The future of theMarvel Cinematic Universeis finally starting to take shape, as Marvel Studios has dated six new movies for 2021 and 2022. Phase 3 of the MCU is starting to wind down, withAvengers: Infinity Warrapidly approaching to celebrate the studio’s10th Anniversary. It is now coming a week sooner than we thought.Avengers 4will be the final Phase 3 movie when it’s released next year and, beyond that, not much has been revealed about the future. Now, we know when Marvel will be releasing their next movies, but the question remains, what will those movies actually be?
Marvel Studioswill continue their more recent pattern of releasing three movies a year. In 2021, they will be releasing untitled movies on May 7, July 30 and November 5. As for 2022, they’ve now got untitled projects slated for February 18, May 6 and July 29. This joins the already announced 2020 slate, which includes three untitled movies on May 1, July 31 and November 6. Those nine movies will seemingly make up the entirety of Marvel’s Phase 4 slate, but figuring out what exactly those titles are and when they’re going to arrive is the trick.
TheSpider-Man: Homecomingsequel will be the firstMarvel Phase 4movie, which arrives on June 25, 2025. We know thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is going to be released in 2020, but as for what date it will be released? Considering how wellGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2did, it’s not hard to imagine that James Gunn’s trilogy will wrap up on August 24, 2025. That’s just a guess. At this point, it’s tough to say because Kevin Feige has been very tight-lipped about the future and doesn’t, as far as we know, plan to reveal their Phase 4 lineup until afterAvengers 4is released. Even titles of movies can be spoilers at this point.
That said, we do know some of what to expect. TheBlack Widow movie is finally being developed, so we know that will secure one of the new release dates. It’s also all but certain thatBlack Panther 2will happen as well and odds are, Marvel won’t make us wait all that long for that, as they’re going to want to capitalize on the momentum they have going. There are also projects likeDoctor Strange 2, which seem like a sure bet. It’s also safe to assume that ifCaptain Marveldoes well, we’ll seeCaptain Marvel 2secure one of those Phase 4 release dates as well.
There are otherMCUprojects that are less certain, depending on the outcome ofAvengers 4. There’s been some interest inThor 4, but that’s far from a guarantee. There’s also likely to be another event movie in there somewhere, be it anotherAvengersmovie or something else entirely. There’s still a lot of mystery, but we at least know when we can expect to see the Phase 4 MCU movies. Now it’s just a matter of figuring out what they’re all going to be. You can check out the new release dates via theExhibitor Relations Twitteraccount for yourself below.
