Marvel Cinematic Universe
FROM IRON MAN TO AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
PRESENTED BY RANDYE JONES
JUNE 9, 2018
It’s a Complicated Universe… 2
A map of the motion pictures and television series that form the entire MCU
Character Interaction & Infinity Stones 3
With the release “Avengers: Infinity War,” there are now 19 movies in the MCU universe. If you haven’t seen them all, or just don’t remember
what happened, let’s keep things simple and focus on two aspects of the films: character interactions that will affect subsequent movies
(recurring characters listed in bold) and how the elements known as the Infinity Stones become a major factor within the MCU--concentrating
only on those 19 films. This presentation will also feature the post-credit scenes that regularly foreshadowed upcoming movies. WARNING:
SPOILER ALERTS!!
Phase 1: Captain America: The First
Avenger (2011)
 Protagonists:
Steve Rogers/Captain America
Peggy Carter
Bucky Barnes
Howard Stark
Nick Fury
 Antagonists:
Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
Arnim Zola
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Phase 1: Captain America: The First
Avenger (2011)
 Introduction of the Tessaract (Space Stone)
 Meet Steve Rogers and Bucky Buchanan
 How Steve Rogers becomes Captain America
 Captain America confronts Red Skull, Arnim Zola,
and HYDRA
 Captain America meets Nick Fury
 Post-credit scene: Cap gets his first S.H.I.E.L.D.
assignment (advanced clip from The Avengers)
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Phase 1: Iron Man (2008)
 Protagonists:
Tony Stark/Iron Man
James “Rhodey” Rhodes
Pepper Potts
Nick Fury
 Antagonists:
Obadiah Stane
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Phase 1: Iron Man (2008)
 Meet Tony Stark
 Tony’s change of heart
 Tony’s blossoming romance with Pepper
 Tony brings Rhodey into Ironman’s world
 No direct Infinity Stone reference
 Post-credit scene: Tony meets Nick Fury, learns about
S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Phase 1: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
 Protagonists:
Bruce Banner/Hulk
Betty Ross
 Antagonists:
Emil Blonsky/Abomination
Thunderbolt Ross
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Phase 1: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
 Meet Bruce Banner
 Confrontation with “the Other Guy”
 Conflicts with Ross
 No reference to Infinity Stones
 Post-credit scene: Ross discusses S.H.I.E.L.D. with
Tony Stark
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Phase 1: Iron Man 2 (2010)
 Protagonists:
Tony Stark/Iron Man
Pepper Potts
Natasha Romanoff/Black
Widow
James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War
Machine
 Antagonists:
Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
Justin Hammer
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Phase 1: Iron Man 2 (2010)
 Tony gets to the heart of the matter
 Tony’s and Pepper’s personal and professional
relationship changes
 Tony and Rhodey become friends in deed
 Tony learns that Natasha is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent
 Tony declared unsuited for S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Avenger
Initiative
 No Infinity Stone reference
 Post-credit scene: Phil Coulson reports finding
hammer in desert
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Phase 1: Thor (2011)
 Protagonists:
Thor Odinson
Jane Foster
Erik Selvig
Heimdall
Odin
Phil Coulson
 Antagonists:
Loki
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Phase 1: Thor (2011)
 Meet Thor Odinson, Odin, and Loki
 Thor Meets Jane Foster and Erik Selvig
 Romance begins between Thor and Jane
 Thor earns his hammer
 Loki “dies”
 No reference to Infinity Stones
 Post-credit scene: Selvig meets Nick Fury, Loki’s still a
trickster
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Phase 1: The Avengers (2012)
 Protagonists:
Avengers (Tony Stark/Iron Man,
Steve Rogers/Captain America,
Natasha Romanov/Black Widow,
Bruce Banner/Hulk, Thor Odinson,
Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Nick Fury,
Phil Coulson
 Antagonists:
Loki
Chitari
Thanos
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Phase 1: The Avengers (2012)
 Loki, who isn’t dead, uses staff holding Mind
Stone to control Hawkeye and Selvig, steals
Tessaract (Space Stone)
 The Avengers gather
 This Helicarrier ain’t big enough
 Battle in New York
 Tessaract taken to Asgard for safekeeping
 Post-credit scene: Thanos learns that the
battle for Earth was lost
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Phase 2: Iron Man 3 (2013)
 Protagonists:
Tony Stark/Iron Man
Pepper Potts
James “Rhodey” Rhodes
Harley Keener*
 Antagonists:
Aldrich Killian
Maya Hansen
Trevor Slattery/Mandarin
* Rumored to return in “Infinity War” sequel
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Phase 2: Iron Man 3 (2013)
 Tony’s bad attack of nerves
 Hot Pepper
 Tony destroys suits
 No reference to Infinity Stones
 Post-credit scene: Tony tells Banner all of his troubles
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Phase 2: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
 Protagonists:
Thor Odinson
Jane Foster
Frigga
Erik Selvig
 Antagonists:
Malekith
Algrim
Loki
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Phase 2: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
 Thor misses Jane, who finds Aether (Reality Stone)
 Death and destruction on Asgard, Thor’s mother is
killed
 Thor Frees Loki and, with Jane, confronts Malekith,
Loki dies(?)
