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Ever since the release of Iron Man in 2008, the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has been the dominant force in modern pop culture. From its humble beginnings, the brand has grown from strength to strength, first with successful sequels like Iron Man 2, then with team-up movies like The Avengers, then with crossover events such as Infinity War and Endgame.
Marvel Studios has also widened its scope expanding into the universe with Guardians of the Galaxy, across time with Captain Marvel, into the Quantum Realm with Ant-Man, and now the multiverse with Loki, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Doctor Strange 2.
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The MCU has conquered the small screen too with the first canon TV series hitting Disney+ in 2021, so as the brand keeps on growing, we take a look at all the upcoming adventures planned in the Marvel realm.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | 29 January 2025 (Disney+)
Animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a prequel to Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming. It was initially titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year and looks set to focus on Peter Parker's early days as the web-slinging hero.
Hudson Thames will be voicing Peter Parker/Spider-Man, while Charlie Cox will reprise his role as Daredevil. The show will be written and executive produced by Jeff Trammell.
Captain America: Brave New World | 14 February 2025
Anthony Mackie will reprise his role as Sam Wilson but in the new role as Captain America replacing the outgoing Chris Evans in Captain America: Brave New World. The project was initially titled Captain America: New World Order but changed its name due to its links to conspiracy theories online.
Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Danny Ramirez (Joaquin Torres) and Carl Lumbly (Isaiah Bradley), all return to join Tim Blake Nelson (The Leader) as well as Shira Haas (Sabra).
Harrison Ford will also join the MCU in Captain America, replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, who has risen to the post of President of the United States.
Daredevil: Born Again | 4 March 2025 (Disney+)
Daredevil is being revived at Disney+ after Charlie Cox returned as Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Vincent D’Onofrio reprised Kingpin in Hawkeye.
Jon Bernthal is also set to return as The Punisher in the much-anticipated nine-episode series. A trailer was shown behind closed doors at a Disney presentation in May 2024.
Thunderbolts | 2 May 2025
Marvel enters the supervillain team-up genre with this MCU project that will mark the final chapter of Phase 5 of the MCU. Jake Schreier (Robot and Frank, Paper Towns) will direct from a script by Black Widow’s Eric Pearson.
In the comics, the Thunderbolts were a team of heroes that were formed after the death of the Avengers, but who turned out to be acting as villains. Members have included Baron Zemo, Yelena Belova, Ghost, Abomination, John Walker and Taskmaster.
The cast includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, Olga Kurylenko and Top Gun: Maverick's Lewis Pullman.
Ironheart | 24 June 2025 (Disney+)
This new Disney+ show stars Dominique Thorne as super genius Riri Williams, who has created the most advanced suit of armour since Iron Man. Ironheart made her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The synopsis explains: “Dominique Thorne returns as Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world. Her unique take on building iron suits is both brilliant and flawed, and Ironheart delves into the dynamics of tech versus magic.”
The Fantastic Four: First Steps | 25 July 2025
The Fantastic Four will make their long-awaited MCU debut as the first entry in Phase 6.
Pedro Pascal will play Dr. Reed Richards AKA Mr Fantastic, with Vanessa Kirby becoming Invisible Woman Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn playing Human Torch Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm AKA The Thing.
The cast also includes Ozark’s Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich and Ralph Ineson, and will be set in a futuristic 1960s America during the space race.
The movie lost its initial director when Jon Watts quit to work on his upcoming Star Wars series. Instead, WandaVision’s Matt Shakman will direct.
Eyes of Wakanda | 6 August 2025 (Disney+)
Following the box-office hit, Black Panther and its sequel, director Ryan Coogler announced that a television series is also on the way.
In early 2024, the series was confirmed to be titled Eyes of Wakanda and will feature a range of characters tracking down rare and dangerous vibranium artefacts across various time periods.
Marvel Zombies | October 2025 (Disney+)
Animated series Marvel Zombies is a spin-off of What If...?. She-Hulk’s Zeb Wells is set to write and executive produce the four-episode series.
We know that Iman Vellani AKA Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel will reprise her role, but no further casting announcements have been made yet.
Wonder Man | December 2025
This MCU series will focus on the Marvel character Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul Mateen II) who — in the comics — is the son of a wealthy industrialist who falls on hard times due to the growth of Stark Industries. In the show, he’s said to be an actor and stuntman.
