Launched in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe encompasses an array of superhero stories — across film, TV, and print — drawn from Marvel Comics. Disney-owned Marvel Studios is behind all major properties.
Its movies are divided into "phases". Iron Man kicked off the MCU in 2008, with The Avengers wrapping up Phase One in 2012. Phase Two started with Iron Man 3 the following year, and ended with Ant-Man in 2015. Captain America: Civil War started Phase Three in 2016, which ended with Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. The first three phrases were retroactively dubbed the Infinity Saga. Phase Four began in 2021 with Black Widow, and is the first phase expected to not have an Avengers movie.
The MCU expanded to television in 2013 starting with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before giving rights to its characters to a variety of platforms. This brought us the likes of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Runaways, and Cloak & Dagger. But with the launch of Disney+ in late 2020, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios. Since then, the MCU TV series are more closely linked to its movies, with film stars crossing over into the likes of Loki and WandaVision, in addition to new superheroes being introduced on TV in Ms. Marvel and Moon Knight.
Movie/TV Series Name | Release Date | Cast |
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | 25 November 2022 | Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 11 November 2022 | Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Letitia Wright |
Werewolf by Night | 7 October 2022 | Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris |
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 18 August 2022 | Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Benedict Wong |
I Am Groot | 10 August 2022 | Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper |
Thor: Love and Thunder | 7 July 2022 | Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale |
Ms. Marvel | 8 June 2022 | Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 6 May 2022 | Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong |
Movie/TV Series Name | Release Date | Cast |
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | 17 February 2023 | Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | 5 May 2023 | Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan |
The Marvels | 28 July 2023 | Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Samuel L. Jackson |
Captain America: New World Order | 3 May 2024 | Anthony Mackie |
Thunderbolts | 26 July 2024 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell |
Blade | 6 September 2024 | Mahershala Ali, Delroy Lindo, Aaron Pierre |
Deadpool 3 | 8 November 2024 | Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman |