what is the first marvel movie to watch
Iron Man
title: Marvel Cinematic Universe text: to appear across all its different media. The first film released in the MCU was "Iron Man" (2008), which began the first phase of films culminating in the crossover film "Marvel's The Avengers" (2012). Phase Two began with "Iron Man 3" (2013), and concluded with "Ant-Man" (2015). The films are currently in Phase Three, which began with the release of "" (2016) and is set to conclude with "" (2019). Marvel Television expanded the universe further, first to network television with "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." on ABC in the 2013–14 television season, followed by online streaming with "Marvel's Daredevil" on title: Marvel Studios text: book of the same name and written by John Payson and "Mort" creator Larry Hama. Marvel was developing a Captain America animated series with Saban Entertainment for Fox Kids Network to premiere in fall 1998. However, due to the bankruptcy the series was canceled after only character designs and a one-minute promotional reel were made. The first film packaged and licensed by Marvel Studios was "Blade", based on the vampire hunter Blade. The film was directed by Stephen Norrington and starred Wesley Snipes as Blade. It was released on August 21, 1998, grossing $70,087,718 in the United States and Canada title: Avengers (comics) text: office run, including one of the biggest opening debuts in North America, with a weekend gross of $207.4 million. A second "Avengers" film titled "" was released on May 1, 2015, followed by "", which became the first superhero film to gross over $2 billion and was released on April 27, 2018. "" is scheduled for release on April 26, 2019. The team debuted in "The Avengers" #1 (Sept. 1963). Much like the Justice League, the Avengers were an assemblage of pre-existing superhero characters created by Lee and Jack Kirby. This initial series, published bi-monthly through issue #6 (July 1964) title: Superhero film text: released "" in March, which is the first film to feature both Batman and Superman, and also released "Suicide Squad" in August, which features a team of anti-hero/supervillains, both of which take place in the DC Extended Universe. Marvel Studios, meanwhile, released "" in May, in which the Avengers splits into two opposing factions, and "Doctor Strange", which recounts the superheroic origin of Stephen Strange, in November, both of which take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In October, based on the eponymous toy line by Mattel, "Max Steel" was released. In 2017, a movie reboot of the TV series title: Superhero film text: including "Flash Gordon" (1980), "Swamp Thing" (1982), "Superman III" (1983), "Supergirl" (1984), "The Toxic Avenger" (1985), "" (1987), Bollywood's "Mr. India" (1987), "The Punisher" (1989), "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1990) and two sequels, "Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D." (1990), "The Rocketeer" (1991), "Batman Returns" (1992), the animated "" (1993), "The Shadow" (1994), "Batman Forever" (1995), "Tank Girl" (1995), "" (1995) on Sky Movies and a , "The Phantom" (1996), "Steel" (1997), and "Mystery Men" (1999). Marvel Comics' "Captain America" (1991) did not have a theatrical release and Roger Corman's "The Fantastic Four" (1994) was released neither theatrically nor on home video. Alex