Kevin Feige Opens Up About Avengers 5, Says It May Not Release Anytime Soon
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently opened up about the Avengers franchise and if there will be a fifth instalment. Kevin revealed that while the project is underway, it will not be releasing anytime soon.
Marvel
Studios
president
Kevin
Feige
recently
opened
up
about
the
Avengers
franchise
and
if
there
will
be
a
fifth
instalment.
Kevin
revealed
that
while
the
project
is
underway,
it
will
not
be
releasing
anytime
soon.
Marvel
already
has
revealed
release
dates
till
mid-2023,
including
films
like
The
Marvels,
Guardians
Of
The
Galaxy
3
and
more.
He
said
that
there
needs
to
be
"a
reasonable
amount
of
time"
after
the
release
of
2019's
Avengers:
Endgame
before
the
next
instalment
is
ready
for
release.
He
told
Collider,
"I
think
we
want
there
to
be
a
reasonable
amount
of
time
from
the
'Endgame'
to
start
a
new
saga,
which
is
already
underway
and
already
started,"
but
will
take
time
to
put
together.
"And
then
you
need
time,
as
you
did
in
Phase
1,
to
build
that
saga
before
you
start
bringing
everyone
together," he
added.
Avengers:
Endgame
with
several
characters
leaving
the
franchise.
While
Tony
Stark/
Iron
Man
died
after
the
final
fight,
Black
Widow
was
also
killed
off
followed
by
Steve
Rogers
aka
Captian
America's
exit
from
the
franchise.
Talking
about
Iron
Man,
Feige
admitted
that
hiring
Downey
Jr.
as
Iron
Man
was
one
of
Marvel's
"biggest
risks".
He
said,
"I
was
lucky
enough
to
be
involved
in
early
'Spider-Man'
films
and
'X-Men'
films.
But
we
wanted
to
do
an
'Iron
Man'
movie.
And
I
do
think,
still,
the
biggest
risk
-
which
seems
outrageous
to
say
now
-
was
casting
Robert
Downey
Jr.
It
was
both
the
biggest
risk
and
the
most
important
thing
in
the
founding
of
the
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe."
He
admitted
that
without
Downey
Jr.
the
studio
may
not
have
seen
such
huge
success.
"Without
Robert,
we
wouldn't
be
sitting
here
today.
I
really
believe
that.
He
was
an
amazing
actor.
Everybody
knew
he
was
amazing
actor.
But
he
hadn't
been
an
action
star."
"He
wasn't
a
marquee
star,
necessarily.
And
we
quickly
realised
the
risk,
I've
said
this
before,
was
not
casting
him.
And
Jon
Favreau
really
had
that
vision
for
that
movie
and
for
Robert
in
that
role.
That
decision,
and
the
success
of
that
decision,
I
think
empowered
us
with
further
risks
and
further
choices."
Marvel
is
currently
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
Eternals
on
November
5,
followed
by
Spider-Man:
No
Way
Home.
Simu
Liu's
Shang-Chi
and
the
Legend
of
the
Ten
Rings'
recently
marked
the
first
Marvel
release
since
the
theatres
closed
during
the
pandemic.
The
film
has
garnered
alot
of
love
and
is
set
to
release
in
India
on
September
10.