The nextAvengersmovies will be the most ambitious entries theMarvel Cinematic Universehas ever seen, and they appear as the best possible projects to redeem the hero from a major box office bomb. TheMCU’s Avengers moviesare the most important in the franchise. While they started with a focus on a relatively small team of heroes, by the end of the Infinity Saga,the “Avengers” brand became synonymous with franchise-wide events. That meaning will carry over toAvengers: Doomsday’s story, as the announced cast for the film features many non-Avengers characters.
WhileAvengers: Secret Wars' castis still at least a year away from being revealed, the movie is expected to be the most ambitious yet for the MCU. It could allow Marvel to pull from its entire live-action history, which means bringing in heroes and villains from other franchises besides the expected MCU stars. While the Marvel brand has become extremely successful,some movies based on Marvel characters, both in the MCU and in other franchises, have failed at the box office. However, the Multiverse Saga’s Avengers movies offer those projects a chance for redemption, which one hero desperately needs.
The MCU’s Next Avengers Movies Will Use At Least One Other Franchise
The X-Men Are Finally Coming To The MCU
As was the case forAvengers: Infinity WarandEndgame, it was always expected that the upcomingAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Warswould pull characters from all over the MCU. With the multiverse as the driving force of the plot, that means Marvel could use both characters currently in the franchise and those who have already died or retired. However, the multiverse can be used in another potentially more exciting way, which is tobring in players from other live-action Marvel franchises into the MCU.Avengers: Doomsday’s announced cast confirmed that is the MCU’s plan.
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While the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts, and more MCU teams have been confirmed for the next Avengers movie, the most interesting addition to the cast ofDoomsdaycame from a different franchise. Marvel has revealed thatmultiple stars from Fox’s original X-Men movie franchise will be backfor the upcoming Avengers film. While Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is suspiciously missing, many Fox X-Men actors were announced for their MCU debuts/returns, including James Marsden (Cyclops), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), and Rebecca Romijn (Mystique).
With several actors from Fox’s original X-Men franchise confirmed forAvengers: Doomsdayand announced even before the movie went into production, it seems like the mutants will play a big role in the next Avengers movie.The Marvels' post-credits scene featured an X-Men universe, with Grammer’s Beast checking on Teyonah Parris' Monica Rambeau after she crashed into their universe. As the Multiverse Saga has revealed that multiversal travels can lead to incursions, it is likely that this X-Men universe will crash with Earth-616, the MCU’s Earth. The Fox X-Men’s role opens the door for other Marvel franchises to be used.
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Would Make Sense For An Avengers Movie Crossover
The Multiverse Saga Has Already Connected Both Franchises
Fox’s X-Men franchise might not be the only non-MCU universe that makes its way intoAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Wars. After all, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe has already been connected to the Marvel Studios franchise through the multiverse.Tom Hardy’s Venom was taken to the MCU at the end ofVenom: Let There Be Carnage, returning to the SSU inSpider-Man: No Way Home. While he was sent back before he could interact with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man or any MCU heroes, a piece of the Venom symbiote was left behind. Additionally,symbiotes have been rumored forSpider-Man: Brand New Day.
Besides the storysetup for Holland’s Spider-Man to come into contact with the Venom symbioteand don the black suit — Peter first put on the symbiote Spider-Man suit in the comics' Secret Wars — multiple SSU actors have talked about how they want to cross over with the MCU. Hardy has been vocal aboutwanting to see Venom and Spider-Man fight, which he thinks his kids would love. Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson would also be game to adapt “Kraven’s Last Hunt.” Since the MCU and the SSU have already crossed over, they could easily do it again.
The Avengers Movies Have The Perfect Way Of Redeeming The SSU’s $100 Million Box Office Bomb
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Has Multiple Divisive Releases
The MCU’s upcoming Avengers movies do not have to only use heroes from films that worked, as they can take characters from projects that struggled at the box office and have them live up to their potential. Marvel has done so before, with Jennifer Garner’s Elektra return inDeadpool & Wolverinebeing a recent case.Madame Webturned into a box office bomb, grossing $100.5 million(viaBox Office Mojo) against a reported budget in the $100 million range. With that budget and the movie’s marketing expenses,Madame Weblost Sony more than $100 million, which is a significant sum.
DespiteMadame Web’s failure, Dakota Johnson’s Cassandra Webb could be redeemed in the MCU’s Avengers movies. Living up to her comic book role, the character, who turned more or less into her comic book-accurate self at the end ofMadame Web, coulduse the Web of Life and Destiny that allows multiversal travelto have SSU players like Venom, as well as Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Men, enter the MCU. IfMadame Webreturned in a project with good writing and had a key role alongside fan favorites like the Spider-Men, the MCU could redeem Johnson’s character.
Madame Web Could Also Be Redeemed By The MCU In Another Exciting Way
The SSU Movie Teased A Sequel That Will Never Come
The most exciting part ofMadame Web’s trailers was the teases of the three Spider-Women and Johnson’s title character donning their comic book costumes. However,the SSU film revealed they were only visions of the future, with Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O’Connor’s Marvel characters never becoming their superhero selves in the movie. That was the biggest disappointment in a film that had very few elements that worked. However, it opens the door for the MCU’s upcoming Avengers movies to redeemMadame Webin a huge way by allowing the Spider-Women to live up to their potential.
Having [Sydney] Sweeney, who has been requested to join the MCU for quite some time, and the rest of the Spider-Women team up with Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Men…
IfMadame Webwere to return with full control of the Web of Life and Destiny to the point of being able to travel the multiverse and pull characters from there, then some time would have passed, which could lead tothe Spider-Women having already turned into heroes. Having Sweeney, who has been requested to join the MCU for quite some time, and the rest of the Spider-Women team up with Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Men would give the MCU’s Avengers a unique storyline rooted in the Spider-Man universe, ensuring thatMadame Web’s characters are redeemed.