 Thor, Jane play tag with Malekith on Earth
 Odin(?) gives Thor blessing to return to Jane
 Post-credit scene: (1) The Aether is given to the
Collector for safekeeping; (2) Thor returns to Jane
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Phase 2: Captain America: The
Winter Soldier (2014)
 Protagonists:
Steve Rogers/Captain America
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Sam Wilson/Falcon
Nick Fury
Sharon Carter
 Antagonists:
Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
Alexander Pierce
Arnim Zola
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Phase 2: Captain America: The
Winter Soldier (2014)
 Cap Meets Sam
 Nick Fury attacked by Winter Soldier
 Cap, Nat and Sam learn about HYDRA plan
 Cap faces an old friend
 Nat outs HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D.
 No Infinity Stone referenced
 Post-credit scene: (1) HYDRA scientists have Loki’s
staff, see MaximoffTwins for the first time; (2) Bucky
visits Cap museum exhibit to help regain memory
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Phase 2: Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
 Protagonists:
Peter Quill/Star Lord
Gamora
Drax
Rocket and Groot
 Antagonists:
Ronan
Nebula
Thanos
Yondu
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Phase 2: Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
 Quill steals an orb (Power Stone) everyone wants
 Quill, Gamora, Rocket and Groot jailed on Xandar
 Escape to Knowhere to sell orb
 Collector explains the Infinity Stones
 Guardians Leave Infinity Stone with Xandar’s Nova
Corps
 Post-credit scene: Collector and Howard the Duck
sit in storeroom remains
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Phase 2: Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
 Protagonists:
Avengers (Tony Stark/Iron Man,
Steve Rogers/Captain America,
Natasha Romanov/Black Widow,
Bruce Banner/Hulk, Thor Odinson,
Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Nick Fury,
Vision, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch,
Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 Antagonists:
Ultron
Ullysses Klaue
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Phase 2: Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
 Avengers attack HYDRA base to retrieve
Loki’s staff and its Mind Stone
 Ultron and Twins confront Avengers
 Hawkeye’s hideout full of surprises
 Ultron acquires Wakandan vibranium for
nefarious uses
 Vision is created using the Mind Stone
 Avengers and friends destroy Ultron at
Sokovia
 Hulk disappears and New Avengers
begin training
 Post-credit scene: Thanos takes up the
gauntlet
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Phase 2: Ant-Man (2015)
 Protagonists:
Scott Lang/Ant-Man
Hope Van Dyne
Hank Pym
Luis
 Antagonists:
Darren Cross/Yellow Jacket
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Phase 2: Ant-Man (2015)
 Pym takes his particle and quits
S.H.I.E.L.D.
