10 Things You Won't See In Avengers: Age Of Ultron

The key figures involved in productions of this scale are notoriously economical with the truth, so it’s seldom wise to take their words for granted as regards potential cameos and easter eggs. That being said, it seems safe enough to assume that Carol Danvers won’t be poking her head round the door just yet.

Captain Marvel has a particularly important part to play in the MCU. Aside from the usual challenge of bedding in yet another member of an ever-lengthening character roster, Marvel Studios has a duty of care to ensure their long-overdue solo outing for a female character is handled correctly when Captain Marvel opens in 2018. If all goes to plan in the nascent rival DC cinematic universe, Gal Gadot will have already pioneered a first female-led superhero blockbuster (discounting Elektra, for obvious reasons) and stolen a rare march on Marvel.

While it’s true that an early draft of the Age Of Ultron script did have Captain Marvel suiting up to join the Avengers team, Feige has recently gone on record to insist now isn’t the time and the need for a proper introduction outweighs the value of a surprise appearance.

A pinch of salt is (as always) advised, but with no casting news to speak of and more than enough plates to spin already, file this one under ‘slim to none’.