Here it is! Marvel President Kevin Feige has revealed all about the studios' upcoming projects;
Doctor Strange - November 4th, 2016
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - May 5th, 2017
Thor 3: Regnarok - July 28th, 2017
Black Panther - November 3rd, 2017
Avengers: Infinity War Part One - May 2018
Captain Marvel - July 6th, 2018
Inhumans - November 2nd, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War Part Two - May 2019
Although rumours of casting have already been circulating social media, with very few roles cast; now the real speculation will begin with these latest announcements. In the Marvel event in Los Angeles, people were speculating the official announcement of the lead actor in the upcoming Doctor Strange movie, heavily rumoured to be one of the most popular actors in Hollywood today, Benedict Cumberbatch. However, if Feige’s track record is anything to go by then you should expect the unexpected from Marvel. One piece of casting news that we do know, however, is that of Chadwick Boseman, star of the upcoming James Brown biopic Get on Up (2014), has been cast as the lead in Black Panther. Boseman is definitely a rising star and looks as though he'll be a great casting choice for Marvel.
Marvel really knows how to excite their fans, and following the huge announcement of DC’s Cinematic Universe, Marvel has almost blown them out of the water with their own news.
I’m neither a Marvel fanboy nor a DC fanboy; I just love this golden age for comic book movie fans. Nevertheless I feel more excited about Marvel’s Phase 3, than I do about DC’s news, but this is down to having seen 10 MCU movies, and only Man of Steel in the DC Universe. If Nolan’s Batman was a part of this universe I would be all in, but unfortunately we have to wait until 2016 to see Affleck’s take on the Caped Crusader.
DC has movies that aren’t scheduled to be released until 2020, including Shazam, featuring none other than Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Warner Bros made this announcement of 10 DC movies (Excluding individual Batman and Superman movies) along with new Harry Potter spin-offs, and new Lego movies. This is 3 major franchises versus Disney’s Marvel franchise, and Disney certainly did it in style, in an almost Apple like fashion.
We are currently still in Phase 2 with the new Avengers movie and Ant-Man on the way in 2015, and then Captain America to lead us into Phase 3 with Civil War in 2016, with the Russo brothers taking on Cap, after the huge success of Winter Soldier. Civil War is a huge and exciting prospect if the 2007 comic is anything to go by, but certain legal rights will have to alter the storyline.
Age of Ultron already hints at the civil war, with its chilling trailer to the Avengers sequel, and if Marvel is now taking it’s movies down a darker path, I for one am well and truly on board.
This announcement also goes to show the true power (no pun intended) that superhero films, and Marvel Studios, hold in the film industry today.
Bring on Phase 3!!!
Oliver Cooke and Jake Henderson
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