What are all the upcoming Marvel movies? The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the most complicated franchises out there right now. From TV series, different universes, and tons of films, it can be tricky to keep track of everything.
If you’re a massive MCU fan like all of us here at The Digital Fix, you likely know the joy of watching all the Marvel movies in order and keeping up to date with the canon. However, with new movies coming out all the time and Phase 5 and Phase 6 growing more and more, recording every Marvel entry in your calendar can seem like a daunting task. Here’s what you need to know.
Here’s the list of all the upcoming Marvel movies:
- Deadpool 3
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Fantastic Four
- Thunderbolts
- Blade
- Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
- Avengers: Secret Wars
Deadpool 3
Release date: July 26, 2024
Deadpool 3 will see Ryan Reynolds return as everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed anti-hero, and he’s not alone. The ‘Regeneratin’ Degenerates’ third movie is set to usher some of our favorite X-Men characters into the MCU.
Most notably, that includes Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, who we last saw getting skewered on a tree stump in Logan. How does Wolverine return? Your guess is as good as ours right now, but if rumors are to be believed, the TVA (and maybe even Mobius) are involved. Honestly, though, who cares because we’re finally getting Jackman in yellow spandex!
Captain America: Brave New World
Release date: February 14, 2025
Directed by Julius Onah, Captain America: Brave New World (AKA: Captain America 4) is the first film featuring the Star-Spangled Man without Chris Evans at the helm.
Instead, the upcoming action movie will center on Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) as he gets to grips with his new responsibilities and battles the deadly Marvel villain, The Leader (Tim Blake Nelson).
However, Mackie and Blake Nelson aren’t the only big names attached to the project. Both Harrison Ford and Lord of the Rings cast alumni Liv Tyler, are set to join the growing Captain America cast.
Fantastic Four
Release date: May 2, 2025
Arguably the most eagerly anticipated movie in Marvel’s Phase 6, the Fantastic Four are set to join the MCU in 2025 courtesy of Wandavision director Matt Shakman.
Not a lot’s known about the project at the time of writing, but the current rumors are that Pedro Pascal will play Reed Richards, aka the leader of Marvel’s first family, Mister Fantastic. There’s also some speculation online that the planet-devouring Galactus may make an appearance, but take that with a galaxy-sized pinch of salt.
Thunderbolts
Release date: July 25, 2025
It’s nice to be good, but it feels great to be bad, and few Marvel teams are as bad as the Thunderbolts. Made up of reformed anti-heroes (and sometimes outright villains), the Thunderbolts are probably best thought of as Marvel’s answer to the Suicide Squad, but without the neck bombs.
The MCU’s version of the infamous team seems to be being recruited by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and is made up of Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Red Guardian (David Harbour), and Ava Starr (Hannah John-Kamen).
Blade
Release date: November 7, 2025
It’s been a very long road to the silver screen for Blade, but Marvel has been working hard to get the film right, which suggests it’ll be worth the wait.
According to recent reports, Michael Green, the Oscar-nominated writer of Logan, has been brought on to write the script, and we’ve got Mahershala Ali, a two-time Oscar winner, playing the samurai sword-wielding slayer. If that’s not enough Yann Demange, who made the excellent ’71, is directing. So basically, we’re in safe hands.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Release date: May 1, 2026
For those keeping count at home, Avengers 5 (or Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, to give it its proper title) is the first time Earth’s mightiest heroes will assemble since 2019, and that alone is worth celebrating. The film will see Kang the Conqueror finally make his move against the Multiverse.
The exact plot is being kept more secret than the recipe for the super soldier serum at the moment, but recent leaks suggest it won’t have a happy ending. The film was supposedly going to be directed by Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Jeff Loveness, but both men left the project in November 2023.
Avengers: Secret Wars
Release date: May 7, 2027
Avengers: Secret Wars will, presumably, pick up where The Kang Dynasty leaves off and will serve as the climax to Marvel’s Multiverse Saga. Once again, we don’t have much official information on the plot, but it’s thought it will tie into Deadpool 3 and feature a team of multiversal Avengers from across Marvel movies of past, present, and possibly future.
There’s no director attached at the moment, but Michael Waldron, who wrote the first season of Loki, is writing the script, so we’re confident this will be a banger.
