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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Killing off characters is tricky because how do they do it without it feeling like some cheap gimmick? Nebula dying would make sense, but killing off the other three would make it seem forced. I can see Thor losing an arm, but not dying.

Even in the original Infinity War story they killed off all of these characters and then brought them back to life as if they never died at all. That was also cheap and showed they were only killed for shock value.

Sorry in advance for this being so long. I rarely get the chance to talk about Marvel movies with anyone I know these days so I'm taking this opportunity.

You're right about the deaths being cheap from a story point of view. And I did pick Nebula because her death would make sense in the story. And if Thanos is the big bad that they say, then you're going to lose more than one person. The characters from Phases 2 and 3 have upcoming films so you know they are safe. That means some of the Phase 1 heroes are on the chopping block. Choosing Hawkeye, Thor, and Iron Man makes sense from a business perspective. Thor and Iron Man have tied up their trilogies while nothing was ever really done with Hawkeye outside of AOU. Not to mention Jeremey Renner broke both of his wrists filming Infinity War and RDJ hurt his ankle filming IM3. Both of them are over 40 so risk of injury is a serious consideration when signing up for more movies. Things hurt more, you don't heal as well, and it gets harder to work through the pain as you get older. Kevin Feige has also said that Iron Man won't be mentoring Peter in the next Spiderman movie.

Thor is a bit trickier. First of all, I think Mjolnir will be repaired by Dr. Strange. In the comics, Strange helped Thor repair the hammer after Thor broke it killing Bor. And as you see in Ragnarok, the enchantment is still on the hammer. So Thor will continue in some form. BUT.... will it continue with Chris Hemsworth? While Ragnarok has been met with positive reviews and good box office performance, the other two Thor movies are know as the weakest of the MCU. Does Disney or Marvel have enough faith in the current trajectory of the character to keep it going or would it be better for them to take things in a new direction like Beta Ray Bill? I don't know but it is something to consider.

And like I said in my other post, Captain America is a wild card. Chris Evan's contract is up with the two Infinity War movies and Sebastian Stan was signed for multiple movies while Bucky was still Captain America in the comics. Marvel never gave us a firm "Yes" but I believe the intention was for Bucky to become Captain America at some point in the movies. But Chris Evans is still young and the CA movies are very successful. Not to mention he would make a great mentor to Peter in the next Spiderman movie.