6 Possible Titles For Avengers 4

With Avengers: Infinity War now out and millions of Marvel fans around the globe having already experienced its thrills, laughs and drama, we're ready to look to the future and start the countdown for what happens next. Though all MCU movies are connected, Infinity War and the fourth Avengers entry are more symbiotic than usual as the following film will have to deal with the universe-shattering fallout caused by Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet. Despite setting us up for Avengers 4, however, Marvel Studios are currently keeping their cards very close to their chests as they haven't even revealed the actual title of the next movie yet. Originally, the plan was for it to simply be called Avengers: Infinity War - Part Two, but once this was changed the idea was that Avengers 4's name would be held back to keep the attention on the first half. Marvel president Kevin Feige has admitted that this kind of backfired, as speculation over the mystery title has been almost as keen as the theories about Infinity War. That said, it doesn't look like Marvel are going to reveal it anytime soon, so we still have a while to ponder which title would best fit Avengers 4. On that note, here are 6 of our ideas for what it may be. Check them out and be sure to leave your own thoughts in the comments section down below. NOT Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet Once it was revealed that the fourth Avengers movie would not be called Infinity War: Part Two, it was quickly assumed that the second film would simply be titled Infinity Gauntlet. Apart from being the title of the iconic Thanos-centric story arc from the comics, we also expected the end of Infinity War to see the Mad Titan finally acquiring all the Infinity Stones, so it made sense to name the film after his mighty weapon. What's more, Zoe Saldana seemingly confirmed that fans were on the right track when she appeared to slip-up and refer to Avengers 4 as Infinity Gauntlet in an interview. Recently, however, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has 100% ruled out the chances of this being what Avengers 4 is called. And having now seen Infinity War, we can agree that titling the next installment Infinity Gauntlet wouldn't make much sense. At the end of War, Thanos actually achieves his goal of wiping out half the universe, apparently leaving the Gauntlet a de-powered wreck. It seems that the weapon itself won't be the most important thing about Avengers 4, then, but rather the fallout from the Mad Titan's actions. As such, we can rule out this long-running fan theory once and for all. The New Avengers After the emotional gun-punch that was Infinity War, we're all expecting Avengers 4 to be titled something dark and dramatic. Which makes sense as much has been said about this film being the final chapter of the first ten years of the MCU. But instead of a title that suggests gloom and doom, what if Avengers 4 was called something that hinted at a rebirth and a continuation of the franchise? As we all know, the fourth Avengers is not really going to be the last we see of the MCU, after all. With that in mind, it's possible that it could be titled something like The New Avengers. In the comics, New Avengers was a reboot of the Avengers title helmed by Brian Michael Bendis which starred a new version of the team including Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Spider-Woman. Obviously, we're not suggesting that this team is going to be replicated on the big screen, but rather that the spirit of this revamp of the Avengers could be evoked. Even if the only heroes currently left alive are mostly the original line-up of the team, there is evidence to suggest that some of the next generation of Avengers will appear in the movie. For instance, it looks like an older actress has been cast in the role of Cassie Lang, previously seen in the Ant-Man films, which suggests that we might be seeing her become a teen superhero, as in the comics. So, with that in mind, could Avengers 4 sow the seeds for the Young Avengers? Avengers: Annihilation In the comics, Avengers: Annihilation is a 2006 crossover event that saw the galaxy's greatest heroes unite to stop the alien Annihilus from releasing his devastating Annihilation Wave and laying waste to the cosmos. Now, obviously, there's no way that this specific story could be adapted for Avengers 4. For one, it's unlikely that a new villain would be introduced in place of Thanos when the Avengers have still to properly deal with him. More pertinently, Marvel Studios don't even have the rights to Annihilus, as he's tied up in the Fantastic Four universe that currently rests with Fox. Plus, James Gunn has already called dibs on him, anyway. What could happen, though, is that Avengers 4 uses the title of story in name only. After all, that would still be a pretty apt moniker for a film that deals with half of the universe being wiped out and the heroes themselves facing extinction. The big piece of evidence for Annihilation being the title, though, is that the Russos have said that Avengers 4's real name should scare us. While this is certainly a possibility, it would probably still be better to save the title and deliver a more faithful version of the storyline once all the pieces of the puzzle have been reclaimed from Fox, when the Disney merger goes through. As soon as the likes of Galactus and Silver Surfer are back in play, then this would be a fantastic idea. Avengers: Infinity Crusade We've ruled out Infinity Gauntlet, but there's nothing stopping Marvel using the title of another Infinity Gauntlet-related storyline from the comics