Kevin Feige Discusses MCU’s Post ‘Avengers 4’ Future
Right before Marvel Studios celebrates its 10 year anniversary, studio president Kevin Feige, along with Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel Cinematic Universe stars participated in a cover feature for Vanity Fair.
In addition to discussing the history of how the studio came about and the bumps on the road to global domination, Feige also talked about what the future holds for the MCU.
Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Don Cheadle as War Machine, Dave Bautista as Drax, Paul Bettany as The Vision and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym. Source: Vanity Fair
First the bad news, Avengers 4, which hits theaters May 3, 2019, will be the “finale” of the studios original 22 movie plan.
With contracts set to expire for the core team of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johannson and Jeremy Renner, fans should begin preparing themselves for some changes.
“There will be two distinct periods. Everything before Avengers 4 and everything after,” said Feige. “I know it will not be in ways people are expecting.”
Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. Source: Vanity Fair
The producer stresses that fans will still have plenty of exciting films to look forward to.
“Twenty two movies in, and we’ve got another 20 movies on the docket that are completely different from anything that’s come before—intentionally,” said Feige.
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Tom Holland as Spider-Man and Chris Evans as Captain America. Source: Vanity Fair
Iger also explained that the next batch of movies will take viewers to new settings.
“We’re looking for worlds that are completely separate—geographically or in time—from the worlds that we’ve already visited,” he said.
Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Anthony Mackie as Falcon and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Source: Vanity Fair
One of those new worlds will be Wakanda when Black Panther claws its way into theaters February 16, 2018.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Karen Gillan as Nebula and Chris Pratt as Star-Lord. Source: Vanity Fair
Where would you like to see the MCU go after Avengers 4?
Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, Benedict Wong as Wong, Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp, Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Feige and Stan Lee. Source: Vanity Fair
Upcoming MCU Releases:
Black Panther – February 16, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War – May 4, 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp – July 6, 2018
Captain Marvel – March 8, 2019
Avengers 4 – May 3, 2019
Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel – July 5, 2019
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I would LOVE to see it go in a much more diverse direction. I mean, the comics did it, its time the movies do it too, I’m sad to see Evans go, and Black Widow never getting her movie, but I want something new, something fresh, something that I just dont go see and then forget about it (like strange and ant-man, even if I never forgot about Hope Van Dyme NOT getting her suit).