The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron Spoilers and Captain America 3: Civil War Details

The Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters on May 1, but the nature of the Marvel Cinematic Universe means that fans are already looking ahead to what's going to happen in future movies.

Bleeding Cool ran a report earlier this week on how Avengers 2 sets up Captain America: Civil War. The site said the third Cap movie would feature Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Hulk, Thor, War Machine, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, and a 14-year-old Peter Parker aka Spider-Man.

But Badass Digest ran a subsequent report that contradicts some of that and offers some spoilers for how Age of Ultron plays out and how the movie affects Civil War.

"in both drafts the movie ends with the original Avengers splitting up and going their separate ways. Captain America and Nick Fury put together a new team, missing most of the big solo guns. Iron Man is done, Hulk is missing and Thor has returned to Asgard to deal with the events leading up to Thor: Ragnarok. Those last two are vital - my sources tell me they're sitting out Infinity War: Part I as well, which means Marvel wants to take them off the shared universe board until they (along with Captain America) return in Part II. Bringing Thor right back for Civil War makes no sense. Bringing Hulk back makes even less sense, as his disappearance is a pretty big deal at the end of Ultron, and undoing that immediately seems silly.

Could these characters cameo? Sure, anything is possible. War Machine and Scarlet Witch are Avengers now, so their appearance in Civil War makes strong sense. Peter Parker? Maybe, but I wouldn't hold my breath on him having a major role. Ant-Man and The Wasp? Could be! There will be a Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But here's the thing about this rumor: it's just listing all the characters who have been in the movies. On some level I get that Civil War would bring in a lot of cameos (it was being called Avengers 2.5 in-house), but since the plan for Infinity War is so specific - a lot of the name brand Avengers will not be in Part I - I don't see Marvel just shoehorning everybody in here.

And the most telling thing about this rumor: where's Winter Soldier? I have been assured again and again by sources deep in Marvel that Winter Soldier continues to play a major role in Captain America: Civil War. Anyone with legitimate inside knowledge of the film would have mentioned him."

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