Kevin Feige Says Thanos As Been Cast, Vision, Ant-Man And Much More... (Spoilers)

Talking to Empire, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was questioned about everything and anything, from the Twins' roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron and how will they affect future movies. Feige also spoke about the actor who will be playing Thanos, why Ant-Man isn't in the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Paul Bettany as Vision.

So, Feige was first asked about Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch and how she might be the one to introduce Marvel's mystical side and open the door for others characters like Doctor Strange.

"I would say that the Age of Miracles, as Strucker says at the end of that tag, could be a part of that, but the key to their origin is in that tag."

We can assume that, since the word mutant isn't allowed in the MCU and the fact that Marvel doesn't have the rights to Magneto, maybe Loki's staff has something to do with it? It's seen in the same post credits sequence of Captain America: The Winter Soldier as the twins and Strucker, oh well guess we have to wait and see.

But what will be the brothers role in the movie?

"They're not very happy with The Avengers. Their powers are not insignificant and they're quite different from what the Avengers have faced before."

The conversation then went to another member of the movie, Vision played by Paul Bettany.

"Paul Bettany as The Vision? You're confusing me with your mind games."

Joked Feige, who was then "pressed" by the magazine for details regarding the character and if the theme for Avengers 2 would be one of fathers and sons, since J.A.R.V.I.S. is given his own body.

"I wouldn't go that far, in terms of it being that direct a theme. Certainly humanity and humanity's place in our world plays a large part of it, but I think Thor's about fathers and sons, more than this. If one were to confirm anything about Paul Bettany and look at the arc and the line of what Paul has done for us, that's pretty unique and cool and exciting and spins right out of stories we've told in the past."

Feige was then asked if the villain everyone is dying to see had already been cast?

"There is an actor. I'm not sure we want to announce it yet."

Empire then asked Feige about all this talk about the battle between Captain America 3 and Batman vs. Superman, and the fact that Marvel's reluctance in moving the film's release date shows confidence, in not only the franchise but everyone involved in it.

"Well, I'm glad people think that way. We had the flag there first. What other people do and where has always been less of our concern. It's about keeping our head down and doing what we would believe would be cool for an audience to see. I wouldn't say that necessarily."

Feige then addressed the odd one in the MCU, Guardians of the Galaxy, which will be Marvel's first first film since 2011.

"Guardians will feel and seem the most separate. But in a summer where people are going to see a lot of sequels, some of which are ours, and a lot of reboots and familiar faces, we were excited about the idea of bringing something new and total unexpected to the screen."

The interview then shifted to Edgar Wright's Ant-Man, which has been in the making even before Iron Man quickstarted the whole MCU back in 2008. So, the obvious questions was if the movie had changed to reflect everything that has happen in the MCU.

"A little bit. Not much. There's been a little bit of connective tissue that wouldn't have been there in his draft ten years ago," he revealed. "We changed, frankly some of the MCU to accommodate this version of Ant-Man. Knowing what we wanted to do with Edgar and with Ant-Man, going years and years back, helped to dictate what we did with the roster for Avengers the first time. It was a bit of both in terms of his idea for the Ant-Man story influencing the birth of the MCU in the early films leading up to Avengers."

Most people (including myself) were expecting to see Ant-Man in Avengers: Age of Ultron, since he is the official creator of the villain, so it was strange to hear that Ultron's origins story had been completely redone and that Ant-Man wouldn't be appearing in Avengers 2. This is what Feige had to say:

"It was two things - a story Edgar wanted to tell that we'll see with Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd, and now we're 11 films in, it's looking at the characters we've already introduced who already have the technology and the brains to do...certain things [Laughs]."

He might be speaking off Tony Stark, who is also a brilliant scientist and inventor, but is he the original? Is Hank Pym, played the Michael Douglas the original Tony Stark?

"He's certainly older. Original Tony Stark? In that he is an inventor and a scientist, but he has a very different demeanour that Tony and a very different ego, even when he was younger."

Finally the Feige was asked about casting Paul Rudd to play the new Ant-Man.

"Look at that origin of the petty crook who comes into contact with a suit and does his best to make good, and then look at someone like Paul Rudd, who can do slightly unsavoury things like break into people's houses and still be charming and who you root for and whose redemption you will find satisfaction in."

Guardians of the Galaxy opens on August 1st, 2014.

Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1st, 2015.

Ant-Man opens on July 17, 2015.

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