Every Marvel movie currently planned

Photo credit: Fox/Sony - Disney
Photo credit: Fox/Sony - Disney

From Digital Spy

From the MCU to the X-Men universe, Deadpool and beyond, Marvel comics have a hell of a lot of movies on their slate. So many that's it's tricky to actually keep track of what's coming when, who's directing, who's starring and who's the latest to get their own spin-off.

Worry not. Here's your chronological, easy-to-follow guide to every Marvel movie coming your way. And don't worry, we'll keep this updated so you can be sure it'll be topped up with the very latest news, as and when it's announced.

2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp release date August 3, 2018

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Photo credit: Marvel Studios

Director: Peyton Reed

Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Michael Douglas

The follow-up to Ant-Man teams Rudd's shrinking hero with Lilly's Hope Van Dyne – aka the Wasp.

Venom release date October 5, 2018

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Starring: Tom Hardy

Sony's Spider-Man spin-off universe kicks off with Tom Hardy donning the classic villain's black alien costume.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse release date December 21

Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Starring: Shameik Moore. Liev Schreiber, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry

A feature-length animation starring the other Spider-Man, Miles Morales.

2019

X-Men: Dark Phoenix Febuary 5, 2019

Director: Simon Kinberg

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, Jessica Chastain

An X-men spin-off featuring Jean Grey, imbued with the Phoenix Force and letting her telekinetic powers loose on the world has been announced. Sophie Turner, who played the young Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, is currently listed to reprise the role – no news yet on which other X-Men will join her.

Captain Marvel release date March 8, 2019

Photo credit: Getty Images / Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Getty Images / Marvel Comics

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Starring: Brie Larson

The adventures of US Air Force major Carol Danvers give Marvel its first female-led superhero film (finally).

Untitled Avengers movie release date April 27, 2019

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Photo credit: Marvel Studios

Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

Starring: Josh Brolin, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Renner, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong

The formerly titled Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2 picks up where the battle with Thanos left off.

The New Mutants release date August 2, 2019

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Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: Josh Boone

Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy

Step aside, old mutants. Charles Xavier's newest class of teenage X-Men is on the way.

Untitled MCU movie release date May 1, 2020

Director: TBC

Starring: TBC

Untitled MCU movie release date August 7, 2020

Director: TBC

Starring: TBC

Untitled MCU movie release date November 6, 2020

Director: TBC

Starring: TBC

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 release date 2020

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Photo credit: Marvel Studios

Director: James Gunn

Starring: TBC (but probably the core Guardians cast)

Gunn has already signed up for the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. He's writing the movie again, and expect Gamora, Star-Lord, Rocket, Drax and Groot to be back.

Unknown release dates

X-Force

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Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: Drew Goddard

Starring: Reynolds, Josh Brolin

Another X-Men spinoff starring the grimmer 'n' grittier black-ops version of the team.

Black Widow

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Photo credit: Disney

Director: TBC

Starring: Scarlett Johansson

After years of fans demanding a Black Widow film (or any female-led MCU movie), Disney has finally got the hint and set Nasty Women's Jac Schaeffer to writing a script. Better late than never, we guess.

Doctor Doom

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Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: Noah Hawley

Starring: TBC

Hawley teased that he was working on a film based on the Fantastic Four villain at Comic-Con 2017.

Silver Surfer

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Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: TBC

Starring: TBC

Doctor Doom isn't alone in getting a spin-off. Fantastic Four antagonist/ally the Silver Surfer is also getting the treatment from Saga and Runaways creator Brian K Vaughan.

Laura

Photo credit: 20th Century Fox
Photo credit: 20th Century Fox

Director: James Mangold

Starring: Dafne Keen

Logan director James Mangold is working with producer Hutch Parker to develop a sequel to Wolverine's 2017 swan song, starring his berserker daughter/clone, Laura/X-23.

Morbius, the Living Vampire

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Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: TBC

Starring: Jared Leto

Sony's third Spider-Man spin-off in development, featuring the tortured scientist turned vampire criminal/anti-hero.

Multiple Man

Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: TBC

Starring: James Franco, James Franco, James Franco

Spider-Man actor James Franco has been tapped for Fox's X-Men spin-off about the mutant Jamie Madrox, whose powers allow him to creates doubles (or 'dupes') of himself.

Kitty Pryde

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Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: Tim Miller

Starring: TBC

The Deadpool director is teaming up with big-name Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis for the film about the (formerly) youngest X-Man.

Silver & Black

Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring: TBC

Sony's all-female Spider-Man spin-off stars the thief Black Cat and mercenary leader Silver Sable.


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