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In February 2014, Feige said Marvel Studios wanted to mimic the "rhythm" of comic book releases by having characters appear in their own films and then come together for crossover events,<ref name="IGNFeb2014" /> with ''Avengers'' films acting as "big, giant linchpins" within the [[shared universe]].<ref name="BuzzFeed" /> On expanding the number of characters in the universe and letting individual films breathe and work on their own, as opposed to having Avenger team-ups outside of ''Avengers'' films, Feige said their plan was to teach general audiences "about the notion of the characters existing separately, coming together for specific events and going away and existing separately in their own worlds again. Just like comic readers have been doing for decades... people sort of are accepting that there's just a time when they should be together and there's a time when they're not."<ref name="IGNMar2014pg4" />
Discussing how much story is developed for future MCU films, Feige said in September 2015 that "broad strokes" and occasionally "super-specific things" are determined far in advance. He said there was enough leeway to "have room to sway and to move and to go and to surprise ourselves in places that we end up" and that each film would feel satisfying on its own, but still interconnected to the larger universe and as if it had been planned years ahead of time. The studio has contingency plans for times when they are unable to secure a certain actor to reprise a role, and are able to respond to surprises such as the right to use [[Spider-Man]] becoming available in February 2015.<ref name="FeigeSep2015" />▼
Feige discussed moving the MCU to [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four|Phase Four]] in April 2016, reflecting on the first three phases of films and saying, "I think there will be a finality to moments of [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Three|Phase Three]], as well as new beginnings that will mark a different, a {{em|very}} different, a distinctively different chapter in what will someday be a complete first saga made up of three Phases." Frequent MCU director [[Russo brothers|Joe Russo]] added that Phase Three was the "deconstruction Phase" of the MCU, beginning with ''Civil War'' and leading into "the culmination films" of ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018) and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019).<ref name="FeigePhaseFour" /> A year later, Feige felt after the conclusion of Phase Three, Marvel might abandon grouping the films by Phases, saying, "it might be a new thing".<ref name="FeigeColliderApr2017" /> Feige mentioned that ''Avengers: Endgame'' would provide "a definitive end" to the films and storylines preceding it, with the franchise having "two distinct periods. Everything before [''Endgame''] and everything after". Many of the films that were planned to follow ''Endgame'' were intentionally different from the films in "[[The Infinity Saga]]", which includes [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One|Phase One]], [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two|Phase Two]], and Phase Three.<ref name="VanityFairNov2017" />
In July 2019, Feige announced the Phase Four slate at San Diego Comic-Con, consisting of films and television event series for the streaming service [[Disney+]].<ref name="THRPhase4SDCC" /> In December 2020, at Disney's Investor Day, Marvel provided updates to previously announced films for the Phase.<ref name="DisneyInvestorDayVerge" /><ref name="MarvelInvestorDayRoundUp" /> In late June 2022, Feige said audiences would begin to see where the next saga of the MCU would be heading as Phase Four neared its conclusion, adding that there had been many clues throughout the Phase to what that would be. He said Marvel Studios would be a "little more direct" on their future plans in the following months to provide audiences with "the bigger picture".<ref name="FeigeNextSagaJun2022" /> In July 2022, Feige unveiled the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Five|Phase Five]] and [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six|Six]] slates at San Diego Comic-Con, similarly consisting of films and Disney+ series, and revealed that these three Phases would make up "[[The Multiverse Saga]]".<ref name="SDCC2022" /> In May 2024, Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] said the company planned to release two, or at most three, Marvel films a year moving forward, down from four films being released in some recent years, as part of Disney's larger strategy to reduce its content output and focus on quality. At that time, four films were still planned to be released in both 2025 and 2026. Iger said Marvel content would continue to balance sequels with new franchises.<ref name="IgerContentOutputMay2024" />
▲Discussing how much story is developed for future MCU films, Feige said in September 2015 that "broad strokes" and occasionally "super-specific things" are determined far in advance. He said there was enough leeway to "have room to sway and to move and to go and to surprise ourselves in places that we end up" and that each film would feel satisfying on its own, but still interconnected to the larger universe and as if it had been planned years ahead of time. The studio has contingency plans for times when they are unable to secure a certain actor to reprise a role, and are able to respond to surprises such as the right to use [[Spider-Man]] becoming available in February 2015.<ref name="FeigeSep2015" />
== Films ==
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