Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige has revealed several exciting pieces of news about the past, present, and future of the MCU. Confirming what MCU fans can expect in the years to come, Feige revealed several hopes for the future as well as projects currently in development. However, he also acknowledged some missteps that have occurred since Avengers: Endgame.

Inviting several journalists to a roundtable discussion at the Marvel Studios offices (including ScreenRant’s own Ash Crossan), Feige was asked several questions about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. These included status updates about long-hoped-for character returns, the MCU’s future post-Secret Wars, the ongoing saga that is Mahershala Ali’s unreleased Blade movie, and more. Here’s all the biggest reveals from Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige.

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There’s A Seven-Year MCU Plan

Running Till 2032

The ᴀssembled journalists could apparently see a set of padlocked doors, with Kevin Feige revealing that Marvel’s plans for the next seven years were on the other side, confirming that the current plan extends to 2032.

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Quanтιтy Over Quality Was A Key Problem

Kevin Feige Is Well Aware of The MCU’s Post-Endgame Problem

Feige did acknowledge that “quanтιтy over quality” quickly became an issue post-Avengers: Endgame. Facing a period of great expansion with the dawn of Disney+, Marvel Studios received some pretty demanding mandates from Disney to fill the new streaming service with new MCU content, a challenge Feige admitted was as difficult as it was exciting.

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Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios Contract

About Two More Years To Go

Kevin Fiege confirmed that he has just about two years left on his contract with Disney. As such, it will be interesting to see if his contract ends up being renewed. Considering the aforementioned seven-year plan and the imminent debut of the X-Men in the MCU, it’s likely that Kevin Feige is interested in sticking around.

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Secret Wars Will Be A Reset

But Not Exactly A Reboot?

Kevin Feige described Avengers: Secret Wars as a definite reset for the MCU and “singular timelines”. According to Feige, Endgame was focused on “endings” while Secret Wars is all about “beginnings“.

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There Will Be Less MCU Television

Cutting Down To About One Live-Action Series A Year

Determined to get back to the higher level of consistent quality Marvel Studios once had, Feige did say that MCU series would be scaled back quite a bit. Currently, the plan is to only have one show a year, rather than multiple shows back-to-back.

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Jon Bernthal’s Punisher Confirmed For Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Joining Tom Holland’s Spider-Man

Kevin Feige also confirmed that the reports of Jon Bernthal’s involvement in Spider-Man: Brand New Day are indeed true. The Punisher will be featured alongside the MCU’s Wallcrawler, and there may even be a few sH๏τs in the movie that directly adapt some classic Marvel Comics covers.

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Tom Holland Will Become A “Proper Spider-Man”

A Street-Level Story

Perhaps one of the most exciting reveals is Feige sharing that Tom Holland will become a “proper Spider-Man” in his upcoming trilogy. He then elaborated with the confirmation that Spider-Man: Brand New Day will primarily see Spider-Man dealing with “street-level crime, as opposed to world-ending events.“

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The Potential For A Fantastic Four/Spider-Man Crossover

Johnny Storm & Spider-Man Is A Big Dream

As far as Spider-Man is concerned, Feige also shared that a “blue-sky dream” is to one day get Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four together, specifically Holland’s Spider-Man and Joseph Quinn’s Human Torch, given the characters’ established friendship in the comics.

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Ms. Marvel’s Return Teased

Feige’s Excited To See Her Back

Claiming that Iman Vellani is “one of the greatest bits of casting we’ve ever done“, Kevin Feige said he was very excited to see Ms. Marvel return somewhere in the MCU’s future.

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Young Avengers Return Tease

There Is Still Potential For The Young Avengers

While scarce on the details, Feige did say at the roundtable that a Young Avengers project is potentially being developed.