull?
It was clever twist on Marvel canon in Captain Marvel that the Skrulls were misunderstood good guys rather than manipulative bad guys, but Clarke explained in that interview the other day that the Skrulls were promised a lot of nice things 30 years ago when they first came to Earth, and “not a lot has happened.” So, by the time of Secret Invasion, there’s a “certain amount of resentment” among the aliens. Clearly!
Secret Invasion, as noted in this trailer and previously in this news story, premieres on Disney+ on June 21.
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I’m getting strong Winter Soldier vibes, and that’s not a bad thing at all. I don’t mind goofy, quippy Marvel, but this looks like a nice palate cleanser after things went off the rails a bit in Phase 4.
This is a return to form hopefully. The Winter Soldier is probably the best MCU output overall. And the TV shows in general have been leagues stronger than the movies. I’m looking forward to this. Cast is bonkers. The intrigue is…intriguing.
Probably?Definitely!
Winter Soldier also helped kick start Agents of Shield being really good.Speaking of which I think the AoS Twitter fandom are setting themselves up for a Mephisto-like fall, when Daisy (or any other of the cast) doesn’t appear in this.
Chloe Wang has to be in her 30s by now, she’s probably aged out for the fetishists.
Chloe Bennet is 30 now and I can confirm still very, very beautiful.
she looks weird as fuck now
I like how they’re showing how individuals of a race can be quite different instead of all being generically the same with the same beliefs. Skrulls, they’re just like people!
Though you wouldn’t know it from the heavily stereotyped stand-up scene. It’s all, “Skrulls fly a spaceship like *this*, but Kree fly a spaceship like *this*.”
Another marvel show, where despite a legion of characters to chose from, they go with people who are good at shooting guns or “enhanced reflexes”
There was what, one stretchy hand effect? to make this even slightly less by the numbers?
Disney has the budget and the IP, can they do something with it that isn’t generric network tv action?
So are you saying they should give Nick Fury powers or…? Not centre a show around him?Just checking where you’re at here.
(glances at every other show they’ve done so far apart from Falcon/Winter Soldier)
what
No, let’s bring in the Hulk to smash the aliens who can perfectly disguise themselves as humans – including high ranking and famous people. No way that can go wrong, right?
You can’t build a world without building out the regular people within it too. If you don’t show the challenges of people that aren’t superpowered, the super powered people don’t have any meaning. If that doesn’t suit your taste, you can always skip this one.
An entire movie of Ben Mendelsohn being a good guy? Does not compute. He’s so good at playing sleazy scumbag types it’s hard to imagine.
s/movie/show
“This war is one I have to fight. Alone. For budgetary reasons”.
Yes, this looks VERY low budget, doesn’t it?
Interesting this will be the first MCU D+ show released since SHe-Hulk ended back in what, end of October? I know in the grand plans of yesteryear with MCU they had multiple TV shows planned for 2023 and have since announced they will slow it down. LOki 2 probably this year…anything else?
In the original 2023 schedule released last year, there was going to be four MCU shows released by summer. What If… S2, Secret Invasion, Echo, Loki S2.
well yes, but also presumably because he cant trust anybody.
Samuel L. Jackson is bringing his classic look from The Caveman’s Valentine back, baby!
It’s always The Caveman’s Valentine this, The Caveman’s Valentine that! Where is the love for his lewks from The 51st State aka Formula 51???
O ye’ll tak’ the high road, and I’ll tak’ the low road,
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye, muthafucka!
Ordell says “ when you absolutely have to kill every motherfucker in the room accept no substitutes.”.
why the fuck is his eye patch off so much.
Symbolic that he’s done hiding, maybe?
TV series don’t have the budget for “Patch Placement Continuity Gofer”.
“Bruiser” reunion with Olivia Coleman and Martin Freeman!!!
The most disturbing thing about that clip was David Mitchell wearing a T-shirt.
Kinda crazy how sidelined Fury has been since Civil War (aside Captain Marvel, which is earlier in the timeline). Glad to see him back in the mix.
I find it really hard to give a shit about any marvel tv shows now, but cmon, its a show with sam jackson. I might have to watch it.