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Initially, the [[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] and [[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]] were not part of this canon, but with Disney's acquisition of Fox they have been brought back into the fold, with MCU appearances by the X-Men hinted for Phase 5 or 6, and Deadpool possibly earlier. For many years neither was [[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]], but in 2015 Sony cut a deal to share him with Marvel, and he made his first MCU appearance in ''[[Captain America: Civil War (film)|Captain America: Civil War]]''. That deal was renewed in late 2020, and for the foreseeable future Spider-Man will remain in the MCU, with the third MCU Spider-Man film slated for release in July 2021.
 
RumorsFor years rumors abound about the repatriation of the [[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]] to the MCU, especially after the failure of the 2015 reboot film. Nothing was confirmed for so long that many thought it would never happen, but nothingin verifiableDecember has2020, surfacedKevin asFeige offormally theannounced endan MCU ''Fantastic Four'' film; no release date was given, but it's probably to appear as part of 2020Phase 5.
 
The MCU has been divided by Marvel Studios into several distinct phases. The exact final number of phases is currently unknown, although industry rumor as of 2019 makes mention of an ''X-Men/Avengers'' film planned for ''Phase 6''.