Russo Brothers Confirm Captain Marvel For ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, Discuss Sequel’s Effect On The MCU
Now thatCaptain America: Civil Warhas been unleashed on audiences, fans who caught the movie last night are already looking ahead at what’s to come in Phase Three of the Marvel cinematic universe. New solo franchises will begin withBlack Panther,Captain Marveland the newSpider-Man. Others will continues withAnt-Man and the WaspandThor: Ragnarok, and there’s even anew hint of anIron Man 4at some point (though probably not in Phase Three). But the biggest part of the next phase in the MCU is the two-part sequel that isThe Avengers: Infinity War.
Anthony & Joe Russorecently confirmed that the two films are different enough from one another that they’ll be renaming the movies so they’re not simply calledThe Avengers: Infinity War Part IandPart II. Now the directing duo has confirmed (accidentally) that Captain Marvel will be part of the sequels. Plus, a new interview has the brothers teasing the effectInfinity Warwill have on the MCU.
Find out how the Russo brothers slipped up about Captain Marvel inAvengers Infinity Warafter the jump.
Anthony & Joe Russo recently appeared at an event at the Smithsonian Institute where they discussedThe Avengers: Infinity Wara little bit. While specifics on their remarks weren’t adequately noted by anyone in attendance,ComicBook.comfound out from a couple attendees that one of the brothers name-dropped Captain Marvel. One fan quickly followed up and asked, “Did you just confirm Captain Marvel?” to which they quickly and poorly tried to cover their tracks. One of the brothers said, “Um, Captain Barvel. Totally different character.” Nailed it.
Captain Barvel sounds like a new addition to the Marvel cinematic universe, and it also sounds like the off-brand name for a terrible fiber-heavy cereal. But I digress. Obviously Captain Marvel was never going to die in her first standalone movie, so her inclusion in the huge roster of superheroes inThe Avengers: Infinity Warisn’t a big surprise. We’re supposed to find out who’s playing the character sometime this summer, so hopefully we have more to go on regarding that character soon.
As for what else we can expect fromThe Avengers: Infinity War, Anthony Russo toldColliderthis will have a huge impact on the Marvel cinematic universe:
Those movies are intended to be the culmination of everything that’s happened in the MCU from the very firstIron Manmovie years ago. So they will end up changing the MCU more profoundly than any movie has yet, and there will be some things that come to an end in those movies, dimensions of the MCU will end in those film, dimensions will change forever in those films, dimensions will find new life in those films. They’re a real threshold for what we’ve come to know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I think that dimension can be a little intimidating but also exciting.
Surely a major character death would be something that would change the Marvel cinematic universe more profoundly than any other movie. Captain America could be taken out in order for Bucky Barnes or Falcon to pick up the shield since both characters have done so in the comic books. Of course, Robert Downey Jr. has been talking about hanging up the armor for awhile as well. Even though he’s expressed renewed interest in maybe one more solo Iron Man movie, that could just be misdirection so characters don’t think he’ll be killed off in Infinity War. Anything is possible.
Colliderhas a great interview with Anthony & Joe Russo where the talk about blending their grounded style with the cosmic side of the Marvel cinematic universe, the evolution of abilities for Vision and Scarlet Witch, how they’ll be working with Josh Brolin as Thanos and much more.Check out the full interview over here.
