During this weekend's special 90-minute presentation in Hall H at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced Marvel Studio's plans for Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel's Phase Four plans include not only five MCU feature films, but also five new MCU television shows to be released on Disney's upcoming streaming service, Disney+. Beginning with the solo Black Widow film in May 2020, Phase Four will end with the fourth Thor film, Thor: Love and Thunder in November 2021.
Feige also made a surprise announcement at the end teasing plans for Phase Five, which will include Black Panther 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Captain Marvel 2, Fantastic Four, and Blade, which will star two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali.
So with these announcements, the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe schedule looks like this:
Black Widow arrives in theaters on May 1, 2020. Directed by Cate Shortland, the movie will be a prequel to Avengers: Endgame and stars Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanov, David Harbour as Red Guardian/Alexei Shostakov, and Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova. Also, Marvel supervillain Taskmaster will be the primary antagonist.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is scheduled to debut on Disney+ in Fall 2020. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will reprise their characters of The Falcon/Sam Wilson and The Winter Soldier/James "Bucky" Barnes, respectively, and will be set after the events of Avengers: Endgame. In addition, Emily VanCamp and Daniel Brühl set to reprise their roles as Sharon Carter and Baron Helmut Zemo.
The Eternals arrives in theaters on November 6, 2020. Directed by Chloé Zhao, the film stars Angelina Jolie as Thena, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, and Salma Hayek as Ajak.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrives in theaters on February 12, 2021. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars Simu Liu as martial arts superhero Shang-Chi and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as the film's villain, The Mandarin. Awkwafina will also have a role in the film.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness arrives in theaters on May 7, 2021. Directed by Scott Derrickson, the film is the sequel to Doctor Strange and will feature the return of Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange and Benedict Wong as Wong. In addition, the film will co-star Elizabeth Olsen, reprising her role as the Scarlet Witch, and will directly tie in with the Disney+ TV series WandaVision, making it the first direct tie-in between a MCU film and TV series.
WandaVision is scheduled to debut on Disney+ sometime in Spring 2021. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany will reprise their roles as the Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and The Vision, respectively. Teyonah Parris will appear as Monica Rambeau, who was played as a child by Akira Akbar in the film Captain Marvel.
Loki also debuts on Disney+ sometime in Spring 2021. Tom Hiddleston will reprise his role as Loki once again, and the series will follow the version of Loki who stole the Space Stone in 2012 during the events of Avengers: Endgame.
What If...? debuts on Disney+ sometime in Summer 2021. Based on the Marvel Comics series What If...?, this will be an animated series starring Jeffrey Wright as the voice of Uatu the Watcher. Each episode will examine a different crucial moment in the MCU's history and explore different outcomes, with the actors from the films reprising their roles for the show.
Hawkeye debuts on Disney+ sometime in Fall 2021. Jeremy Renner will reprise his role as Hawkeye/Clint Barton. Set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the series will feature Barton passing the mantle of Hawkeye to Marvel Comics character Kate Bishop.
Thor: Love and Thunder is scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 5, 2021. Directed by Taika Waititi, the film will feature Natalie Portman reprising her role as Jane Foster, but with her character taking on the mantle of Thor, similar to the comics. Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are expected to reprise their roles of Thor Odinson and Valkyrie. Valkyrie will be the first LGBTQIA+ superhero in the MCU, with the character, now King of Asgard, searching for a Queen.
Blade has not been scheduled as of yet, but will be a part of Phase Five.
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