Marvel delays push back Captain America: Brave New World and more – making Deadpool 3 the only MCU movie coming in 2024

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The SAG-AFTRA strike may have ended, but its impact is being felt

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A fresh round of Marvel delays has seriously reshuffled the release slate – leaving a packed 2025 and a pretty empty 2024 for the MCU. 

The SAG-AFTRA actors' strike has finally come to an end, but for many of Marvel's tentpoles, it was apparently too late in the day for the blockbusters to meet their intended release dates. 

Deadpool 3 is the least affected, moving from May 3, 2024, to July 26, 2024. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth and Hugh Jackman as his iconic X-Men character Wolverine. 

The threequel is standing alone in 2024, though, with Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, and Blade all moving to 2025. Captain America 4 will now open on February 14, 2025 (shifted from July 26, 2024). This was Blade's release date, but the Mahershala Ali movie will now release on November 7, 2025 instead. Thunderbolts has also been delayed from December 20, 2024, to July 25, 2025. 

This means that, in 2024, the only MCU movie to release will be Deadpool 3 – while 2025 is packed with Captain America 4, Thunderbolts, Blade, and Fantastic Four (scheduled for May 2, 2025). 

As for now, Loki season 2 has just wrapped up on Disney Plus, and The Marvels is out in theaters now. For more on both, check out our deep dives below: 

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Molly Edwards
Molly Edwards
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I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.