SDCC 2024: 'Fantastic Four', 'Captain America'- Marvel movies to look forward to

Hall H was buzzing this evening for Marvel Studiosrsquo Hall H showcase bringing excited fans at San Diego ComicCon a first look at whatrsquos next for the Marvel Cinematic Universemdashincluding huge news about Marvel Studiosrsquo next two Avengers filmsldquoDeadpool amp WolverinerdquoThe Hall H showcase kicked off with a celebration of ldquoDeadpool amp Wolverinerdquo in theaters now A full choral performance of ldquoLike a Prayerrdquo welcomed the excited crowd with dancing Deadpool variants which ended when Marvel Studios producer and president Kevin Feige looked for Peterpool amongst the variants calling Rob Delaney who stars in the film as Peter to the stage Delaney joined Feige as the showcasersquos MC mentioning the surprise ldquoDeadpool amp Wolverinerdquo screening for congoers Thursday and the massive drone and fireworks show over San Diegorsquos Petco Park that followed ldquoDeadpool amp Wolverinerdquo has already broken box office records for an Rrated theatrical release and the filmrsquos opening officially pushed the MCU over the 30 billion boxoffice mark with 34 movies Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy ldquoDeadpool amp Wolverinerdquo is now playing in theatersldquoCaptain America Brave New WorldrdquoWith Sam Wilson about to make his big screen debut as Captain America in ldquoCaptain America Brave New Worldrdquo Delaney welcomed to the stage Cap himself Anthony Mackie Joining them were Tim Blake Nelson Danny Ramirez and Giancarlo Esposito who confirmed he is playing Sidewinder Together they revealed exclusive footage and much to the crowdrsquos excitement invited Harrison Ford to take the stage Ford makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as President Thaddeus Ross The story follows Sam Wilson who after meeting with newly elected US President Thaddeus Ross finds himself in the middle of an international incident Sam must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red Marvel Studiosrsquo ldquoCaptain America Brave New Worldrdquo opens in US theaters February 14 2025ldquoThunderboltsrdquoHighlighting Marvel Studiosrsquo ldquoThunderboltsrdquo Delaney welcomed director Jake Schreier to the stage alongside stars Geraldine Viswanathan Lewis Pullman Hannah JohnKamen Wyatt Russell Julia LouisDreyfus Florence Pugh Sebastian Stan and David Harbour The latter showed up in full Red Guardian garb earning laughs and applause from the crowd which was treated to a scene from the movie Marvel Studios and a crew of indie veterans who definitely sold out present ldquoThunderboltsrdquo an irreverent teamup featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova alongside the MCUrsquos least anticipated band of misfits Marvel Studiosrsquo ldquoThunderboltsrdquo also stars Olga Kurylenko and opens in theaters on May 2 2025ldquoThe Fantastic Four First StepsrdquoFeige returned to the stage to share details of the upcoming ldquoThe Fantastic Fourrdquo which kicks off production Tuesday Joining Feige on stage was director Matt Shakman and Marvelrsquos first family together on stage for the first time Pedro Pascal Reed RichardsMr Fantastic Vanessa Kirby Sue StormThe Invisible Woman Joseph Quinn Johnny StormThe Human Torch and Ebon MossBachrach Ben GrimmThing They all shared some cosmic details about the upcoming feature film that sees Galactus and Silver Surfer target Earth for destructionmdashand revealed the moviersquos full title ldquoThe Fantastic Four First Stepsrdquo But then Hall H was overtaken by none other than the Fantasticar soaring over the crowd drawing massive cheers as the screens were taken over by a retrofuturist vision of New York City Featuring music by Oscarregwinning composer Michael Giacchino Marvel Studiosrsquo ldquoFantastic Four First Stepsrdquo hits theaters on July 25 2025ldquoAvengersrdquoJust when the audience thought the show was over Feige told them he had an Avengers update to share Anthony and Joe Russo renowned directors of four of the most successful Marvel movies and the studiorsquos highestgrossing directors with over 6 billion in global earnings are set to return to Marvel Studios to helm ldquoAvengers Secret Warsrdquo in May 2027 and ldquoAvengers Doomsdayrdquo in May 2026The reveal of ldquoAvengers Doomsdayrdquo left one major question who would play Doctor DoomThe directors pointed out that Doctor Doom is one of the most complex characters in the Marvel Universe and needed a truly great actor to bring him to life As Feige and the Russos prepared to close out the presentation robed figures dressed in Doctor Doom masks took the stage and then parted to reveal Robert Downey Jr who is set to return to the MCU Hall H erupted chanting ldquoRDJrdquoThe Russorsquos company AGBO is set to produce both films alongside Marvel Studios Stephen McFeely known for his work on the Captain America trilogy and Avengers Endgame will handle the scriptBeing able to create stories and explore characters within the Marvel Universe fulfilled a lifelong dream of ours and we discovered a powerful connection with audiences in each film that we made Wersquore thrilled to collaborate once again with Kevin Lou and the entire Marvel team to bring this epic adventure in storytelling to new and surprising places for both the fans and ourselvesrdquo said The Russo BrothersFollowing the groundbreaking conclusion of Avengers Endgame the Russo Brothers founded AGBO in 2017 aiming to innovate storytelling across film TV gaming and interactive media As an independent studio led by a collective of seasoned artists AGBO has achieved unprecedented success setting new benchmarks with 11 numberone global openings and over 7 billion in box office revenueAGBOrsquos production Everything Everywhere All at Once earned seven Academy Awards including Best Picture while the Citadel franchise became Prime Videos secondmostwatched show in history Their Netflix ventures including The Gray Man directed by the Russos and starring Chris Hemsworth rank among the platforms mostwatched content with Extraction emerging as their most successful franchise to dateCurrently AGBO is in postproduction on Netflixs The Electric State directed by the Russos and featuring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt based on the acclaimed graphic novel