 After “stealing” Ant-Man suit, Scott
connects with Pym, begins training
with Hope
 With Luis’ and Ants’ help, Scott stops
Yellowjacket sale to HYDRA
 Ant-Man, Yellowjacket Battle in the
bedroom
 No reference to Infinity Stones
 Post-credit scene: Cap and Sam talk
about need for help (advance scene
from Civil War)
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Phase 3: Captain America: Civil War
(2016)
 Protagonists:
Cap’s Team (Steve Rogers/Captain America,
Sam Wilson/Falcon, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Scott
Lang/Ant-Man, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch,
Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier)
Tony’s Team (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Natasha
Romanov/Black Widow, T’Challa/Black
Panther, James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine,
Vision, Peter Parker/Spider-Man)
Sharon Carter
Everett Ross
 Antagonists:
Helmut Zemo
Brock Rumlow/Crossbones
Thunderbolt Ross
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Phase 3: Captain America: Civil War
(2016)
 Avengers split over “Sokovia Accords”
 T’Challa and the world are after Bucky as accused
assassin
 Major confrontation between Avengers
 Cap, Bucky, Tony, and T’Challa chase real assassin
 Tony learns Bucky’s role in his parents’ deaths and
fights Bucky and Cap
 Cap breaks his team out of prison after sending a
message of recollection to Tony
 No direct reference to Infinity Stone
 Post-credit scene: (1) Cap has taken Bucky to Wakanda
for treatment and warns T’Challa that others would be
after Bucky; (2) Peter Parker discovers a feature on his
new Spidey suit
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Phase 3: Doctor Strange (2016)
 Protagonists:
Doctor Steven Strange
Wong
The Ancient One
Christine Palmer
Karl Mordo
 Antagonists:
Kaecilius
Dormammu
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Phase 3: Doctor Strange (2016)
 Famed surgeon Steven Strange, whose hands
are severely damaged in a car accident,
studies the mystical arts with The Ancient
One and Mordo
 Strange learns of the Time Stone and uses it
to help defeat Dormammu and Kaecilius
 Mordo, disillusioned by learning the Ancient
One’s secret and by Strange’s actions, leaves
to find his own path
 Strange becomes the protector of the New
York sanctum
 Post-credit scene: (1) Strange and Thor talk
about Loki and the search for a missing Odin
(advanced scene for Thor: Ragnorok); (2)
Mordo confronts another sorcerer
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Phase 3: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2 (2017)
 Protagonists:
Guardians of the Galaxy (Peter Quill/Star
Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Baby Groot)
Yondu Udonta
Mantis
Nebula
 Antagonists:
Ego
Ayesha
Taserface
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Phase 3: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2 (2017)
 Quill meets his biological father and learns his unique nature
 Quill and the Guardians destroy Ego, and Yondu sacrifices himself
to save Quill
 Only minor reference to Infinity Stones (Power Stone)
 Post-credit scene: (1) Yondu’s former colleagues reunite; (2)
Sovereign leader Ayesha creates a being to take on the Guardians
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Phase 3: Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017)
 Protagonists:
Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Harold “Happy” Hogan
May Parker
Tony Stark/Iron Man
 Antagonists:
Adrian Toomes/Vulture
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Phase 3: Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017)
 Peter’s challenge to balance his life as
a teenager with his secret life as
Spider-Man
 While he proves himself to Tony Stark,
his conflict with Toomes/Vulture
comes with consequences
 No references to Infinity Stones
 Post-credits scene: (1) Toomes
encounters another prisoner who
wants revenge against Spider-Man; (2)
Cap does one more inspirational ad
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Phase 3: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
 Protagonists:
Thor Odinson
Loki
Bruce Banner/Hulk
Valkyrie
Heimdall
 Antagonists:
Hela
Grandmaster
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Phase 3: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
 Loki again gets caught being a
trickster
 Odin’s death has consequences
 Thor fights Hulk and befriends
Valkyrie
 To destroy Hela, Asgard must fall
 Post-credit scene: (1) Just as Thor and
Loki are thinking positively about
returning to Earth, their ship
encounters another far bigger ship; (2)
Grandmaster engages revolutionaries
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Phase 3: Black Panther (2018)
 Protagonists:
T’Challa/Black Panther
Nakia
Okoye
Shuri
M’Baku
Everett Ross
 Antagonists:
Erik Killmonger/N’Jadaka
Ulysses Klaue
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Phase 3: Black Panther (2018)
 Newly acclaimed ruler of Wakanda,
