More than a decade after embarking on its audacious plan to forge an interconnected cinematic universe — resulting in 22 films and $18.8 billion in worldwide box office — Marvel is finally putting a cap on one of the most historic runs in cinematic history.
While “Avengers: Endgame” marks a fervent end to Marvel’s self-fulling prophecy, the superhero studio ain’t done yet. Here’s what we know about what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe post “Avengers: Endgame.”
Next up is Tom Holland’s solo follow-up, “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” Marvel fans have speculated for the better part of a year — since some of the franchise’s new favorites were dusted — who would explicitly die in “Avengers: Endgame.”
We’ve already seen Spider-Man swinging through Europe in the trailer for “Far From Home,” so it’s clear that he has a role to play in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
That sequel — which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Samuel L. Jackson and Marissa Tomei — sees Peter Parker join his best friends Ned (Batalon), MJ (Zendaya), and the rest of the gang on an overseas trip. However, his plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury (Jackson) uncover the mystery of several elemental creatures whose attacks are causing havoc across the continent.
“Spider-Man: Far From Home,” which Sony Pictures will distribute on July 5, is the last sure-thing Marvel film on the slate, but there is plenty else in the works and others that are all but certain. Marvel head Kevin Feige recently stated that “Far From Home” marks the end of the third phase of Marvel movies, not “Endgame.”
Disney reinstated director James Gunn after firing him last July, so Gunn will write the script for and direct the third installment in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. Of course, he’s also working with Warner Bros. on DC’s “Suicide Squad” sequel. He’s expected to finish that film first, with production to start in September, before returning to “Guardians 3.
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