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Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios is known for the production of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, based on characters that appear in Marvel Comics publications.

Since 2008, Marvel Studios has released 23 films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Iron Man (2008) to Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and two television series since 2021, WandaVision (2021) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). These films and television series all share continuity with each other, along with the One-Shots produced by the studio. The television series produced by Marvel Television also acknowledge the continuity.

In addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios was also involved with the production of other Marvel-character film franchises that have exceeded $1 billion in North American box office revenue, including the X-Men and Spider-Man multi-film franchises.

Marvel Studios is also producing television series airing on Disney+, and is overseeing production for remaining Marvel Television series following its folding into Marvel Studios.

Captain America

Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. The popularity of superheroes waned following the war, and the Captain America comic book was discontinued in 1950, with a short-lived revival in 1953. Since Marvel Comics revived the character in 1964, Captain America has remained in publication.

The character wears a costume bearing an American flag motif, and he utilizes a nearly-indestructible shield that he throws as a projectile. Captain America is the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young artist enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental "super-soldier serum" after joining the military to aid the United States government's efforts in World War II. Near the end of the war, he was trapped in ice and survived in suspended animation until he was revived in modern times. Although Captain America often struggles to maintain his ideals as a man out of his time, he remains a highly respected figure in his community, which includes becoming the long-time leader of the Avengers.

Captain America was the first Marvel Comics character to appear in media outside comics with the release of the 1944 movie serial, Captain America. Since then, the character has been featured in other films and television series. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the character is portrayed by Chris Evans. Captain America was ranked sixth on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time" in 2011, second in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012, and second in their "Top 25 best Marvel superheroes" list in 2014.

Hulk

Dr. Bruce Banner is a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise initially portrayed by Edward Norton and subsequently by Mark Ruffalo—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name—known commonly by his alter ego, the Hulk. In the films, Banner is a renowned physicist who subjected himself to a gamma radiation experiment designed to replicate a World War II-era "super soldier" program. The experiment failed, and now causes Banner to transform into a green, hulking and gigantic creature, with super-human strength and durability, whenever his heart rate goes above 200 bpm or if he is placed in mortal danger. The character is one of the central protagonists of the MCU, having appeared in eight films of the series and is depicted as one of the most powerful members of the Avengers.

The Hulk is incredibly strong and throughout most of the films he acts largely on the instinct of self-preservation, attacking anything that he perceives as a threat. Over time, Banner demonstrated an increasing ability to control the transformation, calling the Hulk at will, but was generally not able to recall events during the time he was in that form. The Hulk, conversely, became increasingly aware of Banner and able to stall the transformation back—one time staying in Hulk form for two years, becoming able to speak with others and control his destructive rage. Eventually, Banner was able to merge with the Hulk, combining Banner's mind and personality with the Hulk's body and strength. The character has appeared in several MCU films, and will return in the Disney+ series She-Hulk.

Thor

Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, which is based on the Norse deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder who possesses the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes.

Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962) and was created by penciller-plotter Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee, and scripter Larry Lieber. He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series, and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, appearing in each volume of that series. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, movies, video games, clothing, toys and trading cards.

Thor placed 14th on IGN's list of "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time" in 2011, and first in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012.

Iron Man

Iron Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The character made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963), and received his own title in Iron Man #1 (May 1968). Also in 1963, the character founded the Avengers alongside Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and the Hulk.

A wealthy American business magnate, playboy, philanthropist, inventor and ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping. When his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction, he instead creates a mechanized suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Later, Stark develops his suit, adding weapons and other technological devices he designed through his company, Stark Industries. He uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Although at first concealing his true identity, Stark eventually publicly reveals himself to be Iron Man.

Initially, Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to explore Cold War themes, particularly the role of American technology and industry in the fight against communism. Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have transitioned from Cold War motifs to contemporary matters of the time.

Throughout most of the character's publication history, Iron Man has been a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers and has been featured in several incarnations of his own various comic book series. Iron Man has been adapted for several animated TV shows and films. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., appearing in the films Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008) in a cameo, Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). The character also appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and in the upcoming Black Widow (2021) through archive footage.

Iron Man was ranked 12th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" in 2011[2] and third in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012.

