Avengers: Secret Wars

2022 - 7 - 24

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'Avengers: Secret Wars' movie and release plans revealed for ... (Inverse)

The fifth Avengers movie was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. Here's how the MCU is changing forever.

The MCU has been hinting at Secret Wars in various ways throughout Phase 4. The franchise’s abundant obsession with the multiverse — which allows Marvel Studios to finally incorporate previously unavailable characters owned by competing studios — has led to the introduction of incursions as a known phenomenon. The 2015 Secret Wars was a little different, however. Inside the epic panel at Hall H on Saturday of Comic-Con, Marvel’s Kevin Feige revealed Avengers: Secret Wars, the next major Marvel crossover movie and fifth Avengers movie. But now, in 2022, Marvel’s fifth Avengers movie has been finally revealed, and baby, it’s the big one. Both titles also gather as many heroes from the Marvel Universe as possible into one event.

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'Avengers: Secret Wars' Release Date Set by Marvel (Collider.com)

Marvel revealed that the sixth Avengers movie, Secret Wars will get a November 2025 release date at SDCC.

While we know much about the MCU version of the Secret Wars storyline, it is fair to assume the movie will not feature the Beyonder. Instead, it looks like Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conquerer will be the mastermind behind the crossover event. So, with Kang set to become a major villain in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it looks like Marvel Studios is building up towards a version of Secrets Wars storyline where we’ll see variants jump at each other’s throats. Marvel Studios’s San Diego Comic-Con panel revealed two brand-new Avengers movies, with Avengers: Secret Wars coming to wrap Phase 6 of the MCU in November 2025.

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Avengers: Secret Wars and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Officially ... (Comicbook.com)

The future of Earth's Mightiest Heroes became more clear during the Marvel Studios Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, where the titles of the ...

Avengers: Secret Wars has been talked about for years now, ever since directors Joe and Anthony Russo stated that they would love to return to the MCU to tackle this ambitious adaptation of the iconic comics storyline. Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will hit theaters on May 2, 2025 and Avengers: Secret Wars will hit theaters on November 7, 2025. Like most adaptations, these MCU movies will likely have only passing similarities to their comic book inspirations and will instead be their own unique storylines, though the titles indicate that villains such as Doctor Doom and Kang the Conqueror will have major roles to play.

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New Avengers Movies Revealed: Kang Dynasty & Secret Wars ... (The Direct)

Avengers 5 and 6 have finally been officially named thanks to the Marvel Studios' Comic-Con presentation.

After The Infinity Saga, the Secret Wars story felt like a natural next step for Marvel Studios to take. Sure, those dates can move at any given time, but for the moment, Fantastic Four, Kang Dynasty, and Secret Wars are set to hit theaters within 12 months of each other. As a part of the Marvel Studios San Diego Comic-Con Hall H panel, the super-powered giant revealed the names for both Avengers 5 and 6.

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Marvel announces new films Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and ... (The A.V. Club)

Two new Avengers films will close out the "Multiverse Saga" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

We have no idea what these movies will look like—something we haven’t been able to say about Marvel in a minute. After setting the scope for its next two years of projects—with an ambitious, if still transitional, timeline for Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—Kevin Feige got a little more ambitious near the end of his presentation today at San Diego Comic-Con, as the company’s plans edged into Phase 6. One big question is whether Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed previous Avengers installments Infinity War and Endgame will return; the pair have spoken more than once about their desire to adapt Secret Wars, but also expressed concern at what a big production it’ll be.

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SDCC 2022: Avengers: Secret Wars could give the MCU the power ... (Polygon)

Avengers: Secret Wars will help close out Phase 6 — and could give the Marvel Cinematic Universe a reboot, if it wanted one.

And when the good guys won, they restored the multiverse, but left the Ultimate Marvel Universe dead. But during Secret Wars, the Ultimate Marvel Universe died. Marvel’s Ultimate line, founded in 2000, was arguably the publisher’s biggest success of the decade, an alternate Marvel universe where modern writers and artists had freedom to take the company’s most famous characters and start all over again.

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Avengers Secret Wars: Why Kang Is a Bigger Threat Than Thanos (The Direct)

At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed the titles of the next two Avengers films: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars. It seems ...

