Marvel Studios has already announced its plans for Phases 5 and 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. MCU Phase 4 is about to end with the release of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, whose trailer received a promising response. However, fans are still worried about being disappointed again. As Phase 4 draws to a close, the MCU is ready to explore Phase 5, which will kick off with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Phase 5 will have several new entries on the way. But Phase 4 has got fans worried about the upcoming phases of the MCU. Many MCU Phase 4 shows and movies have received mixed response. Fans have credited it as the MCU’s worst phase so far. Now that the MCU’s Phase 4 is nearly complete, a Marvel executive has claimed that fans won’t have anything to worry about in the next phases of the MCU.
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Andy Park Reassures Fans About MCU Phases 4 & 5
Following the release of Thor: Love and Thunder, fans began calling out the studio for being careless with the production. Not only Thor: Love and Thunder fans were also very disappointed She-Hulk as well.
Marvel Studios Director of Visual Development Andy Park recently addressed fan concerns during his interview with SyFy. According to fans, the MCU Phase 4 has been a disaster so far, and they fear it will continue in future phases as well.
Andy Park has assured fans that they will have nothing to fear for Phase 5 of the MCU. He said the visual department is there to make sure each character is delivered in the best way possible.
He also said that it was not the end and that the image was only getting bigger after the End of Game. Park also spoke about Paul Rudd Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Love at first sight. He said,
“But in the future we’ll have Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, we’re going to see that pocket of the universe; we’re going to see Thunderbolts.
Andy Park has been involved with Marvel for 12 years since the first Captain America film. He shared that he’s involved in constantly introducing new worlds, new themes, and new genres, but ultimately it’s all about the characters. He said that Marvel built these characters and these worlds, which all exist in the same cinematic universe.
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Phase 5 would ease concerns over franchise growth
MCU Phase 4 somehow failed to impress fans and was unhappy with most of the installments that were released. Even though Spider-Man: No Coming Home topped the box office and other movies also did well at the box office, fans didn’t have much to say about most of the movies.
Andy Park reassured us that Phase 5 will put an end to fan concerns about the franchise losing value. He claimed that the upcoming phase would set up the events of the Multiverse Saga. Phases 5 and 6 include some of the MCU’s most anticipated shows and movies, including Charlie Cox’s Daredevil: Born Again and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 3.
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Fans are also expecting a lot from wakanda forever, the last film of phase 4 of the MCU. They also expect the best with Phase 5 aligning with a number of highly anticipated movies and shows for the MCU.
Andy Park claimed that the franchise still has huge potential after MCU Phase 4. He said Phase 5 features some of the most impressive MCU projects to date, and there should be plenty of anticipation to see where the MCU goes next.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released on November 11, 2022.
MCU Phase 5 will begin with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawhich will be released on February 17, 2023.
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