8. Avengers: Age Of Ultron
The only problem with Marvels current plan of Phases is that we have to sit through numerous movies before we get another glimpse of The Avengers. Iron Man 3 was great and the Thor/Captain America sequels promise to only improve on their predecessors, but anyone who says theyre not primarily looking towards Avengers: Age Of Ultron is kidding themselves.
Why it could be rubbish: The Avengers did the impossible and actually delivered on the mighty promise of four years and five films of build-up. It was funny, the action was fresh and they finally got the Hulk right. Likened to Star Wars, a sequel has to potential to push the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe to greatness. Its only natural to be wary that lightning wont strike twice. A key worry, of course, is the Thanos, or rather his absence. The assumed big bad of the whole franchise was teased at the end of Phase 1 and from what weve gathered (he wont be in Guardians Of The Galaxy and Ultron is clearly the villain of Avengers 2) hes not going to be a major presence in the near future. I can just about stomach spending excessive time with all these superheroes waiting for the team up, but when were going to see an ever growing rogues gallery knowing the most interesting one is fully formed, but still to come (like another Marvel superhero entry on this list), theres potential to get bored. Whedon has never had to really prove himself a second time; all of his popular works rose to prominence once any hopes of a follow up were dead. Im less doubtful here than with others on this list, but I fear Avengers 2 will struggle to reach its high promises.