Marvel/Disney has just sent out their latest press release and this one will put a smile on The Avengers fans’ faces. They have officially announced that the release date for the highly anticipated sequel will be in less than 3 years! Horayyy, oh wait, damn 3 years? Oh Well, Horayyyyyyyyyy.
So the official date as it stands will be May 1, 2015, which fits along the lines of the first films release. Well now that we have a date, what can we expect from the film? We know that Joss Whedon will be both writing and directing the sequel which is great news and that it is expected that everyone from the original will be back (Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson). If you noticed I left off Robert Downey Jr. for one reason, after he is done with Iron Man 3, his contract will have been fulfilled and he isn’t under contract to do anymore films. This doesn’t mean he won’t be back, I think RDJ coming back as Tony Stark is probably the safest bet one could make. On the flip side, it’s going to cost Marvel a pretty penny to lock him up again but based on the reaction to The Avengers, I think they can afford it.
We also know that the sequel will be impacted by the events that transpire in Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and, possibly, there is a small chance Ant-Man might play a part in shaping the sequel. With possibly 5 films having an impact on a sequel, they might want to make The Avengers2 around 3 hours to fit it all in.
Now lets get to the possible title hint that was in the press release. Here is exactly what the email said that was sent out to everyone.
The Walt Disney Studios has announced a release date for Marvel Studios’ sequel to the biggest Super Hero blockbuster and third highest grossing film of all time, Marvel’s The Avengers. Joss Whedon returns to write and direct the UNTITLED MARVEL’S AVENGERS SEQUEL set for release May 1, 2015.
This is sort of the same approach they took when they were sending stuff about the UNTITLED Thor and Captain America films before SDCC. So one can only speculate that The Avengers 2 will have some sort of subtitle after it. Personally, I would be happy with seeing this, The Avengers 2: Earth’s Mightest Heroes. Guess we will have to wait and see!
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