2013–2015 group of superhero films
Phase Two of theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of Americansuperhero films produced byMarvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications byMarvel Comics . The MCU is theshared universe in which all of the films are set. The phase began in May 2013 with the release ofIron Man 3 Ant-Man Kevin Feige produced every film in the phase.Joss Whedon , writer and director of thecrossover filmAvengers: Age of Ultron
The films starRobert Downey Jr. asTony Stark / Iron Man inIron Man 3 ,Chris Hemsworth asThor inThor: The Dark World Chris Evans asSteve Rogers / Captain America inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier Chris Pratt asPeter Quill / Star-Lord inGuardians of the Galaxy Paul Rudd asScott Lang / Ant-Man inAnt-Man . Downey, Hemsworth, and Evans returned to star inAge of Ultron . Evans has the most appearances in the phase, starring or makingcameo appearances in four of the films.
The phase's six films grossed overUS$5.2 billion at the global box office and received generally positive critical and public responses. Marvel Studios created two short films for theirMarvel One-Shots program—Agent Carter All Hail the King Lego Marvel's Avengers Phases One , Two, andThree make up "The Infinity Saga " storyline.
Following the release of theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) filmIron Man 2 Iron Man film were brought into question due to a conflict betweenParamount Pictures —the distributor of previousMarvel Studios films, including the first twoIron Man films—andMarvel Entertainment 's new corporate parent,the Walt Disney Company .[ 1] Walt Disney Studios agreed to pay Paramount at least $115 million for the worldwide distribution rights toIron Man 3 [ 2] Kevin Feige said the studio was beginning to look at the films of the second "phase" of the MCU, which would start withIron Man 3 and culminate in a sequel to thecrossover filmThe Avengers [ 3] San Diego Comic-Con in July 2012:Iron Man 3 ,Thor: The Dark World Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers: Age of Ultron [ 4] Ant-Man Phase Three ,[ 5] Ant-Man would actually be the final film of Phase Two.[ 6] Age of Ultron have onAnt-Man 's characters and story.[ 7]
In August 2012, Marvel signedThe Avengers directorJoss Whedon to an exclusive contract through June 2015 for film and television. With the deal, Whedon would write and directAge of Ultron , "contribute creatively" on the rest of Phase Two, and develop the firsttelevision series set in the MCU .[ 8] [ 9] Age of Ultron was approved, Whedon and Marvel Studios were able to examine the other films of the phase to "really lay it out" so things could be adjusted between the films. Despite this, Whedon did not want to be beholden to the other films of Phase Two because he wanted people to be able to watchAge of Ultron who had not seen any MCU films sinceThe Avengers . He said his experiences working in television andscript doctoring were "great training ground[s] for dealing with this... because you're given a bunch of pieces and told to make them fit—even if they don't".[ 10]
A new Marvel Studios logo was created by design studio Imaginary Forces forThe Dark World ,[ 11] The Dark World composerBrian Tyler . Feige explained that a new logo was commissioned forThe Dark World because it was the first Marvel Studios film to not also begin with a distributor logo, due to the studio's acquisition by Disney.[ 12] Star Wars [ 13]
Kevin Feige produced every film in Phase Two.Tony Stark faces a powerful enemy, theMandarin , who attacks and destroys his mansion. Left to his own devices and battlingpost-traumatic stress disorder , Stark struggles to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious explosions.[ 26]
