Avengers 4 title: What the Infinity War sequel could be called

**Spoilers for Infinity War ahead**

With Avengers: Infinity War having already made over $1 billion (becoming the fastest movie to ever reach that milestone), attention has begun slowly turning towards the sequel.

Originally billed as Infinity War Part 2, the upcoming as-yet-untitled fourth Avengers instalment has Marvel fans frantically guessing what the blockbuster could be called.

The Russo Brothers previously said the title was a ‘spoiler’ for Infinity War but have since begun speaking ever-so-slightly about the sequel, leaving clues as to what Avengers 4 could be called.

So, what do comic book aficionados believe the fourth team-up movie will be called? Let’s take a deep dive into the speculation, starting with a few titles that have been dismissed and moving onto those likely candidates.

Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet

While there is a comic book arch called The Infinity War, the recent movie borrowed heavily from The Infinity Gauntlet, featuring Thanos and the infamous snap.

Fans have therefore speculated that the sequel to Infinity War the movie will likely be named after the famous comic book. However, the Russo Brothers have since categorically stated the sequel will not be named Infinity Gauntlet, shattering those hopes.

Avengers: End Game

During Age of Ultron, Tony Stark mentions Thanos being the ‘endgame’. Come Infinity War and Doctor Strange ominously tells Stark, after he has given Thanos the Time Stone udring the finale, that “we’re in the endgame now”. People have speculated that the fourth Avengers could therefore be titled Avengers: Endgame after the quote and also signify the end of the original Avengers.

Well, that theory has also been rubbished. Speaking to Uproxx, the Russo Brothers said that the title was not spoken throughout Infinity War.

Avengers: Secret Invasion

While this one seems very unlikely, there’s still talk of Secret Invasion, so we have mentioned it here. The theory follows that, thanks to the introduction of the Skrull in Captain Marvel – coming to cinemas just before Avengers 4 – the upcoming Avengers could be linked with those shapeshifting creatures.

One famous storyline that has remained intrinsically linked with the Skrull is Secret Invasion, which saw multiple superheroes turn out to be Skrull. Could Earth already be overrun? And if it is, does that matter for the fourth Avengers? Probably not as we are still focussed on actually defeating Thanos, making the title Secret Invasion very unlikely. Perhaps Marvel are saving it for Avengers 5?

Another very popular theory, Avengers: Disassembled works as a riff on Avengers: Assembled (which was the UK title for Avengers) plus harkens back to another popular comic book storyline. During the story, the Avengers are ripped apart – the likes of She-Hulk tearing apart Vision – all stemming from Scarlett Witch, who alters reality. The comic finishes by splitting the Avengers into two squads: fittingly, the Marvel films following Avengers 4 will likely focus on a new group of Avengers (Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel – should they be resurrected).

Another option is Avengers: Reassembled – the gang were split up by Civil War and now brought back together thanks to the snap. Perhaps the title’s a little on the nose but certainly plausible.

Avengers: Forever

According to the Russo Brothers, this one is actually the most likely. “The actual title is The Avengers: Almost Forever,” Joe Russo said, before adding. “I don't think there are any comics that correlate to it. I think we're in pretty fresh territory with Avengers 4.

“If anything, I think it's interesting after to go back and look at some of the Marvel films and view them through a different lens. But I can't think of any comics in particular that would have value.”

Although the comic book may not correlate exactly with the movie, there’s a lot to learn from the Avengers: Forever comics that seems likely to happen. The twelve-issue title saw Avengers from multiple the past, present, and future to defeat Immortus, an alternative version of Kang the Conqueror. Substitute Immortus for Thanos and presto, that could be the basis for Avengers 4, especially seeing as the plot will seemingly feature lots of time travel (read about why here). The title Forever could also be 4ever, which could then be read as a tease for a Fant4stic Four crossover!

Avengers 4, whatever it may be called, reaches cinemas May 2019.