by Kevin Feige, president of the studio, provided details on the recently concluded Phase 4 as the fifth phase of the MCU begins with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.
Kate Bishop, Kamala Khan, and many other new characters were introduced to the MCU during Phase 4, as well as saga-defining new chapters from returning heroes in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Additionally, Phase 4 let the MCU to explore new storytelling formats, from Disney+ specials like Werewolf by Night to series like WandaVision. Overall, the MCU underwent significant alteration and advancement in Phase 4.
These assertions were reaffirmed by Feige in a subsequent interview.
What Was the Point of Marvel’s Fourth Phase?
During a red carpet interview for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, discussed what he thought Phase 4 of the MCU “was all about.“
He stated that Phase 4 was characterised for him by “experimentation, introduction, [and] reintroduction,” having “play[ed] in genres [Marvel Studios] hadn’t play[ed] in before:”
Interviewer: You’ve said that Phase 4 was very much about introductions. We met a lot of new characters. We’ve got a lot of new heroes, we’ve got America Chavez, we’ve got Shang-Chi, we’ve got so many people coming in. But now, [Phase 5] is about connecting everybody, right?
Feige: Absolutely. We wanted the Infinity Saga to feel complete after ‘Endgame’ and ‘Far From Home.’ But Phase 4, as I’ve said, was all about experimentation, introduction, reintroduction. And we took our time to have fun, and play in genres we hadn’t play in before, and do all sorts of fun things with these characters.
Phase 5 will “continue that” while also “heading towards the very, very big picture,” he said as he turned his attention to the future.
“Kicking off Phase 5, we’ll continue that. Like in the Infinity Saga, there will be standalone films within the next two phases. But it really is, as you will certainly see in ‘Quantumania,’ heading towards the very, very big picture. And as we’ve already announced, that big picture is the Multiverse Saga in a very, very big way.”
What Will Happen in Phase 5?
Fans can become excited about the “grand picture [that] is the Multiverse Saga” as Phase 5 draws near. After Phase 4’s “introducing” and “experimenting,” it’s time to see what all the effort has been leading up to.
Maybe some of the new genres Feige alluded to in Phase 5 movies will be used in entertaining new ways, like the legal comedy of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law or the horror of Werewolf by Night.
Phase 5 will also appear to emphasise a shift in emphasis from the universal to the multiversal, which will undoubtedly (and appropriately) be examined in the next Quantumania.
Phase 5 kicks off on February 17 with the cinematic debut of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.
