Marvel Phase 6: new MCU movies and Disney Plus shows, plus confirmed release dates
Marvel Phase 6 is expected to begin with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which releases next July
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Are you ready to learn more aboutMarvelPhase 6? If you opened this article, you should be. At the time of this guide’s last update, we’re still around nine months away from the third and final stage of the Marvel Multiverse Saga, but there’ll be plenty ofnew moviesandDisney Plusshows to enjoy once it begins.
Before it kicks off with the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) take on The Fantastic Four in July 2025, we’ve rounded up the latest new and rumors we can find on the Marvel Phase 6 projects currently in development. That includes any known release dates, cast announcements, trailer launches, plot synopses, and so much more. In short: you’ll be an MCU Phase 6 expert in no time at all. So, what are you waiting for, Avenger? Dive in!
Marvel Phase 6: every forthcoming MCU movie and TV show
Here’s a complete guide to Marvel Phase 6’s movie and series slate, which includes a number of recently announcedrelease dates for Marvel’s late 2024 and full 2025 TV line-up:
Marvel Phase 6 movies
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release date:July 25, 2025Director:Matt ShakmanConfirmed and expected cast:Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Natasha Lyonne, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Paul Walter Hauser, and John Malkovich
MarvelrevealedThe Fantastic Four’s new title, revised release date, and primary cast– Pascal (Mr. Fantastic), Kirby (The Invisible Woman), Quinn (The Human Torch), and Moss-Bachrach (The Thing) – in February. Four months later, Marvel chief Kevin Feige announcedfilming would start in late July and that the movie would be a period pieceset in an alternate universe – something fans already suspectedafter Marvel teased some key story detailsearlier this year.
On the supporting cast front, Deadline claimsGarner will play a gender-swapped Silver SurferandHauser has signed on for an undisclosed role. Marvel has alsoreportedly hiredThe Office UK’s Ineson to voice Galactus and drafted Malkovich in a mystery role.
Lyonne, who’s also joinedThe Fantastic Four: First Steps' cast, toldET Onlinethat she’d wrapped her scenes in late October. For more details about the forthcoming film, read ourdedicated hub onThe Fantastic Four: First Steps.
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Avengers: Doomsday
Release date:May 1, 2026Directors:Joe and Anthony RussoExpected cast:Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach
The fifthAvengersfilm, formerly known asAvengers: The Kang Dynasty, is now calledAvengers: Doomsday. MCU icon Downey Jr, who playedIron Manbetween 2008 and 2019, will surprisingly portray Doctor Victor von Doom, one of Marvel’s most popular adversaries, too.
The Russo brothers, who directed massively successful films includingAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame, are also after reports indicatedthey’d make a shock return to the MCU just days before Comic-Con 2024. Their return comes eight months afterprevious director Daniel Destin Cretton walked away fromAvengers 5,and a few weeks afterDeadpool and Wolverine’s Shawn Levy was reportedly tapped to helmDoomsdayinstead. Christopher McFeely – the screenwriter who penned several money-spinning MCU films – has replaced Michael Waldron as the Marvel Phase 6 film’s scribe.
Avengers 5was expected to begin shooting in January 2025 without The Fantastic Four’s involvement, but the Russos has since said (viaCollider) that it’ll start shooting in spring 2025 (that’s autumn for southern hemisphere dwellers), so Marvel’s First Family are also expected to feature. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man is reportedly part of the cast, too. Speaking of Spider-Man…
Spider-Man 4
Release date:July 24, 2026Rumored director:Daniel Destin CrettonExpected cast:Tom Holland and Zendaya
Spider-Man 4will swing into theaters in July 2026, andThe Hollywood Reporter(THR) andVarietyclaimShang-Chifilmmaker Daniel Destin Cretton will direct it. The former also hints that Zendaya’s MJ will play a supporting role.
Spider-Man 4was said to start filming much sooner than expected because of delays onEuphoriaseason 3(which Zendaya, who plays MJ in the MCU, stars in). Since then, though, Holland has confirmed filming will start in mid-2025, with industry insiderDanielRPKsuggesting principal photography will begin on May 25. A separateTHRarticle alleges that Holland will also be inAvengers 5, with the A-lister shooting scenes for that movie aroundSpider-Man 4and his co-leading role in Christopher Nolan’s next flick.
Plot details forSpider-Man’s fourth MCU outing are thin on the ground, but Holland has teased (per theRich Roll Podcast) that it “lit a fire in me” and that it had him and Zendaya jumping around the room when they read its screenplay. For more, read our dedicatedSpider-Man 4hub.