So if Kang is defeated and the apocalyptic events of Secret Wars come to pass, maybe Majors won’t be the true villain of that film. Given how the character is even able to go outside of the Multiverse itself, it seems he could double, or even triple, the threat that Thanos was to all of existence. With these two projects being announced so close together, it’s almost a guarantee that they’re intrinsically connected— in the same way that Infinity War is to Endgame. Maybe the MCU’s version of this story will be fairly contained to planet Earth and not on a cosmic or Multiversal threat just yet. Next, he’ll be appearing in Ant-Man: Quantumania as the film’s villain, and it wouldn’t be too shocking if a Variant of the same character played a role in Loki Season 2. While Thanos had bits and pieces of set-up, Jonathan Majors’ villain has already gotten an entire episode of Loki devoted to setting the stage for his threat to take hold of the MCU.

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Why The Avengers Can't Return Until Kang Dynasty, Secret Wars ... (Den of Geek)

Each new phase would feature a handful of individual movie titles featuring characters like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, or the Guardians of the Galaxy ...

Does membership on another team like the Guardians, Fantastic Four, or Thunderbolts preclude someone from being involved in the Avengers? And who of all the new, unaffiliated characters will be considered worthy enough to receive the call? As first seen in Loki season 1, and then even further in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the storytelling possibilities in the MCU at the moment have taken on almost literal infinite dimensions. Why break from the usual “Avengers at the end of each phase” paradigm for two consecutive phases, only to return to it to conclude the Multiverse Saga? Not only is the Avengers’ current roster unclear but the Avengers are not even the only superhero team on the block within the MCU, anymore. Marvel’s Avengers capped the end of Phase 1, Avengers: Age of Ultron largely wrapped up Phase 2, and Phase 3 played host to the epic Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. That Avengers tradition comes to an end with Phase 4, which is set to conclude with Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever this November. This might come as a shock to some MCU fans who’ve come to expect an epic Avengers finale for each phase. And then three of those phases constitute a saga like the Infinity Saga and now the Multiverse Saga.

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Two New 'Avengers' Movies, Including 'Secret Wars,' to End MCU ... (Variety)

Kevin Feige announced at the Marvel Comic-Con panel on July 23 that two new "Avengers" films will end Phase 6.

This time, the catalyst is the incursion between the main Marvel universe (Earth-616) and the Ultimate Marvel universe (Earth-1610) that causes the destruction of both. — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel)July 24, 2022 — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel)July 24, 2022

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Avengers: The Kang Dynasty & Avengers: Secret Wars Close MCU ... (The Escapist)

SDCC 2022: Marvel sets a release date for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars to close out MCU Phase 6 & Multiverse Saga.

It could be years before Marvel Studios shares any more details about what’s in store. — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios)July 24, 2022 It has now announced the movies Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, which are both coming to theaters in 2025.

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Avengers: Secret Wars – release date, cast speculation and plot ... (Radio Times)

Marvel Studios is reassembling the Avengers for another two-part blockbuster event, starting with The Kang Dynasty and ending with Secret Wars in 2025.

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Marvel Boss Just Shattered Russo Brothers' Avengers: Secret Wars ... (The Direct)

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that the Russo Brothers are not attached to direct the next two Avengers movies.

There's also the possibility that Feige and the top executives could be seeking new blood to direct the ensemble movies, thus allowing a fresh perspective for its jam-packed narrative. At this point, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars are still a long way down the road, so it's possible that negotiations for whoever will be in the director's chair aren't going to happen anytime soon. Given that the Russo Brothers handled many ensemble MCU movies, the pair’s expertise would’ve been a much-needed boost for the next Avengers films, especially considering the growing number of heroes and villains that are present in the current roster. It was one of the first major books to do that — that was really event-storytelling to me at its finest. "You know, I read that when I was 10 or 11, and it was the scale of getting all of the heroes together. Amid rumors of their potential involvement, Joe Russo debunked that he and his brother are in talks with Marvel about helming another Avengers flick.

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Marvel Boss Kevin Feige Says Russos “Not Connected” To New ... (Deadline)

It's not secret how much Joe and Anthony Russo would like to make Avengers: Secret Wars. However, with today's announcement at Comic-Con that that Marvel ...

We also hear that the Russos can’t commit to the new Avengers movies because they have three feature projects lined up with AGBO. Their Gray Man hit Netflix yesterday. “They’re not connected to it,” Feige told us about the Russos and the Phase Avengers films. It’s only now even that we see what the thematics of one, two and three are. Because the truth is all of stories are both interconnected and hopefully stand apart. We want to find something to do together, it’s not this.” The duo are responsible for delivering two of the top five grossing movies of all-time with 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame which combined grossed $4.8 billion.

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The Russo Brothers Not Returning Is Good For Avengers: Secret Wars (Screen Rant)

At yesterday's Diego Comic-Con, Marvel President Kevin Feige announced phases 4, 5, and 6 of the MCU will now be referred to as the “Multiverse Saga,” and will ...

