A couple of weeks ago at the San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Marvel Studios announced Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the upcoming films and TV shows that are coming with it. As fans of the MCU, we are stoked about what's to come, and happy that there is more MCU awesomeness to help us move on from loving Iron Man 3000 *sobs*.
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Here is the list of movies and TV shows as per timeline announced by Marvel Studios, with a couple of details.
- Black Widow
Date of release: May 1, 2020
Director: Cate Shortland
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writers/Screenplay: Jack Schaeffer, Ned Benson
Main Cast: Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, David Harbour as Red Guardian
- The Flacon and the Winter Soldier (TV series)
Date of first episode: To be announced - Fall of 2020
Producer: Kevin Feige
Main Cast: Anthony Mackie as Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier
- Eternals
Date of release: November 6, 2020
Director: Chloé Zhao
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writers/Screenplay: Matthew K. Firpo, Ryan Firpo
Main Cast: Angelina Jolie as Thena, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Barry Keoghan as Druig, Gemma Chan as Sersi, Kit Harrington as Dane Whitman aka Black Knight.
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Date of release: February 12, 2021
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writers/Screenplay: David Callaham
Main Cast: Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Mandarin, Awkwafina (character unconfirmed)
- Wanda Vision (TV series)
Date of first episode: To be announced - Spring 2021
Producer: Kevin Feige
Main Cast: Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlett Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision
- Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness
Date of release: May 7, 2021
Director: Scott Derrickson
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writers/Screenplay: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Main Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlett Witch, Rachel McAdams as Doctor Christine Palmer, Benedict Wong as Master Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo
- Loki (TV series)
Date of first episode: To be announced - Spring of 2021
Producer: Kevin Feige
Main Cast: Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- What If...? (TV series)
Date of first episode: To be announced - Summer of 2021
Producer: Kevin Feige
- Hawkeye (TV series)
Date of first episode: To be announced - Fall of 2021
Producer: Kevin Feige
Main Cast: Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye
- Thor: Love and Thunder
Director: Taika Waititi
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writers/Screenplay: Taika Waititi
Main Cast: Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Natalie Portman as Might Thor/Jane Foster
Feige also announced that there will be other projects featuring Fantastic Four and the X-Men, and that there will be a Blade movie as well. The TV series are expected to air exclusively on Disney+.