Marvel Comics is a publisher of American comic books and related media. It counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Daredevil, and Deadpool, and such teams as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted in a shared fictional universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places. Many major characters are based in New York City.Sanderson, Peter (November 20, 2007). The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City. Gallery Books.
Films based on Marvel Comics properties have included theatrically released film serials, live action and animated feature films, direct-to-video releases, and television films.
Live-action films Feature films Live-action feature films and shorts produced by Marvel Studios are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) unless otherwise noted. Year Title Studio(s) Notes 1986 Howard the Duck Lucasfilm Distributed by Universal Pictures 1998 Blade New Line Cinema 2000 X-Men 20th Century Fox2002 Blade II New Line Cinema Spider-Man Columbia Pictures Nominated for 2 Oscars2003 Daredevil20th Century Fox Co-produced by Regency Enterprises X2 Hulk Universal Pictures2004 Artisan Entertainment Distributed by Lionsgate Films in the U.S. and Canada and Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International in other territories Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 2 more Blade: Trinity New Line Cinema2005 Elektra20th Century Fox Co-produced by Regency Enterprises Fantastic Four 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand2007 Ghost RiderColumbia Pictures Spider-Man 3 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 20th Century Fox2008 Iron ManMarvel Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures; nominated for 2 Oscars Distributed by Universal Pictures Punisher: War Zone Lionsgate Films Produced under the Marvel Knights banner; distributed by Columbia Pictures outside the United States 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 20th Century Fox 2010 Iron Man 2Marvel Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures; nominated for 1 Oscar2011 Thor Distributed by Paramount Pictures X-Men: First Class 20th Century Fox Captain America: The First Avenger Marvel Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Columbia Pictures Produced under the Marvel Knights banner2012 Marvel Studios First Marvel Studios film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; nominated for 1 Oscar Columbia Pictures2013 Iron Man 3 Marvel Studios Nominated for 1 Oscar 20th Century Fox Thor: The Dark WorldMarvel Studios2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Nominated for 1 Oscar Columbia Pictures X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox Nominated for 1 Oscar Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel Studios Nominated for 2 Oscars2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man Fantastic Four20th Century Fox2016 Deadpool Captain America: Civil War Marvel Studios X-Men: Apocalypse 20th Century Fox Doctor Strange Marvel Studios Nominated for 1 Oscar2017 Logan 20th Century Fox Nominated for 1 Oscar Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Marvel Studios Nominated for 1 Oscar Spider-Man: Homecoming Columbia Pictures /Marvel Studios Thor: RagnarokMarvel Studios2018 Black Panther Won 3 Oscars, nominated for 4 more Avengers: Infinity War Nominated for 1 Oscar Deadpool 2 20th Century Fox An alternate, PG-13 rated cut of the film entitled Once Upon a Deadpool was released later the same year. Ant-Man and the Wasp Marvel Studios Venom Columbia Pictures2019 Captain MarvelMarvel Studios Avengers: Endgame Nominated for 1 Oscar. A theatrical extended cut, Avengers: Endgame Encore, was released in September 2026. Dark Phoenix 20th Century Fox Spider-Man: Far From Home Columbia Pictures /Marvel Studios 2020 20th Century Studios2021 Black WidowMarvel Studios Released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Nominated for 1 Oscar Venom: Let There Be Carnage Columbia Pictures Eternals Marvel Studios Spider-Man: No Way Home Columbia Pictures /Marvel Studios Nominated for 1 Oscar.2022 Morbius Columbia Pictures Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMarvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 4 more2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Nominated for 1 Oscar 2024 Madame Web Columbia Pictures Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Studios Venom: The Last DanceColumbia Pictures Kraven the Hunter2025 Captain America: Brave New World Marvel Studios Thunderbolts* 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Columbia Pictures /Marvel StudiosUpcoming 2026 Avengers: Doomsday Marvel Studios Post-production
Serials and short films Year Title Studio(s) Originalrelease Length Notes 1944 Captain America Republic Pictures Theatrical15 minutes per chapter 15-chapter serial; Marvel was then known as Timely Comics 1978 Spider-Man Toei Company Theatrical24 minutes Toei Manga Matsuri festival Summer 1978 2011 Marvel Studios / Ebeling Group Blu-ray (Thor) 4 minutes Marvel One-Shots A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer Blu-ray (Captain America: The First Avenger) 4 minutes 2012 Item 47 Marvel Studios / M3 Creative Blu-ray (The Avengers)12 minutes 2013 Agent CarterMarvel Studios Blu-ray (Iron Man 3) and digital download15 minutes 2014 All Hail the King Blu-ray (Thor: The Dark World) and digital download14 minutes 2016 Team Thor Blu-ray (Captain America: Civil War) 4 minutes2017 Team Thor: Part 2 Blu-ray (Doctor Strange)5 minutes No Good Deed 20th Century Fox Theatrically with Logan and free online (YouTube)4 minutes 2018 Team Darryl Marvel Studios Blu-ray (Thor: Ragnarok)6 minutesMarvel One-Shots 2019 Peter's To-Do List Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios Blu-ray (Spider-Man: Far From Home)3 minutes 2021 Deadpool and Korg React Maximum Effort Online (YouTube)4 minutes
