Surprisingly, an enormous chunk of the MCU is missing from movies and TV shows that will go live on Disney+ when the streaming service launches on November 12, but the list leaves out dozens if not hundreds of movies and TV shows.
Last Updated: November 7, 2019
One of the biggest selling points of that will connect directly with the MCU, along with Star Wars, Disney, and other types of movies and TV shows that will release on the service over the years. But while Disney+ is loaded with original programming, its big draw at the start is the company's back catalogue.
Those who have subscribed to Disney+ will have access to a multitude of movies and TV shows owned by Disney, including properties of Marvel, Pixar, and 20th Century Fox. And of course, Avengers: Endgame. Here are all the MCU movies that won't be immediately available on Disney+.
Iron Man 2
Iron Man trilogy won't arrive on Disney+ until at least 2020. As of now, the 2010 movie is currently available on Hulu and Amazon Prime.
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk film rights still belong with Universal Studios, who distributed the film. For this reason, The Incredible Hulk will most likely never be added to Disney+.
Thor
Long before he was an Avenger, a Guardian of the Galaxy, or a gladiator on planet Skaar, Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder was an arrogant Asgardian warrior stranded on Earth in 2011's Loki, which is expected in the spring of 2021.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Chris Evans' Steve Rogers made his debut in Captain America: The First Avenger, a period piece that pits the Sentinel of Liberty against the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) and the forces of Hydra in World War II. Like Thor, Cap's first movie won't be available on Disney+, at least not right away.
The Avengers
The Avengers - the movie that united Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye for the first time ever - is perhaps the most noteworthy omission from Disney+, considering that it was Marvel's first big team-up movie. The $1.5 billion box office hit won't be on Disney+ in November, and no release date is in sight.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Upon its release, Captain America's second solo movie, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in the fall of 2020, since it focuses on characters related to Captain America.
Captain America: Civil War
With a worldwide box office total of $1.153 billion, Captain America: Civil War is the highest grossing film of 2016. Civil War is the movie that split the Avengers apart, and introduced Black Panther and Spider-Man to the MCU. Civil War's absence from Disney+ means that the new streaming service won't include any Captain America film.
Doctor Strange
2016's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, in May 2021.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Rights issues with Sony will keep Spider-Man: Homecoming was distributed by Sony, that means that Disney doesn't have control over how it's viewed. And since Disney won't be purchasing the rights to Spider-Man, this is unlikely to change. Homecoming can be watched on Starz, a network that has had a first-run licensing agreement with Sony Pictures for more than a decade.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
James Gunn's first cosmic adventure in the MCU, Guardians of the Galaxy, will launch on Disney+, but without its sequel. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is currently streaming on Netflix, which is where it will remain until Netflix's rights to the movie expire in 2020.
