2020 Is The First Year Without A New Marvel Movie In Over A Decade - GameSpot

Perhaps as was to be expected, more of the films slated for release this year have been delayed, and that includes Black Widow.

With the next movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe pushed until 2021, that clears the entire year's slate of Marvel films--making 2020 the first year since 2009 without any new Marvel movies to hit theaters.

The release of new Marvel movies is like clockwork.

This year will be not only the first time we're not getting one in a given year in over a decade, it's also the first time since 2012 that we're not getting two (and the first time since 2016 that we're not getting three in a single year).

It was time for the brakes to be applied--and that was the plan, with Black Widow originally scheduled for a May 2020 release.

As a prequel, it doesn't feel as if Black Widow will be the main kicking off point for Phase 4, even if it is technically the first of its movies that will hit theaters (eventually).

That's another new release, like Black Widow, whose function in the MCU's broader canon that is unclear at this point, although the recent trailer was certainly intriguing (and, frankly, another more standalone story would be welcome after so much time was spent building up to Infinity War and Endgame)?

That said, there is a certain comfort in seeing the nonstop procession of Marvel movies hit theaters, and the prospect of now going almost two full years without one is just the latest indication that 2020 is not a normal year on any front