There’s been a lot of fuss over what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not all in ways that Marvel would like. A few years after Kevin Feige publicly stated Marvel was cracking down and prioritizing what would “stand out and stand above,” the results have been a bit shaky. There wasn’t much by way of Marvel movie releases in 2024, and certainly not any that advanced the core MCU-phase-driven plot elements. The TV shows have more or less contained themselves, without changing too much about the power structure of the MCU. This year started off with Captain America: Brave New World, which felt rickety as both a personal and political journey and ultimately didn’t do much to make the next installments sound all that enticing.

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