It’s not a giant leap given the positive buzz Thor has landed with ahead of its release next week but there are more movies planned for the behammered one according to Marvel Man Kevin Feige.
Speaking to the Disney magazine, and reported by IGN, Feige explained his vision and it’s as you’d expect: more, more, and more movies,
Iron Man was the dawn of the Marvel Studios age and the establishment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the beginning of that continuity. The Avengers is the next big step. Once all these characters come together, it’s the culmination of all that has come before. It launches a new era and a new time in the history of our films.
Not only will it be the first film that our new home studio, Disney, will be distributing, but it will also renew each of these characters and launch them into their own franchises, starting with the second film to be released by Disney, Iron Man 3.
So far, so obvious.
Thor will go off into a new adventure, and Captain America will continue to explore the modern world in another film of his own. We hope that holds true for the characters appearing in that film — Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the spy organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. —all of whom are more than worthy and capable of carrying their own films. And, we’ve got a lot of other characters we’re prepping and getting ready for film debuts: the world of martial arts, these great cosmic space fantasies, Dr. Strange, and the magic side of the Marvel Universe. There are many, many stories to be mined.
With Thor looking to do well as long as they can attract more than the comic book fans, and their marketing has been very much focused that way, and Captain America is looking very promising. The added bonus for Marvel is, if the films continue their quality, audiences will want to keep up and their investment in the world grows with every movie. I’m not sure how well the lesser known characters will fare, unless smaller budgets, direct to DVD, or internet distribution are part of the plan – I guess we’ll know as time goes on but Marvel have a huge world and the clout to get A-list actors and directors on board.
Thor Four anyone?
