SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the finale of Marvel Studios’ Echo.
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the finale of Marvel Studios’ Echo.
Alaqua Cox is dishing on her potential future in the MCU!
What To Watch. Today we recommend a mix of new releases and newly available titles, from movies and shows, all available to stream on the most popular platforms.What to watch: 7 movies & shows to stream this HalloweenWhat to Watch: The 7 best movies of 2023After years away and various seasons of decreasing quality, “True Detective” is back on HBO. “True Detective: Night Country” has met incredible acclaim by early reviews, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reiss as two cops taking on a dangerous and mysterious case in Alaska.
EXCLUSIVE: After making all five episodes available on Tuesday, Marvel Studios‘ Echo has premiered at No. 1 on both the Disney+ and Hulu platforms. The series marked several firsts for a Marvel show: the first TV-MA series developed at the studio, the first time every episode was available to subscribers at once and the first time a whole Marvel series has been available on both platforms at the same time.
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the finale of Marvel Studios’ Echo.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Before she was cast in Marvel’s 2021 Disney+ series “Hawkeye,” Alaqua Cox had never considered becoming an actor. But then several friends sent her the same flyer looking for Indigenous deaf women in their 20s to try out for a new TV show.
Echo, the newest series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has been labelled by many critics as its most violent show to date.The five-episode run, which is streaming now on Disney+, is a spinoff from the series Hawkeye from 2021, and follows the character of Maya Lopez, aka Echo, played by Alaqua Cox.In the show, Lopez returns to her hometown in Oklahoma, where she is forced to reckon with her past and reconnect with her Native American roots, in an effort to embrace her family and community.This series was first speculated upon back in 2021, with Echo, who is a deaf amputee with the ability to perfectly mimic the movements of others, heavily rumoured to be the subject of the show, even before Hawkeye had been first aired.Echo is the first show to be released under the ‘Marvel Spotlight’ banner, which they have introduced for select products that focus on “grounded, character-driven stories” and less on impacting the broader MCU narrative.Marvel Studios’ Head of Streaming, Brad Winderbaum, said: “Just like comic fans didn’t need to read Avengers or Fantastic Four to enjoy a Ghost Rider Spotlight comic, our audience doesn’t need to have seen other Marvel series to understand what’s happening in Maya’s story.”Many reviews have focused on the surprising levels of violence in the show’s action sequences.In a three-star review, The Guardian wrote: “The show is significantly gnarlier than its Disney+ predecessors, with far bloodier violence than has graced the streamer before.”“While Echo doesn’t quite cure the pandemic of Marvel fatigue currently raging across the globe, it shows there may be some life in the old gal.”Empire Magazine, who also give the show three stars, also points to the excitement in some of the
Aramide Tinubu Typically, the narratives comprising our origin story begin long before birth, often stretching back generations and centuries, linking us with ancestors we will never know and places we might never visit. For Maya Lopez, aka Echo (Alaqua Cox), the deadly former leader of Wilson Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) Tracksuit Mafia gang, her rise started well in advance of her introduction in Disney+’s “Hawkeye.” In “Echo,” a five-chapter limited series under the new Marvel Spotlight banner, audiences learn more about the character after the conclusion of “Hawkeye,” as well as flashbacks from past events that contributed to her. Unfortunately, none of it is particularly captivating.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of Marvel‘s Echo, which debuts with all five episodes today on Disney+ & Hulu.
Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After she made her first appearance in the Disney+ original series “Hawkeye” in 2021, the superhuman Echo has been a fan-favorite. So much so that Marvel Studios gave the character her own miniseries, which drops on Tuesday, Jan.
Echo marks a lot of firsts for Marvel Studios.
Marvel Studios is back with its latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) instalment, which reviewers have already hailed 'gripping' and 'powerful'. Echo, a spin-off from 2021 series Hawkeye, debuts later this week.
The stars of Marvel Studios’ Echo are gathering to celebrate the series’ premiere!
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is starting out 2024 with the release of Echo!
The first striking element you might notice about Marvel’s new Disney+ crime series, “Echo,” is that it’s darker, grittier, more mature, and has a TV-MA rating (Mature Audience Only. Intended for adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17).
A whole selection of new TV shows and documentaries are dropping on Disney+ this January. From fascinating nature documentaries to action-packed fantasy, there's something for everyone to get stuck into as the longest-seeming month of the new year rolls out.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Marvel Studios is set to launch a new banner titled “Marvel Spotlight” with the upcoming release of the limited series “Echo,” starring Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez. The character made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in “Hawkeye,” but knowledge of that series and the MCU at large won’t be a requirement to watch “Echo.” Brad Winderbaum, Marvel’s head of streaming, recently told Marvel.com that Marvel Spotlight “gives us a platform to bring more grounded, character-driven stories to the screen, and in the case of ‘Echo,’ focusing on street-level stakes over larger MCU continuity.