ORIGINAL ORDER IT CAME OUT

Phase One
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Phase Two
  - Iron Man 3 (2013)
  - Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
  - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
  - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
  - Ant-Man (2015)
  - Phase Three
    - Captain America: Civil War (2016)
    - Doctor Strange (2016)
    - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    - Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
    - Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
    - Black Panther (2018)
    - Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    - Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
    - Captain Marvel (2019)
    - Avengers: Endgame (2019)
    - Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Marvel Movies

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Something of an introduction to MCU, Captain America: The First Avenger is set largely in the 1940s, and acquaints viewers with the SSR, which later goes on to become S.H.E.I.L.D. We spotted the first Infinity Stone here—the Tesseract (Space Stone) was hidden on Earth for centuries, in a church in Tonsberg, Norway, before Red Skull (the film’s antagonist) stole it in 1942. It later ended up with S.H.I.E.L.D.

Captain Marvel (2019) Another origin story, Captain Marvel takes us to the mid-90s to focus on an important stage of Nick Fury’s career, and an update of S.H.E.I.L.D.’s priorities—the establishment of the Avengers Initiative. It also sets up the Kree, an alien race that is later seen in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Iron Man (2008) Though Iron Man was technically the first (released) MCU movie, chronologically it fits better at spot number three. By the time you watch this, you’ll already know who Howard Stark is because of The First Avenger, and thus will be better placed to get introduced to his son (who is sure to become one of your most loved Marvel characters), Tony Stark. This feature also lets viewers in on the modern-day iteration of S.H.E.I.L.D.

Iron Man 2 (2010) Continuing with Howard Stark’s legacy to tie the narrative threads together, Iron Man 2 dives deep into the functioning of the fictional agency, featuring Nick Fury in a more significant role to get the audiences to know him better.

The Incredible Hulk (2008) According to Marvel’s timeline, The Incredible Hulk, which reveals Bruce Banner’s origin story, takes place at the same time as Iron Man 2, but the post-credits sequence shows Stark having a ‘consultant’ role with S.H.E.I.L.D.—which is why it made better sense at number five instead of four on our viewing order.

Thor (2011) Giving audiences an introduction to Asgard, Thor focuses on events in the alternate realm while still developing S.H.E.I.L.D.’s storyline. Coulson and Hawkeye both play important roles in this one.

The Avengers (2012) The Avengers naturally continues the themes and character arcs seen in Thor (2011). Loki returns as an antagonist with a powerful sceptre housing another Infinity Stone, eventually leading the Chitauri invasion in New York that makes the existence of dangerous aliens public knowledge. Though the gem is not identified in the film (we’re not even told that the sceptre’s powers are actually due to an Infinity Stone), its powers have led many to believe that this was the first time we saw the Mind Stone. The storyline instead focuses on the Tesseract, brought to Earth by Loki and eventually taken back to Asgard by Thor. This is also the first time S.H.E.I.L.D. is seen as more than just the ‘good guys’—the World Council orders a nuclear attack on American soil in a disturbing turn of events.

Thor: The Dark World (2013) Now that the previous two movies have given you a better understanding of Thor and Loki’s relationship, Thor: The Dark World is perfect to further explore why these two brothers have always been at loggerheads. This film also further explains the existence of the Infinity Stones, and you find out that the Aether (Reality Stone) was made by Malekith (Thor’s enemy and King of the Dark Elves) and is kept in the intergalactic museum of The Collector (one of the Elders of the Universe).

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Guardians of the Galaxy unveils yet another Infinity Stone, the Power Stone. Cased inside The Orb, this one was found on an abandoned colony planet called Morag, and used to both plan and prevent a genocide on Xander (yet another planet)—giving viewers a strong sense of the massive impact this powerful gem can have. It then ended up with the intergalactic police order known as Nova Corps.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Considering that the events shown in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 chronologically occur only a few months after the first film, this one is perfect for your next watch.

