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  • The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't done with the Avengers, but that doesn't mean that fans should expect more of the same.

  • Speaking with MTV News at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, studio boss Kevin Feige revealed that Mighty Marvel indeed has plans for its flagship superhero team moving forward,

  • but that said team will look quite a bit different from what we're used to.

  • This shouldn't come as too big of a shock, because in terms of brand recognition, the Avengers name is without equal in the world of mainstream film.

  • Each of the four films that have been released so far with that word in the title have grossed over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.

  • The "Infinity"-saga-culminating "Avengers: Endgame" even became the all-time box office champion, surpassing the decade-old record previously held by James Cameron's "Avatar".

  • Magnificent! Magnificent! Magnificent!

  • According to Feige, a new iteration of the Avengers is on the horizon, but it's not likely to feature many, if any, revamped versions of heroes we're familiar with.

  • The King Geek was asked point-blank by MTV News if he and the rest of the Marvel Studios Brain Trust know what the next Avengers team will look like, and he replied, "Yes."

  • After a lengthy pause, Feige continued, "It will be a very different team than what we've seen before; that's what Endgame was all about."

  • "It will be a very different incarnation of the team, with some people you've already met, and some people you haven't met yet."

  • Whatever form this team eventually takes, it seems safe to say that we won't see another proper Avengers film for quite some time,

  • considering that the entirety of Marvel's Phase Four slate was announced during the studio's rapturously received Comic-Con panel.

  • And there was nary a giant team-up flick to be found.

  • There may be a few clues, however, hidden in the details we know so far about Phase Four and beyond.

  • First, it's been revealed that two prominent characters will be getting their introductions by way of standalone solo flicks in the coming years.

  • One during Phase Four, and one during Phase Five.

  • February 12th, 2021 will see the release of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", which will introduce audiences worldwide to the legendary Master of Kung Fu, along withdrumroll, pleasethe actual Mandarin.

  • You want something? Take it.

  • Although, the guns are all fake 'cause those (beep) wouldn't trust me with the real ones.

  • What?

  • We said the actual Mandarin!

  • Get outta here, Trevor!

  • Anyway...

  • Marvel hopes that the flick with its mostly Asian cast and behind-the-camera talent will be the kind of paradigm-shifting event that 2018's "Black Panther" proved to be.

  • And if this works out like we all know it probably will, the character would be a fine inclusion in team-up films in the future.

  • In the comics, Shang-Chialthough he has no superpowers for most of his heroic careeris among the finest unarmed combatants in existence, more than capable of going toe-to-toe with superpowered opponents.

  • Phase Five will bring us the solo vehicle for that deadly, smack-talking, half-human-half-vampire Blade, who was portrayed by Wesley Snipes in the successful film trilogy of the late '90s and early 2000s.

  • In the MCU, the Daywalker will be played by two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, and it seems unlikely that Marvel would cast an actor of that caliber without having some pretty big plans for the future.

  • Save for those two additions to some potential super squad... well, who knows?

  • Feige suggested to MTV News that, though there may never be another culmination of a decade-long arc like "Endgame", that doesn't mean that the future of the MCU won't play host to some thrilling events.

  • He elaborated, "That's what I love about the Marvel comic method of storytelling."

  • "I love things that build up, they build to a crescendo, they all get together, they separate, they change."

  • "And now that we get to do that, not just in movies but on these mega-event series on Disney+, it's just invigorated all of us at Marvel Studios to keep going."

  • Feige and company certainly haven't steered us wrong so far, and like you, we can't wait to see what they have in store for us in the years ahead.

  • It'll be interesting to see whether Marvel can make household names out of some relatively lesser-known characters yet again, which is almost certainly the plan, and we wouldn't bet against them.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't done with the Avengers, but that doesn't mean that fans should expect more of the same.

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