Although the titles of some of the upcoming Marvel Studios movies like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania are a bit of a stretch, pretty soon we’ll all know them as the projects that marked the end Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the start of Phase 5 – two chapters in the Multiverse Saga.
Kevin Feige and the rest of the Marvel Studios trust took to Hall H at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con to discuss details on how Phase 4 will wrap up later this year with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Phase 5. start with the third Ant-Man movie. While we knew that movies like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the fourth Captain America and Blade were on the horizon, what was still unclear was what kind of larger story they were building towards.
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Director Peyton Reed and actor Jonathan Majors revealed a bit more about how Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania will further establish the mysterious Quantum Realm as well as introduce a new variant of Kang the Conqueror from He Who Remains in the MCU. Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania is scheduled to hit theaters on February 17, 2023.
secret invasion
Colbie Smulders joined Feige on stage to discuss Secret Invasion, a new Disney Plus series focusing on Nick Fury and Maria Hill as they face an alien conflict involving Skrulls as Talos from Ben Mendelsohn’s Captain Marvel. While Smulders said she was happy to return as Maria Hill, she also described Secret Invasion as a darker thriller where you can never be sure who is truly human and who isn’t. Secret Invasion is scheduled for release in the spring of 2023.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
During their showcase segment, James Gunn and the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opened up about how the upcoming film will explore how the current version of Gamora is adjusting to her existence in the present as the leader of the Ravagers. In addition to adding Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) to the mix, the film will also explore the tragic origin story of Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper) when it opens on May 5, 2023.
The Marvels, Echo, Loki Season 2
Production is currently underway on the second season of Echo and Loki, set to premiere in the summer of 2023, and The Marvels wrapped on July 28, 2023.
iron heart
Following her introduction in Black Panther: Wakanda Forevr, Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) will star in her own solo series, Ironheart, in the fall of 2023.
Agathe: Coven of Chaos
Agatha Harkness’ (Kathryn Hahn) solo series has gotten a small re-title and an official release window, neither of which reveal much about what will become of the cursed witch given what happened to Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Who Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Coven of Chaos will be released in the winter of 2023.
Captain America: New World Order
The fourth Captain America film finally has an ominous title that suits the first time Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) dons the iconic mantle since he embraced it in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Captain America: New World Order will be released on May 3, 2024.
Daredevil: Born Again
If the subtitle of Disney Plus’ upcoming Daredevil series is any indication, Frank Millar’s Born Again arc will be adapted for a new story that will bring Matt Murdock into the MCU sometime in the spring of 2024.
thrones
It’s long been obvious that Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine was up to something nefarious like building her own team of copycat Avengers to do morally questionable things in the name of justice. Turns out, that’s exactly what they’ve been doing, and that team will be starring in their own self-titled movie coming out on July 26, 2024.