Here are some of the additions to the OP, so it's easier to see what was added new:
Opening graphic updated to reflect the MCU as we know it so far:
http://i.imgur.com/rF5FRpk.pngMovie dates updated:
Yet to be Released for Phase 3
Movie Dates:
May 6th, 2016 - Captain America: Civil War (Just Released)
Nov 4th, 2016 - Doctor Strange
May 5th, 2017 - Guardians of the Galaxy 2
July 28th, 2017 - Spider-Man: Homecoming
Nov. 3rd, 2017 - Thor: Ragnarok
Feb 16, 2018 - Black Panther
May 4th, 2018 - Avenger: Infinity War (Part 1)
July 6th, 2018 - Ant-Man and The Wasp
March 8th, 2019 - Captain Marvel
May 3rd, 2019 - Avengers: Infinity War (Part 2)
TBD - Inhumans (possibly moved to Phase 4)
Phase 4 Movies
May 1st, 2020 - TBD
July 10th, 2020 - TBD
November 6, 2020 - TBD
Upcoming TV/Netflix updated
Luke Cage (Netflix - S1: Sept 2016)
Iron Fist (Netflix - S1: TBD 2017)
The Defenders (Netflix - TBD 2017)
-This is the TV equivalent of The Avengers bringing all 4 above (Netflix) Characters together onto one team for a mini-series event.
Marvel's Most Wanted (ABC - S1: TBD 2016)
-Spin-off of Agent of SHIELD
Damage Control (ABC - S1: TBD 2016/2017?)
Cloak & Dagger (Freeform - S1: TBD 2016/2017?)
Comments on the future of the MCU
Kevin Fiege - Head of Marvel - also stated that they have movies planned all the way through 2021, so I would expect a Phase 4 set of movies at the very least. *Fiege has also expressed interest in finally getting a Black Widow Solo movie out, which is now possible that he managed to wrestle away control of the MCU movies from Ike Perlmutter, who is still in control of MCU TV/Netflix production.
*This has led to the rumors that Kevin (MCU movies) & Ike (MCU TV/Netflix) continue to have bad blood, and it has become more likely that TV will not likely factor into the Movies to keep #itsallconnected from being a one way street as it has been up to this point, where storylines from the movies get mentioned and/or tied into by the tv shows, but not the other way around. This could all change w/ the upcoming Infinity War movies where the Russos reportedly have over 60 characters they have worked into the scripts.
Spider-Man - Marvel has worked out a deal with Sony where Marvel gets to creatively make the movies, while Sony still maintains ownership of the movie property. This works by Marvel Studios basically being hired by Sony as the creative and production team, while Sony get to foot the bill, handle distribution and reap the profits. Sony will of course be paying Marvel Studios their contracted production/creative fees, and possibly even mile-stone bonuses along the way. But the important thing here is that Marvel Studios is in control of what's happening w/ Spidey in the MCU and related solo movies.
The Hulk - While Marvel has the production rights to produce a new Hulk movie, it is Universal who still has "first refusal" rights to the distribution of any Hulk titled movie. Which means if Marvel makes it, Universal get to accept or deny the rights to distribute it before Disney/Marvel can distribute it on their own. This is likely the biggest reason we have yet to see a second solo Hulk movie, but Hulk works well as a co-star for now, so we can wait.
Edit to Properties Marvel does not have right to:
Fantastic 4 (Fox) - This also includes Galactus, Silver Surfer, Super Skrull & Annihilus. But Fox has to get this movie off the ground by Oct. 2014 otherwise the rights will revert back to Marvel like Daredevil and Ghost Rider before it. (There are rumors of production issues, but Fantastic Four 2 already has an announced date - 2017) **There were rumors of Marvel negotiating with Fox over TV rights to X-men properties, and these rumors also mentioned usage of F4 by Marvel... not sure if anything happened, but maybe at worst, Fox will work out a deal similar Sony did for Spider-man, at best they'll just give it up out-right in exchange for full X-men access (TV , merchandise, etc etc).**
Spider-Man (Sony) - Supposedly Marvel has been working behind the scenes to include Spider-Man in the MCU, which almost happened with a small acknowledgement in The Avengers, but sadly Sony couldn't get it together in time to make it happen.... maybe next time 
**see update above - next time has come **
Namor (Universal/Marvel?) - not sure what it takes to get this back, but as seeing that Universal has done nothing with it since they've had it, I assume that if Disney wanted it back, Universal might oblige. **Marvel technically has rights to Namor, and if a movie were to be made, it would be by Marvel Studios, BUT there are still lots of outside contracts to deal with before anything would ever break ground using the character, so don't expect Namor to just pop up in in a Marvel movie. It's more complicated than that a the moment.
not that most people ever venture back to the OP, but I'm still trying to keep it as a quick reference for all of us that are interested.
and to add to that: Here is a pretty good (and long) video that breaks down the MCU in chronological order from the beginning through Age of Ultron:
This includes the the movies and the ABC shows. It's a long watch, but it's a much quicker refresher than sitting though 12 movies and several seasons of more than 1 TV show.
I look forward to the eventual update that includes Civil War and the Netflix shows as well.
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