The Entire MCU Timeline Explained (Phases 1-4)

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is starting its fifth phase in 2023. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania coming out in February and Volume 3 of Guardians of the Galaxy is on its way in May. That’s just scratching the surface. There’s so much to come, and we’ve got to prepare for it. That’s what we’re doing here.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is released famously out of chronological order, starting with Iron Man and including stories from millions of years ago like The Eternals more recently. Here, we break down the story and history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the order that the story actually happens. We go all the way from before the big bang, when there was nothing but the six singularities, all the way to all the post-Endgame madness of phase four. We cover infinity stones, the Big Bang, Red Skull, the Captain America movies, Captain Marvel, the Iron Man movies, The Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, the Thor movies, The Avengers movies, the Falcon and Winter Soldier stories, the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, the Antman and Wasp movies, Infinity War, Endgame, the Spiderman movies, The Eternals, Wandavision, Shang-chi, the Dr. Strange movies, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, the Black Panther movies, and Loki season one. If you can think of something Marvel, chances are, it’s in here.
We also spend a little too much time talking about Kurt Russell and Antman’s bug army, but you’re just gonna have to watch and see why.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Pre-Cinematic History
2:02 - Phase 1
3:46 - Phase 2
6:23 - Phase 3
10:16 - Phase 4
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[@ScreenRant]

What are your predictions on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania?

[@AntwonFisher]

Jonathan Majors kills it as Kang

[@thedarkemissary]

"What? The Quantum?" "Why?" "Because the Quantum." "Oh, no." "Quick. Use the Quantum." "If, only. Quantum." "No choice. Quantum." - Title drop. Roll credits. - "Oh, look. Vibranium."

[@thedonkey2092]

Hank and Janet will live happily-ever after in the Quantum Relm at the end of the movie.

[@Robot83]

@@thedonkey2092 Yeah, this can be.

[@thedonkey2092]

@@Robot83 Thank you

[@GABEEJEE1]

this video clip should be played before every marvels movie in cinema.

[@davidaustinveal9277]

Thank you. this helped a lot, especially where WandaVision and Loki fit in.

[@ScreenRant]

Glad to hear it helped, David!

[@RA-gv3ys]

13:32 destroyed in milliseconds LoL 😆😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Nilarko]

I need this totally re-done and acted out by Luis from Ant-Man.

[@TheRealLongStoryShorts]

Fr

[@qcrew2938]

The MCU is pretty dam impressive.... idc what anybody says! I loved Phase 4 and can't wait for Phase 5

[@AaidnStudios]

Thank you finally someone I can agree with lol

[@thedonkey2092]

So true; I feel nothing but love for phase 4!

[@John-nk3ej]

the MCU is for moron's with a child's taste in cinema. it's not even film, it's visual fast food.

[@AaidnStudios]

@@John-nk3ej so your just gonna delete your comment like no one saw it lol

[@mardochebeauvil2817]

Bro I’m impressed that you got through it in under 15 mins 😮🤩

[@willharris4480]

Probs to them, this is amazing!

[@shannonloweii7271]

Thank you for this less than 20 min version

[@TNECK69420]

I needed this!

[@ScreenRant]

Things did get a bit confusing lately😅

[@eovfred]

Cuz went through everything in less than 15 minutes… see you in phase 5 brother

[@jnnx]

No one needs a “little review”. We need more Chris Gore! And less generic paint-by-numbers Disneyfied Marvel movies!

[@fahimalfaisal7781]

Huh ?

[@InkyEvie]

Nice

[@ToraKingz]

Loki is definitely placed before Spider-Man NWH, followed by Dr Strange MoM; Feige even confirmed that the end of Loki sets of a chain of events and we see the start of it with Spider-Man

[@imean6987]

Great, now i gotta re-re-see all of these. Except the ant man ones lol PS, would love to see one of these also for the DCU

[@Bulat-ft4il]

I prefer a shorter version, where they'd focus on all the Amazing powers Soul stone has, or not. And the fact that mcu build an entire franchise around it

[@chachachaudhary007]

The only way to sort this mess out is by bringing back RDJ, CE, SJ... And it can be done... 'Super Easy Barely An Inconvenience'

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Good Video 💞😍👌👍

[@theorycraftingmachine2876]

You Forgot What If...? Season 1?

