Big news for the far-off future of the MCU this morning, as Marvel shook up its Phase 3 line-up to plant a surprise Ant-Man sequel called Ant-Man and the Wasp smack dab in the middle of 2018, bringing Black Panther to us sooner (early 2018) and Captain Marvel to us later (early 2019). But what do these changes tell us about the direction the MCU is moving in? And what could these first three Phase 4 movies that’ve been dated for 2020 be?
Join Jessica Chobot as she charts the new MCU line-up, from Captain America: Civil War this coming May all the way through to the final movie of Phase 3, Inhumans, and beyond! Does the Ant-Man sequel’s placement between Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2 hold and significance? Is there a reason Black Panther is teeing up the arrival of Thanos? Are one of these Phase 4 movies Squirrel Girl?! Find out (our subjective opinion) on today’s Nerdist News!
Thanks for watching today’s show, don’t miss the latest episode of Because Science, and let us know in the comments below what you think will kick off Marvel‘s Phase 4!