Hours prior to Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, eagle-eyed fans found an entire host of trademark filings for upcoming motion pictures. Amongst them were Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Avengers: Secret Wars, Captain America: New World Order, and Thunderbolts, all of which were later on announced at the occasion.
Those weren’t the only projects to be trademarked, nevertheless.
While Phase 5 took shape this year, Stage 6 stays something of a secret to us beyond the two previously mentioned Avengers films and Great Four. Even in the middle of reports of Marvel Studios going back to a quality-over-quantity method to storytelling, you know Kevin Feige and company will have some substantial motion pictures planned for The Multiverse Legend’s last act.
We have actually tracked those hallmark filings below this past summer to take a closer look at what announcements might be on the way in 2023 and where the MCU might take us in Stage 6 … and beyond!
So, to find out what may or may not be on the way, simply click on the “Next” button below.
Honourable Reference: The (Potentially) Unused Titles
Prior to diving into the movies we’re confident will become a reality in Stage 6, we have to have a look at the hallmarks submitted either to give Marvel Studios several alternatives or to toss fans off the aroma.
“The Multiverse Saga” was included in these listings, however so were “The Timeless Legend,” “The Eternity Saga” and movies like Avengers: Classic, Avengers: Eternity War, and Avengers: Excursion. Those all seem like alternate options for the two blockbusters we understand are on the method rather than projects being prepared post-Multiverse Legend.
Then there are the likes of The Black Knight: Origins, Hercules: Increase of the Gods, Runaways: New Era, and Red Guardian: Generations. Those were part of a separate batch of hallmarks, and might well be for comic books or other media. Still, don’t discount them perhaps being future motion pictures or TV programs.
Now, with them out of the way, let’s get into it …
6. Shang-Chi and the Wreckage of Time
It’s recently been reported that Marvel Studios intends to launch the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings sequel before Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. If so, then Shang-Chi and the Wreckage of Time would be a great title for a film we’re sure will attend to the secret surrounding the Ten Rings and how those are connected to Kang the Conqueror.
After all, it’s been strongly hinted that both they and Kamala Khan’s bangle are linked in some way, while the look of Chronopolis in the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania trailer was surrounded by a great deal of ring-like objects. With that in mind, we’re wagering this motion picture sets the stage for Shang-Chi to be a crucial player in taking on the time-travelling bad guy.
5. Midnight Suns
With Blade hit by another substantial delay, we’re not sure there will be time for a Midnight Suns motion picture to head our way prior to The Multiverse Legend ends. It’s a task Marvel Studios is absolutely preparing for, however, and that appears from the recent introductions of characters like Moon Knight, Man-Thing, Monster by Night, and Elsa Bloodstone.
Mahershala Ali could quickly leap directly from the Daywalker’s MCU debut into this ensemble, and a continued expedition of the MCU’s supernatural side would be a welcome distraction from all that Multiversal madness. We ‘d state this motion picture will happen eventually, but couldn’t ensure it’s one that will eventually be part of the existing storytelling Legend.
4. Nomad
There have actually been rumblings about a Nomad film for years now, however it got one action more detailed to coming true with this trademark filing. In the comics, “Nomad” is a mantle Steve Rogers developed when he quit being Captain America, and it’s a name fans frequently utilize to refer to the Secret Avengers variation of Cap from Avengers: Infinity War.
While it’s possible the MCU’s Nomad could be U.S. Agent, Bucky Barnes, and even one of the other characters to have actually gone by this name on the page, we ‘d wager it has something to do with Chris Evans’ long-rumoured MCU return. Would it be naive to hope we might lastly get to see what happened when he took a trip back in time before returning to today as an old guy?
3. Celestials: End of Time
Eternals was Marvel Studios’ very first (and presently only) “Rotten” movie, and while we believe that’s far too extreme, it’s clear the team’s MCU launching didn’t resonate with fans the method it ought to have. The story ended on a major cliffhanger, though, and there’s been a great deal of chatter online in current weeks about a sequel remaining in development (albeit minus Chloé Zhao).
A change in title would be a good way to move focus from that poorly received very first instalment, which’s why we’re encouraged the follow up will be called Celestials: End of Time. Possibly exploring the origins of these ancient beings, the motion picture can pick up with those Eternals characters, setting the phase for the likes of Sersi and Kingo to be key in the upcoming war with Kang.
2. Captain America: Red, White and Black
Similar to some of the movies we pointed out at the start of this feature, we can’t mark down the possibility that Captain America: Red, White and Black was a title when considered for Captain America: New World Order. Nevertheless, both subtitles have very various significances, and there’s a very good opportunity this really refers to the MCU’s initial Super Soldier, Isaiah Bradley.
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier offered some insights into his past, but this motion picture could totally check out that and the increase of Eli Bradley as Patriot. If we’re being totally truthful, something informs us those are subplots Brand-new World Order will attend to; still, with so much going on in that motion picture – including The Leader’s return – we’re not going to discount this being a different task.
1. Avengers Academy
Marvel Studios has actually rapidly included the characters who make up the Young Avengers to the MCU. In spite of that, with such a gap between a lot of those projects and a long way to go till a few of them are superheroes in their own right, it seems like the ship has cruised on a Young Avengers motion picture. Why? Well, by the time they assemble, these teens will not be all that young!
Rather, we ‘d put money on the plan being for them to serve as the next generation of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and Avengers Academy would be a terrific way of passing the torch. Some old fan favourites might go back to train these newbies, with the New Avengers then ready to take the fight to Kang the Conqueror at the end of Stage 6 …