The MCU's Avengers Tower Getting A New Owner In Thunderbolts* Addressed By Marvel Director
Director Jake Schreier teases why Valentina Allegra de Fontaine acquired the Avengers Tower prior to the events of Thunderbolts* and what it means for the MCU. Tony Stark refurbished his Stark Tower after The Avengers" Battle of New York to make it the official headquarters of Earth"s Mightiest Heroes. For several years, the Avengers Tower housed the titular team, until Stark sold the building to an unknown buyer. While the Avengers stayed at the Avengers HQ in Upstate New York, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine adapted the Avengers Tower into her own base of operations.
In an interview with Empire, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier addresses the former Avengers Tower"s change of owner. Schreier explains that Val"s acquisition of Avengers Tower is a dark omen for the world, describing Val as "the person you would least like to own that tower." Schreier doesn"t reveal Val"s exact intentions with the purchase, but he suggests that things will take "a darker turn" from now on. Read Jake Schreier"s full comments below:
“We know what that tower means. Who’s the person you would least like to own that tower, that means so much to so many people? Can you use that as a symbol of things taking a darker turn?”
Source: Empire