Marvel May Recast Major Characters According to Kevin Feige!

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We all had to figure that at some point, some of the major characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe if for no other reason than that certain actors would get tired of playing their roles. But today Kevin Feige all but confirms that recasting is going to happen. It it leaves the fans wondering how we will fill if we see someone else in the Iron Man suit, or wearing the Capt’s patriotic garb. Check out what Kevin Feige has to say below, and sound off with your thoughts after the JUMP!

(Source: cinemablend)

When Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe wraps up later this summer with the release of Ant-Man, they’ll have 13 movies under their belt. That’s a lot of films with a lot of actors. Known for contracts that extend over a number of movies, many of the old guard’s contracts are wrapping up, and Marvel President Kevin Feige admits that, while he doesn’t expect to face this any time soon, they are willing to recast superheroes if necessary.

Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Feige notes that they have all of the key players locked in at least as far as Marvel has movies planned out. Right now that extends out to 2019 and, after Ant-Man, includes ten movies (Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Spider-Man, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War—Part 1, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Infinity War—Part 2, and Inhumans). But as they continually look to the future, Feige does say:
But one day, it will be a combination. It will be a combination of choosing which characters to continue on with and explore and which to bring in, as we’re doing with Captain Marvel and Black Panther. And certainly to recast in some way or another – as we’ve already done in certain cases. Certainly many other franchises have reached that milestone before we have and done that with great success.

From this statement, it also sounds like, while they may be willing to replace actors, it’s possible we could be seeing the last of some characters coming up. Characters are constantly dying in comics, but as far as the MCU goes, we haven’t really seen the death of any major characters.

There have been lots of rumors about Captain America possibly kicking the bucket, especially as Chris Evans’ contract draws to a close (though he has talked about being willing to re-up, much like Robert Downey Jr. has already done, and come back for more). Steve Rodgers isn’t he only person who has ever been Captain America. There have been tons in the comics, and the MCU already includes two individuals who have donned the red, white, and blue outfit, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), better known as the Winter Soldier, and Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who plays Falcon. This is one way to “recast” without the audience having to pretend it didn’t happen.

It’s also possible that we could start seeing heroes ride off into the sunset. They don’t always have to die, they can retire. Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) basically threw in the towel at the end of Age of Ultron, though we know he’s back in Civil War, as did Tony Stark/Iron Man. You can also envision a scenario where, as the new crop of superheroes take center stage, the first generation could work out a deal where they show up in smaller, supporting roles, giving them more time to pursue other career options.

We’ll have to wait until we come to those crossroads to know for sure who will be back, who will leave, who will have their alter ego supplanted by another character, and if maybe one day we see a guy who looks kind of like Thor, who people call Thor, but who isn’t Chris Hemsworth.

          
 
 
  

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