There are also plenty of new and upcoming AGBO projects to satiate fans of the brothers’ work. Marvel President Kevin Feige himself has shared he would like to work together with the brothers again, but not on the upcoming Avengers movies (via Deadline Hollywood). At yesterday’s Diego Comic-Con, Marvel President Kevin Feige announced phases 4, 5, and 6 of the MCU will now be referred to as the “Multiverse Saga,” and will end with two new Avengers movies: Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. After the phenomenal success of the Russo’s phase 3-ending Infinity War and Endgame, it would make sense that they'd be the go-to team to direct.

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Avengers: Endgame Directors Joe and Anthony Russo Are Not ... (IGN)

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige spoke to Deadline after Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con 2022 panel and he was asked if The Russo Brothers would be returning to the ...

It's important to know that these next two Avengers films aren't scheduled to be released in theaters until May 2, 2025, and November 7, 2025, respectively. Recently, they spoke about their love for Secret Wars and revealed it was the "one series we adored growing up." "They are not connected to it," Feige said.

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The Russos Not Directing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Or Secret ... (LRM Online)

According to Marvel boss Kevin Feige, The Russo are not directing either Avengers: Kang Dynasty, nor Avengers: Secret Wars. As you probably already know.

What did you think of Marvel’s SDCC announcements? “They’re not connected to it, they’ve been I think very direct about that. However speaking with Deadline after the event, Kevin Feige confirmed this is not the case. — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios)July 24, 2022 — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios)July 24, 2022 However the three movies we do know are

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What Is Secret Wars? Avengers 6's Title Explained (Screen Rant)

Marvel Studios has revealed its plans for Avengers 6 entitled Secret Wars, but what is this massive event what does it mean for the MCU?

That being said, the MCU is already sowing seeds for a similar multiversal catastrophe that will undoubtedly warrant the newly confirmed Avengers: Secret Wars title as the perfect conclusion to the Multiverse Saga. As far as what Secret Wars means for the MCU's future with the newly christened Multiverse Saga, the core concept from the comics can already be seen in action with Phase 4. That being said, 2015 saw a rebooted Secret Wars comics event that resulted from the destruction of the multiverse. While the mega-panel included new details about Avengers 5, it was confirmed that Avengers: Secret Wars will be the culmination of every MCU film from Phase 4 onward. Following Kevin Feige's reveals about the conclusion of the current Phase 4 heading into Phase 5, fans in attendance were surprised with an exciting look at some of the biggest films for Phase 6. Despite the simplicity, the story was a best-seller that earned itself a sequel and also had a lasting impact on the Marvel Universe going forward.

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When Does Avengers: Secret Wars Come Out? Answer & Countdown (Twinfinite)

Avengers: Secret Wars will be the sixth Avengers film of the MCU and will release in theaters on Nov. 7, 2025. That's right, there will be two Avengers movies ...

This is everything you need to know about when Avengers: Secret Wars will be coming out. First will come Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in May, with Secret Wars coming after to bookend phase six of the MCU. The fact that it is confirmed to exist in the future will have to hold all the fans over.

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'Avengers: Secret Wars' Can't Be An 'Avengers' Movie Or Else ... (Inside the Magic)

Avengers: Secret Wars is finally confirmed to be one of the upcoming Avenger movies, but fans should expect more than the Avengers to appear.

The Fantastic Four will at least have a movie and a cameo or two before they would show up in Secret Wars, but the X-Men might not appear before Avengers 6, which would be awful for Marvel fans. Secret Wars was one of Marvel’s biggest crossover events in the comics. On top of this, fans know that two Avengers movies are on the way in 2025.

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What Is Secret Wars? A Guide to the Next Avengers Sequel (TheWrap)

This is the next Thanos-level event facing the characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it can't come soon enough. Ever since “Avengers: Endgame” put a ...

As with “Secret Wars,” we don’t expect Marvel to adapt this storyline as a 1:1, but the basic plot gives us an idea of where Marvel is going with Phase 5. We don’t know yet, but we do know the major MCU players still on the board. But the series also resulted in She-Hulk replacing The Thing as a member of Fantastic Four, some interpersonal drama among the X-Men, and The Hulk sustaining injuries that restored his uncontrollable rage-version. Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish,” he says. Of course, eventually The Avengers stop him, but at great cost. It gets its name from 16-part “Avengers” storyline written by the great Kurt Busiek that ran from 2001-2002.

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