Black Panther
The Black Panther was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2016 in the movie Captain America: Civil War. The character, played by Chadwick Boseman, is the king of the fictional African nation called Wakanda. In the movie will focus on what happens when King T’Challa’s (a.k.a the black panther) leadership is challenged by two, so far, unnamed foes who want to destroy Wakanda. T’Challa will team up with the CIA and members of the Wakandan special forces to save his throne and his country. The cast of The Black Panther includes a diverse variety of well-known and up-and-coming actors such as Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye,  Angela Bassett as T’Challa’s mother, the queen, and Martin Freeman as CIA agent, Everett Ross. Filming began in January 2017 and finished in late April. The film is set to come out on February 16, 2018 and is expected to do well amongst Marvel fans as well as in the Box Office.
Avengers: Infinity War
In 2012, Marvel released The Avengers, teaming together both some well-known and some new heroes to fight an army of aliens brought to Earth by Loki. The movie was an immediate success leading to several sequels and stand-alone movies, but the series is expected to end by 2019 with the movies Avengers: Infinity War Part One and Two. Part One, coming out in 2018, will focus on Thanos, who is collecting all of the Infinity Stones to gain power over reality. The Avengers will team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop Thanos in his quest for universal domination. The cast will include the already well known Avengers, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and Robert Downy Jr. as Iron Man. Also casted are Chris Pratt as Star Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, the estranged adopted daughter of Thanos, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket. Filming for Infinity Wars started in 2016, the two movies will be filled back to back, though Part Two’s release hasn’t been scheduled, Avengers: Infinity War Part One will come out on May 4, 2018.
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Though the character Ant-Man has been in Marvel comics for decades, he only just entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2015, in his stand alone film. Ant-Man, played by Paul Rudd is a thief who cares about little more than his daughter Cassandra. One day, when he robs the wrong house, he finds himself in jail and in the company of scientist Dr. Henry (Hank) Pym, who gives him the suit and title of Ant-Man. He then uses the shrinking suit to save the world from Darren Cross, Yellowjacket, who wants to abuse the new shrinking technology. In Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ant-Man (Scott Lang) will work together with the Wasp (Hope Pym) to uncover secrets about their past. The cast includes many characters from the first film such as Evangeline Lilly as Hope Pym, Micheal Douglas as Hank Pym, and Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie Lang, Scott Lang’s daughter. Filming for Ant-Man and the Wasp started in August 2017 and finished in Mid September. Though the movie won’t come out until July 6, 2018, there is speculation that Ant-Man will be in Avengers: Infinity War in May, 2018.