The Marvel Cinematic Universe is at all times increasing, each in theaters and in live-action exhibits which are out there with a Disney+ subscription. However Phases 4 and 5 have been titled The Multiverse Saga, which has positively made issues a bit extra difficult. And Kevin Feige not too long ago clarified how the multiverse idea will issue into the MCU’s official timeline. Right here’s what he stated.
The Infinity Saga was an enormous success, so Marvel studios had some massive footwear to fill when rolling out content material for Phases 4 and 5. However with the multiverse taking part in into tasks like Physician Unusual 2, Spider-Man: No Manner Dwelling, and Loki, followers are questioning how the general narrative of the shared universe will operate. Feige did the intro for the brand new ebook Marvel Studios’ The Marvel Cinematic Universe – An Official Timeline (through The Direct), the place he teased how the multiverse and official timeline is likely to be functioning sooner or later. In his phrases:
On the Multiverse observe, we acknowledge that there are tales—motion pictures and series-that are canonical to Marvel however have been created by totally different storytellers throughout totally different intervals of Marvel’s historical past. The timeline introduced on this ebook is restricted to the MCU’s Sacred Timeline by way of Part 4. However, as we transfer ahead and dive deeper into the Multiverse Saga, you by no means know when timelines may crash or converge (trace, trace/spoiler alert).
Nicely, I’m intrigued. It seems to be like we are able to nonetheless declare the principle MCU as the Sacred Timeline, a minimum of till some convergence or timeline crashes begin to occur earlier than our eyes. We’ll simply must see if that happens throughout Loki Season 2, after which we’ll see timelines begin to mix and cross over. However Feige appears to be teasing some massive plans for the long run.
Some followers have had points with Part 4 of the MCU and past, specifically as a result of it’s unclear what the franchise is constructing towards. We’ve been launched to a ton of recent characters in tasks like Eternals, and audiences are interested in what’s going to occur when these newcomers work together with basic heroes within the subsequent main crossover occasion. That can seemingly happen in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, though that film’s contents are at the moment a thriller.
The post-credit scene of Ant-Man 3 confirmed all of the variants of Kang united, seemingly organising their upcoming assault on the Sacred Timeline. I’ve to imagine Jonathan Majors’ villain would be the one accountable for the multiverse going askew, presumably so all the numerous Kangs may battle collectively. It’s all a thriller on the time of scripting this story, and Feige’s feedback are positively going to encourage some fan theories.
The subsequent MCU film hitting theaters is The Marvels on November tenth. Within the meantime, try the 2023 film launch dates to plan your subsequent film expertise.
