###Disney XD Orders 3rd Season of “Ultimate Spider-Man”
[quote]Disney XD orders a third season of its #1 animated series “Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man,” it was announced today by David Levine, Vice President and General Manager, Disney XD Worldwide, and Jeph Loeb, Executive Vice President and Head of Marvel Television. The series follows the thrilling adventures of Spider-Man and four other teen heroes who join S.H.I.E.L.D.’s exclusive training program to become the ultimate super heroes.
In season three of the smash hit, Spidey joins Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk when he answers the call to become an Avenger, taking him one step closer to achieving his goal of becoming the Ultimate Spider-Man. As the webcrawler encounters threats of new lethal villains, he enlists S.H.I.E.L.D.’s help and fights alongside additional young heroes in the Marvel Universe to face off against evil in the most wild, action-packed season yet.
Levine said, “Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man has struck a chord with our audience, boys and girls alike, who are transported weekly to another world where they dare to be heroes. We are excited to deliver another season of Spidey’s thrilling feats and more of Marvel Universe to fans everywhere.”
“This season kicks off with our biggest adventure yet as Ultimate Spider-Man joins Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk from ‘Marvel’s Avengers Assemble,’” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television. “We’re making the Marvel Universe even more awesome with the introductions of Cloak & Dagger, Amadeus Cho, Ka-Zar and the animated debut of Agent Venom!”
2013 to date, “Ultimate Spider-Man” is Disney XD’s #1 animated series in Total Viewers (605,000). In addition, the “Ultimate Spider-Man” games have been played over 11 million times since the series launch.[/quote]
###Third Season of “Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors” Premieres August 31
[quote]Marvel’s most popular super hero, Spider-Man, swings into a new season in “Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors,” premiering SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 (9:00 a.m., ET/PT) on the Marvel Universe programming block on Disney XD. Accompanied by Nova, Iron Fist, Power Man and White Tiger, Spider-Man and the team take on dangerous S.H.I.E.L.D. missions and encounter some of their most thrilling adventures yet.
The new season begins with Spider-Man accepting an invitation to become an Avenger. Alongside Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Falcon, everyone’s favorite web-head gets one step closer to becoming the Ultimate Spider-Man!
Presented in a multi-episode story format, “Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors” not only pairs Spidey with the Avengers but introduces new heroes and villains from the Marvel Universe, such as Agent Venom, Amadeus Cho, Cloak & Dagger, and Ka-Zar. Additionally, for the first time in animation history, Miles Morales teams up with Spider-Man for a new adventure, and he’s not the only Spidey that Peter Parker will encounter in this action-packed season.
“Fans of Marvel Universe will be thrilled with the new season of ‘Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors,’” said Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney XD. “In this third installment of the popular series, a new multi-episode story arc structure is fused with Marvel’s trademark epic storytelling, providing our audience with great adventure, relatability and humor in the most enjoyable Spider-Man season yet.”
“We’re telling the biggest stories in Marvel animation through our new season of ‘Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors,’” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television. “First Spidey joins the Avengers and then travels to places never before seen in Marvel Animation. More importantly, we’re excited about introducing a new group of Marvel characters to fans and families.”
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###Disney XD Orders Second Seasons of Marvel’s “Avengers Assemble” & “Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.”
[quote]via press release:
DISNEY XD ORDERS SECOND SEASON OF HIT ANIMATED SERIES
“MARVEL’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE” AND
“MARVEL’S HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H.”
Disney XD has ordered a second season of its popular animated series on the Marvel Universe programming block, “Marvel’s Avengers Assemble” and “Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.” It was announced today by Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, at San Diego Comic-Con. Produced by Marvel Television, some of Marvel’s most popular super heroes – the all-star Avengers and hard-hitting Hulks – will return to take on their most high-stakes battles yet. Both series are in production and slated to premiere this fall on Marvel Universe on Disney XD.
