In one week, audiences will finally get to see the spectacular new reboot of everyone’s favorite wallcrawler. And in anticipation of Spider-Man: Homecoming, we’re hearing more about the future of Spidey in the MCU through his next team-up with the Avengers and his next solo feature. That and the latest from the Marvel-based X-Men movieverse below.
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 Continues Right After Avengers 4
Marvel is very interested in direct continuations right now. Spidey’s new movie begins immediately after the events of Captain America: Civil War. I hear that Avengers: Infinity War picks up immediately after the events of Thor: Ragnarok. And now comes word that Spidey’s next movie (let’s call it Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 for now) will begin immediatly following the end of Avengers 4. Here’s what Homecoming producer Amy Pascal :
I don’t know anything about it or what it’s about. I know who the villain is, but that’s it. They don’t let me read anything because I’m so bad at keeping secrets.
So he believes it’s just him. That villain, by the way, we also all know already to be Thanos. Holland also seems to know enough to not need to spoil anything because the hype is so huge. He continues:
Infinity War needs no teasing. That movie literally needs no teasing. It’s going to be the biggest movie of all time. Believe me: no one is ready for this movie.
Avengers: Infinity War arrives in theaters on May 4, 2018.
Fox Schedules Six More Unknown X-Men Universe Movies
While not part of the MCU, the Marvel Comics-based X-Men franchise is starting to rival its spiritual cousin as a hugely successful cinematic universe, with audiences and critics. Therefore, we can anticipate a lot more mutants in mainline series sequels and spin-offs starring other popular characters, like Deadpool. Fox, the studio behind this growing mega-franchise, has just announced release dates for six more features. We don’t know what they are, but here’s how the X-Universe is looking through 2021:
April 13, 2018: New Mutants (now co-starring Alice Braga in place of exiting Rosario Dawson)
June 1, 2018: Deadpool 2
November 2, 2018: X-Men: Dark Phoenix
February 14, 2019: TBA
June 7, 2019: TBA
November 22, 2019: TBA
March 13, 2020: TBA
June 26, 2020: TBA
October 2, 2020: TBA
March 5, 2021: TBA
We can assume at least one of those is another Deadpool sequel, and maybe that long-delayed Gambit movie will finally happen. Could we see a Stark sisters reunion through this franchise with X-Men‘s Sophie Turner and New Mutants Maisie Williams eventually meeting? Could we be seeing a new Wolverine make his debut in one of these, or could fans possibly go the next four years without their favorite razor-clawed X-Man?
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