Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has issued a number of somewhat vague but tantalizing updates on various M.I.A. MCU projects and characters at D23 Brazil, the same event that showcased new Thunderbolts and Captain America: Brave New World trailers.
Let’s start with Marvel’s troubled Blade film, which Disney recently delayed from its announced November 2025 release date into some TBA release date. The delay to Blade came as little surprise given the behind-the-scenes drama it has suffered. In June, news surfaced that director , which will see should it eventually get off the ground and into production.
Demange's departure was the second time someone had vacated the director's chair, as because of a scheduling conflict that came to light before the movie was due to begin shooting. A report at the time claimed that , with shortly after.
Now, speaking to Brazilian entertainment website Omelete, Feige provided an update on Blade, insisting the character “will reach the MCU.”
"We're committed to Blade,” Feige said. “We love the character, we love Mahershala's version of him. And rest assured: whenever we change direction with a project, or are still trying to figure out how it fits into our schedule, we let the public know. You're up to date on what's going on. But I can tell you that the character will be coming to the MCU.”
So, according to Feige, Mahershala Ali’s Blade is still coming out eventually. But what of the future of Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff?
Warning! Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Agatha All Along Season 1 follow.
Scarlet Witch apparently died at the end of 2022 MCU film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and failed to make a dramatic return in Disney+ show Agatha All Along, much to the disappointment of fans. Olsen recently confirmed she’d be up for playing Scarlet Witch once again, “if there’s a good way to use her.” So, has Feige worked out a good way to use her?
Again, speaking to Omelete, Feige gave fans a tease that’s already got Scarlet Witch fans excited.
“We had Agatha Forever on Disney+ just now, and that series was great for us,” he said. “Since then, there have been a lot of questions about Wanda on fans' minds… So all I can say is that we're excited to find out when and how the Scarlet Witch might return.”
That’s not an outright confirmation that Scarlet Witch will return to the MCU, but it certainly sounds like Feige wants to make it work.
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Moving on to Miles Morales and Feige was more definitive, insisting that “shortly after” the third Spider-Verse movie, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, comes out Miles will make his debut in the live-action MCU.
"Miles will appear in the third Spider Verse, which is currently in production,” Feige told Omelete. “I hope that, shortly after that, he can enter the MCU in live-action.”
Unfortunately, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse does not have a release date. Indeed some speculate it won’t come out until 2027, so it may be a few years before we get to see Miles Morales in live-action. It’s worth noting that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4 comes out on July 24, 2026, just two months after Avengers: Doomsday. Avengers: Secret Wars releases on May 7, 2027.
And finally, Feige has hinted that it may also be some time before the X-Men make their long-awaited full-blown entry into the MCU, telling Omelete the X-Men will be an important part of the future following Secret Wars.
"When we were preparing for Avengers: Endgame years ago, it was a question of getting to the grand finale of our narrative, and then we had to start all over again after that, Feige said. “This time, on the road to Secret Wars, we already know very well what the story is going to be until then and afterwards. The X-Men are an important part of that future," he commented.”
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In October, Marvel Studios added three untitled movie projects to its 2028 release schedule: February 18, 2028; May 5, 2028; and November 10, 2028. It seems increasingly likely one of these movies is X-Men.
That’s plenty to digest for MCU fans, but in the shorter term Marvel Studios has Captain America: Brave New World out in February 2025, Thunderbolts* out in May 2025, TV shows Daredevil: Born Again out in March and Ironheart out in June. Phase 6 kicks off with The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July.
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