T’Challa discovers the consequences of
actions his father took decades earlier
 With the help of his sister, ex-lover,
mother, the leader of the Jabari trible, and
a CIA agent, T’Challa regains his throne
and learns that the centuries of
Wakanda’s seclusion must end
 No reference to Infinity Stones
 Post-credit scene: (1) T’Challa introduces
the real Wakanda to the world; (2) Shuri
talks to a recovering Bucky
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Phase 3: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 40
Phase 3: Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
 Thanos begins gathering Infinity Stones,
attacking the protectors holding them
 Avengers, Master of the Mystic Arts, Guardians,
and Wakandans work together to engage
Thanos and his minions
 Thanos is nearly defeated, but he successes in
using the combined power to bring about the
deaths of half of the galaxy
 Many of those fighting Thanos die
 Post-credit scene: After seeing a series of
accidents, Nick Fury and Maria Hill both turn to
dust, just as Fury makes a call to Captain Marvel
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Phase 3: Ant-Man and the Wasp (July
2018)
 Protagonists:
Hope van Dyne/The Wasp
Scott Lang/Ant-Man
Hank Pym
Bill Foster/Goliath
Janet van Dyne
 Antagonists:
Ghost
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Future MCU Films*
 Phase 3: Captain Marvel (March 2019)
 Phase 3: Untitled Avengers Film (May 2019)
 Phase 4: Untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel (July 2019)
 Phase 4: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2020)
 Black Panther sequel ; Black Widow solo ; Doctor Strange sequel
announced
*based on “Here's a Complete List of All the Upcoming Marvel Movies,” Time, http://time.com/5167535/upcoming-marvel-
movies/, accessed 06/07/18
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Lest We Forget: The Watcher
Informant, AKA Stan Lee
Captain America Iron Man The Incredible Hulk Iron Man 2 Thor The Avengers
Iron Man
Iron Man 3 Thor: The Dark World
Captain America: The
Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers: The Age of
Ultron Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil
War Doctor Strange
Guardians of the Galaxy,
Vol. 2
Spider-Man:
Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok Black Panther
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Related Websites:
Marvel Cinematic Universe
http://marvel.com/movies/all
MCU Timeline Explained: From Infinity Stones to Infinity War and Beyond
http://collider.com/mcu-timeline-explained/
Tom’s Guide: Upcoming Marvel Movies: A Timeline of Release Dates
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/upcoming-marvel-movies,review-5381.html
The Complete Timeline of Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies, From ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Infinity War’
https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-complete-timeline/
Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Wiki
TIME’s “A Complete List of Who Lives and Dies in Avengers: Infinity War”
http://time.com/5252990/avengers-infinity-war-deaths/
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Questions? 46
Randye’s First MCU Love
In Closing: 47

Marvel Cinematic Universe Presentation

  • 1.
    Marvel Cinematic Universe FROMIRON MAN TO AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PRESENTED BY RANDYE JONES JUNE 9, 2018
  • 2.
    It’s a ComplicatedUniverse… 2 A map of the motion pictures and television series that form the entire MCU
  • 3.
    Character Interaction &Infinity Stones 3 With the release “Avengers: Infinity War,” there are now 19 movies in the MCU universe. If you haven’t seen them all, or just don’t remember what happened, let’s keep things simple and focus on two aspects of the films: character interactions that will affect subsequent movies (recurring characters listed in bold) and how the elements known as the Infinity Stones become a major factor within the MCU--concentrating only on those 19 films. This presentation will also feature the post-credit scenes that regularly foreshadowed upcoming movies. WARNING: SPOILER ALERTS!!
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    Phase 1: CaptainAmerica: The First Avenger (2011)  Protagonists: Steve Rogers/Captain America Peggy Carter Bucky Barnes Howard Stark Nick Fury  Antagonists: Johann Schmidt/Red Skull Arnim Zola 4
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    Phase 1: CaptainAmerica: The First Avenger (2011)  Introduction of the Tessaract (Space Stone)  Meet Steve Rogers and Bucky Buchanan  How Steve Rogers becomes Captain America  Captain America confronts Red Skull, Arnim Zola, and HYDRA  Captain America meets Nick Fury  Post-credit scene: Cap gets his first S.H.I.E.L.D. assignment (advanced clip from The Avengers) 5
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    Phase 1: IronMan (2008)  Protagonists: Tony Stark/Iron Man James “Rhodey” Rhodes Pepper Potts Nick Fury  Antagonists: Obadiah Stane 6
