Due in part to the double strike in Hollywood in 2023, 2024 will be a year in which there will be considerably fewer Marvel Studios releases. But in 2025, that won’t be the case.
The 2025 calendar has a total of nine movies released, with three films and six series scheduled. But this isn’t necessarily surprising, considering Bob Iger revealed in May on Disney’s earnings call that the company would cut its annual film production from “two to a maximum of three.”
Iger also predicted that “about two TV series a year” would be produced, but it’s unclear when that will begin. According to the CEO, the move was directly aimed at “focusing more on quality.”
So here are the Marvel movies and series you can expect in 2025 and where they currently sit on the calendar.
your friendly neighborhood spiderman
Release date: January 29, 2025
Starring: Hudson Thames, Coleman Domingo, Eugene Bird, Grace Song, Zeno Robinson, Hugh Dancy, Charlie Cox
Number of episodes: undecided
The animated series “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” written by executive producer Jeff Trammell, is the first Marvel project to move to Disney+ in the new year.
The film will tell the story of Peter Parker as he “walks his way to becoming the MCU’s Spider-Man in a never-before-seen journey and style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots.” The series also reunites Spider-Man and Daredevil, with Charlie Cox reprising his role as the latter in the series.
Ryan Myderding, Marvel Studios’ vice president of visual development and creative director, said during Comic-Con that the company “went back to its roots with Ditko-inspired glasses and color scheme, bringing him back to the ’60s Alex Toth animation style.” I had him redraw it,” he said. .
Tramell continued to tease, pointing out that Harry Obthorne is playing a role in the show, making Osborn’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also teased the appearance of villains Chameleon, Scorpion, Speed Demon, Tarantula, Rhino, Butane the pyromaniac, and of course Dr. Otto Octavius.
Captain America: Brave New World
Release date: February 14, 2025
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Tim Blake Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Lumbly, Danny Ramirez, Shiri Haas, Harrison Ford
The official subtitle for Captain America 4 is Brave New World, and Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson will take on the role of Captain America after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Directed by Julius Ona (“Ruth,” “The Cloverfield Paradox”), from a screenplay by Malcolm Spellman (head writer, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) and Darran Masson, and written by Tim Blake Nelson. He will reprise his role as “The Incredible Hulk.” As the villain The Leader. Carl Lumbly and Danny Ramirez return from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Harrison Ford will also be taking over the role of Thaddeus Ross from the late William Hurt – yes, he’ll be transforming into Red Hulk. Meanwhile, Giancarlo Esposito plays Seth Volker, aka Sidewinder, the king of the Serpent Society.
The film was originally scheduled for release in summer 2024, but was pushed back to 2025 due to an actors’ strike.
Daredevil: Born Again
Release date: March 4, 2025
Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Zabrina Guevara, Nikki James, Jeneya Walton, Artie Frushian, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet. Zurer, Jon Bernthal
Number of episodes: 18
When Charlie Cox returned as Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans immediately clamored for more sequels and hoped the MCU would pick up Charlie Cox’s story from the Netflix series. I expected it. And that’s what happens in Daredevil: Born Again.
The new series will consist of 18 episodes and will be divided into two seasons, with the first season airing on March 4th. According to the official synopsis, the series will feature Murdoch “fighting for justice through his busy law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk makes an appearance.” Vincent D’Onofrio pursues his political activities in New York. As their past identities begin to emerge, the two find themselves on an inevitable collision course. ”
Therefore, Daredevil: Born Again will likely be placed after Echo in the MCU’s grand timeline. Because at the end of that series, Kingpin was shown to be starting to have the idea of running for mayor.
In October, the series hired a new showrunner, Dario Skardapane, who has worked in the Marvel Universe as an EP and writer on Netflix’s The Punisher. The co-directing team also includes Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, who recently directed several episodes of Loki Season 2.
The trio will work together to spearhead the rest of the production. Amidst an overhaul, head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman left the series, and were also freed to direct the remaining episodes of the series, leaving the show to search for new writers and directors. Despite their departure, Corman and Ord will be credited as executive producers.
Thunderbolt*
Release date: May 2, 2025
Cast: Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Harrison Ford.
Yes, the asterisk is part of this film’s official title, but no, we still don’t know what it means. Marvel head Kevin Feige is keeping it close to the vest. But here’s what we know:
In the comics, the Thunderbolts are a team of Marvel villains tasked by the government to work together, and Marvel added Yelena (Florence Pugh), Alexi (David Harbour) to the film’s lineup at D23 in September 2022. , announced that Bucky Barnes (Sebastian) will be included. Stan), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), US Agent (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah) John-Kamen) and their leader Valentina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).