Avengers: Secret Wars
Release date:May 7, 2027Directors:Joe and Anthony RussoExpected cast:Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach
The sixthAvengersmovie’s title hasn’t changed since it was announced at Comic-Con 2019, but it won’t shoot back to back withDoomsday. Speaking toCollider, the Russo brothers said principal photography will begin “a year or so” after filming wraps on Avengers 5, withDanielRPKsuggesting it’ll start shooting in May 2026.
At Comic-Con 2024 (per reporterErik Davis), Feige confirmed The Fantastic Four will feature heavily inSecret Warsalongside Doctor Doom. It’s unclear which other MCU heroes and/or Marvel legacy characters will show up, but Holland’s Spider-Man is expected to, too. Feige has told fans (perio9) not to expect every superhero to appear in the next twoAvengersfilms, though.
Armor Wars
Release date:TBCDirector:TBCExpected cast:Don Cheadle
Originally billed as a TV show,Armor Warshas been retooled as a movie, with Yassir Lester (Black Monday) writing the script. MCU fansiteNexusPointNewsclaims filming will begin in January 2025, but no director is in place as of August 2024, so that start date is looking increasingly optimistic. Indeed, Cheadle has regularly played down, albeit jokingly, thatArmor Warsisn’t a thing (perThe Today ShowandTVLine), while Lester (viaMovieWeb) has even suggested that the film’s development status shifts on a day-to-day basis, so it’s unclear if it’ll ever get made.
If it is made, it’ll apparently follow Cheadle’s James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes/War Machine as he pursues criminals who have acquired some old Tony Stark-developed technology. It should pick up events fromSecret Invasion’s finale, given what we learned about Rhodey (or what fans have fiercely debated about him, anyway) in that series, too. MCU leakerAlex Perezalso suggests Sam Rockwell’s Justin Hammer might appear in the MCU for the first time since 2010’sIron Man 2.
Blade
Release date:TBCDirector:TBCExpected cast:Mahershala Ali and Mia Goth
After hisoff-screenEternalscameo, the vampiric anti-hero known as Blade was expected to get an R-rated MCU movie. However,
With so many issues affecting its development, nobody really knowswhat’s going on with Marvel’sBlademovie. In fact, recent reports suggestBladehas been delayed indefinitely– that’s in spite of Feige tellingComicBookMovie.comthat its creative team were hoping to crack the case (not vampire skulls) on its script soon, before telling withBlavity TVhe was “feeling good” about the film’s latest screenplay.
Mahershala Ali is still expected to star as the titular vampire hunter and, whileGoth was heavily rumored to be playingBlade’s lead villain, she confirmed she’d feature (perDeadline) before the film was seemingly shelved. It’s unclear if the pair are still contracted to the apparently cursed Marvel Phase 6 movie.
Marvel Phase 6 TV shows
Eyes of Wakanda
Release date:August 6, 2025Director:Todd HarrisExpected cast:TBC
A surprise Marvel Phase 6 announcement,Eyes of Wakandais aBlack PantherDisney Plus spin-offset to debut next August. Its logline reads: “Throughout Wakandan history, brave warriors have been tasked to travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artefacts. This is their story.”
Marvel’s Head of Television Brad Winderbaum toldCBR.comit’ll comprise four episodes, has been in development since 2021, Marc Bernardin (Star Trek: Picard) has written two entries, and it’ll be an anthology show in the mold ofWhat If…?. Speaking toMen’s Health, Winderbaum also confirmedEyes of Wakandawill slot seamlessly onto the Sacred Timeline and, as he told the Official Marvel Podcast episode 2, be the first Marvel Studios animated project that’ll “tie directly into the MCU.”
Speaking a D23 Expo 2024, director Todd Harrisheavily teased Iron Fist(not the Finn Jones version from Netflix' Marvel-Verse) will appear in an episode. In late October, the show’s first footage was also debuted as part ofMarvel’s latest ‘Look Ahead’ trailer.
Marvel Zombies
Release date:TBCDirector:TBCExpected cast:Iman Vellani, Simu Liu, and Mahershala Ali
A spin-off ofWhat If…?,Marvel Zombieswill pick up after season 1 episode 5 – aka ‘What If… Zombies!?’ – and comprises four episodes. It’ll be rated TV-MA in the US (18-plus in the UK and Australia), asconfirmed byWhat If…?director Bryan Andrewsat D23 Expo 2024. Per Marvel’s most recent ‘Look Ahead’ teaser, it’ll arrive in time for Halloween 2025 on Disney Plus, aka one of the world’sbest streaming services.
Marvel Zombieswill see the MCU’s newer heroes battle the ever-growing zombie superhero threat, with Shang-Chi, Ms Marvel, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, and Blade reportedly among the dwindling superhero roster. Iman Vellani, who plays Ms Marvel, says her character is “kind of the center of the show” (perThe Direct). Rumors suggest we’ll see a zombified version of Ikaris but, given the Eternals are human-robot hybrids, it’ll be interesting to see how the infection affects him. Other supposed zombified heroes include Captain Marvel, Okoye, Ghost, Abomination, and Hawkeye.