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    Phase 1: IronMan (2008)  Meet Tony Stark  Tony’s change of heart  Tony’s blossoming romance with Pepper  Tony brings Rhodey into Ironman’s world  No direct Infinity Stone reference  Post-credit scene: Tony meets Nick Fury, learns about S.H.I.E.L.D. 7
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    Phase 1: TheIncredible Hulk (2008)  Protagonists: Bruce Banner/Hulk Betty Ross  Antagonists: Emil Blonsky/Abomination Thunderbolt Ross 8
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    Phase 1: TheIncredible Hulk (2008)  Meet Bruce Banner  Confrontation with “the Other Guy”  Conflicts with Ross  No reference to Infinity Stones  Post-credit scene: Ross discusses S.H.I.E.L.D. with Tony Stark 9
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    Phase 1: IronMan 2 (2010)  Protagonists: Tony Stark/Iron Man Pepper Potts Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine  Antagonists: Ivan Vanko/Whiplash Justin Hammer 10
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    Phase 1: IronMan 2 (2010)  Tony gets to the heart of the matter  Tony’s and Pepper’s personal and professional relationship changes  Tony and Rhodey become friends in deed  Tony learns that Natasha is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent  Tony declared unsuited for S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Avenger Initiative  No Infinity Stone reference  Post-credit scene: Phil Coulson reports finding hammer in desert 11
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    Phase 1: Thor(2011)  Protagonists: Thor Odinson Jane Foster Erik Selvig Heimdall Odin Phil Coulson  Antagonists: Loki 12
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    Phase 1: Thor(2011)  Meet Thor Odinson, Odin, and Loki  Thor Meets Jane Foster and Erik Selvig  Romance begins between Thor and Jane  Thor earns his hammer  Loki “dies”  No reference to Infinity Stones  Post-credit scene: Selvig meets Nick Fury, Loki’s still a trickster 13
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    Phase 1: TheAvengers (2012)  Protagonists: Avengers (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Natasha Romanov/Black Widow, Bruce Banner/Hulk, Thor Odinson, Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Nick Fury, Phil Coulson  Antagonists: Loki Chitari Thanos 14
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    Phase 1: TheAvengers (2012)  Loki, who isn’t dead, uses staff holding Mind Stone to control Hawkeye and Selvig, steals Tessaract (Space Stone)  The Avengers gather  This Helicarrier ain’t big enough  Battle in New York  Tessaract taken to Asgard for safekeeping  Post-credit scene: Thanos learns that the battle for Earth was lost 15
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    Phase 2: IronMan 3 (2013)  Protagonists: Tony Stark/Iron Man Pepper Potts James “Rhodey” Rhodes Harley Keener*  Antagonists: Aldrich Killian Maya Hansen Trevor Slattery/Mandarin * Rumored to return in “Infinity War” sequel 16
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    Phase 2: IronMan 3 (2013)  Tony’s bad attack of nerves  Hot Pepper  Tony destroys suits  No reference to Infinity Stones  Post-credit scene: Tony tells Banner all of his troubles 17
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    Phase 2: Thor:The Dark World (2013)  Protagonists: Thor Odinson Jane Foster Frigga Erik Selvig  Antagonists: Malekith Algrim Loki 18
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    Phase 2: Thor:The Dark World (2013)  Thor misses Jane, who finds Aether (Reality Stone)  Death and destruction on Asgard, Thor’s mother is killed  Thor Frees Loki and, with Jane, confronts Malekith, Loki dies(?)  Thor, Jane play tag with Malekith on Earth  Odin(?) gives Thor blessing to return to Jane  Post-credit scene: (1) The Aether is given to the Collector for safekeeping; (2) Thor returns to Jane 19
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    Phase 2: CaptainAmerica: The Winter Soldier (2014)  Protagonists: Steve Rogers/Captain America Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow Sam Wilson/Falcon Nick Fury Sharon Carter  Antagonists: Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier Alexander Pierce Arnim Zola 20
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    Phase 2: CaptainAmerica: The Winter Soldier (2014)  Cap Meets Sam  Nick Fury attacked by Winter Soldier  Cap, Nat and Sam learn about HYDRA plan  Cap faces an old friend  Nat outs HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D.  No Infinity Stone referenced  Post-credit scene: (1) HYDRA scientists have Loki’s staff, see MaximoffTwins for the first time; (2) Bucky visits Cap museum exhibit to help regain memory 21
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    Phase 2: Guardiansof the Galaxy (2014)  Protagonists: Peter Quill/Star Lord Gamora Drax Rocket and Groot  Antagonists: Ronan Nebula Thanos Yondu 22
