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Mob Productions licensed the film rights for different characters from other film studios until 2040 and began exploring producing their own feature films by 2019. [[Freddie Goodwin]], the president of Mob Productions, announced that they were developing a film based on both Deadpool and Wolverine as a team up superhero film and stated the film would open up storylines for all future films in the MCU. | Mob Productions licensed the film rights for different characters from other film studios until 2040 and began exploring producing their own feature films by 2019. [[Freddie Goodwin]], the president of Mob Productions, announced that they were developing a film based on both Deadpool and Wolverine as a team up superhero film and stated the film would open up storylines for all future films in the MCU. | ||
The films of the phase include ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'', with Reynolds returning as [[Wade Wilson / Deadpool (film character)|Wade Wilson / Deadpool]]; the ensemble ''[[The Fantastic Four (2024 film)|The Fantastic Four]]''; ''[[Doctor Doom (2025 film)|Doctor Doom]]'', starring [[Mads Mikkelsen]]. The final film of Phase One is ''[[The Mutants (2025 film)|The Mutants]]''. The first | The films of the phase include ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'', with Reynolds returning as [[Wade Wilson / Deadpool (film character)|Wade Wilson / Deadpool]]; the ensemble ''[[The Fantastic Four (2024 film)|The Fantastic Four]]''; ''[[Doctor Doom (2025 film)|Doctor Doom]]'', starring [[Mads Mikkelsen]]. The final film of Phase One is ''[[The Mutants (2025 film)|The Mutants]]''. The first Phase officially began on February 8, 2024. | ||
The first film ''Deadpool & Wolverine'', was released worldwide on February 8, 2024 and grossed $1.256 billion worldwide. ''The Fantastic Four'' was released on July 28, 2024. ''Doctor Doom'' is scheduled to be released on | The first film ''Deadpool & Wolverine'', was released worldwide on February 8, 2024 and grossed $1.256 billion worldwide. ''The Fantastic Four'' was released on July 28, 2024. ''Doctor Doom'' was to be released on January 3, 2025. ''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]'' is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2025. ''The Mutants'' will be released on November 23, 2025. | ||
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'' | '''''Doctor Doom''''' is a 2025 American [[superhero film]] based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character of [[Doctor Doom (comics)|the same name]]. Produced by [[Mob Productions]] and distributed by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]], it is a [[prequel]] to ''[[The Fantastic Four (2024 film)|The Fantastic Four]]'' (2024), and [[List of Mob Cinematic Universe films|the 3rd film]] in the [[Mob Cinematic Universe]] (MCU). Directed by Wilma Zimmerman, who wrote the screenplay with [[Myla Salazar]], [[Sara Case]], [[Patrick Reid]], [[Ethan Morland]], and [[Clara Redwood]]. | ||
Development on a film focused on the character Doctor Doom began in late 2019, but didn't have a working script. A first draft was submitted by late 2020 and a final draft was completed by late July 2023. Filming began on June 30 and concluded the following month on July 28, 2024. | Development on a film focused on the character Doctor Doom began in late 2019, but didn't have a working script. A first draft was submitted by late 2020 and a final draft was completed by late July 2023. Filming began on June 30 and concluded the following month on July 28, 2024. | ||
''Doctor Doom'' | ''Doctor Doom'' was released on January 3, 2025, as part of Phase One of the MCU. It recieved critical acclaim for its writing and has been called the best [[Doctor Doom]] adaption ever made. The film grossed $496.74 million worldwide, making it the second-highest grossing MCU film of the time. | ||
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''The Mutants'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 23, 2025, as the final film of Phase One of the MCU. | ''The Mutants'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 23, 2025, as the final film of Phase One of the MCU. | ||
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Release date | 2024–2025 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Phase One of the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films produced by Mob Productions based on characters from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Mob Production Comics. Phase One features all the Mob Productions productions planned to be released from 2024 through to 2025.
Mob Productions licensed the film rights for different characters from other film studios until 2040 and began exploring producing their own feature films by 2019. Freddie Goodwin, the president of Mob Productions, announced that they were developing a film based on both Deadpool and Wolverine as a team up superhero film and stated the film would open up storylines for all future films in the MCU.
The films of the phase include Deadpool & Wolverine, with Reynolds returning as Wade Wilson / Deadpool; the ensemble The Fantastic Four; Doctor Doom, starring Mads Mikkelsen. The final film of Phase One is The Mutants. The first Phase officially began on February 8, 2024.
The first film Deadpool & Wolverine, was released worldwide on February 8, 2024 and grossed $1.256 billion worldwide. The Fantastic Four was released on July 28, 2024. Doctor Doom was to be released on January 3, 2025. Superman is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2025. The Mutants will be released on November 23, 2025.
Development
By September 2012, SOI Studios president Freddie Goodwin was in talks with Warner Bros. and Mob Productions in merging the two companies to create television and films under one brand name. The deal was delayed multiple times because of agreement differences with both presidents of the two companies. During the April 2013 public online presentation, Goodwin announced he had been working hard with the other company to come to a good deal.
