In March 2012, Kevin Feige mentioned the Inhumans as being a property out of which he was confident a movie would be made, along with Doctor Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy.[236] A sequel to 2008's The Incredible Hulk has also been discussed, with Marvel Studios having suggested a possible release after 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron due to the positive audience reception towards Mark Ruffalo's portrayal of Bruce Banner in The Avengers.[237] Ruffalo is set to reprise his role in any future adaptation of the character.[102] In January 2013, Kevin Feige confirmed that Doctor Strange would be a part of their Phase Three slate of movies[238] and in May 2013, Feige again stated that Marvel Studios is planning to release a Doctor Strange feature film.[239] At Entertainment Weekly's CapeTown Film Fest in May 2013, Feige stated that Marvel was planning to release a female superhero film.[240] Also in May 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Iron Fist, Black Panther and The Runaways are "on the horizon."[235]
In June 2013, Disney and Marvel Studios set three untitled Marvel films for May 6, 2016, July 8, 2016 and May 5, 2017 release dates.[241][242] In July 2013, Kevin Feige stated that any official announcements regarding future projects would not be made until mid-2014 at the earliest.[243] In an October 2013 interview, Feige said that a Black Panther movie was "absolutely in development...we have plans to bring it to life someday."[244] In November 2013, Feige said that "in an ideal world" releases each year would include one film based on an existing character and one featuring a new character, saying it's "a nice rhythm" in that format. While not always the case, as evident by the 2013 releases of Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World, he said it is "certainly something to aim for." As such, he added that there are "additional stories of the existing characters in development and the new ones" that have been mentioned previously.[245]
