Superhero movies are ubiquitous right now, and the biggest name in this area is Marvel. not just any Marvel, remember, Marvel Studios. Starting with 2008's "Iron Man," President Kevin Feige experimented with the idea of telling a long, interconnected story across multiple films with different main characters. They cross paths from time to time - just like in the comics. That experiment succeeded with 2012's "Avengers," and it's been hit after hit ever since.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to grow, even after the conclusive nature of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame". It can be hard to keep track of what's going on. Below, we've put together a list of all the MCU movies confirmed and in development, when they'll be released, who's in them, and what we know about each project so far.
This list is specific to Marvel Cinematic Universe movies only, so you won't find Sony's "Morbius" or the eventual "Venom 3" on this list.
Check out a full list of release dates for upcoming Marvel movies below.
Release date of: November 4, 2021
Cast: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie
The film follows the Eternals, near-immortal alien beings created thousands of years ago to protect Earth from an antagonistic force known as the Deviants.
Release date of: December 16, 2021
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx, JB Smoove e Benedict Cumberbatch
While technically a Sony release, the "Spider-Man" movies are part of an exclusive shared deal between Marvel and Sony. Parker seeks out Doctor Strange to cast a spell that will make the world forget he is Spider-Man, after Mysterio revealed his secret identity in "Spider-Man: Far From Home." But when the spell goes awry, Parker is hurled into the multiverse, where he comes face to face with characters from other previous "Spider-Man" films.
Release date of: May 5, 2022
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetwel Ejiofor and Xochitl Gomez
The sequel to "Doctor Strange" sees legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi take over as director of a story that explodes the multiverse. Elizabeth Olsen reprises her role as Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, after realizing her full potential in the series finale "WandaVision." She now crosses paths with Strange, who is trying to keep order in the multiverse.
Release date of: July 7, 2022
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Alexander, Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Matt Damon, Sam Neill, Luke Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone e Russell Crowe
The film features the return of Natalie Portman's Jane Foster, who now takes up the mantle of Thor after Chris Hemsworth's character. The Guardians of the Galaxy also appear, picking up where "Avengers: Endgame" left off, while Christian Bale plays the villainous Gorr.
Release date of: November 10, 2022
Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Dominique Thorne and Martin Freeman
Director Ryan Coogler planned for "Black Panther 2" to feature the return of Chadwick Boseman in the role. lead, but after the actor's surprising death in the summer of 2020, Coogler began rewriting the road map. Boseman will not be replaced in the sequel, for which plot details are under wraps.
Release date of: February 16, 2023
Cast: Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Zawe Ashton, Saagar Shakih, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur and Park Seo-joon
As the title suggests, the film brings Brie Larson's superhero together with other MCU heroes - Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan are expected to be in production.
Release date of: July 28, 2023
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton and Jonathan Majors
The third "Ant-Man" movie is still some way off, but Peyton Reed - who helmed the first two features - is once again back in the director's chair. While story details are under wraps, the title suggests the film will delve deeper into the quantum realm.
Release date of: May 5, 2023
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Will Poulter, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper
Though originally slated to go into production in 2019, the film hit a snag when writer/director James Gunn was briefly fired. The filmmaker described the film as a final chapter for this iteration of the Guardians, specifically in regards to its story arc.
Release date of: undefined
Cast: Mahershala Ali
A release date has yet to be set for the MCU's "Blade" reboot, but the film has the main star and a director. Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali will play the vampire, while Bassam Tariq will direct from a script by Stacy Osei-Kuffour.
Release date of: undefined
Cast: undefined
Another Marvel movie that has been confirmed but doesn't have a release date is a "Fantastic Four" reboot. Marvel Studios first gained control of these characters when Disney acquired 20th Century Fox.
