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What are the two best adjectives to describe the third round of Marvel Films?
For now, it's "small" and "weird."
It's the little guy who's first out of the gate after "The Avengers 2" bows
during the summer of 2015, as Marvel President of Production Kevin Feige has
revealed that "Ant-Man" will be the official party-starter for Phase Three of
the superhero saga.
"'Ant-Man' is definitely part of Phase Three," Feige said in a recent
interview with
MTV
News. "Like 'Iron Man 3,' it's certainly set in the Marvel Universe, but
it's also through the lens of Edgar Wright -- which is the only reason we're
making the movie."
Indeed, many Marvel fans feel that the only reason they're excited for an
"Ant-Man" movie is because it's being made by the director of "Shaun of the
Dead" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." One can only imagine the bizarre energy
and imagination he's going to bring to the story of Henry Pym, a brilliant
scientist who invents a substance that turns him really, really small.
And what other new characters might be introduced to the expanded Marvel
Universe during this third phase?
"'Doctor Strange,' which I've been talking about for years, is definitely one
of them," Feige confirmed. "He's a great, original character, and he checks the
box off this criteria that I have: he's totally different from anything else we
have, just like 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' He's totally different from anything
we've done before, as is 'Ant-Man,' which keeps us excited."
Stephen Strange was a neurosurgeon whose career comes to an abrupt end after
his hands are damaged in a car accident. After tracking down a Himalayan hermit
known as the Ancient One, Strange is taught the mystical arts and reinvents
himself as Doctor Strange, the "mightiest magician in the cosmos."
A stand-alone "Doctor Strange" movie is still in the planning stages, and
hopefully Marvel will remain "excited" about it enough to actually make it ...
which certainly wasn't the case with the "Black Panther" movie, which seems to
have been abandoned in favor of "Guardians of the Galaxy."
Anyway, let's not get too ahead of ourselves here. Before we delve into Phase
Three, we have the Phase Two films to look forward to, starting with "Iron Man
3" (May 3) and followed by "Thor: The Dark World" (November 8), "Captain
America: The Winter Soldier" (April 4, 2014) and "Guardians of the Galaxy"
(August 1, 2014). "The Avengers 2" (May 1, 2015) will mark the end of Phase Two,
with "Ant-Man" (November 6, 2015) ushering in the next round of Marvel
adventures.
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