Marvel Cinematic Universe (Wally's Version)

The Earth-16 of my Marvel/DC Multiverse.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a shared universe centered on a series of superhero films based on characters published by Marvel Comics that were split into the movies side and television side. The two sides coexisted in the same universe but had small overlap until WandaVision (2021), which directly tied into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). For an extended version with the Fantastic Four and the X-Men being able to be inserted from the get go, click here

* =retcon =Phase 1=

Iron Man
Release Date: May 2, 2008

Director: Jon Favreau

Plot: A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, Tony Stark, is conducting weapons tests overseas, but terrorists kidnap him to force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he builds an armored suit and upends his captors. Returning to America, Stark refines the suit and uses it to combat crime and terrorism.

Protagonists:


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Shaun Toub as Ho Yinsen
 * Jennifer Finnigan as Pepper Potts
 * Omari Hardwick as Colonel James Rhodes
 * Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan
 * Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S.

Antagonists: Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger

Post-Credits: N/A

Deaths: Shaun Toub as Ho Yinsen

The Hulk*
Release Date: July 13, 2008

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Plot: Turning into a green monster every time his anger is tempered with, renowned scientist Bruce Banner finds himself on the run from the government and the U.S. army, including its determined leader, Thunderbolt Ross, who strives to put Banner under. Banner, haunted by his past, is forced to come out of the shadows when the army releases a monster even worse than Banner in order to bring Banner in; little did they know that this monster would become an atrocity that will cause chaos to the world. Banner must use his instincts and his powers to stop this monster.

Protagonists:


 * Topher Grace as Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
 * Kirsten Dunst as Betty Ross
 * Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Stern

Antagonists:

Post-Credits: Tony Stark walks into the bar and tells Ross that he is putting together a team...
 * Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel/Absorbing Man
 * William Hurt as General Thunderbolt Ross
 * Ty Burrell as Leonard Samson

Deaths: N/A

Ghost Rider*
Release Date: February 16, 2009

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Plot: Years ago, motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze sold his soul to save the life of a loved one. Now, he transforms into a fiery, avenging agent of justice at night wherever evil roams. As the only one who can walk in both worlds, Johnny is charged by Mephisto himself to destroy Blackheart, a demon that wants to overthrow Mephisto and create a worse hell than the one that currently exists.

Protagonists:


 * Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider
 * Eva Mendes as Roxanne Simpson
 * Sam Elliott as Carter Slade/Caretaker

Antagonists: Wes Bentley as Blackheart

Post-Credits: N/A

Deaths: N/A

Iron Man 2
Release Date: October 7, 2010

Director: Jon Favreau

Plot: After publicly revealing to the entire world that he is Iron Man, Tony Stark faces pressure from all sides to share his technology with the military. He is reluctant to divulge the secrets of his armored suit, fearing the information will fall into the wrong hands. With this feud between Tony and Justin Hammer, and an all-out war ensuing in the process, with Hammer's grudge against Tony, he must form new alliances to win this battle; including another fellow tech-based hero known as the Wasp...

Protagonists:


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Omari Hardwick as James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Evangeline Lilly as Janet van Dyne/The Wasp
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Director Nick Fury
 * Jennifer Finnigan as Pepper Potts
 * Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan
 * Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S.

Antagonists: Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer/Titanium Man

Post-Credits: After debriefing Tony's new Mark 6, Coulson has driven to Mexico to investigate a disturbance under Fury's orders. When he gets there, he sees a large crowd of people gathering around an object S.H.I.E.L.D. has been hunting down for months; Mjolnir. After Coulson calls Fury, the screen cuts to black with a bolt of thunder...

Deaths: N/A

Thor
Release Date: May 2, 2011

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Plot: Son of Odin and the god of thunder; Thor is soon to inherit the throne of Asgard as the rightful King. However, after a dispute between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants, the Frost Giants attack and Thor makes an extremely arrogant move by attacking Jotunheim. After doing so, Odin decides that Thor's arrogance and selfishness do not prove the worthiness of the throne and banishes Thor from his hammer and to planet Earth. There, Thor must rebuild himself and while his mischievous brother Loki uses Thor's absence to his advantage, Thor must return to Asgard to claim the throne and stop his brother...

