5

MCU Phase 4: Guardians Holiday Special release date and more | TechRadar

 1 year ago
source link: https://www.techradar.com/news/marvel-phase-4
Go to the source link to view the article. You can view the picture content, updated content and better typesetting reading experience. If the link is broken, please click the button below to view the snapshot at that time.
neoserver,ios ssh client

MCU Phase 4: Guardians Holiday Special and every other movie and show release date

last updated about 11 hours ago

MCU Phase 4 is almost over

The official logo for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, the final project of MCU Phase 4

The Guardians' Holiday Special is the final entry in Marvel's Phase 4 plans. (Image credit: Marvel Studios/Disney)

Audio player loading…

MCU Phase 4 is in the final throes of its existence. The curtain is about to drop on the latest phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with only one more project set to be released.

That production will be The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which gate crashes the Disney Plus holiday season party on November 25. After that, it'll be time to wave goodbye to the Marvel slate of movies that have served us well since July 2021, as well as the phase that officially kicked off the MCU's TV series era on Disney's streaming platform.

If you're after more news on the Guardians' next big adventure, a round-up of every MCU Phase 4 movie and show to date, and a look ahead to Marvel Phase 5 and beyond, you've come to the right place. Below, we'll run you through that and more as we begin the countdown to the end of Marvel Phase 4. So, hop to it, dear reader!

MCU Phase 4 release dates

Kevin Bacon looking scared in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Yep, Kevin Bacon will appear in the Guardians' Holiday Special. (Image credit: Disney / Marvel Studios)

There's only one MCU Phase 4 project left before Marvel's current slate ends. That's The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which rounds out Marvel's Phase 4 slate on Friday, November 25.

RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU...Tech Radar

As for all of the MCU Phase 4 films and shows that have been released so far, check out our spoiler-free reviews of each one below:

Upcoming MCU Phase 4 films and TV shows

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Release date: Friday, November 25

A Holiday Special that'll be under 40 minutes long (according to director James Gunn (opens in new tab)), this MCU Phase 4 project will likely evoke the notoriously bad Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978, of which Gunn is a fan. 

Its first teaser arrived on October 25, one month ahead of its release, and confirmed what its story will entail. Basically, Star-Lord is sad because the Gamora he knew is dead and the one who's now alive in the MCU (thanks to Endgame's events) doesn't know who he is. So Drax and Mantis decide to kidnap his favorite actor – Kevin Bacon – to cheer him up. Expect plenty of slapstick moments and other comedy-imbued events to play out.

The main Guardians cast will all feature, it sounds like it's going to be canon – it's set before the third Guardians movie and after Thor 4 – and Gunn has called it the "greatest thing I've ever done (opens in new tab). Oh, and Gunn says (opens in new tab) it'll have a mixed tape of songs to rival previous Guardians movies. High-fives all round.

There are rumors of wild cameos, including speculation that Mark Hamill could appear as Santa Clause (opens in new tab). Cosmo the Dog, a sentient canine, will also make their MCU debut before featuring in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.

Gunn has confirmed it'll be the epilogue to MCU Phase 4 (opens in new tab), so don't expect the Guardians Holiday Special to kickstart Phase 5. And speaking of...

Marvel Phase 5 and beyond

Scott and Cassie Lang are approached by some Quantum Realm armed personnel in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will kick off Marvel's Phase 5 slate. (Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Marvel revealed its entire slate of Phase 5 movies and TV shows at Comic-Con 2022, as well as confirming the first three (or four, depending on where Deadpool 3 fits in) projects that'll make up Marvel's Phase 6 slate.

Check out every confirmed Phase 5 and Phase 6 project below:

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February 17, 2023)
  • What If...? season 2 (TV show, early 2023)
  • Secret Invasion(TV show, spring 2023)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (May 5, 2023)
  • Echo (TV show, mid-2023)
  • Loki season 2 (TV show, summer 2023)
  • The Marvels (July 28, 2023)
  • Ironheart (TV show, late 2023)
  • X-Men '97 (animated TV show, late 2023)
  • Agatha: Coven of Chaos (TV show, late 2023/early 2024)
  • Daredevil: Born Again (TV show, early 2024)
  • Captain America: New World Order (May 3, 2024)
  • Thunderbolts (July 26, 2024)
  • Blade (September 6, 2024)
  • Deadpool 3 (Phase 5 or Phase 6 movie, November 8, 2024)
  • Spider-Man: Freshman Year (animated TV show, 2024)
  • Marvel Zombies (animated TV show, 2024)
  • Fantastic Four (Phase 6 movie, February 14, 2025)
  • Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (Phase 6 movie, May 2, 2025)
  • Avengers: Secret Wars (Phase 6 movie, May 1, 2026)

For more Marvel-based content, read our Marvel movies in order guide. Alternatively, find out where we ranked every MCU film to date and which Marvel villains we think are the best (and worst) ones in the MCU so far.


About Joyk


Aggregate valuable and interesting links.
Joyk means Joy of geeK