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    Phase 2: Guardiansof the Galaxy (2014)  Quill steals an orb (Power Stone) everyone wants  Quill, Gamora, Rocket and Groot jailed on Xandar  Escape to Knowhere to sell orb  Collector explains the Infinity Stones  Guardians Leave Infinity Stone with Xandar’s Nova Corps  Post-credit scene: Collector and Howard the Duck sit in storeroom remains 23
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    Phase 2: Avengers:Age of Ultron (2015)  Protagonists: Avengers (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Natasha Romanov/Black Widow, Bruce Banner/Hulk, Thor Odinson, Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Nick Fury, Vision, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver  Antagonists: Ultron Ullysses Klaue 24
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    Phase 2: Avengers:Age of Ultron (2015)  Avengers attack HYDRA base to retrieve Loki’s staff and its Mind Stone  Ultron and Twins confront Avengers  Hawkeye’s hideout full of surprises  Ultron acquires Wakandan vibranium for nefarious uses  Vision is created using the Mind Stone  Avengers and friends destroy Ultron at Sokovia  Hulk disappears and New Avengers begin training  Post-credit scene: Thanos takes up the gauntlet 25
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    Phase 2: Ant-Man(2015)  Protagonists: Scott Lang/Ant-Man Hope Van Dyne Hank Pym Luis  Antagonists: Darren Cross/Yellow Jacket 26
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    Phase 2: Ant-Man(2015)  Pym takes his particle and quits S.H.I.E.L.D.  After “stealing” Ant-Man suit, Scott connects with Pym, begins training with Hope  With Luis’ and Ants’ help, Scott stops Yellowjacket sale to HYDRA  Ant-Man, Yellowjacket Battle in the bedroom  No reference to Infinity Stones  Post-credit scene: Cap and Sam talk about need for help (advance scene from Civil War) 27
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    Phase 3: CaptainAmerica: Civil War (2016)  Protagonists: Cap’s Team (Steve Rogers/Captain America, Sam Wilson/Falcon, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier) Tony’s Team (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Natasha Romanov/Black Widow, T’Challa/Black Panther, James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine, Vision, Peter Parker/Spider-Man) Sharon Carter Everett Ross  Antagonists: Helmut Zemo Brock Rumlow/Crossbones Thunderbolt Ross 28
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    Phase 3: CaptainAmerica: Civil War (2016)  Avengers split over “Sokovia Accords”  T’Challa and the world are after Bucky as accused assassin  Major confrontation between Avengers  Cap, Bucky, Tony, and T’Challa chase real assassin  Tony learns Bucky’s role in his parents’ deaths and fights Bucky and Cap  Cap breaks his team out of prison after sending a message of recollection to Tony  No direct reference to Infinity Stone  Post-credit scene: (1) Cap has taken Bucky to Wakanda for treatment and warns T’Challa that others would be after Bucky; (2) Peter Parker discovers a feature on his new Spidey suit 29
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    Phase 3: DoctorStrange (2016)  Protagonists: Doctor Steven Strange Wong The Ancient One Christine Palmer Karl Mordo  Antagonists: Kaecilius Dormammu 30
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    Phase 3: DoctorStrange (2016)  Famed surgeon Steven Strange, whose hands are severely damaged in a car accident, studies the mystical arts with The Ancient One and Mordo  Strange learns of the Time Stone and uses it to help defeat Dormammu and Kaecilius  Mordo, disillusioned by learning the Ancient One’s secret and by Strange’s actions, leaves to find his own path  Strange becomes the protector of the New York sanctum  Post-credit scene: (1) Strange and Thor talk about Loki and the search for a missing Odin (advanced scene for Thor: Ragnorok); (2) Mordo confronts another sorcerer 31
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    Phase 3: Guardiansof the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)  Protagonists: Guardians of the Galaxy (Peter Quill/Star Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Baby Groot) Yondu Udonta Mantis Nebula  Antagonists: Ego Ayesha Taserface 32
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    Phase 3: Guardiansof the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)  Quill meets his biological father and learns his unique nature  Quill and the Guardians destroy Ego, and Yondu sacrifices himself to save Quill  Only minor reference to Infinity Stones (Power Stone)  Post-credit scene: (1) Yondu’s former colleagues reunite; (2) Sovereign leader Ayesha creates a being to take on the Guardians 33
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    Phase 3: Spider-Man:Homecoming (2017)  Protagonists: Peter Parker/Spider-Man Harold “Happy” Hogan May Parker Tony Stark/Iron Man  Antagonists: Adrian Toomes/Vulture 34
