The biggest superhero reunion of all time, 'Avengers: Infinity War' is almost upon us and the team behind the film, including directors, Russo brothers (Anthony & Joe), screenplay writer, Stephen McFeely and Marvel president, Kevin Feige are all already looking towards the future.
Yahoo Movies spoke to Joe Russo at the 'Infinity War' premiere who mentioned, "I think massively different. I think that this is if Marvel has been writing a book for ten years, it's the end of the book and someone is going to write a new book. Who knows what that new book will be but this is an ending and that'll be a new beginning".
As all die-hard Marvel Cinematic Universe fans will know, the past 10 years' worth of films have been leading up to this very moment, the biggest battle of the galaxy: the Avengers vs Thanos. After appearing in various post-credit scenes and short clips, the super-villain is finally getting his five minutes of fame. As if to cement the importance of the upcoming film, screenplay writer, Stephen McFeely, who's also working on 'Avengers 4', revealed the next phase of Marvel films are going to feel like a whole other universe.
"This is about the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is about everyone getting together, or trying their hardest to get together, to fight a guy named Thanos... We've been teasing Thanos for many movies in 30 second clips, so hopefully all the lead up will allow us to really go to town with him and make him a villain that requires this epic level of storytelling. That is the word I would use most often. It's ridiculously big".
An uncertain future
As of yet, any concrete details regarding the last two films in the 3rd phase of MCU films are pretty much nonexistent. However, if we take into account the films Marvel has planned for the future, it could give us an idea as to which of the characters are safe, for now at least.
The only thing Kevin Feige has mentioned as of yet, is that 'Avengers 4' will bring an end to things as we know it. The films Marvel has up it's sleeve for the next phase include 'Spider-Man: Homecoming 2', 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3', 'Doctor Strange 2' and 'Black Panther 2'. The plans leave the futures of the veteran Avengers up in the air: who do you want to see saved?
