Walt Disney Studios has official announced that there will be a sequel to Marvel Studio’s The Avengers.
The film—that currently goes by the moniker ‘The Avengers 2’ hasn’t been titled yet—but will be released on 1 May 2015.
Josh Whedon—co-writer and director of the The Avengers—will return to write and direct the sequel.
The original Marvel’s The Avengers, released early-May this year is the third-highest grossing film of all time, and considered “the biggest Super Hero blockbuster”.
In addition to the sequel, Marvel Studios will also be releasing other films based on Marvel characters, such as Iron Man 3 on 3 May 2013, Thor: The Dark World on 8 November 2012, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on 4 April 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy on 1 August 2014, and Ant-Man.
[via Marvel]