One upcomingMCUproject represents all the huge changes Marvel Studios' franchise has gone through in over seventeen years. The Multiverse Saga heads to an epic climax with2026’sAvengers: Doomsdayand 2027’sAvengers: Secret Wars, which may lead to a fresh new era for the MCU. But beforeAvengers: Secret WarstakesAvengers: Endgame’s crossover appeal to another level, a variety of movies and shows will continue to explore new and old corners of the Marvel multiverse.
In comparison to previous years,the MCU’s 2025 slateups the ante with nine projects; three movies and six shows.Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manmarks the first time Spider-Man stars in an animated MCU show,Daredevil: Born Againfully brings Matt Murdock’s Netflix lore to the MCU,Captain America: Brave New WorldandThunderbolts*revisit several MCU heroes' story, andThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,Ironheart,Eyes of Wakanda, andWonder Manintroduce several new characters. All these projects' exciting possibilities may be overshadowing a Phase 6 title with lots of potential.
The MCU Has Experienced Some Major Changes Over The Past Years
Several MCU Titles Would Have Been Unthinkable Just A Few Years Before Their Release
The idea of an interconnected cinematic universe was a bold one back in 2008, yet Marvel’s Phase 1 created the blueprint for all successful and unsuccessful cinematic universes of recent years. Years later, Marvel Studios and Sony made an unprecedented deal to integrate Spider-Man into the MCU, and only three years later,Avengers: Endgamebrought together more than thirty-eight Marvel characterson the big screen.Fast-forward another few years, and the Fantastic Four, many of Fox’sX-Men, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Men, and multiple other Marvel character portrayals are now an official part of the MCU.
Besides specific characters, Marvel Studios has also exceeded expectations with the release of critically acclaimed streaming shows likeWandaVisionandLoki, as well as innovative Special Presentations likeThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialandWerewolf by Night. By 2025, a key part of the franchise’s overarching story is taking place on the small screen, inDaredevil: Born Againseasons 1 and 2. Meanwhile,What If…?’s three seasons,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, andEyes of Wakandaoffer a different angle on the Marvel multiverse due to their animated format.
Marvel Zombies Is A Perfect Way To Show Just How Far The MCU Has Come In Many Ways
Marvel Zombies Epitomizes The MCU’s Wild Evolution
In 2025,Marvel Zombieswill dive deeper into the zombie-infested world introduced inWhat If…?season 1 episode 5.The MCU’s animatedMarvel Zombiesadaptationderives inspiration from the eponymous limited series of comic books, where an entire timeline is wiped out by a virus. Unlike the source material, however, Marvel Studios’Marvel Zombiesisn’t expected to cross over with the MCU’s main universe. It will also assemble an unlikely group of characters that include alternate variants of Scarlet Witch, Shang-Chi, Yelena Belova, and Blade.
A series that slices through variants of heroes like Iron Man and Captain America can fly under the radar in the modern-day MCU
Marvel Zombiesis a TV-MA animated standalone spinoff of a multiversal anthology animated series that adapts a horror comic book miniseries — a far cry from the straightforward action movies that built the foundations for the MCU in Phase 1. Comic book storylines likeCivil War,The Infinity Gauntlet,Spider-Man: One More Day, andSecret Warswould have seemed impossible to adapt only a few years before their respective adaptations' announcement. Now, a series that slices through variants of heroes like Iron Man and Captain America can fly under the radar in the modern-day MCU.
Why Marvel Zombies Is A Perfect Release For The Current MCU
Marvel Zombies Makes The Most Out Of Its Multiversal Nature
Naturally, the main appeal of the Multiverse Saga’s titular concept is the possibility of discovering a wide variety of alternate universes. However, multiversal travel isn’t the only way to explore this idea.Marvel Zombiestakes place exclusively in the timeline where most heroes have been infected by a zombie virus. The animated series likely won’t tie into the Multiverse Saga’s overarching storyline or require viewers to be up-to-date with the increasingly complex web of multiversal concepts introduced over the past few years.
AMarvel Zombiesadaptation could only work thanks to the multiverse, as its primary draw is the sight of famous Marvel characters die brutal deaths. And given that a live-actionMarvel Zombiesadaptation would match the scope of anAvengersmovie, the best way to bring the storyline to life in motion is by translating it to animation. In other words, the MCU’sMarvel Zombiesmight be the best possible adaptation of the 2006 comics, as well as a fresh entry in the Multiverse Saga and an enticing offering for any viewer looking for something new from Marvel.
