Marvel is turning a new page with some major upcoming projects as the company celebrates its milestone 85th birthday.
A new promo spot Celebrating 85 Years of Marvel features a voiceover from the late Stan Lee and several MCU stars, as well as a glimpse at Thunderbolts*, Captain America: Brave New World and Daredevil: Born Again.
In a short clip from Thunderbolts*, which premieres May 2, 2025 in IMAX, elevator doors open to reveal the titular team of antiheroes, including Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell).
Another brief shot shows Charlie Cox reprise his role as a glowing-eyed Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) in Born Again, which premieres on Disney+ in March 2025. He previously played the blind attorney in Netflix‘s Daredevil (2015-’18) and The Defenders (2017), before bringing the character into the MCU with the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).
The spot ends with a scene from Captain America: Brave New World, showing a presidential podium in front of the White House as Harrison Ford‘s Red Hulk arises from the ground and aptly Hulks out. The movie premieres Feb. 14, 2025 in IMAX.
“It began as an experiment to create an epic narrative that would become a universe of storytelling,” reads text throughout the spot. “For 85 years, our stories have connected us. We’ve only just begun.
In a voiceover from Lee, he explains, “I’ve always tried to do stories that the characters have human qualities anybody can relate to. … And of course, I can’t leave without saying, ‘Excelsior!’”
The promo comes amid the MCU’s Phase Five, which includes the previous mentioned titles, as well as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Marvels and Deadpool & Wolverine. The latest phase also includes the shows Secret Invasion, Season 2 of Loki, Season 2 of What If…?, Echo, Agatha All Along, Eyes of Wakanda, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Ironheart.
