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Kevin Feige On Why MCU Phase 4 Is The First Without Any Avengers Movie


Marvel just announced its plans for the Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe during its panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International last weekend, sending the Marvel fanbase into a frenzy.

Not only did Marvel confirm films like The Eternals and Shang-Chi, but it also dropped major announcements like Natalie Portman's return as Jane Foster, the new Asgardian God of Thunder in Taika Waititi's next Thor movie, Love and Thunder. However, despite all the thrilling news that Marvel shared with the public during its panel, fans couldn't help but notice that Phase 4 was missing an Avengers movie.

Speaking with IGN after Marvel's Hall H presentation at SDCC, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige addressed the missing Avengers entry, explaining why the studio opted against another team-up movie from the Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

"We had a movie this year called Avengers: Endgame," Feige explained. "And we wanted, and it is, very much an ending, as you saw, to so many of those characters. So Phase 4 is about beginnings. And Phase 4 is about learning new things about characters you already think you know, like Black Widow, meeting incredible new characters, like the Eternals and Shang-Chi, going on new adventures with Doctor Strange and Thor and these Disney+ shows which, I promise, will be spectacular and not what anybody is expecting."

This is definitely disappointing news for fans. The Avengers have played such a big role in building the MCU. But then again, it's hard to imagine who's going to fill in the gaps left behind by Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, and Chris Evan's Captain America.

Chris Hemsworth's Thor is also busy as it is – Avengers: Endgame teased his participation in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

We'll just have to be on the lookout for the Avengers as they head on to new directions in different films.

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