Summary. Spider-Man's role in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will be his most dangerous yet due to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The Avengers will no longer be aware of Spider-Man's age or history as a teen superhero, impacting their interactions with him in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Kang the Conqueror and his many variants have been getting set up to face off against the MCU's heroes in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, but recent reports and events make it seem possible that Kang may still be replaced as the saga's big bad.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, will focus on Kang, Marvel Cinematic Universe's new main villain essayed by Jonathan Majors. The movie is scheduled to come out in the US on May 1, 2026, and will be followed by Avengers: Secret Wars on May 7, 2027.
Back in September, reliable industry insider and scooper CanWeGetSomeToast tweeted that Tom Holland's Spider-Man is not only in Avengers: Secret Wars, but that he will also be the main protagonist.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty could pay off a Hawkeye MCU story that was first teased over a decade ago. While the line-up for Avengers 5 has not yet been officially confirmed by Marvel Studios, Clint Barton is expected to return alongside other former Avengers like Thor and Bruce Banner/Hulk.
With that cliffhanger ending, Marvel surely has plans for part 2. Considering that there are plenty of MCU movies already slotted, Eternals 2 cannot be completed before Avengers: The Kang Dynasty comes out on May 1, 2026. So, while all Eternals are off-planet, we should expect them to sit out of Avengers 5.
Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel) are the two holdovers from the old squad, joined by Adam Warlock (the smooth-brained, glistening muscle head portrayed by Will Poulter), the arrow-wielding Kraglin Obfonteri (Sean Gunn), Cosmo the Spacedog (voiced by Maria Bakalova) and new child entry Phyla-Vell.
Summary. A fan poster imagines Robert Downey Jr. returning as a different version of Iron Man in Avengers: Secret Wars, opening the doors for past MCU actors to return in different ways.
Shang-Chi might be the most important hero in the Multiverse Saga. He was the first new solo hero in the entire Multiverse Saga and the director of his film, Destin Daniel Cretton, will direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. That makes Shang-Chi's inclusion in the film the closest thing to a sure thing.
“The Kang Dynasty” – the title of the next “Avengers” movie – is also the name of a 16-part “Avengers” storyline that was written by Kurt Busiek, which ran from 2001-2002. That storyline found Kang returning from the future and taking over the entire planet Earth, with the Avengers assembling to try and stop him.
Summary. Spider-Man's role in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will be his most dangerous yet due to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The Avengers will no longer be aware of Spider-Man's age or history as a teen superhero, impacting their interactions with him in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Robert Downey Jr. confirmed that Iron Man 4 is indeed in the works. While negotiations continue for his return, this would mark his 7th appearance in a standalone Marvel movie and his 9th outing as Tony Stark in total.
Yes, it appears Strange could be an unexpected antagonist in the MCU moving forward, with Strange likely blamed for the many incursions that are taking place across the Multiverse. Remember, Kang is attempting to stop those by wiping out divergent timelines, presumably to protect the one he calls home.
Venom has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and was initially regarded as one of his three archenemies, alongside the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus.
So there are two versions of the Secret Wars story: the 1984 version and the 2015 version. Personally, while I think Avengers: Secret Wars will have elements of both Secret Wars stories, it will most likely draw more inspiration from the original 1984 version.
Considering Secret Wars is likely to be a crossover event that surpasses the character count of even Avengers: Endgame, there's a high likelihood that the characters from Eternals will show up during the film in some capacity.
Back in July 2021, Johansson told Fatherly that she "has no plans to return as" the assassin-turned-Avenger, who seemingly takes her final bow in Black Widow. "I feel really satisfied with this film," she said. "It feels like a great way to go out for this chapter of my Marvel identity."
The main Tony could also return through time travel, which he invented in the MCU, bringing the tech full circle. As happened in the comics and the Iron Man 4 trailer shows, Tony Stark could also return to the MCU through artificial intelligence.
Says He's 'Happy' to Be Done With Marvel Movies. “You start to wonder if a muscle you have hasn't atrophied.” Tony Stark himself has revealed he is “happy” to be out of the Marvel machine.
Chris Pratt's days of playing Peter Quill will continue, as Guardians of the Galaxy 3's post-credits scene confirmed that the Legendary Star-Lord will return. Where that will happen is less clear.
Chris Evans Says 'No One's Spoken to Me' About Returning as Captain America for Future Marvel Movies. Jack Smart is the Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. With 10 years of experience as an entertainment journalist, he previously worked at The A.V.
