Amid hype for The Avengers movie last year, writer-director Joss Whedon stated several times that he was not approaching the superhero assembly as the first installment to a trilogy. However, now that a sequel is officially in-development, the critically-acclaimed filmmaker was recently speaking with Entertainment Tonight (via Bleeding Cool) when he indicated that he did have an idea in mind for the 2015 Avengers follow-up; even before the first blockbuster behemoth.
“We should start shooting I think in February… I didn’t think I was going to do the second but I had an idea for it before I’d figured out the first one. You go into a movie not assuming there’s going to be… I’ve seen plenty of movies that were the first part of the trilogy that never happened and it’s terrible. You don’t save anything for the trip back. Having said that, though, I did sort of know, “Well, if they were to come back, I know what’s going to happen… It’s going to be awful.”
Returning Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow, while introducing new Marvel heroes,
Marvel’s The Avengers 2 stars Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner & Samuel L. Jackson, the screenplay is written and directed by Joss Whedon. The film is set for release on May 1, 2015.