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Upcoming Movies from Marvel Studios: Title List and Release Dates for Phase 2 and Phase 3

Mike Tyrkus

On October 28, 2014, during a special event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed the films that will make up Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). These titles feature a mix of fan-favorite characters and several heroes who will be making their big-screen debuts.

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Chadwick Boseman at the Marvel Studios event. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez – © 2014 Getty Images.

The next two films scheduled to be released by Marvel Studios are Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1, 2015) and Ant-Man (July 17, 2015). These two films conclude Phase 2 of the MCU, which also included Iron Man 3 (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

Marvel also revealed the dates and titles of nine additional films through 2019 that would make up Phase 3 of the MCU, including upcoming Captain America, Thor, Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy installments, along with new films featuring Black Panther – who, Feige announced, will be played by Chadwick Boseman – Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, and the Inhumans.

The following graphic displays the upcoming Phase 3 films (Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War Part I, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, and Avengers: Infinity War Part II) and their release dates.To date, ten films have already been released in the MCU, beginning with Iron Man (2008). All ten films opened at #1 domestically and have collectively grossed over $7.1 billion globally. Two of these films, Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013), set records as the #1 and #2 domestic openings of all time with $207.4 million and $174.1 million respectively. Marvel’s The Avengers went on to become the third biggest film of all time worldwide, while Iron Man 3 ranks as the sixth biggest film ever. They are the two highest grossing super hero films of all time.

Earlier this year, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which broke the April opening domestic record with $95 million, earned $714 million worldwide and is the #5 film of 2014. Most recently, Guardians of the Galaxy crossed $757 million globally after opening with a domestic August record of $94.3 million and setting an October debut record in China, where it has now grossed nearly $90 million. It’s the #1 film of the year domestically and the #3 film worldwide.

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.

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