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Year Title Studio(s) Notes 2010 Kick-AssMarv Films / Plan B Entertainment Distributed by Lionsgate Films in the U.S. and Canada and Universal Pictures in other territories 2013 Kick-Ass 2 Distributed by Universal Pictures 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service Marv Films / Cloudy Productions / Shangri-La EntertainmentDistributed by 20th Century Fox 2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Marv Films / Cloudy Productions 2021 Marv Studios / Cloudy Productions Distributed by 20th Century Studios; prequel to the Kingsman film series 2024 Argylle Apple Original Films / Marv Studios / Cloudy Productions Distributed by Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films; spin-off to the Kingsman film seriesUpcomingTBA Stuntnuts: The MovieMarv Studios / Zebbo ProductionsSpin-offs to the Kick-Ass film series; Completed Stuntnuts Does School Fight
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Year Title Studio(s) Notes 1997 Men in BlackColumbia Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Parkes + MacDonald Productions Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 2 more 2002 Men in Black II 2012 Men in Black 3 Columbia Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / P+M Image Nation / Hemisphere Media Capital 2019 Men in Black: International Columbia Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Parkes + MacDonald Productions / Image Nation / Tencent Pictures Spin-off of the Men in Black film series
Short films Year Title Studio(s) Notes1993 HardcaseMalibu Films 6-minute short film; VHS released by Wizard to promote the launch of the Ultraverse line Firearm 35-minute short film; VHS released with Firearm comic book issue #0
Direct-to-video and television films Year Title Studio(s) Notes 1978 Dr. StrangeUniversal Television Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series1979 Captain America Captain America II: Death Too Soon 1988 New World Television /Bixby-Brandon ProductionsBackdoor pilots for unproduced Thor and Daredevil series', respectively.1989 New World Pictures Direct-to-video in U.S.; limited theatrical release internationally1990 New World Television /Bixby-Brandon Productions Captain America 21st Century Film Corporation Co-produced by Jadran Film; direct-to-video in U.S.; limited theatrical release internationally 1994 Constantin Film Unreleased. Available in bootleg recordings and on YouTube. 1996 Generation X New World Television Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series 1998 Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 20th Century Fox Television Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series 2005 Man-Thing Lionsgate Films /Artisan Entertainment Television premiere in U.S. on the Syfy channel; limited theatrical release internationally; originally intended for direct-to-video and U.S. theatrical release.
Episodes as films The following films were television series episodes released as theatrical feature films, television films, or direct-to-video movies. Year Title Series Studio(s) Notes 1977 Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man Charles Fries Productions /Dan Goodman Productions /Columbia Pictures Television Backdoor pilot episode of The Amazing Spider-Man TV series; limited theatrical release internationally1977 The Incredible HulkUniversal TelevisionBackdoor pilot episodes of The Incredible Hulk TV series; limited theatrical releases internationally Return of the Incredible Hulk1978 First aired as a two-hour special; shown in two parts in syndication; titled The Bride of the Incredible Hulk for some video releases Spider-Man Strikes BackThe Amazing Spider-ManCharles Fries Productions /Dan Goodman Productions /Columbia Pictures Television Composite of the two-part episode Deadly Dust; limited theatrical release in some European and South American markets; VHS release in 1980. 1981 Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge Composite of the two-part episode The Chinese Web; limited theatrical release in Australia, Brazil, and some European markets; VHS release in 1982. 2006 Blade: House of Chthon Blade: The Series New Line Television Released on DVD in unrated expanded format with harsher language and frontal nudity 2017 Inhumans Inhumans ABC Studios /Marvel Television The first two episodes of the series, Behold... The Inhumans and Those Who Would Destroy Us, debuted in IMAX theaters, and ran for two weeks before its television premiere on ABC; episodes were billed as "The First Chapter" of Inhumans: A Marvel Television Series; part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
From Malibu Comics Year Title Series Studio(s) Notes 1997 Nightman: World Premiere Night Man Alliance Films Two-part pilot from Night Man series aired as television film
Animated films Feature films Theatrical Films produced for a theatrical release. Year Title Studio(s) Notes 2014 Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios CGI animation; won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseSony Pictures Animation CGI animation; won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse CGI animation; nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.Upcoming 2027 Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation CGI animation; in production
Direct-to-video and television Films produced for a release to home video and television.