A thirdIron Man film was announced in late 2010.[ 27] Shane Black to directIron Man 3 .[ 28] Drew Pearce .[ 15] [ 16] Robert Downey Jr. ,Gwyneth Paltrow , andDon Cheadle reprised their roles from the previousIron Man films, withGuy Pearce andBen Kingsley joining the cast asAldrich Killian andTrevor Slattery , respectively.[ 29] North Carolina .[ 30] Florida ,[ 31] [ 32] Los Angeles .[ 33] Iron Man 3 premiered atLe Grand Rex inParis, France , on April 14, 2013, and at theEl Capitan Theatre inHollywood, Los Angeles , on April 24.[ 34] [ 35] [ 36] [ 27]
Iron Man 3 is set in December 2012,[ 37] The Avengers ,[ 38] Avengers , but also to being humbled by sights he cannot possibly begin to understand or reconcile with the realities he's used to... There's a line in the movie about 'ever since that big guy with the hammer fell out of the sky, the rules have changed'. That's what we're dealing with here."[ 39] Bruce Banner appears in apost-credits scene , withMark Ruffalo reprising the role fromThe Avengers . Ruffalo said production on the film was close towrapping when he ran into Downey at the84th Academy Awards and was asked about "coming and doing a day". He said they "sort of spitballed that scene, then I came in and we shot for a couple of hours and laughed".[ 40]
Thor: The Dark World (2013)[ edit ] Thor reunites withastrophysicist Jane Foster as a series of portals, linking worlds at random, begin to appear. He discovers thatMalekith and his army ofDark Elves have returned after thousands of years, and they seek a powerful weapon known as theAether . Thor must join forces with his now-imprisoned brotherLoki to stop them.[ 18]
A sequel toThor Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as Thor.[ 41] Tom Hiddleston confirmed he would return as Loki in September,[ 42] Alan Taylor signed on to direct in December.[ 17] Thor: The Dark World in July 2012,[ 4] Christopher Eccleston was cast as Malekith a month later.[ 43] Surrey , England, with additional filming inIceland andLondon .[ 44] [ 45] Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22, 2013.[ 46] [ 47]
The film is set one year after the events ofThe Avengers .[ 48] Chris Evans briefly makes a cameo appearance asCaptain America when Loki shapeshifts into him while mocking Thor.[ 49] [ 49] James Gunn , the director ofGuardians of the Galaxy , directed the mid-credits scene that featuresBenicio del Toro as theCollector .[ 50] Tesseract from Phase One and the Aether are bothInfinity Stones .[ 51] second unit shooting day during production onGuardians of the Galaxy .[ 50]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)[ edit ] Joe and Anthony Russo , directors ofCaptain America: The Winter Soldier Steve Rogers, now working withS.H.I.E.L.D. , teams up withNatasha Romanoff / Black Widow andSam Wilson / Falcon to expose a conspiracy which involves a mysterious assassin known only as theWinter Soldier .[ 52]
A sequel toCaptain America: The First Avenger [ 53] Anthony and Joe Russo were hired to direct in June,[ 19] Captain America: The Winter Soldier in July.[ 4] Samuel L. Jackson were set to reprise their respective roles as Rogers andNick Fury ,[ 19] Scarlett Johansson would again play Romanoff.[ 54] Sebastian Stan , who portrayedBucky Barnes inThe First Avenger , returned as the Winter Soldier,[ 55] Anthony Mackie joined the cast as Wilson.[ 56] Manhattan Beach, California , and filming also took place inWashington, D.C. , andCleveland , Ohio.[ 57] [ 58] [ 59] [ 60] [ 53]
The film is set two years after the events ofThe Avengers .[ 38] Stephen Strange is mentioned by the characterJasper Sitwell , withMaximiliano Hernández reprising his role as Sitwell from previous MCU media.[ 61] Stark Tower fromThe Avengers , now known as Avengers Tower, also makes an appearance in the film.[ 62] Joss Whedon directed a post-credits scene featuring BaronWolfgang von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann ),List (Henry Goodman ),Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson ), andWanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen ), who appear in his filmAvengers: Age of Ultron .[ 63] [ 64] Hydra is the main plot point of the final six episodes of thefirst season ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [ 65] [ 66]