Protagonists:


 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Natalie Portman as Jane Foster
 * Anthony Hopkins as Odin
 * Patrick Wilson as Dr. Hank Pym
 * Idris Elba as Heimdall
 * Jaime Alexander as Sif
 * Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis
 * Ray Stevenson as Volstagg
 * Tadanobu Asano as Hogun
 * Josh Dallas as Fandral

Antagonists: Tom Hiddleston as Loki Odinson & Colm Feore as Laufey

Mid-Credits: Hank Pym is recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to be the head of the science division. Pym is shown the Tesseract by Fury, which is an ancient relic that was used by ancient civilizations and could be the key to unlimited sustainable energy. Loki appears in the shadows and smiles...

Post-Credits: After Laufey's death, Hogun and Sif talk about a potential civil war among the Nine Realms, as Laufey had a peace treaty with the Dark Elves. The camera switches to the evil Dark Elves and their ruthless leader, Malekith the Accursed, who is being powered by pure, hateful energy...

Deaths: Colm Feore as Laufey

Captain America: The First Avenger
Release Date: July 4, 2011

Director: Joe Johnston

Plot: Small kid from Brooklyn, New York, in a time of trouble with World War II at its peak of destruction, Steve Rogers enlists to join the United States Army, but due to his small stature, he is quickly rejected. Desperate to make a difference in the world and fight for his country, Rogers accepts a role in the Super Soldier experiment; this experiment enhances Rogers greatly, making him physically larger, as well as peak superhuman strength, agility, and endurance. Rogers keeps the heart of the good man he was before the experiment and becomes the leader of the army, Captain America. Rogers and his company work on dismantling the evil Nazi-affiliated organization known as H.Y.D.R.A. and it's a leader who is a dark reflection of Captain America; the Red Skull...

Protagonists:


 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Tommy Lee Jones as Chester Phillips
 * Natalie Dormer as Peggy Carter
 * Sebastian Stan as Sergeant Bucky Barnes
 * Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
 * Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan
 * Derek Luke as Gabe Jones
 * Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine

Antagonists: Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull

Post-Credits: Steve wakes up, but he is in an ominous setting playing the baseball game he went to before the experiment, during the beginning of the film. Steve is greeted by a hotel worker, but quickly realizes he is being played when he remembers the baseball game. Steve is surrounded by multiple agents and attacks them, running out and seeing modern-day Manhattan; it is the year 2010. Nick Fury comes out of the car and multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surround Steve; Fury reveals to Steve that he has been asleep for 70 years. Steve looks lost and Fury tries to settle him, but Steve replies with, "I had a date", referring to Peggy...

Deaths: Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine

The Avengers
Release Date: May 4, 2012

Director: Joss Whedon

Plot: After Loki steals the Tesseract from the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Director Fury initiates his long-awaited plan to assemble the Avengers, which includes the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk. Fury assigns the team to fight the battle S.H.I.E.L.D. never could. The team works together to dismantle Loki, who uses the Tesseract to send an army known as Chitauri, who are from space, in order to succeed in his power-hungry goals.

Protagonists:


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Topher Grace as Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Patrick Wilson as Dr. Hank Pym/Ant-Man
 * Evangeline Lilly as Janet van Dyne/The Wasp
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Director Nick Fury
 * Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson
 * Priyanka Chopra as Agent Maria Hill
 * Stellan Skarsgard as Erik Selvig

Antagonists: Tom Hiddleston as Loki Odinson & Scarlett Johansson as Agent Natalia Romanova/Black Widow

Post-Credits: The Other returns to space where he bows to his leader to inform him that Loki has failed and the Tesseract is again back in the hands of the humans. The leader angrily stands up and The Other, with fear running through his veins, bows down once more. The leader is the mad titan known as Thanos, one of the most powerful entities in the galaxy...

Deaths: Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson =Phase 2=

Ant-Man
Release Date: May 3, 2013

Director: Edgar Wright

Plot: Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym recruits the talents of Scott Lang, a master thief just released from prison. Lang becomes Ant-Man, trained by Pym and armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size, possess superhuman strength and control an army of ants. The miniature hero must use his new skills to prevent Cross, also known as Yellowjacket, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weapon for evil.

Protagonists:


 * Patrick Wilson as Dr. Hank Pym
 * Evangeline Lilly as Janet

Antagonists:

Post-Credits:

Deaths:

Thor: The Dark World
Release Date: November 8, 2013

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Plot: Thor returns to Asgard to claim his place as king and imprisons his brother Loki for his destructive actions on Earth. Thor has managed to bring peace to the Nine Realms, with Jotunheim completely annihilated off the face of the Nine Realms, but Thor learns of an ancient relic known as the Aether, a powerful object in which the Dark Elves use to awaken their ruthless leader, Malekith the Accursed. Malekith invades the Nine Realms and brings war to every single realm, forcing Thor to travel across the galaxy to fight this violent war with the Dark Elves and all of Midgard.

