Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six

[18] At Marvel Studios' San Diego Comic-Con panel in July 2022, Feige announced that Fantastic Four would be the first film of Phase Six.

[22] In October, Marvel Studios delayed Blade to September 2024 and pushed back the releases of Fantastic Four and Avengers: Secret Wars as a result.

[23] In early February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company would be re-evaluating the volume of content it outputs as a way to cut costs over the next few years.

[21] The start of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike in May 2023 was not expected to impact the MCU projects in production, or preparing to begin production, at that time, namely Wonder Man and Fantastic Four, with Marvel Studios reportedly planning to shoot what they could during principal photography and make any necessary writing adjustments during each project's already scheduled reshoots.

[26] In June, Disney delayed Fantastic Four to May 2, 2025, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to May 1, 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars to May 7, 2027,[27] in part due to the writers' strike and Disney's intentions to improve the quality of MCU content from writing through post-production, after disappointing reception and lower box office earnings for several recently released films following the COVID-19 pandemic.

[29][30] In early September 2023, Marvel Studios announced Wonder Man had an undetermined release, due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes and a desire to slow down their content output and make each of their titles "an event".

[33] Also that month, it was reported that Marvel Studios executives had discussed potentially bringing back the original Avengers cast, including Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, as well as alternative plans for the Multiverse Saga due to Kang the Conqueror actor Jonathan Majors's legal issues surrounding assault allegations from earlier that year, including pivoting to focus on another comic book antagonist such as Doctor Doom.

[34] The following month, Disney and Marvel Studios fired Majors after he was found guilty of harassment and reckless assault in the third degree.

[54] The titular team's cast was confirmed in February 2024, consisting of Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing.

[33] Marvel Studios announced Avengers: The Kang Dynasty at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in July 2022,[19] with Destin Daniel Cretton directing,[65] and Jeff Loveness was writing the script by September.

[35] At the July 2024 SDCC, Marvel Studios announced the film's new title, Robert Downey Jr.'s casting as the film's new antagonist Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (after previously portraying Tony Stark / Iron Man in the MCU), Anthony and Joe Russo as the directors and producers through their production company AGBO, and Stephen McFeely as the new writer.

[71] By December 2021, Sony and Marvel Studios planned to make at least three more films, including the fourth, starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man.

[12][13] Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers began writing the script in February 2023,[21][56] but work was soon put on hold by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.

[48] Marvel Studios announced Avengers: Secret Wars at the July 2022 SDCC,[19] with Waldron writing the script that October.

[76] The Russo brothers were announced in July 2024 as the directors and producers through AGBO, along with McFeely as the new writer and Downey's casting as Doctor Doom.

[52] The Hatut Zaraze, Wakandan warriors, carry out dangerous missions around the world to retrieve vibranium artifacts throughout history.

[80] Several actors reprise their MCU roles in Marvel Zombies, including Awkwafina as Katy, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian, Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Randall Park as Jimmy Woo, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart, and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms.

[96] Filming began in April 2023 in Los Angeles,[97][98] with Cretton, Stella Meghie,[82][85] James Ponsoldt,[99][86] and Tiffany Johnson directing episodes of the series,[87] but was shut down the next month because of the WGA strike.

[101] Wonder Man is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in December 2025,[51] as part of the "Marvel Spotlight" banner,[82] and is expected to consist of eight-to-ten episodes.

Jac Schaeffer was set to return as head writer with Bettany starring,[45] but Schaeffer was no longer developing it by May 2024 due to her focus on the first spin-off, Agatha All Along (2024), and Terry Matalas was hired to redevelop the series as its showrunner;[41] Marvel Studios still referred to it as Vision Quest, but it was expected to have a different final title.

[44] Filming is expected to begin in March 2025 in England,[44][103][independent source needed] with Matalas, Christopher J. Byrne, and Vincenzo Natali directing episodes of the series.