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)[ edit ] Peter Quill / Star-Lord and a group of misfits—Gamora ,Rocket ,Drax the Destroyer , andGroot —fight to keep a powerful orb from the clutches of the villainousRonan .[ 67] [ 68]
Nicole Perlman began writing a screenplay featuring theGuardians of the Galaxy in 2009.[ 69] [ 4] [ 21] Chris Pratt was cast in the lead role of Peter Quill / Star-Lord.[ 70] Shepperton Studios and in London from July to October 2013, and post-production work was completed on July 7, 2014.[ 71] [ 72] [ 73] Guardians of the Galaxy was released in the United Kingdom on July 31,[ 74] [ 4]
The film is set in 2014.[ 75] Josh Brolin provided the voice andperformance capture forThanos ,[ 76] The Avengers 's mid-credits scene. Gunn said the film would be connected toAvengers: Infinity War [ 77] [ 78] Chitauri fromThe Avengers and aDark Elf fromThe Dark World , among other characters.[ 79] Kree , were first introduced in theAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "T.A.H.I.T.I. " (2014).[ 80] [ 81]
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)[ edit ] Joss Whedon , writer and director ofAvengers: Age of Ultron Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, andHawkeye must work together as the Avengers to defeatUltron , a technological enemy bent on human extinction, while encountering the powerful twins Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, as well as the new entityVision .[ 82] [ 83]
Development on a sequel toThe Avengers began in May 2012 after the success of the first film.[ 84] [ 23] Avengers films.[ 85] Age of Ultron was announced in July 2013,[ 86] James Spader was cast as Ultron a month later.[ 87] Johannesburg , South Africa.[ 88] [ 89] [ 85] [ 90] Fort Bard and other locations in theAosta Valley region of Italy,[ 91] Seoul , South Korea.[ 92] [ 93] Age of Ultron had its world premiere in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on April 13, 2015,[ 94] [ 95] [ 96]
Loki's scepter fromThe Avengers is confirmed to be another of the Infinity Stones, specifically theMind Stone . Brolin reappears as Thanos in the mid-credits scene wielding anInfinity Gauntlet , meant to hold all of the Infinity Stones.[ 78] [ 97] Andy Serkis portraysUlysses Klaue , traditionally an antagonist of the heroBlack Panther , and the film also references the Black Panther-related metalvibranium and nation ofWakanda . These references came ahead of the filmBlack Panther [ 98]
ThiefScott Lang plots a heist with Dr.Hank Pym to safeguard the latter's Ant-Man technology, which allows its user to decrease in size but increase in strength.[ 24]
Ant-Man is directed byPeyton Reed with a screenplay written byEdgar Wright &Joe Cornish andAdam McKay &Paul Rudd , from a story by Wright & Cornish, that includes bothScott Lang and Hank Pym.[ 24] [ 25] [ 99] [ 100] [ 101] Michael Douglas as Pym.[ 102] Pre-production started in October 2013,[ 103] [ 104] San Francisco ,[ 105] Pinewood Atlanta Studios inFayette County, Georgia ,[ 106] Downtown Atlanta .[ 107] Ant-Man had its world premiere in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 29, 2015,[ 108] [ 109] [ 110]
The film is set several months afterAge of Ultron .[ 111] Hayley Atwell andJohn Slattery reprise their MCU roles asPeggy Carter andHoward Stark , respectively.[ 112] [ 113] Age of Ultron , and confronts Mackie's Wilson fromThe Winter Soldier . McKay and Rudd decided to add Wilson toAnt-Man after watching that film.[ 114] Captain America: Civil War [ 115] [ 116] [ 117]
Marvel One-Shots are a series ofdirect-to-video short films that are included as special features in the MCU films'Blu-ray anddigital distribution releases. They are designed to be self-contained stories that provide more backstory for characters or events introduced in the films.
