Two new Avengers films will be released in theatres in 2025, Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) Marvel Studios announced on Saturday at a fan event highlighting parts of the company's upcoming slate of superhero TV shows and films.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced from the stage at the annual Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego that Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars will conclude phase six of the hugely successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). He described phases four through six as the Multiverse Saga.
The announcements drew loud cheers and applause from a packed convention hall of over 6,000 people, though Feige provided few details. Avengers: Endgame, which was released in 2019, is the second-highest grossing film of all time, with MCU films grossing more than $25 billion at the global box office.
Feige also announced plans for an 18-episode TV series called Daredevil: Born Again, which will premiere on Disney+ in the spring of 2024, as well as a Thunderbolts film in July 2024. The studio highlighted some of Marvel's phase five films, including the third Ant-Man and The Wasp film, Quantumania, which will be released next February.
"We finally get to spend some time in the quantum realm," director Peyton Reed teased, which is "not always what you think it is." Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will delve deeper into the backstories of the film's oddball characters, such as Rocket, the gun-wielding raccoon described by director James Gunn as "the saddest creature in the universe."
The presentation concluded with a look at Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, a sequel to the 2018 blockbuster starring Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer two years later. "It feels monumental to be back in Wakanda," said Lupita Nyong'o, who returns as the warrior Nakia in the sequel, which will be released in theatres in November.
Director Ryan Coogler recalled watching scenes from the first Black Panther with Boseman at a previous Comic-Con and the actor excitedly gripping his shoulder. "I swear I can feel his hand on me right now," said Coogler. "His spirit, passion, genius, pride in his culture, and impact on his industry will be felt forever."...Reuters
