Now that Avengers: Endgame is finally out and Marvel Studios`s Phase 3 is drawing to a close with the upcoming release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, the future of the MCU is a bit of a mystery. Not only did yesterday`s Far From Home trailer imply the potential for an MCU-based multiverse--which could have huge implications for the future--we`ve also got a whole roster of upcoming Disney+ streaming MCU TV shows. Those shows, according to Marvel Studios` Kevin Feige, are going to directly impact and shape the future big-screen phases.In a press release sent out today, Disney confirmed the release dates for their upcoming Phase 4 films through 2022, but did not include any titles. The schedule now looks like this for `Untitled Marvel films.`May 1, 2020November 6, 2020February 12, 2021May 7, 2021November 5, 2021February 18, 2022May 6, 2022July 29, 2022It`s important to note that this list only includes Disney productions, so any upcoming Sony work--i.e. any Spider-Man movies after Far From Home--are not in the mix.The roster of movies currently confirmed for Phase 4 includes a solo Black Widow film, likely one of the earlier 2020 releases; Black Panther 2, which probably holds one of the February dates in 2021 or 2022, given the first movie`s Black History Month release. The recently announced Shang-Chi likely holds one of the later dates--we still only have a director attached to the project and no confirmed cast. The Eternals could occupy one of the earlier dates, given the recent blitz on casting news--but no confirmed production timeline has been released.Also confirmed to be happening is Doctor Strange 2, which has Scott Derrickson tapped to return as writer and director, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which could hold one of the 2021 dates as well.Of course, that only tallies up to six confirmed projects for the eight confirmed release dates, meaning we have at least two more movies yet to be announced in the upcoming phase.
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