Phase 5 is kicking into high gear with the upcoming releases of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, due in theaters on May 5^th, and Secret Invasion which will be premiering on Disney Plus on June 21^st. Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania, which kicked off Phase 5 will be hitting home media soon. Production has started on several projects for 2024 with Deadpool 3, Blade, and Thunderbolts gearing up to start filming soon. One area that has not been discussed yet is what the next Special Presentation will be. Marvel debuted the Special Presentation format last fall with Werewolf by Night which was a huge success. A month later the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special premiered. Both Special Presentations so far have clocked in under an hour. They are longer than shorts but shorter than movies. Werewolf by Night clocked in around 50 minutes while The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special clocked in around 43 minutes. Both were around the length of the hour long Marvel shows such as Loki and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. There have been rumors that a Special Presentation is filming now and that the Special Presentation would be Mephisto. Rumors also say that Sacha Baron Cohen is playing the role. Could the next Special Presentation be Mephisto? Could it be someone else? There is the Silver Surfer as a possibility. That has been one fans have suggested. Another possibility is Ghost Rider. If it is Ghost Rider, which one would it be? Johnny Blaze or Robbie Reyes? Marvel could have both if they wanted to do something different. Another popular character fans have wanted to see is Nova. Could we finally get to see Nova make his MCU debut? Could the Special Presentation be on a character we have already met? Maybe Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) could get one. She is supposed to be in Season 2 of Loki. If Loki premiers at the end of August, the Special Presentation could come out after the season 2 finale. It could shed more light on Renslayer and perhaps her possible connection to Kang (Jonathon Majors). There could be a Special Presentation on the events of the Kree and Skrull war. It could help bridge the gap between Secret Invasion and The Marvels which is due in theaters in November. The Kree-Skrull conflict has been going on since the 90s. There is a lot of history that has yet to be explored. I can’t imagine Secret Invasion will delve that deep into that conflict.

There are so many characters and timelines that Marvel can choose to cover. Time will tell what they will do next. There seem to be plans for more Special Presentations. We just have to wait and see when the next one will air and what it will be. The sky is the limit for Marvel, and they truly can do whatever they want.