The upcoming two Avengers movies round off a big phase of Marvel, and on top of that, it seems Marvel has gone full Game of Thrones and given the Infinity War writers free reign on who to kill off.

So what we're saying is: good luck hanging on to your faves.

"I know nothing about deaths," screenwriter Christopher Markus teased to the Toronto Sun, "but if there's a good story reason for it, they were open to anything. We didn't want to [...] cut off a flower just as it's beginning to bloom. But a nice big flower? Maybe."

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"Marvel allowed us big swings," co-writer Stephen McFeely clarified. "So there wasn't a mandate that everything had to get tied up in a neat bow so that they could continue with another one and another one.

"These movies are the most successful when the characters undergo big changes and in certain cases when some are escorted off the stage."

This suggests that we may say goodbye to some of the established characters, meaning Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) are probably safe.

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Fans have already been speculating over who will face the chop, with the recent trailer suggesting one character that may not make it to the end.

As for the final part, it seems likely that we won't find out the title for the Infinity War sequel until after the next Avengers movie is released.

Avengers: Infinity War is released in UK cinemas on April 26 and US cinemas on April 27, with Avengers 4 set for release in UK cinemas on April 26, 2019 and US cinemas on May 3, 2019.

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