With anticipation for Marvel Studios' crossover phenomenon
The Avengers heating up from the approaching release of their
Captain America: The First Avenger &
Thor movies, many are at wonder of the studios' plans post-2012, sans
Iron Man 3. And speaking with
D23 Magazine via
IGN exclusively, the studios' president Kevin Feige speaks essentially on just
that.
"X-Men was the dawn of the new Marvel cinematic age. 'Iron Man' was the dawn of the Marvel Studios age and the establishment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the beginning of that continuity. The Avengers is the next big step. Once all these characters come together, it's the culmination of all that has come before. It launches a new era and a new time in the history of our films. Not only will it be the first film that our new home studio, Disney, will be distributing, but it will also renew each of these characters and launch them into their own franchises, starting with the second film to be released by Disney, Iron Man 3."
"[After The Avengers] Thor will go off into a new adventure, and Captain America will continue to explore the modern world in another film of his own. We hope that holds true for the characters appearing in that film — Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the spy organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. —all of whom are more than worthy and capable of carrying their own films. And, we've got a lot of other characters we're prepping and getting ready for film debuts: the world of martial arts, these great cosmic space fantasies, Dr. Strange, and the magic side of the Marvel Universe. There are many, many stories to be mined."
While these potential films have been mentioned in the studios' future plans countless times, it's great to hear -
Captain America sequels essentially in modern times, martial artist (Iron Fist), and well cosmic space films (Inhumans) being mentioned as recent considerations. What do you think? Anyhow, look for
Thor in theaters May 6,
Captain America July 22, and
The Avengers May 4, next year!