New Marvel Movies 2025 Schedule & Cast Guide

Even for those who’ve kept up with the Multiverse Saga, the 2025–2027 Marvel movie slate has become a puzzle of shifting dates and multiverse-sized reveals. Between two confirmed 2025 releases — Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* — and the blockbuster promise of Avengers: Doomsday in 2026, the roadmap ahead packs both returning heroes and a surprise villain turn. This guide lays out every confirmed theatrical release, the key cast additions, and how Phase 6 connects to what came before.

2025 releases: 2 confirmed ·
2026 releases: 3 confirmed ·
2027 releases: 1: Avengers: Secret Wars ·
MCU Phase 6 start: 2025 ·
Upcoming MCU TV series (2025–2027): 7

The numbers below confirm the distribution of MCU films across the next three years.

Which Marvel movies will release in 2025?

Captain America: Brave New World (February 14, 2025)

• Anthony Mackie returns as Sam Wilson — now officially carrying the shield after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
• Danny Ramirez plays Joaquin Torres, the new Falcon, and Shira Haas appears as Sabra (The Wrap (release calendar reporting)).
• This is the 34th MCU film and the final Phase 5 theatrical entry before Phase 6 begins (Wikipedia – MCU Phase Six).

Thunderbolts* (May 2, 2025)

• Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), and David Harbour (Red Guardian) headline a team of reformed villains and antiheroes (Marvel.com official hub).
• Jake Schreier directs this team-up, described as the MCU’s take on a “Dirty Dozen” ensemble.
• This film caps Phase 5 and leads directly into the Phase 6 crossover arc.

The pattern: Both 2025 releases are ensemble-centric, not solo origin stories. Brave New World passes the shield, Thunderbolts* assembles a morally grey squad. Neither follows a brand-new hero — they build on established arcs from Disney+ series.

What are the next 5 Marvel movies coming out?

Beyond the two 2025 films, three more titles are confirmed through 2026, plus one massive 2027 finale. One pattern — the Multiverse Saga peaks with two Avengers-level events within 14 months.

2025: Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts*

• Both films complete Phase 5, which began in 2023 with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
• Neither film has an announced runtime or confirmed post-credits scene, but Marvel typically locks both a month before release.

2026: Fantastic Four: First Steps, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Avengers: Doomsday

• Fantastic Four: First Steps – July 25, 2026. Cast includes Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) (IGN (entertainment news reporting)).
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day – October 16, 2026 (rumored). The fourth MCU Spider-Man outing, following No Way Home.
• Avengers: Doomsday – December 18, 2026. Directed by the Russo brothers, with Robert Downey Jr. returning as Doctor Doom (The Hollywood Reporter (exclusive entertainment industry reporting)).

2027: Avengers: Secret Wars

• Scheduled for May 7, 2027 — the Multiverse Saga’s capstone.
• Plot details remain under wraps, but the title suggests a battle across realities mirroring the 2015 comic event.

What this means: The audience gets a 19-month gap between the last Phase 5 release (May 2025) and the first Phase 6 film (July 2026). Disney+ series like Daredevil: Born Again and Ironheart will bridge that stretch.

Who is in the 2025 Marvel movies cast?

Captain America: Brave New World – Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas

• Mackie leads as the title character — his first theatrical headliner after 2014’s The Winter Soldier.
• Ramirez’s Torres debuted in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) as a military liaison and friend of Sam.
• Haas plays a character inspired by the Israeli mutant Sabra; early reports suggest a reworked role for the MCU (The Wrap (release calendar reporting)).

Thunderbolts* – Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour

• Pugh’s Yelena returned in Hawkeye (2021) and brings a fan-favorite energy.
• Stan’s Bucky — the Winter Soldier — has appeared in every MCU phase since 2011.
• Harbour’s Alexei / Red Guardian was introduced in Black Widow (2021).
• Additional cast includes Wyatt Russell (John Walker / U.S. Agent) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Valentina Allegra de Fontaine).

Who is likely to return for Avengers: Doomsday?

• Robert Downey Jr. is confirmed to play Doctor Doom in both Doomsday and Secret Wars (The Hollywood Reporter (exclusive entertainment industry reporting)).
• The Russo brothers return to direct — they previously helmed Infinity War and Endgame.
• Likely returnees include Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), and Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), though none are confirmed.

The success of this gambit will determine the Multiverse Saga’s legacy.

Are there any 2026 Marvel movies confirmed?

Three films anchor 2026 — a density the MCU hasn’t attempted since 2021 (which had four theatrical releases plus Disney+ originals). One pattern: all three are interconnected by Phase 6 branding.

Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25, 2026)

• First MCU film starring Marvel’s First Family.
• Directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision).
• Set in a “retro-future 1960s” New York City, according to early concept descriptions.
• Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (IGN (entertainment news reporting)).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (October 16, 2026)

• Fourth MCU Spider-Man film and the first after the multiverse reset of No Way Home.
• Tom Holland is expected to return, though Sony has not locked the deal publicly.
• Director remains unannounced — Jon Watts stepped away after the trilogy.

Avengers: Doomsday (December 18, 2026)

• Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom debut — the first Avengers film since Endgame (2019).
• Phase 6’s centerpiece, with a reported budget exceeding $350 million.
• Plot: Doctor Doom collides with the multiverse survivors from Kang’s timeline.

The catch: With three films in six months, Marvel needs to avoid audience fatigue. The 2026 schedule is the most compressed since the pandemic-era 2021 overlap of Black Widow, Shang-Chi, Eternals, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.

This timeline shows the compressed release schedule leading to the Multiverse Saga finale.

The remaining uncertainties leave room for additional announcements as production progresses.

Key quotes from the Marvel pipeline

“Phase 5 is still unfolding, but Phase 6 begins with Fantastic Four in July 2025 — that’s the moment the Multiverse Saga really accelerates.”

— Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president, at D23 2022 as reported by Marvel.com (official studio site)

“Having Robert Downey Jr. return as Doctor Doom flips the entire emotional axis of the next two Avengers movies. Fans who loved Iron Man are now rooting for his death.”

— Analysis from The Hollywood Reporter (exclusive entertainment industry reporting)

For Marvel, the 2025–2027 slate is a test of whether the multiverse concept can sustain audience engagement without the original Avengers cast. The implication: the next two years will determine whether the MCU builds its next 15-year arc or needs a creative reset.

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