MCU: 10 Biggest Reveals From D23
Phase Five and Six just got a lot more exciting.
Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is swiftly coming to an end, in what feels like no time at all since it started. There are just a handful of She-Hulk episodes left, and the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever before the first chapter of the Multiverse Saga is completed.
Luckily, Kevin Feige has took it upon himself to lay out far more of the foundation for the rest of the Multiverse Saga in recent weeks. It started with his presentation in San Diego Comic Con’s Hall H back in July, and has now continued with the D23 expo.
Many people, this writer included, may have gotten a little carried away with what fans could expect to see. There was no casting news on the Fantastic Four, no World War Hulk movie or second season of Moon Knight announced, and not a single mutant was to be seen.
However, that’s not to say that D23 didn’t give fans anything at all. The MCU is so vast that even without the key expected details, Kevin Feige was still able to put on a hell of a show and drop some huge reveals about the future of the biggest movie franchise in the world.
10. Matt Shakman Will Direct Fantastic Four
Understandably, there was a lot of excitement surrounding Kevin Feige’s D23 presentation, particularly after how incredible the reveals from San Diego Comic Con were. One of the most anticipated segments was that of Phase Six’s Fantastic Four movie.
There was relatively little said about the movie in Hall H, aside from firmly placing it on the largely empty Phase Six timeline, which led fans to thinking they might learn more about it at D23. We may not have gotten any casting news, but the director of the movie was confirmed.
There had been rumours swirling and fans debating who would be the best person to take the lead on bringing Marvel’s First Family into the MCU, but Kevin Feige finally confirmed that it would in fact be Matt Shakman sitting in the director’s chair.
Though he arguably made a name for himself on Game of Thrones originally, Shakman is far more familiar to MCU fans after directing WandaVision, a piece that certainly had its fair share of family dynamics that could potentially translate to the Fantastic Four. After the Russo Brothers and Destin Daniel Cretton, Shakman is proof that impressing Kevin Feige in the director’s chair can lead to much bigger things.