Protagonists:


 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki Odinson
 * Anthony Hopkins as Odin
 * Idris Elba as Heimdall
 * Jaime Alexander as Sif
 * Ray Stevenson as Volstagg
 * Tadanobu Asano as Hogun
 * Josh Dallas as Fandral

Antagonists: Christopher Eccleston as Malekith & Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Algrim/Kurse

Mid-Credits: Thor reconciles with Loki and aboards a ship with the remaining Asgardians and decide to recolate to Earth.

Post-Credits: After managing to sustain the Aether, Sif brings the Aether to the Collector.

Deaths:


 * Anthony Hopkins as Odin
 * Tadanobu Asano as Hogun
 * Josh Dallas as Fandral
 * Ray Stevenson as Volstagg
 * Christopher Eccleston as Malekith
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki Odinson

Avengers: Dawn of Ultron
Release Date: May 1, 2014

Director: Joss Whedon

Plot: When Hank Pym jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing the Avengers to have to pick up his mess. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the team is put to the ultimate test as they battle Ultron, a technological terror hell-bent on human extinction. Fortunately, Ultron's programming doesn't allow him to harm anyone but instead, he assembles a team of powerful individuals that have grudges against the Avengers.

Protagonists:


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Topher Grace as Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
 * Evangeline Lilly as Janet van Dyne/The Wasp
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Paul Bettany as Vision
 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Omari Hardwick as James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Antagonists:


 * Patrick Wilson as Dr. Hank Pym
 * James Spader as Ultron
 * Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaw
 * Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones
 * Alina Serban as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
 * Balint Jasko as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/Abomination

Post-Credits: Thanos picks up the Infinity Gauntlet after many have failed with many of the Infinity Stones and tells himself that he will do it all himself now...

Deaths: Patrick Wilson as Dr. Hank Pym/Ant-Man & James Spader as Ultron

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Release Date: September 14, 2014

Director: Joe & Anthony Russo

Plot: After the cataclysmic events that transpired in New York with his fellow Avengers, Steve Rogers moves to the nation's capital as he struggles to adjust to modern times. Steve works with S.H.I.E.L.D. to dismantle oceanic cartels entering the United States. However, Black Widow compromises one of the missions and Nick Fury presents to Steve Project Insight, a project that projects multiple carriers to the skies and can detect threats before they even come; a project that has been bestowed upon the events of New York.

Protagonists:


 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Scarlett Johansson as Agent Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon
 * Priyanka Chopra as Agent Maria Hill

Antagonists: Samuel L. Jackson as Director Nick Fury & Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier

Post-Credits: Nick Fury, enraged by Captain America thwarting his plans for Project Insight, seeks revenge...

Deaths: N/A

Iron Man 3
Release Date: May 3, 2013

Director: Jon Favreau

Plot: Plagued with worry and insomnia since saving New York from destruction, Tony Stark, now, is more dependent on the suits that give him his Iron Man persona -- so much so that every aspect of his life is affected, including his relationship with Pepper. After a malevolent enemy known as the Mandarin reduces his personal world to rubble, Tony must rely solely on instinct and ingenuity to avenge his losses and protect the people he loves.

Protagonists:


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Omari Hardwick as James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Chandler Kinney as Riri Williams
 * Jennifer Finnigan as Pepper Potts
 * Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan
 * Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S.

Antagonists:


 * Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen
 * Guy Pearce as Eric Savin
 * Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery/"The Mandarin"

Post-Credits: A documentary filmmaker interviews "Mandarin" impersonator Trevor Slattery to unlock the secrets of his past and find out if the terrorist group the Ten Rings really exists.

Deaths: Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan

Guardians of the Galaxy
Release Date: August 1, 2015

Director: James Gunn

Plot: Brash space adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the quarry of relentless bounty hunters after he steals an orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with five disparate misfits: gun-toting Rocket, treelike-humanoid Groot, enigmatic Gamora, and vengeance-driven Drax. But when he discovers the orb's true power and the cosmic threat it poses, Quill must rally his ragtag group to save the universe.

Protagonists:


 * Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
 * Zoe Saldana as Gamora
 * Bradley Cooper as Rocket
 * Vin Diesel as Groot
 * Dave Bautista as Drax
 * Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
 * Djimon Hounsou as Korath
 * John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey
 * Glenn Close as Irani Rael

Antagonists:


 * Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula
 * Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan/The Collector

Post-Credits: With the destruction caused by the Power Stone in the Collector's collection, Howard the Duck mocks a sad Collector by throwing a cup at him.

