Marvel Studios has been holding a special mystery press event at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles this morning, during which Kevin Feige has officially released details of the Phase Three line-up of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Set to follow July 2015’s Ant-Man is three movies we already knew about, with Captain America 3 – or rather Captain America: Civil War – on May 6th 2016, followed by Doctor Strange following on November 4th 2016 and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 on May 5th 2017 (two months earlier than previously announced).
Looking further ahead, and it has been announced that Thor 3 – a.k.a. Thor: Ragnarok – will open on July 28th 2017, followed by the long-awaited Black Panther on November 3rd 2017, Captain Marvel on July 6th 2018 and Inhumans on November 2nd 2018, building to a two part showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, with Part 1 arriving on May 4th 2018 and Part 2 on May 3rd 2019.
And here’s a new look at Thanos, complete with the Infinity Gauntlet…
Meanwhile, Marvel also announced that Chadwick Boseman has nabbed the role of T’Challa in Black Panther (with reports suggesting he has a five film deal, starting with Captain America: Civil War), as well as giving us a look at some production concept art…
And that’s not all the Marvel excitement for today, as an exclusive Avengers: Age of Ultron clip is set to air during Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tonight.
What do you make of Marvel’s Phase Three plans? Let us know in the comments below and listen to the Flickering Myth Podcast’s thoughts on the line-up using the player below:
Originally published October 28, 2014. Updated July 3, 2023.
