Awaiting Endgame: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Through the Years

By New Times Staff

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Zade Rosenthal/Paramount Pictures Iron Man kicked off the MCU in May 2008. 1/20

Francois Duhamel/Marvel Entertainment Iron Man 2 became the first sequel of the MCU. 3/20

Paramount Pictures/Marvel Studios Thor introduced the world to Chris Hemsworth. 4/20

Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures Captain America: The WInter Soldier kicked Hydra's butt. 9/20

Marvel/Universal Pictures Ant-Man was no small feat. 12/20

Courtesy of Marvel Studios A motion-capture facsimile of Josh Brolin appears as Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War's brooding purple titan who, as the greatest villain in the universe, aims to snap half the population out of existence. 19/20

Ben Rothstein/Courtesy of Marvel Studios In Ant-Man and the Wasp, Evangeline Lilly (left) has a higher profile and Paul Rudd continues his goofy antics in the title role. 20/20

Awaiting Endgame: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Through the Years

May 2, 2008, was the day the first Iron Man film was released nationwide. And thus the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a.k.a. the MCU, was born. Almost 11 years later, on Friday, April 26, the powerhouse filmmakers are releasing their 22nd, and maybe most anticipated film, Avengers: Endgame.

Spoiler alert: We don't want to say who's coming out alive in this sequel, but the next Marvel film, Spider-Man: Far From Home, is scheduled for release in July.

Here's a look back at Marvel's universe of films.

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