Marvel and the MCU Phase 5 and Phase 6: All Your Questions Answered

At San Diego Comic-Con in late July, Marvel dropped some bombs revealing not simply footage of upcoming movies like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, however its entire upcoming slate of TV shows and movies within the coming years. Marvel introduced a lot it nearly felt overwhelming, notably if you happen to’re an off-the-cuff cinemagoer with only a passing curiosity in superhero motion pictures.

We’re right here to assist. Listed here are some solutions to questions you might need after discovering Marvel is releasing 1,000,000 totally different motion pictures and TV exhibits within the subsequent three or so years.

What’s The Multiverse Saga?

Along with saying not one, however two new upcoming Avengers motion pictures — Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, set for launch on Could 2, 2025 and Avengers: Secret Wars set for launch in Nov. 7, 2025 — Marvel additionally introduced the title of the Marvel Cinematic Universe story that stretches by means of phases 4 to six. That title is The Multiverse Saga.

What does that imply?

Properly, Marvel could be very into dividing its launch schedule into phases. The primary part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off with motion pictures like the primary Iron Man and the third part ended with motion pictures like Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Dwelling. Marvel referred to the primary three phases of its Marvel Cinematic Universe tales as The Infinity Saga.

The Multiverse Saga is just Marvel’s title for the films and TV exhibits featured in phases 4 by means of 6. That begins with motion pictures like Black Widow and Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings and can presumably finish with upcoming part 6 motion pictures like Avengers: Secret Wars.

Who’s Kang?

Kang is a Marvel supervillain who is ready to develop into an enormous focus in Marvel motion pictures in Phases 5 and 6. He is making his debut within the upcoming film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The subsequent Avengers film, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, has his title within the title!

Kang is performed by Jonathan Majors and is a time traveller with a number of aliases in several Marvel universes, so anticipate that to play into the entire multiverse side of films and exhibits in The Multiverse Saga. Enjoyable truth: the character Kang has already appeared in a Marvel present. He is an alternate model of He Who Stays, who featured within the Loki finale again in July 2021.

What are the Secret Wars

The fifth Avengers film, Avengers: Secret Wars is sort of actually going to be considerably primarily based on The Secret Wars, a super-successful 12-issue crossover collection of Marvel comics launched from 1984 to 1985. It featured a broad set of heroes from the Avengers, the X-Males and the Incredible 4, in addition to particular person heroes like Spider-Man. Briefly: Everybody performed a component within the secret wars. Villains within the collection included of us like Physician Doom and — yep — Kang.

Connecting the dots right here, this implies Avengers: Secret Wars will most definitely tie in upcoming motion pictures like the brand new Incredible 4 film, which Marvel introduced as being a part of the Part 6 rollout. Incredible 4 is ready for launch on Nov. 8, 2024, earlier than the 2 Avengers motion pictures, that are presently scheduled for launch in 2025.

However there’s a second Secret Wars comedian guide collection, which was launched again in 2015. As at all times the MCU does its personal distinctive factor however most definitely the upcoming motion pictures will characteristic parts of all these comics. However some of us imagine the more moderen Secret Wars collection is healthier suited to adaptation within the present type the MCU appears to be taking.

What’s occurring with Incredible 4?

Fantastic Four, alongside the 2 newly introduced Avengers motion pictures, are the one Part 6 motion pictures or exhibits introduced thus far. As talked about above, it is set for launch on Nov. 8, 2024 and can probably set the scene for these Avengers motion pictures.

No casting or director has been introduced as of but, however followers have been clamouring for John Krasinski within the function. We reckon that’d be a sensible choice. It is value noting that Krasinski already made a cameo as Reed Richards, the chief of the Incredible 4, in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity.

What is the full launch schedule for Part 5 and Part 6 thus far?

This record comes with the caveat that there are a couple of unannounced motion pictures with dates, however no names… and a few bulletins with names however no dates!

For instance, we all know Deadpool 3 is within the works, with Ryan Reynolds teaming up with director Shawn Levy. We additionally know Armor Wars, a TV collection starring Don Cheadle is coming, we simply do not know when it’s going to arrive.

Extra curiously, there are slots for unnamed Marvel motion pictures in Part 6. One in Feb. 14, 2025 and one in July 25, 2025. Here is the record of movies and TV exhibits:

Part 5

• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania — Feb. 17, 2023
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — Could. 5, 2023
• Secret Invasion — Spring 2023
• Echo — Summer time 2023
• The Marvels — Jul. 28, 2023
• Loki Season 2 — Summer time 2023
• Blade — Nov. 3, 2023
• Ironheart — Fall 2023
• Agatha: Coven of Chaos — Winter 2023
• Captain America: New World Order — Could 3, 2024
• Daredevil: Born Once more — Spring 2024
• Thunderbolts — Jul. 26, 2024

Part 6

• Incredible 4 — Nov. 8, 2024
• Avengers: The Kang Dynasty — Could 2, 2025
• Avengers: Secret Wars — Nov. 7, 2025

When will we get extra data?

We’ll hopefully get extra data on Marvel’s plans on the upcoming D23 fan expo, which takes place this 12 months from Sept. 9 to 11. Hailed because the “Final Disney Fan Occasion”, D23 is an official Disney expo the place a number of main bulletins have been made and new trailers launched. Tickets are already offered out for the occasion, however there can be livestreams.

We anticipate to listen to rather more about upcoming Marvel initiatives on the occasion, alongside new data on all Disney and Star Wars content material.