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    Phase 3: Spider-Man:Homecoming (2017)  Peter’s challenge to balance his life as a teenager with his secret life as Spider-Man  While he proves himself to Tony Stark, his conflict with Toomes/Vulture comes with consequences  No references to Infinity Stones  Post-credits scene: (1) Toomes encounters another prisoner who wants revenge against Spider-Man; (2) Cap does one more inspirational ad 35
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    Phase 3: Thor:Ragnarok (2017)  Protagonists: Thor Odinson Loki Bruce Banner/Hulk Valkyrie Heimdall  Antagonists: Hela Grandmaster 36
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    Phase 3: Thor:Ragnarok (2017)  Loki again gets caught being a trickster  Odin’s death has consequences  Thor fights Hulk and befriends Valkyrie  To destroy Hela, Asgard must fall  Post-credit scene: (1) Just as Thor and Loki are thinking positively about returning to Earth, their ship encounters another far bigger ship; (2) Grandmaster engages revolutionaries 37
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    Phase 3: BlackPanther (2018)  Protagonists: T’Challa/Black Panther Nakia Okoye Shuri M’Baku Everett Ross  Antagonists: Erik Killmonger/N’Jadaka Ulysses Klaue 38
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    Phase 3: BlackPanther (2018)  Newly acclaimed ruler of Wakanda, T’Challa discovers the consequences of actions his father took decades earlier  With the help of his sister, ex-lover, mother, the leader of the Jabari trible, and a CIA agent, T’Challa regains his throne and learns that the centuries of Wakanda’s seclusion must end  No reference to Infinity Stones  Post-credit scene: (1) T’Challa introduces the real Wakanda to the world; (2) Shuri talks to a recovering Bucky 39
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    Phase 3: Avengers:Infinity War (2018) 40
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    Phase 3: Avengers:Infinity War (2018)  Thanos begins gathering Infinity Stones, attacking the protectors holding them  Avengers, Master of the Mystic Arts, Guardians, and Wakandans work together to engage Thanos and his minions  Thanos is nearly defeated, but he successes in using the combined power to bring about the deaths of half of the galaxy  Many of those fighting Thanos die  Post-credit scene: After seeing a series of accidents, Nick Fury and Maria Hill both turn to dust, just as Fury makes a call to Captain Marvel 41
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    Phase 3: Ant-Manand the Wasp (July 2018)  Protagonists: Hope van Dyne/The Wasp Scott Lang/Ant-Man Hank Pym Bill Foster/Goliath Janet van Dyne  Antagonists: Ghost 42
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    Future MCU Films* Phase 3: Captain Marvel (March 2019)  Phase 3: Untitled Avengers Film (May 2019)  Phase 4: Untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel (July 2019)  Phase 4: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2020)  Black Panther sequel ; Black Widow solo ; Doctor Strange sequel announced *based on “Here's a Complete List of All the Upcoming Marvel Movies,” Time, http://time.com/5167535/upcoming-marvel- movies/, accessed 06/07/18 43
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    Lest We Forget:The Watcher Informant, AKA Stan Lee Captain America Iron Man The Incredible Hulk Iron Man 2 Thor The Avengers Iron Man Iron Man 3 Thor: The Dark World Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers: The Age of Ultron Ant-Man Captain America: Civil War Doctor Strange Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Spider-Man: Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok Black Panther 44
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    Related Websites: Marvel CinematicUniverse http://marvel.com/movies/all MCU Timeline Explained: From Infinity Stones to Infinity War and Beyond http://collider.com/mcu-timeline-explained/ Tom’s Guide: Upcoming Marvel Movies: A Timeline of Release Dates https://www.tomsguide.com/us/upcoming-marvel-movies,review-5381.html The Complete Timeline of Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies, From ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Infinity War’ https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-complete-timeline/ Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Wiki TIME’s “A Complete List of Who Lives and Dies in Avengers: Infinity War” http://time.com/5252990/avengers-infinity-war-deaths/ 45
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 For today’s session, we’re only going to talk about the 19 films that make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • #4 What it comes down to is the six Infinity Stones and one’s desire to acquire them. Each movie either connects directly to a stone or develops characters who are or will be connected to them