Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe
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There are 23 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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MCU films have made more than £13.7 billion at the time of publishing of the article.
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Marvel created the Avengers film while recovering from bankruptcy where they decided to make use of the characters they still owned to make the team that they are now.
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Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will involve the release of Spider-Man: Far from Home, new films for other characters and possibly a solo sequel for Brie Larson's Captain Marvel.
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Doctor Strange will return for a sequel at 'some point in the future' with the main star being the actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Sony owns the rights to Spider-Man but the reason for the character now appearing in Marvel movies is because Marvel and Sony have agreed a partnership that allows Spider-Man to appear in MCU films despite Sony still having the rights to the character.
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20th Century Fox owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and X-Men.
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Disney has announced that they have several plans for new Marvel TV Series on their new streaming service Disney+.