Deaths: Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser

= Phase 3 =

Captain America: Civil War
Release Date: May 7, 2016

Director: Joe & Anthony Russo

Plot: After the Avengers go to Africa to stop a chem-weapon from releasing from the hands of one of Captain America's old enemies and an entire village ends up blowing up, that is the final straw; political pressure mounts upon the Avengers after all the turmoil and casualties they have inflicted in the past years. This status quo divides Captain America and Iron Man; Steve does not trust the government after Project Insight and Leviathan and believes the Accords would strip the freedom of the rest of the Avengers, who he believes is fighting for a right cause; they cannot save everybody. Tony disagrees and after their experience with Ultron, supports oversight. As the debate escalates into an all-out feud and the other Avengers are forced to pick a side, two former friends battle it out.

Protagonists: (Team Captain America):


 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Alina Serban as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon
 * Steven Yeun as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
 * Elliot Fletcher as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (later on)

Antagonists (Team Iron Man):


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa/Black Panther
 * Chandler Kinney as Riri Williams/Ironheart
 * Paul Bettany as Vision
 * Omari Hardwick as James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Elliot Fletcher as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (at first)

Mid-Credits: Bucky, granted asylum in Wakanda, chooses to return to cryogenic sleep until a cure for his brainwashing is found.

Post-Credits: Riri explores the features of the suit built for her by Stark.

Deaths: Omari Hardwick as James Rhodes/War Machine

Black Panther
Release Date: December 23, 2016

Director: Ryan Coogler

Plot: T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda as king when a powerful enemy related to him suddenly reappears. T'Challa's mettle as king -- and as Black Panther -- gets tested when he's drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the noble king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.

Protagonists:


 * Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa/Black Panther
 * Lovie Simone Oppong as Shuri
 * Danai Gurira as Okoye
 * Angela Bassett as Ramonda
 * Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross
 * Forest Whittaker as Zuri
 * Lupita Nyong'o as Ororo Munroe/Storm

Antagonists:


 * Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger/Golden Jaguar
 * Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaw
 * Winston Duke as M'Baku

Post-Credits: Shuri helps Bucky Barnes with his recovery from cryostasis.

Deaths: Forest Whittaker as Zuri & Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger/Golden Jaguar

Spider-Man: Homecoming
Release Date: May 1, 2017

Director: Jon Watts

Plot: Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine -- distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.

Mid-Credits: Mac Gargan, a fellow inmate, runs into Toomes in Ryker's Island. Gargan looks angrily at Toomes, asking if he knows that Toomes knows who Spider-Man is behind the mask. Toomes, remembering how Peter saved Liz from dying on the Empire State Building, keeps his identity a secret and says, "If I had known, he'd already be dead". Toomes walks away from Gargan, as we are put into the perspective of a security camera belonging to the owner of the former Avengers tower: Oscorp...

Protagonists:


 * Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Zendaya as Betty Brant
 * Marisa Tomei as May Parker
 * Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Laura Harrier as Liz Allan

Antagonists:


 * Ian Hanmore as Adrian Toomes/The Vulture
 * Bokeem Woodbine as Herman Schultz/The Shocker
 * Donald Glover as Aaron Davis/The Prowler
 * Michael Chernus as Phineas Mason/The Tinkerer
 * Booboo Stewart as Flash Thompson

Post-Credits: A clip given to kids in detention showing Captain America giving a lecture about patience.

Deaths: N/A

Thor: Planet Hulk
Release Date: July 7, 2017

Director: Justin Lin

Plot: Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger in a new shade that Thor doesn't recognize. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Grandmaster from Thor's new friends and planet.

Mid-Credits: Aboard the Grandmaster's spaceship, Thor, Hulk, and Beta Ray Bill are headed to Earth when they are intercepted by a large spacecraft.

Post-Credits: The overthrown Grandmaster is confronted by his former subjects and beheaded by Valkyrie.

Protagonists:


 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Topher Grace as Dr. Bruce Banner/Gray Hulk
 * Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie
 * Michael Dorn as Beta Ray Bill

Antagonists: Jeff Goldblum as The Grandmaster

Deaths: N/A

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Release Date: November 3, 2017

Director: James Gunn

Plot: The Guardians of the Galaxy work as protectors of the galaxy, forming an ever-so stronger bond than before as a family of misfits. After the Guardians take a contract with the Sovereign and Rocket decides to play the Sovereign like a fiddle for their money, the Guardians then find themselves on the run and Peter uses this time to find out more about his parentage. The team ends up on the planet Ego, a loyal setting where his true father, lives. Peter takes his time to connect with his father, but the rest of the team know something is up; they have just entered a war involving Ego, the Sovereign, and the Kree Empire. As Ego's true colors are revealed and Peter is blinded by the fact that he has finally met his father, the Guardians must band together and stop this war from getting bigger...