Each film in Phase Two is set roughly in real time relating toThe Avengers , simplifying the MCU timeline compared to the films of Phase One.Iron Man 3 is set around six months afterThe Avengers during Christmas,[ 122] [ 37] [ 38] Thor: The Dark World is set one year after it,[ 48] Captain America: The Winter Soldier is two years after.[ 38] Guardians of the Galaxy is explicitly set in 2014.[ 75] Avengers: Age of Ultron andAnt-Man end the phase in 2015, with several months between them as in real life.[ 111]
The One-ShotAgent Carter Captain America: The First Avenger [ 118] All Hail the King Iron Man 3 .[ 119]
Recurring cast and characters [ edit ] List indicators
This section includes characters who have appeared in multiple Phase Two films, and have appeared in the billing block for at least one film.
A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film. A C indicates an uncredited cameo role. An OS indicates the character appears in aOne-Shot . A V indicates a voice-only role. Characters are listed alphabetically by last name, as applicable.
Each film is linked to the "Home media" section of its article.
Home media releases of Phase Two Film Digital release DVD/Blu-ray release Iron Man 3 September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03 ) September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24 ) Thor: The Dark World February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04 ) February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25 ) Captain America: The Winter Soldier August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19 ) September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09 ) Guardians of the Galaxy November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18 ) December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09 ) Avengers: Age of Ultron September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08 ) October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02 ) Ant-Man November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17 ) December 8, 2015 (2015-12-08 )
In July 2015, Marvel announced a 13-disc box set titled "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection", for release on December 8, 2015, exclusive toAmazon.com . The box set includes all six of the Phase Two films on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and digital, in a replica of the Orb fromGuardians of the Galaxy , plus a bonus disc and exclusive memorabilia. The bonus disc includes all of the Marvel One-Shots with commentary, deleted scenes and pre-production features for each of the films, featurettes on the making of the post-credit scenes, and first looks atCaptain America: Civil War ,Doctor Strange Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [ 150] [ 151]
Box office performance [ edit ] Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.
Box office performance of Phase Two Film U.S. release date Box office gross All-time ranking Budget Ref. U.S. and Canada Other territories Worldwide U.S. and Canada [ 152] Worldwide [ 153] Iron Man 3 May 3, 2013 $409,013,994 $806,563,211 $1,215,577,205 39 25 $200 million [ 154] [ 155] Thor: The Dark World November 8, 2013 $206,362,140 $438,421,000 $644,783,140 222 164 $150–170 million [ 156] [ 155] [ 157] Captain America: The Winter Soldier April 4, 2014 $259,766,572 $454,654,931 $714,421,503 134 134 $170–177 million [ 158] Guardians of the Galaxy August 1, 2014 $333,718,600 $439,631,547 $773,350,147 79 114 $170 million [ 159] [ 160] Avengers: Age of Ultron May 1, 2015 $459,005,868 $946,012,180 $1,405,018,048 25 15 $250–444 million [ 161] [ 162] Ant-Man July 17, 2015 $180,202,163 $339,109,802 $519,311,965 283 233 $130 million [ 163] [ 164] Total $ $ $ – – $1.07–1.291 billion
Critical and public response [ edit ] Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.
