It's getting harder to keep track of all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows, because there are just so many of them – and the MCU is showing no signs of slowing down, either, despite Bob Iger's recent comments.

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Fantastic Four: First Steps is helping Marvel to "get its mojo back", according to early reviews of the new superhero reboot. The 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is "Marvel's best film in a decade", the Telegraph said, while the Guardian commented the studio had "regained its buoyancy".