Discussing The Upcoming MCU Film Schedule: Avengers 5?
With so much Star Wars and Spider-Man news this week, the actual Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film slate wasn’t the center of attention. But on a lazy Wednesday morning, fans can say, “Heeeeey, wait a minute…”
However, earlier this week, the guys over at BGR took a solid look at the ucpcoming MCU schedule and found something interesting.
On September 27, Chris Smith wrote:
Did Marvel just inadvertently confirm ‘Avengers 5’ is coming soon?
Sony and Disney won the internet on Friday. The studios made up, and Spider-Man is returning to the MCU. Not only will Feige and his team work on Spider-Man 3, but the movie already has a firm release date: July 16th, 2021. In other words, the next Spider-Man film just quietly slid into Phase 4, right before Thor 4.
But wait — it gets even better. Marvel may have also quietly hinted that Avengers 5 (or whatever it the next team-up movie ends up being called) is also in the works, and could arrive as soon as Phase 5.
A close reading of Friday’s Spider-Man announcement leads to some speculation, as Spidey is set to appear in his own MCU movie as well as “one future Marvel Studios film.”
That “one future Marvel Studios film” could be anything, but doesn’t it seem most likely to be Avengers 5?
Spider-Man, after all, is one of the new, albeit young, leaders of the Avengers. And while Marvel could stick him anywhere, if there really is only one more opportunity to use this iconic superhero before he departs the MCU for good, wouldn’t it make the most sense to put him up against the next universe-threatening villain?
It makes sense, no?
Smith added:
Spider-Man 3 gives both Marvel and Sony a way to end this MCU Spider-Man story and free Tom Holland’s Spider-Man to be part of the Sony Spider-verse. That’s something that could happen down the road, says Feige:
I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working on it. Spider-Man is a powerful icon and hero whose story crosses all ages and audiences around the globe. He also happens to be the only hero with the superpower to cross cinematic universes, so as Sony continues to develop their own Spidey-verse you never know what surprises the future might hold.
That brilliant Far From Home cliffhanger would have given both studios huge headaches as to how to proceed in their separate endeavors. But a finished Spider-Man trilogy would truly free Spider-Man from the MCU. Avengers 5 meanwhile, would give him a proper exit from the franchise, if that’s really what Sony is after.
How soon will Avengers 5 drop? Well, MCU Phase 5 is the best-case scenario, which could span from early 2022 to late 2023, assuming Marvel copies the Phase 4 schedule. And it’s likely that Avengers 5 would drop towards the end of Phase 5, giving Marvel more time to introduce new heroes and villains.
Any Spidey is good Spidey…
Here’s the bottom line for this True Believer: I don’t care when and where Spider-Man shows up in the MCU, just as long as he does.
That said, let’s hope that when we next see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, he graduates high school.