Protagonists:


 * Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
 * Zoe Saldana as Gamora
 * Bradley Cooper as Rocket
 * Vin Diesel as Groot
 * Dave Bautista as Drax
 * Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula
 * Pom Klementieff as Mantis
 * Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri

Antagonists: Kurt Russell as Ego & Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha

In a series of mid-and post-credit scenes, Kraglin takes up Yondu's telekinetic arrow and control-fin; Ravager leader Stakar Ogord reunites with his ex-teammates; Groot has grown into a teenager; Ayesha creates a new artificial being with whom she plans to destroy the Guardians, naming him Adam; and a group of uninterested Watchers abandon their informant, who is discussing his experiences on Earth.

Deaths: Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta & Kurt Russell as Ego

Doctor Strange
Release Date: January 29, 2018

Director: Scott Derrickson

Plot: Dr. Stephen Strange's life changes after a car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he looks for healing, and hope, in a mysterious enclave. He quickly learns that the enclave is at the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying reality. Before long, Strange is forced to choose between his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

Protagonists:


 * Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo
 * Benedict Wong as Wong
 * Tan Kheng Hua as The Ancient One
 * Édgar Ramírez as Christian Palmer

Antagonists: Dormammu & Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius

Mid-Credits: Tony Stark approaches Strange, thanking him for saving reality and asking if he'd like to be an Avenger...

Post-Credits: Mordo confronts Pangborn and steals the mystical energy he uses to walk, telling him that Earth has "too many sorcerers".

Deaths: Tan Kheng Hua as The Ancient One

Avengers: Infinity War
Release Date: May 4, 2018

Director: Joe & Anthony Russo

Plot: The Avengers, EXtraordinary, Guardians of the Galaxy, Defenders, and more unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.

Protagonists (Titan):


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange
 * Chandler Kinney as Riri Williams/Ironheart
 * Elliot Fletcher as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
 * Bradley Cooper as Rocket
 * Vin Diesel as Groot
 * Dave Bautista as Drax
 * Pom Klementieff as Mantis
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula

Protagonists (Wakanda):


 * Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa/Black Panther
 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Nomad
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Love Simone Oppong as Shuri
 * Paul Bettany as Vision
 * Alina Serban as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
 * Balint Jasko as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Topher Grace as Dr. Bruce Banner
 * Lupita Nyong'o as Ororo Munroe/Storm
 * Winston Duke as M'Baku
 * Danai Gurira as Okoye
 * Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
 * Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon
 * Steven Yeun as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
 * Hailee Steinfeld as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat
 * Jared Keeso as Logan Howlett/Wolverine
 * Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
 * Balint Jasko as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Stefan Kapičić as Peter Rasputin/Colossus
 * Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
 * Inbar Lavi as Elektra Natchios
 * Mike Colter as Luke Cage
 * Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones
 * Aubrey Joseph as Tyrone Johnson/Cloak
 * Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen/Dagger

Antagonists:


 * Josh Brolin as Thanos
 * Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive
 * Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw
 * Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian
 * Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight

Post-Credits: Nick Fury and Valentina Allegra are driving in Chicago when Val mentions that there are very heavy energy signatures above Wakanda. Fury asks her how high the signatures exactly are and she responds by saying that the energy signatures are ten times bigger than that of the Battle of New York in 2012. He looks very concerned and tells her to call every contact they can find. However, he crashes into a car. He goes out to check that car and finds nobody in it. Fury and Val look around, as civilians begin disappearing and a helicopter crashes into a building. Val disappears herself, then Fury rushes over to the back of his van to get a decade-old pager. He phones somebody, then disintegrates shortly after. The camera zooms into the pager to reveal who he was calling; a red, yellow, and blue insignia pops up...

Deaths:


 * Zoe Saldana as Gamora
 * Balint Jasko as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Paul Bettany as Vision

Ant-Man & The Wasp
Release Date: October 8, 2018

Director: Peyton Reed

Plot: Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Janet van Dyne recruits the talents of Scott Lang, a master thief just released from prison. Lang becomes the new Ant-Man, trained by Janet and armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size, possess superhuman strength and control an army of ants. The miniature hero must use his new skills to prevent Cross, also known as Yellowjacket, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weapon for evil.

