MCU’s Changed Phase 6 Timeline Makes A Major Fantastic Four & Thunderbolts Theory Way More Likely

The fact that the release schedule for Phase 6 of the MCU has recently been changed, Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts could introduce a character who may directly connect the 2025 film to the MCU’s Fantastic Four reboot. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige first announced the development of a Thunderbolts project in July 2022, with the project bringing together several antiheroes and reformed villains from the MCU’s history to form a brand-new superpowered team. Initially, Thunderbolts was expected to release on July 26, 2024, but the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes caused a series of delays in the MCU’s Phases 5 and 6, pushing Thunderbolts back to July 25, 2025.