--- description: Everything you need to know about the future the Guardians of the Galaxy and how they'll team up with the Avengers in Infinity War. title: What's Next for Marvel Movies After Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1caab3bc2023d163/6988cc12a988cac9986bc168/marvel.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&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 # Marvel Movies: What's After _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 6, 2017 11:00 AM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 6, 2017 11:00 AM CUT _Guardians of the Galaxy_ introduced audiences to a new crew of intergalactic heroes and a surly supervillain named Thanos. [The sequel](http://time.com/4754483/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2/ "undefined"), out May 5, expands the Guardians family and prepares them for an ever bigger battle to come. The future of the Guardians gang has already been laid out by Marvel Studios: They will join up with the Avengers in the mega-movie [_Avengers: Infinity War_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/ "undefined") next year to fight Thanos for the fate of the galaxy. Later on, the crew will return in a third _Guardians_ movie to [complete the trilogy](http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/20/james-gunn-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-trilogy/ "undefined") that director James Gunn says he set out to make. Here’s everything you need to know about the future of Star Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Drax and [Groot](http://new.time.com/preview/post/4754853/ "undefined") and how they’ll meet up with the rest of the characters in the Marvel Universe. ## Will there be another _Guardians of the Galaxy_ movie? Yes. Though Marvel has not yet announced a date for the film, _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3_ is expected to premiere sometime after 2019. Director James Gunn [has said](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-james-gunn-chris-pratt-1202391154/ "undefined") _Guardians 3_ will be his last _Guardians_ film and has teased that it will wrap up the story he began telling in the first film. “We’re going to come to an epic conclusion of who the Guardians are and why they were brought together, and I can’t wait to tell that story to the people,” he [told](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-james-gunn-chris-pratt-1202391154/ "undefined") _Variety_. That doesn’t mean that we’ll never see Star Lord and the rest of the gang onscreen again after the trilogy ends: Another director may take over for Gunn. Alternatively, another crew of characters (and actors) could take over the Guardians mantle after the third film for a whole new series. [Two of the post-credit scenes](http://ti.me/2q1YxLH "undefined") after _Guardians 2_ hinted that a few new characters, including ones named Adam and Stakar, might show up in future films. ## What’s next for Marvel? While you’ll have to wait at least two more years for another _Guardians_ installment, Marvel is premiering plenty of other films over the next few years. **_Spider-Man: Homecoming_** **– July 17, 2017** Next up is the _third_ reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, but this time Sony (who owns the rights to the character) has teamed up with Marvel Studios and promised not to give audiences yet another origin story (i.e. you won’t have to watch Uncle Ben die again). The team-up with Marvel Studios means the film will include other Marvel characters, including Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man continuing to mentor to Tom Holland’s Spidey as he did in last year’s _Captain America: Civil War_. Director Jon Watts has [compared his Spider-Man reboot](http://time.com/4420755/spider-man-homecoming-footage-comic-con/ "undefined") to a mashup of a John Hughes movie and a superhero film. ### **_Thor: Ragnarok_** **– Nov. 3, 2017** In a tonal pivot for the franchise, _Thor: Ragnarok_ looks less like a faux-Shakespeare saga and more like _Guardians of the Galaxy_. In a [trailer chock-full of jokes](http://time.com/4732862/thor-ragnarok-trailer/ "undefined"), a goth-looking Cate Blanchett plays the goddess of death Hela who banishes Thor from his home of Asgaard. Thor is captured and forced to fight in gladiatorial battles where he encounters his old buddy the Hulk. The latter half of the film turns into a [buddy movie](http://time.com/4420782/thor-ragnarok-hulk-battle/ "undefined") as the two embark on a trip back to Asgard to fight Hela. **MORE** [Why Cate Blanchett’s _Thor: Ragnarok_ Character Is a Major First for Marvel Movies](http://time.com/4733000/hela-marvel-cate-blanchett-thor-ragnarok/ "undefined") ### **_Black Panther_** **– Feb. 16, 2018** After making his [onscreen debut](http://time.com/4317121/black-panther-captain-america-civil-war/ "undefined") in _Captain America: Civil War,_ Black Panther finally is getting his own film. The film, directed by _Creed’s_ Ryan Coogler, will focus on Black Panther’s homeland of Wakanda. Star Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther) [will be joined by](http://time.com/4420739/black-panther-movie-cast/ "undefined") Michael B. Jordan (villain Erik Killmonger), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia) and Forest Whitaker (Zuri). **MORE** [Why Black Panther’s Debut in _Captain America: Civil War_ Is So Important](http://time.com/4314966/black-panther-marvel-captain-america/ "undefined") ### **_Avengers: Infinity War_** **– May 4, 2018** The next _Avengers_ movie will bring together characters from all the Marvel Studios films, including uniting the Avengers with the Guardians of the Galaxy in a fight to save the universe. The Russo brothers, who directed _Captain America:_ _Civil War_, will helm the movie. In _Infinity War_, Thanos (the big purple guy played by Josh Brolin in the first _Guardians of the Galaxy_) will try to collect all six Infinity Stones, the powerful orbs that everyone’s been fighting over in movies like _The Avengers_ and _Doctor Strange_. Together, the gems fill the [Infinity Gauntlet](http://time.com/3545717/marvel-universe-upcoming-movies/ "undefined"), a glove that gives Thanos immense, destructive power. For those keeping count at home, five of the Infinity Stones have shown up in the Marvel movies so far: The Tesseract (_Captain America_, _The Avengers_), Aether (_Thor: The Dark World_), Orb (_Guardians of the Galaxy_), the stone in Vision’s head (_Captain America: Civil War_) and the Eye of Agamotto (_Doctor Strange_). **MORE** [How Doctor Strange Hints at Big Changes for the Marvel Universe](http://time.com/4553909/doctor-strange-marvel-cinematic-universe/ "undefined") ### **_Ant-Man and The Wasp_** **– July 6, 2018** Paul Rudd will return as the shrinking hero, and Evangeline Lilly will finally get to suit up as the Wasp in this sequel to Ant-Man. (It’s the first Marvel superhero movie with a female character’s name in the title. That only took a decade.) ### **_Captain Marvel_** **– March 8, 2019** Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson [will play Carol Danvers](http://time.com/4420771/brie-larson-captain-marvel-movie/ "undefined"), a.k.a. Captain Marvel, the first female superhero to get her own Marvel Studios film. Carol Danvers is a fighter pilot with the ability to fly and shoot beams out of her hands. In the comic books, she has teamed up with both the Avengers and the Guardians to save the world. Larson is set to premiere the character in _Infinity War_ and continue her story in this spinoff. **MORE** [Why Brie Larson Will Make the Perfect Captain Marvel](http://time.com/4420882/brie-larson-captain-marvel-comic-con/ "undefined") ## Wait, the Guardians _and_ the Avengers _and_ new characters are all in _Infinity War_? Yes. It’s going to be like _Captain America: Civil War_ on Super-Soldier Serum. If you’re curious how the Russo brothers are going to stuff dialogue for two dozen different superheroes (all with their own movies) into a film, you’re not alone. Originally, Marvel announced that _Infinity War_ would actually be two movies, _Infinity War_ _, Part I and Part II_, released over the course of two years. They’ve since rolled that announcement back, which means _Infinity War_ that all those banter-filled scenes between odd pairs like Rocket Raccoon and Black Widow or Doctor Strange and Ant-Man may be all too brief. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4754930/guardians-galaxy-vol-2-marvel-movies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4754930/guardians-galaxy-vol-2-marvel-movies/"},"headline":"Marvel Movies: What's After Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2","datePublished":"2017-05-06T11:00:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:46.575Z","description":"The Guardians will team up with the Avengers in Infinity Wars. 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