Liam Gaughan atCollider The Winter Soldier as the best film, enjoying its political commentary and action sequences, and also praised the team dynamic ofGuardians of the Galaxy as well as the depiction of theMandarin inIron Man 3 . Gaughan rankedThe Dark World as the worst film and criticized some antagonists—Malekith, Ronan, and Darren Cross—for being underdeveloped.[ 184] Comic Book Resources The Winter Soldier was the best "non-team-up" film from the MCU.[ 185] Comic Book Resources , David Harth said the "MCU formula [and homogenization] took full effect". He criticized the visual effects-heavy climaxes of each film. Though he praisedThe Winter Soldier , Harth felt it highlighted the flaws of the other films in the phase.[ 186] CinemaBlend Iron Man 3 , saidThe Winter Soldier "bridged the gap between superhero movies and compelling drama", and foundAge of Ultron to be underrated with a "gripping villain" and interesting new characters.[ 187]
Several commentators have used ranked lists when revisiting the MCU phases. AfterPhase Four was released, Jeff Ames ofComingSoon.net Phase Three . He felt the phase stumbled withThe Dark World andAge of Ultron , but was positive about the other films and particularly praisedThe Winter Soldier . Ames stated, "If Joss Whedon gave the MCU its voice [withThe Avengers ], the Russos packed it full of muscle" withThe Winter Soldier .[ 188] CinemaBlend Iron Man 3 and its Mandarin twist, arguably "the very worst Marvel movie" inThe Dark World , and the "not-as-good follow-up"Age of Ultron . Knight was more positive about the other films, particularlyThe Winter Soldier , but said while the phase "had its high points, the low points make it feel pretty lopsided... Not every phase can be the best."[ 189] Phase Five was released,The Mary Sue 's Rachel Ulatowski also listed Phase Two last on her list. She said it had the least cohesive overarching storyline of all the phases, trying to continue individual franchises while also starting new ones and not coming together inAge of Ultron as well as Phase One was concluded inThe Avengers . Ulatowski was critical of the quality of the films, particularlyThe Dark World andAge of Ultron , but did praiseThe Winter Soldier andGuardians of the Galaxy . She said those two films "couldn't hold up the disjointed and mediocre" phase.[ 190]
The films of Phase Two were nominated for fourAcademy Awards ,[ 191] BAFTA Awards ,[ 192] Grammy Award ,[ 193] Saturn Awards (winning nine),[ 194] Hugo Awards (winning one),[ 195] MTV Movie & TV Awards ,[ 196] Visual Effects Society Awards,[ 197]
WHIH Newsfront is an in-universe current affairs show that serves as aviral marketing campaign for some of the MCU films, created in partnership with Google forYouTube .[ 198] [ 199] [ 200] Leslie Bibb reprises her role asChristine Everhart from theIron Man films.[ 199] Age of Ultron while leading up to the events ofAnt-Man , withCorey Stoll and Paul Rudd appearing in their respective roles ofDarren Cross and Scott Lang from the latter.[ 201]
Tie-in comics for Phase Two Title No. of Publication date Writer(s) Artist(s) First published Last published Marvel's Iron Man 3 Prelude 2 January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02 ) February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06 ) Christos Gage [ 202] Steve Kurth[ 202] Marvel's Thor: The Dark World Prelude 2 June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05 ) July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10 ) Craig Kyle andChristopher Yost [ 203] Scot Eaton and Ron Lim[ 203] [ 204] Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic 1 January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28 ) Peter David [ 205] Rock He-Kim[ 205] Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comic – Dangerous Prey 1 April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01 ) Dan Abnett andAndy Lanning [ 206] [ 207] Andrea Di Vito[ 206] Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude 2 April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02 ) May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28 ) Wellinton Alves[ 207] [ 208] Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude – This Scepter'd Isle 1 February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03 ) Will Corona Pilgrim[ 208] [ 209] [ 210] Marvel's Ant-Man Prelude 2 February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04 ) March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04 ) Miguel Sepulveda[ 209] Marvel's Ant-Man – Scott Lang: Small Time 1 March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03 ) Wellinton Alves and Daniel Govar[ 210]
Tie-in video games for Phase Two Title U.S. release date Publisher Developer Platforms Iron Man 3: The Official Game April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25 ) Gameloft [ 211] [ 212] [ 213] iOS andAndroid Thor: The Dark World – The Official Game October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31 ) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – The Official Game March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27 ) iOS, Android, andWindows Phone Lego Marvel's Avengers January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26 ) Warner Bros. Interactive [ 214] TT Games PlayStation 4 ,Xbox One ,Microsoft Windows ,PlayStation 3 ,Xbox 360 ,Wii U ,Nintendo 3DS , andPlayStation Vita March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10 ) Feral Interactive [ 215] macOS
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