[@platinum_ink]

Ya missed saying that the Aether is basically the Reality Stone. : )

[@samuelcooley8162]

She Hulk happened…enough said 🤣😂😂

[@FusionKush]

I know I was dying on that comment lmfao

[@mrgdf4954]

No way home can't happen before Loki cause Loki create the multiverse

[@thedonkey2092]

Very true

[@infinitylemon345]

Wowzer

[@JelaniWood]

He did about as good a job as you can do in under 15 minutes. What a mess it is at this point.

[@fahimalfaisal7781]

It is not !

[@themultiverseproductions8492]

Not a mess

[@lanternmatt2002]

my MCU X-Men fan theory: keep First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 1 & 2, New Mutants in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline as there is a massive gap between 1963-1995 with the Dark Phoenix cast appearing in Deadpool 1&2, these films can happen after the events of Dark Phoenix and since Essex Corps is referenced in New Mutants, this could happen in the Dark Phoenix timeline after these events, Professor X uses Cerebro to convince the world that mutants don't exist and erase any new mutant activities from people's minds whenever one is witnessed. however the only person who knows is Nick Fury, who agrees with Professor X to keep tabs on any new mutant activity. this is also referenced in a deleted scene from Iron Man 1, when Nick mentions X-Men the X-Men can work in secret between 1992 up until Endgame. when Tony Stark snaps his fingers, the mind stone reverses the effects of Professor X's actions. resulting in the public now remembering who the X-Men are as for Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, Hydra's meddling with the mind stone prematurely reversed Professor X's actions, as it was mentioned that the mind stone unlocks dormant abilities already present in the brain my theory brings the Dark Phoenix X-Men cast into the MCU, thus eliminating the need to recast the entire X-Men team. the actors are young, they've expressed interest in returning and continuing their roles. it's an option for Marvel Studios to do that I've explained my theory to a lot of people, most of whom say it works. others say it won't work and demand i should forget everything about the Fox X-Men films and be happy with what Disney/Marvel Studios are going to do with the X-Men I will probably receive a lot of negative feedback about my theory, nothing is set in stone, if Marvel Studios can bring back JK Simmons as J Jonah Jameson, why won't they bring back the Dark Phoenix cast? there are multiple websites that support my theory, along with the Iron Man 1 deleted post credit scene. not only that, something similar happened in the comics (Robert Reynolds/Sentry and Gabriel Summers/Vulcan) since Days of Future Past rewrote the timeline, X-trilogy/Wolverine trilogy no longer take place as the ending to Dark Phoenix doesn't connect to the original trilogy, leaving it open for possible future sequels. as I mentioned, the Dark Phoenix cast could return and continue James McAvoy - Professor X Michael Fassbender - Magneto Tye Sheridan - Cyclops Nicholas Hoult - Beast Alexandra Shipp - Storm Kodi Smitt-Mcphee - Nightcrawler Sophie Turner - Jean Grey Josh Brolin - Cable Brianna Hildebrand - NTW Stefan Kapicic - Colossus Olivia Munn - Psylocke Peter Dinklage - Bolivar Trask Oscar Isaac - Apocalypse Rose Byrne - Moira McTaggart Anya Taylor-Joy - Magik as I've mentioned, in my X-Men MCU timeline, Mystique dies and Quicksilver dies after Avengers 2. the other X-Men characters I don't mind recasting, as long as they keep the cast I mention above aswell as try to follow my fan theory

[@PaulWTaber-zd8ds]

I’m starting to comment this on every marvel video, who would win in a fight/who is more powerful…Scarlet Witch or jean grey Phoenix?

[@LearningAndGrowingInLife]

As a marvel fan, I loved this video. Great walk through the memory lane & timeline.

[@geoffreyvanvugt6227]

I thought the BB caused the Infinity Stones to be created as Wong explained in Infinity War?

[@mrgdf4954]

Endgame happens before MoM

[@mrgdf4954]

Technically WandaVision happened right after endgame then eternal and Falcon and the WS then Shang chi then Far from home

[@thedonkey2092]

Homecoming was before Endgame.

[@mrgdf4954]

@@thedonkey2092 sorry I meant far from home

[@thedonkey2092]

@@mrgdf4954 Oh, okay. Then your first statement was correct 👍

[@janpaulschliemann9430]

Well after phase 6 this video gonna be much longer

[@michaelwhitehead6594]

first live action movie Spiderman was Nicholas Hammond in the 1970s

[@Maverickx99]

RANDOM GUY IS KANG?????

