Wednesday, February 21, 2018

My MCU Timeline

After seeing Black Panther, and ramping up for the next Avenger's movie, Infinity War, I have decided to post my MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) timeline. The MCU is a series of movies that are all connected. As of this writing, 18 have been released. Two of the 18 have been Avenger team up movies, and the last Captain America movie, Civil War, brought in many of the heroes as well. Infinity War and next year's Avengers 4 are a culmination of the shared universe. There is some debate as to where some of the movies fall in the timeline. Some of the movies span a few years, making it difficult to drop them into one location. I am not interested in dissecting the movies and saying where each scene goes. This timeline is where, I think, each movie (as a whole) fits best.
Please note: The Marvel TV shows and Marvel One Shots are not included in this list, it is only the movies.  




PHASE 1
  • Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Iron Man
  • Iron Man 2
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Thor
  • Avengers


PHASE 2
  • Iron Man 3
  • Thor: The Dark World
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 (Released as part of phase 3, but fits in the timeline of phase 2)
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • Ant-Man


PHASE 3
  • Captain America: Civil War (Set in 2016, matching it’s release year)
  • Black Panther (Approximately one week after Civil War)
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming (Approximately two months after Civil War)
  • Doctor Strange (This movie takes place over a large period of time, possibly years. Because of this, it doesn’t fit nicely in the timeline, however I think the final battle takes place after the events of Spiderman Homecoming and just before Thor: Ragnarok.) 
  • Thor: Ragnarok (At least two years after Age of Ultron, and just before the events of Infinity War.)
  • Infinity War