Marvel Studios has yet to announce Avengers 5 is in development, but San Diego Comic-Con 2022 might be the perfect place to change that. In the three years since Avengers: Endgame served as the culmination of the Infinity Saga, Marvel Studios has kept the status and future of the Avengers in a state of uncertainty. There have been over a dozen Marvel Cinematic Universe projects released since then with the movies and Disney+ shows combined, and there are roughly two dozen additional properties in various stages of development. Avengers 5 is not currently one of those officially announced projects, though.

The lack of an Avengers 5 announcement by Marvel Studios has left audiences wondering where the MCU is going. There is great speculation about which villain will be used next to unite the Avengers and which iconic comic foe could become the MCU's next Thanos. Many are even wondering who exactly will be part of the Avengers team or if the next iteration of the "Avengers" that audiences see will be filled with young heroes or reformed villains instead of classic superheroes like Captain Marvel and Shang-Chi. All of these questions loom even larger because it is unclear when Avengers 5 will happen.

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Will Avengers 5 Finally Be Announced At Comic-Con?

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Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige could finally make the Avengers 5 announcement at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. Feige and Marvel once again have the prime Saturday night panel slot in Hall H, and this is where their love for theatrics has made big impressions before. It might seem too soon for some for Marvel to announce Avengers 5 just three years after Avengers: Endgame hit theaters, but the MCU slate already seems mostly locked in through 2024. The announcement of Avengers 5 at Comic-Con 2022 could confirm a release date in 2025 or later and even reveal whether Kang the Conqueror, Doctor Doom, or someone else will be the villain.

Why Marvel Needs To Announce A New Avengers Movie

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Without an Avengers movie on the Phase 4/5 slate, there has been a growing criticism that the MCU feels directionless after Avengers: Endgame. Audiences have so far seen solo films for Black Widow, Shang-Chi, Eternals, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Thor, and all of them largely operate independently of the others. While the MCU was previously criticized for making everything feel too connected, the standalone direction of Phase 4 and multiple different major storylines being teased has left some confused. As a result, there's uncertainty over whether the MCU is building towards Young Avengers, Thunderbolts, Secret Wars, Avengers vs X-Men, or something else entirely.

Knowing that Avengers 5 is on the horizon would ease some of those concerns, especially depending on what type of details Marvel reveals about the movie. It is only a matter of time before Marvel Studios makes another Avengers movie as the franchise is too big to forget - even if Marvel pretends that Avengers: Endgame was the last. Announcing Avengers 5 at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 is exactly the type of major announcement that could close out the panel, especially if Doom is the villain and Feige introduces the person who will play him.

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