While the fourth Avengers movie may not have a title, it's pretty obvious that that and Avengers: Infinity War are going to have huge ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Despite the fact that Thanos wasn't teased until The Avengers in 2012, we've known for a while that the end of Phase 3 is going to wrap up the era which began with Iron Man in 2008, especially with the current contracts of many actors (including Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Chris Hemsworth) all nearing their end.
Talking to IGN recently, Anthony Russo explained why these movies are going to mark both a natural ending and new beginning for the MCU as we know it. "I can't get into too much detail about who we're introducing, but these two movies are intended to be the culmination of everything that has happened in the MCU since the very first Iron Man movie. In being a culmination, these movies are in some ways going to be an end to certain things, and in some ways, they're going to be the beginning of certain things." With so many new heroes in Phase 3, could we get a New Avengers?
That remains to be seen, but the director went on to explain whether they're choosing which characters to focus on by preference or for the sake of story. "It's a little bit of both, because you always have to make sure that your choices feel organic to the storytelling, and really, you have to sort of structure them in the way that they need to be there. You have to have them, or they shouldn't be in the movie. It's a little bit of a dance between the two, where you have big eyes, and you want everybody included in the movie, but you have to go through the process of... what's the best story that you can tell." Which direction would you like to see the MCU go in during Phase 4?