Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Created by
- Kevin Feige
- First Film
- Iron Man
- Upcoming Films
- Deadpool & Wolverine , Captain America: Brave New World , Thunderbolts (2025) , Blade (2025) , The Fantastic Four (2025) , Avengers: The Kang Dynasty , Avengers: Secret Wars
- First TV Show
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Upcoming TV Shows
- Agatha: Coven of Chaos , Ironheart , Daredevil: Born Again , Wakanda , Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man , Marvel Zombies , Wonder Man , Vision Quest
- Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. , Chris Evans , Scarlett Johansson , Samuel L. Jackson , Jeremy Renner , Chris Hemsworth , Mark Ruffalo , Edward Norton , Paul Rudd , Tom Holland , Tom Hiddleston , Anthony Mackie , Cobie Smulders , Brie Larson , Chadwick Boseman , Sebastian Stan , Chris Pratt , Dave Bautista , Zoe Saldana , Bradley Cooper , Vin Diesel , Pom Klementieff , Josh Brolin , Karen Gillan , Clark Gregg , Paul Bettany , Don Cheadle , Benedict Cumberbatch , Evangeline Lilly , Simu Liu , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Angelina Jolie , Kit Harington , Salma Hayek , Richard Madden , Barry Keoghan , Gemma Chan , Ma Dong-seok , Brian Tyree Henry , Kumail Nanjiani , Lauren Ridloff , Lia McHugh , Jonathan Majors
- TV Show(s)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Agent Carter , Inhumans , WandaVision , The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Loki , What If...? , Hawkeye , Moon Knight , Ms. Marvel , She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , Secret Invasion , Marvel's Echo
- Movie(s)
- Iron Man , The Incredible Hulk , Iron Man 2 , Thor , Captain America: The First Avenger , The Avengers , Iron Man 3 , Thor: The Dark World , Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Guardians of the Galaxy , Avengers: Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , Captain America: Civil War , Doctor Strange , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , Spider-Man: Homecoming , Thor: Ragnarok , Black Panther , Avengers: Infinity War , Ant-Man and the Wasp , Captain Marvel , Avengers: Endgame , Spider-Man: Far From Home , Black Widow , Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , Eternals , Spider-Man: No Way Home , Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness , Thor: Love and Thunder , Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 , The Marvels
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