Season two of “Marvel’s Avengers Assemble” takes the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to all-newheights, as the threat of the cosmic warlord Thanos hangs over the team, threatening to destroy them. The Avengers will have to unite and wield their powers to defeat some of the most infamous villains in what promises to be the super heroes’ greatest challenge yet. The voice cast includes: Adrian Pasdar (“Heroes”) as Iron Man, Fred Tatasciore (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness”) as Hulk, Roger Craig Smith (“Wreck-It Ralph”) as Captain America, Travis Willingham (“Shelf Life”) as Thor, Troy Baker (“Ultimate Spider-Man”) as Hawkeye, Laura Bailey (“The Super Hero Squad Show”) as Black Widow and Bumper Robinson (“The Game”) as Falcon. Man of Action Studios (“Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man,” “Ben 10″) – comprised of Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle – will serve as co-executive producer.
HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H.“Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.” season two continues to pack a punch with thrilling, super-sized missions led by larger-than-life Hulk and his incredible team, including She-Hulk, Red Hulk, A-Bomb and Skaar. The second season finds the Hulks smashing into one of the biggest, most epic stories ever as “Planet Hulk” changes everything for the Agents and sets the course for a looming cosmic catastrophe.
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Produced by Marvel Television, the series stars Peter Quill as Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits – fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough-edged warrior Drax the Destroyer. The series will premiere in 2015 on the Marvel Universe programming block on Disney XD.
That’s great news. I’m looking forward to those new seasons next year. Topped with new entry Guardians of the Galaxy, The Marvel Universe block will continue to have a long, prosperous life on Disney XD despite whether or not Hulk/S.M.A.S.H is finished after this current season.
Now I’m curious as to when Web Warriors will resume premieres.
The Marvel Animated Universe is going cosmic this autumn, with a Sept. 26 premiere date on Disney XD now set for its upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy animated series.
Leading up to the premiere, Disney XD will broadcast throughout August 10 shorts introducing the series’ characters. The schedule for the shorts is:
Aug. 1: Star-Lord – Part 1 (8:58 p.m., ET/PT) & Part 2 (10:28 p.m., ET/PT) Aug. 8: Groot – Part 1 (8:58 p.m., ET/PT) & Part 2 (9:58 p.m., ET/PT) Aug. 15: Rocket Raccoon – Part 1 (8:58 p.m., ET/PT) & Part 2 (9:58 p.m., ET/PT) Aug. 22: Drax – Part 1 (8:58 p.m., ET/PT) & Part 2 (9:58 p.m., ET/PT) Aug. 29: Gamora – Part 1 (8:58 p.m., ET/PT) & Part 2 (9:58 p.m., ET/PT)
The series is based on both the comic book series and last year’s hit live-action feature film. Marvel states the series “follows the newly-formed team who finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. Upon opening it, Quill unleashes a treasure map leading to a powerful weapon known as the Cosmic Seed, which is capable of giving birth to the next universe. It’s up to the Guardians to find, protect and ultimately destroy the Cosmic Seed in order to keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its power, from galactic big boss Thanos, to the conniving brothers the Collector and the Grandmaster, to a resurrected Ronan, to the ultimate trickster, Loki, in order to save the universe.”
Produced by Marvel Animation, the series is created by executive producers Alan Fine (Marvel’s The Avengers, Iron Man, Thor), Dan Buckley (Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.), Joe Quesada (Marvel’s Avengers Assemble) and Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.); co-executive producers Stan Lee (Spider-Man), Eric Radomski (Spawn, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble), Cort Lane (Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man) and Stephen Wacker (Marvel’s Avengers Assemble); supervising producers Marty Isenberg (Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Master) and Harrison Wilcox (Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.); consulting producer Steven Melching (Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.); and supervising director Leo Riley (Tron: Uprising).
The voice cast features Will Friedle as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Trevor Devall as Rocket Raccoon, Vanessa Marshall as Gamora, David Sobolov as Drax the Destroyer, Kevin Michael Richardson as Groot and James Arnold Taylor as Yondu and Cosmo.
Disney XD will follow that up with a sneak peek at the first episode Sept. 5 at 9 p.m.
The Sept. 26 premiere will feature the first two episodes, aired back to back starting at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. The next day, the episodes will be available to WATCH Disney XD users.
