--- description: There are more Marvel superheroes to come: Spider-Man, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Thor, Hulk and Guardians of the Galaxy will all return title: Captain America: Civil War: What's Next for Marvel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bf6286ed26da436/6988920f5f570f8eafb20cc2/triptych-template-3x2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # What's Next for Marvel Movies After _Captain America: Civil War_ ## Video: Marvel's Doctor Strange Teaser Trailer [Watch (HLS stream): Marvel's Doctor Strange Teaser Trailer](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ISJ0OLX2.m3u8) (2:02)  _Published 2016-04-26. Witness the power of the Sorcerer Supreme in the first teaser for Marvel's 'Doctor Strange,' in theaters Nov. 4._  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 6, 2016 1:38 PM CUT  Captain America (L); Star-Lord from Guardians Of The Galaxy (C); Thor Captain America (L); Star-Lord from Guardians Of The Galaxy (C); ThorZade Rosenthal—Marvel (L); Film Frame/Marvel; (C); Jay Maidment  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 6, 2016 1:38 PM CUT **Warning:** Mild spoilers for [_Captain America: Civil War_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EXR226A/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01EXR226A&linkId=eeed63e97243cc35e20c8ac4a7a277e5 "undefined") ahead. Marvel likely has one of the [biggest blockbusters in history](http://time.com/money/4317667/captain-america-civil-war-ticket-sales/ "undefined") on its hands with [_Captain America: Civil War_](http://time.com/4314812/captain-america-civil-war-movie-review/ "undefined"). But there’s still plenty more Marvel superheroes to come: the company has at least nine more films planned between now and 2019. [Doctor Strange](http://time.com/4162125/benedict-cumberbatch-doctor-strange-photos/ "undefined"), [Spider-Man](http://time.com/4254268/marvel-spider-man-trailer/ "undefined"), [Black Panther](http://time.com/4314966/black-panther-marvel-captain-america/ "undefined") and [Captain Marvel](http://time.com/3554606/captain-marvel-movie-kelly-sue-deconnick/ "undefined") will all get their own films along with more installments to the _Thor_, _Guardians of the Galaxy_ and _Ant-Man_ franchises. Then all the heroes will come together in a couple of films called [_The Avengers: Infinity Wars_](http://time.com/3545717/marvel-universe-upcoming-movies/ "undefined"). Overwhelmed? Here are the answers to all your questions about _Civil War_ and the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe. ### What are the next Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies? [_Doctor Strange_ ](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M744EP3/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01M744EP3&linkId=53e80f316be6a52d92639f902dec5f03 "undefined")(2016); _Guardians of the Galaxy 2_ (2017); _Spider-Man: Homecoming_ (2017); _Thor: Ragnarok_ (2017); _Black Panther_ (2018); _Avengers: Infinity Wars—Part 1_ (2018); _Ant-Man and the Wasp_ (2018); _Captain Marvel_ (2019); _Avengers: Infinity Wars—Part 2_ (2019). For an illustrated look at how these movies connect, go [here](http://time.com/4318838/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies/ "undefined"). ### **Why are Thor and Hulk missing from** **_Civil War_** **?** Civil War brings together _almost_ the entire Avengers team. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are conspicuously missing. Both characters will appear in _Thor: Ragnarok_, out next year. Ruffalo has [described](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/ruffalo-believes-hulk-fight-thor-new-movie-article-1.2414512 "undefined") it as a “buddy movie,” and it’s safe to assume the two travel into space together to try to save Thor’s homeland from a threat. ### Why is it important that Black Panther and Spider-Man showed up? _Civil War_ marks the [first silver screen appearance](http://time.com/4314966/black-panther-marvel-captain-america/ "undefined") for Black Panther (played by Chadwick Boseman). He’ll get his own movie in 2018, the first Marvel Studios movie with a black superhero as its central character. This is also the first Marvel Studios movie\* that Spider-Man has appeared in. He’ll get his own spinoff, [_Spider-Man: Homecoming_](http://time.com/4291961/spider-man-new-movie-homecoming/ "undefined")_,_ in 2017\. Marvel announced that Robert Downey Jr. will star alongside Tom Holland in that film, which is great news since the Tony Stark-Peter Parker banter is a highlight of _Civil War_. \*Yes, there have been five Spider-Man movies—three with Tobey Maguire and two with Andrew Garfield. But those were all made by Sony, who owns the rights to the Spider-Man character. Last year, Sony and Marvel Studios [decided to join forces](http://time.com/3702894/spider-man-movie-marvel-everything-you-need-to-know/ "undefined") on future Spidey films, which means he can finally join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ### **What about Captain Marvel and Wasp?** We’re making some progress when it comes to representing women in the Marvel films: Black Widow and Scarlet Witch are both part of the Avengers team now. But two super-powered ladies were missing. Let’s start with Wasp. [_Ant-Man_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015YJPVQ4/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B015YJPVQ4&linkId=4b302eacdbcc891bc5fb8c14b4ff360d "undefined") teased that Evangeline Lilly’s character hope would suit up as the superhero in a future Marvel movie. But fans will have to wait until _Ant-Man and the Wasp_ in 2018. Captain Marvel, who will be the first female superhero to get her own solo Marvel Studios movie, did not show up in _Civil War._ (She plays a leading role in the Civil War II plot line in the 2016 comic books.) Her movie is set to hit the big screen in 2019, but we could meet her first in _The Avengers: Infinity War—Part I_—more on that in a bit. **MORE** [Why Brie Larson Will Make the Perfect Captain Marvel](http://time.com/4420882/brie-larson-captain-marvel-comic-con/ "undefined") ### **How does this movie relate to** **_Doctor Strange_** **?