Marvel Studios
Hope you weren’t busy today, because Marvel has just busted out with a tremendous amount of information – really, this makes Comic-Con look like a warm-up – and it’s here to utterly alter the look of the already superhero-crowded box office. Not content to send out a press release (like DC; sorry, DC), the Marvel team just spent the afternoon putting on a jaw-dropping event that included the announcement of three all-new projects and confirmation of five (well, really six) long-rumored features. The treats didn’t stop there, because Marvel has also gone ahead and confirmed Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther (oh, and also, hey! we’re getting Black Panther!), though there’s no word on if Benedict Cumberbatch is indeed set to play Doctor Strange.
So what have we got ahead of us? Well, there’s that Black Panther movie and then also a little something called Captain Marvel (if you’re into female-led superhero movies, which we are). Oh, and how about Inhumans? They’ve got that, too! What else…what else? Doctor Strange will officially arrive on November 4, 2016; Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is set for May 5, 2017; the third Thor film is titled Thor: Ragnarok, and that will arrive on July 28, 2017; and the third Captain America feature is now called Captain America: Civil War, with a release date of May 6, 2016.
Oh, and one more thing. We’re not getting a third Avengers film. We’re getting a third and fourth Avengers film: Avengers: Infinity War, Part 1 will arrive on May 4, 2018, with Part 2 hitting on May 3, 2019. That’s a long war.
After the break, check out our updated list (working from this little guy) of upcoming superhero movies to help put all of this in perspective.
2015
May 1 – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel)
July 17 – Ant-Man (Marvel)
August 7 – The Fantastic Four (Marvel, through Fox)
2016
February 12 – Deadpool (Marvel, through Fox)
March 25 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (DC)
May 6 – Captain America: Civil War (Marvel)
May 27 – X-Men: Apocalypse (Marvel, through Fox)
August 5 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Suicide Squad, which is confirmed to arrive in 2016 (DC)
November 4 – Doctor Strange
November 11 – Sinister Six (Marvel, through Sony)
2017
March 3 – Untitled Wolverine Film (Marvel, through Fox)
May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Marvel)
June 23 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Wonder Woman or Justice League Part One, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2017 (DC)
July 14 – The Fantastic Four 2 (Marvel, through Fox)
July 28 – Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel)
November 3 – Black Panther (Marvel)
November 17 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Wonder Woman or Justice League Part One, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2017 (DC)
2018
March 23 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced The Flash or Aquaman, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2018 (DC)
May 4 – Avengers: Infinity War, Part 1 (Marvel)
July 6 – Captain Marvel (Marvel)
July 13 – Untitled Fox/Marvel Film (Marvel, through Fox)
July 27 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced The Flash or Aquaman, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2018 (DC)
November 2 – Inhumans (Marvel)
2019
April 5 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Shazam or Justice League Part Two, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2019 (DC)
May 3 – Avengers: Infinity War, Part 2 (Marvel)
June 14 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Shazam or Justice League Part Two, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2019 (DC)
2020
April 3 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Cyborg or the Green Lantern reboot, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2020 (DC)
June 19 – Untitled DC Film, rumored to be the just-announced Cyborg or the Green Lantern reboot, both of which are confirmed to arrive in 2020 (DC)
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Come on, tell us – what are you most excited to see?