Several interesting announcements and revelations were made at Marvel Studios’ massive panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, including a new schedule for MCU Phase 5. Unexpectedly, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was revealed to be the fourth and last MCU movie. Marvel Studios and its president, Kevin Feige, are already planning for the future with ideas for Phase 5 and even Phase 6.
Marvel’s SDCC panel unveiled a large list of movies and projects scheduled from 2023 to the end of 2024 that will make up Phase 5 after it was confirmed that She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Wakanda Forever will be the concluding chapters of MCU Phase 4. Phases 4, 5, and 6 are all included in the recently dubbed Multiverse Saga, it was also disclosed (following the first three phases which made up the Infinity Saga).
With more projects, cancellations, or the need to rearrange release dates, as they have in the past, Marvel Studios may absolutely alter this new strategy. Regardless, it’s still intriguing to see the MCU’s planned direction and broader picture. Here is all the information we currently have on MCU Phase 5, including release dates, plot elements, and more.
Quantumania in Ant-Man And The Wasp
The first MCU movie of Marvel’s Phase 5 to include a return to the Quantum Realm will be Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. In addition to Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily, who will reprise their roles as Ant-Man and the Wasp, Cassie, Scott’s much older daughter, will be portrayed by Kathryn Newton, a newbie to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors, will debut in February 2023 and act as the main antagonist throughout the MCU, culminating in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, both of which will debut in 2025. Additionally, it was revealed that Bill Murray and the iconic MODOK villain will both appear in the third Ant-Man movie.
Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion will be on Disney+ in the spring of 2023. In the new series, which will star Nick Fury and the Skrull Talos in an adventure about paranoia about shape-shifting aliens, Maria Hill and War Machine will also make a comeback, but any of them may easily be Skrulls in disguise. The MCU’s Secret Invasion promises to be one of the most thrilling shows in Phase 5 given that it has been revealed that Skrulls will be present on both sides of the oncoming fight. Additionally announced were the Marvel debuts of Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman, with Colman apparently taking on the role of a former ally of Fury.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will conclude the tale as director James Gunn always envisioned it, according to the SDCC Marvel panel: “This concludes the story that I had something in mind would finish when I began to tell it. Not everyone dies just because certain stories have a happy ending.” The third Guardians movie will mostly center on Star-Lord against the new Gamora from Avengers: Endgame, who doesn’t share their background, as well as the beginnings of Rocket Raccoon, according to the video made available to guests. As the High Evolutionary, Chukwudi Iwuji was announced to be the movie’s antagonist (debuting on the Hall H stage in full costume). Release date for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set for May 2023
Echo
Maya Lopez will make a comeback with her own series, Echo, which is based on the events of Hawkeye and will follow her as she returns to her birthplace while still living in New York. If she wants to advance in her new life, she must finally accept her Native American heritage and find closure with her past. The series is slated to premiere in the summer of 2023 and will supposedly bring back Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’onofrio’s Kingpin.
Loki Season 2
The second season of Loki will debut in the summer of 2023 as well. In the second season, the God of Mischief will cope with the effects of the previous season and Sylvie’s breaking of the Sacred Timeline, which resulted in different iterations of He Who Remains, one of whom being Kang the Conqueror from Avengers 5 himself. It has been announced that Sylvie and Agent Mobius will return in Loki season 2; filming has already begun.
The Marvels
Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau’s Spectrum will unite as a formidable trio in the July 2023 film The Marvels. It comes after the post-credits sequence from Ms. Marvel, in which Carol Danvers and Kamala Khan appear to have traded places. The Marvels will undoubtedly be a thrilling episode in Nia DaCosta’s Phase 5.
Ironheart
In the fall of 2023, Ironheart, a character played by Riri Williams, will get her own series following her impending appearance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. In the comic books, Riri—played by Dominique Thorne—created her own Iron Man suit. She is an exceptionally talented engineer. Riri may already be armored and prepared for battle by the time her own series premieres because it appears that she and Shuri, Wakanda’s chief scientist, are buddies.
Blade
The release date for Marvel’s upcoming Blade movie is set for November of 2023. Blade, starring Mahershala Ali as the titular vampire hunter, and Dane Whitman’s Black Knight were both teased at the conclusion of Eternals. The forthcoming movie promises to show off the scarier side of the MCU, despite the SDCC panel offering little plot specifics.
Agatha: Coven Of Chaos
Agatha: House of Harkness was the original title of WandaVision’s spin-off series, which starred Kathryn Hahn as Agatha. Agatha: Coven of Chaos has been been given the title, according to the Marvel panel at SDCC. The series, which is set to debut in the winter of 2023, is believed to see the strong witch escaping the enchantment Wanda Maximoff cast on her at the conclusion of WandaVision. Perhaps the enchantment was broken or weakened in light of Scarlet Witch’s possible demise following Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Daredevil: Born Again
Charlie Cox will reprise his role as the Man Without Fear in Daredevil: Born Again, which will premiere in the spring of 2024 and follow his first three Netflix seasons. Marvel Studios has been working to incorporate the character into the larger MCU before his own Disney+ series, with cameos in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the forthcoming She-Hulk, and Echo series. It was also reported that Daredevil: Born Again would include 18 episodes, the most of any Marvel program to date (though that number could be split up into 6-episode seasons).
Captain America: New World Order
Sam Wilson will be more firmly established as the MCU’s future Captain America in Captain America: New World Order, which picks up where The Falcon and The Winter Soldier left off. Wilson will probably continue to struggle with the world’s continual change while wielding the legendary shield in the upcoming Captain America film, where he will probably be established as the Avengers’ new commander. The villainous group of the same name led by the Red Skull may also be referred to as the “New World Order” in this context. The fourth Captain America movie, helmed by Julius Onah, is scheduled for release in May 2024.
Thunderbolts
With the release of Thunderbolts in July 2024, the MCU Phase 5 will come to an end. This next project is undoubtedly going to be one of Phase 5’s most eagerly awaited movies since it confirms a number of speculations and teasers that the MCU has been building toward its own squad of antiheroes. While fans may have anticipated expecting characters like the Winter Soldier, Baron Zemo, Yelena Belova, U.S. Agent, Abomination, and Ghost, Marvel Studios chose not to provide any hints regarding an official cast. However, they did mention that the movie would introduce all-new MCU characters. Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, will probably be the one to put together this sinister crew to wrap out MCU Phase 5.
