Phase Four

**Phase Four** is the fourth part of the of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the first part of the *Multiverse Saga*. The phase began in 2021 with the release of the series *WandaVision*, with the first theatrical release being *Doctor Strange: Tales of Cagliostro,* and concluded in 2023 with the release of *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania*. Ignacio Díaz produced every film in the phase. The ten films of the phase grossed over US$9.9 billion at the global box office and received generally positive critical and public response.

It is the first phase in the franchise to include television series, alongside television specials marketed as "Marvel Studios Special Presentations", with Marvel Studios developing several event series for the streaming service Disney+ in addition to the feature films that it was already set to produce.

## Overview

Phase Four is set after the Battle of Earth, with all of the victims of Thanos' Snap being resurrected by the Avengers. Many new heroes are introduced such as Photon, Man-Thing, Miles Morales, Moon Knight, Werewolf by Night, Elsa Bloodstone, Cable, Domino, Kate Bishop, Echo, Cosmo and Beta Ray Bill. This phase also marks the development of TV shows by Marvel Studios, taking over the role of Marvel Television.

## Films

### *Doctor Strange: Tales of Cagliostro* (2021)

After being erased from existence by Thanos, Doctor Strange adapts to the new world, as his old ally Karl Mordo, sets in motion his movement to eradicate all sorcerers who abuse of their power while the powerful Ruler of the Dream Dimension Nightmare plans to expand his reality into the waking world.

### *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021)

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

### *Fantastic Four: Secret Invasion* (2021)

The Fantastic Four are leading the efforts to help the world come back to normal after they create the Future Foundation, but have their attentions turned as they uncover a conspiracy by a group of renegade Skrulls led by Gravik, who plan to gain control of Earth by posing as different humans around the world.

### *Spider-Man: The Killing Cure* (2022)

When a new terrorist group threatens New York City and major Norman Osborn, Peter Parker and Spider-Man's worlds collide. With no Avengers left to call, in order to save the city and those he loves, he must rise up and be greater.

### *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022)

In Marvel Studios' *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje, fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of old allies and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

### *Deadpool 2* (2022)

After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry's hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the Yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor - finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World's Best Lover.

### *Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3* (2022)

In Marvel Studios' *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3* our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn't long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket's turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket's life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

### *Thor: Love and Thunder* (2023)

The film finds Thor on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Beta Ray Bill, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjølnir. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late.

### *X-Men: House of M* (2023)

After suddenly waking up in a world where mutants are now the dominant species in the planet and ruled by the House of Magneto, the now scattered X-Men must try to reunite and figure out what caused and how to reverse this warped reality.

### *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023)

In *Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania*, Super Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp. Together, with Hope's parents Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, and Scott's daughter Cassie, the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.

## Television series

### *WandaVision (2021)*

Marvel Studios' *WandaVision* blends the style of classic sitcoms with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision – two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban life – begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

### *Loki* (2021-2025)

#### Season One (2021)

The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of *Avengers: Endgame*.

### *The Falcon and the Winter Soldier* (2021)

Following the events of *Avengers: Endgame*, Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities — and their patience — in Marvel Studios' *The Falcon and The Winter Soldier*.

### *Heroes for Hire* (2022)

Marvel Studios' *Heroes for Hire* follow former Defenders Luke Cage and Danny Rand as they try to merge the usually pro bono world of superheroics with the bill-paying practicality of private investigation.

### *Moon Knight* (2022-2029)

#### Season One (2022)

Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life and discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As their enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.

### *Hawkeye* (2022)

Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a Super Hero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton's past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.

### *Spider-Man: Miles Morales* (2023)

Taking on Spider-Man's duties while Peter is in Europe, Miles Morales learns what it takes to be the Friendly Neighbourhood's Wall Crawler, and will know what it is to be a superhero New York looks up to; even during the Christmas Season. One Spider-Man is on break; another takes his place.

### *Daredevil* (2014-2023)

#### Season Five (2023)

After Wilson Fisk is set free after the events of *Avengers: Endgame*, he decides to run for major of New York, and to finally complete his dream of re-shaping Hell's Kitchen. The protector of Hell's Kitchen, Daredevil, must find a way to stop his rise to the top one last time.

## Marvel Studios Special Presentations

### *The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special* (2021)

Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+.

### *Werewolf by Night* (2022)

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerges from the shadows and gathers at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader's life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic--a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.