Many other projects, such as the return of Blade, the vampire hunter, are also in development. Still, Marvel plans to release at least 20 more projects by the end of 2027, including two more Avengers outings. So far, everything with a firm release date is safe-though those are subject to change if the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes both continue late into the year. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaand Secret Invasionwere both critical failures, forcing Kevin Feige to rethink Marvel's entire release strategy. Since the burgeoning era of early Marvel television, the studio hasn't seen the same success. Films such as Eternalsand Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessexpanded the universe even further and sent fans into theory madness, while Disney+ made space for more unorthodox heroes such as Moon Knight and a new Hawkeye. Marvel, and witnessed the first billion-dollar film of the pandemic with Spider-Man: No Way Home. Marvel achieved its first Emmy-nominated series with WandaVision, welcomed its first Muslim superhero with Ms. It made perfect sense that Marvel's big return following pandemic-induced filming delays and the creation of Disney+'s streaming service would see the explosion of the multiverse-an endless realm of possibilities wherein the most popular experiments would pave the way forward for the MCU's future.
