Marvel’s Phase 3 is exciting stuff. We have another Captain America installment, a few alien heavy movies like Captain Marvel and the Inhumans, and we have possibly the most exciting superhero event ever in the guise of the two part Avengers: Infinity War .
And that is just the tip of the iceberg, below are 9 things that you need to know about Marvel’s Phase 3.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy
The sequel has been moved up from July to May 2017.
May is the best slot for the summer movies and this change will have come about mainly because the first one was such a huge success. Director James Gunn and his entire cast are all set to return and while there is no news of what the story will be, that doesn’t worry me at all.
This film is sure to be a slam dunk of a hit.
Release date: November 5 2017
2. We have a female led superhero movie
Captain Marvel will be Carol Danvers and this will be the first official female led superhero movie in the MCU.
Danvers is a pretty cool hero. Her super-heroic origin being that her powers come from her human genes being mixed with Kree alien ones (due to her being caught in an explosion of a Kree device).
Release date: July 6 2018
3. Inhumans
Talking of Kree aliens, the Inhumans are a sub-species of super-powered individuals (a bit like the X-Men) who live in secret on Earth.
They are the result of the Kree Empire testing on humans. This is significant as it could very well tie massively into what is going on with the whole Sky storyline on Agents of SHIELD (is she an Inhuman?) as well as working quite closely with the Captain Marvel story.
Release date: November 2 2018
4. Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman (Get On Up) has been cast as Black Panther and has been given a five picture deal, with the first being Captain America: Civil War.
Black Panther was the first black mainstream comic book character, and his stories are a good mix of political and mystical. I can’t wait to see how they mix him into the MCU.
Release date: November 3 2017
5. Thor 3
Thor 3 has been titled Thor: Ragnarok, and while there are no details of what the the story will be, we do know that it will have major implications for the MCU as a whole and that it will take Thor to the ‘next level.’
But what does that mean? Will Thor be taking a trip to unworthy town and lose his hammer? Or will he finally decide to stop buddying up to his brother (villain) Loki?
Talking of Loki, he is confirmed to return (yay) and what is also confirmed, is that his scepter is an infinity gem (possibly the mind one?).
Release date: July 28 2017
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6. Doctor Strange
Strange will be used to open new corners of the universe.
Release date: November 4 2016
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7. The Hulk and Black Widow
There is still no sign of Hulk or Black Widow getting a solo outing and while this is a shame, there is so much going on in the MCU, I don’t think it is too big of a miss.
8. Captain America
Captain America 3 is officially titled Captain America: Civil War and is released May 6 2016. It is likely to have a shed load of heroes in it, including Iron Man and Black Panther.
Release date: May 6 2016
9. And there’s this…
Just too damn exciting.
Release date: May 2018 and May 2019
10. What we don’t know…
Interestingly, They didn’t make any cast announcements for Captain Marvel or Doctor Strange… What could this mean? Is Benedict Cumberbatch still in?
