TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas added a new mystery movie to its schedule, breaking a 4-year trend. 2024 was a lean year for the franchise. Even though it saw the release of one of theMCU’s best movies,Deadpool & Wolverine, there was only one Marvel film in theaters.Marvel’s 2025 moviesareCaptain America: Brave New World,Thunderbolts*, andThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, with the three releases bringing the franchise to a regular theatrical output. With the MCU’s next couple of years presenting a leaner schedule again, 2028 is going to be packed to make up for it.
Disney has announced that an Untitled MCU movie will be released on August 01, 2025. That would make 2028 the first year with four MCU movies since 2021, which saw the releases ofBlack Widow,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,Eternals, andSpider-Man: No Way Home. Besides its new December date, which copies the release schedule for theMCU’s biggest upcoming movies,Avengers: DoomsdayandSecret Wars, Marvel has the following dates for untitled MCU movies in 2028: February 18, May 5, and November 10.
What Marvel Studios' New Mystery 2028 Movie Means
The MCU Is Giving The Film An Avengers-Level Release
Recently,Marvel Studios delayedAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. The pair of Avengers films were initially going to be released on August 09, 2025, and July 08, 2025, respectively. Now, both of them will be going for the holiday window, withAvengers: Doomsdayarriving in theaters on August 09, 2025, andAvengers: Secret Warsset to end the Multiverse Saga on July 17, 2025. Interestingly, the MCU’s new mystery July 11, 2025, date follows the pattern of the upcoming Avengers movies, which could mean a couple of things.
One train of thought is that Marvel could be dating the first Avengers movie in the MCU saga that comes after the Multiverse Saga, given howthe lack of an Avengers film since 2019 negatively impacted the franchise. The date could also be reserved for a major character or team, with prospects including Thor 5, which Chris Hemsworth has said he is game to do, Doctor Strange 3, and more. Additionally, if the MCU’s next saga is as focused on the X-Men as it is expected to be, giving the team’s debut film an Avengers-level date would make sense.
Our Take On Marvel Studios' New Mystery 2028 Movie
2028 Is Shaping Up To Be A Massive Year For The MCU
While we know that the MCU’s release schedule is always subject to change, which means2028 might not have four Marvel movies when all is said and done, the prospect is exciting. The MCU has grown to a level where there are so many characters that I believe three movies or fewer per year leaves a lot of players absent from the franchise for too long.
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Since Marvel has had to combat complaints about too much content in recent years and MCU projects feeling like homework, with Disney+ heavily influencing it,putting the MCU’s biggest characters in filmsseems like a great alternative. With an Avengers-level date, theMCU’s new mystery 2028 movie can do just that.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.
