When Marvel Studios first announcedAvengers: Infinity War, the idea was that this event would span two movies.Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1would hit theaters in May 2018 andAvengers: Infinity War – Part 2would open a year later, in May 2019. However, after a few months directorsJoeandAnthony Russorevealed that they were no longer going with this “Part 1” and “Part 2” title, and instead the May 2018 movie would just beAvengers: Infinity Warwhile the 2019 movie was being referred to as“UntitledAvengers 4.”
Indeed, it’s become clear that these are two very different movies. Not only are they titled differently, but Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigerecently revealed to us thatthey’re no longer being shot simultaneously—production onAvengers: Infinity Warhas been underway since January, but filming on “UntitledAvengers 4” doesn’t start until this August.
So why, then, is the fourthAvengersmovie still untitled if everyone involved knows the story, script, etc.? That’s the question thatCinemaBlendposed to Feige recently, and he confirmed what we kind of figured: the title ofAvengers 4is a spoiler. Moreover, when pressed if Thanos is in both movies or justInfinity War, Feige replied, “They’re two very different movies. That’s all I’ll say.”
The Russo brothers actually said a few months ago that theyknewwhat the title ofAvengers 4was but wouldn’t be releasing that info for some time, and now we know why. Presumably the title of that fourthAvengersmovie has to do with something major that occurs inInfinity War, meaning we won’t learn the title for at least a year.
So what could the title be?Avengers: Revenge for Tony?Avengers: Captain America Is a Nazi Now? Your guess is as good as mine, but given that the Infinity War event has been described as the culmination of the MCU thus far and involveseveryMarvel superhero, we’re expecting some casualties. Whether that means a major character like Tony Stark or Thor dies, or if they kill off a memorable but more supporting character like Scarlet Witch or Hawkeye remains to be seen, but I would honestly be surprised if at least one big death doesn’t occur duringAvengers: Infinity War. Not only would it raise the personal stakes after 20+ movies, but the contracts for these actors are running out, so it would be a pretty tidy way to wrap up, say,Chris Evans’ Marvel contract.
And so now, we speculate. Sound off in the comments with whatyouthink is the secret title ofAvengers 4, and peruse our recent Marvel coverage in the links below.
