For fans of the House of Ideas and their thousands of characters, this year is going to be one of the biggest years on records. Between Disney and Fox, nearly a dozen different properties will some kind of content this year, whether it be in the form of a movie or television show.
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Kicking things of with season two of The Punisher in just a few short weeks, Netflix will offer another show in the form of Jessica Jones Season Three sometime this year, though we don’t have a date โ or general timeframe โ as of this writing.
Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox have been hard at work making movies featuring Marvel characters with five feature films hitting the silver screen between both studios.
Last but not least, it’ll be one of the busiest years on record for Jeph Loeb and the remainder of the folks at Marvel Television as they’ll be releasing new seasons of six different television shows, counting the two aforementioned properties for Netflix.
Which of the properties are you looking forward to most? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Keep scrolling to see all of the Marvel-based properties showing up on screen this year!
The Gifted Season Two – Currently Airing
Starting last fall, the second season ofย The Giftedย is currently airing on FOX. Just returning from its midseason break, the X-Men-based show still has six episodes left to air this year.
As of now, it’s too early to tell whether or not the impending Disney/Fox deal will have an effect on the Fox-owned television shows likeย The Giftedย or Noah Hawley’sย Legion.
The Punisher Season Two – January 18th
Now less than two weeks away,ย The Punisherย Season Two will hit Netflixย on January 18th featuring the return of Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal), Billy Russo (Ben Barnes), and company. The full synopsis for season two can be found below.
“Formerย marine-turned-vigilanteย Frank Castle (Jonย Bernthal) has been living a quiet life on the road until he suddenly becomes embroiled in the attempted murder of a young girl (Giorgiaย Whigham). As he is drawn into the mystery surrounding her and those in pursuit of the information she holds, Castle attracts a new target on his back as new and old enemies force him to confront whether he should accept his destiny and embraceย a lifeย as “Theย Punisher.”ย Steveย Lightfootย (Hannibal) serves asย showrunner, writer and executive producer.
The cast also features Ben Barnes (Billy Russo), Amber Roseย Revahย (Dinahย Madani), Jason R. Moore (Curtis), Josh Stewart (John Pilgrim), andย Florianaย Lima (Dr. Kristaย Dumont).”
The entire first season is now available for streaming on Netflix.
Captain Marvel – March 8th
The long-awaited live-action debut of Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel is nearly here as the Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck-ledย Captain Marvelย debuts March 8th.
Featuring Brie Larson in the titular role, the film is set to follow Danversย as she tries to regain her lost memories as a war rages one between two alien races โ the Kree and Skrulls.
Along with theย Academy Award-winning Larson,ย Captain Marvelย is also set to star Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Benย Mendelsohn,ย Djimonย Hounsouย (Korath), Lee Pace (Ronan),ย Lashanaย Lynch,ย Gemmaย Chan (Minn-Erva),ย Algenisย Perez Soto, Runeย Temte,ย McKennaย Grace, Kenneth Mitchell (Josephย Danvers), with Clark Gregg (Philย Coulson), and Jude Law.
Avengers: Endgame – April 26th
Topping the majority of most-anticipated lists,ย Avengers: Endgameย will finally make its way into theaters on April 26th essentially serving as the culmination to the current iteration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo,ย Avengers: Endgameย starsย Robertย Downeyย Jr.ย (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Joshย Brolinย (Thanos),ย Scarlettย Johanssonย (Black Widow), Chrisย Hemsworthย (Thor), Jeremyย Rennerย (Hawkeye), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel),ย Danaiย Guriraย (Okoye), Evangeline Lilly (The Wasp), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Karenย Gillanย (Nebula), Markย Ruffaloย (Hulk), Donย Cheadleย (War Machine), Bradley Cooper (Rocket Raccoon).
Cloak & Dagger Season 2 – Spring 2019
A sleeper hit for Marvel Television, the firstย season ofย Cloak & Daggerย debuted last year to acclaim from fans and critics alike. Though we don’t know an exact date of when the sophomore outing of the Joe Pokaski-led series will begin to air, we do know it’s currently in production and previous key art has teased that it will debut Spring 2019.
According to Pokaski, the writer’s room is more than excited to bring a classic character from the Cloak and Dagger comics mythosย to live-action come Season Two.