In June 2016, it was pubically announced that SOI Studios would merge with Mob Productions with Goodwin retaining the role of president. In 2018, multiple leaks had revealed a Deadpool and Wolverine film projects. Goodwin pubically confirmed the films and stated the three films will all be part of "Phase One".
In 2020, Ryan Reynolds was announced to reprise his role as as Wade Wilson with other cast members from Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Goodwin stated that the film would feature different aspects of the first two films that Reynolds had made and turn the material into MA15+ material, feeling the need to create something that isn't R18+ right away.
During production on Deadpool 2 (2018), a reboot for the MCU was being planned by Mob Productions with Freddie Goodwin attached to write the screenplay. In June 2021, Ryan Reynolds was confirmed to be reprising his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool in the film. Development on the first film was mixed with a potential second film as confirmed in June 2022. By then, Goodwin announced he has worked on every project in the MCU and will focus entirely on the future of the franchise. In December 2019, after the release of Fox's Deadpool 2, Freddie Goodwin began work on a new Deadpool franchise to have Ryan Reynolds star in which will reboot the films. In February 2020, Reynolds agreed to do the film, as long as he produced it alongside Goodwin.
In 2022's SDCC, Goodwin confirmed the entire Phase One slate: Doctor Doom, The Fantastic Four, a Deadpool film, a Wolverine film, and a team up film based on a team of Mutants. By the end of the year, the Deadpool and Wolverine films had been merged and titled Deadpool & Wolverine.
After the critical and commercial failure of the 2015 film Fantastic Four, co-written and directed by Josh Trank and based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, 20th Century Fox began looking at new directions to take the franchise. Having also produced two earlier Fantastic Four films directed by Tim Story a decade prior, the studio did not want to just make another Fantastic Four film. By June 2017, Seth Grahame-Smith was writing a new film that would shift focus to Franklin and Valeria Richards, the children of original Fantastic Four leaders Reed Richards and Sue Storm. Taking inspiration from the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic books, the screenplay included original Fantastic Four members the Thing and the Human Torch, and was described as "kid-centric" with a tone closer to The Incredibles (2004) than Trank's darker film. The basis of the screenplay came from a separate script that Carter Blanchard had adapted from the children's book Kindergarten Heroes by Mark Millar. Millar previously consulted with Fox on their Marvel-based films. In July, Noah Hawley, who had created the Marvel Television series Legion, was hired to develop a separate film focused on Doctor Doom, the Fantastic Four's primary antagonist. The Walt Disney Company officially acquired 21st Century Fox in March 2019 and gained the film rights for the Marvel Comics characters that Fox controlled, including the Fantastic Four, for its subsidiary Marvel Studios. The Marvel-based films that Fox had been developing were placed "on hold".
20th Century Fox began work on a new Fantastic Four film after the failure of Fantastic Four (2015). After the studio was acquired by Disney in March 2019, control of the franchise was transferred to Marvel Studios, and a new film was announced that July. Jon Watts was set as director in December 2020, but stepped down in April 2022. In 2022, it was announced that the film that Marvel was originally developing had been given to Mob Productions to include in the Mob Cinematic Universe. New writers Julianne Crestwood, Marcus V. Ellington, and Eliza Thornhill joined the project to rewrite the film and filming was completed in 2023. Mob Productions wanted to bring a third team into the universe to make things more interesting.
Films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Status |
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| Deadpool & Wolverine | February 8, 2024 | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin, Benjamin Knowles, Sara Case, Patrick Reid | Freddie Goodwin & Ryan Reynolds | Released |
| The Fantastic Four | July 28, 2024 | Jackson Miller | Sara Case & Patrick Reid | Freddie Goodwin | |
| Doctor Doom | January 3, 2025 | Wilma Zimmerman | Wilma Zimmerman, Myla Salazar, Sara Case, Patrick Reid, Ethan Morland, and Clara Redwood | ||
| Superman | August 1, 2025 | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin & Alex Brow | Post-production | |
| The Mutants | November 23, 2025 | Finnian Hawke | Ulysses Black |
Deadpool (2024)
Deadpool & Wolverine is a 2024 superhero film based on the Marvel comics character of the same name from Marvel Comics. Produced by Mob Productions, Ryan Reynolds, and Freddie Goodwin and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the first film in the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU). It was directed by Freddie Goodwin and written by the team including Goodwin, Benjamin Knowles, Sara Case, and Patrick Reid. It stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson as he battles old enemies to keep the world safe from danger. The film ends with a post-credits scene featuring a cosmic entity which hints at future events and the greater timeline of events. Goodwin said that he included the scene as "something to tease the future for the fans".
