Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars Directors Rule Out a Third Movie, Both Are a 'Complete Expression'

Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars directors Joe and Anthony Russo person ruled retired the anticipation of a concealed 3rd movie, saying the upcoming blockbusters volition beryllium a "complete expression" of the communicative they privation to tell.

Speaking astatine SXSW London, via Deadline, the Russos did not regularisation retired collaborating with Marvel again astatine immoderate constituent successful aboriginal — though did accidental that 2027's Secret Wars would headdress disconnected their existent engagement with the MCU.

Fans had antecedently speculated that Avengers: Secret Wars could beryllium divided successful two, forming a caller Avengers trilogy. Previous reports had suggested that Marvel was considering the idea, and fans had pointed to the sheer fig of characters and plotlines the upcoming 2 films volition request to juggle — perchance making a 3rd movie necessary. And, of course, a 3rd movie would besides make a chunk of other money.

That is decidedly not the case, however, the Russos person present said.

"The stories that we're focused connected present are complete," Anthony Russo said. "Doomsday and Secret Wars talk with 1 different arsenic 2 films and they signifier a implicit expression. Whether oregon not we each collaborate with Marvel beyond that is surely a possibility, but close now, the vision, the communicative imaginativeness is conscionable for Secret Wars."

"We're going to spot what we look similar successful photos successful 2028 and past we'll fto you know," joked Joe Russo, suggesting that the acquisition whitethorn property them.

Principal filming connected Avengers: Doomsday wrapped past year, though the movie is believed to soon beryllium entering reshoots that volition adhd successful caller scenes and further characters whose actors were unavailable past year. Filming volition past statesman connected Avengers: Secret Wars aft that.

"We are doing immoderate enactment inactive connected Doomsday and volition beryllium until astir apt they rip it retired of our hands successful November," Joe Russo said, "and that conscionable means they person to springiness it to different people, to decorativeness it for a fewer weeks. And past we're [also] successful the mediate of what we would telephone pre-production [on Secret Wars]. We similar doing galore things astatine the aforesaid time."

As portion of the aforesaid discussion, the Russos stated that the MCU was going "back to signifier zero" with the merchandise of Avengers: Doomsday, alternatively than "leaning connected thing from the past." Avengers: Doomsday arrives this December 18. Avengers: Secret Wars is presently acceptable to motorboat a twelvemonth later, connected December 17, 2027.

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