** On its face _Civil War_ has nothing to do with the [Benedict Cumberbatch](http://time.com/4162125/benedict-cumberbatch-doctor-strange-photos/ "undefined") film arriving in theaters in November. Not only does Cumberbatch not appear in _Civil War_, the movie doesn’t drop any hints about the world of [Doctor Strange](http://time.com/4291786/doctor-strange-trailer-benedict-cumberbatch/ "undefined"). That said, _everything_ in the Marvel universe is related. Doctor Strange could help build toward the _Infinity War_ plot. **MORE** [How Doctor Strange Hints at Big Changes for the Marvel Universe](http://time.com/4553909/doctor-strange-marvel-cinematic-universe/ "undefined") ### **What is** **_Infinity War_** **and what does it have to do with** **_Civil War_** **or** **_Doctor Strange_** **?** Get ready to greek out. Ever since 2011’s _Thor_, these things called Infinity Stones keep popping up in the Marvel Universe. We’ve encountered four of the six stones so far: **The Tesseract or Space Stone** **_:_** Red Skull stole it from a Church in Norway in [_Captain America: The First Avenger_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005PW3OS8/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B005PW3OS8&linkId=b64fd6fb820e8cc7d73348e0de27a7a3 "undefined")_._ Then Loki tried to steal it from S.H.I.E.L.D. in _The Avengers_. Thor took it back to Asgard at the end of that film. **The Mind Stone:** Thanos gave this stone to Loki to lead the invasion of Earth in _Avengers_. (Loki used it to hypnotize people.) In a credit sequence after [_Captain America: The Winter Soldier_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JGMK6VG/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00JGMK6VG&linkId=37d814741051c24ba2d8d25b05cb604f "undefined") it was revealed that the stone was used to give Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver their powers. Then Tony Stark uses it in [_The Avengers: Age of Ultron_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01133U72S/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01133U72S&linkId=af0a9c0e37f4c1a08081f513a9bbbfb0 "undefined") to create the first artificial intelligence, Ultron. It’s now safely stored in the forehead of Vision. **The Reality Stone:** The villain from [_Thor: The Dark World_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HN1SVFU/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00HN1SVFU&linkId=27dddeccba19ac0b2e79f735800b2d51 "undefined"), Malekith, tries to use this stone to return the universe to eternal darkness. Thor stops him, and the Asgardians entrust the stone to the Collector (Benicio del Toro), who also shows up in [_Guardians of the Galaxy_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QROH0QK/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00QROH0QK&linkId=1031a3cc883a21326fed5659feef4a84 "undefined"). **The Power Stone:** Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) finds the power stone in [_Guardians of the Galaxy_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QROH0QK/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00QROH0QK&linkId=1031a3cc883a21326fed5659feef4a84 "undefined")_._ Unfortunately for the Guardians, Thanos and his henchman, Ronan the Accuser, are after the stone as well. The Guardians hand the stone over to the Nova Corps, a sort of space police. We have yet to see the Soul Stone or the Time Stone. There has been [speculation](http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Doctor-Strange-Going-Introduce-Time-Stone-MCU-102987.html "undefined") that [_Doctor Strange_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M744EP3/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01M744EP3&linkId=a5cafdffc780c571c11326c59d56ea8c "undefined") will introduce another Infinity Stone into the Marvel Universe. Thanos (the big purple guy played by Josh Brolin) is trying to gather all these stones to make something called the Infinity Guantlet, which he can use to destroy the universe—unless the Avengers stop him. [_Captain America: Civil War_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EXR226A/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01EXR226A&linkId=eeed63e97243cc35e20c8ac4a7a277e5 "undefined") tears the Avengers team apart. Only a truly horrible threat (like, you know, Thanos killing everyone in the galaxy) could reunite them. Oh, and they’ll probably need to join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy as well since Thanos is so powerful and operates in space. I told you it was all connected. [**_Watch it now_**](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EXR226A/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timemovies-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01EXR226A&linkId=eeed63e97243cc35e20c8ac4a7a277e5 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4319823/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies-next/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4319823/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies-next/"},"headline":"What's Next for Marvel Movies After Captain America: Civil War","datePublished":"2016-05-06T13:38:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:19:15.031Z","description":"Spider-Man, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Thor, Hulk and Guardians of the Galaxy will all return","url":"https://time.com/4319823/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies-next/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bf6286ed26da436/6988920f5f570f8eafb20cc2/triptych-template-3x2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bf6286ed26da436/6988920f5f570f8eafb20cc2/triptych-template-3x2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Triptych-Template-3x2","caption":"Captain America (L); Star-Lord from Guardians Of The Galaxy (C); Thor","creditText":"Zade Rosenthal—Marvel (L); Film Frame/Marvel; (C); Jay Maidment","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4319823/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies-next/","name":"What's Next for Marvel Movies After Captain America: Civil War"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Marvel's Doctor Strange Teaser Trailer","description":"Witness the power of the Sorcerer Supreme in the first teaser for Marvel's 'Doctor Strange,' in theaters Nov. 4.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ISJ0OLX2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-04-26T06:29:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ISJ0OLX2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4319823/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies-next/","duration":"PT2M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4319823/captain-america-civil-war-marvel-movies-next/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```