Katee Sackhoff Teases Marvel Meeting and "Super Secret" Role

As the grim and tough Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff is someone many expect to be suited up for a superhero role at some point. She's been rumored for various parts in the past, including Captain Marvel, a character many expect to be appear in Marvel's Phase Three, and has previously had meetings with them which we didn't seem to amount to anything. Or perhaps maybe they did? Sackhoff is at it again, and over the last few days she's been talking about a meeting she has with Stan Lee about a "super secret job". While that is certainly interesting, it's the photo clues she's been tweeting from the set that are of real interest.

I'm wearing red leather to my meeting with @TheRealStanLee today, sorta just seemed appropriate.
— Katee Sackhoff (@kateesackhoff) July 29, 2014

Headed out for day one of a super secret job....I will send photo clues throughout the next 3 days! Clue #1 pic.twitter.com/1mVRmQKNmE
— Katee Sackhoff (@kateesackhoff) August 2, 2014

Clue #2 pic.twitter.com/giXoQB8y3W
— Katee Sackhoff (@kateesackhoff) August 3, 2014

Sackhoff seems to be getting fitted for some kind of mask or headgear in the second image, while in the third she's sporting a little red and yellow leather. Does all of this equate to her being Captain Marvel or some other comic book character? The last time rumors like this cropped it didn't turn out as we thought, and she ended up starring with Guardians of the Galaxy co-stars Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista in Riddick. Perhaps they helped convince Marvel to push ahead with Sackhoff as their next female superhero? But when I think "red leather" and Marvel heroes Captain Marvel isn't the first one that springs to mind. Elektra does. So does Spider-Woman.

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'The Middle' Actress Eden Sher Has Met with Marvel About Something....Possibly Nothing

Guaranteed that Google searches for 'Eden Sher' just went up about 200%. The 22-year-old actress currently stars on ABC's sitcom, The Middle, but mostly she's still a talent many are unfamiliar with. That could be about to change, though, as Sher recently tweeted that she's taken a meeting with Marvel for an undisclosed role.

Went to marvel offices at noon for a "15 minute meeting." 3 hrs and 80 lbs of issues later, here I am paralyzed from excitement.
— Eden Sher (@edensher) May 21, 2014

And Marvel aren't being shy about it, tweeting an image of her in the "House of Ideas" where she went to supposedly pick up comics and talk about The Middle's season finale. Yeah, right....

Actress @edensher visited Marvel today to pick up some comics, talk tonight's season finale of @TheMiddle_ABC & more! pic.twitter.com/g2dOZtt4I2
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) May 21, 2014

The Internet has been going crazy with rumors she's being eyed for the Ms. Marvel role in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Sher added fuel to the fire by tweeting back-and-forth with the comic's editor, Sana Amanat.

@MiniB622 literally mad that walking is keeping me from starting Ms. Marvel rn. TYVM 4 the issues. Promise next time I see you I won't cry.

— Eden Sher (@edensher) May 21, 2014

She seems a bit young to play Carol Danvers, and it's doubtful Marvel would want her to play the current Muslim version of the character, Kamala Khan. There's always the possibility they want her for one of their upcoming Netflix series, possibly as Jessica Jones, but that seems doubtful given her commitments on The Middle. Maybe she's being eyed for Agent Carter? Or for a role in an upcoming film we don't know about yet?  It's unlikely she spent three hours there just to pick up comics and chat with a few editors, but until we know more all we can do is speculate. It might turn out to be nothing.

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Is Ms. Marvel the Next Addition to 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'?

Ever since the first Avengers movie it's been expected that Carol Danvers, the superhero known as Ms. Marvel (or Captain Marvel, or Warbird, or Binary) would be part of the team. With Joss Whedon prepping Avengers: Age of Ultron, and already adding other classic Avengers like Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and now the Vision, Latino Review assures us that Ms. Marvel will be next.

The site says that Ms. Marvel is "the last piece of major casting" left for the film, but they seem to be keeping secret how she would fit in. There have been a number of different characters using the Ms. Marvel title, with the current version a teenaged Muslim girl named Kamala Khan. But the most recognizable version is that of Danvers, a former Air Force pilot who gained her powers through an accident involving an alien device. She's not only one of the most physically powerful Avengers, but she has led the team on numerous occasions.

Emily Blunt, Ruth Wilson, and Yvonne Strahovski have been rumored for the role in the past, and Katee Sackhoff's name has come up for a possible Marvel role that some think could be Danvers. There's even been talk that Marvel has a script for a Ms. Marvel solo film, but nothing has been heard on that in awhile.  If this holds true it'll be interesting to see which version of the character Whedon decides to go with. Avengers: Age of Ultron opens May 1st 2015.

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Edgar Wright's 'Ant-Man' Moved to July 2015; Katee Sackhoff Reveals Talks with Marvel

Edgar Wright's Ant-Man is the official kick-off to Marvel's Phase Three, but it's been in development longer than any of their other films. First announced way back in 2006 before there ever was an Iron Man, there were some who saw it as an enticing pipe dream up until Marvel/Disney finally dated it for November 6th 2015. But now Marvel has decided you shouldn't have to wait even that long, as they've bumped Ant-Man up more than three months to July 31st.

So what's the reason for the move? Deadline has no answers, and it's a decision that is odd for a couple of reasons. First of all, this moves it extremely close to the May release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, meaning there won't be much elbow between the films. It's even more curious considering the amount of blockbusters already lined up for that summer, with Star Wars 7, Man of Steel 2, Jurassic Park 4, the Terminator reboot, and Pirates of the Caribbean 5 all vying for attention. Half of these are Disney films, as well, so the decision to pack so many so close together doesn't seem like the soundest business strategy.

With this move we can probably expect production to begin sooner than expected, and for some hard casting news to start showing up.  Ant-Man fans have been begging for Nathan Fillion to get a shot at playing founding Avenger Henry "Hank" Pym, but there's nothing to suggest he's even on their radar.

One person we know to be in Marvel's crosshairs is Katee Sackhoff, who just recently joined with
Guardians of the Galaxy stars Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista for Riddick.  While on the (dreadful) Schmoes Know podcast (seriously, it pains me even to link to them), Sackhoff revealed that she's been talking to Marvel, and that "there's been some stuff going on" and "a lot of checking of availability for the first quarter of next year." That's around the same time 'Age of Ultron' is due to start production, and one has to think maybe she's in contention to play Carol "Ms. Marvel" Danvers. She has the look for it, and Joss Whedon has basically told us a female Avenger would be joining the team, and we've already heard names like Emily Blunt and Ruth Wilson rumored for it. Any of those three would be perfect for it, but Sackhoff comes with the ready-made look and battle-hardened demeanor the role would demand.

Between this and Vin Diesel's recent comments about a major shake-up in 2016, it's clear that Marvel isn't easing up on the throttle heading into their third phase.

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