It’s been the one thing on the mind of so many MCU fans as Phase 4 comes to a close: What the hell is this phase even all about?! The answer has just been unveiled by Kevin Feige in Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel. Phase 4 is the first act of the MCU Multiverse saga and will close out with Avengers: Secret Wars come Phase 6 in 2025.
Phase 4 is slated to end with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is said to be the opener for Phase 5 with Thunderbolts being the closer. Lastly, Fantastic Four will open Phase 6.
The latest trailer for She-Hulk has finally dropped and what has caught everyone off-guard is the fact that it gave us our best look yet at Matt Murdock’s return, once again played by Charlie Cox. While we did get to see him in Spider-Man: No Way Home, this trailer offered our best look at him in his Daredevil costume, which is taking a different direction. Instead of his usual red or black fare, he’s sporting a yellow look this time around.
With She-Hulk: Attorney at Law set to debut on Disney+ in August, Marvel Studios has debuted a new trailer for the series. The trailer was unveiled during the studio’s presentation at Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con.
The new trailer, which can be seen below, should ease concerns fans had regarding the CGI in the show. She-Hulk‘s overall look is much cleaner than in the first trailer, and her comic’s accurate costume is on full display.
Joining Maslany in She-Hulk are Mark Ruffalo, who returns as Brace Banner/Hulk, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/Abomination, Ginger Gonzaga, Josh Segarra, Jon Bass and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Benedict Wong is also confirmed to reprise his role as Wong in the series.
She-Hulk‘s first season, which consists of 9 episodes, will premiere on Disney+ on August 17th. Like with the other shows, She-Hulk will follow a weekly release plan.
With the return of San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios’ legendary Hall H panel was back for SDCC 2022. Back in 2019, Marvel Studios laid out the first part of the outline for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4. Now, in 2022, the mega panel closed out the day in Hall H in style with major revelations and exciting information and footage for fans. If you missed our live coverage of the event, or if you are looking for all the Marvel Studios SDCC news in one place, we’ve got you covered. This article contains a summary of the panel and hits all the newsworthy highlights.
While some wondered if Marvel Studios would truly bring major surprises to SDCC, President Kevin Feige immediately shocked fans by announcing that Phase 4 of the MCU has almost nearly already come to an end. Phase 4 officially ends with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is only months away. Phase 5, which has previously barely been discussed, is now officially set to begin with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in early 2023 and end with Thunderbolts, a newly announced title, in the summer of 2024. Not only that, but Marvel Studios released the first information about Phase 6. Phases 4 through 6 will indeed be titled, the “Multiverse Saga”, and will end in a two-part Avengers event. Check out everything—in release order—below.
Phase 4
Marvel Studios made the shocking reveal that only two projects are left in Phase 4 of the MCU. Both She-Hulk and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever revealed new posters and trailers.
She-Hulk — August 17, 2022
As the next project to be released in the MCU, it comes as no surprise that Marvel Studios spent a little time on She-Hulk. Set to debut on Disney+ on August 17, the cast of the series arrived in Hall H:
— Murphy's Multiverse (@MultiverseMurph) July 24, 2022
A poster and final trailer for the series dropped at SDCC, which includes training montages and 4th wall breaks. It also confirms that Charlie Cox’s Daredevil will be in She-Hulk. Check it out below:
— Murphy's Multiverse (@MultiverseMurph) July 24, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — November 11, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was certainly one of the most predictable inclusions in Marvel Studios’ SDCC panel considering it is the MCU’s next feature film. Still, the sequel to the Academy Award-winning Black Panther closed out the Hall H presentation. Feige was joined on stage by director Ryan Coogler and cast members Mabel Cadena, Michaela Cole, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, Tenoch Huerta, Florence Kasumba, Alex Livinalli, Lupita Nyong’o, Dominique Thorne and Letitia Wright.
SDCC revealed that the series Echo will hit Disney+ in Summer 2023.
Loki Season 2 — Summer 2023
The second season of Loki is also slated for Summer 2023, though after Echo.
The Marvels — July 28, 2023
Even though Ms. Marvel just ended to critical acclaim and with a tease to the Captain Marvel sequel, no new information about The Marvels was shared. It is still scheduled for a July 28, 2023 release.
