Hawkeye meets Kate Bishop in first look at new Disney+ show

We’ve seen WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Loki, but Marvel is only beginning to roll out its slate of TV shows. Coming later this year is Hawkeye, all about Jeremy Renner’s sharp-shooting superhero. And Entertainment Weekly has the first official photo:

That’s Hawkeye with Kate Bishop, a character from Marvel comics introduced as part of the Young Avengers. “[Kate is] a 22-year-old kid and she’s a big Hawkeye fan,” Renner said. “She has a wonderfully annoying and equally charming manner about her, because she’s such a fangirl of Hawkeye. The relationship grows from that, but the biggest problem for Clint is Kate Bishop and the onslaught of problems that she brings into his life.”

In the comics, Kate becomes the new Hawkeye, sometimes taking over the mantle completely and sometimes fighting alongside her predecessor. On set, Renner tried to prepare the actor behind Kate for her new role in the MCU. “Outside of acting in the thing, I was protecting her and giving her the CliffsNotes on how it goes with this kind of filmmaking: Green screen, superhero life, all that stuff,” he said. “I just wanted to protect her, because there’s a lot of physical stuff. She’s a wonderful actress, a wonderful human, and I can’t wait to see all the cool stuff that she’s able to do.”

Hawkeye premieres on Disney+ on November 24. New episodes will drop on Wednesdays.

Jeffrey Wright talks What If…?, new teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

But long before that, we’ll be watching What If…? This animated Marvel show is all about what the MCU looks like in other universes; Jeffrey Wright plays Uatu, the all-seeing being known as The Watcher — he’s the narrator of the show, guiding us through these paths not taken.

“A lot of times, we hear a character like this that’s very powerful and wise and dramatic, if you look at some of the old films of Greek mythology and even Egyptian mythology and things like this or history, we find that the characters have a British accent,” Wright told EW. “And I have never really figured out why that is. Why does every wise man in the history of cinema or wise woman or sage need to be British? So the first time we encounter The Watcher in the comics on the moon, I figured it was wide open where we could go with the voice and how can we craft together an idea and music to his voice that’s resonant today. So I just went for it and put it down.”

"I was really taken by the Doctor Strange episode, which you will see when you get there. For some reason, it just really pulled at my emotions. [Laughs] And as well, it becomes a story of interest to The Watcher too, so in that way, we kind of see things from a similar perspective. So yeah, check out the Doctor Strange one when it comes. When you land on that one, you’ll land in a place where I sat up even further in my seat.But also, I was really moved to hear Chadwick Boseman voice T’Challa again as he does in the show. I actually first met him when Black Panther was being introduced at Comic-Con. We saw each other from time to time after that and just to watch him grow as an actor and watch him take on this character, to see what that character meant, and to understand that he was doing that while facing serious challenges, I just find to be on the level of heroism that Black Panther himself is on. So to be a part of just a little bit of what some of his last work is is really special. And I can’t wait for folks to just hear him."

What If…? premieres on Disney+ on August 11.

And finally, it’s not all about TV!  Marvel also released a new teaser for its next big film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings:

Shang-Chi will drop in theaters on September 3.

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