As with any big feature comic book film, everyone is wondering about the cast, but what would the movie be without a villain? While Hydra or the Hulk have been name dropped already as potential Avengers opposition, in an interview with Kevin Feige from Marvel Films dug up an option less conventional.
The Skrulls.
Live For Film quotes an interview bit with Kevin Feige:
‘Will the Skrulls be the villain in The Avengers?’ I asked.
Feige gave me one of those looks he’s good at giving and just said, ‘We do own them.’
More digging turned up the fact that Marvel Studios owns the Skrull race, while Fox own the Super Skrull.
Now I don’t think the Skrulls are “mainstream” enough but they certainly are a big part of the Marvel Universe, specifically Avengers related books. For those not in the know, the Skrulls are an invading warrior race that can shapeshift and the SuperSkrulls can even presume the powers of the person they become.
It would be interesting (as mentioned in the article) if some Marvel character we have already been exposed to turned out to have been a Skrull all along, but I worry about confusing the viewer for a film. Seems like a cheap cop out plot device if they wanted to go a different direction with a character. “Oh, that wasn’t me who was Venom, it was a Skrull” (Yes I know Sony has Venom – it was just an example of a character that could benefit a do-over)
While an alien invasion of shapeshifting warriors would be a suitable level of threat to the epic Avengers, I personally would rather see them take on the Hulk (Edward Norton has yet to be approached for this or a Hulk sequel)
