What a great weekend for superhero fans. That’s cause Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to grow even bigger than before.
Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con presentation did not disappoint one bit. Upcoming new films and shows for MCU Phase 4 were announced, fan-favourites got their shinning moments, and here are all the new releases right up till 2022.
1. “Black Widow”
- Release Date: 1st May 2020
- Director: Cate Shortland
- Cast: Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, Rachel Weisz
- Villain: Taskmaster
- Plot: To partially be set after the events of “Captain America: Civil War”
*Get to know the 5 characters here.
2. “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
An official updated logo for THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER has been revealed, with the series set to debut on Disney+ in Fall 2020! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/u9uXuJgNlA
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) July 21, 2019
- Release Date: Fall 2020
- Streaming exclusively on Disney+
- Cast: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan and Daniel Brühl
- Fun fact: Anthony Mackie dropped a bombshell. He has already tried out his future Captain America suit in a secret fitting, saying, “It looks really good“.
- Rooney Mara is reportedly playing Red Skull’s daughter “Sin”.
3. “The Eternals”
- Release Date: 6th November 2020
- Director: Chloé Zhao
- Cast: Angelina Jolie (Thena), Richard Madden (Icarus), Kumail Nanjiani (Kingo), Lauren Ridloff (Makkari), Brian Tyree Henry (Phastos), Salma Hayek (Ajak), Lia McHugh (Sprite), Don Lee (Gilgamesh)
- Zhao on the movie: “It’s about this group of incredible immortals but through their journey we really get to explore what it means to be human and humanity on our time on this planet.”
4. “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
- Release Date: 12th February 2021
- Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
- Cast: Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung
Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu recently found out that he got cast as the titular the martial arts master. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” will also star Tony Leung as the real Mandarin, not the fake one from “Iron Man 3”. Awkwafina has also been confirmed.
5. “WandaVision”
- Release Date: Spring 2021
- Streaming exclusively on Disney+
- Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Teyonah Parris
Teyonah Parris will portray the grown-up version of Monica Rambeau (the girl we saw in “Captain Marvel”.
“We’re going to have a lot of fun,” Olsen teased. “It’s going to get weird. We’re going to go deep, we’re going to have lots of surprises, and we’re going to finally understand Wanda Maximoff as the Scarlet Witch.”
“Last thing I knew, I died in Infinity War, so I literally have never been this confused in front of this many people in my whole life,” Bettany added.
6. “Loki”
The LOKI Disney+ series is set to premiere in Spring 2021! Here's the official logo: #SDCC pic.twitter.com/yXU1el0yS0
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) July 21, 2019
- Release Date: Spring 2021
- Streaming exclusively on Disney+
- Cast: Tom Hiddleston
The series will focus on the Loki who grab the Tesseract and vanished in “Avengers: Endgame”. “The question I get asked more than any other question in ‘Endgame’ was, where did Loki go, and what happened to Loki?” Kevin Feige said. “This series will answer where he went.”
7. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
It's been confirmed that Scarlet Witch will have a main role in DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS! pic.twitter.com/KOf30xdC6V
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) July 21, 2019
- Release Date: 7th May 2021
- Director: Scott Derrickson
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen
- Villain: Nightmare
What business will Scarlet Witch have in the “Doctor Strange” sequel? Feige teased that the “WandaVision” series will play a role in the events here. As for the mystical doctor, Cumberbatch said that he’ll be “facing unexpected things. I think he’ll be in a position rather like the audience of not knowing what’s coming at him. There was a lot of authority I thought in the ‘Avengers’ iterations (of Strange), so we’re going back to kind of destroy him, I think.”
8. “What If …?”
The first animated MCU series, @MarvelStudios' WHAT IF…?, will feature the voices of at least 25 MCU actors and will release on Disney+ in Summer of 2021! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/8hVhr1LrSG
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) July 21, 2019
- Release Date: Summer 2021
- Streaming exclusively on Disney+
- Cast: Will feature many of the MCU stars
- Fun fact: Jeffrey Wright will voice The Watcher in this animated series that explores alternate Marvel stories.
9. “Hawkeye”
The HAWKEYE Disney+ series is officially set to premiere in Fall 2021, star @JeremyRenner in the lead role, and introduces Kate Bishop to the MCU! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/49feQWtprk
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) July 21, 2019
Here's the first-look teaser for the #Hawkeye Disney+ series that was previewed at #SDCC Comic-Con:
(via @Renner4Real) pic.twitter.com/SHqrh5K0ln
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) July 21, 2019
- Release Date: allF 2021
- Streaming exclusively on Disney+
- Cast: Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton will be showing a young Kate Bishop the ropes on taking on the Hawkeye mantle.
10. “Thor: Love and Thunder”
- Release Date: 5th November 2021
- Director: Taika Waititi
- Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman
The 4th “Thor” film will introduce a female Thor. Natalie Portman will be reprising her role as Jane Foster, who in the comics, take on the role of an Asgardian god. Valkyrie’s arc will also see her “seeking out a Queen to rule alongside her in New Asgard”.
Unknown release dates:
Marvel announces that Mahershala Ali will be starring in their #Blade reboot. pic.twitter.com/pGuk4DiuZm
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 21, 2019
- “Blade” starring Mahershala Ali as the iconic vampire hunter.
- “Black Panther 2”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy 3”
- “Captain Marvel 2″
- “X-Men” and “Fantastic Four” are also to be expected in the future.
The following movie slots haven’t been officially announced yet:
- 18th February 2022: Untitled Marvel Movie
- 6th May 2022: Untitled Marvel Movie
- 29th July 2022: Untitled Marvel Movie
Sources: Independent UK, EW.
