Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Marvel Studios' first X-Men movie could release as part of the MCU's Phase 6. Although 20th Century Fox built a two-decade-long franchise bringing Marvel Comics' mutants and X-Men to life on the big screen, Disney's acquisition of Fox properties in 2019 marked the conclusion of Fox's X-Men film series, and the start of mutantkind's highly-anticipated introduction into the MCU.
MCU's X-Men Movie Is Confirmed, But Not On Marvel's Release Slate To close Marvel Studios' presentation at SDCC 2019, Kevin Feige teased projects focused on the Fantastic Four and mutants, both sets of characters being moved to Disney earlier that year. More information has since been revealed about the MCU's Fantastic Four, with the project expected to release on May 2, 2025, as part of the MCU's Phase 6.
No One Knows What MCU Phase 6 Is Really About Kevin Feige unveiled the early plans for the MCU's Phase 6 at SDCC 2022, confirming preliminary release dates for Fantastic Four, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, and Avengers: Secret Wars, though all of these have since been delayed. Originally expected to conclude in 2025, Secret Wars will now bring Phase 6 to a close in 2027, expanding the MCU's Multiverse Saga massively.
Deadpool 3 Could Be Marvel's Unofficial X-Men Movie Although Marvel Studios hasn't provided any updates on an X-Men film, Phase 5's Deadpool 3 is expected to revisit Fox's X-Men franchise, bringing Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's mutant characters into the MCU proper. Deadpool 3 will mark the first time Fox characters have made the move to the MCU, and Reynolds' Wade Wilson, a.k.a.