Summary
The nextAvengersmovies are no longer in limbo as the creative team is already complete and ready to move forward withAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. Stephen McFeely has been tapped to pen the next twoAvengersmovies.
Writing partners McFeely and Christopher Markus are among Hollywood’s most famous screenwriters and producers. The tandem gained worldwide recognition for their works, likeThe Chronicles of Narnia, the first threeCaptain America(The First Avengers, The Winter Soldier,andCivil War) movies starring Chris Evans, andThor: The Dark World. The duo was also behind the hitAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame. Marvel fans have been waiting for the nextAvengersafter several members of the creative team left, butit has now been confirmed that one of the duo, McFeely, is coming back forAvengers 5and6.
Marvel made several huge announcements at the San Diego Comic-Con panel. It officially announced the return of the Russo Brothers to directAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. An official press release from the Russo Brothers' production company AGBO also confirmed that McFeely would penAvengers 5 and 6. His writing partner, Markus, wasn’t mentioned in the press release, suggesting that he would be working on the job alone. Markus and McFeely have been writing partners since 2004. McFeely co-wrote all his previous entries for Marvel with Markus.
A week before the San Diego Comic-Con, there were rumors that either McFeely or Markus would return to write the nextAvengersmovies. On July 18’s episode ofJohn Rocha’sThe Hot Mic, Jeff Sneider, an award-winning entertainment reporter and insider, joined Rocha and discussed theAvengersmovies. Rocha mentioned screenwriterMichael Waldron reportedly leavingAvengers 5. He asked if there were chances that Marvel would get Markus and McFeely back to write the nextAvengersmovie. Sneider gave an affirmative response but said either of the two, but not both, would return forAvengers 6. He said, “Yes, I’m told that one of them is coming back to doAvengers 6and I’m not sure which one. I’m not sure the team is coming back to writeAvengers 6. Okay, but one of Markus or McFeely is coming back.” During the interview, he added that his insider texted him that Markus and McFeely had already heard the news that one of them was coming back. As to why only one of the duo would return, Sneider shared his speculation. He claimed, “The other one could be dealing with the family thing, you never know, [or] medical thing, who knows. And I think that happens more often than people think.”
MCU movies were a hit in previous years, and it wasn’t a secret that it seemed to lose its footing afterAvengers: Endgame, which involved the departure of some of the most famousAvengers, like Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, akaIron Man, and Chris Evans' Steve Rogers akaCaptain America.The Marvelsstarring Brie Larson, released in 2023, made history for itsrecord-low box office for the MCU. Due to the poor performances of theMarvel movies in Phase Four, there were rumors thatthree MCU franchises would not get the anticipated sequels.Eternals 2,Ant-Man 4andCaptain Marvel 3might not see the light of day. Marvel wants to regain momentum and the return of the Russo Brothers, McFeely andDowney Jr. (as Doctor Doom, not Iron Man)inAvengers 5andAvengers 6is a comforting move, considering their contribution to the success of the previous MCU movies. While their names are synonymous with Marvel, their return does not guarantee success, but they are likely to make the nextAvengersanother hit, considering their previous accomplishments as a team.
Avengers: Doomsdaywill hit theaters on July 13, 2025, andAvengers: Secret Warswill follow a year later on June 01, 2025.
