But as the MCU has grown in quantity, its also grown in complexity.
Some films take place worlds away but at the same time as events that are occurring on Earth.
And some films take place in the far past.
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a “Super-Soldier serum”. But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
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‘Iron Man 2’
TheIron Mansequel is set in the year 2011.
‘The Avengers’
The team-up finally occurs in the year 2012.
‘Thor: The Dark World’
The forgettable sequel is set in the year 2013.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
The big fall of S.H.I.E.L.D.
is set a couple of years after the organization helped form The Avengers, set in 2014.
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2’
TheGuardianssequel takes place a couple of months after the events of the first film.
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
It ends before the events ofAvengers: Infinity Warbegin.
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins.
With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help.
They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.
But the bulk of the story is set one year later, in 2025.
However, the movie does jump forward 6 years, meaning that the movie would be set in 2024.
Wolverine joins the “merc with a mouth” in the third installment of the Deadpool film franchise.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3’
Like the other films in the series,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3is also mostly unaffected by the events that take place in other films.
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
However, we do know that it takes place afterThor: Love and Thunderand possibly afterWakanda Foreveras well.
That would place the story sometime in 2026 or late 2025 at the earliest.
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father’s legacy.
Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord’s encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past.
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.
As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including other-universe versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.
Wolverine joins the “merc with a mouth” in the third installment of the Deadpool film franchise.
Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.
The Marvels sees the long-awaited team-up of Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) as the trio work together to find out how their powers have become inextricably linked. Acting as a sequel to both Captain Marvel (2019) and the Ms. Marvel television show, The Marvels is the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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