Marvel boss confirms Phase 5 is already being planned
Superhero movie fans have only just about recovered from Marvel Studios' trailblazing panel at San Diego Comic-Con at the weekend, and now producer Kevin Feige has announced that Phase 5 is already in development.
Chatting on the red carpet with MTV News, the head honcho revealed that not only does Marvel know which comic book characters will make it onto the next Avengers roster, "it will be a very different team than we've seen before".
#AvengersEndgame was the end of an era, and #Marvel Studios president #KevinFeige confirmed to us at #ComicCon that the next class of @Avengers will be a “very different team than we’ve seen before." We also asked if Phase 4 of the #MCU might be planting some big clues 👀 #SDCC pic.twitter.com/4mxOTmmJ0u
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"It will be a very different incarnation of the team, with some people you've already met and some people you haven't," Feige continued.
"We debated whether to announce 4 and 5 today. We've planned them out; we've got five years down the road. But I was like, 'Eleven projects in two years is plenty'.
"I love that things build up; they build to a crescendo."
During the interview, Feige also touched on upcoming sequel Thor: Love and Thunder, which is set to see filmmaker Taika Waititi reunite with his Thor: Ragnarok stars Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth.
Related: Marvel reveals when Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow prequel will take place
This time around though, the twosome will be joined on screen by Academy Award winner Natalie Portman, as she reprises her role as Jane Foster (who will reportedly adopt the mantle of Thor herself in the movie).
"It's amazing," Feige gushed. "It's a dream, and that title that Taika pitched us early on and was unveiled tonight might be my favourite title we've ever had."
Other future films announced include Blade – which will see Mahershala Ali take over from Wesley Snipes in the lead role – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Eternals and Black Widow.
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