Iron Man 3 (2013) After taking you all over the universe, we bring you back to Earth with Iron Man 3, where Tony Stark is dealing with the aftermath of the Avengers falling out. You’re taken on a wild ride into Stark’s character in this film, giving you a better account of his PTSD and showing you how he deals with it by building more armours.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Some dedicated fans say that Captain America: The Winter Soldier was happening around the same time as Iron Man 3, which is why Cap wasn’t there to help Stark deal with the Mandarin, and Stark wasn’t there to help Rogers with Hydra. This feature is more like a catch-up of what’s going on in Captain America’s life, but also shows the Chitauri sceptre (as seen in The Avengers) being used at the Hydra base for experiments—some of which result in Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch getting their powers. Just like Avengers, this film doesn’t identify the gem as the Mind Stone either.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Continuing the Hydra arc, Avengers: Age of Ultron sees the group of protagonists take down a major base in Sokovia in the first few sequences itself. The film also begins to tie the Earth-bound adventures into the cosmic stories, finally revealing the sceptre’s gem as the Mind Stone, and featuring the birth of Vision, an android who has the stone embedded in his forehead. We also see Thor deciding to leave Earth to research the powerful gems, and Thanos taking matters into his own hand by retrieving the Infinity Gauntlet before beginning his search for the stones.

Ant-Man (2015) Set immediately after Age of Ultron, Ant-Man carries subtle references to the devastation in Sokovia, while also giving the Falcon (Sam Wilson) more screen time to let the audiences get to know him better.

Captain America: Civil War (2016) The Sokovia arc finds its climax in Captain America: Civil War, almost tearing the Avengers apart. The film also serves as the launchpad for the next batch of Earth-bound stories, including the introduction of Black Panther, and follows on perfectly from Ant-Man’s end credits. We also see Tony Stark recruiting Peter Parker (Spider-Man) to the Avengers here.

Black Panther (2018) Black Panther is set only a week after the Avengers’ divide in Civil War, making it the ideal next watch. It also sets up Wakanda’s storyline, raising awareness about the different superheroes present in the MCU.

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming is chronologically placed around two months after Civil War, giving Tony Stark a little time to heal before getting heavily involved with Spider-Man’s evolution to becoming an important part of the Avengers, and possibly Marvel’s Phase Four.

Doctor Strange (2016) Watching Doctor Strange at this point in the viewing order gives it thematic importance, as the film ties MCU’s Earth-bound and cosmic stories once again. The film brings another Infinity Stone (Time Stone) into play, and also explains the Quantum Realm, which Strange glimpses when hurtling through different dimensions.

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Logically following on from Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok even features a cameo by Benedict Cumberbatch’s character. The end credits lead directly to the build-up to Infinity War, with the Asgardian refugees intercepted in space by Thanos. The Tesseract is spotted on Asgard in the film as well, housed on the planet since Thor brought it back (as seen in The Avengers).

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Ant-Man and the Wasp brings you back to MCU’s Earth-bound adventures, with most of its storyline being based before Infinity War. This is can noted by the post-credits scenes, which has Scott Lang entering the Quantum Realm while being in contact with the rest of his team. He’s left stranded in the middle of a countdown by one of his team members, who randomly disappear in specks of dust—giving us the first view at the disastrous events in Infinity War.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) The Infinity Stones finally come together in Avengers: Infinity War, and as expected, lead to a catastrophic climax that is sure to have you crying out in dismay. Thanos decimates Xander to acquire the Power Stone; attacks the Asgardian ship, Statesman, a week later, killing half the population aboard; kills Loki for the Tesseract (though Loki had already given it to him to stop the assault); retrieves the Reality Stone from The Collector and used it to trick and capture his daughter, Gamora; and later throws her over a cliff to get his hands on the Soul Stone. He forces Doctor Strange to relinquish the Time Stone after a lengthy battle, and then teleports to Wakanda for his final prize—the Mind Stone on Vision’s forehead. He gets his hands on all the stones, pulls on the Infinity Gauntlet—and a snap later, half of the population of the entire universe is disintegrated. Keep your tissues handy when watching this one.

Avengers: Endgame (2019) Though Avengers: Endgame (2019) begins three weeks after Thanos has wiped out half the universe, most of the film is set five years in the aftermath. Scott Lang’s (Ant-Man) return from the Quantum Realm gives the remaining Avengers new hope to go back and change time. Innumerable twists, successful time travel, important character deaths (RIP Black Widow), and an epic battle later, the effects of Thanos’ plan are reversed for good—but with one terrible result: Iron Man’s demise.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home is directly follows Endgame, focusing on Peter Parker’s grief over Tony Stark’s death and how the world changed after Iron Man. The film is said to bring The Infinity Saga to a neat conclusion, while also setting the tone for what you can expect from the Marvel Cinematic Universe next.

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