Marvel Studios' Phase 4 Announced, Multiple Projects Coming

At Marvel Studios' panel in Hall H at SDCC on Saturday, Kevin Feige announced there will be 10 projects in Phase 4 for the MCU – before adding in a couple more titles.

First announced is the Eternals for November 6, 2020, which is said to be entirely new and different for the MCU. Angelina Jolie is cast as Thena, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, and many others. Ridloff playing the first deaf hero in the MCU and said, "I’m so honoured to be here."

Jolie added that, "We’ve all read the script, we all know the task ahead, we all know what you deserve."

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier are set for a release date in Fall of 2020. On stage, Anthony Mackie held the Captain America shield and talked about what's next for Falcon. "I’d like to explore the Falcon as a character. What kind of a man is this man? We’ll find out."

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been announced with a specific release date of February 12 2021. Feige told the crowd, “The Mandarin is in this film," who will be played by Tony Leung. A 10 Rings logo was shown in Ant-Man, which Feige alluded that fans probably missed the tease. Destin Daniel Cretton will be directing the film.

WandaVision is next and was announced for Spring 2021. Feige said the show itself is strange, with Elizabeth Olsen adding,"We’re going to get weird, we’re going to go very deep." The show will take place after Avengers: Endgame and other MCU characters will show up. Feige used the word "strange" multiple times, possibly hinting that Doctor Strange will appear in the show.

Paul Bettany on stage add that, "Every time we do one of these the stories get richer and richer and this is the richest yet."

Loki was also announced for Spring 2021, with his series connecting him to Avengers: Endgame. The scene where he steals the Tesseract/Space Stone was played on screen, and Feige said, “This series will tell you what happened to Loki right after that."

Tom Hiddleston joined Feige on stage and said to the crowd, "You guys saw Avengers, right? He’s still that guy. The last thing that happened to him was he got Hulk smashed." Adding that, "It is one of the most exciting, creative opportunities I think I’ve ever come across. This is new territory, a new world."

On May 7, 2021 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will be released – the second Doctor Strange film in the MCU. Scott Derrickson is directing, and there is a psychedelic weirdness to the movie and will be a gothic horror. "If I’m going to do it, it’s going to have to do what the comics did," Derrickson said.

WandaVision will be tied directly to this movie, with Elizabeth Olsen coming back out on stage saying, "We haven’t done that yet… and I think it might be the future."

Marvel's first animation, called What If…? is coming in Summer 2021, and is, “Something Marvel Studios has never had the opportunity to do before," Feige said. He also noted that a huge majority of actors will be reprising their roles for it. A Hawkeye TV series was officially announced for a Fall 2021 release, which will star Jeremy Renner. Kate Bishop was also confirmed for the series, but her role is unknown. “We’ll explore more of his time as Ronin," Feige said on Hawkeye's character in the show, which will also be about teaching someone else to be a superhero without superpowers.

Thor 4 officially has a title now, called Thor: Love and Thunder, with Natalie Portman confirmed for the role of female Thor. The movie will be released on November 5, 2021, with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the movie as well.

Natalie Portman wielded Mjolnir onstage saying, "It feels pretty good" to be back in the MCU, but with a Hammer this time.

The Black Widow movie premiere date has been announced for May 1, 2020, along with the cast, which includes Stranger Things' David Harbour as Alexei, Florence Pugh as Yelena, Rachel Weisz as Melina, and O.T. Fagbenle as Mason.

In a clip that was shown in Hall H, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow can be heard saying, "I used to have nothing but then I got this job, this family was better because of it. But I’ve made mistakes, I can’t go back."

The city of Budapest was also shown, and Harbour confirmed to IGN that the Black Widow movie will take place after Captain America: Civil War and before Avengers: Infinity War.

The Marvel comic from 1973, Blade, has been announced for the MCU, surprising fans in the panel – with Mahershala Ali starring in the movie. When asked why a Blade movie right now, Feige told IGN exclusively, "Blade now because of Mahershala, and Mahershala because he loves Blade."

Stay tuned to IGN for more details on Phase 4 of the MCU, all of the faces of the new MCU slate of movies and shows, and check out our exclusive interview with Scarlett Johansson on Black Widow's character arc through Endgame and what we can expect from the upcoming Black Widow movie.

Let us know in the comments your thoughts on the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe news!

Jessie Wade is the Homepage Editor at IGN and Black Widow is her fav. Chat with her on Twitter @jessieannwade and let her know your favorite MCU character.