When we last reported on Marvel’sFalcon and the Winter Soldierseries,Captain America: Civil WarstarsDaniel BrühlandEmily Van Campwere in talks to joinAnthony MackieandSebastian Stan, and veteran TV helmerKari Skogland(The Handmaid’s Tale) had just signed on to direct from a script byMalcolm Spellman(Empire). Well, it seems that Spellman will be getting a helping hand from none other thanDerek Kolstad, the man who created the Baba Yaga, akaJohn Wick.
TheWrapbroke the news and Collider has since confirmed that Kolstad is now involved with the six-part series, though as always, Marvel declined to comment.
It’s unclear whether Spellman had been tapped to write all six episodes or just one of them, nor do we know whetherThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierhas a writer’s room, like most TV series. TheWrap reported that Kolstad had joined the writing team, but we have no way of knowing whether that’s a reference to Spellman, or a larger group of scribes. Either way, Kolstad knows his way around an action sequence, which bodes well for this starry small-screen effort.
There’s no word on what the adventures of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes will entail, but Mackie is expected to appear as Captain America after picking upChris Evans‘ shield at the end ofAvengers: Endgame. Van Camp and Brühl would return as Sharon Carter and the villainous Baron Zemo, respectively.
Falcon and the Winter Soldieris one of several MCU spinoffs in the works at Disney+, as Marvel is also developingLokistarringTom Hiddleston,WandaVisionwithElizabeth OlsenandPaul Bettany,and an untitled series starringJeremy Renneras Hawkeye. These small-screen stories will also play a significant part in the next phase of the MCU and compliment Marvel’s theatrical films. Disney+ will launch on Nov. 12, andThe Falcon and the Winter Soldieris expected to arrive in August 2020.
“These will be major storylines, set within the MCU, with ramifications that will be felt both through the other Disney+ series we’re producing and our features on the big screen,” Marvel’sKevin Feigesaid at an investor event in April. “A post-Endgame MCU will be extremely different and extremely focused on Disney+ tying into our future movies.”
Kolstad is coming off the global success ofJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which has grossed $311 million worldwide. He has been developing an adaptation of the popular video gameJust Cause, and he recently sold an action pitch titledBookerto Sony. Kolstad is represented by APA and Circle of Confusion.
