Marvel Wanted Fantastic 4 Before MCU Mutants
Marvel wanted to make a Fantastic Four movie before introducing the X-Men, despite both coming from Fox at the same time, and Phase 6 explains why. Marvel has finally explained exactly why it wanted Fantastic Four to release before the full introduction of the MCU's mutants with the X-Men, and it connects to their entire Multiverse Saga plan. When Disney completed its takeover of Fox back in 2019, the rights to many Marvel characters came with it, the biggest of which were the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. Both were teased at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, albeit briefly and without concrete details, but more progress has subsequently been made with the Fantastic Four movie, which had Jon Watts tapped to direct and was tentatively given a 2023 release.
MCU's Fantastic Four movie's release date is now in 2024 (November 8, 2024 to be precise). At the same time, the first mutant is officially in the MCU thanks to Ms. Marvel, which confirmed Kamala Khan is a mutant in this universe. However, there is noticably still no movement on mutants beyond that, with no announcements on them/the X-Men at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, despite a slew of announcements for Phases 4-6, including Fantastic Four and two new Avengers movies.
That itself explains why Marvel wanted Fantastic Four before mutants and the X-Men, though. The Fantastic Four movie's release date makes it key to the Multiverse Saga, as it will be the beginning of Phase 6; that suggests it will be crucial to setting up the events of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, and there's a clear link between all of those movies: Kang the Conqueror. The MCU's Fantastic Four movie can be key to better explaining Kang and the multiverse, because it has such a direct connection to him: Kang is Nathaniel Richards, a descendant of another Nathaniel Richards, the latter of which just so happens to be Reed Richard's father. That, combined with theories of the Fantastic Four entering the MCU via the multiverse, mean it could go a long way to laying key groundwork for the two Avengers movies.
Galaxy 3 Villain First Look Revealed, Confirms Rumors is officially confirmed to be High Evolutionary, as actor Chukwudi Iwuji appeared at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. The final installment of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy is among the most anticipated of Marvel Studios' upcoming projects. The movie brings back Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), Nebula (Karen Gillan), and Mantis (Pom Klementieff). Marvel debuted the first Guardians of the Galaxy 3 footage at SDCC, which provided some of the first plot details about the Phase 5 movie.
One of the big questions that have been circulating around Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, though, is who the villain would be. There has long been speculation that High Evolutionary could be the movie's main foe due to the potential for him to be connected to Rocket Raccoon's origin story. This possibility was eventually supported by Guardians of the Galaxy 3 set photos, which appeared to show the first look at Counter-Earth. The location featuring genetically modified animals pointed to High Evolutionary's involvement in the movie, but Marvel never confirmed it.
Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 that revealed the official MCU Phase 5 slate, it was officially confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy 3's villain is High Evolutionary.
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