Captain America star Anthony Mackie acknowledges the massive challenge that lies in outdoingMarvel’sAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamein Phase 6.Avengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgameare record-breaking MCU movies that wrapped up the Infinity Saga with a bang, gathering all major characters introduced across the MCU’s first three phases and providing some of them with an appropriate farewell. Now,Marvel Studios' upcomingAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsaim to achieve a similar feat at the end of the Multiverse Saga, this time with the threat ofRobert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doomlooming over the multiverse.
In an interview withEsquire,Captain America: Brave New World’s Anthony Mackie addresses the inherent difficulty of following up onAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame’s groundbreaking success with the even more ambitiousAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. Mackie praises the directors behind all four of these movies, Joe and Anthony Russo, and indicates he trusts their talent. Read Anthony Mackie’s full comments below:
“What you don’t want is Infinity War and Endgame 2.0. The Russos, they’re so smart, and they have such a hold on this universe and the history and the comic books that I know they have an idea. I mean, they better have an idea. I don’t know how you put all those people onscreen together and make it work.”
What Anthony Mackie’s Avengers: Doomsday And Secret Wars Comments Mean
Avengers: Infinity War And Endgame Left The Bar Too High
Avengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgameare two massive feats inherently difficult to replicate. Both MCU movies feature crowds of beloved character portrayals who returned for a final battle against Thanos soon after their biggest solo appearances during the franchise’s prime. While the Multiverse Saga has offered behemoths likeSpider-Man: No Way HomeandDeadpool & Wolverine, it has also slipped up with a few box office flops such asThe MarvelsandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.The Multiverse Saga has no defined Avengers team, and no character has received the same level of prominence as Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man or Chris Evans' Captain America.
Next Avengers Movies Must Avoid Repeating A Notorious Endgame Team-Up Scene Mistake
The MCU’s multiversal Avengers need to find a creative way to assemble in Doomsday and Secret Wars to avoid an awkward Endgame moment.
Regardless of how well executedAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warscould be, it will certainly be a challenge to matchAvengers: Infinity War’s $2.048-billion andAvengers: Endgame’s $2.799-billion records. On the bright side,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warswill be directed by the Russo brothers, who not only helmedAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame, but alsoCaptain America: Civil WarandCaptain America: The Winter Soldier— two of the most popular installments in the MCU’s Infinity Saga. Joe and Anthony Russo have built strong relationships with Marvel Studios and each MCU actor, and they have followed the franchise since its early days.
Our Take On Anthony Mackie’s Avengers: Doomsday And Secret Wars Comments
Avengers: Doomsday And Secret Wars Will Probably Succeed, But They Need Something More
If there’s anyone who understands how to create a successful MCU crossover event, it’s Joe and Anthony Russo. The Russo bros.‘Captain America: Civil War,Avengers: Infinity War, andAvengers: Endgamebrought together dozens of characters, all at different points in their MCU journey, and pushed their individual and collective stories in new directions. Still,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warscan’t mirrorAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamebeat for beat. Both Phase 6 movies must find the right balance between familiar fanfare and groundbreaking storytelling in order to succeed.
