Earlier today we brought you some comments from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige on diversity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe [read what he has to say here], and now the producer has been chatting to Vulture about Phase Three’s big climactic crossover, Avengers: Infinity War, teasing some surprising team-ups between the characters.
“There are so many, but I would say, both because of the characters and the actors who’ve created them, Doctor Strange and Tony Stark,” said Feige when asked which characters he’s most looking forward to seeing interact, before telling fans to think outside of the box as to which other characters might share scenes, “particularly in Infinity War and the movie after that, there are… unexpected team-ups.”
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With Infinity War set to bring together virtually every major character from the MCU to date (and plenty of supporting ones), there has been some talk as to how Marvel could possibly top the epic crossover going forward, and Feige also addressed that line of thought:
“I think it’s possible to have more intimate movies after that, or to have more interesting, unexpected combinations of characters after that, absolutely,” Feige said. “It never is intentionally about ‘being even bigger.’ Arguably, one of the biggest scenes we’ve ever had in a movie was the airport battle in Civil War, and there weren’t world-ending stakes in that scene, there wasn’t an asteroid smashing into a city in that scene, but there was a conflict between the characters that made you feel something. To us, it’s less about continuing to go bigger with spectacle — although in some cases, we will — and more about continuing to go deeper with those character interactions.”
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Avengers: Infinity War is scheduled for release on May 4th, 2018, with Untitled Avengers following on May 3rd, 2019.
Originally published November 2, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
