Marvel Studios has begun production on their newest Disney+ series, Secret Invasion. Star Samuel L. Jackson has been spotted in London as Nick Fury signaling that filming has started on the six-episode series. Jackson has been in England for a few months now, as the longtime MCU alum has also been shooting the Captain Marvel sequel, The Marvels.
Plot details on the project are being kept under wraps at this time; however, the crossover comic event series showcases a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years. The project will be a sequel to Captain Marvel and Spider-Man: Far From Home. It will be an installment of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. series is produced by Marvel Studios and will be released on Disney+.
Secret Invasion is also set to star Ben Mendelson, who will reprise his Captain Marvel role as the Skrull, Talos. Also set to appear is Emilia Clarke (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Olivia Coleman (Mitchell vs. The Machines), Killian Scott (The Commuter), Ben-Adir Kingsley (Noelle), and Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore). homas Bezucha and Ali Selim will helm the series, with Kyle Bradstreet showrunnning, writing and executive producing.
Secret Invasion will be filming throughout the fall in the UK and Europe under the working title “Jambalaya”. Marvel Studios now has multiple projects in production including Moon Knight, Black Panther: Wankanda Forever, The Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and Hawkeye reshoots. There is no release date set for the series, but one could expect a Fall 2022 release on Disney+. [Source]
Emilia Clarke is in final negotiations to join Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion,” the hot original series quickly coming together at Disney Plus.
The “Game of Thrones” headliner’s role is naturally under wraps, and marks her first foray into the Marvel universe. She joins previously-reported cast Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Olivia Colman.
Marvel Studios declined to comment on the matter. Reps for Clarke did not immediately comment on the matter.
“Secret Invasion” was announced as a development property last year, one of Marvel’s many planned titles for Disney Plus. Jackson is reprising his MCU role of Nick Fury, while Mendelsohn will play the Skrull Talos as he did in the feature film “Captain Marvel.”
The series is said to follow a group of shape-shifting aliens who have been infiltrating Earth for years. Ben-Adir has been set as the a main villain. Kyle Bradstreet is attached to write and executive produce. Kevin Feige’s unit is producing the series for the streamer, as it does all other MCU titles, including the hits “WandaVision” and “Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”
Clarke is a four-time Emmy nominee for her portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen on HBO’s global smash “Game of Thrones,” which just celebrated the 10th anniversary of its premiere. She is also a multiple Critics Choice Award nominee and was the 2018 recipient of the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year. Clarke is an AMPAS member and was also noted as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. She is repped by Range Media Partners, CAA, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.
Her film credits include the holiday film “Last Christmas,” “Me Before You,” “Terminator Genisys,” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” She’ll voice a role in the upcoming animated film “The Amazing Maurice.” [Source]
