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Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon

IM3 is already in pre-production- that'll come before anything else- and Thor 2 supposedly has it's cast time-scheduled for filming at year's end.
That's key- actors cant just remain available forever while a studio dicks around and actor's contracts for other films conflictiing with filming schedules can kill a sequel as easily as anything else.

Disney wont screw up IM3 and Thor2 to cash in early on a Avengers sequel.

^ This. Marvel/Disney's announcement of Avengers 2 doesn't move the timetable up. It just means it's officially "on the docket." IM3, Thor 2, and Cap 2 are all still coming first. Also possibly one other as-yet-unannounced film.

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Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon

To me that shows how much tougher movie Loki is than (classic) comic Loki- he's not even bruised when he comes to!

You guys think Stark Tower will become Avengers Tower in the next movie? Or that we'll see War Machine next time?
I can see Rhodey running back home to change, getting armored up and then it's all over...."Aaaawwwwww!"

Loki's a tough customer in the comics too. He can take his lumps from Thor and still not be too badly roughed up by it most of the time. He's stronger and tougher than most Asgardians that aren't named "Thor" or "Odin" even if physical confrontation isn't usually his "thing."

And Stark Tower is totally becoming Avengers Tower. If you look at that scene at the end, Tony and Pepper were plotting out how to get a Quinjet Hangar into the building. And of course the "A" being the only letter left on the building was another clue. Plus...the whole building is architecturally practically a giant "A" too (which is probably an in-universe coincidence but deliberate design choice movie-wise).

War Machine in the next Avengers movie? Maybe. But they're going to have to be careful not to make the movie too crowded. Obviously they'll want to introduce new members, but that's going to come at the expense of older members. This first movie just about managed to balance everyone almost perfectly. Throwing two or three or more new characters into that mix could get...messy. Unless you leave some of the old ones out or greatly reduce their roles. Though I could see Thor and the Hulk getting less screen time, and only showing up at the climax of the film to help save the day.