Wonder Man
Release date:December 2025, date TBCDirector:Daniel Destin CrrettonExpected cast:Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Demetrius Grosse, and Byron Bowers
Another long-gestating MCU TV series,Wonder Man– co-created by Andrew Guest and Cretton – will be a 10-part Marvel Spotlight comedy series that tells the story of an actor who plays a fictional superhero, but doesn’t know he’s also one in real life. Feige told theofficial Marvel podcastthat it’s “extremely different” from anything the studio has made before.
Marvel’sWonder Manshow landed DCEU alumnus Abdul-Mateen II for the titular role, as Simon Williams/Wonder-Man, in November 2022. Kingsley, who played Trevor Slattery inIron Man 3andShang-Chi, is also part of proceedings and, based on the 15 seconds of footage we saw in Marvel’s ‘Look Ahead’ teaser, Slattery will be Williams' mentor. Demetrius Grosse (viaTVLine) is reportedly playing Eric Williams and his supervillain alias Grim Reaper, too, whileDeadlinereports Byron Bowers is on board in an undisclosed role. Little else is known about this Marvel Phase 6 production, but it sounds incredibly exciting to us.
Untitled Vision TV show
Release date:TBCDirector:TBCExpected cast:Paul Bettany, James Spader, and Todd Stashwick
Marvel took its time to officially announce this project, but Feige finally confirmed (perInverse) the existence of asecondWandaVisionspin-off that’s expected to arrive on Disney Plus in 2026. Bettany toldTHRthat filming will begin in early 2025, too.
Written byStar Trek: Picardseason 3 showrunner Terry Matalas, it’ll reportedly star Paul Bettany as White Vision, the revived, persona-less synthezoid body of the deceased Vision (he died inAvengers: Infinity War), who flew off for parts unknown in the season finale ofWandaVision, aka one of thebest Disney Plus shows. Few other story details are known, but it could be inspired by Marvel’s ‘Vision Quest’ and Tom King’s ‘Vision’ comic series runs. MCU insider Daniel RPK (via theScarlet Witch News X/Twitter fan account) claims it’ll be a limited series, too.
As for its supporting cast,THRclaims James Spader will return to voice Ultron and thatPicard’sTodd Stashwick will portray an unnamed assassinhunting Vision for the synthezoid tech he possesses.Deadlinesuggests Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch might also cameo, though it’s unclear if this will be the real character or a version that White Vision fabricates.
X-Men 97 season 2
Release date:TBCDirector:TBCExpected cast:Ray Chase, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cal Dodd, J.P. Karliak, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Holly Chou, Matthew Waterson, and Ross Marquand
With its first season ending on a cliffhanger – read ourX-Men 97ending explainedarticle for more – a second season of the critically acclaimed sequel to beloved 1990s classicX-Men: The Animated Seriesseemed inevitable.
Thankfully, work has been ongoing for some time, withTHR reporter Borys Kitsaying season 2 has been in development since mid-2022. It’s now in post-production, with Winderbaum telling the Official Marvel Podcast: “I’ve already seen all the animatics and we’re well on our way to creating something that hits the heights of the first season. I know the first season is an emotional ride [and] that ride continues in a veryX-Menfashion in the second season”. According toNexus Points News, it could arrive sometime in 2026. For more details, read our dedicated hub forX-Men 97 season 2.
A third season (perEntertainment Weekly) is already in development, withDeadlineclaimingWhat If…?writer Matthew Chauncey will take the reins for season 3.
Nova
Release date:TBCDirector:TBCExpected cast:TBC
After numerous rumors spread online that aNovaproject was in development at Marvel, Feige confirmed it was true (viaComicBook.com) in July. In conversation withCollider, Winderbaum teased it’ll be a cross betweenStar TrekandBattlestar Galactica.
Feige also told ComicBook.com that it’ll focus on the Richard Rider version of the cosmic superhero (i.e. not another member of the Nova Corps.), but it’s still “three to four years out” from being released. In short: don’t expect much news on this Marvel Phase 6 TV series for a long, long time.
As work continues onNova, there are contrasting reports on what form it’ll take.The Cosmic Circusclaims it’ll be a Disney Plus Special Presentationor a TV series, while MCU leakerMyTimeToShineHello(MTTSH) alleges it’ll be a movie.MTTSHalso suggests Glenn Close and John C. Reilly will reprise their roles from 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxyfor bit-part roles, too.
For more Marvel coverage, find outhow to watch the Marvel movies in orderor read our thoughts on thebest Marvel movies. Alternatively, get the lowdown onDaredevil: Born Againahead of its March 2025 launch or learn more about the final sixMarvel Phase 5productions.
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