The Avengers 4 Supervillain Has Been Revealed And It’s Not Thanos

It’s been 10 years and 18 movies since Iron Man (2008) came out, and now MCU is approaching at the culmination of everything that has happened till now, as Kevin Feige puts it. Marvel Studios has managed to assemble a magnificent cast under one roof to create a mega comic-book event as part of phase 3. The Avengers Infinity war films are the most awaited superhero ensemble movies of the 21st century. Fans are ready to witness the grandest event called Infinity War.

Marvel Cinematic universe will systematically expand to over 70 comic-book characters who are likely to appear in Avengers Infinity War movies. The superheroes will be literally jostling for screen time and space.

The Russo Brothers had clarified that the final two movies in phase 3 are two independent movies without any major inter-linkages. The first one is from Team Avengers perspective while the second one is entirely based on Thanos storyline.

There were many titles to choose from a host of comic-books related to the Infinity war storyline – Thanos Quest, Annihilation Conquest, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, Infinity Crusade etc. Finally, the studio decided to name the third movie as “Avengers Infinity War” and the fourth movie is still untitled. This clearly indicates that the two parts have completely separate storylines.


Although, the classic comic-book story will remain the same where Thanos first locate all the Infinity gems.

In Avengers 3, he will assemble all the gems and create an all-powerful Infinity gauntlet, cause a worldwide catastrophe and then in Avengers 4, the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy would join forces and fight the mad titan.

Kevin Feige (President, Marvel Studios) was recently asked about the possible title of Avengers 4, he said that it’s a huge spoiler and will be revealed at the opportune time. The rumor was that the title of the fourth movie is Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet but it was soon dismissed by James Gunn. This confirms a theory that Avengers 4 will set the stage for Marvel phase 4.


Recently, Doctor Strange Blu-ray included an exclusive sneak-peek into Thanos’ motivations and future of MCU. The Infinity war writer Stephen McFeely revealed:

“Thanos’ goal is to rebalance the universe as he sees it. So when he figures out that the Infinity Stones could do this for him in the snap of a finger, which becomes his main goal.”

In comics, Thanos is obsessed with death, he seeks the unlimited power of the Infinity gauntlet to catch Death’s eye. He used it to destroy half the life in the universe. The MCU version is slightly different from comic-book version. The idea of ‘balance’ is the balance between living and dead.


In comics, the idea of balance is associated with Celestials. They were introduced for the first time in the MCU in the Guardians of the Galaxy but the movie failed to realize the potential of these cosmic creatures.

Later, the Collector revealed Power stone wielded by a Celestial Exitar, then we met Ego The Living Planet who believed he was the last living Celestial but he was wrong. In Thor: Ragnarok, we will see more Celestials and they will play an important role in MCU.

They are one of the oldest, most powerful entities in Marvel universe. They are sometimes known as “space gods” who have limitless powers. They are beings of enormous energy powered by living light.


They can use this light to manipulate matter as Ego used it to create massive physical forms for themselves. They are assumed to be extinct but their demise is vastly exaggerated. Thanos is insanely powerful but there is always a bigger fish in the sea. Is it possible that Thanos is working for the Celestials? Hence, the Marvel Phase 4 will begin from Avengers 4 where Celestials are the larger threat while Thanos is a pawn.

Kevin Feige is touting Phase 4 as something never seen before in Marvel films. He said, “I think you look at the comics as a guide, although some titles get rebooted or relaunched, the narrative exists on a never-ending continuum”. He further added that Marvel’s phase 4 will mark a new beginning and a very distinct chapter comprising of the finality of all the previous phases.


Avengers: Infinity War to arrive in theaters on May 4, 2018, Avengers 4 likely a year later on May 3, 2019. CHEERS!