As if Marvel Entertainment were not already giving us enough comic book related treats these days, the studio has now announced that a brand new series titledFury Filesis officially heading to the streaming service Disney+. The set up of this new show is to help fans get to know their favorite Marvel heroes and villains a little better by being able to take a look at the secret files of the world’s greatest spy, Colonel Nicholas Joseph Fury.
The series is scheduled to make itsDisney+debut very soon on Friday, May 15, to be exact. This will be one week ahead of the streaming debut ofMarvel’s Future Avengerssecond season which is due for release a little later this month on May 22.
TheFury Fileswill be focusing on a number ofbeloved Marvel heroes and villainsincluding the likes of Tony Stark akaIron Man,Thor,Captain America,Spider-Manand many more. The show will feature the voice of Chi McBride as Nick Fury, whose previous live-action credits includeI, RobotandThe Terminal. With regards to animation McBride has voiced Nick Fury many times before for shows such asUltimate Spider-Man,Hulk, and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., and the 2013 animated seriesAvengers Assemble.
TheFury Filesseries will be using a combination of motion comic art and scenes that will be derived from Marvel’s popular animated shows such asAvengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, andX-Men: The Animated Series.
Along with the announcement,Marvel Entertainmenthas released an official synopsis for the show which states that “Fury Files drops on Disney+ on Friday, May 15, and you shouldn’t be surprised that Nick Fury has files on every single Marvel Super Hero. Fury Files gives viewers top-secret access to S.H.I.E.L.D. intel on key Marvel heroes and villains. All of this is told by none other than the mysterious Fury, bringing together a mix of animation and motion comic art! Looking to download a bunch of information about every single hero? Fury’s got you covered.”
Over the last decade or so, the character ofNick Fury has become a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Played in live-action by Samual L. Jackson, Fury is a world-renowned spy, who was later promoted to Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Alexander Pierce. Fury focused his efforts over the next 15 years to organize the Avengers Initiative, with Fury’s true intentions to bring together a group of powerful individuals to assist S.H.I.E.L.D. with protecting the Earth from extraterrestrial threats.