Williams is imbued with ionic superpowers by Baron Zemo (Falcon and The Winter Soldier’s Daniel Bruhl) becoming an antagonist of The Avengers, before later joining their ranks. Reports suggest the show will be a Hollywood satire, with Sir Ben Kingsley's Iron Man 3 character Trevor Slattery set to appear.
Wonder Man was expected to arrive in late 2023 or early 2024 but was impacted by the Hollywood strikes and a production-related tragedy where a crew member sadly died after an on-set accident.
Avengers: Doomsday | 1 May 2026
Robert Downey Jr. will be returning to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday — but this time as Victor Von Doom AKA Doctor Doom, alongside the studio’s new Fantastic Four.
The film was originally called The Kang Dynasty after Jonathan Majors’ character Conqueror, who appeared in Loki and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. But Majors’ sudden departure from the MCU forced Marvel bosses back to the drawing board.
Infinity War and Endgame helmers Joe and Anthony Russo will also be back to direct the two-parter, once again collaborating with their previous Avengers co-screenwriter Stephen McFeely.
Spider-Man-4 | 23 July 2026
Tom Holland will return as Spider-Man for another MCU outing, having last played the character in No Way Home in 2021. The project will begin shooting in summer 2025. Speaking to Jimmy Fallon in October 2024, the British star said: “Next summer we start shooting, everything’s good to go, we’re nearly there, super exciting.”
“The simple answer is that I’ll always want to do Spider-Man films,” he added. “I owe my life and career to Spider-Man. So the simple answer is yes. I’ll always want to do more.”
In mid-2024, Marvel boss Feige suggested that the film will have a new director due to previous Spidey-helmer Jon Watts becoming too in-demand.
Avengers: Secret Wars | 7 May, 2027
Releasing seven months after Avengers; Doomsday, Secret Wars will be the epic conclusion to Phase 6 of the MCU, and with it the Phases 4-5-6 arch known as The Multiverse Saga.
In the comics, the Secret Wars centered around multi-versal battle between all of Marvel's beloved characters. The film’s title was originally confirmed in 2022 and survived Marvel's Kang issues to remain in place during Comic-Con 2024 where the Russos were confirmed to direct.
Blade | TBA
Having made his first appearance as part of the MCU in The Eternals, two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali will headline his own movie as Blade, the vampire-hunting bloodsucker previously played by Wesley Snipes.
Originally written by Watchmen’s Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Blade lost its director Bassam Tariq at the eleventh hour, throwing the production into last-minute turmoil. “It’s been an honour working with the wonderful folks at Marvel,” Tariq said in a statement. “We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film.”
Yann Demange, the director of White Boy Rick, was hired to replace Tariq in November 2022, with Michael Starrbury writing a new script. Demange dropped out in June 2024 and is yet to be replaced, and the project has been taken off the MCU release schedule.
Shang-Chi 2 | TBC
Simu Liu will reprise the role of Xu Shang-Chi in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi 2. With the deal only being signed in December 2021, production has still not been announced so it is hard to determine when the sequel will be shot and subsequently released.
After Cretton left Avengers 5 to focus solely on Shang-Chi 2, an update released in late 2023 suggests the sequel could be arriving at some point in late 2026 with the film’s plot including connective tissue that links both Avengers outings. Despite updates being scarce, Liu confirmed via Threads that the movie is indeed still going ahead, saying: “I promise it’s happening.”
X-Men | TBA
Like Deadpool and Fantastic Four, an X-Men-centric movie will also be part of the MCU following Disney’s purchase of 20th Century Fox.
With the cast and director yet to be announced the project is still a ways away. Wolverine made his MCU debut in Deadpool & Wolverine and in early 2024, Michael Lesslie, writer of The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, was confirmed to be writing its script.
Armor Wars | TBA
Don Cheadle is set to reprise the role as James Rhodes/War Machine in the upcoming movie Armor Wars, with a script from Yassir Lester. Ant-Man and The Wasp’s Walton Goggins will also appear as Sonny Burch, with Sam Rockwell rumoured to be reprising his Iron Man 2 role of Justin Hammer.
The project was originally conceived as a Disney+ series but evolved into a full movie in late 2022. Producer Nate Moore explained: “When you’re talking about a show that wants to be about seeing all the cool armours and Don Cheadle interacting with all these armours and, sort of, the legacy of Tony Stark? That became kind of cost prohibitive to do as a show.”
According to sources, Armour Wars is believed to be a sequel to MCU series Secret Invasion and Ironheart but a concrete release date is still unclear.
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