Protagonists:


 * Dane DeHaan as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
 * Evangeline Lilly as Janet van Dyne
 * as Nadia van Dyne
 * Michael Peña as Luis
 * Tip "T.I." Harris as Dave
 * David Dastmalchian as Kurt

Antagonists: Corey Stoll as Darren Cross/Yellowjacket

Post-Credits: Janet plans to harvest quantum energy to help Nadia remain stable. Janet sends Nadia into the quantum realm. While Lang is doing this, the other three turn to dust, leaving him stuck...

Deaths: N/A

Captain Marvel
Release Date: March 5, 2019

Director: Nia DaCosta

Plot: When hotshot fighter pilot Carol Danvers is sent to the air force once again, her reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put her at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Walter Lawson. But Carol isn't only competing to be the top fighter pilot, she's also fighting for the approval of her flight instructor, Maria Rambeau.

Protagonists:


 * Emily Blunt as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
 * Jenifer Lewis as Maria Rambeau
 * John Krasinski as Walter Lawson
 * Ben Mendelsohn as Talos
 * Julian Hillard as Dorrek VIII

Antagonists:

Post-Credits: Veranke mourns her father and desires revenge against humanity...
 * Jude Law as Yon-Rogg
 * Annette Bening as The Supreme Intelligence
 * Constance Wu as Minn-Erva

Deaths:


 * John Krasinski as Walter Lawson
 * Ben Mendelsohn as Talos
 * Jude Law as Yon-Rogg

Avengers: Endgame
Release Date: May 3, 2019

Director: Joe & Anthony Russo

Plot: Half of all life in the universe has been snapped out of existence. The likes of Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor, and Natalia Romanova are all left hopeless and out of options. Five years pass and the Earth is not the same. Reed Richards and the rest of the surviving heroes gather among themselves to create a time machine using the Negative Zone to retrieve all six Infinity Stones and bring back all those who fell...

Protagonists:


 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Topher Grace as Dr. Bruce Banner
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Dane DeHaan as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
 * Bradley Cooper as Rocket
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula

Antagonists: Josh Brolin as Thanos 1710 & Thanos Prime

Post-Credits: N/A

Deaths:


 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Josh Brolin as Thanos 1710 & Thanos Prime
 * Santiago Cabrera as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Spider-Man: Far From Home
Release Date: July 2, 2019

Director: Jon Watts

Plot: Peter Parker's relaxing European vacation takes an unexpected turn when Nick Fury shows up in his hotel room to recruit him for a mission. The world is in danger as four massive elemental creatures -- each representing earth, air, water and fire -- emerge from a hole torn in the universe. Parker soon finds himself donning the Spider-Man suit to help Fury and fellow superhero Mysterio stop the evil entities from wreaking havoc across the continent.

Protagonists:


 * Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Zendaya as Betty Brant
 * Marisa Tomei as May Parker
 * Samuel L. Jackson as "Nick Fury"
 * Cobie Smulders as "Valentina Allegra de Fontaine"

Antagonists:


 * Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck/Mysterio
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Mara Raxton/Molten-Madam
 * Freddie Prinze Jr. as Morris Bench/Hydro-Man
 * Linda Cardellini as Andrea Gerard/Cyclone
 * Matthew Lillard as Flint Marko/Sandman
 * Booboo Stewart as Flash Thompson

Mid-Credits: Peter is taking Betty for a swing when J. Jonah Jameson of thedailybugle.net broadcasts doctored footage of the London incident in which Beck frames Spider-Man for the drone attack and his death, exposing Spider-Man's secret identity to the world, much to Parker's shock.

Post-Credits: Nick Fury and Valentina Allegra are at their base when they see something on their scanner that matches the same reading as the Elementals, when Fury asks to double check that it's not another one of Beck's tricks and Val says she already triple checked. We see they can barely scan the four life forms trying to get through. Fury and Val transform into Skrulls and say "Well that complicates things..."

Deaths: Linda Cardellini as Andrea Gerard/Cyclone & Sarah Michelle Gellar as Mara Raxton/Molten-Madam

= Phase 4 =

Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings
Release Date: May 1, 2021

Director: James Wan

Plot: Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

Protagonists:


 * Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
 * Andrea Bang as Katy Chen
 * Meng'er Zhang as Xu Xialing
 * Fala Chen as Ying Li
 * Michelle Yeoh as Ying Nan
 * Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery
 * Benedict Wong as Wong

Antagonists: Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu/The Mandarin & Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist

Mid-Credits: Wong introduces Shang-Chi and Katy to Bruce Banner and Captain Marvel while researching the rings' origin. They discover that the rings are acting as a beacon to something.

