Confused about Marvel's new direction?
Here are some Youtubes I found showing what is confirmed. More cancellations confirmed than anything. All those post-credit sequences and large timelines they like to present at conventions mean squat now. If a movie flops, they don't continue. Disney Plus is the big loser. They say it costs too much to do the FX on those with no theater profit. They are trimming the fat. Most of the obscure characters or spin-offs are going away unless it was already made. Keeping it simple, more like the first Marvel movies.
Deadpool 3 is the only movie this year and they're using the famous Deadpool 4th wall comedy as a device to also redesign the storylines. Was the only movie they were confident enough to release this year as they scrap and re-do the whole MCU franchise.
Confirmed cancelled movies:
- Antman 4 (Antman 3 didn't do well enough)
- Eternals 2 (First one didn't receive well. Was only supposed to be an X-Men alternative, but they have rights to it now.)
- Avengers 5: Kang Dynasty (Avengers 5 still on, Jonathan Majors out but rumors of re-casting, Avengers 5 still on but no one knows official story)
- A-Force (the female Avengers movie, think of that scene in last Avengers movies where they are all fighting together, Captain Marvel 2 was the girl power test and didn't do well)
- Captain Marvel 3 (see above)
Confirmed cancelled Disney Plus series:
- Ironman Armor Wars (too expensive
- She-Hulk Season 2 (too expensive)
- Echo Season 2 (too obscure)
Confirmed cancelled one-shots (these were supposed to be short movies on Disney Plus, mostly cancelled because too expensive or just want to simplify):
- Silver Surfer
- Scarlett Witch vs Agatha
- Sentry (was supposed to be origin story to setup Thunderbolts movie, will be merged into it)
- Ghost Rider (rumor is goes to Doctor Strange sequel or Midnight Sons movie)
- Vision
Confirmed greenlight movies: (but could change or be cancelled, still greenlit for now though)
- Shang-Chi 2
- Captain America 4 (many re-shoots, pushed back, supposedly Nomad's Capt America character and Captain Marvel the new leaders of Avengers like Iron Man and Capt America were, Red Hulk confirmed)
- Avengers 5 and 6 (supposed to still be doing Secret Wars story, but no Kang, rumor is Doctor Doom is new big bad guy)
- Midnight Sons (see video game, the "dark" avengers)
- Nova (rumor is they may cancel though and merge into the better producing Guardians of Galaxy IV)
- Fantastic Four (see posts here on official cast)
- X-Men
- Spider-Man 4
- Venom 3 (rumor is Spider-Man will be in it too, confirmed as last one but Marvel will keep Kevin Hardy/Venom in other stuff)
- Thor 5
- Thunderbolts (pushed back, but still greenlit)
- Blade (actor reportedly didn't like all the scripts, and finally have one they agree on)
Confirmed greenlight Disney Plus series: (rumor is anything already finished, they will go ahead and release, unlike DC)
- Ironheart (young Ironman version, already finished)
- Daredevil
Supposedly greenlit:
- Young Avengers
- solo Scarlett Witch movie
Craziest rumor:
- DC's Superman actor Henry Cavill is confirmed for a Marvel role but no one knows what it is yet. Some rumors are saying he might be the new Wolverine.