Multibillion-dollar media empires are not built overnight, so it’s no surprise to find out the MCU is the product of very careful planning over the last decade. So with Marvel’s Phase Four now unequivocally underway, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige is keeping fans updated on his latest Multiverse meeting.

Although Marvel Studios’ original plan involved an entirely different release schedule for Phase Four’s early stage, the pandemic may have acted as a bit of a blessing for the MCU, as WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki gave this batch of previously unexplored characters plenty of screen time to shine, with Black Widow closing out as the tried and tested performer. At the same time, Loki has perfectly clarified WandaVision's ties to the multiverse.

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With that in mind, in the D23 Inside Disney podcast, Feige recently compared Loki’s finale to the moment Nick Fury was formally introduced to fans at the end of Iron Man. “There's interconnectivity there that people have already started to see and suss out,” Feige said. So he and the rest of the Marvel ream recently had a meeting about the rules of the Multiverse and how they can build on it to deliver on such hype. Feige showed his excitement over the kind of stories that the MCU can tell from now on based on the Multiverse concept, which was tamely introduced in the first Doctor Strange movie and as a misdirect in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

During his appearance, Feige even commented on the kind of excitement something like Loki has been able to generate beyond hardcore Marvel fans, especially with the number of possibilities that are now open after the lid has been removed from the many timelines and universes teased by the show. Unsurprisingly, it’s the same Spider-Man and Doctor Strange duo who are tasked with moving the Multiverse plot forward in their respective upcoming sequels.

Considering Feige’s statements, the rumors behind a potential Loki appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home would hold up well and also sit on top of the Scarlet Witch’s confirmed appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Simultaneously, besides all the reality-twisting affairs Loki and company will have to deal with, there’s also a ton of potential behind possible recruitment for the Thunderbolts, as seen in Black Widow, and with John Walker being discarded from the Captain America role.

As if that wasn't enough, the MCU will be even busier introducing new mysterious heroes in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals right before Spider-Man. So, like Feige has been saying, any Marvel fans out there have plenty of reasons to be excited.

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Source: D23 Inside Disney