A Complete List of All Upcoming Marvel Movies in Order (2023)

THE NEXT MARVEL MOVIE HITTING THEATERS

1. Black Widow (2020)

After years of leading the Avengers franchise from the posters alone, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is finally getting her own headlining role — and it’s kicking off Marvel Phase 4.

Black Widow follows the super spy as she returns to Budapest to face her cryptic past. Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz round off the cast, and it looks like director Cate Shortland will be guiding them through a thriller of Winter Soldier proportions. 

Of course, the elephant in the room is that Black Widow perished in Avengers: Endgame. The film purportedly takes place between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, but some trailer footage of a de-aged General Ross indicates that we may see even more of her deadly origin story.

MARVEL PHASE 4 GOES COSMIC

2. Eternals (2020)

After grounding itself with Black Widow, Marvel Phase 4 will take to the stars once again in Eternals. And there are a lot of stars here. Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Kit Harington, and Salma Hayek are just a few of the leads filling out this ensemble, directed by Chloé Zhao. 

She's an intriguing choice for the role of director. The upcoming Marvel movies keep getting bigger, flashier, and more surreal. This film even promises to introduce the Celestials — an ancient, planet-sized race of beings that was teased in Guardians of the Galaxy.

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3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Many of the upcoming Marvel movies have ties to the past. For those viewers who missed the Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, that short revealed that the phony Mandarin in Iron Man 3 was inspired by a real terrorist of the same name.

Shang-Chi enters the MCU phase 4 to deal with that terrorist. Even though it's a brand new cinematic IP, it's finely nested in the established lore. 

Canadian actor Simu Liu leads as the title hero Shang-Chi, who is known from the comics as a master of kung-fu who is sometimes able to duplicate his own body. Given his sense of humor, Liu will no doubt become one of the favored faces of Marvel Phase 4 and beyond.

It'll be exciting to see which facets of the character director Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12) brings to life. Allegedly, the studio has been working much more closely with the comic book creators than they have in the past, which should reassure fans that the project is in good hands.

MADNESS IN THE MCU PHASE 4

4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2021)

Scott Derrickson is well-known for his work in the horror genre: Deliver Us from Evil, Sinister, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. It was only natural when he revealed that his next Marvel movie would integrate some scary, gothic elements. 

The title alone evokes literary Lovecraftian fear, so here's hoping for some Mandy-caliber insanity. This time around, the script will be penned by up-and-coming dark comedy/horror writer Jade Bartlett.

Multiverse of Madness may also be the thread that ties all of Marvel Phase 4 together. It directly connects to the Disney+ series WandaVision and Loki, featuring Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) in a leading role. 

SPIDEY IS BACK ON THE MARVEL MOVIE SCHEDULE

5. Untitled Third Spider-Man Film (2021)

The first time a Spider-Man movie series made it to three entries, it didn't pan out so well. For a minute there, it looked like history would repeat itself and Sony would create a weird, non-MCU-but-still-MCU Spider-Man film without Marvel Studios’ involvement. 

We've now learned Tom Holland's drunken phone call with Bob Iger saved us from that fate, so Spidey is back for his next Marvel movie.

Far From Home was a nice capstone to Peter and Tony's relationship, but the setup to this third installment will permit Spider-Man to be his own hero again. 

THOR FOUR IN MARVEL PHASE 4

6. Thor: Love and Thunder (2021)

Appropriately finishing off the MCU phase 4 is Thor: Love and Thunder—the fourth film in 2021 and the fourth installment in the longest-running franchise. In the days of The Dark World, no one could have predicted this would be one of the most anticipated of the upcoming Marvel movies.

When we left Thor in Endgame, he was hitching a ride into space with the Guardians of the Galaxy, but his next Marvel movie sees him reuniting with the people of Asgard once more. Mjolnir has found a new worthy wielder in Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman. 

Portman skipped Ragnarok (and who could blame her after her last appearance) but now she strikes back, taking up the mantle of the Mighty Thor. Add director Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie to the mix, and you've got a thunderous ensemble.

Since this is the current conclusion to Marvel Phase 4, we're wondering what kind of climatic event will close it out. Maybe this is the true end of Chris Hemsworth's godly tenure?

UPCOMING MARVEL MOVIES COMING OUT IN 2022

7. Black Panther 2 (2022)

After the success of the first Black Panther, there was no way that there wouldn’t be a follow up. It won’t be here in time for Marvel Phase 4, but it’s looking to be one of the first chapters in the next leg of films.

There has been a myriad of rumors regarding what will be in that sequel: the return of Michael B. Jordan, the introduction of Doctor Doom, or maybe a new villain played by Donald Glover. 

