MCU Timeline Apparently Unaffected by Virus
Covid-19 is obviously affecting every industry in some way shape or form, but the entertainment industry seems to be taking one of the biggest hits. Disney has had to push back the release of Black Widow due to the pandemic. They’ve also had to temporarily stop production on all films that were being worked on. With all of this in mind, it would be safe to assume that all future projects would then be delayed. Whether they will be or not, only time will tell.
Black Widow was meant to be the beginning of the next phase of MCU films, but as a prequel, it is a standalone film. Directed by Cate Shortland, the cast includes Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour. It takes place between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War and it’s release won’t affect of the MCU timeline. With that in mind, it won’t really matter when the film releases, and the rest of Phase 4 can release on schedule.
There is no guarantee that Black Widow will release by the end of the summer with everything that is going on. We cannot see the future, but we can hope that things work out soon enough. Disney still has plans to release the MCU Disney+ shows when the time comes, and they are meant to intertwine with some of the newer Phase 4 films that are coming out. So, Disney still has plans to keep their timeline moving along just fine as long as the global situation doesn’t get too much worse.
Marvel remains confident, as of now, that their current timeline of releases for movies and shows will be unfazed by the virus. As of now, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is still set to be released in August of this year on Disney+. The next film in the MCU franchise The Eternals is still set to release to theaters on November 6th. Not too much later after that, WandaVision is set to premiere on Disney+ in December to round out the year. Hopefully their optimism pays off and everything can continue the way that they planned it to which will allow the rest Phase 4 to release properly.