Post-Credits: Xialing becomes the new leader of the Ten Rings, training women alongside men, despite having told Shang-Chi that she would disband the organization.

Deaths: TBD

Captain America: Stars & Stripes
Release Date: July 9, 2021

Director: Julius Onah

Plot: Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are a mismatched duo who team up for a global adventure that will test their survival skills -- as well as their patience as they tackle a team of anti-patriotic riot team who believe life was better before the blip due to being kicked out of their homes and being forced to resort to crime in order to survive. Meanwhile, Sam must deal with the repercussions of leaving Steve's shield to the government as a new Captain America emerges.

Protagonists:


 * Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America
 * Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Wolf
 * Adepero Oduye as Sarah Wilson
 * Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres
 * Daniel Bruhl as Baron Helmut Zemo
 * Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley

Antagonists: Wyatt Russell as John Walker/Captain America & The Flag Smashers

Post-Credits: Nick Fury gives Walker a new uniform and codename: U.S. Agent.

Deaths: N/A

Fantastic 4
Release Date: September 3, 2021

Director: Shane Black

Plot: Transported to an alternate dimension, four aspiring astronauts gain superhuman powers as they alter their physical form in shocking ways. Reed Richards becomes Mr. Fantastic, able to stretch and twist his body at will, while pal Ben Grimm gains immense strength as the Thing. Johnny Storm becomes the Human Torch, able to control and project fire, while his sister Sue becomes the Invisible Woman. Together, the team must harness their new abilities to prevent Annihilus from taking over the Negative Zone.

Post-Credits: Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben arrive back to Earth only to find out it's the year 2024.

Protagonists:


 * Rahul Kohli as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
 * Rose McIver as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
 * Austin Butler as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
 * Michael Cudlitz as Ben Grimm/The Thing

Antagonists: Jamie Bell as Annihilus & Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III

Deaths: N/A

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Release Date: December 17, 2021

Director: Jon Watts

Plot: With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life as Peter Parker from the high stakes of being a superhero. When Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange, the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Protagonists:


 * Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Zendaya as Betty Brant
 * Marisa Tomei as May Parker
 * Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange
 * Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Earth-14)
 * Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Earth-26)

Antagonists:


 * Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Earth-14)
 * Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius/Doc Ock (Earth-14)
 * Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro (Earth-26)
 * J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson

Post-Credits: The universe-displaced Eddie Brock and his symbiote companion Venom sit at a bar and talk with the bartender about other superhumans, Thanos, and the Blip. While pondering how to "protect" this new world, the duo is swiftly transported back to their universe by Strange's spell, unknowingly leaving a part of the symbiote on the counter.

Deaths: Marisa Tomei as May Parker

Black Widow
Release Date: May 6, 2022

Director: Lucrecia Martel

Plot: Natalia Romanova, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Nat must deal with her history as a spy, and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Protagonists:


 * Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow
 * Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
 * Russell Crowe as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
 * Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff
 * Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz

Antagonists: Ray Winstone as General Niko Constantin & Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster

Post-Credits: After Constantin's death, Nick Fury approaches Taskmaster about the rebooted Avengers Initiative...

Deaths: Ray Winstone as General Niko Constantin

Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Release Date: July 8, 2022

Director: Peyton Reed

Plot:

Protagonists:


 * Dane DeHaan as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
 * Taissa Farmiga as Nadia van Dyne/The Wasp
 * Evangeline Lilly as Janet van Dyne
 * Emily Skinner as Cassie Lang
 * Bill Murray

Antagonists: Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror

Post-Credits:

Deaths:

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Release Date: November 11, 2022

Director: Sam Raimi

Plot: Strange struggles to return to his routine of defending all of reality, but has a heavy weight on his shoulders when a grief stricken Wanda Maximoff desperately looks for a way to get her children back. Wanda finds a glimmer of hope when she finds a young girl named America Chavez with the ability to travel through the multiverse and Strange must protect this girl as he cannot trust Wanda to keep this girl safe because of the state she's in. However, this refusal will not go without consequences as Wanda prepares to not stop at any costs to capture America.

Protagonists:


 * Christian Bale as Dr. Stephen Strange
 * Madison Reyes as America Chavez
 * Benedict Wong as Wong
 * Édgar Ramírez as Christian Palmer (Earth-38)

Antagonists: Alina Serban as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch & Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo (Earth-38)

Post-Credits: Strange is approached by a sorceress who warns him that his actions have triggered an incursion that he must help fix. Strange follows her into the Dark Dimension.

