Marvel One-Ups DC, Announces Full Slate of Phase 3 Movies

For Phase 1 and Phase 2 of their Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios never revealed everything all at once. They gave us a big details, then filled in the rest of the schedule as time went on.

However, when Warner Brothers and DC Comics laid their plans out on the table a few weeks ago, giving the basic timeline for a ridiculously ambitious slate of 10 superhero movies though 2020, that was a game-changer. They mapped out the next decade, so Marvel Studios felt they had no choice but to do the same.

And so yesterday, at the El Captain theater in Hollywood, Marvel gathered nerds and journalist nerds from all walks of life (nerd life) for the unveiling of the complete schedule for Phase 3.

Last Two Films of Phase 2:

1. The Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1, 2015)
2. Ant-Man (July 17, 2015) – starring Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, and Evangeline Lilly

Phase 3:

1. Captain America: Civil War (May 6, 2016) – A.K.A. Iron Man v Captain America
2. Doctor Strange (November 4, 2016) – Benedict Cumberbatch explicitly NOT confirmed
3. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (May 5, 2017) – release day moved up from mid-summer
4. Thor Ragnorak (July 28, 2017) – Tom Hiddleston returns as Loki
5. Black Panther (November 3, 2017) – starring Jackie Robinson (i.e., Chadwick Boseman)
6. Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet Part I (May 4, 2018)– that's right, Avengers 3 is a two-parter
7. Captain Marvel (July 6, 2018) – featuring the Carol Danvers Captain Marvel
8. Inhumans (November 2, 2018) – starring a bunch of people who aren't even famous yet
9. Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet Part II (May 3, 2019)

Did Marvel share every detail? Of course not. We don't know directors for seven of the nine films, and while we know Captain Marvel will be a woman, we don't have a star.

But we know the dates of the films, and that was the point of all this: marking territory. You see, when WB and DC made their announcement, they gave years, not dates. Marvel gave the actual dates. So this was was the Hollywood equivalent of a dog peeing on a bunch of trees and fire hydrants.

[via EW]