Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige can't wait for the Fantastic Four to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe and future X-Men to participate.
Feige made a virtual live appearance at the inaugural Disney APAC Content Showcase, held in Singapore, and spoke about the future of the MCU before The Fantastic Four: The First Steps” release next year. He appeared on screen at the presentation wearing a blue Fantastic Four hat, and pointed to the hat when asked which Marvel title he was most excited about in 2025.
“finally, [we’re] “Bringing Marvel's first family into the MCU,” Feige said. “They finish next week, the movie comes out next summer, and then all those characters move on to the next movie Avengers movies, so I'm very excited for the future of Fantastic Four.
The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Josephine Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Mark Ruffalo, Julia Garner and others in the cast. Phase 6 of the MCU will begin, with Feige producing.
He said that and it was found Lightning strikes*scheduled to premiere in May 2025, is “what Marvel is all about.” The film stars the likes of Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, and David Harbor as the Red Guardian, who form an anti-hero group performing missions for the US government.
“It takes characters from all different kinds of places and privileges and puts them together,” he said. “That's what Avengers Ho, that's what Guardians of the Galaxy He is.”
On bringing the X-Men into the MCU, Feige said: “I think you'll see that continue in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize. And then immediately the whole story Secret Wars Truly leading us into a new era of mutants and the X-Men. once again, [it’s] One of those dreams come true. We finally got the X-Men back.
Comment on Deadpool Wolverine“When we first started working on the movie, we wanted to see Wolverine in the yellow costume,” Feige said of Hugh Jackman's box office smash. “I got goosebumps on set when he walked out in that costume and put on that mask for the first time. I've waited 25 years for that.”
He added, “We were so excited to see Ryan Reynolds bring the R rating to Disney. It was fun — heart and humor.”
Disney's two-day Asia Pacific showcase highlights the company's 2025-2026 theatrical and streaming slate across Disney, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios, including titles from Korea and Japan. Feige was eager to talk about the importance of Asia to Marvel.
“The future of Marvel in Asia is the future of Marvel in general,” he said. “At Marvel Animation, we have some great shows, like these that have been huge hits X-Men '97, [and] We have a new Spider-Man animated series called The friendly neighborhood Spider-Manfor which we partner with amazing animation studios in Japan and Korea.
“People may know that I'm a huge fan of Disney parks, and some of the best Disney parks are in Asia. Next year, we have a Spider-Man attraction coming to Shanghai Disneyland and an Avengers attraction coming to Hong Kong Disneyland.”
He noted that Marvel Comics was “influenced by manga and webtoons,” and pointed to the upcoming title “Deadpool: Samurai.” He noted that Marvel Comics was “influenced by manga and webtoons,” and pointed to the upcoming title “Deadpool: Samurai.”
