Hawkeye is going to be another Marvel Studios success on Disney Plus and here’s why. Contains spoilers for Black Widow.
Executive Vice President of Film Production at Marvel Studios, Victoria Alonso, gave fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and TV shows in general some great news when she confirmed that, along with Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye will be making its debut on Disney Plus later this year.
Fans have constantly tuned in to see Marvel Studios projects and part of the appeal of these new Disney Plus shows has been that none of them are the same. For example, WandaVision started off intentionally goofy and hilarious and then turned into a really deep look the effects of grief, while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier had more of an MCU movie feel with all the action. Hawkeye will be no different as we’ll get something new in this series as well.
Need more of a reason to get interested? Here are five more things to get you anticipating Hawkeye’s release.
Kate Bishop becomes Hawkeye
One thing every Marvel Studios Disney Plus project has in common is the fact that they introduce new characters into the MCU. WandaVision gave us Agatha Harkness and adult Monica Rambeau while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier introduced John Walker. The same thing will happen here as well. The title Hawkeye does mean we’re getting Clint Barton, but he isn’t the archer that you should be looking forward to seeing. No, Kate Bishop is the one you should be looking for.
Kate Bishop made her first appearance in 2005 in Young Avengers. She was good there, but she really started to come into her own during Kieron Gillen’s Young Avengers. She then continued to evolve in the Matt Fraction Hawkeye run. All of this built her character, showcasing her big and humorous personality. Since then, Kate Bishop has grown into a phenomenal solo character and led the West Coast Avengers. Some people even look at her as the better Hawkeye.
With Hailee Steinfeld bringing the character to the MCU, you can bet fans are excited for her arrival.
Maya Lopez
This writer has and will continue to bring up the importance of representation and it’s great to see Marvel continuing to champion it for its fourth phase. In Marvel Comics, Maya Lopez (a.k.a. Echo) is a deaf indigenous woman and the studio has made the effort to cast a young woman that is both in the amazing casting of Alaqua Cox.
Maya is an incredibly interesting character, with photographic reflexes like Taskmaster, except it doesn’t seem like she loses part of her memory when she gets a new skill. Maya’s debut here will carry her push into her solo series – which is, of course, a brilliant strategy for setting up a spin-off. Now, people will know who she is before her project debuts.
Hopefully Charlie Cox’s Daredevil will return at some point down the line and she can be part of his storyline given the pair’s history in the comics.
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine could return
Originally, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine was supposed to make her debut in Black Widow during the post-credits scene. Due to the pandemic delaying that movie’s release, however, we first saw her in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
In her first appearance, she recruited John Walker into her fold (probably the Thunderbolts). At the end of Black Widow, we see that Yelena Belova is also working for her as. Who knows who else she is working for her. Which brings us to the next section.
More unknown villains could show up
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine sent Yelena after Clint Barton. As a result, we can guess that Yelena will be one of the threats in Hawkeye. But it’s doubtful that she’ll be the only one in this series, especially given that Yelena will probably find out that Clint wanted to sacrifice himself so Natasha didn’t have to.
Marvel Studios will likely give Clint and Kate Bishop another major threat to fight. A new powerful threat for the burgeoning heroes been the theme with each of the Disney Plus MCU shows thus far, so Kate will need a formidable villain to overcome. Don’t be shocked if Madame Masque is the other villain in this series. After all, she has a history with Kate Bishop in the comics.
Yelena Belova returns
Black Widow may have been Natasha Romanoff’s first solo movie, but Yelena Belova stole the show. She was everything that we wanted from Black Widow’s successor: Cool, deadly, and stealthy. The creative team added quite a funny personality to her as well. That’s how she became the best part of Black Widow. Now, the fans want more.
Yelena’s popularity will definitely result in a lot of her fans checking out Hawkeye, eager to know how she’s going to deal with going after the guy responsible for her sister’s death. Will she maintain her cool nature or does she get emotional and reckless?
It could also suggest where Yelena will be headed in the next phase of the MCU. Will she stay with Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and possibly become a villain? Will Yelena become an Avenger or a member of A-Force? Or will she do all of this and more? Hawkeye will reveal answers to at least one of these questions.
What do you think? Why are you interested in seeing Hawkeye on Disney Plus? Let us know in the comments below.