We learned yesterday from the man behind Marvel, Kevin Feige, that news of Phase 4 will come soon. Even before Marvel reacquired long estranged characters in the Disney/Fox deal, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were already excited about Phase 4.
Now that the likes of Deadpool, The X-Men, and the Fantastic Four (as well as others) are absolutely on their way to the MCU, two of the bigger questions surrounding the move are when and how this will happen. Marvel president Kevin Feige recently spoke with Fandango and spoke about incorporating the new characters, and if seems like it’s a fun game of, “What if?” You can check out what he had to say below.
“It’s still early days, but it’s been a fun exercise, and it’s one, by the way, that we’ve been doing for years. Every development meeting starts with cool ideas and fun ideas, and our wheels are always turning in terms of what if… to use a Marvel publishing term. What if we did this? What if we did that? What if we had access to such and such characters? That’s how Spider-Man: Homecoming came together in the first place, and it’s fun to now be in this position with the Fox characters, too, because if we come up with a great ‘What If’ we can actually do it.”
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I would like to be involved in this game, I have lots of good “What ifs” and I would like to be in the room where writers just throw the ideas out there and the best ones are put aside.
Keige continued, emphasizing that at times, the character themselves dictate the manner of introduction.
“You know, oftentimes it just comes down to a specific character in a specific story and a specific way to introduce them. So sometimes, like with Spider-Man and Black Panther, that made sense. Then, other times, with characters like Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Thor, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man… it’s fun to introduce them in their own movies first. So it just depends on the story we’re trying to tell.”
Feige explains below that the toy box is once again full.
“It’s great to (finally) have what most companies that hold a lot of intellectual property have, and it’s access to all those characters. We were one of the few companies that has a lot of characters but didn’t have access to a whole bunch of them, and now that we do, it’s wonderful. They’re back in the sandbox, in the toy chest, and now as ideas come up and as opportunities come up, we can utilize them, which feels really nice.”
Marvel certainly has some big choices ahead of them, but we really have no reason doubt Feige and his team as what they’ve built thus far is easily the gold standard of shared universes. Yes, Marvel must choose. We can only hope they continue to…
How, when, and where would you like to see the new characters brought into the MCU? Let us know your “What ifs” in the comments down below!
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