# MCU: Post-Infinity Wars? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717 "2016-12-14T20:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/1 "2016-12-14T20:11:31Z")
The Marvel movie series is currently in their planned “Phase 3”. The climax of this is set to be the third Avengers movie, _Infinity War_, which is scheduled for 2018. This will presumably resolve the whole Infinity Stones storyline that has been running through the series. Has Marvel Studios and/or Disney said what their plans are for after that? Is some new threat in the making (the Inhumans?) that will tie the individual movies together? Will they have Thanos get away so he can be a recurring villain? Do they have plans to wrap the series up? To take it in some new direction? Or just keep putting Robert Downey, Chris Evans, and Samuel Jackson in front of a camera until we stop buying tickets? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/2 "2016-12-14T20:32:50Z")
There are already f[our announced MCU films after Infinity War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films#Future): - Ant-Man and the Wasp (7/6/18) - Captain Marvel (3/8/19) - An untitled Avengers film (Infinity War Part 2?) (5/3/19) - Spider-Man Homecoming 2 (7/5/19) Kevin Feige has mentioned the Inhumans as possible / likely subjects for a film in “Phase Four”, though prior plans for a film about them were postponed. I remember, maybe two years ago, reading an article in which the author described a calendar in Feige’s office, with projects going out 15 years or so (though no details were given). A further quote, from that Wikipedia article: > [@](#): > > Three untitled films, part of Phase Three, are set for release on May 1, July 10, and November 6, 2020. In October 2016 Feige said it was a combination of knowing what films would occupy these dates and allowing some flexibility, saying, “We know what [films] we’d like them to be for 2020. Over the years, where we’re aiming we’ve been lucky enough that it’s usually been the same thing but we always leave ourselves the opportunity to bob and weave and adapt if we have to. But we know where we’re headed for 2020 and we have ideas and were beginning to solidify the years beyond that.” Feige and Marvel have ideas for films through 2021, and additional storylines planned through 2028. In October 2014, in terms of Phase Four films, Feige said, for the time being, “We’re not going to talk specifically about the story of any of those films, the plot of any of those films, what happens to any of the characters in any of those films. In fact, even to talk about any of those characters – who will be involved in those movies – will be a bit of a spoiler as to what may or may not happen to them in earlier movies.” In April 2016, Feige added, “We’re only working on what’s been announced through the end of 2019. And it is still a big chess board for 2020 and beyond, but certainly I would say Guardians 3 is [one film that’s] up there. I don’t know what exactly the order will be.” ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/3 "2016-12-14T20:39:55Z")
The Inhumans have been changed to a [tv show](http://www.slashfilm.com/inhumans-tv-series/). ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/4 "2016-12-14T20:42:03Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > There are already f[our announced MCU films after Infinity War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films#Future): > > - Ant-Man and the Wasp (7/6/18) > - Captain Marvel (3/8/19) > - An untitled Avengers film (Infinity War Part 2?) (5/3/19) > - Spider-Man Homecoming 2 (7/5/19) When they did the big reveal of all the Phase 3 movies, IIRC they announced that Avengers: Infinity War was two movies, in May 2018 and May 2019. Did that change? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/5 "2016-12-14T20:44:44Z")
> [@borschevsky](#): > > When they did the big reveal of all the Phase 3 movies, IIRC they announced that Avengers: Infinity War was two movies, in May 2018 and May 2019. Did that change? No, I believe this is correct ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/6 "2016-12-14T20:45:54Z")
> [@borschevsky](#): > > When they did the big reveal of all the Phase 3 movies, IIRC they announced that Avengers: Infinity War was two movies, in May 2018 and May 2019. Did that change? It sounds like the 2019 film is still a sequel to the 2018 film, but they aren’t calling it “Infinity War Part 2” any longer. The 2018 film is simply, “Infinity War”, and the 2019 film doesn’t yet have an announced title. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production\_of\_Avengers:\_Infinity\_War\_and\_the\_untitled\_Avengers\_sequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_of_Avengers:_Infinity_War_and_the_untitled_Avengers_sequel) ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717/7 "2016-12-14T21:20:25Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It sounds like the 2019 film is still a sequel to the 2018 film, but they aren’t calling it “Infinity War Part 2” any longer. The 2018 film is simply, “Infinity War”, and the 2019 film doesn’t yet have an announced title. > > [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production\_of\_Avengers:\_Infinity\_War\_and\_the\_untitled\_Avengers\_sequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_of_Avengers:_Infinity_War_and_the_untitled_Avengers_sequel) Pretty much what the Russos has said that while the two are still very connected, they’re each their own movie (and also avoiding the recent failure of movies being split into two parts) . It’s unclear what the actual end of Phase 3 will be. Everyone has assumed it will be the fourth Avengers movie, but they just announced Spider-Man sequel without explaining where it will fit in.