Avengers: Doomsday is on the way, and fans seem to be hanging on every single morsel of information they can get their hands on. Of course, the cast and crew behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest team-up film mostly seem to be doing a solid job of not saying too much. Yet, a few months ago, Sir Ian McKellen went viral for seemingly dropping a spoiler regarding Magneto (his character) destroying New Jersey. Producer Kevin Feige has since downplayed that notion, and superfan Kevin Smith had a great response.
This past week, Kevin Feige promoted Doomsday at CinemaCon alongside directors Joe and Anthony Russo. All three also took part in some interviews after their presentation at the convention and, at that time, Feige fielded a question about Ian McKellen’s comments during one interview. When asked if New Jersey would be destroyed, he merely said there would be “a New Jersey presence.” That sentiment isn’t too much to go off, but it was enough for Kevin Smith to react by sharing an A+ nod to his own body of work:
