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Marvel unveils long list of new superhero films through 2019

At a special presentation at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige gave press and several hundred fans some insight into the studio’s plans for their huge superhero movie slate. The studio released complete plans for phase 3, announcing new titles like, ‘Captain America: Civil War’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ in 2016; ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and ‘Black Panther’ in 2017; ‘The Avengers: Infinity War—Part I,’ ‘Captain Marvel’ and ‘Inhumans’ in 2018 and ‘The Avengers: Infinity War—Part II’ in 2019. The big news came when the next two guys hit the stage, according to the Marvel Liveblog. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans walked up and announced ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ which will presumably feature Cap and Iron Man facing off on May 6, 2016—the first of the phase 3 movies.

We are excited to tap into what excites us the most, which is the supernatural.

Kevin Feige, Marvel studio president

The whole notion of phases began when Marvel found itself over-performing with its initial movies, with the first wave now consisting of ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Incredible Hulk,’ ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Thor’ and ‘Captain America: First Avenger.’ Phase 1 climaxed with 2012’s ‘The Avengers,’ which grossed more than a billion dollars and set the stage for Marvel to secretly plan out years and years worth of possible movies. Phase 2 includes ‘Iron Man 3,’ ‘Thor: The Dark World,’ ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’ Phase 1 has grossed more than $3.8 billion worldwide while phase 2 has made $3.3 billion, with ‘The Avengers’ sequel still to come.