Kevin Feige explains why Marvel Phase 4 had no Avengers movie

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It's a long wait for the next Avengers movie, but there's a reason behind it

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has addressed why the MCU didn’t feature an Avengers movie as part of Marvel Phase 4, which draws to a close with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in November.

"The truth is, when we were doing Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3, there were [fewer] projects over more years. They were smaller projects and individual character stories, and it felt appropriate at that point, that after every two or three years that it took for a phase, we would do an Avengers film," Feige told MTV News.

For Feige, “Avengers films really should be the capper to a saga” – which is why The Multiverse Saga will end with the 2025 double bill of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (which now has a director in Destin Daniel Cretton) and Avengers: Secret Wars.

By then, it will be have been six years since Avengers: Endgame marked the end of an era. Thankfully, Marvel’s announcements at San Diego Comic-Con has filled in the gap with several projects to look forward to in the interim. There’s a Thunderbolts movie, a new Captain America, a Daredevil series, and a Fantastic Four debut all to come. For more from the event, here’s everything Marvel announced during SDCC.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.