15 new Marvel films to watch out for through 2024, from Eternals starring Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, to Spider-Man: No Way Home and Thor: Love and Thunder
So what projects are in the works exactly, and which have already hit theatres?
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November 5, 2021: Eternals
Original release dates: November 6, 2020, February 12, 2021
“[They’re] a group of immortals who have been on Earth for 35,000 years. They’ve been there amongst the MCU,” said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con.
According to Disney’s official synopsis for the film, after the events of Avengers: Endgame, these immortal beings emerge and reunite to fight against another alien race called The Deviants.
December 17, 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Original release dates: July 16, 2021, November 5, 2021
Technically, this is a Sony Pictures movie made in partnership with Marvel Studios. We’re including it here since Spidey is part of the MCU. Also, the events of the film will directly tie into Marvel’s Doctor Strange sequel.
The third Spidey movie sounds like it’s turning into a fun, live-action Spider-Verse movie.
Previous characters and villains from Sony’s old Spider-Man films, including Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Dr. Octavius (Alfred Molina), are expected to return. Other previous Spider-Man actors may play a role in the film as well.
May 6, 2022: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Original release dates: May 7, 2021, November 5, 2021, March 25, 2022
The director of the first Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson, was originally set to return to deliver “the first scary MCU film”, as he described it in a Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con. In January 2020, Derrickson and Marvel Studios surprisingly parted ways “due to creative differences”, Derrickson tweeted.
During an investors’ call in December 2020, Feige described the sequel as a “thrilling, scary, mind-bending adventure”. He’s also confirmed that Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) is taking over the film. He has full support from Derrickson.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams and Chiwetel Ejiofor will reprise their roles as Dr. Stephen Strange, Dr. Christine Palmer and Baron Mordo.
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July 8, 2022: Thor: Love and Thunder
Original release date: November 5, 2021, February 11, 2022, May 6, 2022
Natalie Portman is returning to the MCU!
Taika Waititi will also return to direct the sequel with Chris Hemsworth. Tessa Thompson is returning as fan-favorite Valkyrie.
Portman appeared on stage at SDCC 2019 when the movie’s title was announced. Not only is Portman returning to the MCU, but she’ll play a female version of Thor straight out of the comics.
At Disney’s 2020 investor day, Feige confirmed that Christian Bale will play the film’s villain, Gorr the God Butcher.
November 11, 2022: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Original release date: May 6, 2022, July 8, 2022
The Black Panther sequel was originally set for a May 2022 release before the death of its star Chadwick Boseman.
During Disney’s investor day, Feige said Boseman will not be recast.
“Chadwick Boseman was an immensely talented actor and an inspirational individual who affected all of our lives professionally and personally,” Feige said.
“His portrayal of T’Challa [and] the Black Panther is iconic and transcends any iteration of the character in any other medium from Marvel’s past. And it is for that reason that we will not recast the character,” Feige added.
February 17, 2023: The Marvels
Original release date: July 8, 2022, November 11, 2022
Disney confirmed the sequel in early 2020 amid some movie date shifts.
Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) will be joined by Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani, who is starring in her own Disney+ series, and Teyonah Parris, who will play an adult version of Monica Rambeau.
The adult Rambeau was first seen in WandaVision, where she received superhero powers.
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July 28, 2023: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Original release date: February 17, 2023
Feige announced the name of the third Ant-Man film at Disney’s 2020 investor day.
Director Peyton Reed returns along with Paul Rudd as Ant-Man/Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne. Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas will also reprise their roles as Hope’s parents.
May 5, 2023: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Gunn shared on social media in November 2020 that he’d finished the script for Vol. 3.
Likely 2023: Deadpool 3
“It will be rated R … and Ryan’s overseeing a script right now,” Feige told Collider in January 2021. “It will not be [filming] this year. Ryan is a very busy, very successful actor. We’ve got a number of things we’ve already announced that we now have to make, but it’s exciting for it to have begun.”
“[Deadpool is] a very different type of character in the MCU, and Ryan is a force of nature, which is just awesome to see him bring that character to life,” Feige added.
There is currently an untitled Marvel movie scheduled for an July 28, 2023 release, but it has since been removed from the schedule.
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Likely 2023: a new Blade movie
Although Wesley Snipes originated the role in the 1998 movie, Feige first announced that Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali will play the human/vampire hybrid, who protects humans from vamps, at SDCC 2019.
It will be separate from the Phase 4 films – meaning Marvel films released between 2021 and 2023. No release date was given, but it was originally wedged between Black Panther 2 and Captain Marvel 2 in Disney’s chronological film listing of releases back in 2020, placing it in line with a former October 2022 untitled Marvel release date, which has since been nixed from the calendar.
There is currently an untitled Marvel movie scheduled for an October 6, 2023 release, but it has since been removed from the schedule.
Disney is rebooting Fantastic Four
“I’m happy to announce a film about one of the truly iconic Marvel families, in fact, Marvel’s first family, Fantastic Four,” Feige said during Disney’s investor day presentation in December 2020, while unveiling Jon Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as the director for the film.
While this was a surprise to many, Feige teased over a year ago that we would get FF news at some point.
At the end of Marvel’s 2019 San Diego Comic-Con panel, Feige hinted a Fantastic Four movie would come at some point now that Disney has access to Fox’s Marvel heroes.
There is no official release date yet for this film, but Disney announced a November 10, 2023 release for an untitled Marvel movie. The date for this release has been updated to November 3, 2023.
Marvel also has four untitled films for 2024
Some of these likely include sequels. One possibility is a fourth Captain America movie with Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie). It’s highly likely that another film will be a larger Avengers team-up movie considering that Avengers: Endgame was released in 2019 and we’ll be five years out. We’ve been getting hints at a Young Avengers movie for some time.
Here are the release dates:
February 16, 2024
May 3, 2024
July 26, 2024
November 8, 2024
- Disney recently announced new updates to its theatrical release schedule – and superhero fans have plenty more Phase 4 films to look forward to
- Natalie Portman will return to the MCU in the Thor sequel, but the studio decided against recasting Black Panther after Chadwick Boseman’s death