The only thing that's confirmed as of now, though, is that Ryan Coogler is back at the helm. That's the most important ingredient since it was his vision that made Black Panther so iconic in the first place.

If Coogler follows up on the original film's ending, we'll finally see what difference Wakanda has made in the world in the many years since they revealed themselves.

FUTURE MARVEL MOVIES COMING OUT

8. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (TBD)

Though we’ve known about it for a while, Guardians 3 isn’t on the Marvel movie schedule just yet. The wait is longer than anticipated thanks to Disney's firing and rehiring of James Gunn.

He picked up a different comic book film about a ragtag team of anti-heroes, The Suicide Squad, during his absence. So, he’ll get rolling on this as soon as he's done with that.

As for the plot, there are some possibilities. The ending of Guardians 2 teased the arrival of Adam Warlock, a super-powerful artificial lifeform made by the Sovereigns. 

We know from the comics that he has a campaign with the Infinity Stones, but those have already been destroyed in the film canon. We can only guess what he’ll do now.

ANT-MAN’S NEXT MARVEL MOVIE

9. Ant-Man 3 (TBD)

Paul Rudd is a treat as Ant-Man, but I always figured he’d continue the role as a guest in the upcoming Marvel movies — just as Mark Ruffalo did as Hulk. 

It's surprising that they're making a third Ant-Man at all. The movies don't fare especially well at the box office — at least not compared to their peers. That's not stopping Rudd from sneaking onto the Marvel movie schedule.

Since Peyton Reed is signed on to return as director, we can expect something in the same vein as the previous two films. In Endgame, Scott Lang vanished into the Quantum Realm for five years, so there's some housekeeping and hijinks to cover with his teenage daughter. 

FUTURE MARVEL MOVIES GO DARK

10. Blade (TBD)

Following Spider-Man, Blade is the second superhero to be readapted after already having a film franchise. Wesley Snipes starred as the Daywalker starting way back in 1998 in one of Marvel’s premiere films.

All we know for now is that he will be played by Mahershala Ali, and besides that bit of inspired casting, we're in the dark. The big question is: will Marvel Studios dare to make an R-rated movie? 

Of course, financially, they have nothing to be concerned about. Joker, Deadpool, and Logan all grossed hefty numbers with mature audiences. 

It's a question of "family-friendly" brand integrity. Only time will tell if that's something Disney is willing to compromise to recapture the belovedness of the Wesley Snipes joints.

Upcoming Captain Marvel Sequel

11. Captain Marvel 2 (TBD)

Captain Marvel had a bit of a bumpy entry into the MCU. Her first film was a financial hit, but not entirely loved by critics, and then she took a back seat role for Avengers: Endgame. As far as we know, she won’t be in any of the upcoming Marvel movies for at least 2 years.

With Captain Marvel 2, the pressure is off for the character to course-correct. We saw it happen with the Captain America and Thor franchises and we can see it again. There’s a lot to get excited about here.

The credits scene of Spider-Man: Far From Home revealed that Nick Fury is up in space with the Skrulls working on some secret project. There were also references to Kree sleeper cells, so evidently there is still unrest between the two factions decades later.

FUTURE MARVEL MOVIES ON THE HORIZON

12. Untitled Fantastic Four Project (TBD)

The Disney-Fox merger is markedly bad for the entertainment industry as a whole—but it did bring the Fantastic Four back home to Marvel Studios, so at least we'll have some fun movies to watch under Disney's monopolistic reign!

It'll be a long time before Marvel’s first family gets a film of their own, but at the D23 Expo, Kevin Feige revealed that it is at least in the works.

Under Fox, the franchise received three films and none of them were strong installments. Josh Trank's dark 2015 relaunch is particularly lambasted, actually souring some people to the brand name.

Just as the MCU fixed Spider-Man, it could restore the Fantastic Four back to their golden age glory. We just need a release date.

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13. Untitled Mutants Project (TBD)

Like Fantastic Four, the current "mutants" project has almost no information about it other than the sheer fact of its existence. But nevertheless, it does exist on the upcoming Marvel movies timeline.

Worth noting that Kevin Feige used the term "mutants" instead of "X-Men." Or, maybe they're just interchangeable references. 

But he did promise that the MCU's approach would be different than that of the Fox films. It wouldn't be surprising to see multiple films that build-up to the "X-Men" title gradually. 

With Avengers: Endgame acting as a de facto finale to that IP, Marvel Studios needs a new crossover event. This might be how they pull it off. 

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