Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has announced plans to release 2021. In addition to mentioning that they are looking forward to releasing movies in theaters, company officials also said that Marvel is working on a new “Fantastic Four” film, directed by to Jon Watts. The director is known, among other things, for his film “Spider-Man”.
Another important announcement was that the film “Black Panther II”, directed by Ryan Coogler, is still in the works, but that the character of Chadwick Boseman will not be replaced. The 43-year-old actor died in August from colon cancer diagnosed 4 years ago.
“Boseman’s performance was symbolic and transcends any iteration of the character from any other medium in Marvel’s past. That’s why we’re not going to replace the character, “said Kevin Feige, president of Marvel.
“Black Panther”, a $ 1.3 billion film in the global box office, was the first superhero film in which the main character was a person of color and the first of its kind to be nominated for Oscars for the category ” Best Picture ”.
MCU: It stays as we set
While many expected Feige to announce that some of the MCU movies will be heading to Disney +, the surprise was that the releases will be made according to the established plan. The film “Black Widow” will be released in theaters on May 7, 2021, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” on July 9, 2021 and “Eternals” on November 5, 2021.
For the film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” we will have to wait until March 25, 2022. Feige also confirmed that the films, that of director Taika Waititi, “Thor: Love and Thunder” (with Christian Bale), as well as and “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” will go into production in the coming months.
Superhero movie releases continue on Disney +
It seems that, in the current global conditions, in which cinemas remain, for the most part, closed and film companies are moving towards online streaming, Disney is firmly on the side of film releases for superhero series.
As for the releases on the Disney + streaming channel, the series “WandaVision” and “The Falcon and the Winter Solider” remain in the original plan. “WandaWision” launches on January 15 and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” follows on the 19th.
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