The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase Four is a collection of American superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters appearing in Marvel Comics magazines. Phase Four includes all Marvel Studios films scheduled for release between 2021 and 2023. In addition to the feature films that Marvel Studios was already planning to produce, it is the first phase of the franchise to include television series, with Marvel Studios planning numerous event series for the streaming service Disney+. Phase Four began with the series WandaVision, which aired in January 2021, and the first theatrical film in this phase is Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures’ Black Widow, which was released in July 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Phase Four release timetable was altered several times. Kevin Feige, along with producers Jonathan Schwartz for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Nate Moore for Eternals, Amy Pascal for Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Brad Winderbaum for Thor: Love and Thunder, produces every feature and executive produces every series in this phase.
Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, starring Simu Liu, the ensemble Eternals, and the sequels Spider-Man: No Way Home from Sony Pictures are among the films in this time. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with Benedict Cumberbatch reprising his role as Dr. Stephen Strange, Thor: Love and Thunder with Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as Thor, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani, the ensemble Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly.
The first season of Loki starring Tom Hiddleston, the first and second seasons of the animated What If…? narrated by Jeffrey Wright, Hawkeye starring Jeremy Renner, and Hailee Steinfeld, Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac, Ms. Marvel starring Iman Vellani. This phase will also include the untitled Halloween special starring Gael Garcia Bernal, the ensemble The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and the I Am Groot series of short films.
