Phase Four

**Phase Four** is the fourth part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first part of The Multiverse Saga.

## Films

### *Black Widow* (2021)

In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller *Black Widow*, Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

### *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.

### *Eternals* (2021)

Marvel Studios' *Eternals* features an exciting new team of Super Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of *Avengers: Endgame*, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

### *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021)

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.

### *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022)

To restore a world where everything is changing, Strange seeks help from his ally Wong, the Sorcerer Supreme, and the Avengers' most powerful Scarlet Witch, Wanda. But a terrible threat looms over humanity and the entire universe that no longer can be done by their power alone. Even more surprising, the greatest threat in the universe looks exactly like Doctor Strange.

### *Thor: Love and Thunder* (2022)

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, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who — to Thor’s surprise — inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjølnir, as the Mighty Thor. 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.

### *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 War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

## Television Series

### *WandaVision* (2021)

#### Season One (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.

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

#### Season One (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*.

### *Loki* (2021-TBA)

#### Season One (2021)

In Marvel Studios' *Loki*, 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*.

### *What If...?* (2021-TBA)

#### Season One (2021)

What if instead of Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) actually became the first Super Soldier? That creative brainstorming exercise is the heart of *What If...?*, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first animated series. The anthology reimagines numerous major events from the movies in game-changing ways, and also features Chadwick Boseman, who was able to reprise T'Challa via voice work before his death.

### *Hawkeye* (2021)

#### Season One (2021)

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.

### *Moon Knight* (2022)

#### Season One (2022)

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

### *Ms. Marvel* (2022)

#### Season One (2022)

Marvel Studios’ *Ms. Marvel* is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is, until she gets super powers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life gets better with super powers, right?

### *I Am Groot* (2022-TBA)

#### Season One (2022)

The series of shorts follows Baby Groot's glory days growing up, and getting into trouble, among the stars.

### *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* (2022)

#### Season One (2022)

*She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* follows Jennifer Walters as she navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

## Marvel Studios' Special Presentations

### *Werewolf by Night* (2022)

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather 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.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* During a press conference in October 2014, Kevin Feige confirmed that Phase Four, and even additional phases after Phase Three, had already been planned or were being planned by saying that "*[if] there are more years after 2019, then there will be movies. I hope there will be more years*".
* *Spider-Man: Far From Home* was originally slated as the first film of Phase Four, but it was later changed to be the last film of Phase Three.
* *Spider-Man: No Way Home*, *Moon Knight*, *Ms. Marvel*, *I Am Groot*, *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*, *Werewolf by Night*, and *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* were added to Phase Four after the initial announcement.
* Phase Four is the first phase to:
	+ Not have any Stan Lee cameos due to his death in November 2018.
	+ Include television series and a television special as a part of its lineup in addition to films.
	+ Have a film and a television series that an actor both starred in and produced.
	+ Have a fourth solo film for a character.
	+ Have no Avengers films, no Captain America solo films, and no Marvel One-Shots.
	+ Have been delayed from its original start date.
	+ Start more than a year after the previous phase ended.
	+ Have all films be written by a different writer or writing team.
	+ Have a duration of less than two years.

## See also

* *Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe*
* *Marvel Studios: Legends*
* *Marvel Studios: Assembled*
* *A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SDCC 2022: Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Teaser Trailer and Poster Released
2. ↑ New BLACK WIDOW Synopsis Finds Scarlett Johansson's Lethal Avenger Confronting Her Past
3. ↑ ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’ Reveals Additional Cast
4. ↑ Eternals - Industrial Light & Magic
5. ↑ Spider-Man: No Way Home - Sony Pictures Entertainment
6. ↑ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Won't Be Screened Until Hollywood Premiere
7. ↑ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: First Teaser Reveals a Cosmic Adventure
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Marvel Debuts First Footage From ‘WandaVision’, ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’, and ‘Loki’
9. ↑ Marvel Releases New Loki Disney+ Official Synopsis
10. ↑ An exclusive look at 26 of summer 2021's must-watch TV shows
11. ↑ ‘Hawkeye’: Unwrap the First Official Trailer and Poster
12. ↑ ‘Moon Knight’: Oscar Isaac Embraces the Madness in First Trailer
13. ↑ ‘Ms. Marvel': First Trailer Introduces Kamala Khan
14. ↑ Disney+ Day 2021: New Look at ‘I Am Groot’
15. ↑ ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’: First Trailer Introduces Jennifer Walters
16. ↑ Marvel Confirms Werewolf by Night Release Date and Rating, Shares New Synopsis
17. ↑ Marvel's Phase 3: Two-part *Avengers* threequel, *Black Panther*, more...
18. ↑ 'SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME' WILL END PHASE 3 OF MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE, NOT BEGIN PHASE 4, SAYS MARVEL'S KEVIN FEIGE

## External Links

* File:WP favicon.PNG Phase Four on Wikipedia

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