[@AlvinCwk]

How did hulk suddenly go to the grandmaster place?

[@iamkoopa22]

This was great, but "He Who Remains" = "random guy?". Lol. C'monnnnnnn! Lmao @ She Hulk happened. Haha. I think Hulk returning with his son was an honorable mention.

[@Shotta_Babii]

Nobody adds spider man movies but his movies are connected as well

[@mightybk]

Captain Marvel was in the 90s, not the 70s -- the way you word it makes it sound like it happened during the 70s.

[@mightybk]

Skipping She-Hulk may have been funny, but there WERE things that might be important going forward besides just She-Hulk -- namely Hulk and Skaar.

[@parthdubey_1510.]

daredevil ??

[@bizzybrown8372]

wait how did you all get so much wrong? Hulk was produced by Universal. Carol didnt test that flight in 74. So im assuming you meant to insert Tony bringing back the Expo in 91

[@Eleora1997Msia]

No matter how hard i watched Marvel movie from Phase 1 - 4 still continue to traced/tracked on Loki part... there's always is something a trickster will know, can be good or evil in his transition storyline of play character. the other hero movie is getting complicated, more and more new hero is introduced, i felt lost. back in my days, my heroes on TV movie is so simple (Iron man/hulk/Captain America/thor/spiderman/etc one by one i met) now i see Phase 5 is coming soon jumbo/combo mutant/hybrid/mix and add/plus no idea what is going on. all i know is human are working for family to feed.

[@benspadler9030]

daredevil hehe

[@FusionKush]

He looks like Drew Gooden

[@Anmol.1791x]

The she hulk disrespect 😂😂😂😂

[@vixenv36]

With the advent of Tom Hollands no way home and reintroducing the sam raemi Tobey Mcguire spiderman the mcu is officially 21 this year on May 3 time to drink up avengers

[@cinderling5472]

I saw this and i still don't get what's going on

[@mrimpossible4353]

The 3500th time this has been done? Anybody?

[@lastshadowman]

So basically all the phases culminate in a final phase where the male super heros are replaced by female versions.

[@checkmatenate]

So avengers doomsday is next aye

[@korbynslot998]

Why did he skip over the first ant man

[@user-fd6bn7nu9s]

The MCU died with End Game. Spider-Man is all that they have left.

[@onyiaifechukwu5825]

Also She-Hulk happens Enough said 😂😂😂

[@plainpat210]

Im still confused 😕

[@a.z.t7345]

This wasn't good

[@janamiletica]

Elextra dardevil fantasy movies shang chi eternals black pather 1_2 wanda visons Loky sesaon 1 thor 1_2_3_4 doctor strange 1_2 Marvel fantasy from fantastic four

[@DMForever1]

Falcon and Winter Soldier could have been something good

[@fahimalfaisal7781]

It was good !

[@thedonkey2092]

@@fahimalfaisal7781 I agree!

[@Skye_YTT]

I loved she hulk also this video kinda sucked. And what about agents of shield, the defenders series, and cloak and dagger?

[@stupidmemes1784]

First ❤️

[@schwifty8950]

This is a lazy recap

[@MisssKayy]

Reach out to me when you post your recap.

[@schwifty8950]

@@MisssKayy why would I when there’s other channels that will and already has done it way better than this channel

[@Osedeyforyou]

She hulk happened. Enough said

[@takpower1]

Doesn’t Asgard happen before any man and the wasps? That’s when Scott got dusted

[@thedonkey2092]

That's only in the post credit scene, though.

[@janamiletica]

Ant man good fantasy

[@Brewurt]

Jimbob 0:11

[@YaNoAwantoMas]

Wow I just got a notification from ScreenRant... I haven't seen a video from you in years... ever since pitch meeting abandoned this channel... I see you are still releasing half ass content. ..

[@MisssKayy]

I see you are still repeating this statement. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[@obs4dianzuckles244]

first

[@rejanebrandao3778]

2030

[@escapingblah6895]

Venom?

[@coryjed]

This is a pretty bad marvel timeline damn

[@handler-helperlars]

The Waffle House has found it's new host

[@nikolagorgieski8857]

Phase 4 you are totally wrong

[@freddierodriguez3036]

Now I don’t have to watch the movies. Thanks 🙏🏼