Good news for Marvel fans: The ever-growing film and TV universes may actually collide some day.
In a recent interview with io9, Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige seemed to be much more open to the idea of a crossover between the mediums. When asked if a TV character would be automatically off limits for a movie appearance, Feige responded: “Not necessarily.”
“The future’s a long time. So, the truth is, I don’t really know, but there are a lot of TV shows being made, and hopefully we’ll continue to make a lot of movies,” he told i09. “At some point, there’s going to be a crossover. Crossover, repetition, or something.”
Though his answer is exciting, it doesn’t sound like Marvel has anything planned in the near future. But at least it’s not totally out of the question. In April of 2016, Feige expressed his hesitation about folding a TV character into a film, insisting timing was a big factor.
“It’s about finding the right way to do that. And the honest answer is, movies are developed so far in advance that a lot of those things [Inhumans, Hydra monsters, etc.] weren’t done when we started to film [Captain America: Civil War],” he toldi09. “Or, if we were to do something in a film that absolutely handcuffs what the team can do in season 2 of whatever show, they don’t want to be handcuffed. They shouldn’t be handcuffed. It’s just finding the right time and right place to do it.”
We wonder if Feige will ever reconsider an X-Men and Avengers crossover—an idea he once said was "impossible."