Upcoming Marvel movies without a release date
- Armor Wars
- Shang-Chi 2
- Spider-Man 4
Armor Wars (TBC)
Release date: TBC
Armor Wars is set to be the sequel to the 2023 drama series Secret Invasion. Originally, it was meant to be a TV series. However, Marvel decided to upgrade the project to a feature-length film. The movie will follow Iron Man cast alumni Don Cheadle as Colonel James’ Rhodey’ Rhodes as he returns as War Machine once Tony Stark’s technology falls into the wrong hands.
Marvel hasn’t revealed a release date just yet, but we suspect that the film will come out before Marvel Phase 6 is over. It makes sense to deal with James’ story before the second Avengers movie since we are sure that he and potentially some fancy armored suit upgrades will be in the climax for Phase 6. Still, this is speculation, so stay tuned as we update this guide.
Shang-Chi 2 (TBC)
Release date: TBC
Shang-Chi is one of the best Marvel movies to release in recent years (don’t believe us? Just read our Shang-Chi review). However, when it comes to the Shang-Chi 2 release date, things are a bit dicey.
Currently, we don’t know when Shang-Chi 2 will hit the big screen. Star Simu Liu has hinted that it will only be after Avengers: The Kang Dynasty – meaning that the earliest date for the follow-up to the 2021 fantasy movie will be 2026.
But rest easy, folks. Shang-Chi was a massive box-office hit, and it has been confirmed that, despite the hazy dates, Shang-Chi 2 is in the works, and director Destin Daniel Cretton supposedly left Avengers 5 so he could concentrate on the project.
Spider-Man 4 (TBC)
Release date: TBC
When it comes to the Spider-Man actors, Tom Holland is top-tier, and we can’t wait to see his next outing in Spider-Man 4. However, just like Shang-Chi, we don’t have a release date for the upcoming film. Originally, it was rumored that Spider-Man 4 would release in 2024. However, due to the 2023 Writers Strike and Holland taking a break from acting that seems very unlikely.
It may be a while until we see Peter Parker again, but luckily, there is plenty of spidey content to hold us over while we wait for his return. The hit animated movie Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (aka Spider-Verse 3) is set to release on March 29, 2024.
Still, if you want more wall-crawler action, you can also read our guides on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order and all the Spider-Man villains ranked.
All the upcoming Marvel series
As an extra treat to all you fans who made it this far, we’ve also got a list of all the upcoming Disney Plus shows on Marvel’s slate.
For reference, tons of the shows below are in a state of flux. Many of Marvel’s projects have been hit with delays due to the 2023 strikes in Hollywood. Still, there are some titles coming this year and next to look out for.
All the upcoming Marvel series:
- What If…? season 2 (December 22, 2023)
- Echo (January 10, 2024)
- X-Men ’97 (2024)
- Agatha: Coven of Chaos (2024)
- Spider-Man: Freshman Year (2024)
- Eyes of Wakanda (2024)
- Ironheart (September 3, 2025)
- Vision Quest (TBC)
- Marvel Zombies (TBC)
- Daredevil: Born Again (TBC)
- Wonder Man (TBC)
As you can see from the above list, a couple of shows are still waiting to receive firm release dates. And unfortunately, some series are very far away from being ready for Disney Plus.
Marvel is currently evaluating how it produces TV series, and some shows are undergoing massive work as a result. For instance, Daredevil season 4 is getting an entire reboot, with the studio now looking for new writers and directors.
This means the project is basically starting over, and it will also likely affect the upcoming slate of shows as things have to be pushed back to accommodate the change. However, don’t stress, because we’ll keep this guide updated as soon as more details head our way!
Those are all the upcoming Marvel movies and series you need to know. If you’re after more timeline fun, here are our guides to everything we know about the What If…? season 2 release date, and the Echo release date. Or, if you’re after more recommendations for the best movies, here’s how to watch all the Iron Man movies in order and how to watch all the Thor movies in order.
We’ve got some hot takes, too: We still don’t know if Doctor Strange 2 is bad, and Marvel needs to learn that killing characters isn’t everything. That’s enough Marvel content to keep even the hungriest Marvel zombie full.