
Feige claimed in 2014 that they have MCU films planned out until 2028, note Although he later noted in 2016 that plans between 20 were "in flux", possibly due to the complication of the unexpected partnership with Sony causing them to make later adjustments, which would be a bit of a step back compared to his previous statement. Kevin Feige, who previously did work on a number of Marvel movies prior to the start of this setting, serves as the president of Marvel Studios and has produced every single film. and the terrorist organization HYDRA as common elements that tie the different films together. The setting also features secondary Marvel properties such as the spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D. note Exceptions included Spider-Man, before a 2015 deal between Marvel and film rights holder Sony Pictures, and Fantastic Four and X-Men, who were held by 21st Century Fox before their film and television holdings were acquired by Disney in 2019. Starting with Iron Man in 2008, the setting has grown to include numerous film adaptations of Marvel's many comic book properties, with a main focus on The Avengers and their various members. It was distributed by Paramount and Universal from 2008 to 2011, followed by Disney from 2012 to the present after Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment, with Sony Pictures co-producing some of their films from 2016 onward. is a combined setting and media franchise produced by Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios. The Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU note Dubbed Earth-199999 (pronounced "Earth Nineteen Ninety-Nine-Nine-Nine") of the Marvel Multiverse - although the franchise refers to itself as Earth-616 relative to everything else, despite not being the Earth-616 of the comics.
