Update: This article is now out of date, you’re looking forScreenplays of the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2021


Let me up front in saying, this list is incomplete, and will likely always remain so. Marvel may not have locked down their Phase 1 scripts much, but by Phase 2, scripts were impossible to get hold of. The only reason there are more for Phase 3 is that by that point Marvel had sufficient faith in their writers to start submitting them for Academy awards.

But I wanted a complete list of all the movies, so I could plug the gaps when scripts appeared in the wild.

Phase 1

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)
Iron ManMay 2, 2008Jon FavreauMark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway
The Incredible HulkJune 13, 2008Louis LeterrierZak Penn
Iron Man 2May 7, 2010Jon FavreauJustin Theroux
ThorMay 6, 2011Kenneth BranaghAshley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don Payne
Captain America: The First AvengerJuly 22, 2011Joe JohnstonChristopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Marvel’s The AvengersMay 4, 2012Joss WhedonJoss Whedon

Phase 2

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)
Iron Man 3May 3, 2013Shane BlackDrew Pearce and Shane Black
Thor: The Dark WorldNovember 8, 2013Alan TaylorChristopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Captain America: The Winter SoldierApril 4, 2014Anthony and Joe RussoChristopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Guardians of the GalaxyAugust 1, 2014James GunnJames Gunn and Nicole Perlman
Avengers: Age of UltronMay 1, 2015Joss WhedonJoss Whedon
Ant-ManJuly 17, 2015Peyton ReedEdgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd

Phase 3

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)
Captain America: Civil WarMay 6, 2016Anthony and Joe RussoChristopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Doctor StrangeNovember 4, 2016Scott DerricksonJon Spaihts and Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2May 5, 2017James GunnJames Gunn
Spider-Man: HomecomingJuly 7, 2017Jon WattsJonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers
Thor: RagnarokNovember 3, 2017Taika WaititiEric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher L. Yost
Black PantherFebruary 16, 2018Ryan CooglerRyan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole
Avengers: Infinity WarApril 27, 2018Anthony and Joe RussoChristopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Ant-Man and the WaspJuly 6, 2018Peyton ReedChris McKenna & Erik Sommers and Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari
Captain MarvelMarch 8, 2019Anna Boden and Ryan FleckAnna Boden & Ryan Fleck & Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Avengers: EndgameApril 26, 2019Anthony and Joe RussoChristopher Markus & Stephen McFeely