instead. The Infinity Crusade is the third and final installment in the so-called "Infinity Trilogy." And what's it a sequel to? The Infinity War! By this last chapter, the Infinity Gems (as they're called on the page) saga had become pretty trippy, but simply put, The Infinity Crusade involved The Goddess, a corrupted form of Adam Warlock's good side, attempting to wipe out all sin in the universe. Again, this convoluted villain is unlikely to appear in Avengers 4 - especially since we haven't even met Adam yet - but The Goddess' extreme yet noble ambitions are similar to Thanos' own. Infinity Crusade also features alternate Earths and artificially-created planets. While we haven't heard anything like this in the rumors about Avengers 4, there's a strong chance it'll take the form of a complex time travel story that'll dive back through the Avengers' past. There's a certain similarity between that and Crusade's bold sci-fi concepts. It's also very likely that the team themselves will wield the Infinity Stones in Avengers 4 as they attempt to fix what Thanos has done. The central conceit of Crusade is that a hero attempts to harness the Gems' powers for good. Though a straight adaptation is out of the question, then, there are enough thematic links between the two stories for this title to make sense. Avengers: Endgame This is a potential title that's only popped up since Infinity War arrived in cinemas. That's because it's not the name of a comic book but references a line said in the movie itself. After Thanos has got hold of the Time Stone and heads off to Earth in search of the last one he needs, the Mind Stone, Doctor Strange makes clear how dire the situation is. "We're in the endgame now," he tells Tony Stark. It's widely suspected by fans that Strange will prove to be very important in Avengers 4, so naming the movie after something he said in the previous installment could subtly prepare the audience for a twist to come with his character. Though he's currently dead, there has to be a bigger reason why he caved in so easily and gave Thanos the Time Stone. Like he tells Iron Man, "it was the only way." Presumably, this was a nod to the fact that he was making sure this timeline was the only one out of 14 million - which he'd foreseen earlier - that ends with the Avengers coming out on top. On a more general note, Endgame would be a fitting title as Avengers 4 does indeed mark the endgame for the first decade of the MCU. As we've been told a lot, the franchise will practically begin anew with Phase Four, so this would be a suitably dramatic way of signposting this as the end of an era. It's also another "scary" title, fitting in with what the Russos said. Avengers: Forever Alternatively, maybe Marvel Studios have simply run out of titles and they're going to start ransacking old Batman movies for ideas. Could Avengers 4 be called Avengers Forever? Avengers Begins? Avengers & Robin? We kid, of course. Avengers: Forever might not be a "scary" title, but it is another that fits in with the ethos that this movie will be both an ending and a new beginning for the MCU. It also evokes the catchphrase that's recently become so popular thanks to Black Panther: "Wakanda forever!" What's more, it alludes to it being the fourth Avengers film. How could Kevin Feige resist this gift of a title? Story-wise, this one also works well. Avengers: Forever was a late 1990s event which involved the Avengers' pal Rick Jones using something called "The Destiny Force" to pull different Avengers from various time periods together in order to unite them in the present. As we've already pointed out, Avengers 4 almost certainly involves time travel. In particular, set photos appear to show a contemporary Tony interacting with Steve Rogers circa The Avengers. Clearly, both the movie and the comic book storyline share a common thread. The only hitch is that it doesn't fit in with that pesky Russo comment about the title being "scary." Unless they mean that Avengers: Forever could give us flashbacks to 1995's campy Batman Forever? Avengers: Disassembled Given all the clues we've received as to Avengers 4's title, though, which one fits the best? Personally speaking, we nominate Avengers: Disassembled as the most likely of the rumored names for the movie. It's dark and dramatic and so fits the Russo's "scary" tease, it makes a lot of sense within the story of the film and it evokes a similar comic book arc. First off, the title would work well as it references the classic "Avengers assemble!" catchphrase. While it hasn't technically been uttered in the MCU yet, most fans are familiar with it enough to get the joke here. In some territories, the first Avengers movie was even titled Avengers Assemble. So calling the film this would be a very clever instance of bringing everything full circle. The term "disassembled" also works as a euphemism for what happened to many of the heroes at the close of Infinity War: half of the galaxy's greatest defenders were reduced to dust. So the Avengers are quite literally disassembled... into little tiny particles. Given this, it would make sense why Marvel would keep the title secret until after IW's release, as it could constitute a spoiler. Finally, Avengers: Disassembled is the name of yet another comic book event that hit the heroes hard. Essentially, this 2004 storyline knocked several founding members of the Avengers out of the picture and ushered in a new age and revamped line-up for the team (the New Avengers we mentioned earlier). Though the OG line-up are currently the only ones alive going into Avengers 4, we highly suspect we're going to lose some of them by the next installment's end.