Summary
Disney’s updated slate for the next three years removes anMCUmovie, yet the troubledBladeretains its 2025 release date. Five years after its original San Diego Comic-Con 2019 announcement,the MCU’sBladerebootstill doesn’t have a finished script or a confirmed director, and its November 2025 is fast approaching.Bladewas notably absent from Marvel Studios' panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, suggesting thatthe MCU’sBlademovie is in trouble. However, it seems like Marvel still has enough faith inBladeto keep its current release date.
As confirmed byVariety, Disney has revised its 2024-2027 movie slate, updating the titles of movies such asAvengers: DoomsdayandThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. Most importantly, an untitled MCU movie previously set to release on July 30, 2025 has been removed from the schedule, whileBladestill retains its Jul 16, 2025 release date.
What 2026 and 2027’s MCU Releases Are & What Was Canceled
The MCU Will Likely Focus On The Avengers Movies And Its Related Projects
AfterMarvel’s San Diego Comic-Con 2024 announcements, it’s clear that the biggest two projects on Marvel Studios' schedule areAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars, set to release in 2026 and 2027, respectively.TakingAvengers: Doomsday’s hefty budget and Marvel’s recently reduced output into account,Avengers: Doomsdayis likely to remain unaccompanied in 2026. However, if Marvel were to add a 2026 slot back into the slate, the strongest candidates for this spot would beDoctor Strange 3andShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2— the two most likely MCU sequels to deal with multiversal themes.
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Following the same logic, the projects with fewer connections toAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsare the most likely to be delayed or canceled.Armor Warshasn’t received any updates in a while, and the highly rumoredWorld War Hulkremains unconfirmed. If either project previously held the 2026 spot, then Marvel’s all-out bet onAvengers: Doomsdaymay have caused it to cede its release date to a bigger movie. In 2027,Avengers: Secret Warswill likely be accompanied by two big MCU releases as well, possiblyThor 5,Spider-Man 4(in alliance with Sony), or theDoctor StrangeandShang-Chisequels, depending on 2026’s MCU slate.
Possible 2026 And 2027 MCU Slate
Untitled MCU Movie
July 18, 2025
Disney can still make various changes to its schedule in the near future and add one or two MCU movies toMarvel Studios' movie schedule. Nevertheless,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars' huge budgets, casts, and logistical needs will likely require Marvel Studios to exchange a higher number of projects for a more careful preparation of what could be the biggest superhero events in movie history. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking forBlade’s behind-the-scenes issues to subside, but the 2025 movie still has enough time to finish development, enter production, and meet its release date.
