The release date for Avengers: Secret Wars has been pushed back, which will make the MCU’s Phase 6 much bigger than originally planned. Originally billed for release on November 7, 2025, Avengers: Secret Wars and a slew of other upcoming Marvel Studios projects have been delayed, with Avengers 6 now scheduled for release on May 1, 2026. The change comes hot on the heels of troubles in Blade’s production, with delays also striking Deadpool 3 and Fantastic Four, but it’s the new year-long gap between Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars that will expand the MCU even more. In the original plan for Phase 6 that was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2022, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars were set to be released within months of each other. Now, the climactic films of The Multiverse Saga are more reminiscent of their Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame predecessors with a year-long gap between them. This means that, instead of leaving two empty slots in the new Phase 6 slate between the films, more Marvel projects will need to be produced to fill the gap, so Phase 6 will become much larger than it was supposed to be.