We reported just a few weeks ago thatAvengers: Infinity War wrapped production, just in time for the cast and directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo to head to the D23 Expo and Comic-Con 2017 in back-to-back weeks, where they showcased the first footage from the superhero adventure. While that footage has yet to be released to the public, director Joe Russo teased in a recent interview that bothInfinity WarandAvengers 4, which starts shooting very soon, will have huge stakes and plenty of surprises for the fans. Here’s what the director had to say during a Comic-Con interview from last month.
“You know, with Winter Soldier and with Civil War, my brother and I like stakes. We believe in stakes for these movies, we fight for stakes on these films, and I think people should be prepared for a very intense experience in bothAvengers 3 and Avengers 4. And they should be prepared for some pretty big surprises.”
The director wouldn’t elaborate any further in his interview withio9, but it’s no surprise that the stakes are huge this time around. They are, after all, squaring off against the powerful Mad Titan himself,Thanos(Josh Brolin), who will be assembling all of the Infinity Stones, which, when placed in the Infinity Gauntlet, will give him an unimaginable amount of power. It’s likely because Thanos is so powerful that practically the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe will unite to stop him.
The directors made headlines last year during an event to promoteCaptain America: Civil War, when they revealed thatInfinity War will have 67 characters, although they later clarified that isn’t the exact count. Still, the directors have said in the past thatInfinity Warwill bring together the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, although it still remains to be seen if any of the TV characters fromAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.or the Marvel Netflix shows such asDaredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke CageandIron Fistwill be joining the fight as well. Regardless, the first movie has wrapped, and we found out that the second movie will be starting production quite soon.
Jeremy Rennerrevealed in a recent interview that production begins in just under two weeks, so hopefully we can expect to see some cryptic photos from the set on social media, courtesy of the Russo Brothers, who kicked off theAvengers: Infinity Warshoot in January with a shot of the parking lot in Atlanta. Even the title forAvengers 4is said to be a sequel forAvengers: Infinity War, so we likely won’t find out what that title is untilInfinity Warhits theaters. Regardless of the title,Avengers 4has said to be the culmination of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far, with some fans expecting major characters to be killed off, especially since many of the longtime stars' contracts with Marvel are expiring, or are about to expire. Hopefully we’ll find out more about both movies as we get ready for production onAvengers 4to begin.
