Since Marvel Studios parted ways with Jonathan Majors, it’s seemed all but certain that they’d eventually retitle the Avengers film that included the name of his MCU character. Now, according to THR, they’ve made the decision to retitle Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Michael Giacchino is a cornerstone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since Doctor Strange his theaters in 2016, the fanfare he created has become one of the world’s most recognizable jingles. He has scored 5 Marvel Studios films and in 2022 directed the studio’s first Special Presentation–for which he created another unique and catchy fanfare–Werewolf By Night. The streaming special caught fire with audiences and Giacchino’s work in creating a singular look for the new corner of the MCU drew heavy praise. Fans have been eager for Giacchino to reteam with Marvel Studios for a new project and while he recused himself from the search for a director for Blade, a new rumor making the rounds suggests that by waiting, he may have found himself a perfect scenario.
According to insider Daniel RPK, Marvel Studios is eyeing Giacchino to helm their big-screenMidnight Sons project.
First assembled to battle Lilith in 1992’s Ghost Rider #31, the roster of the Midnight Sons/Midnight Suns team has changed greatly with each iteration though the mission has mostly remained the same: stop supernatural shit from happening on Earth. And that’s where Giachhino fits in.
While there’s been no official word on who might make up the team, Werewolf By Night, Man-Thing and Elsa Bloodstone have all been members of the squad in the comics and those just happen to be characters Giacchino is very familiar with. Additionally, if he were to helm the project, he could get his chance to work with Blade, who he previously described as one of his favorite Marvel characters.
I mean, look, I love Blade. I think that’s an amazing, amazing character. It’s one of my favorites. But I feel like that thing is already in motion in a way that is like, and I’m in motion on other things as well, and there’s just– It’s a whole… you know. It’s just, timing-wise, it’s a little crazy. So I feel like, you know… I want that to be a great movie. I want that to be an awesome movie, because that character deserves it in a huge way. But yeah, right now, I mean, no.
Given the rumors that horror scream queen Mia Goth is playing Lilith in Blade–which is still scheduled to go into production later this year–it’s possible that a Midnight Sons film could also serve as a follow-up to that film and, like the comics, see the team assemble to take on her and her 9 demonic offspring, the Lilin. A handful of other members from the comic book team already exist in the MCU (Doctor Strange, Moon Knight and Wong) and there could be more on the way as a rumored Ghost Rider project remains in development. While there’s no timeline for when to expect the Midnight Sons film just yet, it certainly sounds like the perfect opportunity for the studio to reteam with Giacchino and let him work his magic one more time.
Via social media, Marvel Studios has revealed the long-awaited cast of Fantastic Four…and given it a new release date.
As has been rumored for months, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn will make up the MCU’s version of the First Family. Pascal (The Mandalorian, The Last of Us) and Kirby (The Fast and The Furious and Mission: Impossible franchises) will play Reed and Susan Richards, respectively, Moss-Bachrach (Andor, The Bear) will portray Ben Grimm/The Thing and Quinn (Stranger Things) will suit up as Johnny Storm.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.
Along with the cast announcement and a new logo comes a new release date. Recently slated for May 2nd, 2025, Fantastic Four will now debut on July 25, 2025. With that move, Thunderbolts has been moved into the May 2nd, 2025 slot.
After bringing Matthew Orton on to rewrite parts of the film, Captain America: Brave New World still has plenty of work to do before it hits screens in 2025. Rumors persist that the film’s first action scene–which apparently featured the Serpent Society–has been totally cut from the film. While the extent of the reshoots is unknown, Harrison Ford‘s role as the MCU’s new Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross is safe and a piece of crew merchandise seemingly confirms that his gamma-fueled alter ego will indeed make an appearance in the film.
A pair of pictures that first appeared on Reddit give a good look at the new logo for the film, which was retitled from Captain America: New World Order, and a second very ominous logo.
While there’s been little doubt that Ross’ appearance in the film would lead to him finally becoming the Red Hulk, the logo confirms that transformation will take place while also seemingly indicating that Sam Wilson’s Captain America will square off against Ross’ Red Hulk in the film.
While talking with ET about the upcoming Dune sequel, one of the film’s stars, Florence Pugh, shared her own experience with all the delays before confirming she’s heading to Atlanta to begin work on the project very soon.
“It kind of feels like it still might not happen because of the amount of times it has been paused, which is just a natural feeling,” explained Pugh. “But I’m going straight after this. When we’re done with press, I’m going to Atlanta and start doing some prep and do a bit more press with you guys, and then I’m off – I’m shooting.”
