Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, said Avengers: Endgame would be "the last Avengers movie."
Feige, who has worked for Marvel since 2000 and is widely credited with establishing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, noted that hugely popular and lucrative teams are a thing of the past.
There have been four Avengers movies so far, bringing together all of Marvel's heroes to take on a series of almighty foes. They started with 2012's The Avengers, 2015's Avengers: Age Of Ultron, and 2018 and 2019's Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
The box office for each Avengers movie has surpassed $2.8 billion, with Avengers: Endgame grossing almost €XNUMX billion. It seems like a strange idea to break with this incredibly lucrative tradition, but it seems that's the plan...
So what did Kevin Feige say?
Feige spoke as part of the new documentary Assembled: The Making of Eternals, which just dropped on Disney Plus to celebrate the arrival of the Eternals on the streamer.
Addressing Marvel's plans for the future, Feige said, "Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have now passed their 22th anniversary, and with the release of the latest Avengers movie, we've finally completed a XNUMX-film Infinity Saga."
He continued: “Where do we go from here? mythology in all Marvel comics".
It sounds like he's ruling out more Avengers movies, certainly for now.
A change of course for Marvel?
Actually, it's not the first time Feige has hinted that the studio may not go back to the formula it established in its first 10 years.
Speaking to Collider in 2021, Feige reportedly said: "I think we want there to be a reasonable amount of time from Endgame to start a new saga, which is already underway and already started. And then you need time, like you did on Phase." . 1, to build this saga up before we start getting everyone together."
Whats Next?
Marvel and Feige have a lot going for them. They're expanding their TV lineup, with Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Secret Invasion all slated for 2022, plus a slate of high-profile sequels in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are all coming this year.
So we may never see a team-up like Avengers: Endgame again, but there's still a lot of Marvel ahead...