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Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told
analysts on an earnings call that the fourth, already announced
"Avengers" movie in the Marvel comic book franchise, due to be
released in May 2019, would have a "significant conclusion."
But, Iger added, "Given the popularity of the characters and
given the popularity of the franchise, I don't think people
should conclude that there will never be another 'Avengers'
movie."
"There's certainly a lot more stories to tell, a lot more
characters to populate those stories with," he said.
"Avengers: Infinity War," which brought together more than 20
Marvel superheroes, set a new opening weekend box office record
for North America of $250 million when it debuted at the end of
April. The movie has earned more than $1 billion globally, even
before it opens in China.
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo shot an as yet untitled
follow-up back-to-back with "Infinity War." That movie is
scheduled for release on May 3, 2019. Details of the plot have
not been released.
Iger added that Disney would also likely "try our hand at what
I'll call a new franchise beyond Avengers," noting that there
were some 7,000 characters in the Marvel universe that could be
explored in film.
Iger was speaking after Disney announced quarterly profits that
topped Wall Street forecasts, partly based on the success of
Marvel movie "Black Panther."
Disney already has two other Marvel movies set to be released
within the next year - "Ant-Man and the Wasp" in July, and
"Captain Marvel" in March 2019.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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