“We got very excited, the writers and I, when we were breaking the first season because we knew who Mayhem was and we knewย Brigidย began as a friend,”ย Pokaskiย explained. “It was very exciting as writers to say, low key, we can start telling you words and story of a villain in the most ninja way possible.”
X-Men: Dark Phoenix – June 7th
Seemingly the end of the current iteration of the “proper”ย X-Menย franchise,ย the Simon Kinberg-helmedย Dark Phoenixย flies into theaters this summer on June 7th. While the film was produced by 20th Century Fox, it could end up technically being the first X-Men film released by Disney, as the House of Mouse/Fox deal is slated to be complete in the next few months.
According to Kinberg, the movie is a new chapter for the characters we’ve been following since 2000’sย X-Men.
“I see it as a new chapter,”ย Kinbergย said atย CCXPย in Brazil last month. “I see it as taking the franchise in a different direction tonally. And that doesn’t mean that the next one will have the same tone, it just means that the next one can have a different tone. I think for many years, the X-Men, Bryan [Singer] really transformed the superhero genre in 2000 or 2001 when the first one came out. That’s almost 20 years ago. It is a long time ago. And at that time, superhero movies were not wildly popular, actually. There had been a few failures in the mid-90s, and there hadn’t been a lot of superhero movies, if any, around that time andย X-Menย sort of was revolutionary in its moment.
Spider-Man: Far From Home – July 5th
Though “snapped” inย Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) will swing back into theaters for his second solo film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe this July. The sure-to-be-blockbuster featuring Holland and MCU newcomer Jake Gyllenhaalย enters theaters on July 5th.
A previous panel at CCXPย last November hinted Peter Parker and Gyllenhaal’sย Mysterio would actually start the movie off as teammatesย of sorts.
“There are these threats to the world, theย Elementals, elemental creatures. Andย Mysterioย is someone who knows about them and wants to make sure that the world is safe from them,”ย Gyllenhaalย revealed atย CCXP.
“And Nick Fury asks him to come on and help because he’s the only one who really understands them. And then he teams up with the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and unfortunately has to make him become more than a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.”
Agents of SHIELD Season Six – July 2019
Agents of SHIELDย return for its sixth season sometime in July, although ABC has yet to touch on an official date. In the wake of Director Phil Coulson’sย (Clark Gregg) presumed death in the finale of season five, SHIELD will have a new leader in Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, portrayed by Henry Simmons.
Leading into season six, fans won’t have to worry about it being the show’s last โ ABCย has already renewed the show for a thirteen-episode seventh season.
The New Mutants – August 2nd
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The most peculiar release on the schedule is that of 20th Century Fox’sย The New Mutants.ย Having been pushed back a few times already, the movie is still reportedly set for release on August 2nd.
In the same vein of previousย Fox box office darlingsย Loganย andย Deadpool, oneย New Mutantsย producer thinksย The New Mutants could end up with an R-rating.
“It’s the kind of movie that could go R, or it could be a hard PG-13,” New Mutantsย producer Hutchย Parker said. “As I was saying before in terms ofย subgenresย or the genre, it is obviously teased as a horror film, and most horror films these days are R-rated, but it stars a very young cast, so we’ll see. It really is what the movie wants to be. The studio is open to eitherย ratingโฆTraditionally, superhero movies are PG-13 other thanย Loganย and theย Deadpoolย movies, and generally, horror films are R-rated, so we’ll see where this one falls. It is a very scary, edgy movie.”
Jessica Jones Season Three – 2019
Though little has been revealed aboutย Jessica Jones, the production behind season three is well underway and should be close to completion, if not done already. It’s anticipated this show will debut sometime in 2019 and could very well mark the end of the business relationship between Marvel Television and Netflix.
As of now, the streaming giant has canceledย Iron Fist,ย Luke Cage, andย Daredevil and it’s fully expected the platform cancelsย The Punisherย andย Jessica Jonesย as Marvel as reportedly increased licensing fees in regards to their characters.
Legion Season Three – 2019
Last but not least, Noah Hawley’s critically acclaimedย Legionย is slated to debut its third season this year on FX. Though no word from Hawleyย and FX has surfaced in regards to the show, the show’s official Instagram feed posted an image and its story last year saying the third season would arrive in 2019.
Again, there’s no word whether the Disney/Fox deal would have an adverse effect onย Legion.