Upcoming Marvel Films: Release Dates, Trailers, And What We Know So Far

After a year of silence in 2020, Marvel Studios gave a lot this year in 2021; luckily, it does not stop there as 2022 is full of promises with further films and television series scheduled for release. The Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is already a huge success, which is why we are beyond excited for what else is to come, especially now that the multiverse has been established. Release dates, trailers, and other officially released information will all be discussed here; also, new films and tv series means new cast members, therefore, read on to see the latest of what Marvel has planned for the coming year.

Previous releases in 2021 for films include:

Black Widow

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Eternals

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Previous releases in 2021 for television series include:

WandaVision

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Loki

What If… ?

Hawkeye

Some exciting additions joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) include Mahershala Ali as Blade, Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk, and the eventual arrival of The Fantastic Four, which was confirmed by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige during Disney’s Investors Day in December 2020.

Upcoming films and television series in 2022:

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (film)

Release date: 6^th May 2022

Sam Raimi will be directing the film, who also worked on Spider-Man and The Evil Dead, while Benedict Cumberbatch will return as the sorcerer we all know him as and Elizabeth Olsen will join him as the Scarlet Witch. The script, which director Scott Derrickson originally took on, was reworked by scriptwriter Michael Waldron, who was the head writer of the Loki tv series. In the first film Doctor Strange, it was teased that Mordo, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor will return, as well as Rachel McAdams and Benedict Wong. 

MS. MARVEL (tv series)

Premiere date: Summer 2022

This series will introduce the popular teen Inhuman to the MCU, who is based on the Kamala Khan character created in 2013 by Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, and Adrian Alphona. Bisha K. Ali was revealed as the series showrunner and Kevin Feige revealed, “You will meet her in her Disney+ series and see her in our films.” In September 2020, Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, documentary short Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Meera Menon were revealed to be the directors of this tv series. Shortly after, Iman Vellani was disclosed to have the starring role of Kamala Khan. The cast for this show includes Laurel Marsden, Vellani, Rish Shah, Mohan Kapur, Zenobia Shroff, Yasmeen Fletcher, Saagar Shaikh, and Matt Lintz. 

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (film)

Release date: 8^th July 2022

Shortly before Comic-Con 2019, Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi signed on to return for a fourth instalment in the God of Thunder franchise. Chris Hemsworth will be returning to the upcoming film, though not necessarily as Thor, which we can only wait to see what that is all about and how the film develops Natalie Portman as the new Thor. Tessa Thompson will return as Valkyrie, and Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston, may return though that is not officially confirmed. In June of 2021, Chris Hemsworth took to Instagram to share a photo of himself and Taika Waititi, in costume and on set, to announce that filming had officially wrapped on Love and Thunder.

SHE-HULK (tv series)

Premiere date: 2022

According to Kevin Feige, “Bruce Banner is no longer the only Hulk in the MCU,” as the Disney+ series will focus on Bruce’s cousin Jennifer Walters. Head writer includes Jessica Gao, who works on Rick & Morty, suggesting that this series will be more comedic. The director is Cat Coiro and the cast so far includes Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, and Tim Roth, both the latter who will appear as The Hulk and The Abomination.

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (film)

Release date: 11^th November 2022

Filming reportedly began in July 2021, with Shuri, played by Letitia Wright, taking on a larger role in the film, while Tenoch Huerta was in talks to play the primary antagonist. Presumably, the film will detail the succession of Shuri to the throne and her attempts to become the next Black Panther.