Marvel's Phase 4 has just broken a major milestone in the MCU Infinity Saga

In a connected world like the MCU, many are trying to keep up with all that Marvel Studios has to offer to understand the full picture. That used to be an easy task in the Infinity Saga, which only involved watching two to three films a year, but now, following Phase 4 involves at least three films and three Disney+ series each year.

As the MCU continues to evolve faster than ever, the project’s runtime has become a topic of great controversy among fans. Many continue to share their belief that the latest films aren’t long enough, the series don’t have enough episodes, and the episodes have too little material.

The gap between Marvel content is now steadily shrinking – I’m Groot will premiere only 28 days after Ms. Marvel end. But with that finale, the MCU crossed a major milestone for Phase 4, which is sure to prove divisive for some.

MCU Passes Major Milestone

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MCU breaks major milestone with release Ms. Marvel Final Season 1 as Phase 4’s total runtime exceeds Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga. Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the MCU, better known as The Infinity Saga, last for a total of 49 hours 56 minutes. Following the latest Disney+ release, Phase 4 is now in total 50 hours 21 minutesincluding movies and series.

The full list of Infinity Saga runtimes can be seen below:

• Iron Man – 2 hours, 6 minutes
• Amazing Hulk – 1 hour, 52 minutes
• Iron Man 2 – 2 hours, 4 minutes
• Thor – 1 hour, 55 minutes
• Captain America: The First Avenger – 2 hours, 4 minutes
• Avenger – 2 hours, 23 minutes
• Iron Man 3 – 2 hours, 10 minutes
• Thor: Dark World – 1 hour, 52 minutes
• Captain America: Winter Soldier – 2 hours, 16 minutes
• guardian of the galaxy – 2 hours, 1 minute
• Avengers: Age of Ultron – 2 hours, 21 minutes
• Ant Man – 1 hour, 57 minutes
• Captain America Civil War – 2 hours, 27 minutes
• Doctor Strange – 1 hour, 55 minutes
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 2 hours, 16 minutes
• Spider-Man: Homecoming – 2 hours, 13 minutes
• Thor: Ragnarok – 2 hours, 10 minutes
• black Panther – 2 hours, 14 minutes
• Avengers: Infinity War – 2 hours, 29 minutes
• Ant Man & Wasp – 1 hour, 58 minutes
• Captain Marvel – 2 hours, 3 minutes
• Avengers: Endgame – 3 hours, 1 minute
• Spider-Man: Away From Home – 2 hours, 9 minutes

The full list of Phase 4 runtimes is listed below:

• WandaVision – 6 hours, 2 minutes
• Falcon and Winter Soldier – 5 hours, 30 minutes
• black widow – 2 hours, 14 minutes
• Loki – 5 hours, 2 minutes
• What if…? – 5 hours, 23 minutes
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – 2 hours, 12 minutes
• Eternal – 2 hours, 36 minutes
• Hawkeye – 4 hours, 57 minutes
• Spider-Man: No Way Home – 2 hours, 28 minutes
• moon knight – 5 hours, 3 minutes
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 2 hours, 6 minutes
• Thor: Love and Thunder – 1 hour, 59 minutes
• Ms. Marvel – 4 hours, 49 minutes

Is the MCU Too Hard to Follow?

For MCU fans to really stay in the loop of the whole story, it’s almost essential to watch the whole thing, especially given the uncertainty about what projects others will connect with or become an integral part of the bigger picture. Who would have thought that the Loki Disney+ series would be the place that Marvel Studios chose to hold the next big event involving the Multiverse?

Granted, that doesn’t mean everyone plays a part in that bigger story, but the difficulty lies in the fact that whatever can play into a bigger story. Someone who misses the sitcom antics WandaVision at Disney+ would probably be very confused if they went to the movies for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to find the evil Wanda Maximoff suddenly.

Of course there are strong arguments to be made that the MCU is becoming too difficult to follow. Marvel Studios has just released the same amount of content in the past year and a half that previously took more than a decade to produce. Obviously, the main reason for that is the Disney+ series.

Each of these episodic adventures has a runtime equivalent to two or three films, and therein lies the difficulty. Many casual MCU fans won’t have the time or inclination to follow the series every week of the year, especially since not all of these projects are designed for the same demographic.

If someone finds themselves not enjoying a movie at the theater, they don’t have to sit much for the latest show. But in the case of the Disney+ series, if viewers don’t enjoy the premiere episode, they still have at least five more episodes needed to keep watching.

This is an increasing problem as the Disney+ series continues to have a drastic influence on big screen blockbusters like Multiverse of Madness, Wonderand Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumia. Unfortunately, this is not going to change anytime soon. In fact, big and small will probably only become more connected on the phone.

Either way, Marvel Studios shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, and with no end in sight for Phase 4, the massive runtime of the latest chapter of the MCU will only continue to grow.

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