The Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to begin
the biggest slate of movies and tv shows
in its history. After 23 movies coming in the span of nearly a dozen years with the Infinity Saga, Phase 4 of the MCU consists of at least a combined 25 projects releasing in theaters and on Disney+.
While this new expansion of the MCU will bring sequels for characters from the Infinity Saga and introduce dozens of new heroes, one notable omission in this group is
a full-fledged
Avengers
movie
. Considering how jam-packed the next three years are with Marvel projects, it seems to make sense that it will be awhile until Earth’s Mightiest Heroes team up for another massive blockbuster adventure.
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That doesn’t mean the team behind the MCU isn’t planning more
Avengers
stories if the man behind it all is to be believed.
NEWS
In a recent interview with
IGN
, Marvel CCO Kevin Feige took some time during the
WandaVision
press junket to look ahead to a potential fifth
Avengers
movie. While no plans are confirmed for
Avengers 5
yet, Feige confirmed that it will happen by saying
“I would have to think so. I would have to say yes, at some point.”
Feige reiterated that while Phase 4 doesn’t have an
Avengers
movie included yet, the new slate is focused on
“beginnings”
for new heroes before they join forces against the next big bad:
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“We had a movie this year called Avengers: Endgame, and it is very much an ending, as you saw, to so many of those characters. So Phase 4 is about beginnings, and Phase 4 is about learning new things about characters you already think you know, like Black Widow; meeting incredible new characters like The Eternals and Shang-Chi."
WHAT THIS MEANS
Phase 4 will have ten new releases in 2021, followed up by twelve in 2022. While the only movies confirmed for 2023 or later are
James Gunn’s
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
and
Jon Watts'
Fantastic Four
, it’s a guarantee that the slate for that year will be close to as full as the two before it.
Nearly half of the projects confirmed for Phase 4 will be centered around heroes never seen before in the MCU, which will potentially give the Avengers a fresh look after their four previous blockbuster movies. After
Avengers: Endgame
brought together
nearly every character utilized in the Infinity Saga
, the franchise needs some time to recharge and introduce new faces before another team-up mission.
With that being said, the Avengers series is the crown jewel of Marvel Studios after the four films to this point earned more than $7.7 billion combined at the box office. With new heroes like Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi and Mahershala Ali’s Blade in the movies, plus Disney+ stars like Dominique Thorne’s Ironheart and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will be in good hands no matter when Marvel Studios plans out
Avengers 5
.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to begin
the biggest slate of movies and tv shows
in its history. After 23 movies coming in the span of nearly a dozen years with the Infinity Saga, Phase 4 of the MCU consists of at least a combined 25 projects releasing in theaters and on Disney+.
While this new expansion of the MCU will bring sequels for characters from the Infinity Saga and introduce dozens of new heroes, one notable omission in this group is
a full-fledged
Avengers
movie
. Considering how jam-packed the next three years are with Marvel projects, it seems to make sense that it will be awhile until Earth’s Mightiest Heroes team up for another massive blockbuster adventure.
ADVERTISEMENT
That doesn’t mean the team behind the MCU isn’t planning more
Avengers
stories if the man behind it all is to be believed.
NEWS
In a recent interview with
IGN
, Marvel CCO Kevin Feige took some time during the
WandaVision
press junket to look ahead to a potential fifth
Avengers
movie. While no plans are confirmed for
Avengers 5
yet, Feige confirmed that it will happen by saying
“I would have to think so. I would have to say yes, at some point.”
Feige reiterated that while Phase 4 doesn’t have an
Avengers
movie included yet, the new slate is focused on
“beginnings”
for new heroes before they join forces against the next big bad:
WHAT THIS MEANS
Phase 4 will have ten new releases in 2021, followed up by twelve in 2022. While the only movies confirmed for 2023 or later are
James Gunn’s
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
and
Jon Watts'
Fantastic Four
, it’s a guarantee that the slate for that year will be close to as full as the two before it.
“We had a movie this year called Avengers: Endgame, and it is very much an ending, as you saw, to so many of those characters. So Phase 4 is about beginnings, and Phase 4 is about learning new things about characters you already think you know, like Black Widow; meeting incredible new characters like The Eternals and Shang-Chi."
Nearly half of the projects confirmed for Phase 4 will be centered around heroes never seen before in the MCU, which will potentially give the Avengers a fresh look after their four previous blockbuster movies. After
Avengers: Endgame
brought together
nearly every character utilized in the Infinity Saga
, the franchise needs some time to recharge and introduce new faces before another team-up mission.
With that being said, the Avengers series is the crown jewel of Marvel Studios after the four films to this point earned more than $7.7 billion combined at the box office. With new heroes like Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi and Mahershala Ali’s Blade in the movies, plus Disney+ stars like Dominique Thorne’s Ironheart and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will be in good hands no matter when Marvel Studios plans out
Avengers 5
.
