The president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige has finally confirmed that the whole Phase 4 of the MCU is a mess, agreeing with the criticisms of the franchise in recent years. Just recently, Marvel returned to San Diego Comic-Con for the first time since 2019 just after the MCU’s Infinity Saga finished. As usual, Feige led the studio’s Hall H presentation, announcing numerous MCU projects that go all the way to the MCU’s Phase 6 shows and movies with two Avengers sequels being released in 2025. Phase 5 and Phase 6 of the MCU have a similar storytelling format to the Infinity Saga, though the projects this time are being released at a faster pace.
The recent presentation of the MCU during the San Diego Comic-Con 2022 is progressive. While showcasing their whole Phase 5 slate makes sense since the MCU’s Phase 4 ends with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Feige laid out their overall Multiverse Saga plans with the announcement of the next Avengers film, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. Feige’s decision to reveal the MCU’s Phase 6 was very surprising since Marvel Studios is known for not revealing long-term plans.
When Kevin Feige was asked why he revealed both Phase 5 and 6, he explained that Marvel unveiled the plans for Phase 6 so that the fans will have a “guide point” early on, meaning that everything that they are doing in their recent shows and movies is leading to something.
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The fact that he chose to make these announcements years before their release dates indicate that they are aware of how Phase 4 was a mess in terms of building on their storytelling. For those who might not have heard, the MCU Phase 4 has been heavily criticized for being directionless and disjointed. Feige announcing the next 2 Avengers films effectively squashes the fans' worries that Marvel Studios is dropping the ball after the end of Infinity Saga. For context, both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame weren’t announced until the middle of the MCU Phase 2, meaning these 2 upcoming Avengers films should have been announced sometime during Phase 5.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is scheduled to be released on May 2, 2025, while Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled to be released on November 7, 2025.
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