As per usual, Marvel Studios stole the show in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con, with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars among Kevin Feige's biggest announcements.
While both movies will be released in 2025, there was no mention of either writers or directors, suggesting that information is being saved for a later date. Needless to say, the second we saw "Secret Wars," we assumed Avengers: Endgame helmers Joe and Anthony Russo would be in charge of that movie, at the very least.
After all, the Russos have talked on several occasions about that being their dream project, but during an interview with Deadline, the Marvel Studios President appeared to confirm they won't be returning to the MCU quite yet.
"They’re not connected to it," Feige reveals in the video below. "They’ve been very direct about that. We love them, they love us. We want to find something to do together, it’s not this."
That's honestly a little jaw-dropping, but the trade notes that there have been no talks between Marvel Studios and the Russo Brothers about these new Avengers movies. Apparently, they're unable to commit due to the fact they have three feature projects like up with AGBO, and we'd guess they wanted a slightly longer break before potentially returning for Secret Wars.
Asked to specify how Phase 5 and 6 will differ thematically from what we've seen before, Feige was reluctant to give too much away about The Multiverse Saga. He explained, "The truth is, all of our stories are both interconnected and hopefully stand apart. It’s only now even that we see what the thematics of one, two and three are. We have various ideas as we head into them. But the specifics we like to be uncovered project by project."
It's going to be a wild few years, and Feige looks set to be stretched thin as the MCU continues to expand. There was a lot we didn't hear about during last night's Comic-Con panel, so expect more big reveals to drop during Disney+ Day and D23 this September.
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