Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Thor 3, Avengers 3 and 4 Announced by Marvel Studios

In a move worthy of Apple, Marvel Studios held a presentation today unveiling its third phase of films based on the characters from Marvel Comics.

While several expected titles were told, many surprises were there as well.

With this announcement, the current slate of movies from Marvel Studios are:

May 1, 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron.  Director:  Joss Whedon.
Starring:  Robert Downey, Jrl, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, James Spader, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Hayley Atwell, Andy Serkis

View the trailer below:

July 27, 2015
Ant-Man
Director:  Peyton Reed
Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly

May 6, 2016
Captain America: Civil War
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman

November 4, 2016
Doctor Strange
Director:  Scott Derrickson
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch (rumored)

May 5, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy
Director:  James Gunn
Starring:  Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper (all rumored)

July 28, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Director:  ???
Starring:  Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston (rumored)

November 3, 2017
Black Panther
Director:  ???
Starring: Chadwick Boseman

May 4, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War Part 1
Director:  ???
Starring: ???

July 6, 2018
Captain Marvel
Director:  ???
Starring: ???

November 2, 2018
Inhumans
Director:  ???
Starring: ???

May 4, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War Part 2
Director:  ???
Starring: ???

These titles bring back many established heroes while bringing in new ones and meeting the call for diversity among superhero films (a female-led film and a superhero film starring a black man).  Conspicuous by their absence are any additional Iron Man films, as well as any films featuring popular Avengers heroes Hulk or Black Widow.

How do you feel about this line-up of movies over the next five years?  Let us know in the comments below!