In Phase One, the audience received five movies before Marvel's The Avengers. In Phase Two, much to my disappointment, we are only getting four.
Now, the way Marvel has their schedule set up--releasing two movies a year--logic would tell us that we're probably getting an Avengers 3 in 2018, which would give us 5 movies beforehand. Otherwise, we would probably only be getting three movies before Avengers 3, and I don't think Marvel is going to do that.
Kevin Feige has said that they will probably do one sequel per year and one new character movie per year. I'm sure there will be exceptions to this, of course, but let's use it as a guideline.
What are some rumored movies for Phase 3?
Ant-Man
Ant-Man has been the only movie officially confirmed by Marvel Studios, so it isn't a rumored movie but there are plenty of rumors surrounding it. Despite how amped up we are, we do not know much about it.
Dr. Strange This movie is all but confirmed, being a favorite of MS President Kevin Feige. Also, with an Iron Man 4 looking less and less likely, Dr. Strange would be a suitable 'replacement' seeing how magic is such a massively popular element of fiction.
As much as I want this movie to happen, I really hope they don't put him in Avengers 3. He's great, but I just can't see him as an Avenger.
Captain America 3 Ah, my favorite superhero. No talks or confirmation yet, but I'm pretty sure this will happen, as Chris Evans has a contract for three solo movies and three Avengers movies. If Robert Redford's character doesn't turn out to be the Red Skull, I'd definitely like to see the Red Skull reappear in this movie.
Black Panther "Very much in development," I'd say Black Panther is a perfect choice for Phase 3 and a great way to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I can definitely see him in Avengers 3 up against Thanos in some or fashion, and fans have been waiting on a solo film for him way too long. My personal pic for Black Panther would be Chadwich Boseman.
Some others include Hulk 2, Thor 3 and Guardians of the Galaxy 2. As much as I'd like to see a War Machine or Loki film, I don't see that happening, either.
So altogether that would be seven movies before A3, and we know that at the most we are going to have five. Let's review, shall we?
Ant-Man (July 2015)
Cap/Thor/Hulk/Guardians (early 2016)
Dr. Strange/Black Panther (late 2016)
Cap/Thor/Hulk/Guardians (early 2017)
Dr. Strange/Black Panther (late 2017)
Avengers 3 (May 2018)
Now, obviously Marvel Studios can't make every single one of those movies. And if Guardians of the Galaxy is a huge success, I foresee Marvel being torn between a Thor 3 and GOTG sequel (especially since GOTG 2 could be another good tie in for A3).
So what's the solution?
In my opinion, a Thor-and-Guardians team up movie would be awesome and definitely a cash-maker. It's happened before in the comics, and being that they are all space travelers I see no reason why it couldn't work on screen.
Let me know what you think in the comment section below!