Fans have known that Avengers 4 will be the last movie of Marvel’s Phase 3 slate and will mark a culmination of MCU as we know it. Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige had reiterated this in an interview, which fans had interpreted to mean the end of Phase 3. But that is not the case, according to Guardians of the Galaxy 2 director, James Gunn. When he was asked by a fan on Twitter if the MCU will truly “end after phase 3,” James Gunn revealed that Avengers 4 would start a new story set in the MCU.
“No. Read Kevin Feige’s quotes & not the static around them. It’s the end of one long story & the beginning of another. And one of the films that will kickstart the new story will be #GotGVol3.”
It has been confirmed that Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 will hit theaters on July 5, 2019, months after Avengers 4 arrives on May 3, 2019, making it the first Marvel Phase 4 movie. It has also been confirmed Avengers 4 will bring 22-movie arc from Marvel Phase 1 through 3 to an end, with Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 addressing aftermaths of Avengers 4 and where the story will go. With that being said, 2 years left until Phase 3 comes to a close, Phase 3 may be the end of the three phases.
Aside from Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 in July 2019, it remains to be seen if Marvel plans on fitting a third Marvel movie in for 2019, maybe November, as it has become MCU’s new tradition. In October 2015, Marvel set 3 new dates aside in 2020, May 1, 2020, July 10, 2020, and November 6, 2020, which fans at the time assumed may be the first Phase 4 movies. One of the movies will be Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, with director James Gunn confirming that it will arrive in 2020. While it seems that it may follow in footsteps of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and take May 1, 2020, release date, that has not been confirmed yet.
As for what else is coming in Phase 4, that we will not know. Kevin Feige had revealed in November 2016 that the studio has a good idea of where they are heading, but any of the Phase 4 movie titles may be considered spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4. Even the Avengers 4 title is considered a spoiler for Avengers: Infinity War, so we will have to wait till the movie hits theaters in May to find out more on what the future may have in store for MCU fans.