The film is directed by Jake Schrier (Paper Towns) and written by Eric Pearson (Black Widow). The film’s release date was pushed back from 2024 to 2025 as filming barely started before the actors went on strike.
First footage of the film was also shown at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and you can read more about it here.
iron heart
Release date: June 24, 2025
Starring: Dominic Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Ariya, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam, Ange White
Number of episodes: 6
Ironheart, played by Dominic Thorne, first appeared on screen in Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and will return in June with his own series following the Black Panther sequel.
According to the official synopsis, the “Ironheart” series is “Technology and magic come face-to-face when Lili Williams, a young genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique perspective on creating is admirable, but as she pursues her ambitions, she finds herself drawn into the mysterious and alluring Parker Robbins, aka “The Hood” (Anthony Ramos) . ”
When not wearing a suit, Ironheart is known as Riri Williams. In the comics, Williams is a young black genius attending MIT who reverse-engineers the design of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit to create his own suit. Williams is also a genius like Tony. Apparently in the comics, Pepper Potts will mentor Lili in the same way Tony took Peter Parker under his tutelage and provided resources and suit AI in the MCU.
Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release date: July 25, 2025
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach,
Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles
Marvel Studios first gained control of the Fantastic Four characters when Disney acquired 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox had licensed the characters for the previous two attempts at the franchise.
Jon Watts, who directed all three Spider-Man movies in the MCU, was originally attached to direct, but left the project in April 2022. In August 2022, Matt Shakman, who directed all WandaVision films, was signed on to direct. He became the director and was no longer in charge of the ongoing development of the next “Star Trek” movie. It was first announced that Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer would write the screenplay, and Avatar 2 screenwriter Josh Friedman was signed on in March.
Fast forward to 2022, and John Krasinski may reprise his role as Reed Richards after playing a multiverse version of him in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. was admitted to be low. And in fact, he probably won’t.
Pedro Pascal plays Mister Fantastic, supported by Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing.
According to the official synopsis, “Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four: First Steps follows Marvel’s first family, Reed. – Featuring Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ben Grimm/The Thing face their toughest challenge yet.
“Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family ties, they are forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family ties. They are forced to meet the demands of a greedy space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his mysterious messenger, the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). Earth must be protected. And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it wasn’t bad enough, it suddenly becomes very personal.”
The film gave fans an enthusiastic first look at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. You can see more here.
eye of wakanda
Release date: August 6, 2025
Cast: Winnie Harlow, Cress Williams, Patricia Belcher, Larry Herron, Adam Gold, Lynn Whitfield, Jacques Collimon, Jonah Hsiao, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, Zeke Alton. , Steve Toussaint, Anika Noni Rose
Number of episodes: 4
In May 2021, it was revealed that Marvel Studios is developing a Black Panther spinoff series centered around the character of Okoye, played by Danai Gurira. However, according to the official synopsis, Eyes of Wakanda actually “follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history,” and not Okoye in particular.
“In this globe-trotting adventure, our heroes must carry out a dangerous mission to retrieve a vibranium artifact from Wakanda’s enemies. They are the Hatu Zaraze tribe, and this is their story. It says “Yes.”
marvel zombie
Release date: October 3, 2025
Cast: Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Dominic Thorne, Iman Vellani, Todd Williams
Number of episodes: undecided
Fans got a taste of the Marvel Universe’s zombies in “What If…?” But now the studio is going even deeper. A new animated series called “Marvel Zombies” reimagines the Marvel Universe as “a new generation of heroes battle the ever-spreading zombie scourge.”
Marvel Zombies will be directed by executive producer Brian Andrews, written by executive producer Zeb Wells, and will feature a number of returning Marvel veterans voicing the animated characters.
wonder man
Release date: December 2025
Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley
Number of episodes: 10
Marvel Studios’ live-action Wonder Man show was announced in June 2022, with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II cast as himself in October, and Ben Kingsley cast as Trevor Slattery a few months ago. It was announced that he would be returning.
It was announced that Andrew Guest (“Hawkeye”) will serve as the series’ head writer and executive producer, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton also on board. -Developing the project as part of an overall deal between Marvel and Onyx Collective.
Marvel Comics’ Wonder Man follows actor and stuntman Simon Williams, a founding member of the Los Angeles-based West Coast Avengers. But eventually he ends up working for the villain Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl in the MCU), who gives him superhuman abilities. Despite initially being an enemy of the Avengers, he later joins them.
