10 Shocking (But Believable) Theories About Upcoming Movies
9. Thanos Will Be Bigger Presence Than Marvel's Letting On Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Riding a wave of fan adoration, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has paved a whole new direction in superhero blockbusters, creating a series of films with intertwined plots totally in the spirit of their comic book origins. They've been so successful other studios are frantically struggling to keep up, commissioning team-ups without a care for an introduction to the new heroes. While narratively Kevin Feige and the rest of the Marvel team have crafted something pretty unique in cinema, their marketing team aren't the best at keeping big reveals under wraps. Announcing films two years in advance, we can expect production buzz on four movies any given time, meaning theres always new scraps of information being released to the behest of secrecy. Take Thanos. Revealed to have been the genius behind the Chitauri invasion at the end of The Avengers, it was accepted he was going to be the next big bad. Then... Mandarin, Malekith, The Winter Soldier, Ultron; are they really only giving him a cameo in Guardians Of The Galaxy (hinted at during the Comic-Con panel, much to Feiges displeasure) then keep him hidden until Avengers 3? No, theyre not. Ignoring the robot inspired subtitle be prepared for him to stick around a bit longer than before in Avengers 2; over a year ago Jim Starlin, the characters creator, let slip that Thanos was a presence in the film. The secret's out.