When Echo hits Disney+ on Jan. 10, 2024 it will premiere under the new Marvel Spotlight banner complete with a new intro-logo, scored by Oscar winning composer Michael Giacchino. Essentially, the new sub-category of Marvel is a branding for standalone fare, versus series and movies that connect to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Studios’ upcoming series Echo is coming soon and the show is set to make history in multiple ways!
Disney+ is setting premiere dates for two anticipated Marvel series.
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Marvel superhero Echo, aka Maya Lopez, played by deaf Native American actress Alaqua Cox, signifies progress in a Hollywood that’s still a real challenge for diverse talent, but there’s so much more to ve done, said Marlee Matlin today at the Sundance Film Festival.
Vincent D’Onofrio suits up in a white suit as he’s spotted filming a few scenes for Marvel’s upcoming Echo series on Tuesday (August 9) in Atlanta, Ga.
Daredevil is officially coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Disney+ series “Echo.”“Echo” will be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is currently shooting in Atlanta. According to the Hollywood Reporter, it will be a spinoff of “Hawkeye.” Cox portrayed blind lawyer-superhero Matt Murdock in the 2015 Netflix series while D’Onofrio, 63, played villain Wilson Fisk-Kingpin.“Daredevil” stayed on the air for three seasons, ending in 2018.
No surprise here to hear that Vincent D’Onofrio’s bad guy Kingpin will be starring in Disney+/Marvel’s Hawkeye spinoff Echo, as well as Charlie Cox’s famed Daredevil. We’ve confirmed.
, , — and returned to the big screen with, and all in 2021.In 2022, it followed those projects with the highly anticipated releases of and, which has only opened the door for more unexpected stories to come. Those two hits are set to be joined by the theatrical debuts of and , with and both slated to hit Disney+.On the horizon is even more, with the return of some popular Avengers on the big screen while many others, including Maya Lopez as Echo, are introduced via their own streaming series on Disney+. Below is a breakdown of everything we know about Phase 4 and beyond.
Echo,” a new MCU series starring Alaqua Cox, has begun production, Disney has announced.The series is a spinoff of last year’s Disney+ Marvel show “Hawkeye,” which featured the debut of Cox as Maya Lopez. Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada in 1999 as a supporting character for the superhero Daredevil, Maya Lopez, aka Echo, is a deaf Cheyenne woman with Olympic level athletic skills and the ability to perfectly copy people’s movement. In “Hawkeye,” the character was depicted as the leader of the Tracksuit Mafia, a gang of criminals working under Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio).
Marvel’s next big series is under production and the Indigenous cast has been revealed.
Marvel Cinematic Universe series, is officially in production with Alaqua Cox reprising her role as Maya Lopez, the Native American deaf amputee gang leader and fierce fighter first introduced in. In addition to sharing the first image of Cox back on set, Marvel Studios shared official new details about the spinoff. According to Marvel Studios, the Disney+ series will depict Echo’s origin story as Lopez’s ruthless behavior in New York catches up to her and she’s forced to “face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.” will break new ground for the MCU with its largely Native American and Indigenous cast and crew, bringing new visibility in front of and behind the camera.
Marvel Studios‘ Echo has started production in Atlanta, Georgia!
Marvel Studios is fleshing out multiple new characters thanks to their shows on Disney+, and with “Moon Knight” coming to an end this week, there are some interesting tidbits about two Marvel characters that were originally planned to show up that ultimately didn’t make the cut. Head writer and executive producer Jeremey Slater revealed to the House of R podcast (Listen below) that the Marvel Studios series nearly featured “Hawkeye” character Maya Lopez/Echo as a love interest before they ultimately settled on the new character Layla El-Faouly, a surrogate for Marlene Alraune.
Marvel Studios continues to pump out a wave of series (content?) for Disney+, and one of the upcoming series is “Echo,” a “Hawkeye” spin-off show that focuses on the deaf character Maya Lopez, played by newcomer Alaqua Cox. “Echo” is being written and executive produced by Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen, who previously worked on “Hawkeye.” As filming is underway, Deadline has revealed that Indigenous actress Devery Jacobs (“Reservation Dogs“) has landed the role of Julie.
Reservation Dogs star Devery Jacobs has been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Echo.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterFra Fee is staying in business with Disney Plus with a role in the upcoming “Beauty and the Beast” prequel series, Variety has learned exclusively.The live-action musical series was ordered at the streamer in June 2021. It stars Luke Evans and Josh Gad, who will reprise the roles of Gaston and LeFou (Louie) respectively from the 2017 live-action “Beauty and the Beast” film.
Warning: the following interview contains spoilers from Disney+/Marvel’s season one finale of Hawkeye, “So This Is Christmas?”:
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