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- Warning: This post contains major spoilers for "Avengers: Endgame."
- "Endgame" has a significant impact on some Marvel movies and TV shows that are currently in the works.
- They include Black Widow's solo movie and the Loki TV series coming to the Disney Plus streaming service.
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Warning: This post contains major spoilers for "Avengers: Endgame."
"Avengers: Endgame" shatters whatever expectations audiences had about Marvel's future movies and TV shows.
While Marvel Studios won't make any official announcements until after July's "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is released, we know of at least six movies currently in the works, and there are eight release dates on Disney's theatrical-release schedule for yet-to-be-titled Marvel movies.
The movies include "Black Panther" and "Doctor Strange" sequels, a third "Guardians of the Galaxy," a Black Widow solo movie, "The Eternals," and "Shang-Chi," starring the MCU's first Asian superhero.
But the Marvel Cinematic Universe will soon expand beyond the theater. Disney is developing Marvel TV shows for its upcoming streaming platform, Disney Plus, that will spin out of the MCU. Disney has confirmed three of the shows: "Loki," starring Tom Hiddleston back in the role as the God of Mischief; "WandaVision," with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprising their roles of Scarlet Witch and Vision, respectively; and "The Falcon and Winter Soldier," starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan.
A fourth series, starring Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, is also in the works, according to Variety. The shows will be big-budget limited series of six to eight episodes, Variety reported in September.
"Endgame" raises huge questions about some of these movies and TV shows. Below are five that could be significantly affected: