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'Black Widow' - Scarlett Johansson is back again to play the hero, joined by David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, Florence Pugh, and O-T Fagbenle. Cate Shortland will be directing, and the movie is reportedly set after 'Captain America: Civil War,' but before 'Avengers: Infinity War.' It is set to be released May 1, 2020.

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'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011) - 'The First Avenger' takes place during World War II, with the frail Steve Rogers becoming the almighty Captain America. In the end, he is approached by Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson.

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'Captain Marvel' (2019) - 'Captain Marvel' takes place in the '90s, with Brie Larson playing the all-powerful Captain Marvel.

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'Captain Marvel' (2019) - The film also sets up the backstory of Nick Fury, who assembles the rest of the Avengers in the following films.

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'Iron Man' (2008) - Introducing Tony Stark, the billionaire who becomes Iron Man. Like Captain America, Iron Man is asked by Nick Fury to join the Avengers.

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'The Incredible Hulk' (2008) - In this film, 'The Incredible Hulk' was played by Edward Norton, who was later replaced by Mark Ruffalo. Tony Stark appears in one the final scenes.

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'Iron Man 2' (2010) - 'Iron Man 2' features footage from 'The Incredible Hulk,' and Thor's hammer appears in an end scene. Scarlett Johansson stars as Stark's assistant, who is secretly Black Widow, an employee of Nick Fury.

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'Thor' (2011) - Fury is close to having every Avenger in place. 'Thor' introduces the titular god of thunder, as well as other important characters like Loki and Heimdall.

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'The Avengers' (2012) - The Avengers finally team up and fight against Loki and his alien army. This film concludes Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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'Iron Man 3' (2013) - 'Iron Man 3' takes place six months after 'The Avengers.' Tony Stark copes with the events of the last film, while battling the mysterious Mandarin.

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'Thor: The Dark World' (2013) - 'The Dark World' takes place a year after 'The Avengers.' The concept of the Infinity Stones is introduced, along with The Collector, who reappears in 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'

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'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014) - Two years after 'The Avengers,' Captain America battles with his former friend Bucky, who has become the villainous Winter Soldier.

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'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014) - This sci-fi spectacular introduces Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and his fellow Guardians. Despite the brief flashback to 1988 in the first part of the film, most of the plot does actually take place in 2014. The importance of the Infinity Stones is finally explained.

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'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2' (2017) - Three months later, the Guardians struggle with personal issues and working with each other.

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'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2014) - Here, the Avengers start to create rifts and clash with each other, and Thanos (the powerful villain) appears in a post-credits scene.

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'Ant-Man' (2015) - 'Ant-man' concludes Phase 2 of the MCU. This film introduces Ant-Man, played by Paul Rudd. He's not part of the Avengers as of yet, and the film is set a few months after the events of 'Age of Ultron.'

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'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) - Set a year after 'Age of Ultron,' this film follows Iron Man and Captain America as they battle each other, each with their own team from the Avengers. The film also introduces Spider-Man and Black Panther.

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'Black Panther' (2018) - After 'Civil War,' Black Panther returns to Wakanda, where he's faced with new challenges.

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'Black Panther' (2018) - The superhero must battle with Ulysses Klaue, as well as Erik Killmonger (played by Michael B. Jordan), who is trying to usurp his throne.

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'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017) - Tom Holland stars as a young Spider-Man, who must battle the Vulture in 'Homecoming.' It's set in the months following 'Civil War.'

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'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017) - Despite Spider-Man's presence at one of the battle scenes in 'Civil War,' Tony Stark tells Peter Parker throughout the film that he's not ready to become a full Avenger quite yet.

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'Doctor Strange' (2016) - Doctor Strange was a neurosurgeon until a career-ending injury led him to become a superhero. Most of the film takes place in real time (2016).

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'Doctor Strange' (2016) - The story sets up the third Thor film, 'Ragnarok,' with Doctor Strange deciding to help Thor with a new challenge.

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'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017) - 'Ragnarok' picks up right where 'Doctor Strange' left off. Thor and Hulk team up with Doctor Strange to thwart the evil Hela (Thor's sister) and find Thor's father, Odin.

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'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017) - Spoilers ahead! The film ends with Thor becoming king of Asgard, taking his people away from their home country to safety.

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'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018) - The Ant-Man action continues with 'Ant-Man and the Wasp.' The sequel takes place after 'Civil War,' and in the run-up to 'Infinity War.'

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'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018) - The film introduces Evangeline Lilly as the Wasp, who helps Ant-Man against the evil Ghost. A post credits scene teases the events of 'Infinity War.'

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'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) - Four years after 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2,' the Guardians join forces with the Avengers to battle Thanos.

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'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) - Thanos is trying to collect all of the Infinity Stones. If he succeeds, he has the power to wipe out half of all life in the universe.

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'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) -

It all came to a head in 'Endgame.' This film follows the Marvel characters after the tragic events of 'Infinity War,' and they must battle Thanos for half of the life on Earth.

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'Spider-Man: Far From Home' (2019) -

In his reportedly last MCU movie, Spider-Man must fight a new enemy, all the while still reeling from the impacts of 'Endgame.'

However the Marvel news isn't all bad. Keep clicking to find out what other MCU films you have to look forward to in the coming years.

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'The Eternals' - 'The Eternals' boasts an all-star cast, including talent like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, and Lauren Ridloff, Marvel's first deaf superhero. The supposed defenders of the Earth, the Eternals will likely battle their enemies, the Deviants. Its release date is set for November 6, 2020.

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'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' - Marvel has its first Asian lead in Simu Liu, who will play Shang-Chi in the upcoming film. Awkwafina is also set to star. It is scheduled for release February 12, 2021.

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'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' - Not much is known yet about the Doctor Strange sequel, but Benedict Cumberbatch will be returning for the role. The movie will arrive on May 7, 2021.

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'Thor 4: Love and Thunder' - One of the biggest revelations of the MCU Phase 4 announcement was that Natalie Portman will become Thor for the fourth film in the series. While Chris Hemsworth is still set to appear in the film, along with the return of Tessa Thompson, Portman will actually be the one to watch. Taika Waititi will be returning to her director's role, and the film is set to premiere on November 5, 2021.

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'Loki' and more -

There are also five different TV series set to premiere, including 'Loki,' 'WandaVision' (centering around the Scarlet Witch), 'The Falcon and Winter Soldier,' and 'Hawkeye.' They have also mentioned a 'What If...?' series, which is based off of a specific Marvel comic set that ponders what would have happened if certain events hadn't unfolded the way that they did in the MCU.

See also: Remembering Stan Lee

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