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This article contains Avengers: Endgame spoilers. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.

Well, that’s that. Avengers: Endgame just brought the 22 movie cycle known as the Infinity Saga to a close. Over a decade of storytelling, dozens of mid and post credits scenes (which this movie does not have, opting for something else entirely), multiple successful franchises, and countless dollars in box office domination, and Marvel Studios has done what no other franchise has ever done (or likely ever will again). So, of course, the first question on everyone’s mind is...what will they do for an encore?

It’s a time of change and upheaval in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The conclusion of Avengers: Endgame definitively closes the book on Iron Man, and more or less does the same for Captain America. Thor may stick around in some capacity or pop up in other franchises. Black Widow is dead. New stars like Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, and even Valkyrie have connected with audiences and are set to carry the torch set down by Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, and others. But then there are all the new projects that have been announced, from film to TV, all of which are going to explore different corners of this brave new MCU.

And to complicate things further, Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox means that finally, the fan dream of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four joining the MCU can come true. There are plenty of variables in play for the future of the MCU Phase 4. We’re here to lay it all out for you. Of course, keep in mind that many of these dates are not confirmed, and Kevin Feige, Disney, and Marvel are likely to announce even more projects (and lock down some dates) in July at San Diego Comic-Con. But until then, this is what the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like.

What's interesting is that there's only one project on the books that feels like a straight up superhero movie, and that's the next Marvel Studios movie that we're going to see...

Spider-Man: Far From Home

This is the easiest, most straightforward entry on here, right? Well...not exactly. In theory, a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming should be a gimme, just pick up the following year of Peter Parker’s high school career, keep the easy comedic chemistry flowing, and show a Spider-Man who has both been tempered and humbled by the cosmic wonders and horrors revealed to him in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. No big deal, right? Well…

Spider-Man: Far From Home is going to have do something no Spider-Man movie has ever had to do, which is deal with major story fallout from one of the most massive cinematic events of all time. It’s hard to truly consider Spider-Man: Far From Home the beginning of MCU Phase 4. Instead, like Ant-Man & The Wasp, it’s likely to be more like a coda to what has come before, something that dials the stakes back to something slightly more human and recognizable.