May 3, 2024 Marvel

Captain America 4 gets its subtitle and release date.

Marvel has announced that the fourth Captain America film, titled Captain America: New World Order, is coming to theaters on May 3, 2024.

Announced as part of the Marvel Studios panel at SDCC 2022, the movie will be Anthony Mackie's first feature film as the new Captain America following the events of Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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Earlier this month, we learned that Nigerian-American filmmaker Julius Onah will direct the film. Onah previously directed The Cloverfield Paradox, and this film marks the director's MCU debut. The film is being written by The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's head writer and creator Malcolm Spellman.

We don't know much about the film's plot yet, but Marvel producer Nate Moore previously said this film will explore "what makes somebody Captain America", and dive into Sam Wilson's underdog status as the new Cap.

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Every Upcoming Movie and TV Show

Also in the panel, we learned that She-Hulk and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will conclude Phase 4 of the MCU, meaning New World Order will presumably be a part of Phase 5. Marvel also announced plans for Phase 6, including release dates for Fantastic 4 and two new Avengers movies. Plus, we now know that Phase 4-6 are officially titled The Multiverse Saga.

For more, you can check out how Falcon and the Winter Soldier sets up Captain America 4. And you can fill yourself in on everything that's been announced at San Diego Comic Con so far, Marvel and otherwise, with our roundup.

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May 3, 2024 Marvel

The Multiverse Saga is here.

As Marvel’s Phase 4 comes to an end with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, so begins the next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Marvel head Kevin Feige laid out the groundwork for what’s to come in Phases 5 and 6 of the MCU, all leading up to two Avengers movies set for 2025 and 2026, respectively — Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars.

The full slate features familiar franchises and will also introduce new characters such as Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, along with Will Poulter as Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. 

After Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, Marvel gained the rights to Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and the Fantastic Four — all of whom will have upcoming projects in Phases 5 and 6. The studio also picked up Daredevil (Charlie Cox) after reclaiming the character rights from Netflix.

Read on for the full list and release dates for Marvel Studios’ upcoming films and series.

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After beginning its Saturday Comic-Con panel by revealing that Phase 4 will end with this year's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios blew through Phase 5 announcements, right into its post-2024 plans with some Phase 6 updates. 

Yes, that's right, we got updates on three Marvel Cinematic Universe phases from Marvel.  

Similar to The Infinity Saga -- the name given at the end of Phase 3 to refer to the first phases of films -- the next trio now has a name of its own (thanks in part, we assume, to Kang!): The Multiverse Saga.

Just three films were shown onscreen during the Phase 6 announcement, however, including two Avengers films: 

  • Fantastic Four will release Nov. 8, 2024
  • Avengers: The Kang Dynasty on May 2, 2025 
  • Avengers: Secret Wars on Nov. 7, 2025

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told Deadline after the panel that the Russo brothers aren't involved with the next Avengers project. Feige also declined to name the "thematics" of the announced phases, telling Deadline that the studio doesn't usually like to discuss each phase until it's complete, because "all of our stories are both interconnected and hopefully stand apart." 

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These are unlikely to be the only three Phase 6 movies, rest assured. When the timeline was announced by Feige, you could see there were missing titles -- perhaps we can glean something from the open dates and slots pictured here: 

We may also get more insight into those open dates at D23 this September, but for now, we might as well bask in the possibilities. Earlier in panel, Marvel announced its Phase 5 schedule as well: 

  • Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania: Feb, 17, 2023
  • Secret Invasion (Disney Plus show): Spring 2023
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: May 5, 2023
  • Echo (Disney Plus show): Summer 2023
  • Loki, season 2 (Disney Plus show): Summer 2023
  • The Marvels: July 28, 2023
  • Ironheart (Disney Plus show): Fall 2023
  • Blade: Nov. 3, 2023
  • Agatha, Coven of Chaos (Disney Plus show, name changed from Agatha: House of Harkness): Winter 2023-24
  • Daredevil: Born Again (Disney Plus show): Spring 2024
  • Captain America: New World Order: May 3, 2024
  • Thunderbolts: July 26, 2024

We'll have a lot of Marvel to get through in the coming years. 😅 

What is the next Marvel movie 2024?

Phase 5 begins with Ant-Man: Quantumania in January. But elsewhere, after parting ways with director Bassam Tariq, Marvel temporarily shut down production on Blade, starring Mahershala Ali. Disney has now shifted the reboot's release date from Nov. 3, 2023, to Sept 6, 2024.

What Marvel movie comes out in May 2023?

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3 - May 5, 2023 We'll see Chris Pratt return as Star-Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Vin Diesel as Groot and Pom Klementieff as Mantis. After the events of Avengers: Endgame, we'll also be seeing Zoe Saldana as Gamora again.

Will Avengers 5 will come?

Avengers 5 has taken its time, but we do know it's officially happening and it's going to be called Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The exciting news was confirmed during Marvel's epic Comic-Con 2022 panel where we were told that we're getting not one, but two Avengers movies.

Is Wakanda Forever the end of Phase 4?

At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige took to the Hall H stage and for the first time delineated the grand plan for the Multiverse Saga — including that “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which opened this weekend, would mark the conclusion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 4.