Other than Daredevil, Ant-Man is the first superhero origin story to take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since The Avengers assembled (on Earth anyway), so just how much of an impact does that have on how the movies are going to play out moving forwards? Well, just like how the Battle of New York was the driving force for Matt Murdock, it seems that there being a team of superheroes in the world will play into a certain Sorcerer Surpreme's story as well.
Talking to Zap2it, Feige revealed that The Avengers being in existence will be something they, "acknowledge to a certain degree more so in other films. 'Doctor Strange,' for instance, is kind of [in his own world]. He's in New York, but he's a surgeon and he's got his own thing going on, and when he has to try to fix his hands he goes on another journey." Does that mean it will be something of a standalone movie then? "All these movies are connected, so they inhabit -- as the comics did -- the same universe. Like Ant-Man, Doctor Strange lives in a world where aliens came out over Grand Central Station. Again, he also is a brain surgeon. When he's in the operating room, he's not thinking about those other things. He's working on what he's working on."
As for the future of origin stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Marvel Studios boss wouldn't reveal too much, but did drop a pretty interesting tease about shaking things up moving forwards. "'Ant-Man' and 'Panther' and 'Captain Marvel' going forward -- assuming they're all chronological -- will have that as a backdrop, which to us is fun." What do you guys think?
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