Talking to
IGN Movies, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige was asked by the site about both the possibility and his thoughts on changing the roster of
The Avengers in the sequel. Whether this means we'll see the likes of Ant-Man or Doctor Strange join the team is unknown at this point, but I'm sure many fans would happily wait an extra few years for
The Avengers 2 if it means seeing those heroes assemble alongside the rest!
"Absolutely. That's the fun of it -- introducing new characters. Seeing: 'How will things change after Iron Man goes through his next adventure? After Thor goes through his next adventure? If we do another Cap adventure, how will things change? The dynamic between them? Their own worlds? So that the dynamic in Avengers 2 is actually quite different than it is in the first one."
And in a
separate interview with the site, Feige was quizzed on Loki's mysterious army (who have so far only been spotted in the form of stuntmen in mocap suits taking on Chris "Captain America" Evans and Chris "Thor" Hemsworth on the Cleveland set) and teased fans with the revelation that Marvel Studios have plans for them in future...who else wants to be that they'll either be related to the Inhumans or Guardians of the Galaxy? Here's what he had to say.
"[Loki] does say to Tony Stark at the end of the footage we showed today, he tells Tony that he has an army. And that army is not just stuntmen in mocap suits. It'll be extremely, extremely large and something that links not only into the movies we've made but the movies we're going to make. So it's a big play that we're not quite ready to talk about."
STARRING:
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
RELEASE DATE: May 4th, 2012. (US)