Marvel Just Made To Its Phase 3 Plans And Beyond

Marvel’s Phase Three is only seven months away from starting, but the studio is still making changes to their upcoming slate of films. The Phase Three movies were first announced almost this time last year, ranging from Captain America: Civil War to Inhumans.

It was announced today that Ant-Man and The Wasp will arrive in theaters in 2018, three years after Ant-Man’s release.

The biggest changes we can expect from Phase Three starting in 2018 and even some hints about what’s in store after 2019.

Ant-Man And The Wasp Arrives in Phase 3

It may not have set any big records at the box office, but Ant-Man was a critical and commercial success this past summer. So it’s no surprise that Marvel wanted to get a sequel out as soon as possible. However, rather than simply have Paul Rudd playing Scott Lang as the main lead again, he’ll costar alongside Evangeline Lilly’s Hope van Dyne in Ant-Man and The Wasp on July 6, 2018.

 

Black Panther's Solo Adventure Will Happen Before Infinity War Part I

When Marvel originally announced the Phase Three film slate, Black Panther was slated to be released on November 3, 2017, making it the last Marvel movie before Avengers: Infinity War Part I. Then the Marvel/Sony Spider-Man deal happened, and Black Panther was moved to July 6, 2018 in order to make room for the Web-Slinger’s new solo movie. That would have placed it right after Part I. With Ant-Man and The Wasp now on the docket, Marvel opted not to move Black Panther down the schedule, but instead release it earlier on February 16, 2018.

Captain Marvel Has Been Bumped

Ant-Man and The Wasp’s announcement may have helped Black Panther, but the same can’t be said for Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel. Originally her solo movie was to be released on July 6, 2018, but after the new Spider-Man movie was added, it was moved to November 2, 2018. Now thanks to this new scheduling change, Captain Marvel has been vacated from 2018 and will now come out on March 8, 2019, only two months before Avengers: Infinity War Part II.

Phase Four Already Has Three Planned Adventures Underway

Marvel also gave us an insight into what lies beyond 2019 in the MCU. Three new movies will arrive on May 1, 2020, July 10, 2020, and November 6, 2020, respectively. Unfortunately, no titles were provided, leaving it anyone’s guess which heroes(s) will lead these projects. However, until Marvel says otherwise, it looks like these will be the movies that kick off Phase Four.