Marvel Studios President Talks Future Projects

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently talked with SFX Magazine about the studios upcoming film projects. These movies include: Iron Man 2, Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America, and The Avengers. Marvel has these films on their line-up over the next two years with even more movies on the horizon. Kevin Feige spilled some details about projects like The Avengers – and confirmed that the Hulk will be in the film! Click the jump to see what the Marvel Studios president had to say about these exciting upcoming projects.

Feige had this to say about Iron Man 2 which hits theaters May 7th 2010:

“It’s fun now, and we’re introducing some new characters in ['Iron Man 2'], but it’s not about just cramming in lots of new people; that’s sort of the cardinal sin of the sequel – adding in too many characters. This is totally Tony Stark’s story. And that’s gonna weave into Thor’s story, and Steve Rogers’ story, and it’s already ingrained with Nick Fury’s story and an organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D.”

On The Avengers which is set for release in 2012:

“My only concern is that when we launch a franchise–whichever character’s franchise that may be–it should stand on its own two feet… So by the time ‘The Avengers’ comes in 2012, it’s not just a team superhero movie with a bunch of characters with powers. It’s three people – four including the Hulk; five including Nick Fury – who you’ve seen before in other movies, coming together for the very first time.”

Will we see a sequel to Edward Norton’s Hulk? Feige responds:

“That would be post-’Avengers,’ if it happened… I think there’s a chance. It’s certainly our intention to use the same actors from film to film where we can.”

When asked how the studio would handle the fantasy world of Thor with the high tech science fiction of Iron Man and The Avengers, Feige had this to say:

“No, because we’re doing the Jack Kirby/Stan Lee/Walt Simonson/J. Michael Straczynski ‘Thor.’ We’re not doing the blow-the-dust-off-of-the-old-Norse-book-in-your-library ‘Thor.’ And in the ‘Thor’ of the Marvel Universe, there’s a race called the Asgardians. And we’re linked through this Tree of Life that we’re unaware of. It’s real science, but we don’t know about it yet. The ‘Thor’ movie is about teaching people that.”

For those of you who want to know what other films Marvel may have in their line-up Feige had an answer for that as well:

“I love Doctor Strange. Ant-Man is like Whiplash – one of those chracters where you’re like, ‘Really?’ that we’ve got a fun story with. I’ve always wanted to do something with Black Panther. I think what Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction have done with Iron Fist lately is great, and the Iron Fist mythology opens up a whole other part to us. I’d love to break into the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe even more- it’s kind of there in ‘Thor.’ J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’ got me jonesing to do that. It’s what I grew up on – ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars.’ I want to do a big space epic. And we’ve got them in Marvel.”

If you are a Marvel fan this is some exciting news seeing how their are multiple projects in the works. Personally, I am looking forward to The Avengers, because it will give us the chance to see all of our favorite heroes together on screen. What Marvel project are you looking forward to? Leave us your feedback!