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Previewing Phase 5 of the MCU

With the conclusion of Phase 4, the first phase of the Multiverse Saga, we have a decent idea of where the MCU is going. We know that Kang the Conqueror is the next big villain and we know we're going to see him immediately. As of right now, we know we're getting six films and seven series with several returning heroes, including a few long-awaited returns at the end of 2024. I have opinions on these shows, so I want to look at what we know about these next few adventures and talk about how excited I am for each one.  Films Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February 17, 2023) We are mere days away from Ant-Man returning for his third stand-alone film as we kick off the next chapter of the MCU. Paul Rudd has often infused a great amount of humor into his film but this feels like his biggest fight to date as he is set to face off with Kang. Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, and Michelle Pfeiffer will all return as Hank Pym, Hope van Dyne, and Janet van Dyne, respectively. The b...

Ranking Phase 4 of the MCU

When 2019 ended, the MCU was set to get a slight restart as the Infinity Saga wrapped up nicely with some of the original Avengers meeting their own ends. Phase 4 brought about new beginnings for some of our favorites while also introducing a new crop of heroes and villains. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the world came to a halt. This stoppage meant people couldn't go to movie theaters and we, the fans, couldn't see what was going to come next. Enter Disney+. The streaming service that launched a few months after the final film of Phase 3 opened up some possibilities for the MCU and it would come up clutch as we started going crazy at home. With the world sitting at home, Marvel returned with three television series before the first film was finally released in July of 2021. With series coming to Disney+ and films being released in theaters simultaneously, we were treated to 17 new entries to the MCU in what is being dubbed "The Multiverse Saga" which will encap...