Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has dashed many fans’ hopes of seeing some familiar faces in upcoming Avengers movies.
While theMarvel Cinematic Universeis setting up for its Mutant Era thanks to Deadpool & Wolverine, some fans are starting to wonder how this will impact theAvengers 5movie.
The events in the upcoming Marvel movie will undoubtedly influence which heroes will be asked to join the elite world-saving squad.
From Eternals to Ms. Marvel, theMCUhas introduced many new characters who could make excellent additions to the team. Still, fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for a major reunion, as Feige squashed the idea of bringing everyone together.
“I rarely speak in absolutes like that, right?” Feigeexplainedto i09. “The notion of never ever seeing somebody again, I never talk in absolutes like that. But the truth is, you know, we’re going to tell a story in these Avengers movies, and there won’t be room for 100,000 characters in it.”
Since Phase 4 began, many new characters have been introduced, in movies like Black Widow to shows like Hawkeye.
And while people like Kate Bishop and Ms. Marvel have been used to tease future projects, only a handful of characters from this phase have been confirmed to return to the big screen in the next two years.
One of the most popular characters from Phase 4—Black Widow’s Yelena Belova—will lead theThunderboltsmovie along with a few selected characters from that particular movie and the series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
However, characters from less popular projects like Moon Knight and She-Hulk might be left behind as the franchise gears up forAvengers: Secret Wars.
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However, Feige’s absolute statement surrounding the Avengers movies doesn’t mean any benched Phase 4 heroes won’t pop up again in some capacity, as he concluded the interview by saying, “Choices will have to be made, that’s for sure. But that doesn’t mean you won’t ever see anybody ever again.”
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Kayla Harrington was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in The Boys, The Walking Dead, House of the Dragon, Marvel and Star Wars. She also has bylines at Mashable, BuzzFeed, and The Mary Sue.