Blade — November 3, 2023
There was no additional information on the upcoming Blade film led by Mahershala Ali. But the film was given a release date of November 3, 2023.
Ironheart — Fall 2023
The Disney+ series following Riri Williams, Ironheart will release in Fall 2023.
Agatha: Coven of Chaos — Winter 2023
Following Marvel Studios’ first streaming project, WandaVision, a spinoff focusing on Kathryn Hahn’s character, Agatha Harkness, was announced. At SDCC ’22, the spinoff was given a new name and a tentative release date. Agatha: Coven of Chaos will start streaming on Disney+ in Winter 2023.
Daredevil’s solo series starring Charlie Cox in the MCU was not a major part of the SDCC panel. Still, not only did we learn that the series would be titled, Daredevil: Born Again, but it will consist of a whopping 18 episodes. It will begin streaming on Disney+ sometime in Spring 2024.
Captain America: New World Order — May 3, 2024
Marvel Studios teased a continuation of Sam Wilson’s journey as Captain America at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier when the title card changed to Captain America and the Winder Soldier. Yet, while plans for a movie were announced shortly thereafter, Marvel Studios never confirmed the project. With the news of a director boarding Captain America 4 earlier this month, it’s not surprising that Marvel Studios has officially announced the project as part of its Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier head writer Malcolm Spellman penned the script with Dalan Musson, a staff writer on the show. Julius Onah, who helmed The Cloverfield Paradox, is on board to direct the film. It will release May 3, 2024.
Not only did Marvel Studios surprise by announcing the entirety of Phase 5, but Kevin Feige kept going, giving audiences a look at what looks to be a massive Phase 6, beginning with Fantastic Four on November 8, 2024. Phase 6 will end in a duo of Avengers films entitled Avengers: Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. Phases 4 through 6 are officially coined the “Multiverse Saga”.
Fantastic Four — November 8, 2024
In 2019, Kevin Feige blew up SDCC with the announcement that Marvel Studios was set to unleash their own Fantastic Four film after acquiring the property in the merger with Fox. Jon Watts was brought on board to direct the film but recently left the project. While there’s no new director on board, the film does now have a release date.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty — May 2, 2025 Avengers: Secret Wars — November 7, 2025
Like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame did for Phase 3 and the Infinity Saga, the fifth and sixth Avengers films will close out Phase 6 and the Multiverse Saga. Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars release May 2 and November 7, 2025, meaning there are only about six months between the release of the two films. Not much else is known about the two-part event, but it confirms many fans’ speculations that the current saga’s big villain would be Kang the Conquerer and end in a Secret Wars-inspired multiversal event.
If you thought The Sandman wasn’t going to be something special, San Diego Comic-Con’s panel has revealed something quite incredible. As shared by Netflix Geeked, the series will have unique end title credits for every single episode. Not just that, but the iconic graphic novel’s illustrator Dave McKean is coming back out of retirement to lend his hand in designing them. That is no small feat and a testament to how much Neil Gaiman believes in this adaptation, which hopefully continues to excite fans about the prospect of finally seeing this story brought to life.
#TheSandman illustrator Dave McKean returned from retirement and designed unique end title credits for all 10 episodes of the Netflix series pic.twitter.com/yNb10YkMEY
Paramount+ has become the go-to streaming service for all things Star Trek. Following the success of Star Trek: Discovery, the streaming service continued to build its Star Trek library with the addition of Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The latter series, which just ended its first season to critical acclaim, chronicled Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock, and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise as they visited different parts of the Galaxy. It is set 10 years before Star Trek: The Original Series and is the first spin-off from Star Trek: Discovery.
The series showed Captain Pike in his post-retirement glory gearing up to hand the Enterprise to one Captain Kirk, with Strange New Worlds finding him in his prime leading the Enterprise with new and old faces alike. When showrunner Alex Kurtzman pitched the series to then-CBS All Access, he pitched them on an ever-expanding universe that could potentially see crossovers between the different shows, ala the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We did not know when the first crossover would happen, but San Diego Comic-Con has provided that answer.
— Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) July 23, 2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is officially crossing over with Star Trek: Lower Decks, which is the first animated Star Trek series since 1970 and follows the adventures of the Cerritos in the year 2380. The show is now two seasons in, and it has been revealed that Season 2 of Strange New Worlds will see a live-action crossover between the two shows. Even cooler, it will be directed by Commander William Riker, himself Jonathan Frakes. Frakes was actually one of the ones who pitched CBS on some Star Trek content before they decided Kurtzman would be the sole showrunner, so it is exciting to see him get a shot to direct this first crossover episode in the Star Trek Universe.
Continuing our coverage of San Diego Comic-Con, Hall H continues with a panel on the upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff with the House of the Dragon. The first spin-off from the wildly popular adaptation of A Song Of Fire & Ice brings us to a time when the Lannisters were not in power, but rather explore the Targaryen empire. We heard these stories throughout Game of Thrones, but now we are going to see them play out on the small screen. One question that has popped up a ton as we are ready for the August premiere of House of the Dragon: how many dragons will we see?
During the panel, screenwriter Ryan Condal was asked whether how dominant we’d see the symbol of the Targaryen and their rise to power. Given that Daenerys birthed three dragons in the original series, and we saw the skulls of dragons under Kings Landing, it does bode the question of how many would appear. He reveals that seventeen dragons are present throughout the HBO Max’s series runtime.
Now, keep in mind that in Game of Thrones lore only a select few Targaryens can ride dragons. So, it is going to be interesting to see if there is this competitive nature between the various family members that can ride and the ones who can’t. Still, seventeen dragons are nothing to scoff at and would go a long way towards explaining the expensive budget the show is working with.
Here’s a surprise but it seems that during a San Diego Comic-Con mixer, a first look at Disney+’s series American Born Chinese has been unveiled. While it’s not actual footage, there’s a banner that includes a first look at the series that’ll adapt Gene Luen Yang‘s iconic graphic novel. Ben Wang will take on the titular role of Jin, and is joined by quite the cast that includes Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Wu, Chin Han, Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, and more.
While it’s a shame we don’t get any trailer or footage of the project, it’s still quite exciting to finally see how far the project has come, which sees Shang-Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton back in the director’s chair for a Disney project. Here’s hoping that this tease also means we’ll get the first look in the near future as well.
In what might just be the most unexpected news to come from San Diego Comic-Con, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Zack Snyder is returning to DC. Just not in the way some fans might’ve hoped. The outlet has revealed that Snyder is set to guest star on Teen Titans Go!
The director is set to appear in the 365th episode of the animated series, which will be titled “365!” To celebrate their 365th episode, the Teen Titans want to do something special. This results in them heading to Warner Bros. to find a director, only to stumble upon Snyder. The episode will air on Cartoon Network this fall.
Snyder, of course, has a long history with DC and Warner Bros. – with not all of it being great. The director helped to kick off the DC Extended Universe, before having to exit Justice League due to a family tragedy. Justice League would later hit theaters, but not without controversy. Fans would later successfully get Warner Bros. to allow Snyder to finish the Snyder-cut of Justice League, which aired exclusively on HBO Max last year before being released on home media.
While it’s not the Snyder return fans were probably looking for, fans should be pleased to see Snyder’s still involved with DC… kind of.
Last night, Marvel Studios unveiled its first-ever animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con. What made the occasion was that attendees got an exclusive look at what the future has in store for its animation department. That included teases of Spider-Man: Freshman Year, X-Men ’97, and much more. They also got exclusive streaming of an episode of What If..?’s upcoming second season which won’t premiere until next year.
The premiere will once again feature Captain Carter and will focus on her fighting the Hydra Stomper. The opening credits however also include the confirmation that Elizabeth Olsen will reprise her role as Wanda Maximoff in the animated series, though how she plays into the story isn’t known just yet. But, it’s exciting to see how much of a presence she has had throughout Phase 4 with the recent appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
What makes this stand out is that this is her first time voicing Wanda on the Diseny+ animated series. While she made quite the splash with the first ever Disney+ release from Marvel Studios with WandaVision, her appearance as a zombie wasn’t actually voiced by her. So, we’ll see if she potentially has some additional appearances in other episodes throughout the latest season.
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