Kevin Feige Confirms Avengers Roster Changes After 'The Avengers 2'

Reports have been swirling lately that The Avengers: Age of Ultron would fundamentally alter the Marvel Cinematic Universe and would lead into the Civil War storyline in Captain America 3. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed at least part of that in a recent interview.

Buzzfeed visited the set of the movie and Feige revealed some details about how Age of Ultron changes the game. "The Avengers films, ideally, in the grand plan are always big, giant linchpins," he said. "It's like as it was in publishing, when each of the characters would go on their own adventures and then occasionally team up for a big, 12-issue mega-event. Then they would go back into their own comics, and be changed from whatever that event was. I envision the same thing occurring after this movie, because the [Avengers] roster is altered by the finale of this film." 

Variety also reports the plot will stay mostly true to the source material. "The plot will pit Stark against Captain America's alter-ego Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, as they feud over the Superhero Registration Act, which forces anyone with superhuman abilities to reveal their identities to the U.S. government and agree to act as a police force for the authorities," the site reports.  "Stark supports the program, but Rogers does not, saying it threatens civil liberties, causing sides to be taken and Rogers, among others, to go on the run to avoid arrest. The moral question and battle with his Avengers teammate essentially makes Stark a villain of sorts in Captain America 3, providing Downey with a meaty role he could play out into future Marvel films, including a fourth Avengers."

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