Marvel Studio’s Kevin Feige has confirmed that a
Doctor Strange movie will be part of Marvel’s Phase 3. Phase 2 will include
Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, in 2013,
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, and culminates in
The Avengers 2 in 2015. The only film in Phase 3 that has an announced debut date is Edgar Wright’s
Ant-Man, which is slated for November 5th, 2015 (see "
Disney Slates 'Ant-Man' Movie for Nov. 5, 2015").
But in talking with
MTV Splash Page Feige, when asked about other films in Phase 3, stated "
Doctor Strange, which I have been talking about for years, is definitely one of them." Feige claims that
Doctor Strange meets the criteria that Marvel Studios has for its maturing line of films, "He’s a great original character, and he checks the box off this criteria I have: he’s totally different from anything else we have, just like
Guardians of the Galaxy. He’s totally different from anything we’ve done before, as is
Ant-Man."