Only a few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and that the MCU will continue to press on. 2023 was a rough year for the franchise juggernaut with two of their three films underperforming. In need of a desperate reset, Marvel Studios has pushed the majority of their films back to allow more time to bring back the standard of consistently good films they were once known for. This is a much-needed shift in focus back to quality over quantity now that Disney isn’t mandating them to push out as much content as possible, and could mark a whole new era for the universe.

With the MCU knee-deep in Phase 5, there are still many more huge movies coming soon that’ll no doubt shake things up for the franchise. New characters are set to finally make their MCU debut, while familiar ones return and take center stage. While the slate of projects changes so often,…