Development on a third Deadpool film began at 20th Century Fox by November 2016, but was placed on hold after the studio was acquired by Disney in March 2019. Control of the character was transferred to Marvel Studios, which began developing a new film with Reynolds. It integrates Deadpool with the MCU and retains the R rating of the previous films, making it the first MCU film to have such a rating. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin joined in November 2020 as writers. Reese and Wernick returned from the previous films for rewrites by March 2022, when Levy was hired as director. They, along with Reynolds and Wells, had difficulty figuring out the film's story until Jackman decided to reprise his role as Wolverine from Fox's X-Men films in August 2022. Filming began in May 2023 at Pinewood Studios in England, with additional filming in Norfolk and at Bovingdon Film Studios. Production was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, but resumed in November and wrapped in January 2024. The film's title was revealed a month later.
Deadpool & Wolverine premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles, on February 1, 2024, and was released in the United States on February 8, as the first film in Phase One of the MCU. The film received postive reviews from critics. The film grossed $1.262 billion and was a box-office success.
The Fantastic Four (2024)
The Fantastic Four is a 2024 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Mob Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 2nd film in the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film series. The film is directed by Jackson Miller from a screenplay by the writing duo Sara Case and Patrick Reid. It features an ensemble cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the titular team, alongside Julia Garner, and Ralph Ineson.
During a interview in 2022, Freddie Goodwin confirmed that he had been focusing on introducing various heroes to his own universe — and originally wanted to introduce the Avengers into the universe, though felt the Fantastic Four would be better for the Mutant themed story. Goodwin had a final draft by September 2022 though filming wasn't planned to begin until mid-2023. By March 2024, Goodwin revealed the release date of the film being for July 28, 2024.
20th Century Fox began work on a new Fantastic Four film after the failure of Fantastic Four (2015). After the studio was acquired by Disney in March 2019, control of the franchise was transferred to Mob Productions, and a new film was announced that July. Jon Watts was set as director in December 2020, but stepped down in April 2022. Shakman replaced him that September when Kaplan and Springer were working on the script. Casting was underway by early 2023, and Case joined to rewrite the script by that March, with Squires and Cameron also writing. Mob Productions wanted to tell a new story with the characters rather than retell their origin story. Pearson joined to polish the script by mid-February 2024, when the main cast was announced, and additional casting took place in the following months. Filming occured throughout 2023.
The Fantastic Four premiered on July 22, 2024, at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City, and was released on July 28, 2024, as part of Phase One of the MCU. The film recieved generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $100 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.
Doctor Doom (2025)
Doctor Doom is a 2025 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Mob Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is a prequel to The Fantastic Four (2024), and the 3rd film in the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Wilma Zimmerman, who wrote the screenplay with Myla Salazar, Sara Case, Patrick Reid, Ethan Morland, and Clara Redwood.
Development on a film focused on the character Doctor Doom began in late 2019, but didn't have a working script. A first draft was submitted by late 2020 and a final draft was completed by late July 2023. Filming began on June 30 and concluded the following month on July 28, 2024.
Doctor Doom was released on January 3, 2025, as part of Phase One of the MCU. It recieved critical acclaim for its writing and has been called the best Doctor Doom adaption ever made. The film grossed $496.74 million worldwide, making it the second-highest grossing MCU film of the time.
Superman (2025)
The Mutants (2025)
The Mutants is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team The X-Men. Produced by Mob Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the 4th film in the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film will be directed by Finnian Hawke and written by Ulysses Black.
In June 2020, it was rumored that Mob Productions was developing a film based on the X-Men. Insiders reported that the film wouldn't have "X-Men" in the title and would focus more on the "mutants" of the teams. By 2021, Mob Productions pubically announced they were making a cinematic universe focusing on a "Mutant vs. Hero" type of story — which was at the time believed to be the Avengers. Filming began on November 10, 2024 and is planned to conclude in February 2025.
The Mutants is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 23, 2025, as the final film of Phase One of the MCU.
Shorts
Mob Productions had confirmed that they are going to be releasing various shorts onto their social media platforms that will explore small aspects of the MCU, and potentially introduce a major character into the universe.
The Time Containmenet (2024)
A mini-series consisting of seven shorts will release weekly starting in late 2024. The Time Containment introduces time travel into the MCU; and introduces a brand new character, from DC Comics, Bart Allen / Impulse.
Timeline
Deadpool & Wolverine is set in the year 2024. The Fantastic Four is set in late 2024. Doctor Doom is set in 2022. The Mutants is set in 2026.
Recurring cast and characters
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This section includes characters who will appear in multiple films and/or television series within Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and have appeared in the billing block for at least one film or have been a member of the starring cast for at least one series.
- A dark grey cell indicates the character's presence in the films or series has not yet been announced.
- A C indicates an uncredited cameo role.
- A V indicates a voice-only role.
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
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| U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
| Deadpool & Wolverine | $358,995,815 | $486,559,962 | $845,555,777 | $130 million | ||
| The Fantastic Four | $84,500,223 | $121,636,334 | $206,136,557 | — | ||
| Doctor Doom | — | $496,746,4922 | $120 million | – | ||
| The Mutants | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total | $130 million | |||||