Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is off to a very good start.Civil Warwas an excellent way to round up theCaptain Americatrilogy, not to mention that the movie was a huge financial success as well. Additionally,Doctor Strangesucceeded in opening an entirely new corner of the Marvel Universe, which fans have seemed to fully embrace. It looks like the upcomingAvengers: Infinity Warwill follow in those footsteps by exploring a bunch of new worlds.
Charles Wood, who worked as a production designer onDoctor Strangeand is also working onAvengers: Infinity War, recently talked a bit about the movie withComicbook.com. He teased that the movie is not going to be repeating what has come before it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and specifically that there will be a lot of new worlds explored during the course ofAvengers 3. Here is what he had to say.
“I think rather like Doctor Strange, you’ll find this film, it’s not regurgatative, yeah? What I’m trying to say, is, there are many, many, many new worlds to see in this film.”
Up to this point, save forGuardians of the Galaxyand theThormovies, much of theMCUhas been relegated to Earth. That has largely made sense so far, but given that Thanos is going to be the main villain it seems totally logical that parts ofAvengers: Infinity Warwill be taking place on other worlds. How exactly that is going to play out or fit into the plot of the movie is unclear, but it is potentially very exciting to think of just how expansive the nextAvengersmovie could be.Charles Woodcouldn’t say much about it, but what he did have to say aboutAvengers: Infinity Warwas incredibly positive.
“Any time you turn that page on this script, you’re kind of staggered, blown away, terrified by what’s in front of you.”
Not much has been revealed about the upcomingInfinity Warand the untitledAvengers 4, but we know that the movie is going to have an absolutely massive cast. Seemingly all of the core members from theGuardians of the Galaxyare going to be included, as well as the core MCU heroes such as Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man andDoctor Strange. Not only that, but there have been reports thatLiv Tylermay be reprising her role as Betty Ross fromThe Incredible Hulk, so it is almost unfathomable to think how many characters will need to get screen time between the two movies. Outside of the cast, it has also been reported that the two movies will have a combined budget of around $500 million, so they will be tremendously expensive, which makes sense but it is definitely on the higher end of what a comic book movie can cost.
As production ramps up, with the shoot supposedly starting sometime this month in Atlanta, we’ll surely be getting more solid details soon.Avengers: Infinity WarandAvengers 4are being directed byJoeandAnthony Russo, who directed bothCaptain America: The Winter SoliderandCaptain America: Civil War.Avengers: Infinity Waris scheduled to hit theaters on August 09, 2025, andAvengers 4will come out a year later on August 02, 2025.
