Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - July 8, 2022


While most Marvel Studios movies are shrouded in some level of secrecy, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is even more mysterious than most, likely due to it being in a position no one really expected when it was first announced. That's of course a result of the tragically young death of actor Chadwick Boseman. While it seems likely T'Challa will be killed offscreen between movies to avoid recasting, it remains to be seen which character will rise up and become the new Black Panther.

Black Adam - July 29, 2022


As has seemingly become a trend in recent years, Black Adam will see DC take another character more known for being a villain and turn them into an antiheroic lead. In this case the subject is Black Adam, Shazam's arch-enemy who draws his powers from the same wizard source. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars, in what's been a passion project for the wrestler turned actor, and finally sees him enter the lucrative superhero genre.

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2 - October 7, 2022


Up until this point, the Spider-Man movies have all been firmly based in sci-fi. That's especially true of 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the beloved, Oscar-winning animated flick that opened the door to a literal multiverse of spider-heroes - from otherwise regular teenager Gwen Stacy to the spider-turned radioactive pig bite victim Spider-Ham. The upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 promises to takes things ever further in that direction by paying off the first movie's credits scene with Oscar Isaac's Miguel O'Hara (aka. Spider-Man 2099). Sony bumped the film back from April 8 to October 7, 2022 as part of its post-coronavirus adjustments.

The Flash - November 4, 2022


Another superhero powered by (fictional) science, Ezra Miller's Barry Allen is finally getting a DCEU movie after emerging as one of the standouts in 2017's not-so-beloved Justice League. The Flash project's passed through several hands by this point, with Seth Grahame-Smith, Rick Famuyiwa, and John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein having signed on to direct over the years before stepping down. Even Miller took a turn writing the screenplay at one point. However, it appears the movie's actually going to happen this time, with IT's Andy Muschiett directing from a script by Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. In addition Miller's return as Barry, both Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton's versions of Batman are also taking part.

The Marvels - November 11, 2022


After a handful of MCU appearances since her hit 2019 debut movie, Brie Larson's Captain Marvel gets a bigger spotlight once again in The Marvels, but not quite a solo one. Instead, she'll be joined by Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), fresh off gaining superpowers in WandaVision, and newcomer Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) in a team-up project. Considering Monica's issues with Carol Danvers though, the union may be tenuous.