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Kevin Feige confirmed the state of play of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on both big and small screens at the TCAs this week.

After giving Loki’s release date in June, Feige noted, “Soon after Loki, we’ll have our first animated series, which is What If?, and I’m here on set where we are finishing up Ms. Marvel. We’re also shooting Hawkeye currently, and in a few weeks we start She-Hulk, a week or so after that we start Moon Knight in addition to our features for the MCU thanks to Disney+.”

Black Widow is still set for May 7 theatrical release, with Shang-Chi following on July 9, Eternals November 5, and Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 17.

2022 will see Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (picking up from the end of WandaVision) on March 25; Thor: Love & Thunder on May 6 and Black Panther 2 on July 8. The Ms Marvel series will lead into Captain Marvel 2 on November 11.

Talking about potential second seasons for the MCU Disney+ shows, Feige explained, “The fun of the MCU is obviously all the crossover we can do between series, between films, so it will vary based on the story. Sometimes it will go into a Season 2, sometimes it will go into a feature and back into a series.  Sometimes, and yet to be announced, we’re thinking of and planning second and third seasons for some of the upcoming series.”

It’s possible some of the Netflix Marvel series characters could reappear, although Feige emphasised that – with the notable exception of Deadpool 3 – their aim is to create family entertainment. “I think we probably could do it, I think a lot of that stuff comes back to us. There’s always rumours online about things reverting, sometimes that’s true, sometimes it’s not, but I’m not exactly sure of the exact contracts but perhaps someday.” As to a return for the Agents of SHIELD, he said, “It was great fun having Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson) come back to the MCU in Captain Marvel … but everything else, we’ll just have to see.”