Deaths: N/A

= Phase 5 =

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Release Date: May 5, 2023

Director: James Gunn

Plot: TBD

Protagonists:


 * Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
 * Natalie Portman as Jane Foster/The Mighty Thor
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula
 * Bradley Cooper as Rocket
 * Dave Bautista as Drax
 * Vin Diesel as Groot
 * Pom Klementieff as Mantis

Antagonists: Chukwudi Iwuji as The High Evolutionary & Will Poulter as Adam Warlock

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: Natalie Portman as Jane Foster/The Mighty Thor

The Marvels
Release Date: September 18, 2023

Director: Nia DaCosta

Plot: TBD

Protagonists:


 * Emily Blunt as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
 * Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/Photon
 * Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel

Antagonists: The Skrulls

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Blade: Daywalker
Release Date: May 3, 2024

Director: Bassam Tariq

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: Eric Brooks/Blade

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Spider-Man: First Hunt
Release Date: June 29, 2024

Director: Marc Webb

Plot: TBD

Protagonists:


 * Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Alexa Demie as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat
 * J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
 * Booboo Stewart as Flash Thompson

Antagonists: Sharlto Copley as Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven The Hunter

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: N/A

Fantastic 4: Pulled In
Release Date: November 8, 2024

Director: Shane Black

Plot:

Protagonists:


 * Rahul Kohli as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
 * Rose McIver as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
 * Austin Butler as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
 * Michael Cudlitz as Ben Grimm/The Thing
 * Amy Adams as Alicia Masters

Antagonists: Arnold Vosloo as Phillip Masters/Puppetmaster

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: N/A

Captain America: New World Order
Release Date: April 8, 2025

Director: Julius Onah

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Release Date: July 26, 2025

Director: Ryan Coogler

Plot: Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje, fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of Storm and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

Protagonists:


 * Lupita Nyong'o as Princess Ororo Munroe/Storm
 * Lovie Simon Oppong as Shuri
 * Danai Gurira as Okoye
 * Winston Duke as M'Baku
 * Florence Kasumba as Ayo
 * Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart
 * Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Release Date: November 7, 2025

Director: TBD

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: Jonathan Majors as Nathaniel Richards/Kang the Conqueror

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

= Phase 6 =

Secret Invasion
Release Date: March 29, 2026

Director: Nia DaCosta

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Hercules: Rise of the Gods
Release Date: July 19, 2026

Director: Justin Lin

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Doctor Strange & The Midnight Sons
Release Date: October 14, 2026

Director: Sam Raimi

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Captain America: Red, White, & Black
Release Date: April 18, 2027

Director: Julius Onah

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Spider-Man: Second Sting
Release Date: July 5, 2027

Director: Marc Webb

Plot: TBD

Protagonists:


 * Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Alexa Demie as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat
 * Tony Revolori as Harry Osborn
 * Zendaya as Betty Brant
 * J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
 * Booboo Stewart as Flash Thompson

Antagonists: Michael Mando as Mac Gargan/The Scorpion & L. Thompson Lincoln/Tombstone

Post-Credits: We see Felicia land on a rooftop and we hear a voice ask her "Is he coming?" Felicia replies. "He says he quit." To which Daredevil replies, "Shame. We're gonna need all the help we can get."

Deaths:

Nova
Release Date: October 11, 2027

Director: Duncan Jones

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Fantastic 4: The Fist of Doom
Release Date: January 17, 2028

Director: Shane Black

Plot: After the miraculous return of his old rival, Victor von Doom vows to destroy the Fantastic Four. He believes his fatal injuries that caused him to go into the armor he has is Reed’s fault. After Ben is injured by Doom, Johnny, in a fit of rage, goes to Latveria with the intention of stopping Doom and it’s up to Reed and Sue to try and prevent Johnny from doing so.

Protagonists:


 * Rahul Kohli as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
 * Rose McIver as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
 * Austin Butler as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
 * Michael Cudlitz as Ben Grimm/The Thing
 * Amy Adams as Alicia Masters
 * Simon Pegg as H.E.R.B.I.E.

Antagonists: Michael Fassbender as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: N/A

Avengers: Dark Reign
Release Date: May 7, 2028

Director: TBD

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD

Fantastic 4: Secret Wars
Release Date: October 8, 2028

Director: TBD

Plot: TBD

Protagonists: TBD

Antagonists: TBD

Post-Credits: TBD

Deaths: TBD