‘Avengers 3’ Features New Roster? Captain America Will Form New Team At The End Of ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron!’ Black Panther And Ms Marvel Included?

The next Phase of Marvel, specifically 'Avengers 3' just got more exciting, as it was rumored that key players for the next Phase will be introduced in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Captain America will reportedly introduce a new team of Avengers at the end of the sequel.

There was already speculation that the Avengers might 'branch out.' It was a legitimate question of where heroes like Captain America, the Black Widow and Hawkeye would fit in with the 'cosmic' phase of Marvel. There were even new characters with Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Badass Digest had the scoop:

"And so it shall be on film. At the end of Age of Ultron Cap will assemble a team that is a mix of familiar and new faces, leading forward into Phase Three. It's an exciting mission statement for Marvel Studios, letting audiences know that the Avengers team is more than just the guys who were in the first film. The make-up of that team is, technically, up in the air until that scene is shot (I suspect it's being saved for either scheduled reshoots or will be snuck into the schedule of 'Captain America 3', which goes before cameras early next year), but Joss Whedon's script did indicate who would be on that team. I won't reveal all the names - and some have changed in between drafts, by the way - but one character who has always been in this new team is Captain Marvel."

Great news as Captain/Ms Marvel is a popular request among fans! However, we have to curb our enthusiasm a bit, as BD elaborates:

"Now, this is an end of the movie cameo. This isn't a big part of the movie. This new version of The Avengers isn't involved in an action sequence or anything. So changing the characters can be done up until the last minute without hurting the story itself. What this bit accomplishes is basically pointing the way to Phase Three, saying 'These characters will be important.'"

An update from BD mentions that Marvel is still weighing Captain Marvel's appearance. It might be better to see her in costume in her full-on movie rather than in the Avengers. That's also reasonable.

When would you like to see Captain Marvel? Any casting suggestions? Let's speculate in the meantime as we have eight months more till May 1, 2015 for "Avengers: Age Of Ultron."