Superhero movies are ubiquitous at this point, and the biggest name in the game is still Marvel. Not just any Marvel, mind you, but Marvel Studios. Starting with 2008’s “Iron Man,” Marvel Studios and its now-president Kevin Feige started experimenting with the idea of telling one long, interconnected story over multiple movies with different lead characters, crossing over from time to time – just like in the comics. That experiment proved successful with 2012’s “The Avengers,” and it’s been hit after hit ever since.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to grow, even in the wake of the conclusive nature of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” and it can be hard to keep track of what’s coming down the pike. Below, we’ve assembled a list of every confirmed MCU movie currently in the works, when it’s coming out, who’s in it, and what we know about each project so far.
This list is specific to only Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel movies, so you won’t find Sony’s super properties on this list — well, except for one wallcrawler.
Check out a full list of upcoming Marvel movie release dates below.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release Date: July 25, 2025
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne
Marvel Studios gained control of the “Fantastic Four” characters for the first time when Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, which had previously licensed the characters for use in two prior franchise attempts.
Jon Watts, who directed all three “Spider-Man” movies for the MCU, was attached to direct, but he dropped out of the project in April 2022. In August 2022, Matt Shakman — who directed all of “WandaVision” — signed on to direct, dropping out of spearheading the next “Star Trek” movie in the process. Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were first announced as writing the screenplay with “Avatar 2” writer Josh Friedman signing on in March.
Back in 2022, John Krasinski admitted he was not likely to reprise his role as Reed Richards, after playing a multiversal version of him in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” And indeed, he won’t be.
Pedro Pascal will play Mr. Fantastic, flanked by Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing.
You can watch the trailer here.
Avengers: Doomsday
Release Date: May 1, 2026
Cast: A whole lot of people, and still adding more — you can find the full list here
Following Marvel’s firing of Jonathan Majors after his conviction for harassment and assault, it became unclear how the studio would pivot to a new villain. Kang the Conqueror was set to be the center of everything.
But, in Marvel’s biggest SDCC shocker last year, it was revealed that “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU as Doctor Doom, taking over as the new big bad. Now, the first of two “Avengers” films that will cap off Phase 6 of the MCU — and “The Multiverse Saga” as it’s known — is called “Doomsday.” It will also feature the Fantastic Four and X-Men, and the Russo brothers are returning to direct.
It’s unclear how exactly Marvel will pull off this twist, but we’ll be watching closely.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Release date: July 31, 2026
Cast: Tom Holland, Liza Colón-Zayas, Sadie Sink
Yes, Spider-Man is still technically a Sony property, but Tom Holland’s take on him is a joint venture with Marvel Studios. And he returns for his fourth outing in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” with Spider-Man vet Amy Pascal and Marvel president Kevin Feige producing.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the fourth movie will show Holland’s Peter Parker dealing with the fallout of the events of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” in which all memory of him and his secret identity was erased from the universe. For him, it’s literally a brand new start.
Avengers: Secret Wars
Release Date: May 2027
Cast: TBA
Fans have long waited for Marvel to adapt the “Secret Wars” comics run, and it appears they’ll get their wish, and with the Russo brothers at the helm.
In the comics, “Secret Wars” found a being of immense power teleporting a bevy of Marvel heroes and villains to a planet called “the battleworld” where they were forced to fight to the death. Michael Waldron, the head writer of “Loki” Season 1 and screenwriter of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” is writing the screenplay.
Blade
Release Date: TBD
Cast: Mahershala Ali and Delroy Lindo
The MCU’s “Blade” reboot will star Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as the daywalking vampire, but at this point, no one really knows when it’s coming out. The movie has faced quite a few setbacks — more on that in a moment — and in October 2024, it was pulled from Marvel’s release schedule and delayed indefinitely.
Originally, Bassam Tariq was set to direct from a screenplay by Stacy Osei-Kuffour, but Tariq exited the film in September 2022 ahead of a November production start. Marvel subsequently tapped Yann Demange (“White Boy Rick”) to direct, but he also departed the film, as TheWrap exclusively reported in June.
Production was delayed due to the double Hollywood strike after “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto signed on to work on the script. He too has since departed, with Michael Starrbury and Michael Green also working on previous drafts of the script. The most recent writer attached was Marvel vet Eric Pearson.
