AlthoughAvengers: Endgamehas the word “end” in it, that wasn’t the conclusion of the first three phases of the MCU. That honor will go toSpider-Man: Far From Home, which will have a similar function to howAnt-Manclosed out Marvel Phase 2 following the events ofAvengers: Age of Ultron. Speaking toComicBook, Marvel Studios headKevin Feigeexplained:
“We’ve been working for many years onInfinity WarandEndgameandSpider-Man: Far From Home. Those were the films that were culminating the entire Infinity Saga of the MCU. And as we were working onEndgamewe realized that the true end of the entire Infinity Saga, the final film of Phase 3, had to beSpider-Man: Far From Home, because—spoiler—we lose Tony Stark at the end ofEndgame… The relationship between Peter Parker and Tony Stark is so special…”
Because Marvel has been so tight-lipped about what comes afterFar From Home—even though we knowBlack Widowis currently filming and other projects are in various stages of development includingThe Eternals,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,Black Panther 2, andDoctor Strange 2—we really don’t know what Phase 4 even means for the MCU. However, Feige’s comments make clear thatFar From Homeisn’t the start of Phase 4 but rather a conclusion because of the relationship between Tony Stark and Peter Parker.
And that’s fine! I would also assume that Marvel Studios didn’t want to start a new storytelling phase with another studio’s movie (Sony owns Spider-Man even though Marvel Studios controls the creative development of the character), soFar From Homeis the “outro” of this whole saga. Assuming there’s ever a Phase 3 box set, it will be interesting to see if Sony includesHomecomingandFar From Home.
Spider-Man: Far From Homeopens July 2nd.