“When we shot Black Widow, we thought we were going to shoot the next movie relatively sooner than we did, and it’s just been this thing that’s been looming, that we’ve been waiting to shoot at some point in the future, and now it’s finally happening, so it feels surreal, but it’s coming back. Yelena’s coming back.“
Originally a fairly direct sequel to 2021’s Black Widow, Thunderbolts has evolved a bit over time as several different writers have taken a crack at the script. While it’s still Widow-heavy (two members of the Thunderbolts squad and a third member of the cast–maybe a fourth– are returning to roles they played in Black Widow), the film will also follow threads begun in The Falcon and The Winter Solider and Ant-Man and The Wasp.
Thunderbolts is set to hit theaters on July 25, 2025.
After more rounds of shuffling and reshuffling than anyone cares to count, it seems as though Marvel Studios has settled on a plan for the remainder of the Multiverse Saga. While it seems more likely than not that things will shift around again, the latest update to Disney’s theatrical slate shows 1 film in 2024 (Deadpool 3), 4 films in 2025 (Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four and Blade) and 4 in 2026 before getting to Avengers: Secret Wars on May 7, 2027. Should Marvel Studios somehow stick to that schedule, that leaves one untitled film between Blade and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty/Avengers 5 and two more untitled films between Avengers: The Kang Dynasty/Avengers 5.
Rumors suggest that Deadpool 3 will do some heavy lifting in terms of advancing the overall narrative of the Multiverse Saga but what other projects NEED to happen before the big finale? What projects WILL happen because they’re the most ready to roll? We take a look at what 2026 might look like if nothing were to change between now and then and how it gets us all to Avengers: Secret Wars.
February 13, 2026: Armor Wars
With the news that Marvel Studios is finally searching for a director for the film, it would seem that Armor Wars is the most likely project to be on deck which means it would have the best chance of being ready to hit theaters in February 2026. That slot would make it the last film to hit theaters before Avengers 5. Guardians of the Galaxy was the last film fans saw in theaters before Avengers: Age of Ultron, so there’s precedent for a non-related film to precede an Avengers films.
Armor Wars doesn’t seem like the kind of film that would have a direct impact on the plot of Avengers 5 but there are plenty of unknowns about the film that could change that perception. Originally conceived as a streaming series, Armor Wars reportedly got too big for D+; presumably, there’s an interesting reason why and maybe that has factored into it getting moved down the road a bit. Could some of the events of Captain America: Brave New World lead into Armor Wars? What about Ironheart? Those are things we might not know for well over a year but regardless, Don Cheadle’s solo Rhodey flick seems like a good bet to fall here and potentially be a step in the direction of assembling the MCU’s New Avengers.
May 1, 2026: Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
The only 2026 film on the slate with a title, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is currently being written by Michael Waldron.
July 24, 2026: Shang-Chi 二
Destin Daniel Cretton’s departure from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty could be taken to mean that his sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was going to need to be ready to go as a follow-up to the fifth Avengers film (it could also mean it needs to be ready to be the lead up to Avengers 5 but we’re staying the course here…). Cretton’s work on Wonder Man will keep him tied up for the first half of 2024 but he’s been working on the script for quite some time and it’s very likely that not only will this one be ready to begin production in 2025 but that it is one of the KEY films in the Multiverse Saga and that it NEEDS to release before the MCU starts its Secret Wars.
The one project on this list that the least is known about, Doctor Strange 3 also feels like one project that absolutely has to be part of the Multiverse Saga. While Marvel Studios is developing plenty of other projects that could easily roll out AFTER they wrap up their current saga, it would be incredibly strange not to have Doctor Strange’s next film play a crucial role in sorting things out.
Strange has been described as a key figure in the Multiverse Saga, yet so far he’s had some animated appearances (Seasons 1 and 2 of What If…?),a cameo (Spider-Man: No Way Home), one solo film which only truly served as a set up to whatever comes next (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness). Adding a second Strange film to the Saga–even in some sort of larger crossover event–would allow the character to be used similarly to how Captain America was in the Infinity Saga.
May 7, 2027: Avengers: Secret Wars
The final film of the Multiverse Saga, Avengers: Secret Wars–like Avengers: The Kang Dynasty–is currently being written by Michael Waldron.
The Denouement of the Multiverse Saga
Should Marvel Studios stick to its current theatrical slate, the projects listed above truly seem to make the most sense and provide the path of least resistance to the big conclusion in 2027. Again, it seems far more likely that Marvel Studios’ Multiverse Saga slate will undergo at least one more round of restructuring; however, for once it seemed like a fun idea to play it by the books at take things at face value.
