35-34. Black Panther and Shuri
The Infinity War movies won’t just be the culmination of the first three phases of MCU – it will also be the passing of the torch to new superheroes. Black Panther (who will be seen this year, in Civil War) will be one of these heroes. So he will definitely appear in Avengers 3 and 4, especially since Feige said that his solo flick will lead straight into the Infinity War.
And since every superhero thus far had a sidekick of some sorts (Iron Man – War Machine, Captain America – Winter Soldier, Thor – Warriors Three and Lady Sif), the Black Panther solo flick could also introduce his sister, Shuri. Why do we say that? Because Marvel loves diversity.
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Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel is the last flick before Infinity War 2 – so she will definitely be present in at least one of these movies. Very little is known about this version of Carol Danvers, except for the fact that Joss Whedon actually planned to tease her appearance at the end of Age of Ultron.
It didn’t happen, though. So when will she appear for the first time? Since the rumor is that Marvel doesn’t want to do so many origin stories, it might even be this year!
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Spider-Man
This one is a no-brainer, especially since Spider-Man will have already appeared in two solo flicks by the time the Infinity War begins. Furthermore, the Russo brothers will be the ones to both introduce the character into the MCU, as well as direct the 3rd and 4th Avengers flicks.
We still don’t know, though, how Spider-Man will look in this new shared universe…
