It has been a tricky year for Marvel Studios as they have had to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Their highly anticipated movies, such as Black Widow and The Eternals, as well as original series for Disney+, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and WandaVision, have all faced production delays.
Now we have some new and exciting updates from Marvel Studios after Disney’s annual Investor Day event.
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Due to the delays, Marvel fans have had a lot of questions about when they can expect new movies and streaming series to debut.
Keep in mind that Marvel reiterated that both Doctor Strange and The Multiverse of Madness and Black Widow will be a theatrical release, with no word on Disney+ or Premier Access.
This series will follow both Wanda and Vision in events that take place after Avengers Endgame.
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Loki
Also, Marvel gave us a look at the highly anticipated Loki series, which they described as a thrilling crime series. We are sure this will be as mysterious as Loki himself!
You can see the first look at Loki that was posted to Disney’s official Twitter,
Loki will be making good on his name as the god of mischief in his very own Disney+ series. We cannot wait to see what antics Loki gets himself into, and are glad to see Tom Hiddleston reprising his role after his death in the MCU.
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Black Widow
Black Widow officially hits theaters on May 7, 2021.
Black Widow chronicles Natasha Romanoff’s efforts to deal with her history as a spy long before she became an Avenger. Directed by Cate Shortland and starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz. In theaters May 7, 2021.
Additionally, we got a great first look at the Falcon and the Winter Soldier which has us trying to speed up time — can it be March already?!
“The legacy of that shield is complicated.” Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, an Original Series, starts streaming Mar. 19 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/iJaquJEUGy
This series was described by Kevin Feige as a Marvel movie that was simply broken up into six parts. This will of course follow the story of Bucky and Sam as they grapple with what to do after the original Captain America is gone.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
This movie has been filming in Australia, and although we did not get a trailer fans are still excited for news on this new Marvel film. This will introduce Shang-Chi into the Marvel MCU and continue to add more diversity to the MCU.
Production is finished but a lot needs to be done in post-production before fans can see this film.
Production has just wrapped for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and we are excited to share the fantastic cast bringing the film to life.#ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in theaters July 9th, 2021. pic.twitter.com/fnmNP94nrA
Iornheart, which was speculated inside the Marvel fandom, will get its own series on Disney+ was confirmed by Kevin Feige.
This series will follow up after the events of Avengers Endgame, but not many other details were released at this time. Hopefully, we will get a release date soon
Coming soon to #DisneyPlus, Dominique Thorne is genius inventor Riri Williams in Ironheart, an Original Series about the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. pic.twitter.com/VB94VyPr9e
Marvel’s What If…? series is really exciting as it will explore through animation, everything that could be or might have been in the universe of Marvel. This series was initially announced when Disney+ first launched and the first look is very exciting. I would say this one is worth the wait.
"Space. Time. Reality. It's more than linear path."
She-Hulk was officially announced by Marvel today.
Mark Ruffalo will return in this series that is of course going straight to Disney+ and will follow the comic book hero, She-Hulk herself!
She-Hulk arrives to the MCU! Tatiana Maslany will portray Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk and Tim Roth returns as the Abomination and Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo, will appear in the series. Directed Kat Coiro and Anu Valia, She-Hulk is coming to #DisneyPluspic.twitter.com/z4OlQJhrlr
A Fantastic Four film was confirmed, but no announcement on the fan casting for the series, as many wonder if Emily Blunt and husband, John, will play the roles in Marvel’s leading family.
Jon Watts will direct the new feature film for Marvel's First Family, Fantastic Four! pic.twitter.com/Eu26ghxbGT
Ant-Man 3 finally got a big announcement as an official title to the movie was released. All the key actors are reprising their roles, and we can’t wait to see what antics Ant-Man can get into while continuing to expand complex concepts inside Marvel’s MCU.
Peyton Reed is back to direct the third Ant-Man film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer all return. Kathryn Newton joins the cast as Cassie Lang and Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror. pic.twitter.com/opXw1cmpFj
Directed by none other than Taika Waititi, the next installment in Thor is currently filming. Big announcement is that Christian Bale will be the villain of this movie! Again, Marvel doubled down on the theatrical release NOT a Disney+ release or premier access at this time.
Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale will join the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder as the villain Gorr the God Butcher. In theaters May 6, 2022. ⚡ pic.twitter.com/fWS4UuP2oM
The best announcement of the night was that James Gunn would be directing a Holiday special with everyone’s favorite Guardians! This is being filmed while the production of the latest Guardians movie is taking place.
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. James Gunn is back to write and direct.
War Machine is back, the role is being reprised by Don Cheadle, and is another series coming direct to Disney+.
Don Cheadle returns as James Rhodes aka War Machine in Armor Wars, an Original Series coming to #DisneyPlus. A classic Marvel story about Tony Stark’s worst fear coming true: what happens when his tech falls into the wrong hands? pic.twitter.com/K6M0q9mcNM
This Disney+ original is bringing back Nick Fury, so this is confirmation of the rumors Nick Fury series that has been circulating for some time now. We are glad to see it, but as it is still in it’s early phases of development no real news as of yet… Other than this IS happening!
Samuel L. Jackson is back as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn from Captain Marvel returns as the Skrull Talos in Marvel Studios' Original Series Secret Invasion. Coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/AuInHMuBRW
Following the daughter of Hawkeye, this series will take place after the Avengers movies and will be an action-packed comic book-based series for Disney+.
Original Avenger Jeremy Renner returns to star as Hawkeye, teaming up with well-known archer from Marvel comics, Kate Bishop played by the amazing Hailee Steinfeld. pic.twitter.com/vqxlEdHQWs
Still in the early phases of development but we did get confirmation of a Captain Marvel movie, most likely for phase 5 of Marvel’s MCU.
Brie Larson returns as Carol Danvers in Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel 2, directed by Nia DaCosta. Joining the cast are recently announced Ms. Marvel, Iman Vellani, and Monica Rambeau played by WandaVision's Teyonah Parris.
The latest Doctor Strange film hits theaters on March 25, 2022.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, debuts March 25, 2022. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, & Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez. Directed by Sam Raimi, the film ties to WandaVision & the next Spider-Man film.