Every Upcoming Marvel Movie: Full MCU Phase 5 & 6 List (& Beyond)

In a brilliant divergence for the MCU, Thunderbolts’ cast will feature villains and antagonists from previous Marvel Studios projects, uniting to undertake an unknown mission for the United States’ government. With no Avengers crossover films planned until Phase 6, Thunderbolts is the only chance to see a major team form before Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, though this is expected to have a very different feel compared to the Avengers in the MCU. Thunderbolts releases July 25, 2025 – having been moved back from a Decmber 2024 slot – and is expected to explain why CIA Director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine has been recruiting several morally questionable characters, and is also rumored to feature the likes of the Sentry and the Red Hulk.

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Blade – November 7, 2025

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Blade’s production has been one of the most tumultuous in MCU history. Originally slated for a 2023 release, the loss of Blade’s original director led to massive rewrites mid-production. However, these have seemingly concluded with a new, hopefully final scheduled release date of November 7, 2025 – with the movie being most recently moved from its prior February 14, 2025 date. The film’s several delays may seem concerning, though there is plenty of time for Marvel Studios to perfect their introduction of Mahershala Ali as the vampire hunter. Following a voice cameo in Eternals, Blade is expected to feature the Ebony Blade, and could potentially mark an appearance of Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman.

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty – May 1, 2026

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Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is set to be the first of two Avengers films releasing in the MCU’s Phase 6, releasing on May 1, 2026, after originally being scheduled for a 2025 release. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Destin Daniel Cretton is set to direct The Kang Dynasty, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania writer Jeff Loveness is penning the script, though not much is yet known about the upcoming crossover film. Although expected to feature the formation of the MCU’s New Avengers team, the only confirmed cast member is Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, though his future with the franchise is also unclear.

Avengers: Secret Wars – May 7, 2027

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Originally scheduled to conclude the MCU’s Multiverse Saga in 2025, Avengers: Secret Wars saw a delay to 2026, before finally arriving at its May 7, 2027, release date. Based on 1984 and 2015’s Secret Wars events in Marvel Comics, Avengers: Secret Wars could see an incursion threaten to destroy the world of the MCU, changing the landscape of the franchise forever. It’s likely that most of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will join the fight, while several past Marvel characters from various franchises are also rumored to be making appearances. There is currently no attached director, though Loki head writer Michael Waldron has been tasked with penning the screenplay.

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Armor Wars – Release Date TBD

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Originally billed as a TV series for Disney+, Armor Wars was revealed to be reworked as a feature film in September 2022, marking the first solo film for Don Cheadle’s James “Rhodey” Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine. Though an official synopsis hasn’t been released, the story could see War Machine recovering stolen Stark tech from around the world while dealing with his own grief after Iron Man’s Avengers: Endgame death. The series will likely feature appearances and cameos by other tech-powered heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and will follow Rhodey’s journey after his appearance in 2023’s Secret Invasion.

Spider-Man 4 & New MCU Trilogy – Release Date TBD

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Spider-Man 4 was confirmed to be in development in February 2023, and though details are likely a long way out, the movie will presumably follow Spider-Man as he rediscovers himself as a hero following Doctor Strange’s memory wipe spell in Spider-Man: No Way Home. No Way Home’s post-credits scene showed a piece of the Venom symbiote staying in the MCU after Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock was transported back to Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, so Spider-Man 4 may feature Peter’s struggle with the black symbiote suit. Peter will also likely deal with whether he should reintroduce himself to his friends and girlfriend, who no longer remember who he is.

Shang-Chi 2 – Release Date TBD

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It was confirmed in December 2021 that a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings would be developed at Marvel Studios. Destin Daniel Cretton was revealed to be returning to write and direct. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings left several unanswered plot threads, particularly the origin of the titular rings and what the Ten Rings organization would do next under new leadership, so the sequel will likely come with answers. Shang-Chi 2 will likely also continue the first movie’s tradition of memorable fight scene choreography that mixes modern style with homages to classic wire-fighting films.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse – Release Date TBD

After achieving massive success with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse, Sony’s development of another animated sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, is very exciting. While nothing has yet been confirmed about the upcoming film, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is expected to mark the return of the entire main cast, as well as a slew of new Spider-People, as Miles Morales tries to save the multiverse and his own father. Sony’s animated features could be spawning a new franchise, as further spinoffs and sequels are planned following Beyond the Spider-Verse.

As it stands, however, its unclear when Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse will release, although the most likely scenario seems within a 2024-2025 time window. This movie was originally scheduled for release on March 29, 2024, but this has since been changed, suggesting that it may release far later, both due to strike complications, and in order to ensure that the third movie provides a satisfiyng trilogy for the popular animated series.

Spider-Women – Release Date TBD

Intended as a spin-off from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Women aims to be an all-female Spider-Man film in Sony’s animated Spider-Verse universe. The movie will see reportedly see Gwen Stacy’s Spider-Woman return alongside Jessica Drew’s Spider-Woman and Cindy Moon’s Silk. Bek Smith is attached to write the screenplay, though little else is known about the project.

El Muerto – Release Date TBD

Based on one of Spider-Man’s lesser-known villains, El Muerto was scheduled for release on January 12, 2024, marking the first of three proposed releases for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe in 2024. However, the movie’s release date was later removed, sparking rumors the film had been canceled altogether, though this has not yet been confirmed.

In Marvel Comics, El Muerto is a wrestler with superhuman strength, a character penned for Bad Bunny in the live-action adaptation, after the rapper had a stand-out role in 2022’s Bullet Train. While Garreth Dunnet-Alcocer was hired to write the script, Bad Bunny reported in March 2023 that the film had yet to begin production, and the filming previously set to begin in August 2023 has not been reported to have yet gotten underway.

Jackpot – Release Date TBD

Jackpot was announced in 2020, with Marc Guggenheim working on the screenplay. Jackpot is a moniker used by two people in Marvel Comic. One is Sara Ehret, a scientist at an Oscorp subsidiary who has her DNA altered by a volatile virus. Not wanting to be a hero, Sara passes the mantle to Alana Jobson, who gives herself powers with the Mutant Growth Hormone. Both characters have tragic stories centered on the themes of power and responsibility, and either could make for compelling on-screen heroes.

Hypno-Hustler – Release Date TBD

In December 2022, Donald Glover revealed that he would produce and star in a film set in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. The project will focus on Hypno-Hustler, an obscure Spider-Man villain from Marvel Comics, with Eddie Murphy’s son, Myles Murphy, set to pen the script. In the comics, Hypno-Hustler controls others using his hypnotic guitar, which could be adapted in several interesting ways on the big screen. It’s unclear whether Glover’s new Marvel character will have connections to his previous portrayals of Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Echo – January 2024

Marvel Studios’ Echo will be a first for the franchise in that all of its episodes will release simultaneously. Alaqua Cox first debuted as Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo, as a secondary antagonist in Hawkeye, but eventually found herself at odds with her “uncle” Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. Kingpin, after discovering he killed her father. Echo will see Maya returns to her hometown to “reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community.” However, with Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin and Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, a.k.a. Daredevil set to appear, the consequences of her actions in New York City will surely be following her.

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