The connections between the Marvel films range from minute to grandiose and it appears things might shift to the larger end of that scale by the end of Phase 2. Speaking with The Huffington Post, Captain America: The Winter Soldier co-director Joe Russo spoke about his upcoming film and specifically its relation to the other films in Phase 2.
“There’s a very strong connection in the narrative between the events of the end of “Avengers” that drive this film — and there’s a very strong hand off to “Avengers 2″ at the end of this movie. And Kevin Feige’s whole thing is that this is the biggest bridge of all of Phase 2 movies; it really is. It does involve the most amount of Avengers of any of the films in Phase 2, and it has sort of a, you know, there’s a very big shift in the universe at the end of this movie.”
What could this “shift” be? The creation of Ultron for Avengers: Age of Ultron? Sound off with your theories below!
Don’t forget to read our recap of the Captain America: The Winter Soldier panel from San Diego Comic-Con, including detailed descriptions of the footage shown, by clicking here!