Marvel Studios have certainly taken their time developing the Mahershala Ali-led Blade reboot. First announced at SDCC ’19, the project came as a shockingly wonderful surprise…and then the world went to hell. Nearly four and a half years, one global pandemic and two major Hollywood work stoppages later, production on the film still hasn’t gotten underway and, in fact, has been delayed multiple times. However, all signs point to principal photography finally getting underway sometime late in 2024 and now a new rumor about the film is sure to provide some much-needed hope about the state of the project.
According to insider Daniel RPK, after having multiple writers work on the script (current writer Michael Green is the sixth scribe to work on the screenplay) it sounds as though they’ve found their story and it sounds fairly badass!
In November 2023, director Yann Demange told Deadline that Marvel Studios had given him the green light to make Blade an R-rated film. “They gave me the R, which is so important,” said Demange, adding that “we are going to have fun because Mahershala is such a deep actor.” “I’m excited to show a kind of ruthlessness, a roughness he has, that allows him to walk the earth in a particular way. I love him for that. He’s got a dignity and integrity, but there is a ferocity there that he usually keeps under the surface. I want to unleash that and put it on the screen.” he explained. The new rumor from Daniel RPK lines up with Demange’s R-rated comment and gives some insight into exactly what Ali’s Daywalker will be up against.
The rumor states that Blade will be a period piece and will have ties to one of the MCU’s most confusing post-credit scenes. Apparently the film’s plot will revolve around an attempt by the villain Lilith–played by horror queen Mia Goth–to gather up the blood of Blade’s daughter in an effort to create an army of Daywalkers. To make things more interesting, Goth’s baddie will reportedly weild the mysterious Ebony Blade, first seen in the MCU in The Eternals. In the mid-credit scene, Kit Harrington‘s Dane Whitman was revealed to be in possession of the sword, which was shown to have some fascinating properties. Just as Whitman was about to pick it up, he was stopped by Ali’s Blade, who was not seen, only heard.
Following the release of The Eternals, Marvel Studios executive producer Nate Moore explained how the studio came to connect Blade to the sword. “Cause the Ebony Blade, the characteristics of the Ebony Blade are not dissimilar to some degree to vampirism and we think that’s an interesting kind of thing to play with,” explained Moore. Now it sounds as though Blade will establish a MUCH clearer connection to the stinger scene though it’s not believed that Harrington will play a role in the film.
Blade is currently slated for a November 7, 2025 release.
As the world waits on the answer to the most important question inhistory–who will make up Marvel Studios’ First Family?–an interesting tidbit of news about the script for Fantastic Four has emerged.
Neustadter and Weber have worked together on several projects included Daisy Jones & the Six, Hulu’s Rosaline and The Disaster Artist. According to the report, they have not been brought in to rewrite the script from page one but simply to take a pass at it. Given their filmography, it seems likely they’re adding some comedic touches to Friedman’s sci-fi script.
Following a tumultuous and uneven 2023, 2024 looks to be a bit of a reset for Marvel Studios. Bob Iger‘s return to Disney and a pair of strikes that kept productions on the sidelines for nearly half the year allowed Marvel Studios to take stock of their current projects. In several cases, those projects were reworked, reframed or rewritten in an effort to ensure they were of the quality fans of the MCU have come to expect. As a result of the creative overhauls and the strikes, most of Marvel Studios’ 2024 projects were delayed until 2025 with Echo, the Untitled Deadpool Movie and Agatha: Darkhold Diaries slated to be the only live-action projects rolled out this year. With so many projects pushed to 2025, 2024 will, however, be a very busy year on the production side of business for the studio and with one major film is still short one actor in a starring role while nearing the start of principal photography.
Originally slated to hit theaters on July 26, 2024 (a date now reserved for Deadpool 3), Marvel Studios Thunderbolts was moved ahead a full year to July 25, 2025. After having several writers take a pass at the script, Marvel Studios was ready to move into production in Summer 2023 but production never got up and running due in large part to the SAG strike. As the calendar rolled over to 2024, the project seemed to be on solid ground until StevenYeun—set to play the powerful Sentry—abruptly bailed, leaving the studio in the lurch. Marvel quickly pivoted, offering the role to fellow The Walking Dead alumn Austin Abrams but no deal was reached. Now, with less than two months until filming is set to resume, a new report indicates that the role has been offered to a new actor and this time it sounds like the studio may have landed its new Golden Man.
According to insider Daniel RPK and THR’s Borys Kit, Top Gun: Maverick actor Lewis Pullman has been offered the role of Sentry in Marvel Studios Thunderbolts.
Pullman, who recently starred alongside Marvel Studios star Brie Larson in Apple TV’s Lessons in Chemistry, is the son of national treasure Bill Pullman (Independence Day,Spaceballs) and played a supporting role as Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd in Top Gun: Maverick. Neither Pullman’s reps nor Marvel Studios commented on the report.
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