Avengers: Infinity War left the audience on a mighty somber note after Thanos successfully obtained all of the infinity stones and snapped his fingers. Fans have been wondering how Avengers 4 will address the fate of some of the characters or undo the events at the end of Infinity War. The Russos and their writers Markus and McFeely though have made it clear that the sequel will have as much of an impact, if not more and have noted that the fourth film may not do exactly what the audience expects it to do.
When asked on the radio about whether Avengers 4 would undo the events from the end of Avengers: Infinity War, the Russo brothers played coy. However, Joe did have the following to say about the stakes in the MCU, noting that there will be a very high cost to defeating Thanos:
Obviously Thanos is a very formidable villain and to beat Thanos will come at a very high cost. We're committed to stakes, we believe in stakes, and we like to shake up the Marvel Universe. We had a big game-changer at the end of Winter Soldier, had a big game-changer at the end of Civil War, a big game-changer at the end of Infinity War. Obviously, there will be a big game changer at the end of Avengers 4.
The Russos clearly value the importance of stakes and, if their previous films are any indication, we can expect some major changes to occur by the conclusion of
Avengers 4, perhaps even rivaling the end of
Avengers: Infinity War. This is especially true since
Avengers 4 will serve as the final chapter of the current MCU book, ending one era and ushering in a new one. We now have less than a year before we find out for ourself what the game-changer will be that closes out the first three phases of the MCU.
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