So it seems Ms. Marvel and Hawkeye will be on Disney + in 2021. This might be a bit much. 4 movies and (counting in head) 6 shows in one year?
Well, given that half of what we're getting this year was supposed to happen last year, I don't mind, and it doesn't bother me. Sure, it creates a bit of a saturation if you're into all of it, and it kind of creates an expectation of having new MCU content nearly every month, but I think they're really going all in with it now considering how many more movies and TV shows are coming in the next few years.
And if you really think about it, from Black Widow (July 2021) to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (July 2022), we are getting SEVEN MCU films within a single year, which is a record. It used to be five, between GOTG Vol. 2 and Infinity War (or Homecoming and Ant-Man And The Wasp).
So with four films in 2021, four in 2022, and five in 2023, it doesn't seem like the film side of Marvel Studios will be slowing down. And as far as Disney+ shows go, we've got at least 3 shows next year (Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Secret Invasion) and the GOTG Holiday Special, and beyond all of that, sequels to Loki and What If...?, a spin-off from Hawkeye featuring Echo, as well as Ironheart, Armor Wars (feat. War Machine), and an untitled Wakanda series, and I'm willing to bet all of that will be out by the end of 2023 or early 2024.
Phase four is PACKED. I don't think we'll get to the point of hero-fatigue, especially if these films and shows continue to be diverse in characters, genre, and filmmaking. This year alone, we've got a spy thriller, a martial arts action fantasy, a sprawling sci-fi adventure, and a bonkers multiversal crossover. Despite being all MCU films, they all feel largely unique from each other. And next year's films are all sequels, but they all seem highly anticipated, especially since they've been 3-6 years in the waiting!
You could probably say the same for the Disney+ shows, though I'd say WandaVision and Loki are probably about as similar to each other as TFATWS and Hawkeye might be, with Ms. Marvel being an outlier. And the ones coming later are sounding like they'll be quite different from each other as well. With She-Hulk reportedly being more comedic in nature.
Sorry Adami. My body is ready. Their was a gap because of the pandemic.
I am totally ready as well. The two-year gap between films was unbearable, and I'm glad we got WandaVision and TFATWS before Black Widow to help tide us over between the MCU returned to theaters, but that was the longest gap between MCU films since The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2 were released. Needless to say, I was starved for a new MCU film, and I'm glad we're getting the glutton's share in the coming years!
-Marc.