Are the characters at the end chosen for production-related reasons?
At the end of Avengers: Infinity War a lot of characters disappear.
Could this event be related to which actors didn't sign on for other movies? Is there a link between announced movies, end credits, actor retirement, and the event?
Examples:
Bucky is announced twice as White Wolf (post-credit in Black Panther, then clearly named in Infinity War), meaning that he will have this role soon. And he shared the fate of Black Panther. I don't see a better way to connect those two.
Doctor Strange has a movie incoming.
Shield agent has an incoming series.
Vision is dead, but Scarlet Witch disappeared but one must be left alive to to mourn the other, from a narrative point of view. So Scarlet Witch has been chosen too.
Is there any sign out-of-universe that will reinforce the idea that the chosen people were chosen for a production-related reason?
Best Answer
The actors for most of the selected characters have already signed on for either Avengers 4, a solo movie, or both. I don't believe there is any correlation between the selected characters, and the characters who are/are not set to appear in a future movie.
That's not to say there are no commonalities at all. Notably:
Assuming Hawkeye survived, then all six Avengers from the original film (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye) survive the events of Infinity War.
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