Marvel Unveils Slate Of Films Planned Through 2019

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Thor will return to Marvel’s big screen in “Thor: Ragnarok,” due in theaters July 28, 2017. Marvel Studios

Just two weeks after Warner Bros. set its DC super-hero movie slate through 2020, Marvel unveiled its own ambitious movie plans through mid-2019, including two new characters, a new super-team, and a two-part “Avengers” movie.

Previously, Marvel’s parent studio Disney had claimed dates for “Untitled” super-hero films for the next several years. At an event in Hollywood Tuesday, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige filled in the blanks. Fans invited along with press appeared thrilled at the news that Black Panther and Captain Marvel will be getting their own movies — and represent the studio’s first African-American and female super-heroes, respectively, in a title role.

The biggest surprise, however, was the news that the third “Avengers” film will be split into two parts. Titled “Avengers: Infinity War,” it will come out in May of 2018 and May of 2019.

Here is Marvel’s long-term lineup:

May 6, 2016: ”Captain America: Civil War.” Robert Downey Jr will appear as Iron Man in this adaptation of a comics story about a controversial super-hero registration program that pits Captain America against Iron Man. Black Panther will also make his first appearance in this movie.

Nov. 4, 2016: ”Doctor Strange.” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said this film about the supernatural will “open up an entire new corner of the cinematic universe.” He did not confirm a report in the Hollywood trade Deadline that Benedict Cumberbatch will play the mystical Doctor Strange.

May 5, 2017: ”Guardians of the Galaxy 2.” Marvel moved up the date to the sequel to this summer’s hit. It was originally scheduled to come out in July, 2017.

July 28, 2017: ”Thor: Ragnarok.”

Nov. 3, 2017: ”Black Panther.” Chadwick Boseman (Jackie Robinson in “42″) will star in the first Marvel movie to feature an African-American in the title role.

May 4, 2018: “Avengers: Infinity War part 1.” The third Avengers team-up film will be split into two parts.

July 6, 2018: Captain Marvel. The cosmic super-hero will be Marvel’s first female to get her own film.

Nov 2, 2018: ”Inhumans”. Another picture set in outer space that will introduce “dozens of new characters” said Kevin Feige, and could start its own franchise with its own spin-offs.

May 2019: ”Avengers: Infinity War Part 2.”

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2015

Feb. 13: “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” First up: a film that’s not from DC or Marvel, but based on a comics series from Mark Millar, the writer behind the comics that became the “Kick-Ass” films and “Wanted.” The Fox film stars Colin Firth as a super-spy who recruits a street kid for his secret organization.

May 1: “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Marvel Studios’ sequel to its 2012 behemoth “The Avengers,” once again directed by Joss Whedon and reuniting Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor and others.

July 17: “Ant-Man.” Marvel once again tries to make a movie star out of one of its second-tier heroes, as it did with “Guardians of the Galaxy.” This time it’s Ant-Man, who can shrink and talk to ants. Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas star.

Aug. 7: “The Fantastic Four.” Fox reboots Marvel’s first family of superheroes – Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing – who were previously the subject of movies in 2005 and 2007.

 

2016

Feb. 12: “Deadpool.” Marvel’s “merc (i.e., mercenary) with a mouth,” previously seen in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” gets his own long-in-development movie from Fox. Ryan Reynolds, who played the character in the previous movie, is rumored to be returning.

March 25: “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The long-awaited Zack Snyder movie in which DC stakes a claim to its own cinematic unvierse, uniting Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and other DC heroes. (In addition, DC says, Batman and Superman will each have their own standalone films sometime between 2016 and 2020, not yet scheduled.)

May 6: “Captain America 3.” Chris Evans returns as Marvel’s star-spangled hero, this time reportedly clashing with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man.

May: “X-Men: Apocalypse.” The sixth film about the mutant heroes, again directed by Bryan Singer and with Jennifer Lawrence and others returning.

June 3: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.” The “heroes on the half-shell” return in a sequel to last summer’s hit from Nickelodeon and Paramount.

July 8: Unnamed Marvel Studios film. This is the first of several release dates to which Marvel has laid claim but hasn’t yet announced what movies will fill them. Some will likely be sequels to its existing franchises, while others will be characters new to the silver screen. While Marvel hasn’t yet confirmed it, some outlets have reported that the July 8, 2016, film will be “Doctor Strange,” Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme.

Nov. 11: “The Sinister Six.” A spinoff from Sony’s Spider-Man franchise, focused on Spidey’s villains. There’s also been talk about another Spider-Man related film focused on a female hero for 2017, but nothing has been announced.

Date TBA, possibly Aug. 5: “Suicide Squad.” This was one of the new movies DC announced Wednesday. It’s listed only as a 2016 release and hasn’t been assigned a specific date, but DC had previously laid claim to Aug. 5 to release an unnamed film, its only such date in 2016, so “Suicide Squad” may slide in there. Directed by David Ayer (“Fury”), it’s a comic-book take on “The Dirty Dozen” – a group of supervillains is brought together to undertake dangerous missions for the government.

 

2017

March 3: “The Wolverine 2.” Hugh Jackman returns as the sharp-clawed X-Man for another solo adventure from Fox.

May 5: Unnamed Marvel Studios film.

May 26?: “The Lego Batman Movie.” The Lego version of the Dark Knight from this year’s “The Lego Movie” gets his own film (and, reportedly, takes over the release date previously assigned to “The Lego Movie 2,” now slated for 2018).

July 14: “The Fantastic Four 2.” A sequel to the expected 2015 Fox reboot.

July 28: “Guardians of the Galaxy 2.” Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and the rest from Marvel’s surprise blockbuster this summer return for a second go-round.

Nov. 3: Unnamed Marvel Studios film.

Dates TBA, possibly June 23 and Nov. 17: “Wonder Woman” and “Justice League Part One.” The two 2017 release dates to which DC had laid claim before its announcement this week, and the two 2017 films it announced Wednesday. “Wonder Woman” will star Gal Gadot as the Amazon heroine; “Justice League” will reunite director Snyder with stars Cavill and Affleck.

 

2018

May 4, July 6 and Nov. 2: Unnamed Marvel Studios films.

July 13: Unnamed Fox film based on Marvel characters.

Dates TBA, possibly March 23 and July 27: “The Flash” and “Aquaman.” Again, those are dates on which DC had previously planted its flag, and these are the two 2018 films that DC announced this week. Ezra Miller will star as the super-speedy Flash; Jason Momoa will play the king of the seas.

Date TBA: “The Amazing Spider-Man 3.” Another Sony sequel starring the web-slinger, though it’s unclear if Andrew Garfield will return as Spidey.

 

2019

May 3: Unnamed Marvel Studios film.

Dates TBA, possibly April 5 and June 14: “Shazam” and “Justice League Part Two.” DC’s two 2019 dates and the 2019 films that were part of this week’s announcement. “Justice League” will again be directed by Snyder; “Shazam” is a boy who becomes a super-powered adult when he utters his magic word, Shazam. Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson is expected to play the hero’s nemesis, Black Adam.

 

2020

Dates TBA, possibly April 3 and June 19: “Cyborg” and “Green Lantern.” The farthest-out announced DC release dates and the two DC films for 2020. Cyborg is a half-human, half-machine hero played by Ray Fisher who’s expected to appear in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” and DC is taking a shot at rebooting the power ring-wielding Green Lantern, the subject of a 2011 flop.