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Marvel alters 'Phase 3' movie plans, announces 'Ant-Man' sequel

Marvel made a big deal about its Phase 3 movie lineup earlier this year, announcing several new movies like Doctor Strange, Black Panther and Captain Marvel along with anticipated sequels like Thor: Ragnarok and The Avengers: Infinity War Parts I & 2. Today, they're shifting course slightly and sliding some new movies into the lineup, including an Ant-Man sequel.

Scott Lang's second adventure will be called Ant-Man and the Wasp, which Marvel notes will be "the first Marvel Studios film named after its heroine." It will hit theaters on July 6, 2018.

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As a result, a few other movies are changing dates. Black Panther is moving up to February 16, 2019 and Captain Marvel (apparently now the second Marvel movie that will be named after its heroine) will arrive on March 8, 2019.

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More mysterious: Three "untitled Marvel Studios films" will land on May 1, 2020, July 10, 2020 and November 6, 2020. As it stands right now, those Marvel movies will go up against the DC offerings of Cyborg and Green Lantern that same year.

Globally, Ant-Man earned $410M at the box office, which ain't too shabby for a "minor" Marvel superhero. By comparison, though, Avengers: Age of Ultron made a global total of $1,404.9M.