Marvel Reveals New Slate: ‘Captain America 3,’ ‘Thor 3,’ ‘Avengers’ titles announced

Marvel dropped a few bombshells in Hollywood Tuesday, announcing new release dates for a raft of movies including two “Avengers Infinity War” flicks and introducing some new heroes to the cinematic universe.

 

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige walked on stage at the El Capitan theater to thunderous applause but was dwarfed by the surprise appearances of “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr., “Captain America” hunk Chris Evans and newcomer Chadwick Boseman, the lead of the newly announced “Black Panther” film.

That will mark the studio’s first solo outing for a black superhero — and Marvel announced a release date for a “Captain Marvel” movie in 2018, which will be its first solo female superhero flick.

Feige told a group of 1,000 reporters and fans that “Avengers Infinity War” will come in two parts on May 4, 2018 and May 3, 2019.

He also scored a huge reaction when he said “Captain America 3” will be billed “Captain America 3: Civil War” when it opens on May 6, 2016.

Boseman will be introduced for the first time in costume as Black Panther in the “Civil War” film, Feige said, and then his solo film “Black Panther” will drop on Nov. 3, 2017.

Feige then filled out the rest of the slate for Marvel’s so-called Phase Three, saying “Doctor Strange” will debut Nov. 4, 2016, and that the release for the next “Guardians of the Galaxy” has been moved up to May 5, 2017.

“I think I’ve been talking about Doctor Strange since the day I was born,” he said. “Doctor Strange is finally coming to theaters.”

He declined to answer questions about casting for “Doctor Strange” — Benedict Cumberbatch is reportedly set to star — saying it wasn’t yet confirmed.

If it was locked, “it would have been announced today,” he said.

He announced that “Captain Marvel” will drop July 6, 2018 while “Thor: Ragnorak” will hit theaters July 28, 2017.

Feige said the new Thor flick will take the character “to another level of his own franchise” and “will impact everything to come afterwards.”

Marvel's 20th film will be “Inhumans,” set to drop on Nov. 2, 2018.

Feige said he considered “Inhumans” the start of a new franchise “with tons of spectacular powers and new effects.”

He said Marvel decided to make its Phase Three announcement on a “random Tuesday” in Hollywood because it wasn’t ready any earlier.

“We wanted to do this at Comic Con and things were not set. Things for 'Civil War' were not set yet. 'Guardians' hadn’t come out yet. The comfort with seeing a few more things wasn’t set yet,” he said.