Kevin Feige Is Attempting to Throw Us off the Scen...

All of us noticed what occurred after the credits of Thunderbolts. We jumped forward a couple of months into the world of Avengers: Doomsday, and in a scene directed by Doomsday helmers Joe and Anthony Russo, Yelena and the rest of the New Avengers noticed one thing very distinctive flying towards Earth. The film is fairly upfront with what it needs us to suppose that’s, however in a brand new interview, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is making us second-guess ourselves.

As we’ve discussed previously, ultimately credit scene, New Avengers get phrase of an “extra-dimensional” ship getting into Earth’s ambiance and see a ship with a large “4” on the aspect flying by means of house. That is accompanied by a couple of notes of Michael Giacchino’s rating to The Incredible 4: First Steps, the one Marvel film popping out between Thunderbolts and Doomsday. And, since all of the Fantastic Four and all of the New Avengers are in Doomsday, it doesn’t take a genius to attach the dots. That is the Incredible 4 leaving their dimension and coming into the MCU.

Or is it? Talking in Empire Magazine (with a quote that isn’t on-line but however is outwardly in print), Feige stated the next regarding the Thunderbolts/New Avengers finish credit scene. “Their ship is the Excelsior, and there’s a Incredible 4 ship getting into the MCU … However I’m unsure they’re the identical ship,” Feige stated. Which implies one in all two issues. One, Feige is simply being Feige and making an attempt to make folks argue and debate about his motion pictures together with his trademark imprecise however admittedly enjoyable statements. Or, two, he’s giving us a brand new, essential piece of the puzzle.

For the document, we’re guessing it’s the primary one. Clearly, Feige loves messing with us and sparking debate. He’s been doing it for years and is all however unimaginable to get a straight reply out of, particularly by way of future motion pictures. If there may be any doubt about one thing, Feige will lean into it. So whereas the obvious implication is that that is the Incredible 4, we don’t see any of the characters. There may be, if you wish to be literal, a little bit of a gray space there.

For argument’s sake, let’s say Feige’s implications are actual. This can be a ship owned by or associated to the Incredible 4, however they aren’t on it. What else may very well be taking place? Perhaps a personality has stolen one in all their ships? Perhaps it is a later piece of the story and it’s being despatched empty for an additional cause? Or, is that this a complete different multiversal Incredible 4 workforce? There are one million potential explanations, any one in all which may very well be true.

Or, as a result of Yelena doesn’t know what she’s watching, as a result of their pc system isn’t conscious of it, as a result of we see the “4” and since we hear the music, it’s certainly the Incredible 4.

Which manner are you leaning? If Feige messing with us or setting us on the correct path? Do you suppose we’ll discover out in Incredible 4: First Steps or will we’ve to attend until December 2026 and Avengers: Doomsday? Tell us under.

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