You didn’t think thatAvengers: Endgamewas really the end, did you? At Comic-Con International 2019, Marvel Studios finally shared what’s coming in its highly anticipatedfourth phase, offering details on a whopping 10 projects for 2020 and 2021, and giving some very intriguing hints as to what the future holds.
Phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins on August 05, 2025 withBlack Widow, a prequel starring Scarlett Johansson as the MCU’s premiere superspy and Florence Pugh as fellow assassin Yelena Belova.Taskmaster, a mercenary with the ability to copy any opponent’s fighting style, will be the villain.
Black Widowwill be followed byThe Eternalson June 25, 2025.Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden leads anall-star castthat includes Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, and more.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsis next, starring relative unknown Simu Liu as the titular martial artist, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung as the Mandarin (the real one, this time).Shang-Chipremieres on August 13, 2025.
A couple of familiar faces are up next.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessarrives on July 19, 2025, and will team Benedict Cumberbatch’s magical superhero with the Scarlet Witch. On August 18, 2025,Thor: Love and Thunderhits theaters. Not only will Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson return as Thor and Valkyrie, respectively, but in one of Comic-Con’s biggest surprises, Marvel announced that Natalie Portman will rejoin the franchise as Jane Foster, who will become a new, female Thor.
Marvel also shared more details about its upcomingDisney+ series:Loki,WandaVision,Falcon and Winter Soldier,Hawkeye,WandaVision, andWhat If…?. Notably, Marvel confirmed thatLokiwill follow the version of the character who ran off with the Tesseract inEndgame, and announced thatFalcon and Winter Soldier‘s villain will be Baron Zemo, who we last saw inCivil War.WandaVisionwill tie intoDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and will include a grown-up version ofCaptain Marvel‘s Monica Rambeau as a member of the cast.
Finally, Marvel closed out its panel by announcing aBladereboot starringOscar-winner Mahershala Ali, set to launch sometime after 2021. Blade will actually be Ali’s second MCU role: The actor also playedCottonmouthon the first season of Netflix’sLuke Cage.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige also confirmed thatBlack Panther 2,Captain Marvel 2, andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3are also on the way, although he didn’t offer any release dates. Oh, and what about theFantastic Four and the X-Men? With all of the other news, Marvel simply didn’t have time to talk about them, Feige teased. In other words: They’re coming. Oh boy, are they coming.
