Four MCU Films Shift Release Dates In Wake of ‘Spider-Man’ Deal

Four MCU Films Shift Release Dates In Wake of ‘Spider-Man’ Deal
Rob Keyes — Screenrant.com

Marvel boss Kevin Feige and soon-to-be-ex-Sony-boss Amy Pascal will be co-producing thew new Spider-Man venture and after the character makes his introduction in the MCU, he’ll get his own movie on the release date previously held by Thor: Raganarok. To fit it in, Marvel’s Phase 3 plans – as announced in October 2014 – have now shifted back to accommodate the change with the exception of the third and fourth Avengers installments which will hold their summer opening dates in 2018-19. Four movies change dates.

Here’s a screen shot of the previous release dates timeline, followed by a listing of the new release dates. The four that have changed are: Thor: RagnarokBlack PantherCaptain MarvelInhumans.

Current Dates:

Phase 2

2015

  • May 1, 2015 – The Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • July 17, 2015 – Ant-Man

Phase 3

2016

  • May 6, 2016 – Captain America: Civil War
  • November 4, 2016 – Doctor Strange

2017

  • May 5, 2017 – Guardians of the Galaxy 2
  • July 27, 2017 – Spider-Man
  • November 3, 2017 – Thor: Ragnarok

2018

  • May 4, 2018 – The Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1
  • July 6, 2018 - Black Panther
  • November 2, 2018 – Captain Marvel

2019

  • May 3, 2019 – The Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2
  • July 12, 2019 – Inhumans