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Next up — Captain Marvel

Susana Polo is an entertainment editor at Polygon, specializing in pop culture and genre fare, with a primary expertise in comic books. Previously, she founded The Mary Sue.

The adventures of the Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe roll on and on — and they show no signs of stopping, at least not as long as the box office results keep rolling in as well. And with two or three films coming out in a year, it can be hard to keep track of what’s coming down the pipe.

But we’ve got you: Here’s Polygon’s continually updated timeline of Marvel Entertainment’s upcoming film slate, complete with helpful links to our coverage of the films, and even the occasional trailer. Enjoy!

2019

Captain Marvel

Premiere Date:

March 8, 2019

Starring:

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers and Jude Law as Mar-Vell, with Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou reprising their Guardians of the Galaxy roles as Ronan the Accuser and Korath. Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg will also appear as Nick Fury and Agent Coulson.

Official Synopsis:

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Avengers: Endgame

Premiere Date:

April 26, 2019

Starring:

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Chadwick Boseman as the Black Panther, Paul Bettany as the Vision, Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch, Anthony Mackie as the Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Evangeline Lilly as the Wasp, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan and Brie Larson as Captain Marvel.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Premiere Date:

July 5, 2019

Starring:

Tom Holland as Peter Parker, the Spider-Man.


Unknown

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Premiere Date:

Unannounced

Starring:

Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, and Pom Klementieff as Mantis.

Black Widow

Premiere Date:

Unannounced

Starring:

Scarlett Johannson as Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow.

The Eternals

Premiere Date:

Unannounced

Starring:

Marvel’s Eternals movie, about a team of Marvel superheroes of the same alien race as Thanos, is as yet un-cast. But it is known that the story will focus at least partly on a romance between Eternal characters Ikaris and Sersi.

Black Panther 2

Premiere Date:

Unannounced

Starring:
  • The cast for Black Panther’s sequel has not been announced, but would likely include Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/the Black Panther, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, Letitia wright as Shuri, Winston Duke as M’Baku and Angela Bassett as Queen Mother Ramonda.

Shang-Chi

Premiere Date:

Unannounced

Starring:

No cast for Shang-Chi has been announced yet.

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