Joss Whedon Wanted Two Huge Superhero Cameos In Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Joss Whedon has revealed he tried to get Captain Marvel and Spider-Man to appear in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ but his efforts fell short during production.

His comments were made in an Empire Magazine spoilercast about the mammoth super-sequel, so be warned, both that podcast and his comments below contain BIG spoilers.

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Around the 25-minute mark Whedon explained his plans for one of the film’s final scenes, which saw the assemblage of a new Avengers line-up.

“I wanted all of those people [who do appear]. I said, 'It would be great if we could just add a few more. If we could have a Captain Marvel there.’ And they talked about it,” Whedon explained.

“And I was like, ‘And Spider-Man, we could do that too, because Sony had approached us during the first movie about a little integration. So, I would have put both of them in, but neither of the deals were made.”

It was during production however that those properties became part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel announced a 'Captain Marvel’ film for Phase Three last year, and then in February Sony and Marvel announced a joint agreement to bring 'Spider-Man’ into the fold as well.

“Then they’re like, ‘We’re making a 'Captain Marvel’ movie and we’ve got Spider-Man as a property,’ and I’m like, ‘I’ve already locked my film you f**kers! Thanks for nothing,'” added a joking Whedon.

So while we could have seen these characters, we still will in due course. Spidey is assumed to be appearing in next year’s 'Captain America: Civil War’ and 'Captain Marvel’ may very well appear before her solo movie in 2018.

'Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is in cinemas now.

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