Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige isn't threatened by one of their films sharing a release date with DC's "Batman vs. Superman" production.
In an interview with IGN, Feige proclaims "the more, the merrier" when it comes to a little friendly box office competition on May 6, 2016. Though there has been a lot of hype around the "Man of Steel 2" sequel, "Captain America" also has its following and Marvel isn't backing down.
"We're still on that date and we're going to be announcing soon what the movie will be on that date,"Feige told IGN. That's what we're sort of actively working on as we get ready to firm up and get into pre-production what will be the two films for '16 and the two films for '17."
Feige also dished to IGN there could be multiple announcements about their Marvel franchise before San Diego Comic Con 2014.
"I hope it will be in the coming months," Feige explained. "If it coincides with Comic-Con that would be nice, but if it happens before that or after that we'll see. It's not about the best time to make an announcement for us. it's about when the team coalesces and when we find a group of collaborators that we want to spend the next two or three years with to bring one of the movies to life."
In other "Batman vs. Superman" movie news, director Zack Snyder recently spoke to Hero Complex about "exploding" the two DC superhero universes, revealing how excited he is to be a part of the production.
"It's very fun to get into this world with different heroes coexisting in the same universe, but a lot of balls in the air as they say," Snyder said. "As a fan, it's an amazing opportunity. You know, Superman and Batman in the movies have never existed in the same frame together. So it's an interesting historical thing."
However, the "Man of Steel 2" director isn't afraid of getting a little creative when it comes to details concerning the Batman/Superman merge.
"[The movie] literally takes the "Man of Steel" and "Batman" universes and explodes them," the director told Hero Complex. "You're not as tied to the mythology. In "Man of Steel," we had to create an origin story, a mythology, and there's a lot of energy into that, which we love doing. Don't get me wrong. But when you think about how fun it is too - now that you've got these characters - to now let 'em loose."
