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Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The films include Iron Man 3 (2013) with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Thor: The Dark World (2013) with Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) with Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) with Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel as Groot, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, the crossover film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) with Downey, Hemsworth, Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, and Anthony Mackie reprising their roles, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, and Ant-Man (2015) with Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man. Evans appeared the most in the phase, starring or making cameo appearances in four of the films. The six films of the phase grossed over US$5.2 billion at the global box office. Phase Two, along with Phase One and Phase Three, constitutes "The Infinity Saga".