The most successful franchise in the history of world cinema, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) kicks off its Phase 5 with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania starting today, February 17, in the United States and worldwide. The third film for the popular Marvel Comics character, Ant Man, was first introduced to the film medium with Ant-Man in 2015, with the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp coming out in 2018. The character has since appeared in the Marvel Studios shared universe by crossing over into a couple of other big MCU films like Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
The 31st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, incidentally kicks-off the proceedings for the Phase 5 of the shared universe and sees Paul Rudd reprising his role as Scott Lang / Ant-Man alongside several others like Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / Wasp, with Michael Douglas as Hank Pym and Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne coming back once again to deal with a new nemesis, Kang the Conqueror portrayed by Jonathan Majors, in the ever expanding MCU.
With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania opening the gates to the MCU’s Phase 5, we see where the franchise will head next and also delve into introducing the future of the global blockbuster franchise. The following list is about the Phase 5 and the Phase 6 along with the future films in the shared Marvel Cinematic Universe.
PHASE 5
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA
Release date: February 17, 2023
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, William Jackson Harper, Katy O’Brian, Bill Murray
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
Release date: May 5, 2023
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Maria Bakalova, and Sylvester Stallone
THE MARVELS
Release date: November 10, 2023
Director: Nia DaCosta
Cast: Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Samuel L. Jackson
CAPTAIN AMERICA: NEW WORLD ORDER
Release date: May 3, 2024
Director: Julius Onah
Cast: Harrison Ford, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danny Ramirez, Carl Lumbly, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily VanCamp, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Samuel L. Jackson
THUNDERBOLTS
Release date: July 26, 2024
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Olga Kurylenko, Harrison Ford
BLADE
Release date: September 6, 2024
Director: Yann Demange
Cast: Mahershala Ali.
PHASE 6
DEADPOOL 3
Release date: November 8, 2024
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
FANTASTIC FOUR
Release date: February 14, 2025
Director: Matt Shakman
Cast: To be announced (TBA)
AVENGERS: THE KANG DYNASTY
Release date: May 2, 2025
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: (TBA)
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS
Release date: May 1, 2026
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
FUTURE
ARMOR WARS
Release date: (TBA)
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
UNTITLED SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS SEQUEL
Release date: (TBA)
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: (TBA)
UPCOMING MCU MOVIES
UNANNOUNCED MARVEL STUDIOS MOVIE #1
Release date: July 25, 2025
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
UNANNOUNCED MARVEL STUDIOS MOVIE #2
Release date: November 7, 2025
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
UNANNOUNCED MARVEL STUDIOS MOVIE #3
Release date :February 13, 2026
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
UNANNOUNCED MARVEL STUDIOS MOVIE #4
Release date: July 24, 2026
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
UNANNOUNCED MARVEL STUDIOS MOVIE #5
Release date: November 6, 2026
Director: (TBA)
Cast: (TBA)
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