The Marvel Cinematic Universe Feeling more pressure than everAfter dominating the box office and receiving rave reviews from critics for many years, this once-invincible theater tide is now beginning to face headwinds. A huge drop in box office resultsgeneral atmosphere “Superhero fatigue”and the Actor Jonathan Majors’ conviction and sentencingwho was previously set as the main villain. The next Avengers saga.
All this and more at Marvel Reorganization ModeFewer new movies will be released each year, and the titles on the calendar will be shuffled. However, the calendar will remain the same, and in 2024, San Diego Comic-ConMarvel Studios president Kevin Feige briefly spoke about what MCU fans can expect in the near (and distant) future.
The announcement did not feature any X-Men, blade (It was previously listed as a 2025 release, but was not listed in the 2025 release plans. Further delays hinted at), and the usual big upcoming timeline schedule. While the Marvel panel was light on new announcements, Marvel Studios managed to create a lot of buzz with some big casting announcements.
Here’s what Marvel announced about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at SDCC 2024.
The Russo Brothers are returning for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars
The closing title of Marvel’s important, but somewhat light, panel was all about the next installment in the Avengers series. Marvel had originally said that Kang would be the main villain this time around, but Jonathan Majors has confirmed that Convicted of assault and harassmentThe future of his various MCU films remains a bit of a mystery.
Veteran Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo showed up to clarify things. Avengers: Infinity War and Endgameteeth He’ll be returning for the next two Avengers movies.The first movie was Avengers: DoomsdayIt will be released on May 1, 2026, and the grand finale will be Avengers: Secret Warsscheduled for release on May 7, 2027.
Of course, no announcement like this would be complete without revealing who will be playing Doctor Doom, and the Russo Brothers have done just that…
Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Victor Von Doom
…the biggest mic drop of the night. Somehow, Robert Downey Jr. is back. Iron Man actor Playing Doctor Doom Avengers: DoomsdayMarking its return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Complete change of direction from Kang to Doom As the Avengers’ next big bads, the Fantastic Four will appear in each of the next two Avengers films.
“New mask,” Downey Jr. said. “Same job.”
Captain America: Brave New World has an official villain
It’s been known for some time that Giancarlo Esposito will be appearing in the next Captain America movie, but this panel gave us our first look at what role he’ll be playing. SidewinderSidewinder is the leader of the Serpent Society, a criminal organization that doesn’t have the grandiose ambitions of some of Marvel’s other villains, so the film will likely be more subdued than other fantasy fare. As Feige said during the panel, it’s a spy movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier More so than the various MCU films about heroes saving the universe.
Thunderbolt* debuts first footage
There wasn’t really much to announce. Thunderbolt* I still don’t know what the * in the title means, but there was a video that was only available to the participants in Hall H. The video looked pretty interesting. A few people other than the panel participants posted it on social media, and I was wondering what they thought of the video. James Gunn’s Suicide SquadThis would certainly set a welcome tone for the MCU.
Fantastic Four now has subtitles and footage
Fantastic Four It’s the furthest of the films to debut at the panel, but it’s also perhaps the most anticipated. Fantastic Family 4 Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss Bachrach all appeared on stage during the presentation, which concluded with our first look at Galactus, which hasn’t been released online yet but we’ll update you when it is.
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