- Disney changed the release dates of many of its upcoming movies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- As a result, every Marvel Cinematic Universe release has been pushed back.
- “Black Widow” is taking the place of November’s “The Eternals” release date, setting off a chain reaction of pushing just about every other Marvel movie back.
- There is some good news, though. Marvel officially announced its “Captain Marvel” sequel, which is currently planned for July 2022.
- Marvel Studios previously announced its future MCU film slate last summer at San Diego Comic-Con and Disney’s biannual D23 Expo event.
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November 6, 2020: “Black Widow”
“Black Widow” will take us back in time in the MCU. Johansson confirmed the movie takes place between “Captain America: Civil War” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”
Expect to see Black Widow on the run from General Ross who has been seen in trailers for the film. Fans will see Black Widow revisit her past and go up against a villain named Taskmaster who can replicate the fight tactics of anyone they come into contact with. Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz will also star in the film.
“Black Widow” was originally set for a May 1, 2020, release date before it was delayed on March 17. You can watch the most recent trailer for the movie here.
February 12, 2021: “The Eternals”
“[They’re] a group of immortals who have been on Earth for 35,000 years. They’ve been there amongst the MCU,” said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con.
According to Disney's official synopsis for the film, after the events of "Avengers: Endgame," these immortal beings emerge to reunite to fight against another alien race called The Deviants.
The film has a huge cast, including Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones"), Kumail Nanjiani ("Stuber"), Lauren Ridloff ("The Walking Dead"), Brian Henry Tyree ("Atlanta"), Kit Harington ("Game of Thrones"), Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, and Angelina Jolie will star in the movie.
You can learn more about the cast of "The Eternals" and who they're playing here.
May 7, 2021: "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the movie about the Master of Kung Fu. The character was introduced in the comics in 1973. Simu Liu will play the titular character. Awkwafina ("Ocean's 8") will also star.
Tony Leung is playing the Mandarin. A fake version of the character, played by Ben Kingsley, appeared in "Iron Man 3."
November 5, 2021: "Spider-Man 3"
Technically, this is a Sony Pictures movie made in partnership with Marvel Studios. We're including it here since Spidey is taking over the previous release date for Marvel's "Doctor Strange" sequel.
Tom Holland recently said during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that filming was supposed to get underway for the third "Spider-Man" movie this summer, but he wasn't sure what was happening.
February 11, 2022: "Thor: Love and Thunder"
Taika Waititi will return to direct the sequel with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson returning as fan-favorite Valkyrie.
Natalie Portman appeared on stage at SDCC 2019. Not only is Portman returning to the MCU, but she'll play a female version of Thor straight out of the comics.
March 25, 2022: "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
The director of the first "Doctor Strange," Scott Derrickson, was originally set to return to deliver "the first scary MCU film." In January 2020, Derrickson and Marvel Studios surprisingly parted ways "due to creative differences."
Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man") is reportedly taking over the film and has full support from Derrickson. Benedict Cumberbatch will reprise his role as Dr. Stephen Strange. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) will be in the sequel, too. The events of her Disney+ series, "WandaVision," will directly tie in to "Doctor Strange 2."
Read more: Every original Marvel show coming to Disney's streaming service
May 6, 2022: "Black Panther 2"
Wakanda forever!
The "Black Panther" sequel is the only release date that stayed the same among the mix-up. Director Ryan Coogler is returning for the film. At 2019's D23 Expo, Coogler said it was too early to reveal the full title of the movie.
July 8, 2022: "Captain Marvel 2"
We've been waiting a while for official confirmation on this sequel after 2019's film exceeded expectations by bringing in over $1 billion at the box office.
Disney confirmed the sequel by including a release date for the film among all of the new Marvel Studios movie dates.
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is currently undated.
Director James Gunn, who worked on the first two films in the franchise, will be back after he's done working on Warner Bros.' upcoming "The Suicide Squad."
Marvel Studios is also working on new "Blade" movie.
Mahershala Ali will play the human/vampire hybrid who protects humans from vamps. Wesley Snipes originated the role in the 1998 movie. It will be separate from the Phase 4 movies. No release date was given.
At the end of Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con panel, Feige also hinted a "Fantastic Four" movie will come at some point now that Disney has access to Fox's Marvel heroes. We'll have to wait to hear more about that.
